BetaPlayer 0.094 Unstable released - with AC3 support

[Alexander Turcic]

BetaPlayer, Picard's superb free videoplayer for Pocket PCs, is out in a new version. If you own a Axim X50v, make sure to also download and install the Intel 2700G Video decoder drivers!

Changes for BetaPlayer 0.094:

+using GCC compiler for some codec files
+ac3 audio codec added (liba52)
+mjpeg and adpcm plugins included
+more accurate video timing (example better panning)
+language UA by Vadim
+some deep level video decoding programming interface changes (needs some testing)
+advanced option for benchmarking from current position
+ati imageon scaling lcd tearing elimination (if possible)
+adjustable zoom factor in settings
-id3 tag support not only for mp3 (example with mpc plugin)
-better support for nyditot virtual display
-fixed rawframebuffer with real landscape mode video memory
-fix for c500 with new rom
-ati imageon clipping fix (mostly in portrait mode)
-direction and action button can be cached in background
-negative a/v offset with audio only files fixed.
-more avi format reading fix
-minor mp3 codec timing fix
-better mp3 tag support
-fixed deleting more files from playlist at once
-next/prev steps between chapters

[Alexander Turcic]

If you are looking for the plugins, including the infamous Intel 2700 accelerator support, visit this page:

http://forge.topcat.hu/frs/?group_id=5