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Introduction
Welcome to the My Movies 5 Pre Release - with this document we will try to answer some of the questions about what My Movies 5 is and is not, compared to our prior My Movies 4 version.
My Movies 5 combines the functionality of the My Movies Collection Management, My Movies for Windows Media Center and My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution into one combined product. This means that there now are two installation options available only; "My Movies for Windows", and "My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution".
The products "My Movies Collection Management" and "My Movies for Windows Media Center" is now merged into one common product named "My Movies for Windows". This product will install the Windows Media Center parts of My Movies on solutions that have Windows Media Center available automatically, and install without these parts on solutions that does not - Windows 8 users who add the Windows Media Center feature after installing My Movies 5 must re-install My Movies 5 to receive the Media Center parts.
The "My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution" continues as normal, but receives a product version upgrade from 2.XX to 5.XX, indicating that it is now part of the same source code base as My Movies 5, but simply packed into an installer for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials. The "My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution" now features the Collection Management as part of the installation, which can be launched from the dashboard, or through a remote desktop connection to the server.
"My Movies 5 for Windows" requires Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed, or Windows 8/8.1. With My Movies 5, we are fully deprecating My Movies, including only the Collection Management program for devices running Windows XP and Windows Vista.
"My Movies 5 for Windows" brings the functionality known from our Server Solution software to standard Windows products, including the fully automated disc copying, video conversion functionality and with that, the ability to connect mobile devices running My Movies for iPhone, iPad or Android to the server, allowing for playing converted videos on the mobile devices.
The My Movies 5 project contains another major functionality, with the addition of generic movie profiles to be used alongside disc titles, but this functionality we are holding back until further into the Pre Release, or possibly for a 5.10 update.
The Pre Release is intended for users who would like to participate in reviewing, testing and giving us feedback for My Movies 5. The Pre Release requires 2,500 points (excluding trial points) or a licensed installer license file to participate - this is done to limit the amount of participating users to a level that we are able to handle support wise.
We have created a forum specifically for the My Movies 5 Pre Release, allowing you to report issues, post requests or discuss the release in general. You can find this forum here.Important Notice
Before you install the My Movies 5 Pre Release, create a backup of your database in the Collection Management program, or through the dashboard on the Home and Essentials Server Solution software. This is very, very important, because if there is any bugs in the pre release that affects your database, you are sure to have a backup from prior to the Pre Release.
Download
Before you download the My Movies 5 Pre Release, we strongly recommend that you read this page fully, as it contains important information that you need to be aware of before downloading and installing.
When you have read the page, the program is available for download here:
IMPORTANT: Make sure always to create a database backup before installing the Pre Release.IMPORTANT! You need 2,500 points on your user account to use the Pre Release, or registered professionals can download a demonstration license in the installer area.My Movies for Windows 5.00 Pre Release 7 - for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8/8.1.
My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 5.00 Pre Release 7 - for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
Changelog is available in the bottom of this page.
Screenshots
 Users of Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials will be familiar with having a dashboard. In My Movies 5, users on Windows 7 and 8 now gets a similar dashboard for the My Movies server functionalities. |
 The dashboard contains alerts for various My Movies events, which is also a feature that users of Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials knows from these products. |
 You can through the alert viewer configure e-mail alerts to receive alerts of the various events through e-mail. |
 The settings area in My Movies 5 now combines the functionality of our server solution product and the Windows Media Center product into one common configuration. The settings area automatically adjusts and contains fewer configuration options when Windows Media Center is not available on the device. |
 Through the My Movies Tray application, the user have quick access to drive configuration, allowing for configuration of manual or fully automated disc copying. |
 Running in Windows Media Center, the user can also configure the operation modes of the individual drives, allowing perhaps to have one drive for automated disc copying, and one drive for playback, or, to manually start copying if having only one drive. |
 Users on Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials will find that the Collection Management application is now available directly in the dashboard. |
Providing Feedback
We would like as much feedback as you can give about the Pre Release - including malfunctions, improveable items or general ideas on how to improve the release. Depending on the workload, we will be spending the Pre Release period to solve any issues with the implementation, and if the time allows it, implement functionality that can be improved.
