Tubular is now finally ready for public beta. This release brings with it:
- Registration support
- Leopard compatibility
- Increased reliability with locating the video raw video file (so playing or converting videos will be quicker, and will be less buggy)
- An all new preferences window, with settings for registration, auto-updating, caching, and your YouTube account
- Bug fixes for the bottom bar, video conversion, and the player
The update is available through the usual methods, as well as the download link above. The beta is now open to the public, but is time-restricted to two weeks before it must be registered. For everyone who has preordered, I’ll be sending out emails with the registration information, but all that is needed is the name and email address I have on record for you.
To do this, Tubular is using server validation to process registrations. This means that the app will be sending the name and email address you provide (again, the ones I have on file from your purchase) to our server, which will communicate back down to the program if you are registered. The server does not record any identifying information about your computer, nor does it keep history of previous validations, and the only time that registrations will be turned off is if they’ve been identified on an actual piracy site.
However, if there is still serious concern about using server validation, please let me know in the comments or by email. Otherwise, if you find any issues with the new version, please email support.
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Jeremy Said
at 8:50 pm on February 3, 2008,My biggest concern with the server validation is the whole…ya know, it not working
I even looked up my info in my email and was entering the correct info. Something broken there?
Steve Streza Said
at 9:15 pm on February 3, 2008,Jeremy, I entered your information into the app here and it appears to be working. I’ll be sending out new emails to everyone with their information. If it’s still not working, send me an email and I’ll send you what you’ll need to manually activate.
Frank Sandoval Said
at 12:43 am on February 4, 2008,Viewing any videos is impossibly slow.. It’s actually faster to go use youtube.com
Steve Streza Said
at 6:26 am on February 4, 2008,Everyone, it seems like people are having a lot of trouble with registration. I’ll be looking into this problem later today. Until then, note that you don’t have to register for two weeks; the app is still 100% functional with out it. It will simply expire in two weeks.
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