Crystal Reality team is happy to announce the availability of CrystalPlayer 1.98 product with more than usual number of enhancements, fixes and improvements.

Highlights of this release include full Windows Vista support, built-in MPEG4 decoder, automatic deinterlace filter and many more.

Full list:

• New: Complete Windows Vista support: overlays, WMV playback, Glass, Shadows
• New: Vista Glass support in skin engine
• New: Keyboard with multimedia keys support, right mouse click using 'Menu' keyboard key
• New: Built-in MPEG4 decoder
• New: Nullsoft installer, translation .ttb files are now located just in the installation folder
• New: Each codec in the codecbase now uses its own installer
• New: Major speed optimizations for huge playlists loading
• New: Drag&Drop subtitles acceptance
• New: Languages update - Arabic and Dutch added
• New: Current splitter and decoder are now shown in property dialog ('P' key)
• New: Better move by mouse in playlist
• New: Show messages during adding file to playlist and searching codec
• New: Playlist is automaticall saved after any playlist change
• New: Auto-deinterlacing filter
• New: Show total playback time in the playlist mode
• New: Sticky movie and system time in the playback mode
• New: Supersampling doesn't leave "red line" on the right border
• New: Autoclick to menu on OSD when moving the mouse
• New: AC3 Decoder LFE channel mix in stereo mode
• New: Save current position in playlist
• New: Playlist is not saved in wife-protection mode
• New: Equalizer and Seeking Bar display can be toggled on/off
• Bugfix: Skins bugfixes, redownload skins please
• Bugfix: Windows 98 is finally supported (95 is not)
• Bugfix: Misc AVI Splitter fixes
• Bugfix: YV12 on non-standard widths fixed
• Bugfix: Better playlist randomization
• Bugfix: MPEG2 Decoder fixes with Vista MPEG2 splitter
• Bugfix: CD/DVD while where is no any compact disc in device problem
• Bugfix: Playlist sorting
• Bugfix: If minimized and run other file form explorer - window restored not into foreground
• Bugfix: New scale for volume control (not -12..+12, but 0-100-200)
• Bugfix: Equalizer fixes
• Bugfix: Timebar repaint fix - more time until fadeout if mouse under timebar or equalizer
• Workaround: Latest DivX put icon in taskbar and CP loses focus
• Bugfix: Copy to clipboard didn't always work
• Bugfix: Current playing file is now in the top of the recent list

Thanks for using Crystal Reality products! Send us your experience to support@crystalplayer.com and our forums.

Crystal Reality LLC is proud to announce the availability of Crystal2Mobile product, providing the high-quality DVD video playback on the Symbian based mobile phones.

The Crystal2Mobile is the bundle of C2M Player, video player for Symbian based mobile phones and C2M Producer, the user-friendly tool to transfer DVD discs and video files into mobile-friendly format.

The key difference among the competitors is the complete DVD support in the C2M Producer as well as numerous advanced features in the C2M Player, the only courtesy of PC players before. This includes: automatic codec downloader, video filters, on screen display and preview thumbnails.

Crystal2Mobile supports the whole range of Series60 based mobile phones, such as Nokia 3650, N-Gage, 6630, 6680, N70 as well as many others.

Crystal2Mobile is only $29.95 and all updates to future versions are FREE!

Enjoy the new DVD experience on mobile with Crystal2Mobile!

CrystalReality LLC is proud to announce the release of 1.97 version of our flagship product - CrystalPlayer.

Free version is updated to the latest 1.97 bringing the following new features compared to 1.85:

• New: Bookmarks in playlist with import and export functionality
• New: On Screen Display controls
• New: Playlists now work in fullscreen
• New: Deinterlacing video filter (for DVD)
• New: Built-in Crystal Reality MPEG1/2 video decoder (beta)
• New: Built-in Crystal Reality ATSC A52 (AC3) multichannel audio decoder (beta)
• New: Precise 10 band spectrum equalizer
• New: WhenU Save addon
• Bugfix: CrystalPlayer Free now works with QuickTime-alternative
• Bugfix: Huge AVI files (> 2 Gb) support

Pro version changelog:

• Bugfix: Several fixes in Crystal MPEG2 Decoder
• Bugfix: Minor bugfixes in Crystal AC3 Decoder
• Bugfix: Huge AVI files (> 2 Gb) support

Thanks for using Crystal Reality products! Send us your experience to support@crystalplayer.com and our forums.

We are happy to announce the availability of Beta3 of Crystal2Mobile Player with many improvements.

