History

2003-01-12   NewPlay 4.05

• Include the new nice Playback Skin Plug-in, and update the Default Playback Skin.
  
• Enhanced management of My Favorite Media, especially support Import and Export.
  
• Enhanced some functions of Play List Editor.
  
• Support computers with no Sound Card.
  
• Include the new MMS Stream Media Downloader Plug-in, and support MMS Multithreading Download Technology.
  
• Support sort of Multi-Language Menu.
  
• Fixed bugs of no response on computer shutting down in NewPlay Background Mode.
  
• Fixed some bugs when switching Video Mode on play WMV files.
  
• Optimized program of Background Mode, and support much smaller resource and CPU use.
  
• Fixed some bugs when server has reached its capacity on play online RM or RA files.
  
• Support system Hot Key, and you can setup combination of function keys at will.
  
• Fixed bugs of switching Full Screen Mode on play RM files.
  
• Fixed "Proxy Port" bugs.
  
• Fixed some bugs when logging on Windows 2000 as other user to use NewPlay 4.
  
• Optimized program of multi-module dynamic memory transferring technology.
  
• Fixed some bugs when some users closing RM files.
  
• All-in-One shareware version supports a new 30-day evaluation period.
  
• Some other bugs are fixed. This version is more stable.

• Support HTTP/MMS/RSTP/PNA proxy settings.
  
• Fixed "Mute" bugs.
  
• Support the prompt of "Connecting/Loading".
  
• Support URL history.
  
• Fixed PlayList synchronized refresh bugs.
  
• Support EXT M3U media file.
  
• Support "Configuration Wizard".
  
• Use new Installation Release, one unique installation file.
  
• The newest DivX Codecs included by Standard Edition/Full Edition.
  
• The Full Edition which includes the newest RM/RA Codecs is fit for users who have not installed RealOne or RealPlayer.
  
• Some other bugs are fixed. This version is more stable.

• Support more media files.
  
• Support online media protocol (rtsp, pnm, mms, etc.) still better.
  
• Support English/Chinese help document.
  
• PlayList supporting online stream media still better.
  
• Some small bugs are fixed in this version.

• The official release of the 4th generation of NewPlay.

2002-07-25   NewPlay 4.00 Beta 1

2002-06-12   NewPlay 4.00 Alpha 2

2002-05-28   NewPlay 4.00 Alpha 1

• Three years later, the new edition has a new structure with the program totally rewritten. It is a test edition of the 4th generation of NewPlay, with Onengine interface technology.

• Patch pack for 3.51 edition, mending the possible errors under Windows 98.

• The official edition of 3.5X.
  
• It supports 18 media files and 7 picture files, optimizing the usual MP3, VCD and CD files.
  
• Multi-mode drop operation.
  
• Background playing mode, using the minimum CPU space .
  
• Inner playlist editing , mixed media playing, brief preview mode, media searching engine.
  
• Full automatic disk playing.
  
• Supporting DirectX and MMX technologies.

1999-03-20   NewPlay 3.5 Build 37

• It mends the flaw of failing to play file whose name is longer than 8 letters.

1999-03-02   NewPlay 3.5 Build 29

• The first test edition of NewPlay 3.5, supporting MP3 files .

1998-09-22   NewPlay 3.0 Beta 1

• The first test edition of 3.X edition, fully supporting MCI media interface of Microsoft.

1998-08-21   NewPlay 2.0 Beta 1

• The first test edition of NewPlay 2.0, initially supporting MCI media interface of Microsoft.

1998-05-30   NewPlay 1.0 Beta 2

1998-05-14   NewPlay 1.0 Beta 1

• The initial release of the first test edition, having the capacity of playing basic media files, VCD and CD.