BinTube Usenet Reader ChangeLog

BinTube Usenet Reader Change Log

4.8.1.0 - February 14, 2021

Performance improvements: Faster downloads and less CPU usage
Improved nfo file rendering
Improved handling of obfuscated files
Fix: Disabled hiding of mouse cursor in video window when context menu is open
Fix: Browser tab context menus were incorrectly disabled

4.8.0.0 - April 9, 2020

New Search Engine! Also accessible at https://search.bintube.com
Larger text on High DPI monitors.
Various performance and security improvements.

4.7.4.0 - January 6, 2020

Enhancements to support upcoming new Usenet search engine. Preview link available on Discord.
Fix: NZB parsing gave incorrect missing articles warning for certain subjects.
Fix: Minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.7.3.0 - March 14, 2019

Fix: Improved NZB parsing.
Fix: Some users were getting a 'VFS: file not found error'. This update should fix that.
Fix: Preferences screen whas distorted for some locales.

4.7.0.0 - February 25, 2019

This is a mandatory update that contains several bug fixes and performance improvements.
Versions older than 4.7.0.0 will not be able to authenticate and thus will no longer work.
This version requires at least Windows version 7 Service Pack 1 to run.

4.6.1.0 - March 21, 2016

Fix: "Not a valid Win32 Application" error on Windows XP
Fix: Minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.6.0.0 - March 19, 2016

New: PDF files can now be viewed directly in BinTube Ultimate
New: Added Flash support. See how to enable Flash in BinTube Ultimate
Fix: Minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.5.0.0 - March 10, 2016

New: New and improved browser engine.
New: Simplified UI on startup by hiding tabs that are not in use.
Fix: Various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.4.0.0 - December 13, 2015

Improved startup and NZB loading performance.
New: Added streaming support for various new media types: APE, MPC, RMVB, AMV and more.
Fix: Improved Base64 and UU detection and processing.
Fix: Various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.3.0.0 - October 12, 2015

New: Streaming improvements.
New: Toaster notifications to warn user when a hard download speed limit is set.
Fix: Various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

4.2.0.0 - September 19, 2015

Fix: Performance improvements.
Fix: Error when clicking the browse button to select a new download folder.
Fix: Other minor bug fixes.

4.1.8.0 - September 4, 2015

New: Faster integrated browser with HTML5 support.
New: Support for .ts and .tp media files added.
New: Option to fully shutdown computer when downloads complete.
Fix: Insure all file processing is completed before suspending or shutting down the computer.
Fix: Deleting a paused download that is being streamed could lead to application freeze.
Fix: Application freezes when starting a download on some Windows 10 machines.

4.1.2.0 - February 1, 2015

Fix: Extracting certain password protected archives could result in duplicate files. Special thanks to Roland for reporting this.

4.1.1.0 - December 31, 2014

Fix: Deleting a download caused multiple waiting downloads to start instead of just the following one.
Fix: Other minor bug fixes.

4.1.0.0 - December 12, 2014

New: Drag and copy items from the playlist to Windows Explorer and other programs.
New: Improved download folder management and selection when the option to select download folders is enabled.

4.0.5.0 - December 9, 2014

Fix: High CPU usage under certain conditions. Special thanks to Tobias for helping us fix this.

4.0.4.0 - November 26, 2014

Fix: BSODs reported by a few users have been fixed.

4.0.3.0 - November 2, 2014

Fix: Minor bug fixes.

4.0.2.0 - October 24, 2014

New: Added option to disable advanced streaming in Options > Download Settings > General.
Fix: Improved progressive streaming performance with high bit rate files.

4.0.1.0 - October 21, 2014

New: Added .OGV Ogg Vorbis video to supported formats.

4.0.0.0 - October 20, 2014

New: The free version of BinTube Usenet Reader is now called BinTube Ultimate.
New: Advanced streaming using integrated player and/or external players lets you instantly skip to anywhere in a video.
New: Progressive streaming to reduce bandwidth usage (user controlled) (Ultimate only).
New: Support for multiple simultaneous streams (only limited by bandwidth).
New: Built-in high performance picture viewer with thumbnail or gallery modes.
New: Warning whenever a download contains executable files.
New: Better download pausing and resuming.
New: Icons in playlist.
New: Improved archive password handling and option to specify passwords early.
New: Support for 7z archive extraction.
New: Improved volume and media track bars UI elements.
New: Contextual menu for Audio track and sub language selection.
New: Contextual menu to stream media to external players.
Fix: Changed download queue so that paused downloads are never automatically resumed.
Fix: Occasional mouse unresponsiveness resolved.
Fix: Audio track selection fixed.
Fix: Adding non-authenticated Usenet servers was broken.
Fix: Password prompt while in full screen blockage.
Fix: Playlist rendering bug improved, but not 100% eliminated.

