yFlicks 3.3.2

• [fixed] solved an issue which resulted in a hanging yflickscrawler process and, consequently, non-working preview image creation with QuickTime 7.5 installed
• [improved] worked around a bug in Apple's URL loading frameworks that resulted in long download connection delays under certain circumstances (background info for fellow developers: NSURLConnections based on NSMutableURLRequests don't obey their timeout setting, so we had to emulate that time-out)
• [new] French localization
• available languages: English, French, German

yFlicks 3.3.1

• [improved] yFlicks now downloads higher-quality mpeg-4 videos from youtube.com, if available
• [fixed] display glitch in download status
• available languages: English, German

yFlicks 3.3

• [new] coverflow (including fullscreen mode and remote control support)
• [new] optional support for including your iTunes movies in your yFlicks library (this is most useful when you're using Usher mode to have your movies displayed in a hierarchical fashion in Front Row)
• [new] downloaded web videos can now be converted and added to your iTunes library automatically
• [new] you can now subdivide smart groups by library folder
• [improved] more export options (no longer limited to MPEG-4)
• [improved] converting/exporting movies no longer blocks yFlicks
• [improved] download names (e.g., "My Cat is Teh Funny (LOLZ!).flv" instead of "yldqNkGfo.flv")
• [improved] downloads are now resumed across application restarts, if the server allows it
• [fixed] downloads from youtube.com, video.google.com, dailymotion.com; also added a generic web media detector that will make yFlicks work with lots of other sites (see the TubiTunes product page for more information on this)
• [fixed] lots of minor bugs and issues
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.2.1

• [fixed] yFlicks refused to start up properly on certain Mac OS X 10.4 configurations — we're sorry for the hassle
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.2

• [new] supplementary library folders that help you distribute your movies across several volumes while still having them organized automatically (cf. "Library" preferences; you can move movies between library folders via context menu)
• [new] fanned out smart groups (see subdivision settings for a given subdivided smart group) behave similar to Apple Mail's inbox, for instance — when selected, they show all of the contained movies, while still letting you refine your selection by selecting a subgroup
• [new] smart group criterion: last playback date
• [new] index image (available from any movie's context menu)
• [new] "unwatched" item counts: you can now configure yFlicks to display the number of contained unwatched movies next to each group in its library column (cf. "Appearance" preferences)
• [new] the downloads group — i.e., the group where downloads that were triggered by dragging a URL to the yFlicks Dock symbol, for instance, are stored — is now user-selectable (cf. "Advanced" preferences)
• [new] downloads from livevideo.com
• [fixed] downloads from youtube.com, video.google.com, dailymotion.com
• [fixed] "open file" dialog
• [fixed] movie counters/playback dates weren't updated correctly when opening movies in an external viewer
• [improved] the library column is now closer to what you've come to expect from standard applications such as Mail, iTunes, or iPhoto; other minor UI improvements and bugfixes
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.1.1

• [fixed] downloads from international YouTube sites, such as de.youtube.com
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.1

• [new] you can now have yFlicks treat a sequence of movies as one composite movie by selecting them and choosing "Merge Movie Sequence..." from the "File" menu -- "Split Movie Sequence..." undoes this process
• [new] crop movies to get rid of black borders above and below a movie, for instance ("Display" menu > "Crop Visible Area...")
• [new] preference for hiding the temporary storage when empty ("Appearance" preferences)
• [new] set a custom aspect ratio that will be remembered as a default for a given movie ("Display" menu > "Set Aspect Ratio")
• [new] file size and counter can now be displayed in list mode ("Display" menu > "Columns")
• [new] you can now specify the relative point in time where a movie's preview image should be taken (default: 5%), which is useful, because a lot of movies start with a black frame, so showing the first frame as a preview image isn't really helpful ("Appearance" preferences)
• [improved] scrolling through lots of preview/cover images is much more responsive, because those image are now loaded asynchronously
• [improved] item counts now reflect the total number of movies in a given group by default (see "Appearance" preferences for additional options)
• [improved] settings like visible table columns and preview size are now saved separately for each library
• [improved] holding [option] while changing the preview/cover image size now snaps that size to values that make optimal use of the current window width
• countless small bugfixes and improvements
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.0.3

• [fixed] display glitch in the English localization's "Advanced" preferences tab (thanks Steffen Crawford!)
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.0.2

• [improved] non-blocking movie data caching (preview image, duration), resulting in dramatically reduced pizza wheel delays when adding new movies to your yFlicks library
• [improved] show an overlay slider control for movie previews, giving you the possibility to skim entire movies with minmal effort
• [improved] date subgroups, as created by smart groups that are subdivided by date, are now named as "YYYY-MM-DD" in Usher-mode file system folders, resulting in a correct sorting order in Front Row
• [fixed] collegehumor.com
• [fixed] some smaller issues affecting fullscreen mode, file name clash prevention, etc.
• [new] German localization
• Available languages: English, German.

