Sony have just released the first update for Media Manager, which will auto-notify when users start up Media Manager next time.

We'll be publishing a complete guide to Sony Media Manager in the new year. In the meantime read more to see what's new in this 1.0a update.

Bug fixes in 1.0a update

• Networking Options have been added to allow you to configure a proxy server override. If you need to specify a proxy server to access feeds and the Gracenote Media Database, click the Networking button in the Settings pane and use the controls on the Networking Options page.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause PSP™ Media Manager to crash on startup.
• A bug has been fixed that could prevent episodes from being deleted even if you had selected the Delete all downloaded files check box when removing the feed.
• A bug that prevented compressed-format WAV files from being encoded to MP3 has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause audio/video synchronization offsets when re-encoding QuickTime video.
• A bug has been fixed that caused tracks to be numbered incorrectly when transferring more than 99 tracks.

There's also a few notable mentions in the Known Bugs section including...

• If you've formatted a Memory Stick Duo using Windows Explorer or if you're using a new Memory Stick, please reformat using the PSP™ system. For more information,
• QuickTime® 7 is required to preview Sony AVC/AAC (*.mp4) video files on your PC. If you are having difficulty previewing video, check the following QuickTime setting: From the Edit menu, choose QuickTime Preferences. Click the File Types tab and expand the MPEG - MPEG system, video, and audio files category. Select the MPEG-4 media check box, and then close QuickTime.
• QuickTime 7 is required to transfer MPEG4 part 2 (*.mp4) video files from your PC.