WiiMC (Wii Media Center) by Tantric and rodries is the direct successor to MPlayer CE, changing name and design to bring us:- The ability to play virtually any video or audio type (though the Wii needs to be powerful enough depending on the resolution).
- DVD playback, with DVD menu support.
- Image viewing.
- Music player.
- Support for online media.
- Support for SD, USB 2.0, SMB (shared files), HTTP and FTP.
- Attractive interface based on libwiigui, designed with the Wii in "mind".
Version 1.0.8
- Improved USB mounting and channel update. Should help those getting "Unable to find a valid USB or SD device".
- Improved network initialization.
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Version 1.0.7
- Support for IOS 202 removed.
- USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 - requires it to already be installed.
- WiiMC channel update - Requires IOS 58 and does NOT require a cIOS to install. Thanks to megazip and svpe for helping me with this.
- DVD support via AHBPROT - requires the latest HBC or the latest WiiMC channel.
- Synced with MPlayer r31961.
- YouTube support (thanks to lukegb and ataraxis for the help)
- Added zoom, rotations, pan, auto image rotation via exif data (thanks ataraxis!).
- Fixed seeking for local FLV files.
- Fixed black screen issues with videos wider than 1024 pixels.
- Fixed playback of MKV files.
- New YUV->RGB conversion in TEV for videos up to 720p (thanks sepp256!).
- Restricted video loading to 720p (1280*720).
- Enabled DVD CSS key caching. They're written into the "css" folder (created automatically).
- Fixed playback of files with mono sound.
- Fixed issues with HTTP buffer overflow.
- Other minor improvements/fixes.
Version 1.0.6
- Reverted the latest changes concerning USB2. You are therefore no longer required to use the specific 202 1.1 cIOS but you will no longer be able to use both USB ports.
- Synced with MPlayer r31761.
- Fixed the display of radio info.
- Other minor changes.
Version 1.0.5
- Synced with MPlayer revision r31641.
- Added a volume control in the music area.
- Added an option to hide the DVD feature from the UI.
- UTF-8 support for SMB.
- Ability to use both USB ports (Requires updating IOS 202 - WARNING: old versions of IOS 202 ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTED).
- Increased the maximum number of SMB shares to 9.
- Fixed the sleep timer.
- Added a "Now Playing" to the screensaver.
- Disabled the screensaver when the 'slideshow' is active.
- Increased the automatic video playback limit from 20 to 50.
- MMS support (thanks denper!).
- Improved display of online streams (thanks gazstone!).
- Support for a new SHOUTcast (WARNING: this update will remove your onlinemedia.xml file to install new links - back up your old links if needed).
- Settings for audio language.
- Skip and highlight directories when moving up a level.
- Highlight the file when returning to the menu.
- Save settings when the 'power' button is used.
- Added an option for using static folder locations.
- Display the parent folder below the top level.
- Improved resume point behavior.
- Various other improvements and fixes.
- Updated languages.
Version 1.0.4
- Adjusted color and size.
- Added a mark next to viewed files.
- Added a timeout.
- Improved device mounting.
- Improved stability.
- Fixed artifacts on online files (VP6 codec).
- Synced with MPlayer r31303.
- Added an option to automatically play the next video.
- Added support for viewing GIF images.
- Added more codepages.
- Support for previews for online media (Navi-X).
- Hides folders starting with "." and "$".
- Added a screensaver.
- Added the ability to view PNGs larger than 1024*1024.
- Added theme color options.
- Added more fast forward time options.
- Updated languages.
Version 1.0.3
- Fixed issues with browser reloading.
- Fixed freezes while browsing.
- Fixed a freeze when returning to the menu.
- Changed stereo downmixing.
- Added codepages.
- Updated translations (and added Hungarian and Polish translations).
- Other minor changes.
Version 1.0.2
- Significant changes to improve stability
- Major improvement to video performance
- "Frame dropping" function now disabled by default (if you're updating from a previous version, disable "Frame Dropping" in the video settings)
- Fixes in the code for mounting devices (which should fix hangs on launch)
- Translated into: Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Romanian, Estonian and Portuguese.
- Fixed video scaling issues
- Fixed an audio bug
- Fixed issues with radio streaming
- Fixed DVD issues
- Improved settings loading code
- The duration for FF/RW functions is now configurable
- A more understandable name is now used for playlists
- Radio Stream information is now displayed in the "now playing" section
- Increased the list of allowed extensions
- Added support for ASS subtitle files
- Added settings for subtitle language and codepage
- Various bug fixes and improvements
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed crashes on NTFS.
