DOT.TUNES Updates

4.3.0 Build 5
  • MAJOR Update containing many optimisations and enhancements.
  • Optimised php support via the API Plugin
  • Fixed Publishing glitches resulting in tracks not being published
  • Improved compatability with iTunes 9.
  • ... and much more.
4.2.0 Build 41
  • MAJOR Update containing many optimizations and enhancements.
  • New XML Imported is at least 10 times faster
  • New GUI - finally the DOT.TUNES Logo is removed from the main app window
  • Enhanced, redesigned Plugin Manager
  • Optimized php support via the API Plugin
  • New Toolbar provides quick access to key features
  • NEW iTunes sync button on the new toolbar allows for a manual re-sync anytime without relaunching
  • New Auto Sync via the Sync Plugin is now built-in and no longer requires our separate Sync App
  • Redesigned Preferences Window with Toolbar
  • New User Accounts management via Preferences Window
  • Fixed Publishing glitches resulting in tracks not being published
  • ... and much more. As you can see this is a major upgrade.
4.1.1 Build 4
  • Larger iPhone/Touch Play-All Icon
4.1.1 Build 3
  • Compatible with the new DOT.iPHONE Version 2.0 Plugin. This allows streaming of an entire playlist to the iPhone, one track after the other
  • Compatible with the new DOT.API Plugin which provides php support inside DOT.TUNES
  • Compatible with the new Professional Bundle. Pro Bundle owners will also gain access to the unreleased DOT.SUBSCRIBE Plugin which scans a remote DOT.TUNES Server and auto downloads tracks from selected Playlists and adds them to your iTunes library
  • New Album Art processor extracts album art via the file metadata, the new iTunes Album Art folder or by asking iTunes for the art.
  • New Album Art processor extracts album art via the file metadata, the new iTunes Album Art folder or by asking iTunes for the art.
4.0.1 Build 20
  • Fixed javascript bug which caused links to open in a new window in Safari 3.1.*
4.0.1 Build 19
  • NEW UPnP and NAT PMP Router/Airport AutoConfig Code compatible with most Routers
4.0.1 Build 16
  • NEW Feature gives you the opportunity at startup to either import your existing database or import new data from your iTunes XML file - even if your iTunes xml file has been updated.
  • New DOT.ARTWORK Feature which parses the .itc files in the new itunes Album Art Folder, converts these files into image files and imports them into DOT.TUNES
  • Improvements to new Sharing feature to enhance user experience.
  • New Database Engine increases stability and performance
  • Numerous clean ups, bug fixes and enhancements.
4.0.1 Build 3
  • Fixed new AIF/MP3 feature as all mp3 files were being downloaded as aif files.
  • Fixed new AIF/MP3 feature so that as well as the API plugin being installed you need to place a file called downloadaif.txt in the settings folder to turn on this feature
4.0.1 Build 2
  • NEW DOT.API feature allows advanced users to setup DOT.TUNES so that users browse listening to MP3 files but download AIFF files
  • New Search option to search all fields
  • Fixed Search as it was broken in 4.0.1 Build 1
  • Fixed Auto Port Mapping as Airports were only open for 5 mins and not maintaining the open ports.
  • Fixed Album Art Browsing.
4.0.1 Build 1
  • NEW SHARE Feature lets you easily email links to selected playlists to others. You can email directly from DOT.TUNES via your own mailserver. Send links to the DOT.TUNES interface, M3U files, Podcasts or RSS Feeds.
  • NEW CoverBrowse Feature shows the album art for each track within the web interface - just like in iTunes. Double click any album cover to play that track.
  • New Shuffle button on the Wii and PS3 interface lets you shuffle as you search.
  • NEW - Plugins contained within bundles can now be turned off individually. A plugins.txt file located in the Preferences>Plugins folder can contain a list of plugin names which will be deactivated at startup
  • Fixed broken images and web pages by increasing the number of simultaneous connections allowed in the FREE Version of DOT.TUNES
  • Fixed Mailserver authentication so that a user/pass can be used when sending email via DOT.TUNES
4.0 Build 70
  • NEW iTunes DRM tracks can now be streamed to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Obviously the receiving device needs to be authorized to listen to these tracks.
  • NEW Large 1gig+ movies can now be streamed via DOT.TUNES. This update handles a number video file formats but the next update will include some remaining formats.
  • Enhanced Router UPnP and Airport NAT-PMP Auto Config is now activated in this release.
  • Fix for Version Checking checkbox in Preferences now works correctly. This also fixes the rare Sparkle glitch on MAc
  • Fix for Error reported when accessing the plugin manager.
4.0 Build 69
  • Fix for iPhone and iPod Touch Plugins which caused all playlists to contain the same track data in some situations.
  • Fixed iPhone and iPod Touch Plugin interface layout due to changes which appeared after an Apple firmware update.
  • Fixed user accounts so that giving users access to no playlists now allows them to access no playlists.
  • Optimization - when clicking Playlists on the main app window to add or remove from the published database there is no longer a delay with large playlists.
  • New Router Auto Config Beta for UPnP compatible Routers and Airports. This new feature is off by default while we complete testing but can be activated by placing a file called portmapping.txt in the DOt.TUNES settings folder and restarting DOT.TUNES.
4.0 Build 68
  • DOT.TOUCH - The new iPod Touch Plugin is now available.
  • New 'skin' folder allows you to customize almost all images displayed throughout the web interface.
  • New Files & Folders feature allows you to import an entire folder and subfolders of audio files as well as import data from your iTunes XML file. This means that you can import your tracks from any other jukebox application as well as iTunes. A new playlist called 'Files & folders' contains your imported folder based tracks
  • Album art on the iPhone and iPod Touch is now turned off by default in list view for a faster browsing experience.
4.0 Build 67
  • DOT.iPHONE Enhancements fixes issues when running with no user accounts created as well as other speed improvements.
  • DOT.iPHONE debugging can now be activated.
  • FREE Keys are now retrieved by DOT.TUNES rather than emailed.
  • DOT.API Plugin can now execute SQL commands
  • Enhancements to the Startup Process
4.0 Build 66
  • DOT.TUNES will now launch on Leopard.
  • Enhancements to FREE Key Activation and Plugin Activation so that codes pasted with extra spaces or line breaks will be accepted.
  • Advanced users can now specify album art dimensions - where only a width is supplied then the image is scaled accordingly.
  • Optimizations to startup process and more debugging if problem solving is needed.
New Getting Started guide available: GettingStartedGuide.pdf

