Note: This changelog is for 8.0.1 and 8.0.0 combined because we found a bug in 8.0.0 after tagging it but before finishing releasing it.
Changes since 7.9.0:
General:
Added new Shared Content tab for managing all local and web content
Added country flags for audio and subtitles to video thumbnails in TRANSCODE folders
Added option to customize the subtitles info that is appended to filenames
Made the subtitles info more standardized
Greatly optimized memory use and long-term stability (thanks, skeptical!)
Improved default web content entries
Database cleanup step removes files that are no longer shared
Fixed a lot of bugs related to subtitles
Fixed functionality of the Back button on the web interface in some situations
Fixed "Season" not displaying on subsequent visits in Media Library
Optimized performance of Media Library folders
Improved reliability when using "Defer to MEncoder" option
Fixed some broken Media Library queries
Renderers:
Allow MP3 streaming on VLC
Transcode unsupported audio to MP3 on Samsung JU6400
Fixed video transcoding on Sony Bravia EX TVs
Languages:
Updated translations via Crowdin:
Dutch translation updated
Italian translation completed
Japanese translation completed
Persian translation updated
Polish translation completed and validated
Russian translation updated
Slovenian translation updated
Serbian (Cyrillic) translation updated
Ukrainian translation updated
Changes since 8.0.0-RC1:
General:
Improved reliability when using "Defer to MEncoder" option
Fixed functionality of the Back button on the web interface in some situations
Fixed "Season" not displaying on subsequent visits in Media Library
Optimized performance of Media Library folders
Fixed some broken Media Library queries
Fixed music info (artist, album, genre, album artist, and year) not being saved to the resource or database
Renderers:
Allow MP3 streaming on VLC
Transcode unsupported audio to MP3 on Samsung JU6400
Fixed video transcoding on Sony Bravia EX TVs
Languages:
Updated translations via Crowdin:
Dutch translation updated
Italian translation completed
Japanese translation completed
Persian translation updated
Polish translation completed and validated
Russian translation updated
Slovenian translation updated
Serbian (Cyrillic) translation updated
Ukrainian translation updated