3.9.9.0 - August 22, 2014

Fix: RAR 5 password protected archive extraction fixed.

3.9.8.0 - August 5, 2014

New: Support for RAR 5 compressed volume extraction.
New: Tested with VLC 2.1.5.

3.9.7.0 - April 7, 2014

New: Whenever possible the audio track matching the system language is now auto-selected.
New: Tested with VLC 2.1.3.
Fix: Cancelling a download sometimes caused invalid data errors in the subsequent download.
Fix: Disable auto-selection of first subtitle track.

3.9.6.0 - December 14, 2013

New: Tested with VLC 2.1.2.

3.9.5.0 - October 15, 2013

Fix: Connecting to Usenet servers without authentication was broken.

3.9.4.0 - September 24, 2013

Fix: Download queue stalling when a repairable item is auto-paused.
New: Tested with VLC 2.0.8.

3.9.2.0 - July 01, 2013

Fix: Subtitle track selection with VLC versions 2.0.6+ is now working.
Fix: Custom search engine list not populating on some systems.
New: Tested with VLC 2.0.7.

3.9.1.0 - May 03, 2013

Fix: Fixed regression bug introduced by new features.

3.9.0.0 - May 02, 2013

New: Support for multiple fill (backup) Usenet servers. (FREE version only. Requires a BinTube Usenet subscription)
New: Allows changing of ports and SSL deactivation.
New: Support for up to 30 connections on BinTube servers. It is however recommended to use the minimum number necessary to max out your bandwidth.
New: Option to disable auto-pausing of non-repairable downloads.
New: Tested with VLC 2.0.6.
Fix: Performance improvements.

3.8.3.0 - November 28, 2012

New: Downloads with enough errors to prevent successful repairs are paused to let end-user decide whether to cancel or to continue the download.
Fix: Performance improvements.
Fix: Some invalid article bodies lead to merge errors.
Fix: Audio volume was not being preserved when playing back multiple files.

3.8.2.0 - September 22, 2012

New: When multimedia features are disabled, double clicking an item being downloaded opens the corresponding download folder.
Fix: When multimedia features are disabled, download progress was not being updated.
Fix: Changing download speed limit with speed limit tab closed caused an error.

3.8.0.0 - September 19, 2012

New: Integrated download speed limiter and download scheduler from BinTube Accelerator, so there is no longer a need for Accelerator when running BinTube Usenet Reader.
New: Added option to prevent automatic display of downloaded text and .nfo files
New: Added warning when NZB files contain duplicate article IDs
New: Tested with VLC 2.0.3.
Fix: Invalid article bodies could lead to merge errors.

3.7.5.0 - April 23, 2012

New: Download sub folder naming is now based on NZB file name.
Fix: Invalid file date/time could lead to extraction errors.

3.7.4.0 - April 18, 2012

New: Tested with VLC 2.0.1.
New: Added option to enable hardware (GPU) decoding to the Video menu. We noticed some video artifacts and inaccurate colors when enabled on some video cards. Use at your own risk.
Fix: Corrupt data could sometimes cause the decoder to hang when auto extraction is enabled.

3.7.3.0 - February 20, 2012

New: Added support for VLC 2.0.0.

3.7.1.0 - August 24, 2011

New: Support for Zipped NZB files in watched NZB drop folder.
New: Tested with VLC 1.1.11
Fix: Possible application hang when a download is cancelled.
Fix: Playback sometimes fails to stop when associated download is deleted.
Fix: 'Show Folder' context menu is disabled when a download is paused.

3.7.0.0 - July 07, 2011

New: Free disk space display on status bar.
Fix: Mouse scroll-wheel not working sometimes.
Fix: Problem with decoding Uuencoded posts.
Fix: Incorrect CRC errors during RAR extraction.
Fix: Extraction errors when paths exceed 260 characters.
Fix: Prevent file overwrites when duplicate files are present.

3.6.11.0 - June 13, 2011

Fix: Fixed font sizing on displays with non sandard DPI.

3.6.9.0 - June 12, 2011

New: Tested with VLC 1.1.10
Fix: Media bar not appearing on secondary monitor full-screen mode.
Fix: Extraction did not start when 1st RAR file was misnamed.

