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"Microsoft Media Platform team has released their 1.1 version of the Player Framework for Windows Phone 8. This update includes several new features and unfortunately it is based on Windows 8 Xaml version code base, so it won’t work on Windows Phone 7.x devices.

New Features:

Support for WP8

Performance improvements

Fully localizable

Easier to skin, brand, & style

New default style matches Windows Phone default video player’s

Advertising support

Faster media/channel switching

Installs as VS extension SDK

Smaller runtime

MEF is no longer used to load plugins, plugins need to be manually added.

TTML rendering improvements (e.g. text outline support)

Smooth streaming support via new AdaptivePlugin.

100% backward compatibility with MediaElement API

Touch interaction improvements

Built in caption track selection UI

Built in audio track selection UI

Click to play support to help save bandwidth until user decides to play

New optional buttons in the UI

Landscape and portrait layout support

Poster support

Tracking plugin for monitoring playback

Download the latest version here at Codeplex.

via: Windows Team Blog"

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