Please use our forum for feedback - there will be a "My Movies 5 Pre Release" forum available for the purpose.
Discussing My Movies 5
While we require 2,500 points (excluding trial points) on a users account to participate in the My Movies 5 Pre Release, the content of it is not a secret to the public. You are allowed to post any screenshot, thoughts or anything else you might have. This includes both posts on our own forums and on external websites and blogs.
Notice though that the product is available in a Pre Release version with the purpose of improving the functionality for the final product. We ask that you do not judge the product exclusively by the functionality provided in the Pre Release - there will be various improvements in the Pre Release period based on user feedback, and the correct time to fully review the product will be at the time of the release.
The final release date of My Movies 5 is not currently known.
Changelog
5.00 Pre Release 7:
IMPORTANT: If you have posted about problems prior to this Pre Release, and still have the problem, please reply to your post to notify about it.
Fix: There was an exception when applying settings after having set Dune configurations.
Fix: The system did not log in with stored credentials when storing title media information.
Fix: Save As in the cover right click menu in Collection Management gave an error.
Fix: The video converter detected the main movie for MP4 files, but did not pass it to handbrake, letting handbrake decide, meaning that the functions that should force a better detection was not used.
Fix: Another character in the auto-generated passwords were found that could give problems when restoring databases, creating new databases or similar.
Fix: Due to creations of firewall exceptions at an incorrect time, the install could fail on some devices.
Fix: Wrong message sent during database migration.
5.00 Pre Release 6:
IMPORTANT: If you have posted about problems prior to this Pre Release, and still have the problem, please reply to your post to notify about it.
Added: Warning about it taking time to install SQL Server.
Change: The data service API is now available on port 51415 as an alternative to 51414. The port 51415 is recommended for future usage on My Movies 5, as it also on desktop PC's runs under a service that is always available, no matter if a user is logged in or not.
Change: Popcorn Hour NMJ meta-data storage have temporary been removed, and will be replaced by an updated NMJ 2.0 implementation later.
Fix: Windows Media Center could not be started from mobile devices.
Fix: Auto generated master database password could contain characters that caused inability to log into the database.
Fix: Update statistics call on DB was not longer possible with new credentials situation.
Fix: Incorrect version of a DLL could cause problems with dashboards crashing.
Fix: Minor progress issue could cause a crash under optimize database task.
Fix: The right click menu for TV Episodes had a delete option when an episode was connected to a disc, which did not do anything.
Fix: The icon was not correct after setting a path on a TV Episode, and pressing save.
Fix: The "GetEpisodePlayOptionsForDune" returns that id is invalid, when it in fact was not.
Fix: The external connection to the server was broken on WHS 2011 and Essentials 2012.
Fix: Prior selected cleaning path was not remembered.
Fix: Apply button could be activated in settings panel, even though no changes was made.
Fix: Create new database option could fail if the database had a lot of content.
Fix: There was a firewall rule created each time the service was restarted.
Fix: The ability to use different cover profiles were broken in Windows Media Center.
Fix: The music disc copier could fail with a certain combination of paths and not having a mobile conversion configured.
Fix: There was an error message shown when applying music disc copier settings if the mobile path was set to a local path, and the path would not stick.
Fix: The sub settings for Media Center interface button and default list configurations did not populate correct.
Fix: External paths were in some situations not connected when storing meta-data.
5.00 Pre Release 5:
IMPORTANT: The database server credentials handling have been changed. Due to this, it is very, very important that you create a database backup before installing this Pre Release.
Added: Folder.jpg storage setting, which was not merged from MM4 correctly.
Added: Dialog to configure external server credentials.
Change: The credentials system for the internal database have been changed.
