Version history for AVStoDVD (NoInstall Package)

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Changes for v2.8.7 - v2.8.8 Alpha

• - Some bugs fixed
• - Added 'Audio Peak Level Check' feature in 'Title Edit'/'Audio' section
• - Added support to OGG chapters txt format (timestamps) in 'Title Edit'/'Chapters'/'Import Chapters' routine
• - Improved 'Title Edit'/'Chapters'/'Export Chapters' routine
• - Improved source chapters detection routine (now it works again for IFO/DVD files)
• - MKVToolNix updated to release 23.0.0
• - MediaInfo updated to release 18.03
• - LAV Filters updated to release 0.71

Changes for v2.8.1 - v2.8.7

• - Some bugs fixed
• - Added AviSynth plugin DSS2mod to replace DirectShowSource for video frame serving in 'A2DSource.avsi' script
• - Added support to WebM files (*.webm) as input files, subset of Matroska
• - Added warning messages when AVC/AAC title is added and Microsoft DTV-DVD decoders are default codecs
• - Added a warning message when input title has a DVD compliant audio track with delay, to force audio re-encode
• - Added check of .NET Framework 2 presence in 'Preferences'/'System'/'Software Info'
• - Added BDSup2Sub 5.1.2 to improve bitmap-based subs handling (resize and resync). It requires Java Runtime Environment
• - Added check of Java Runtime Environment presence in 'Preferences'/'System'/'Software Info'
• - Added 'Smart Selection' option to 'Preferences'/'AviSynth'/'Hard FrameRate Conversion' option (see Help section for more details)
• - Added AviSynth script 'MCJMFPS.avsi' for hard fps conversions (thanks to johnmeier and manolito from doom9)
• - Dropped AviSynth script 'MotionProtectedFPS.avsi' for hard fps conversions, mainly due to edge artifacts
• - Revised other 'Preferences'/'AviSynth'/'Hard FrameRate Conversion' option labels
• - Revised video encoder smart selection rationale: no more HCenc VBR 1-pass for multicore CPUs
• - Revised DVD Menu Highlight colors list (Selection and Play). Now they replicate default DVD palette used in AVStoDVD.
• - Revised 'Force FFmpeg when temp WAV is > 4GB' in 'Preferences'/'Audio' rationale: now it is applied also for 1.0/2.0 channels tracks longer than 3 hours
• - Improved support of VobSub subtitles: resize and resync from BD sources is now implemented with BDSup2Sub
• - Improved handling of "non-mod4" interlaced sources within the AviSynth script generation routine
• - Spun off Preferred DirectShow Codecs Tool in a separate executable file 'A2DCodecs.exe'
• - Removed 'Execute AVStoDVD with Elevated Privileges' option in 'Preferences'/'Misc'
• - LAV Filters updated to release 0.70.2
• - AVSMeter updated to release 2.6.5
• - FFMpegSource plugin updated to release 2.22 r1293+111 (C plugin)

Changes for v2.8.0 - v2.8.1

• Some bugs fixed
• Added routine to shift times for text-based subtitles when PAL SpeedUp or NTSC SlowDown are activated
• Added Visual Crop section in 'Edit Title'/'AviSynth'
• Added a warning for dual presence of ffdshow and LAV Filters
• Added a check for Windows Common Controls (mscomctl.ocx) presence and prompt to install it at runtime
• Added PTS creation when multiplexing with FFmpeg (thanks to manolito)
• Added 'Collage' and 'Blue Rain' as DVD Menu Templates to the Installer and NoInstall package
• Improved PAL SpeedUp routine (now also 24 fps source titles are supported)
• Improved Auto Crop routine and moved to Visual Crop section
• Improved log activity (Chapters creation section)
• Improved filters merit change routine in 'Preferred DirectShow Codecs Setup' section
• Improved RAM detection routine (now it works for 64 bit systems)
• Improved detection of Variable Frame Rate (VFR) sources
• Updated A2DSource.avsi to assume VFR true as default if not specified
• Changed 'Adjust Frame Strategy' default value to 'Add Left/Right Borders'
• Changed 'Unload DirectShow ActiveMovie library at runtime' default value to 'On'
• LAV Filters updated to release 0.64
• FFmpeg updated to release 2.2.3 (2014-06-19)

Changes for v2.7.2 - v2.7.3

• Some bugs fixed
• Added 'Preferred DirectShow Codecs Setup' section
• Added SetACL 2.0.3.0 (LGPL by Helge Klein) to AVStoDVD package
• Improved framerate conversion section of AviSynth script generation routine
• Updated A2DSource.avsi to properly handle non-mod4 width sources (thanks to manolito)
• FFmpeg updated to 2.1 (git-9244a68)

Changes for v2.6.0 - v2.7.0

• - Some bugs fixed
• - Added possibility to customize authored Subtitles position ('Preferences'/'Authoring')
• - Added 'AVS Audio Source Filter' in 'Preferences'/'AviSynth'
• - Renamed 'AVS Source Filter' to 'AVS Video Source Filter' in 'Preferences'/'AviSynth'
• - Replaced 'QuEnc CBR 1-pass' Video Encoding Profile with 'FFmpeg CBR 1-pass'
• - Replaced QuEnc with FFmpeg for AC3 and MP2 encoding (QuEnc has been actually removed from AVStoDVD package)
• - Added 'Use FFmpeg HQ Options' in 'Title Edit'/'Video'
• - Added possibility to resize Jobs List window
• - Added Jobs List save and load routines
• - Added support of OpenType fonts for labels in 'DVD Menu Editor'
• - Added possibility to customize Normalization peak level in 'Preferences'/'Audio'
• - Added *DBPATH command to HCenc ini file
• - Added input support to Adaptive Multi-Rate (amr) audio files
• - Improved titles media properties info management
• - Improved SRT subtitles parsing routine
• - Improved ASS to SRT conversion routine
• - Improved log activity (reference to Help/FAQs section)
• - Improved AviSynth Script generation routine (AddBorders now uses only mod 2 values)
• - Increased ReadAVSInfo routine timeout from 30s to 60s
• - Removed 'Save Log file in Output Folder at runtime' option in 'Preferences'/'Misc' (now it always saved)

