NEWS: GameEx 10.24

[Tom Speirs]

I am pleased to release GameEx 10.24. I am now running a RTM of windows 7 ultimate x64 and I am pleased to report GameEx runs like silk on it. Significantly better then Vista and potentially XP. No changes were required.

<BR><BR><UL><LI>Enhancments:</LI><UL><LI>DVDs on Disk now features a resume option when returning to a movie</LI><LI>When playing videos and DVDs the window can now be resized without stopping playback</LI><LI>Snap images and preview videos are now loaded on a thread, providing smoother navigation</LI><LI>Faster brigtness adjustment (alpha blending) in 32 bit colour when playing preview videos as the background image</LI><LI>Slightly quicker startup and return from emulators</LI></UL>

<LI>Changes:</LI><UL><LI>New windows media center start page logo thanks to Alan Reddan</LI><LI>Pictures and videos now default to standard user documents paths for new installs</LI><LI>VMR9 now default for new installs</LI><LI>Detection if preview videos fail and turning off future previews</LI></UL><LI>

Fixes:</LI><UL><LI>Fixes aspect ratio getting distorted in slideshows</LI><LI>Some image fille types not playing in slideshows</LI><LI>Fixes movie database info not showing for DVDs on Disk when video previews are off</LI></UL></UL>

[Brian Hoffman]

I am pleased to release GameEx 10.24. I am now running a RTM of windows 7 ultimate x64 and I am pleased to report GameEx runs like silk on it. Significantly better then Vista and potentially XP. No changes were required.

<BR><BR><UL><LI>Enhancments:</LI><UL><LI>DVDs on Disk now features a resume option when returning to a movie</LI><LI>When playing videos and DVDs the window can now be resized without stopping playback</LI><LI>Snap images and preview videos are now loaded on a thread, providing smoother navigation</LI><LI>Faster brigtness adjustment (alpha blending) in 32 bit colour when playing preview videos as the background image</LI><LI>Slightly quicker startup and return from emulators</LI></UL>

<LI>Changes:</LI><UL><LI>New windows media center start page logo thanks to Alan Reddan</LI><LI>Pictures and videos now default to standard user documents paths for new installs</LI><LI>VMR9 now default for new installs</LI><LI>Detection if preview videos fail and turning off future previews</LI></UL><LI>

Fixes:</LI><UL><LI>Fixes aspect ratio getting distorted in slideshows</LI><LI>Some image fille types not playing in slideshows</LI><LI>Fixes movie database info not showing for DVDs on Disk when video previews are off</LI></UL></UL>

Great! Thanks Tom, all your hard work is really appreciated.

[Tom Speirs]

All your hard work is really appreciated.

As is yours

[fRequEnCy]

Thanks Tom! Sounds like great improvements.

[Stu1983]

Thanks Tom

I've been thinking of making the move from Vista x64 to Windows 7 x64 nice to know GameEx shouldn't give me any issues

Stu

[Tom Speirs]

Thanks Tom

I've been thinking of making the move from Vista x64 to Windows 7 x64 nice to know GameEx shouldn't give me any issues

Stu

Yeah, so far Im liking it, at least in comparison to Vista, although its pretty similar. I was never using Vista for actually ever doing work (ie software development) and Im still not with Windows 7, but so far so good with it. I may potentially be able to switch from xp for doing real work. Still undecided at the moment.

[Tom Speirs]

PS: Im actually pretty excited about windows 7. Microsoft released a working OS this time, and we finally have an upgrade path from XP, MCE and XP x64.

[Brian Hoffman]

PS: Im actually pretty excited about windows 7. Microsoft released a working OS this time, and we finally have an upgrade path from XP, MCE and XP x64.

I got a beta of Win7 64bit, I like it, it runs nice on my Core i7, although Im sure any OS I put on it would. So far so good though. All my emulators work so Im stoked about that. Honestly that is my biggest concern when upgrading OS's.

I got an email from M$ saying that for testing they are offering me a 49 dollar upgrade option. I may take them up on that.