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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! 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 1 - for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8/8.1.

My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 5.00 Pre Release 1 - for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

Changelog is available in the bottom of this page.

Virus Scanner Notice

During the pre release, My Movies 5 is by default configured to write process information to it's debug log. This means that a lot of informations is being written into the file "log.txt" in "C:\ProgramData\My Movies" - some virus scanners, including Microsoft Security Essentials scans files each time they are written to.

If your virus scanner is not set to ignore this file, you will find that My Movies will be slow in everything it does. You must open the configuration of your virus scanner, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, and configure it to not scan the "log.txt" file in "C:\ProgramData\My Movies".

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 1:

Initial Release