3.6.8.0 - June 09, 2011

Fix: Occasional merge errors caused by invalid yenc delimiters.

3.6.7.0 - May 02, 2011

New: Added audio menu option to enable S/PDIF output.
Fix: Addedd missing cut and paste menus.
Fix: Fixed single-part y-decoding bug.

3.6.6.3 - April 28, 2011

New: Optimizations resulting in lower memory usage and improved download and decoding performance especially on CPU bound systems with very high internet bandwidth.

3.6.6.0 - April 24, 2011

Fix: Performance / Download speed issues on some systems.

3.6.5.0 - April 21, 2011

Fix: Crash on a few systems when starting BinTube Usenet Reader.

3.6.1.0 - April 19, 2011

New: Multi-tabbed browser with more features and support for simultaneous searches across multiple usenet search engines.
New: Default layout changed. Now the media player / preview window is in the top right corner.
New: Downloads tab caption shows the number of pending downloads.
New: Automatic PAR based renaming of renamed and misnamed files during the download.
New: Tested with VLC 1.1.9
Fix: Memory usage optimizations which should also address the stuck downloads problem.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

3.3.1.0 - December 26, 2010

Fix: Crash on a few systems when closing BinTube Usenet Reader and download queue is not empty.

3.3.0.0 - December 21, 2010

Fix: Missing method error on older Windows versions.

3.2.9.0 - December 18, 2010

Fix: Problem downloading NZBs files with file names containing non-ASCII characters.
Fix: Extraction can hang after repairs are completed.

3.2.8.0 - December 17, 2010

New: Faster decoding on multi-core processors.
New: Buffering option resulting in less disk IO and better overall performance.
New: Added option to auto close BinTube Accelerator when BinTube Usenet Reader exits.
(BinTube Accelerator version 1.2.0.0 or higher required.)
New: Tested with VLC 1.1.5
Fix: Added handling for split RAR files.
NB: RAR has built-in volume splitting functionality. Splitting RAR files using any other method should be avoided.

3.2.7.0 - November 24, 2010

New: Added option to disable warning when exiting or shutting down while a download is in progress
Bug fix: Illegal characters in downloaded file names were not handled properly resulting in missing files.
Other minor bug fixes.

3.2.6.0 - October 1, 2010

Bug fix: NZB downloads not starting after using the back/forward navigation buttons.

3.2.5.0 - September 30, 2010

New: Added support for VLC 1.1.4
Bug fix: Fixed string formatting on "New Search Engine" dialog.

3.2.4.0 - August 20, 2010

Bug fix: Prevent user from setting download folder and temp folder to the same path.
Bug fix: Downloads initiated by NZBs loaded from the drop folder sometimes required user interaction to start downloading.
Bug fix: Registered BinTube Pro sometimes reverted to trial mode when MAC address changed.

3.2.3.0 - August 13, 2010

New: Separate folder for temporary articles. (Set this to your fastest local drive.)
New: Added support UNC paths as download folder. (Not recommended for slow networks.)
Bug fix: Repair of media files that are open (being played back) is now possible.

3.2.2.0 - August 10, 2010

New: Added support for VLC 1.1.2
New: Faster Par2 verification and repair. (credits to bladerunner for the tip)
Bug fix: Switching to full screen when clicking video window works again.
Bug fix: FR, DE and NL languages are working again.

3.2.1.0 - August 9, 2010

Bug fix: Null reference bug introduced in last update fixed.

3.2.0.0 - August 6, 2010

New: BinTube Accelerator integration. This update is required to use BinTube Usenet Reader with BinTube Accelerator.
Improved performance and faster apllication startup.
Bug fix: Unexpected disconnects from server could cause corruption. This update is highly recommended.

3.1.1.0 - June 4, 2010

New: German language added.
New: Support for extracting rar volumes with old numbering scheme, spanning more than 100 volumes.
New: Password prompt / notification for encrypted rar volumes.
BinTube thanks David P. for his help with the german translation and Will for reporting the rar extraction issue.

3.1.0.0 - May 13, 2010

Bug fix: Playlist had some display issues after a large number of items were removed.

3.0.9.0 - May 7, 2010

Bug fix: On rare occasions the incomplete NZB warning was incorrectly displayed for complete NZBs.

3.0.7.0 - May 3, 2010

New: Added support for VLC 1.1.0 release candidate.
Bug fix: Fixed bugs related to pausing downloads when automatic extraction and repair feature is disabled. Thanks to Will for pointing for reporting this bug.

