Version history for MakeMKV
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Changes for v1.14.7 Beta - v1.15.0 Beta
- User interface update
- New preferences page for LibMMBD integation
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Better tolerance for corrupted input data
- Many internal improvements
Changes for v1.14.5 Beta - v1.14.7 Beta
- Bug fixes:
- Better compatibility for decrypted AACS 2.1 FMTS files
- Fixed variable expansion bug for default file name template
Changes for v1.14.4 Beta - v1.14.5 Beta
- Some small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.14.3 Beta - v1.14.4 Beta
- Added support for AACS v70 (for those poor souls without LibreDrive)
- Many small improvements, program should work a bit faster no
Changes for v1.14.2 - v1.14.3 Beta
- Added support for AACS v68
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.14.0 Beta - v1.14.2
- Support for BDAV AVCREC discs
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Some small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.14.0 regressions:
- On DVD discs some titles could fail to open, sometimes even crashing the program
- Opening most 3D blu-ray discs could fail in both backup and MKV mode
- Bug fixes:
- Program failed on interlaced h.264 video streams with exotic encoding
- MakeMKV v1.14.1 (9.11.2018 )
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could crash during non-decrypted full disc backup
- Some discs caused extensive reads and very slow operation at the start of MKV file creation
Changes for v1.12.3 Beta - v1.14.0 Beta
- Added support for AACS v66
- MakeMKV now extracts closed captions and saves them as text subtitles
- New video processing engine, MakeMKV should be much more tolerant for MPEG files with errors (BDAV)
- libmmbd: Added compatibility for latest libaacs API (Kodi no longer crashes)
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.12.3 regressions:
- With some discs MKV creation failed with DBG_ASSERT or DEBUG_CODE 45045000
- With 3D blu-ray invalid hashcheck errors were produced
- Audio transcoding could fail with newer ffmpeg versions
- Bug fixes:
- MKV creation failed for BDAV discs authored in a certain way
- Transcoding to AC3 displayed incorrectly with custom conversion profiles
- MakeMKV GUI could crash on exit
- MakeMKV could hang at the very end of MKV file creation in some rare cases
- Linux: Fixed complilation errors with ffmpeg 4
- Expert mode features:
- Default output file name can be customized using template
- VC1 video can be saved as raw elementary stream, without FOURCC AVI encapsulation
- Obsolete features:
- Removed UPNP streaming (Use VLC or Kodi with libmmbd instead)
- Linux: Removed mmdtsdec/libdcadec (Use latest ffmpeg instead)
Changes for v1.12.2 Beta - v1.12.3 Beta
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for Japanese BDAV discs
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.12.0 Beta - v1.12.2 Beta
- Added support for AACS v65
- Improved handling for DVD and BDAV discs with mastering errors
- Added support for DTS LBR (XSA) decoding
- Bug fixes:
- Hashed keys could be skipped randomly
- Linux: Fixed compilation issues with newer openssl and ffmpeg libraries
- Windows: Fixed broken dialogs on Windows XP
- Various stability fixes
Changes for v1.10.9 Beta - v1.12.0 Beta
- Internal bugfixes mostly for UHD issues
- Added support for AACS v64
- Many bugfixes affecting stability
Changes for v1.10.5 Beta - v1.10.7
- Improved support for discs with BD-Java protection
- Updated BD+ engine
- OS X: Fixed incompatibility with High Sierra
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- MakeMKV v1.10.6 (25.5.2017 )
- Added support for AACS v63
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could hang with ASSERT on certain multi-segment titles
Changes for v1.10.4 - v1.10.5 Beta
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Better track AV sync management, especially for badly mastered discs
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could crash randomly at the end of conversion
- Opening HD-DVD disc with AC3/E-AC3 audio caused program to hang
- Support for some BDAV discs was accidentally broken in 1.10.3
- Fixed various build issues for OSS code
Changes for v1.10.3 - v1.10.4
- Bug fixes:
- Program produced damaged MKV files if source was a 3D Blu-ray disc
- Fixed various compilation issues for OSS code
Changes for v1.10.2 - v1.10.3
- Added support for DVD disc with broken VTS IFO files (used as structure protection)
- Improved support for BD-Java discs
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- ◦"Auto" destination path was calculated incorrectly in 1.10.2
Changes for v1.10.1 - v1.10.2
- Added support for AACS v62
- Improved support for BD-Java discs
- Small user interface improvements
- Bug fixes:
- The 3D left/right MVC view information was not preserved correctly when creating 3D MKV file
Changes for v1.10.0 - v1.10.1
- Improved support for BD-Java discs. Still works reliably only when opening the original disc or encrypted backup (not a decrypted backup).
