The FireCore Dev-Team announced on Wednesday that they have updated the Media Player that comes with aTV Flash (Black) to version 0.9.4. This new version of Media Player comes with a bunch of added functionality and bug fixes to make Media Player better than ever on the Apple TV 2G.

You can view the complete changelog of Media Player 0.9.4 in the quoted area below.

  • Added new folder artwork in Grid View
  • Added loop and shuffle playlist options
  • Added TV Show series cover art in Grid View and Top Shelf
  • Added top to bottom and right to left navigation in grid view
  • Added global setting for enabling/disabling subtitles
  • Added support for large photo collections
  • Added support for folders containing dot (‘.’) in their name
  • Added (watched) view options in List View (use Play/Pause button to switch mode)
  • Improved metadata caching logic
  • Improved TV Show filename parsing
  • Improved Grid View stability
  • Improved metadata fetching speed
  • Resolved issues with audio file metadata fetching
  • Resolved issues with chapter selection screen layout observed on short files
  • Resolved issues with metadata reloading in Grid View
  • Resolved issues with TV Shows aired date
  • Resolved issues with hangs on certain DVD menus
  • Resolved minor memory management issues
  • Resolved issues with scrolling in Top Shelf
  • Resolved issues with folder names overlapping in Grid View
  • Minor UI improvements

In order to update Media Player to version 0.9.4 you will need to go into Maintenance menu and then the Manage Extras menu. If you do not currently have aTV Flash (Black) installed on your Apple TV 2G, you can click here to pre-order it. Let us know what you think of Media Player 0.9.4 in the comments section below.