Cloud Sync comes to Windows 8.1. When you play videos that have been cloud synced, the app will automatically use those versions when they're compatible and they fall within your bit rate setting.
Redesigned Movie, TV, and Music Views
More content at your fingertips with less navigation. These gorgeous screenshots speak for themselves.
Sync Improvements
Now users with access can schedule sync jobs for other devices as well, giving the app some of the same management features of the web client:
Easily Mark Favorites and Likes
Rating your content is a great way to influence the suggestions that appear on your home pages and similar items lists. Now it's right at your fingertips.
And these are also displayed in the lovely new Favorites view
New Actor Filmography Views
Stay up to date about other titles your favorite actors have appeared in.
Playback Improvements
Added FastForward/Rewind for DirectStream && Offline Playback
Added Slowmotion for DirectStream && Offline Playback
Vastly improved playback by almost eliminating full transcode (using streamcopy where possible)
Other Improvements
Respect the user view preferences
Automatic Subtitle selection if available
Resolved playlists no longer sorting
Added a loading spinner on Artists views
Support for music genre Images
Fixed transparency issue when using Cover Art
Added Playlist support to the main hub
Added MCE support to Emby Connect View
Fixed a problem with live tiles and lock screen images