3.0.6.0 - April 12, 2010

New: Added support for streaming .rv files.

3.0.4.0 - March 27, 2010

Bug fix: App sometimes freezing when analyzing NZB file picked up from the NZB drop folder.

3.0.3.0 - March 20, 2010

New: Graphical representation and warnings about NZB files with missing parts.
New: Option to specify download folder for seach download.
Improved French and Dutch localizations.
Bug fix: Removal of complete downloads from download list was not possible because the menu option was at times disabled.

3.0.1.0 - March 03, 2010

Bug fix: Login screen showing up in Usenet search after a few minutes of inactivity.

3.0.0.0 - February 27, 2010

New: BinTube Usenet Search integration.

2.9.0.0 - February 18, 2010

New: Control download order by moving items up and down in the download list.
New: Drag and Drop functionality. NZB files, media files and folders can now be dragged into BinTube.
New: Check for missing parts and display warnings before download starts. This feature can be turned off.
New: It's now possible to select multiple items in the download list and perform actions on them in one click.
New: Downloads smaller than 3 MB are not queued, and are download immediately.
New: Faster playback of media files even in archives with compression turned on.
Bug fix: Cancelled downloads reappearing in the download list.

2.8.9.3 - February 12, 2010

New: Added support for streaming .f4v files.
Bug fix: Fixed extraction bug introduced in previous update.

2.8.9.2 - February 3, 2010

New: Automatic fail-over between US and EU servers for BinTube Usenet subscribers if there are connectivity issues to one of the server farms.
Bug fix: Speed-limiter bug in Pro version fixed.

2.8.9.1 - February 1, 2010

BinTube Usenet Reader now requires VLC 1.0.5 which features improved codecs and better HD video playback.

2.8.9.0 - January 30, 2010

Bug fix: Fixed an error on systems without .NET 2.0 SP2 installed.

2.8.8.9 - January 29, 2010

Bug fix: "Value cannot be null" error on some systems fixed.
Bug fix: Error when resizing the playlist fixed.

2.8.8.6 - January 28, 2010

Bug fix: Extracted files with upper-case extensions archives were only added to the playlist once completely extracted.
Bug fix: Playlist sometimes failed to paint correctly after many items were deleted.

2.8.8.2 - January 26, 2010

Update: Time Remaining field now reflects overall download progress including decoding and assembling of downloaded parts.
Bug fix: Cleanup routines were inadvertantly turned off in the last update.
Bug fix: Fixed playlist transitions from video to bitmap content.
Bug fix: Eliminated flicker when transitioning from video to video in fullscreen mode.

2.8.8.1 - January 24, 2010

Update: Progress Bar now reflects overall download progress including decoding and assembling of downloaded parts.
Update: Decoupled decoding from downloading threads because it gave the impression of slow download speeds on slower CPUs and or HDDs.

2.8.6.0 - January 6, 2010

Bug fix: Several bugs fixed: Invalid file sizes and a couple of browser issues.

2.8.5.0 - January 2, 2010

Bug fix: Fixed occasional extraction bug resulting in corruption.

2.8.4.0 - December 28, 2009

Bug fix: Fixed regression bug causing extraction failures.

2.8.3.0 - December 26, 2009

Bug fix: Fixed issues when running BinTube Usenet Reader on a system with default code page other than iso-8859-1 (Western European - 1252).

2.8.2.0 - December 23, 2009

New: Quicker playback of split volumes.
New: NZB download confirmation window eliminated.
Change: Disabled automatic playback of WMV files until more stable codecs become available.

2.8.1.0 - December 18, 2009

New: Preview feature allows even quicker pre-viewing of videos inside uncompressed archives.
New: Minor gui improvements
Bug fix: Several bugs reported by the community have been fixed. Thanks for your feedback.

2.7.1.0 - November 22, 2009

New: Load subtitle files during video playback.
New: Double arrow buttons now skips 30 seconds ahead and 30 seconds back instead changing playback rate.
Bug fix: Pause button was broken in 2.7 now fixed.
Bug fix: Subtitle track descriptions are displayed when available.

2.7.0.0 - November 20, 2009

New: Disk I/O during downloads cut in half.
New: Bandwidth limiter.
New: Minimize to tray with quick access to some useful functions.
New: Separate tab for text files with support for ASCII art and hyperlinks.
New: Improved folder naming scheme.
New: Delete all downloads command for a quick cleanup after a busy night.
Tested and working with vlc media player 1.0.3.
Bug fix: Window positions are now remembered.
Bug fix: Mouse pointer jumpiness under load fixed.
Bug fix: Several minor bugs fixed. Thanks to everyone who reported problems using the crash reporting feature.