New Router Config guide available: RouterConfig.pdf

4.0 Build 65
  • The DOT.iPHONE Plugin now includes DOT.ARTWORK functionality so that Artwork will be displayed.
  • When the DOT.iPHONE Plugin is installed, the number of simultaneous connections has been increased from 2 to 10.
  • New Easter Egg: Place a new blank text file called noiphoneart.txt in the DOT.TUNES Settings folder and DOT.iPHONE will not display album art when browsing. This feature has been requested by a number of users to help speed up the iPhone interface when using EDGE. This feature will be added to the main Preferences once feedback has been received.
  • Small changes to FREE Key Activation process to assist the few cases where issues had been reported.
4.0 Build 64
  • This update is essential for all WII, PS3 and PSP Plugin users. This update fixes an issue which prevented the tracks to load in the Flash Player in some situations.
  • WII and PS3 Flash Player should now load without the requirement of first creating user accounts.
4.0 Build 63
  • Contains a fix for a glitch in the Windows Plugin Manager.
4.0 Build 62
  • Not all of the methods contained in the Professional Bundle were loading. This version should load all features correctly.
4.0 Build 61
  • Fixed a glitch in the Plugin Manager where a few plugins did not correctly show 'True' when they were installed. This did not affect installation or functionality.
4.0 Build 60
  • Contains links to DOT.Uploader for Mac and Windows at the top of the web uploader interface.
  • App icons should now be displayed correctly within the Auto Update windows
  • DOT.SYNC Keepalive settings is installed on startup of this release.
4.0 Build 59
  • Web based uploader was broken due to changes in the session management system - all fixed now
4.0 Build 58
  • DOT.SYNC Plugin now correctly checked in Plugin Drawer
4.0 Build 57
  • Check for Updates from the Menu now works
  • Passing track to iTunes after an upload was turned off in build 56 - it's back on now'
4.0 Build 56
  • Snapback button in top frame of web interface no longer breaks with playlist names containing illegal characters
  • Prefs window - mail settings now displays success message when settings are saved.
  • file Uploads from Uploader now show % uploaded in the 'Sockets' window (when Uploader1.0.9 is used)
  • Old 'Invite 5 friends and receive DT FREE' text removed from web interface
4.0 Build 55
  • Check for Updates is now a menu item
  • Fixed error ST1 message box which appeared occasionally during a Sync and needed to be clicked before the server could resume
4.0 Build 54
  • Splash Screen and About Screen have been updated with new version numbers
  • Version Numbering has been modified to work with the new Auto Update Feature
  • New Auto Update Feature has been added for the Mac version of DOT.TUNES
  • Fixed bug regarding Plugin Install and activation
4.0 Build 53
  • Added Code to Plugin Manager to handle Plugin Bundles which are Now Available.
4.0 Build 52
  • Major Update to the Session Management System. This fix should see significant improvements to stability and performance.