Changelog:

• New: UIQ version (SE P800, P900, P910, Motorola A920, A1000)
• New: Nokia 3650, Nokia 7650, Siemens SX1 support and others on Symbian 6.1
• New: CoreMP4 decoder support
• Bugfix: various stability improvements
• Bugfix: optimized memory allocation, Crystal2Mobile now uses 30% less memory, performance improvements
• Bugfix: dithering for Symbian 6.1 phones with 4096 colors
• CME support removed from Beta3 both S60 and UIQ to reduce .SIS file size

The Christmas passed, but we were hardworking in the days before and after and here is the Beta2 version of Crystal2Mobile!

Changelog:

• Bugfix: incoming call handling, audio resumes normally
• Bugfix: audio renderer speed improvements
• Bugfix: dithering for Symbian 6.1 phones with 4096 colors, Beta3 will contain Nokia3650, Siemens SX1 support

Thanks to everyone providing bugreports, please send us your experience to c2m-suggest@crystalplayer.com.

Happy New Year!

We are proud to announce the availability of Beta1 version of Crystal2Mobile 2.0 - major update of CrystalPlayer Mobile as well as number of other changes.

Crystal2Mobile is completely new product, incorporating the technologies we have been working on for past 1.5 years, our Crystal2 platform.

C2M Player 2.0Beta1 Features

• Based on Crystal2 framework
• AVI, MPEG4, DivX 3.11, MP3, OggVorbis, CME formats support
• Support of plugins & codecs, automatic codec downloader
• On Screen Display, messages and volume
• Easy to use, intuitive, Symbian based user interface
• Fullscreen & windowed modes
• Built-in filebrowser with advanced features
• Preview thumbnails
• Share Crystal2Mobile via infrared or bluetooth
• Speed troubleshooting modes
• Video filters
• Smart seeking
• Supported phone models: Nokia 3230, 6260, 6600, 6620, 6630, 6680/6681/6682, 7610, 7710, Panasonic X700, X800

Please report us any problems and suggestions with Crystal2Mobile, we expect several Betas coming in next weeks, and the release in Jan 2006.

Also we have updated information about Crystal2 platform on our pages as well as put preliminary documentation to http://dn.crystalreality.com. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas and happy new year, have a good holiday season!

Crystal Reality is going to speed up Crystal2Mobile for PocketPC. We would like to have more guys in our team. If you're young and ready to build future of digital video, we invite you to work in our company.

Requirements:
1) Deep ANSI-C/C++ knowledge.
2) Experience in PocketPC software development.
3) Architect experience. Common knowledge of C++ design patterns and data structures.
4) Acquaintance with CVS, MS Project, Bugzilla.
5) Technical english.

Additional knowledges which will be appreciated:
1) Experience in development of video/audio applications or dynamic video games.
2) Acquaintance with DirectShow DirectX.
3) Knowledge of ARM-Processors Assembler with DSP extensions.

Functions:
1) Development/porting of platform-dependent modules for Crystal Player under PocketPC.
2) Development of Crystal2 platform-independent modules.
3) Video and Audio decoders porting to be working under Pocket PC on ARM processors.

Additional information
1) You will work in the center of St.Petersburg, Russia in the team of talented guys.
2) You will have competitive salary.
3) You will be able to build you career in perspective and growing company.

If you're interested, please feel free to send your CV to kim@crystalplayer.com, contact person: Kim A. Bondarenko.

2.000.000 downloads of CrystalPlayer & CrystalPlayer Mobile are the great benchmark of the popularity and quality of Crystal Reality LLC products. For us, the number '2' in the count of millions is even more - we are all about to release the first product based on the Crystal2 technology - Crystal2Mobile. We thank everybody for helpful suggestions and support!

We are proud to announce the availability of 1.8 versions of CrystalPlayer Mobile and CrystalMobile Producer. The major highlights of this release include completely rewritten CrystalMobile Producer tool, several updates to mobile players on S60 & UIQ platforms.

New Producer features:

• Any video file source - DVD, AVI, MPEG, WMV, etc.
• Automatic codec downloader
• Easy to use film editor
• Advanced settings (codec, format, resolution, framerate)
• Automatic shutdown after conversion
• Conversion priority selection

New Player features:

• Self-spreading via bluetooth and IrDA - send player to your friends
• Improved inbox handling
• The number of small bugfixes

CrystalPlayer Mobile 1.8 is the last release of 1.x branch. See the whole new line of products based on Crystal2 framework starting in August-September 2005. If you purchase CrystalPlayer Mobile 1.8 today, you'll get Crystal2Mobile S60/UIQ for free.

Features of the upcoming Crystal2Mobile (S60/UIQ):

• Based on the next generation digital media platform - Crystal2
• AVI, MPEG, OGG formats support
• DivX, MPEG4, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis decoders in place
• Plugins (codecs, splitters, video & audio filters, etc)
• Automatic plugin & codec downloader
• On Screen Display

Dear users! Our MyCrystal service was extended, so now you can fetch all the versions of CrystalReality products, as well your keys via MyProducts page under your account. We hope you'll like it. Thanks!