lifextender
extending your life, one commercial at a time
The current version is 0.9.4.6 beta at 959.1 kb; it was uploaded on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 6:11 pm

latest changes



0.9.4.6 - 3/5/2008
  • Fixed issue a queuing when 'Remove duplicate shows' is enabled
  • Fixed issue with shortcut in Programs menu

0.9.4.5 - 3/2/2008
  • Uncommercialized shows can optionally be output to a directory other than the Recorded TV directory
  • Lifextender can now be configured to suspend (hibernate or sleep) the machine after a scheduled scan completes successfully
  • Lifextender now supports a few command line arguments - see documentation for details
  • Changed the progress bar on the progress form to increment based on per-file scope
  • Removed add-in option allowing a scan after a record ends - duplicate feature
  • Wake from sleep/hibernate no longer works due to the fix state above
  • Progress form image box crops thumbnail to remove black frame
  • Fixed issue with scheduled/incremental scans not working
  • Fixed issues related to ShowAnalyzer installation detection on Vista 64-bit
  • Fixed issue with ShowAnalyzer and non-US datetime formats

0.9.3.1 - 1/3/2008
  • Added compatibility with ShowAnalyzer - good times
  • Added option to allow moving the original file to a specified location instead of deleting/recycling it
  • Added event log shortcut via context menu on tray icon
  • Added ability to cancel scan from the tray icon
  • Removed dependency for .NET Framework v3.5
  • Fixed bug regarding duplicate shows not being removed
  • Fixed bug with Lx logo and MC add-in

0.9.3.0 - 12/18/2007
  • Added ability to update Media Center TV show metadata for existing out-of-sync shows (useful to users of previous versions of Lx)
  • Added ability to set up include/ignore rules w/ integrated testing
  • You can now automatically scan your system when new files are detected
  • Lifextender will now wake from a hibernated or suspended mode when interval-scan or scheduled-scan is enabled
  • Added options to copy all metadata and copy original thumbnail to processed shows
  • Added UI for manually adding/removing files from the blacklist
  • Updated .NET framework to v3.5 - now required in order to use Lifextender
  • Removed option to notify MC when a show begins uncommercializing - this is to fix an issue w/ notification dialog focus being lost
  • Added failover if commercial-free file can't be moved back to it's original location after being processed
  • High Definition content that is marked as protected content is skipped since Comskip won't be able to process it
  • Shows with less than 15 seconds of detected commercials are now skipped
  • Increased speed of media library file-system scan by two thirds
  • Fixed issue related to Media Center cache and loss of recording history
  • Fixed issue regarding All Users shortcut - shortcut is now bound to current user
  • Fixed inherited permissions issue - good times
  • Fixed issue involving German Umlauts
  • Lots of other minor bug fixes

0.9.2.9 - 10/18/2007
  • Scheduled Scans has been added allowing the user to specify the time of day to execute the scan
  • Updated Comskip to v79.105 - if you've modified the Comskip.ini file, you will need to back it up before the install, then merge your changes back in
  • Event log now shows more detailed information about each show's uncommercializing stages
  • Blacklisting has been added - files that err during processing will be blacklisted so they aren't processed again
  • Original files in the recycle bin are now be restored back to their original location instead of the working bin
  • Media Center no longer loses the recording history for processed shows
  • As a result of the aforementioned patch, Media Center will no longer recognized changed metadata (can be overriden)
  • Patched an issue where memory would spike when merging metadata
  • As a result of the aforementioned patch, TV show thumbnails (video frame shot) will not be transfered to uncommercialized files (can be overriden)
  • Fixed issues related to AutoUpdate, however they won't take effect until the next ugprade
  • Fixed an issue when exiting while a show is being processed. File is now restored to original location
  • "Keep Until" data now gets transfered to uncommercialized files
  • Shows with no commercials that are processed no longer fail at the DVRCut stage

0.9.2.8 - 10/15/2007
  • Initial release - good times
  • Fixed issue with auto-update check interval

0.9.2.7 - 10/14/2007
  • Early-adopter release