Lightning Ware News

29th April 2009, Milton Keynes, UK – A new version of MCME has been released as version 1.0. This is a new software solution for Windows Media Center that includes a file browser, process explorer and internet radio player.

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12th March 2009, Milton Keynes, UK – A new version of VMON has been released as version 1.4.1. This version tackles the 30 day trial issues.

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6th March 2009, Milton Keynes, UK – A new software application to guard against virus's and trojans has been released. VMON has been released as version 1.4.

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27th August 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – It has been reported that the trial version is expiring before the correct time on some PCs. This has been fixed and VME has been re-released as version 1.2.

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7th August 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – An issue was found with using "&" in file names. This has been fixed and VME has been re-released as version 1.1.

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24th July 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – The following VME example videos have been released on YouTube:

Playing DivX on Xbox 360 without Media Center

Streaming DivX to PDA with VME

Playing DivX & XviD on Xbox 360 with VME

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23th July 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – There were initial teething problems with VME scheduler on certain machines. This has been fixed and VME has been re-released.

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23th July 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – There were problems picked up in Windows Media Center 2005 testing with the VME MCE Interface on certain machines not showing the Play Stream button. This has been fixed and VME has been re-released.

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23th July 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – Frappr are no longer using forums. Therefore I have set up a new forum for VME and MCE Video Encoder at http://groups.google.co.uk/group/VME_LWS and http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mce-video-encoder respectively.

Please post your technical questions and support issues there. This would mean that everyone would benefit from the answers.

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22th July 2007, Milton Keynes, UK – First version of VME released.

VME is a new application that allows you to stream DivX and XviD to your Xbox 360 and Media Center Extender - but it doesn’t stop there! It’s also a complete encoding and streaming suite, allowing you to do such things as stream video from a web browser and PDA, while seamlessly converting your video to MS formats while you sleep!

VME is the evolution of the successful MCE Video Encoder, which has been rewritten from the ground up - creating a new, faster and more feature-rich product.

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1st April 2006, London, UK – An inssue with MCE Video Encoder not allowing users to change the Port number has been fixed. You should only upgrade to this version if you require the use of a port other than 8080.

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30th March 2006, London, UK – This release (version 1.0.2.0 beta) resolves some important issues that have been reported.

Issues Fixed:

Video stream stopping 10 seconds before end of video.

Unhandled Exception when application first loads.

Incorrect "Shared Documents" path created during install.

"Encoder Is." message showing when "Start/Stop" MCE add-in is activated.

New Features:

Use of custom profiles: users can now created their own streaming profiles.

Auto-detection of install status: will install all required files and folders when application first starts.

Auto-detection of Windows MCE: will prompt for install of Windows MCE add-ins when application first starts.

Auto-detection of Windows Media Encoder: will check if encoder is installed and that it is working correctly.

More helpful messages added to Windows MCE Add-ins.

Troubleshooting area added to help document.

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28th March 2006, London, UK – Gary Stimson has set up a new group and forum at www.frappr.com/lightningware. Feel free to post your support questions and feature requests there and also to add yourself to the map.

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25th March 2006, London, UK – Lightning Ware, the website dedicated to providing freeware and shareware solutions for everyday needs, has today revealed a new interactive design that makes the site easier to use than ever before.

The website has now shifted it’s focus to offer customers computer software exclusively developed by Lighting Ware. The solutions have been especially created to enable users to make the most out of their computer and media systems, at little or no cost.

Commenting on the new website, Gary Stimson, the developer behind Lightning Ware Solutions said, “Through the website, customers can download the software and submit their valued opinions. All feedback is taken on board and where possible, incorporated into the next version, to uniquely provide solutions that match the needs of the users”.

Notes to editor - Lightning Ware was developed in 2003 by Gary Stimson BSc (Hons) MSc and is based in the UK. Gary graduated from The University of Nottingham in 2001 with an MSc in Information Technology and has nearly ten years of programming experience.

For further information or to provide feedback on any of Lightning Ware’s products, contact: info@lightningware.co.uk

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20th March 2006, London, UK – Lightning Ware, the website dedicated to providing freeware and shareware solutions for everyday needs, has today announced the launch of it’s free MCE Video Encoder, a Windows application that controls encoding and streaming of all video files, including DivX and XviD.

The application also includes a set of add-ins for Windows Media Center Edition 2005, which controls the MCE Video Encoder application. This therefore allows users to not only set up and control video streams from their Windows Media Center PC, but also control and view the streams from a Media Center Extender, including an Xbox 360.

Features of the MCE Video Encoder include an add-in that enables the user to start and stop streaming from their Xbox 360, rather than their PC, meaning that they never need to leave their seat. Another popular feature is the pause and unpause streaming add-in, allowing movie watchers to pause, fast forward and rewind their film – they no longer need to start watching on their Xbox from beginning each time if they need to take a break from the movie. This is a unique feature that is not available on other products.

Commenting on the software, Gary Stimson, the developer behind Lightning Ware Solutions said, “I was inspired to develop the MCE Video Encoder because I wanted to be able to watch my existing movie collection from every room in the house. Rather than building extra PC’s, which would have proved costly, I developed this software. I decided to make it widely available, free of charge so that everyone could enjoy the benefits.”

The MCE Video Encoder is continually evolving to incorporate a range of new features. For a complete list of current features, click here.

Notes to editor - Lightning Ware was developed in 2003 by Gary Stimson BSc (Hons) MSc and is based in the UK. Gary graduated from The University of Nottingham in 2001 with an MSc in Information Technology and has nearly ten years of programming experience.

For further information or to provide feedback on any of Lightning Ware’s products, contact: info@lightningware.co.uk

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19th March 2006, London, UK - First version of MCE Video Encoder released

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19th March 2006, London, UK - A new freeware Java application called XML Game Engine has been released

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19th March 2006, London, UK - New version of MyLinks released

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