Announcing Zoom Player MAX & IPTV version 21.4
Published June 2nd, 2025
What's new in this release:
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / Media Server) that determines
whether to list collections alongside categories in the Media Server
Browser (PLEX / Emby / Jellyfin).
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / Media Server) that determines
whether to list collections within categories in the Media Server
Browser. This feature is limited to PLEX as it's the only media server
that associates collections with a specific category.
* When creating a new category, the Media Server media library plugin will
now list Emby/Jellyfin collections. Emby/Jellyfin collections are not
locked to a specific type (e.g. movies/tv) so every collection is
selectable, regardless of the category type you are creating. This feature
can be disabled in the plugin's configuration page.
* When creating a new category, the Media Server media library plugin will
now list PLEX collections based on the category type you are creating.
Unlike Emby/Jellyfin, PLEX locks collections to specific categories.
This feature can be disabled in the plugin's configuration page.
* The Media Server media library plugin now lists PLEX collections within
categories. This feature can be disabled in the plugin's configuration page.
+ The IPTV Setup wizard has been enhanced for clarity and includes new
Information, Skip and Quit buttons.
+ When using the media server browser interface, going up a folder now
restores the exact position of the list prior to entering the folder
(the list's top index is now saved along with the item's index).
+ The MP4 and Matroska (MKV) smart play profiles have been split in two.
Each format now has two smart play profiles, one for local file playback
and one for streaming, allowing you to pick different components depending
on whether you're playing a local file or streaming from a media server.
+ The Media Server Browser's pop-up hint that appears when hovering items
is now a lot less annoying. The hint will only show when hovering over
items that don't have enough space to display and instantly hides when
hovering over other items.
+ Emby/Jellyfin collections are no longer listed as a "Collections" folder,
this has been replaced with the collection setting above.
+ Updated MediaInfo to the latest version.
+ Small quality of life enhancements throughout the UI.
- When moving Zoom Player's window between monitors should no longer pause or
snap the window back to the original monitor.
- Zoom Player will no longer adjust the minimal window size based on your
monitor's resolution as it broke some features. This does mean there can
be some visual artifacts as the control overlay gradient backgrounds may
overlap each other if the playback window is tiny.
- Right-clicking a media library entry did not select the entry unless it
was in a TV or Movie category.
- Fixed a case where another Zoom Player window could appear between the
main player window and the control overlay.
- The Home Theater quick search feature was partially broken.
- The quick search feature now works on with both media file/url or title
in the play history Home Theater interface.
- When using the YouTube IFRAME player with the Chromium engine it was
possible that seeking ahead/back multiple times in a row in under 250ms
would seek in place.
- The trial version of Zoom Player MAX/IPTV no longer asks you to upgrade
on first run.