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@MeoMix MeoMix released this 01 Jul 22:57
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This is an incredibly large changing release to the UI of Streamus.

I have been discussing the future of Streamus with YouTube over the past several months. This update is the first step towards being fully compliant with their desires.

When I first began building Streamus I realized that I was in violation of portions of YouTube's Terms of Service. I wanted to talk with them and figure out how to best resolve my concerns, but I had no means of getting ahold of the right folks. So, I went into building Streamus with a certain mentality, "Build something cool enough to attract their attention. Then, figure out our differences or be happy that you made something cool enough to get shut down."

Fortunately, it appears as if Streamus is here to stay, albeit with some striking changes.

It's also worth noting that this update was incredibly rushed. I've been awake for about 35 hours in an attempt to get everything working by the end of June. So, I'm releasing this update earlier than desired. Rest assured that all bugs will be resolved and marked improvements are still to be had with the new interface. Thank you for understanding.

Changes:

  • Streamus now displays YouTube video when the popup is open. This is a requirement set forth by YouTube and is not able to be removed nor hidden. It's worth noting that there no bandwidth consumption change and no performance penalty for showing this video. Streamus always loaded the video and it is now simply being presented to you.
  • Streamus is now the maximum size of a Chrome extension, 800px * 600px, in order to accommodate the video. This should not be a major negative impact unless you're using Chrome at 110% or 125% zoom. If you're impacted by this then please consider using Streamus in 'tab' mode as well as 'starring' the zoom bug here: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=420382
  • All songs which are licensed under Universal Media Group (UMG) are unable to be played currently. I have sent out some e-mails to try and get talks going. Please understand that this is not a bug in Streamus. It is a politics issue. UMG has blacklisted Streamus from allowing playback of its music inside of the Chrome extension. If you would like to show your support for Streamus, please tweet @umg, https://twitter.com/UMG.
  • Streamus is now a single-pane rather than multi-pane. This will provide more space for common functionality. I know that the UX is still a little clunky on it right now. Please submit constructive criticism on how it can be improved and I will take it into consideration for the patches coming within the next few weeks.

There's a whole swathe of smaller changes, but that's the gist of it.

Please try to be optimistic about this release. This is a step towards Streamus becoming a 100% legitimate music player which will be around for many years to follow.

Regards,

Sean

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