- Added support for DD+ dependent streams, previously DD+ 7.1 extension streams were incorrectly identified as independent 4.0 audio
- MakeMKV now saves additional metadata information when making a full-disc backup, to preserve all BD-Java related info
- Bug fixes:
- Mac OS X: Program could hang in "Please install Java" dialog, even if Java was installed
Changes for v1.9.10 Beta - v1.10.0
- Added support for AACS v61
- Initial support for BD-Java discs. For now mostly old titles are supported, and only when opening the original disc (not a backup).
- Further improved handling for BDAV discs with mastering errors
- Bug fixes:
- When making a full-disc backup, MakeMKV could incorrectly skip some BD-J related files, preventing future BD-J emulation from the produced backup.
Changes for v1.9.9 Beta - v1.9.10 Beta
- Added support for AACS v60
- Small miscellaneous improvements and bugfixes
Changes for v1.9.8 - v1.9.9 Beta
- Added support for AACS v58
- Improved BDAV discs compatibility
- Improved handling for BDAV discs with mastering errors
- Small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.9.7 - v1.9.8
- Improved BDAV discs compatibility
- Improved handling for DVD discs and MKV files with mastering errors
- Updated to use latest versions of libdcadec, libebml and libmatroska
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files (statistics tags)
Changes for v1.9.6 - v1.9.7
- Added support for AACS v57
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.9.5 - v1.9.6
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.9.4 - v1.9.5
- Added support for AACS v56
- DTS (core) decoding is now handled by libdcadec as well (workaround for ffmpeg dca decoder bug)
- Added ability lo lock a program instance to a single drive
- Greatly improved compatibility with broken video streams (commonly present on BDAV discs)
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Win10: Program could randomly crash or behave erratically
- Ceratin BDAV discs couldn't be opened on specific BD drives
- Language comparison logic was incorrect during profile evaluation ("ger" not equal to "deu" bug)
Changes for v1.9.2 - v1.9.4
- Added workarounds for BD-drives and USB-SATA chipsets with incorrect SCSI protocol implementation
- Bug fixes:
- Transcoding of multi-channel and 16-bit FLAC audio could still fail
- OS X: Restored 10.6 compatibility broken in 1.9.3
- 1.9.3 Regression - program could hang using 100% CPU (almost always in backup mode, rarely in MKV mode)
- MakeMKV v1.9.3 ( 1.6.2015 )
- Added support for AACS v54
- DTS-HD decoding is now handled by open-source libdcadec library (dtsdecoderdll.dll is still required for DTS express only)
- Blu-ray: M2TS hashes are now checked at all times, not only during backup
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Transcoding of multi-channel FLAC audio could fail
- Windows: In rare specific cases, MakeMKV could hang and then crash just after opening the disc
- Windows: MakeMKV could incorrectly identify filesystem as FAT and impose 4GB file limit
Changes for v1.9.1 - v1.9.2
- Added support for AACS v52
- Added full support for BDAV discs
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Frame duration was missing for TextST and certain PGS subtitles (can be fixed by re-opening MKV file in MakeMKV)
- MakeMKV could crash or produce invalid data when reading DVD with 20-bit LPCM audio
Changes for v1.9.0 - v1.9.1
- Added support for AACS v51
- Added limited support for BDAV discs
- Added support for TextST subtitles
- Small miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.8.14 - v1.9.0
- Added support for AACS v50
- Updated BD+ engine
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Regression in 1.8.14 - some discs with BD+ released in 2010-2011 could fail to open
- Expert mode:
- Manual DVD mode - custom content selection, split titles by chapters
Changes for v1.8.13 - v1.8.14
- Added support for Dolby Atmos audio streams
- Updated BD+ engine
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Bug fixes:
- Program could crash on some DVD discs with incorrect structure
Changes for v1.8.12 - v1.8.13
- Added support for AACS v48
- Added support for DTS-HD streams with variable bit depth
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Bug fixes:
- Regression in 1.8.12 - program faild to process multi-channel LPCM audio
- Linux: lowered minimal required GLIBC
Changes for v1.8.11 - v1.8.12
- Added support for LPCM streams with variable bit depth
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Better handling for partially damaged streams
- Bug fixes:
- FLAC audio streams with large frames were not supported
- Rarely, program could crash at the end of audio transcoding, usually when processing DTS-HD 7.1 audio
- Most of DTS-HD LBR (DTS express) streams failed to decode
- Very very rarely, video frames were silently dropped at segment boundaries
- DVD: some titles were incorrectly detected as fake
- Linux: crash on systems with certain glibc (SYSV hash tables)
Changes for v1.8.10 - v1.8.11
- Updated support for AACS v47
- Updated BD+ support
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Better handling for partially damaged streams
- Added support for decoding 16-bit DTS-HD MA streams
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could fail reading MKV files with compressed subtitles