2.6.0.0 - August 1, 2009

New: Download queue is now saved between program restarts.
New: Automatic extraction of downloaded archives can now be turned on or off.
New: Automatic verification and repair of downloaded files can now be turned on or off.
Tested and working with vlc media player 1.0.1.
Bug fix: Several minor bugs fixed. Thanks to everyone who reported problems using the crash reporting feature.

2.5.5.0 - July 16, 2009

New: Added support for vlc media player 1.0.0 Goldeneye.
Bug fix: Several minor bugs fixed. Thanks to everyone who reported problems using the crash reporting feature.

2.5.3.0 - May 28, 2009

Bug fix: Update problem on Windows Vista and Windows 7 fixed.
Bug fix: Several minor bugs fixed. Thanks to everyone who reported problems using the crash reporting feature.

2.5 - May 22, 2009

New: Automatic downloading of NZB files dropped in a user defined folder.
New: Automatic pausing of downloads when disc space falls below a user defined threshold.
New: Display of time remaining for each download.
Improvements in the downloading code yielding slightly higher download speeds with less CPU usage.
Bug fix: Internal update function reports a successful update but fails to update the software. If your version number is between 2.0 and 2.4 you have to update it by downloading the latest version from the web site.

2.1 - May 6, 2009

BinTube Usenet Reader is now available in 2 flavors:

Basic: This is a free version available exclusively to BinTube Usenet Access subscribers. It has all the features of the Pro version but costs you nothing at all.
Pro: This version is available for purchase and can be used with any Usenet Server.

2.0 - March 26, 2009

New: Download manager: We've added a download manager that gives you control over the download queue. Downloads can now be queued, paused, stopped, started and deleted.
New: Simultaneous downloading: It's now possible to download multiple NZB files at the same time.
New: Integrated browser: So you don't have to switch back and forth between BinTube and your favorite Usenet search engine.
New: Support for the latest version of VLC media Player v0.9.8a
New: Tabbed workspace: Customize your workspace by moving tabs around closing the ones you don't need.
New: Zip file support: In addition to RAR files, ZIP files are now automatically extracted too.
New: Full screen controls: Playback controls are now available in full screen mode.
New: Detailed status messages: Know exactly what's going on behind the scenes.
New: Automatic playback of downloaded media can now be turned on or off in the downloads settings.

1.4.3.1 - December 7, 2008

Bug fix: Fixed intermittent timeout errors.

1.4.3.0 - December 3, 2008

New: Added support for MP3 ID3 info.
Minor GUI improvements.

1.4.2.2 - November 22, 2008

Bug fix: Registration and version check bug introduced in last release.

1.4.2.0 - November 20, 2008

New: Customizable Search Providers. Add your favorite NZB search engines and search from within BinTube Usenet Reader.

1.4.1.1 - November 16, 2008

Improved handling of some NNTP errors.

1.4.1.0 - November 15, 2008

New: Option to create subfolders for single file downloads.
Improved connection handling.
Bug fix: Error when using non-authenticated Usenet server connections. Thanks to J.P. De Jong for pointing this out.

1.4.0.0 - November 13, 2008

New: SSL support added. Encrypted connections to Usenet providers offering SSL.
Bug fix: Fixed rare errors when NZB files contain duplicate files posted with different subjects.

1.3.5.0 - October 20, 2008

Bug fix: Fixed Unrar errors when combined path lengths exceed Windows path limits.
Added support for streaming *.img CD and DVD image files.

1.3.4.0 - September 17, 2008

Updated VLC media player detection routine to take version 0.9.x into account. We are working on supporting the newest version. In the mean time the highest supported version of VLC media player is 0.8.6i.

1.3.3.0 - August 26, 2008

New: Compact mode, great for enjoying your content while you work.
Mouse pointer is hidden when idle in full screen mode.

1.3.0.2 - July 31, 2008

Minor fix in handling of NFO files.
GUI: Added full screen button
Full screen issue fixed: Full screen on secondary displays and TVs should work fine now.

1.3.0.1 - July 22, 2008

Fixed startup error in English version when VLC is not detected.
Localization: Added Dutch language (special thanks to H. Handgraaf)

1.3.0.0 - July 02, 2008

Installer: File associations are now off by default.
Fixed freezing when seeking past end of streams and back.
New NZB specific menus to open local files and search for files online.
Localization: Added French language

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