Change: Dune paths are now always synced to the online service.
Change: Dune paths are now stored with other external credentials. This means that you must re-configure your Dune paths.
Change: There was some upcoming work on WDTV added to the software, which it should not have been. It have therefore been removed again.
Change: Server configuration is now stored in database.
Fix: Enable monitoring did not enable Apply button
Fix: Monitoring could cast alert about not being started because no user is logged in, even when monitoring was not enabled.
Fix: Previews did not contain covers.
Fix: Due to a missing file, external meta-data storage handlers was not included on WHS
Fix: Some issues with robustness of filestorage functions.
Fix: External storage handlers were broken, affecting XBMC storage.
Fix: Various issues with meta-data storage, due to the new file handling.
Fix: AnyDVD was listed as not registered, although it was.
Fix: AnyDVD statuses was off on X86 machines.
Fix: Change title did not work when searching for barcode.
Fix: Clean Tool (in Knowledge Base) updated to support SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012 installations.
Fix: Progress bar did not display SQL Server download progress on uninstall of prior SQL Server.
Fix: Some problems with caching covers in Windows Media Center
Fix: A failed restore could leave system in migration state it did not get out of.
Fix: Point issue where user could get information that they did not have a number of points that they actually did.
5.00 Pre Release 4:
IMPORTANT: The complete file storage functionality have been changed in this release. Due to this, it is very, very important that you create a database backup before installing this Pre Release.
Added: Access to API through marking on service. To take care of existing customers using the API.
Change: The requirement to have same username/password on server and client machines is no longer a requirement.BR}
Change: Windows Defender and Essentials Security set to exclude the full My Movies storage dir.
Fix: In case of incorrect values in registry, AnyDVD could show as version 0.
Fix: The SQL Server now have the TCP/IP protocol enabled, and correct "Private" network firewall exceptions are added.
Fix: The dashboard link for the Collection Management program did not work.
Fix: Remove Element API command did not work.
Fix: Removed re-occurring logging that could quickly fill up the log.
Fix: Nimbie processing could not start.
Fix: Lack of localization on cover context menu.
Fix: The TV Series lookup dialog was not working.
5.00 Pre Release 3:
Change: The data API now returns correct product name, which causes connection problems for mobile apps. We are going to update the apps.
Change: The creator product name of the video converter created files changed to My Movies for Windows.
Change: The read-only database access have been deprecated. The API is available as an alternative for professionals.
Change: The My Movies log file is now added to the excluded paths of Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials for performance reasons.
Fix: MP4 profiles could fail due to a wrong logging.
Fix: Incorrect point handling could lead to point requirement messages.
Fix: Viewing history on a non-webservice connected titles gave an extra message that the webservice did not respond.
Fix: Opening the edit language dialog multiple times could lead to out of memory issues.
Fix: Titles copied to a local path could not be added to the video converter.
Fix: Some video converter jobs could show as failed although they are running.
Fix: Removed Collection Management icon from dashboard in Windows 7/8 installs, as it is in the start menu.
Fix: Conversions could fail on X86 machines.
Fix: Transcoder job paths was not set correct for local folders.
Fix: Drive configuration button in the settings area did not open.
Fix: The license file for professionals could not be placed in installdir.
Fix: Some video files could not be selected as local trailer file if the file type was not registered in Windows correct.
Fix: There was on X64 machines a problem when storing meta-data for some devices due to an incorrect loading of SQLite.
Deprecated: Storage of Xtreamer meta-data.
5.00 Pre Release 2:
Fix: Selecting an UNC path on a local server could lead to a copy failure.
Fix: The apply button did not get activated in the settings dialog on the change on some controls.
Fix: Default paths for movie and music disc copier is now the UNC shared path of the public videos and music folders, if they are shared.
Fix: Optimize database could turn an error about invalid paths that was not actually invalid.
Fix: The service now notifies with an error in case of inaccessible database.
5.00 Pre Release 1:
Initial Release