Version history for SMPlayer (Portable)

Changes for v0.8.4 - v0.8.5

Due to changes in opensubtitles.org, smplayer couldn't find subtitles anymore. This has been fixed.
The interface with support for skins is now the default.
An option to enter url(s) in the playlist has been added.
The options to change the size of the main window work now even if the autoresize is set to never.
Two new options for Audio -> Stereo mode: Mono and Reverse.
The option "Move the window when the video area is dragged" is now disabled by default because it has some issues that need to be addressed.
(Linux) The problem with mplayer2 and the -fontconfig option has been fixed (sort of).
New translation: Malay.
Some configuration options are changed to new defaults after installation to ease upgrade from old versions.

Changes for v0.8.3 - v0.8.4

New option to select the fps for external subtitles.
The video equalizer dialog has been rewritten.
Now smplayer checks for updates automatically and notifies the user if a new version is found.
Support for encoding ISO-8859-16 for subtitles.
New translations: Thai and Hebrew.
Some bugfixes.

Changes for v0.8.2 - v0.8.3

Changes for v0.8.1 - v0.8.2

A skinnable interface has been added. Several skins are included.
Support for 6.1 and 7.1 audio output.
A "Privacy" section in the preferences dialog has been added. You can disable saving the recent files or URLs.
The main window can be moved by dragging the video area.
Fix for a freeze that may happen on Windows XP.

Changes for v0.7.1 Rev 2 - v0.8.0

A toolbar editor has been added. Now it's possible to select the buttons and controls that want to appear in the toolbars.
New video filters: gradfun, blur and sharpen.
Now it's possible to change the GUI (default, mini, mpc) at runtime, no restart required.
sub files from opensubtitles should work again.
(Youtube) Recognize short urls (like this one: http://y2u.be/F5OcZBVPwOA)
Better support for chapters in video files.
Bug fix: remote m3u files work from the favorites menu or command line.
Internal changes in the single instance option (switch to QtSingleApplication).

Changes for v0.7.0 - v0.7.1

This version includes some bug fixes, some of them important. It's highly recommended to update.
Fixes:
SMPlayer took more than 10 seconds to show when running for the very first time.
The links to download subtitles from Opensubtitles were wrong.
SMPlayer crashed in the favorite editor when trying to select a file if the KDE open dialog was used.
Some translations were missing in the Windows package.
New:
By default the screenshots are saved in the user's pictures folder instead of the SMPlayer's config folder.
Now it's possible to change the opensubtitles server.
Youtube: seeking is slow with flv videos, so now flv videos have the lowest priority.
Youtube: now it's possible to search and download videos from youtube. This is provided by an external application (in linux you have to install an independent package: smtube).

Changes for v0.6.10 - v0.7.0

New favorite menu, where you can add your favorite videos, music, streams, youtube videos... It's also possible to add submenus.
Support for youtube. Now you can open urls like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..... using the Open -> URL dialog or dragging a link from a browser to the smplayer window.
Support for mplayer2 (http://www.mplayer2.org). It's a fork of mplayer with interesting features like precise seeking, ordered chapters in mkv videos and better pause handling (e.g. seek works while the video is paused).
New translation: croatian.

Changes for v0.6.8 - v0.6.9

A serious bug has been fixed: sometimes smplayer failed to find subtitles in opensubtitles.org.
Implemented the possibility to mark an A-B section, to play a part of the file only.
(Linux) smplayer doesn't use alsa as default audio driver anymore. It should fix freezing problems on Ubuntu.
Possibility to display the video resolution and frames per second in the status bar.
Audio: selection of left or right channel does work now.
(Linux) Improved support for vdpau.