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Полный список обновлений осеннего апдейта для Xbox 360

Компания Microsoft на сайте xbox.com выложила полный список обновлений и нововведений грядущего обновления дашборда для Xbox 360. Стоит отметить, что список достаточно внушительный. Переводить его полностью очень долго, так что оставим только основные нововведения: 1) поддержка DiVX и XViD 2) Система "Friends of Friends" 3) Возможность скачивания игр с первого Xbox на жесткий диск 360ого 4) Новые кастомизации для геймертага 5)Куча различных изменений в маркетплейсе и самом дашборде 6)Демки аркадок теперь не будут отображаться в профиле.

Полный список:

Improved Video Library.

Improved visuals and descriptions.

Users can now sort movies and TV Shows in the video library by Title or (Download) Date.

TV shows can now be grouped by Series .

Group video and game trailers .

Art associated with personal video files on a portable device will now be displayed.

Easier to use media areas and improved metadata .

Improved source selection for video, picture, and music libraries, making it easier to switch between console/digital camera, computer, portable device or disc.

New "Suggested Items" link for downloaded movies.

Feature Details:



Media - All

Added more user friendly text for various error related messages

Added Shortcut keys from Remote Control: Pressing Play on a Video/Song/Picture will immediately start playback of that item from the list (pressing Start from gamepad does the same thing)

Added support for Album/Video artwork larger than 500kb

Added support to enumerate metadata in the background and not just when selected by the user

Added support to make sort options sticky across console reboots

Added support to show all available Media Sharing Servers on the local network and allow automatic re-affiliation

Automatically delete older versions of Optional Media Update package when new ones are downloaded

Improved consistency in storage naming across all areas

Improved performance for displaying Album Art when connected to remote sources

Improved text messaging when connection to PC is lost when streaming Music/Photo or videos

Improve boot speed with media when console startup is to boot-to-dash



Media - Music

Added support for CD Playback from music area in Xbox 360 Guide area

Added support for listing multiple computer sources in Xbox Guide music sources

Added support for Y button to toggle full screen on and off for music visualizer

Disable 'play all' button when folders only contains playlists (with no audio files)

Disable Y button when no list items selected in Music player

Improved device support for new iPods (classic and 3rd gen Nano) - iPhone and iPod touch are not supported

Improved error handling for mixed encoded playlists (aac,mp3,wma)

Improved handling for MTP Music devices with >200k entries

Improved handling of game background music after playing videos in Dashboard

Improved handling of music playback over games (if music source terminates or has errors, background music returns to game background)

Improved performance for "Play All" with attached MTP devices

Improved performance of music enumeration via Guide

Improved robustness when playing back HFS+ formatted iPods

Improved support for returning to game background audio when user's music player session terminates

Improved support for scrolling song lists while listening to music during game playback

Improved support when ejecting game disc while selecting music source through Guide



Media - Pics

Added support to display PNG files when streamed from Windows Media Player 11 on Vista

Improved enumeration for PTP cameras including Cannon Powershot SD 630 and Apple Iphone

Improved playback performance of "Play All" when PC source has 1000s of photos and subdirectories

Support Folder view of Photos from MTP Portable Devices

Media - Video

Added 2 line support for entries in the Video Area of the Media Blade

Added ability to recognize Colorspace attribute for Video Marketplace Content

Added fade in transition for start of video playback

Added full screen buffering animation for streaming videos from Xbox LIVE

Added Suggestions scene for Video Library area in Media blade of the Dashboard

Added support for 16x Fast-forward/Rewind

Added support for AC3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)

Added support for enumeration of video files from Zune 2.0 devices

Added support for Left Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip backward

Added support for Left Trigger button on controller to rewind

Added support for moving past the point user has viewed when doing progressive downloads of Video Marketplace videos

Added support for MP3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)

Added support for Mpeg-4 part 2 video files in AVI containers

Added support for Right Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip forward

Added support for Right Trigger button on controller to fast forward

Added support for Zune Podcast video playback from Zune device

Added support to display metadata and thumbnails embedded in video files

Added support to enumerate .divx video files

Added support to group TV shows by Series in Video Library of Media Blade

Added support to group Video and Game Trailers into same area of Video Library of Media Blade

Added support to sort Movies or TV Shows by Title or Download date in Video Library of Media Blade

Added top level support to show expired or soon to expire information for purchased movies from Video Marketplace in Media Blade

Improve support for "Play Now" calculations with ISP that boost download for the first 20MB of a file

Improved accuracy of bookmark positions when video player abnormally ends

Improved accuracy of download progress bar after chapter skipping operations

Improved auto resizing experience for small (under 100x100) video files

Improved Bookmark / Resume experience with 60fps Interlaced WMV videos

Improved bookmark support while progressively downloading videos from Marketplace

Improved calculations for "Play Now" for Video Marketplace downloads

Improved deinterlacer support for video playback

Improved enumeration speed for user-generated video content in Media Blade

Improved error message support when playing back video files without valid licenses

Improved error message support when pulling USB drive while playing back video files

Improved handling for USB memory stick removal while on Video device selection list in Media blade

Improved handling of video playback when transitioning from 4x FF to Play with MP4 video files

Improved handling of WMV bookmarks when rewinding and shutting down video player

Improved info pane timer when playing back DRM's WMV content from Windows Media Player 11 from Windows PC

Improved message support for progressive video playback

Improved overall UI, content descriptions and navigation of Video Library of Media Blade

