Zoom Player v2.30 release candidate 2 has been posted on the forum.

A bit earlier than expected, but check it out.

Zoom Player v2.30 release candidate 1 has been posted on the forum.

Several fixes, an OSD interface for Play List and a few fixes are in this build, read the forum post for the complete list of changes.

Several exciting DVD announcement coming from Europe!

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season One (March 4th) and Two (May 6th) are finally being released on DVD!

Each set is comprised of 7 discs and is currently priced at £79.99.

Furthermore, Angel - Season 2 has been announced for a March 11th release date, priced at £70.99.

Happy holidays everyone. I hope you're all having a nice time and got to watch Lord of The Rings, probably the best movie released in quite a long while.

I plan to release Zoom Player 2.3 in time for new year, so you'll have a new toy to play with in 2002.

Zoom Player development doesn't stop. And here is v2.30 beta 2. Lots of new features and fixes in this beta so make sure you check it out on the forum.

While v2.30 beta 1 of Zoom Player already contains these fixes, I decided that I want a 100% stable final version released, so I'm releasing v2.21 final. This version contains two DVD stability fixes and can be downloaded here.

Not giving myself too much rest, I've posted the first beta of Zoom Player v2.30.
Find it on the forum.

Looks like Zoom Player is finally starting to make a few waves. It's been selected as BetaNews (a nice site for getting all the latest beta releases) File of the Week. More details can be found on their front page here.

Announcing Zoom Player v2.20.

Finally, the release of version 2.20. This version while only taking about a month to develop, contains a multitude of improvements, mainly in the DVD section. I even managed to pack a few additional features since the last release candidate so make sure you go over the "What's new" file carefully.

Make sure you read the What's new file.

To download Zoom Player, click here.

I've posted a tutorial on how to create Zoom Player compatible Manual DVD Graphs, check it out here.

A couple of rumors from around the net:

Looks like Back to the Future may be released in the UK some time during August 2002, some papers were filed with a UK government agency that rates movies I think.
Another rumor has it that Star Wars:EP2 will be released on the same months, probably a world wide release.
And lastly, Lord of the Rings (the new movie) will have a possibly release date of September 2002.

And in not-such-a-rumor bit, Plans are still to release Zoom Player v2.20 final this weekend.

Yes, yet another Zoom Player v2.20 release candidate has been posted on the forum.

Even more DVD stuff, even more requested features, even more bug fixes, you get the point. I'm hoping to release the final version this weekend.

Zoom Player v2.20 release candidate 2 has been posted on the forum.

More DVD stuff, few fixes, etc... check it out.

Zoom Player v2.20 release candidate 1 has been posted on the forum.

Added in a few more DVD features such as remembering the last position on stop, The ability to save disc specific information (aspect ratio, color controls, etc...) and support for an on-screen display for modifying the Overlay Color Control.

Zoom Player v2.20 beta 3 has been posted on the forum.

This version includes the new default skin. This new skin took me about 20 hours of work to build (mainly the drawing portion) and looks a lot nicer than the previous Plastic Blue default skin. This version also contains a few small features and fixes, so check it out.

I've posted the first draft of the new Zoom Player skin on the forum, take a look.

Zoom Player v2.20 beta 2 has been posted on the forum.

Looking for another reason why U.S. people are getting the short end of the stick?

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just released Family Guy - Season 1 on DVD in the U.K.

It seems that when it comes to TV Shows, the studio execs don't seem to trust the U.S. market and rather test the waters in Europe first (see Angel/Buffy testcase).

Not sure how many people cought it, but yesterday I posted Zoom Player v2.20 beta 1 on the forum. This release added a very important feature to DVD users. It allowed you to manually create DVD Filter Graphs, which basically gives you the ultimate control on how DVD titles are played through Zoom Player.

For some reactions on this new feature check this link on AVSForum

Announcing Zoom Player v2.12.

Some bug fixes, some requested features, some unrequested features, new version, grab it now!

Make sure you read the What's new file.

To download Zoom Player, click here.

I meant to release Zoom Player 2.12 final earlier, but due to the overlay support, it sort of dragged me back. Once again, I expect the final to be released some time this weekend.

Gearing up for Zoom Player v2.12, I have posted a Release Candidate for last minute bug checking. More details can be found here.

If no other bugs pop-up till the weekend, Zoom Player v2.12 will be released.