yFlicks 3.0.1

• [fixed] bug in sorting subdivided smart groups
• [fixed] minor cosmetical issues
• Available language: English. A German localization will be available within the next two weeks.

yFlicks 3.0

• [new] custom tags (e.g., "Cast", "Director"), including auto-tagging by querying Amazon's online movie database
• [new] subdivided smart groups (e.g., browser your movies "by Director")
• [new] DVD cover images are downloaded automatically when auto-tagging
• [new] detect new files in the yFlicks library folder automatically
• [new] batch rename movies in info dialog
• [new] item counts for organized file system folders
• [new] choose application to view a movie once/by default
• [new] drag & drop URLs to the dock icon to open them in yFlicks
• [new] play/pause, jump forward, jump backward via new Apple keyboard's media keys
• [new] Path Finder support
• [improved] select/delete/drag items in preview mode
• [improved] multiple selection in library
• [improved] starting up faster, sorting faster
• [improved] double-clicking on elapsed/remaining time jumps to beginning/end of movie
• [fixed] lots of minor errors and performance glitches
• Available language: English. A German localization will be available within the next two weeks.

yFlicks 2.0.1

• Added support for downloading videos from DailyMotion.com and CollegeHumor.com.
• Improved context menus, e.g. in presentation mode. You can also rate the currently playing movie via context menu now.
• Double-clicking on the currently playing movie now toggles presentation mode (size to fit/crop to screen).
• Fixed a bug that made yFlicks throw an exception when sorting an empty group in a certain way.
• Fixed a display glitch in list mode.
• The main movie view can have keyboard focus again, letting you step through frames via arrow keys.
• Changed the keyboard shortcut for rotating a movie to [shift]-[command]-[r]. You can also rotate movies via context menu now.
• Added an optional Leopard-style main window behavior/texture that changes its hue depending on whether yFlicks is the frontmost application.
• Available language: English. A German localization is currently in the works.

yFlicks 2.0

• yFlicks can now organize the files in your library in a way that's very similar to how iTunes manages your music files, for instance. Have a look at the "Library" preferences.
• Added support for the Apple Remote. This includes both playback control and access to all of your library by means of an interface that will appear familiar to anyone who has used Front Row before.
• Fixed downloading from YouTube.com and MyVideo.de.
• Added browser integration. Downloading a clip from YouTube, for instance, is now just one click in your browser toolbar away.
• You can now define the preview image yFlicks uses for a given movie file by choosing any frame from the movie.
• Apart from hitting command-arrow, you can now also jump forward/backward by clicking the remaining/elapsed time in the movie controls toolbar.
• You can now jump to any given point in time by entering a time, e.g., "43:30".
• Presentation mode now dims other screens by default.
• yFlicks now saves the main window's position and size across restarts.
• The volume slider and the search field are now part of a retractable standard Mac OS X toolbar, giving you the opportunity to save screen estate when you don't need them.
• List mode now supports multiple selection to simplify managing your library by arranging groups of movies via drag & drop.
• You can now set the number of downloads yFlicks is supposed to launch at the same time.
• Added context menus to the library.
• Countless other GUI improvements, additional preferences, and minor bug fixes.
• Available language: English. Please do not localize yFlicks just yet, as its resources are bound to change some more. But it won't be long. We promise.

yFlicks 1.1

• Added smart groups, which let you filter all of your library's contents by criteria such as name, rating, and date added.
• Added download support for SevenLoad.com and ClipFish.de.
• When generating group hierarchies for file system folder hierarchies, yFlicks now sorts items by name.
• Fixed some minor issues, including one memory leak.
• Available language: English. Please do not localize yFlicks just yet, as its resources are bound to change some more.

yFlicks 1.0.2

• When opening file system folders, yFlicks now generates groups for these in its library, representing subfolder hierarchies in nested groups where appropriate.
• You can now drag tracks from iTunes to yFlicks as well as from yFlicks to iTunes or the Finder, for instance. To do the latter, you will need to make sure that "Dragging items from the library [copies the respective files]" in yFlicks' "Library" preferences.
• You can now define seperate sorting criteria for each group. These criteria are also reflected in the library view on the left hand side of yFlicks' main window.
• yFlicks now switches to group view whenever the last movie in a group has been played completely.
• Available language: English. Please do not localize yFlicks just yet, as its resources are bound to change some more.

yFlicks 1.0.1

• Added support for MyVideo, a German online video community.
• yFlicks now displays a download status when downloading online videos from YouTube, for instance.
• Fixed a bug where the sound volume slider didn't affect video previews.
• Fixed a bug where yFlicks tried to show online videos in Finder.
• Available language: English. Please do not localize yFlicks just yet, as its resources are bound to change some more.

yFlicks 1.0

• Initial release.
• Available language: English. Please do not localize yFlicks just yet, as its resources are bound to change some more.