Ampache 3.5-Beta1 Release

v.3.5-Beta1 Release 03/15/2009:

This release initiates a string freeze for the 3.5 branch. It also includes new API functionality for Democratic play and localplay, a Democratic Play configuration wizard, Improved Video browsing, changes to make album art more compatible with DLNA devices.

• Fixed xmlrpc get image. getEncoding doesn't static function
• Add democratic methods to api, can now vote, devote, get url and the current democratic playlist through the api
• Revert to old Random Play method
• Added proxy use for xmlrpcclient
• Added Configuration 'Wizard' for democratic play
• Fixed interface feedback issues with democratic play actions
• Add extension to image urls for the API will add to others as needed due to additional query requirement. Needed to fix some DLNA devices
• Fixed typo that caused the height of album art not to display
• Modified database and added GC for tmp_browse table
• Added get lyrics and album art using http proxy server #313 + username, password patch
• Added lyricswiki link Ticket #70
• Updated README language
• Updated getid3 library 2.0.0b4 to 2.0.0b5
• Make the Democratic playlist be assoicated with the user who sends it to a 'player'
• Fixed missing page headers on democratic playlist
• Show who voted for the songs on democratic playlist
• Increase default stream length to account for the fact that movies are a good bit longer then songs
• Correct Issues with multi-byte characters in Lyrics (Thx Momo-i)
• Added caching to Video
• Added Video calls to the API
• Remove redundent code from Browse class by making it extend nwe Query class
• Update Prototype to 1.6.0.3
• Add Time range to advanced search
• Add sorting to Video Browse
• Changed to new Query backend for Browsing and Dynamic Playlists