I'm really exited to release the first beta version of DXVUMeterNETGDI.

As I have explained before, this new version of DXVUMeterNET uses GDI+ instead of DirectX as its rendering engine making it less resource intensive.

If you have already built a project using the DirectX version of DXVUMeterNET and you would like to test this release you just have to change the reference on your project to point to DXVUMeterNETGDI.dll and then recompile -- as simple as that.

Also, as previously announced, this version includes a new sample application (with source code) called BPMDetection which demonstrates yet another type of program that can be created with DXVUMeterNET

Although not perfect, this rather simple application is capable of perfoming an automated detection of the beats per minute (BPM) of any audio stream being monitored by DXVUMeterNETGDI.

In the upcoming days I will be releasing a new version of DXVUMeterNET that utilizes GDI+ instead of Direct3D to perform the rendering.

Although GDI+ is considerably slower than Direct3D, it is enough to allow DXVUMeterNET to render its different modes while providing a more lightweight control.

This version will be 100% compatible with the Direct3D version so if you decide to use it you will only need to update the reference on your project and recompile it.

Also, with the release of DXVUMeterNET I will include a new sample application that can be used to perform BPM detection. The sample uses a very similar algorithm used by many popular applications such as Tracktor, although it may not be as accurate but still it makes a pretty nice example of the things you can do with DXVUMeterNET.

Due to a serious issue with the drive controller on one of our servers (the one intended to handle all our support channels) our response time may be increased up to 48 hours (from the usual 1 to 2 hours).

We are working as fast as possible to resolve this situation but, for now, please be patient if you don't receive any replies from us...
Be rest assured that we will response to all the emails (as usual).

I would like to personally apologize for the inconveniences that this situation may cause you

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