- Fixed Navi-X search, audio files work in Navi-X now.
- Added the down button to navigate between audio streams, up is now between subtitles.
- Added an FTP port setting.
- Fixed a potential crash in the image viewer.
- Fixed some pause/resume issues.
- Fixed some cache issues.
- Support for IOS 202 removed.
- USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 - requires it to already be installed.
- WiiMC channel update - Requires IOS 58 and does NOT require a cIOS to install. Thanks to megazip and svpe for helping me with this.
- DVD support via AHBPROT - requires the latest HBC or the latest WiiMC channel.
- Synced with MPlayer r31961.
- YouTube support (thanks to lukegb and ataraxis for the help)
- Added zoom, rotations, pan, auto image rotation via exif data (thanks ataraxis!).
- Fixed seeking for local FLV files.
- Fixed black screen issues with videos wider than 1024 pixels.
- Fixed playback of MKV files.
- New YUV->RGB conversion in TEV for videos up to 720p (thanks sepp256!).
- Restricted video loading to 720p (1280*720).
- Enabled DVD CSS key caching. They're written into the "css" folder (created automatically).
- Fixed playback of files with mono sound.
- Fixed issues with HTTP buffer overflow.
- Other minor improvements/fixes.
Version 1.0.6
- Reverted the latest changes concerning USB2. You are therefore no longer required to use the specific 202 1.1 cIOS but you will no longer be able to use both USB ports.
- Synced with MPlayer r31761.
- Fixed the display of radio info.
- Other minor changes.
Version 1.0.5
- Synced with MPlayer revision r31641.
- Added a volume control in the music area.
- Added an option to hide the DVD feature from the UI.
- UTF-8 support for SMB.
- Ability to use both USB ports (Requires updating IOS 202 - WARNING: old versions of IOS 202 ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTED).
- Increased the maximum number of SMB shares to 9.
- Fixed the sleep timer.
- Added a "Now Playing" to the screensaver.
- Disabled the screensaver when the 'slideshow' is active.
- Increased the automatic video playback limit from 20 to 50.
- MMS support (thanks denper!).
- Improved display of online streams (thanks gazstone!).
- Support for a new SHOUTcast (WARNING: this update will remove your onlinemedia.xml file to install new links - back up your old links if needed).
- Settings for audio language.
- Skip and highlight directories when moving up a level.
- Highlight the file when returning to the menu.
- Save settings when the 'power' button is used.
- Added an option for using static folder locations.
- Display the parent folder below the top level.
- Improved resume point behavior.
- Various other improvements and fixes.
- Updated languages.
Version 1.0.4
- Adjusted color and size.
- Added a mark next to viewed files.
- Added a timeout.
- Improved device mounting.
- Improved stability.
- Fixed artifacts on online files (VP6 codec).
- Synced with MPlayer r31303.
- Added an option to automatically play the next video.
- Added support for viewing GIF images.
- Added more codepages.
- Support for previews for online media (Navi-X).
- Hides folders starting with "." and "$".
- Added a screensaver.
- Added the ability to view PNGs larger than 1024*1024.
- Added theme color options.
- Added more fast forward time options.
- Updated languages.
Version 1.0.3
- Fixed issues with browser reloading.
- Fixed freezes while browsing.
- Fixed a freeze when returning to the menu.
- Changed stereo downmixing.
- Added codepages.
- Updated translations (and added Hungarian and Polish translations).
- Other minor changes.
Version 1.0.2
- Significant changes to improve stability
- Major improvement to video performance
- "Frame dropping" function now disabled by default (if you're updating from a previous version, disable "Frame Dropping" in the video settings)
- Fixes in the code for mounting devices (which should fix hangs on launch)
- Translated into: Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Romanian, Estonian and Portuguese.
- Fixed video scaling issues
- Fixed an audio bug
- Fixed issues with radio streaming
- Fixed DVD issues
- Improved settings loading code
- The duration for FF/RW functions is now configurable
- A more understandable name is now used for playlists
- Radio Stream information is now displayed in the "now playing" section
- Increased the list of allowed extensions
- Added support for ASS subtitle files
- Added settings for subtitle language and codepage
- Various bug fixes and improvements
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed crashes on NTFS.
- Fixed Navi-X search, audio files work in Navi-X now.
- Added the down button to navigate between audio streams, up is now between subtitles.
- Added an FTP port setting.
- Fixed a potential crash in the image viewer.
- Fixed some pause/resume issues.
- Fixed some cache issues.
Source: wii-info