Changes for v2.5.1 - v2.6.0

• Some bugs fixed
• Added 'FFmpeg (Safe Mode)' to AC3 Audio Encoding profiles in 'Preferences'/'Audio'
• Added 'Adjust Frame Strategy' in 'Preferences'/'AviSynth'
• Added a consistency check to user defined Paths during preferences loading ('Preferences'/'Paths')
• Added 'FFmpeg (Safe Mode)' option in 'Title Edit'/'Video'/'Video Encoding Profile'
• Added Auto Crop routine in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'/'Crop'
• Added AviSynth deblocking filter 'Deblock' (by Manao) in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
• Added AviSynth library 'DeBlock_Int.avsi' (thanks to Didée and Manolito)
• Added a time cap (2h) to AC3 audio encoding step (Wavi+Aften profile). Overrun leads to process kill and 'FFmpeg (Safe Mode)' start as backup.
• Added a framerate consistency check vs selected Video Standard to source titles during 'Add Title' routine
• Added audio ON/OFF control to 'Preview Clip' section
• Added ffdshow 1.2.4422.0 32bit to Installer package
• Added GraphStudio 0.3.2.0 beta to NoInstall and Installer packages
• Added 'Codecs' as new element in Main AVStoDVD Menu
• Added 'ffdshow Video Configuration' option from 'Codecs' (Main Menu)
• Added 'ffdshow Audio Configuration' option from 'Codecs' (Main Menu)
• Added 'Build Graph Filter' option from 'Codecs' (Main Menu)
• Moved 'AviSynth FrameServing Check' from 'Title' to 'Codecs' (Main Menu)
• Removed ImgBurn Installer from AVStoDVD Installer Package. There is still a link to ImgBurn webpage.
• Changed 'Adjust ffdshow Mixer Output at runtime' to 'Adjust ffdshow Settings at Runtime' (now including Raw Video and Raw Audio adjustments for Preview Clip section)
• Changed maximun number of jobs for batch encoding from 10 to 30
• Improved AviSynth Script generation routine (revision of functions calls sequence)
• Improved 'Quick StartUp Tutorial' section
• Improved 'Fix SRT' routine for authored subtitles
• Improved log activity (Audio Encoding section)
• Improved GUI graphics (progress bars color change)
• Re-organized AviSynth filters options disposition in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
• FFmpeg updated to build git-8b6aeb1
• FFMpegSource updated to 2.17
• NicAudio updated to 2.0.6
• Haali Media Splitter updated to 1.11.96.14
• MKVToolNix updated to 5.8.0
• MediaInfo updated to 0.7.61

Changes for v2.5.0 - v2.5.1

• Fixed issue (languages folder missing) with Installer Package

Changes for v2.4.2 - v2.5.0

• Some bugs fixed
• Added Quick StartUp Tutorial to setup main AVStoDVD preferences
• Added possibility to customize GUI language. Support to create translation ini files is welcome!
• Added German GUI language. Many thanks to Manolito
• Added support to HCenc *ZONE command (to increase or lower bitrate for parts of the video)
• Added 160 kbps as supported bitrate for MP2 and AC3 audio encoding
• Added 160 kbps to DVD compliant audio bitrates list for MP2 and AC3
• Added 'Set encoding Priority' in 'Preferences'/'Misc'
• Added 'Encoding Window Style' in 'Preferences'/'Misc'
• Added Preferences Paths integrity check at startup
• Added question messages (Yes/No) with automatic default reply at runtime
• Added 'Seek Chapters' option in 'Title Edit'/'Chapters'
• Added AviSynth library 'Downmix.avsi' (thanks to tebasuna51)
• Added MANONO1/2/3 to available matrix under 'Title Edit'/'Video'/'HCenc Advanced Options'
• Removed 'Display errors messages at runtime' option in 'Preferences'/'Misc'
• Replaced 'Keep DVD Compliant Video/Audio' with 'Video/Audio Direct Stream Copy' in 'Title Edit'
• Replaced 'Spline64Resize' with 'Spline16Resize' as default AVS downsizing filter
• Improved bitrate calculation routine
• Improved FrameRate detection routine with MediaInfo
• Improved support to SubStation Alpha subtitles (ssa/ass)
• Improved 'Fix SRT' routine for authored subtitles
• Improved audio channels downmix routine
• MKVToolNix updated to 5.7.0 (including support to new tracks ID numbering from 5.2.0 release)
• MuxMan updated to 0.16.8
• FFmpeg updated to N-35509
• HCenc updated to 0.26 beta
• MediaInfo updated to 0.7.59

Changes for v2.4.1 - v2.4.2

• Some bugs fixed
• Added possibility to edit source titles media info ('Title'/'Edit Source Title Info')
• Added a consistency check on special chars to main window 'DVD Label' and 'Title Edit'/'General'/'Title Name'
• Added custom values saving in (and loading from) Windows Registry from 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
• Added 'Bias' and 'DC Precision' options in 'Title Edit'/'Video'/'HCenc Advanced Options'
• Improved backup Audio encoding routine (FFmpeg based)
• Improved input titles format checking routine
• Wavi updated to 1.06m
• FFmpeg updated to 32754
• MediaInfo updated to 0.7.50

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