Archived News

April 1, 2005
TVedia 3.4 has been released. This release contains mostly bug fixes. See release notes page for more details.
January 21, 2005
TVedia 3.3 has been released. This release contains mostly bug fixes. See release notes page for more details.
December 11, 2004
TVedia 3.2 has been released. This release contains bug fixes, and feature improvements, including DVB teletext support support, and WinTV-PVR 150/500 card support for PVR. See release notes page for more details. And download now!
October 26, 2004
We are pleased to announce the TVedia affiliate program. You can find out more information about the program and sign up from the partner page.
September 15, 2004
TVedia 3.1 has been released. This release contains many bug fixes, and minor feature improvements. See release notes page for more details. And download now!
August 15, 2004
Some users asked for more details on the JovePlayer to TVedia upgrade. Here are several highlights:
  • JovePlayer's $20 license was only valid for upgrades released within one year of purchase. TVedia's license is valid for all upgrades in the future.
  • JovePlayer's $20 license was valid for all features except DVB. The license worked on beta version of the DVB feature, but we have stated from the very beginning that DVB feature requires a separate license.
  • For a limited time, we offer upgrade from JovePlayer to TVedia for $29.95. The upgrade doesn't include DVB feature, you need to purchase a separate license for DVB feature.
  • If you purchased JovePlayer license after August 14, 2003, Your JovePlayer keycode will still work with new releases of TVedia within one year of your JovePlayer license purchase date. The upgrade is not mandatory. But again, DVB feature requires a new license. However, because we no longer sell JovePlayer license, when the upgrade offer ends in the near future, you will need to purchase a brand new TVedia license, which will likely cost more than the upgrade.
  • For users who purchased multiple JovePlayer licenses using the same email address in the past. We offer a free upgrade. Just email support@8dim.com.
  • For users who purchased single JovePlayer license and upgrade now, you are effectively paying $49.95 in total for TVedia license, $10 off the new TVedia license price. It doesn't matter when you purchased JovePlayer license the first time, you will get a TVedia license that entitles you to all future upgrades.
  • For every new release of TVedia, you get 15 day trial period for all features, including DVB feature.
August 14, 2004
TVedia 3.0 final has been released to the web. This release contains a complete UI overhaul, and added DVB support, among many other new features. See release notes page for more details. And download now!
August 14, 2004
We have a new name for JovePlayer. To reflect the nature of the product better, JovePlayer has been renamed to TVedia.
JovePlayer keycode will still work with TVedia under the same expiration rules. So if you purchased the keycode after August 14, 2003, the keycode should still work. Otherwise, you need to obtain a new keycode for the new release. However, JovePlayer keycode will no longer be sold. You need to obtain a TVedia keycode instead.
Users who purchased any JovePlayer keycode can upgrade the keycode with a reduced fee for a limited time. See the upgrade page for more details.
August 7, 2004
JovePlayer 3.0 beta 6 is released. This is probably the last beta before official release.
June 27, 2004
JovePlayer 3.0 beta 5 is available. Mostly for DVB card cannot play bug.
June 13, 2004
JovePlayer 3.0 beta 4 is available.
May 20, 2004
JovePlayer 3.0 beta 3 is available.
April 25, 2004
JovePlayer 3.0 beta is available.
Feburary 11, 2004
JovePlayer 2.4.4 is released with latest bug fixes. See forum for more details.
Feburary 2, 2004
JovePlayer 2.4.3 is released with latest bug fixes. See forum for more details.
January 4, 2004
JovePlayer 2.4 is officially released. This release has numerous improvements over 2.3, including multiple tuner support for PVR, WinTV PVR USB2 support for PVR, MKV playback support, shoutcast audio streaming, ogm embedded subtitle, jpcmd.exe command line utility, VP6 and 3viX playback with software decoder, dvdprofiler integration, one touch access to on screen EPG for PVR, among many others.
December 20, 2003
JovePlayer 2.4 beta is available.
November 2, 2003
JovePlayer 2.3 is officially released.
October 11, 2003
JovePlayer 2.3 beta is available for testing. This release supports CD playback, Ogm and RealMedia playback among other new features.
August 30, 2003
JovePlayer 2.2 is officially released.
August 11, 2003
JovePlayer 2.2 beta is available for testing. This release supports PVR (timeshifting and recording) on a limited number of hardware TV tunner/capture/MPEG encoder cards. There is also a slew of other improvements to the player.
June 7, 2003
JovePlayer 2.1 is officially released.
May 24, 2003
JovePlayer 2.1 beta is available for beta testing. This minor release includes several major features, such as picture show, web browsing, and streaming media from web. There are many other smaller features, check out the feature list, give it a try, and let us know what you think.
May 24, 2003
Under the Tools section, ID3ForJove is updated, and a new Media Manager is posted.
March 30, 2003
JovePlayer 2.0 is officially released with many bug fixes since beta. A new 10-day trial is instituted.
March 15, 2003
JovePlayer 2.0 beta is available for beta testing. This major release totally revamped the user interface, makes it skinnable, and more suitable for Home Theater PC applications. There are numerous other features added, including subtitle for hardware decoded avi files. Please give it a try and let us know your thoughts.
March 15, 2003
JovePlayer forum is open for discussion.
Feburary 8, 2003
JovePlayer 1.4 is officially released with much improved software reencode performance, a solution for VBR MP3 audio out-of-sync problem, and other minor feature updates and bug fixes. For unpaid 1.3 users, you get a 5 day grace period with release 1.4. New 1.4 users still get 15 days of trial.
Feburary 8, 2003
A Tools section is added for free JovePlayer related tools.
January 28, 2003
JovePlayer 1.4 Beta is ready for testing. This beta uses a new encoding method that drastically reduces CPU consumption when software decoder is used. It also provides a solution for the out-of-sync problem with VBR MP3 audio when hardware decoder is used.
January 12, 2003
JovePlayer 1.3 is official now with software decoding functions (able to playback MPEG4 derivative formats and MPEG4 with advanced features). For unpaid 1.2 users, you get a 5 day grace period with release 1.3. New 1.3 users still get 15 days of trial.
January 5, 2003
Divx Beta2 is available. This beta has fixed incorrect aspect ratio, loss of AC3 audio, video flickering, and playback jittering problems. The quality is very close to a release candidate now. Please try it out, and give us feedback before an official release 1.3 is built.
December 30, 2002
Divx Beta is available for download.
December 6, 2002
JovePlayer 1.2 is released!
November 2, 2002
JovePlayer 1.1 is released! This is an update to version 1.0, which includes bug fixes and minor feature updates.
November 2, 2002
JovePlayer FAQ page is added.
October 22, 2002
JovePlayer 1.0 is finally released! This release includes full OSD UI for media selection and remote control functionalities. Supported media formats include MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MP3, VCD 1.0, VCD 2.0, SVCD, DVD, AVI files with compatible MPEG4 content.