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Next Stop: Instant Gratification

Vuze 4.6 has arrived!  The release includes a brand new Play Now feature, faster downloads, and a completely redesigned Sidebar.  At the end of the day, each of these features enhances your ability to quickly download and watch.  Here at Vuze, we’re all about instant gratification.

Play Now

With today’s release, you’ll now notice a green Play button whenever you select a currently downloading torrent containing a video file.

Clicking the green play button will analyze the media file to identify the video bitrate, your current download speed, and calculate the point at which to safely begin continuous playback.  As a result, you’ll now be able to enjoy playback a lot sooner than if you had to wait for the entire torrent to download.

If you’re an existing Vuze Plus subscriber, you’ll get Play Now at no additional cost.  If you’re not a Vuze Plus subscriber, check it out now.

Faster Downloads

In addition, we’ve pulled together a large number of code changes to speed up our communication with the larger bittorrent ecosystem, including support for uTP.  The end result?  Faster downloads across both Vuze (the free version) and Vuze Plus.  In fact, combine faster downloads with Play Now, and you might just be approaching a world of instant gratification (depending on the speed of your internet connection, of course).

Sidebar Facelift

Finally, Vuze 4.6 includes a completely redesigned Sidebar.  The goal was to streamline the features to reduce clutter, and enable you to quickly access the features you use (while hiding those you don’t).

300 Comments to Next Stop: Instant Gratification

1. KD on January 16th, 2011

   I remember when it was not called vuze but azureus, so its a hundred times better, I LOVE IT, AND if you are having problems, and don’t see the updates// its something u are doing, HERES THE UPDATES IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS: How about downloading 5 movies at one time took 24 hrs, and depending on your queues/ downloads, it takes some files minutes, that is beautiful, I use to have to wait till the next day to view my movies, and I also had att as my internet PROVIDER , so now that I have Vz(VERIZON) its the best. I view my movies on my xbox, and never have a problem that I hear those who really know how the systems work,Im a beginner in the torrent world.

2. DUDS on January 16th, 2011

   Thank you to Vuze Team, no complaints at all and works great.

3. Deb on January 16th, 2011

   Vuze is the absolute greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. angel dustless on January 16th, 2011

   I have been using Vuze for 4 years and although I have checked some other prorgrams, Vuze is the best ever and it’s getting better all the time.

5. B House on January 16th, 2011

   does not work..I search a common singers name and it comes up with ONE result that has nothing to do with the singer. What can I do? Just installed this program after seeing work great on my friends MACBook but not mine.

6. bam on January 16th, 2011

   it keeps telling me cant find driver

7. Eren Topcu on January 16th, 2011

   Could you please help me that i can not get many results with green rank as before i gonna be crazy that do not know its reason. I reinstalled it many times but there is no change that there is no any green results and high size ( gigabyte ) what should i do to restore it or solve this trouble.

   I am waiting for your urgent help for this issue ….

8. Kogi on January 16th, 2011

   I want to thank Vuse for being such a great program, and saving my days, when i need a movie to watch. For the makers, you guys are amazing and i hope you guys keep up your work.

9. floyd on January 16th, 2011

   i think your site is the boom and i like to get my download faster but it is my innet thas slow like to get xbox 360 game to brun on disc but the brun dos not suppurt iso bruns if you know how to get it to work get back with me plz

10. john henrick on January 16th, 2011

    How can i stream to my ps3 after i have removed something from my library? is this possible even? plz help

11. diggity dog69 on January 16th, 2011

    i have used vuze azureus for along time now you guys have only got better over time thanks heaps

12. dan on January 16th, 2011

    I am a vuze plus subscriber, how do I update?

13. Bimmy Jarnes on January 16th, 2011

    PS3 streaming has stopped working after the update guys ……….. what happened ? ? ?

14. Todd on January 16th, 2011

    I use Ubuntu current version.
    Does this new Vuse version work well with that?

15. kari on January 16th, 2011

    So glad I found this program, it’s great and at a good price!

16. Donetta Beitz on January 16th, 2011

    Hi,Donetta Beitz Here,
    Iam a Plus Subscriber,Which has never been settled.I purchased for 3years ,I do like the new sight it is allot
    easier for me to work with. Great Job!

17. dan on January 16th, 2011

    have question on downloading songs.do these downloaded songs carrie a virus that infect my computer

18. douglas McCristal on January 16th, 2011

    fabulous vuze our lives are better thanks to you all
    look forward to 5 mill users and then more

19. Mr. T DKTRP on January 16th, 2011

    THANX FOR THE GREAT UPDATE ALL IS WORKING FINE.
    THANX THANX THANX.

    PS NOTE TO “CODEBREAKER”

    For some templates search with google for 11 templates vuze.
    you can download them from btloft. youll get templates from demonoid, fenopy, h33t, ilcorsaronero, isohunt, mononova,
    piratebay, podtropolis, thepiratebay, torrentbox and torrentportal. GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY

20. Mr. T DKTRP on January 16th, 2011

    for john henrick: just drag the file from your harddrrive to the sidebar on the red ps3 icon. problem solved!

    for dan: any torrent could contain a virus but does not happen often. Torrent is made by someone and he/she can put in it what ever he/she likes.

21. pasta on January 16th, 2011

    i dun see any green lights that say ‘play’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22. ivern on January 16th, 2011

    great stuff!!!

23. mike rogers on January 17th, 2011

    getting only 4 users showing on the bottom bar and certainly cant download anything with that

24. Jonny2009 on January 17th, 2011

    “VUZE” rules! Ihr seid einfach geil,Thx,thx,thx!!!

25. anon on January 17th, 2011

    Here you have the complete changelog:
    http://svn.vuze.com/public/client/trunk/azureus2/src/ChangeLog.txt