Improved performance during Fast Forward to Playback transition when playing back MP4 content

Improved performance for buffering and playback of streaming videos from Xbox LIVE

Improved performance for low bandwidth streaming of MP4 videos from Zune PC software v1.0

Improved performance of skip forward/backward with WMV video files

Improved performance of trick modes when streaming videos from Zune PC client

Improved performance of WMV playback for WMV7 & WMV8 encoded video files

Improved playback experience after extended pauses of video files from Marketplace

Improved playback experience when resuming from a stopped/paused state

Improved playback performance for h264 720p .MOV files

Improved playback performance with 1920x1080 MP4 files

Improved playback performance with 5Mb h264 encoded video files

Improved playback performance with 60fps 720x480 MP4 content

Improved playback performance with h264 files in .m4v containers

Improved quality for upscaled user videos when played back full screen

Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Global Motion Compensation and VMX optimizations

Improved quality of MP4 decoder: improved Interlaced Support

Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Out of order frame output, bidirectional motion vector handling, etc.

Improved quality with non-square pixel video files

Improved responsiveness of trick mode controls for video playback

Improved robustness during chapter skipping of h264 video files

Improved robustness for streaming problematic video files from Zune PC Software 1.0 or Windows Media Player 11

Improved robustness of video player when playback catches up to downloads in progressive playback scenarios

Improved robustness of video streaming when network congestion / stalls occur

Improved robustness when closing video player after attempting to play a video file that would not open

Improved robustness when entering and exiting video playback on a portable device repeatedly

Improved robustness when exiting video files encoded in h264 and playing back from attached USB HDD

Improved robustness when playing back Mp4 video with consecutive bad aac samples encoded into it

Improved robustness when shutting down console during h264 video playback

Improved robustness when trying to play a video recently moved from MU to HDD or vice versa

Improved robustness with video player when exiting player via Xbox Guide button -> Y

Improved support for AAC-LC 2 channel encoded audio in MP4 video files

Improved support for chapter skipping during progressive downloads of Marketplace Video content

Improved support for MP4 video files with discontinuous time stamps encoded in

Improved support for MP4 video playback from burned optical dvd-r's

Improved support for resuming downloaded videos after reaching end of an uncompleted download

Improved support for resuming partially downloaded videos from Marketplace

Improved support for using Big Button controller during video playback

Improved support for Video bookmarks when playing MP4 videos from USB portable hard drives

Improved sync of video display and info pane display when rewinding

Improved text for Windows Media Center setup instructions

Improved Trick mode support when streaming videos with AAC embedded audio

Improved video performance for 60fps interlaced WMV videos

Improved Video performance with 15Mbs 1080i 24fps WMV video files

Improved video playback for Fast-forward and immediate exit usage with h264 video files

Improved video playback of MP4 content from Zune PC Software v1.0

Improved video playback when source content has incorrect sync samples encoded

Improved video quality for SD Composite AV pack displays of the on-screen display for video controls

Improved video support for chapter skipping of MP4 videos

Improved Videotrick mode support with 24fps 1080i WMV video files

Improved visual display of WMV video files while rewinding

Improved WMV Playback performance for 60fps and 1080i 30fps videos

Improved WMV7 performance with VLC encoded content

Removed occasional purple flickers in video playback when transitioning between FF and RW

Removed potential 9 second delay when rewinding WMV video files



System

Added fade out transition when powering down console

Added fade out transition when launching games

Added support for browsing XNA games within the Games blade

Added support for video playback from UDFS formatted USB devices

Added support for XNA Game Studio Express V.2

Added support to connect to Apple Extreme routers in 802.11a/n mode

Added support to pause background downloads when streaming full screen videos or ads

Added support to retrieve game thumbnail directly from XNA game package

Added system wide support for Simplified Chinese language

Added text to explain flashing LED in the Ring of Light during background download low power mode

Addressed rare case where game disc would spin in the DVD drive while playing HD-DVD Movie in external HD-DVD drive

Disable Optical audio output when in low power background download mode

DVD player no longer converts to YCbCr709 when output is over HDMI

Improved auto sign-in to Xbox LIVE with Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter

Improved clock accuracy for S/PDIF optical streams

Improved compatibility with NEC WR8400N WiFi routers

Improved download speeds when in low power background download mode

Improved DVD Tray State notifications immediately after application of System Update

Improved Forced Aspect Ratio Changes via HDMI output (including DVI)

Improved handling when ejecting game disc during game start

Improved handling when removing MU after sending Arcade game recommendation to friend

Improved localization text for Wifi setup in German

Improved performance for Game Titles to reboot in backcompat scenarios

Improved performance of Xbox Guide during Messenger signin

Improved robustness when ejecting game disc when prompted for game title update

Improved robustness when inserting two MU's at the same time on the device selector scene

Improved support for 3rd Party Controllers

Improved support for Buffalo WiFi routers

Improved support for Creston AV receivers with HDMI

Improved support for JPN Corega CG-BARFX network router

Improved support for signing into Xbox LIVE with Big Button Controller

Improved support for starting console with Big Button Controller when console is charging attached Wireless Controllers

Improved Xbox guide performance ~2x

Removed "Windows-based PC" from Computers area in Systems blade

Removed option to "Turn off Controller" when using Big Button Controller

Resync the Ring of Light pattern to the boot audio/animation

Updated copyright dates for 2007