- Occasionnaly, timecodes for B-frames were incorrect in produced MKV file
- DVD: rarely, some titles were incorrectly detected as fake
- Linux: MakeMKV could crash on systems with certain glibc (Gentoo)
- Libmmbd could fail to decrypt discs with old AACS protection
- Fixes for 1.8.10 regressions:
- Blu-ray: some (rare) multi-segment titles could produce error at the end of conversion
Changes for v1.8.9 - v1.8.10
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Greatly improved conversion speed for multi-segment titles
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- During streaming, program could crash randomly
- When changing preferences, program could crash randomly
- Fixes for 1.8.9 regressions:
- DVD: some titles were missing (incorrectly identified as fakes)
- Blu-ray: discs missing JAR directory failed to open
Changes for v1.8.8 - v1.8.9
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Linux: Added compatibility APIs to libmmbd
- Fixes for 1.8.8 regressions:
- "no filter" error for certain LPCM tracks
- MKV flags were not written to output file
Changes for v1.8.7 - v1.8.8
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- A false "100% hashckeck failed" error could show up on certain drive/disc combinations
- DVD: Discs with multichannel mpeg2-audio failed to open
- Linux: Added workaround for broken openssl library on RedHat-based distributions
- Expert mode: TrueHD transcoding could fail on streams with certain (rare) encoding
- Expert mode:
- Default selection rule now also applies to attachments, with new [+-]sel:attachment token
- Seamless sample-level joining for LPCM and transcoded audio tracks
- Audio mixing - channel and BPS downmix now can be set in profile
- Added support for AAC encoding (based on libfdk-aac: AAC-LC, HE-AAC and HE-AACv2 profiles)
- Added AAC-stereo conversion profile - allows converting any audio track to AAC stereo downmix in addition to saving the original track
- Improved display of transcoding settings
Changes for v1.8.6 - v1.8.7
- Updated support for AACS v46
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files
- Bug fixes:
- Linux: On some distributions MakeMKV could randomly hang on startup
Changes for v1.8.5 - v1.8.6
- Updated support for AACS v44
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Improved compatibility with certain (rare) H.264 and VC-1 streams
- Mac OS X: MakeMKV can now open .dvdmedia bundles
- Mac OS X: DASPI v1.4 now supports OS X Mavericks
- Stability improvements
- Expert mode:
- MakeMKV no longer uses external ffmpeg binary
- Added support for AC3 encoding (mainly for DTS->AC3 audio transcoding)
- MMBD now emulates both old and latest libaacs/libbdplus API
- Bug fixes:
- Windows: Rarely, an external drive was not recognized by program
- Linux: Discs with special characters in volume name could fail to open
Changes for v1.8.4 - v1.8.5
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Stability improvements
Changes for v1.8.3 - v1.8.4
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Many miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Rarely, some episodes could be missing on a series blu-rays
- When using audio transcoding, channel layout was incorrect for certain DTS-HD surround modes
- Default/forced flag profile settings were ignored after 1.8.2 changes
Changes for v1.8.2 - v1.8.3
- Updated support for AACS v40
- Reduced memory usage during conversion
- MakeMKV could crash when backing up an incorrectly mastered 3D blu-ray disc
Changes for v1.8.1 - v1.8.2
- Bug fixes:
- Randomly, MakeMKV could hang during eject, leaving console portion running in background
- Expert mode:
- MKV track flags may be changed in GUI
- Forced tracks may be automatically marked as default in conversion profile
- Navigation keys may be used in property editor
Changes for v1.8.0 - v1.8.1
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Visual enhancements for HiDPI displays
- Many miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Mac OS X - Randomly, a disc could be unrecognized if inserted while MakeMKV running
- Mac OS X / Linux - Eject button was not always working
- Audio transcoding could fail for certain DTS HD HRA tracks
- Chapter names were inconsistent for blu-ray discs
- Some (rare) MKV files couldn't be opened
- Expert mode:
- Chapter names may be changed in GUI
Changes for v1.7.10 - v1.8.0
- Updated support for AACS v38
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added support for multi-angle blu-ray 3D
- Visual enhancements
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files
- Italian translation
- Many miscellaneous stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Cover picture was always embedded into MKV file, even if not selected
- Failed to process some DVD with LPCM audio
- Saving to NFS volume on Linux could fail
- Expert mode:
- Additional profile settings
Changes for v1.7.9 - v1.7.10
- - Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- - Many miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.7.8 - v1.7.9
- Bug fixes:
- Audio transcoding could fail on Windows 7 under some circumstances
- MakeMKV no longer requires GLIBC 2.15 on Linux
- Few miscellaneous improvements
Changes for v1.7.7 Beta - v1.7.8
- Added support for AACS v35
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added ability to produce MKV files with compressed tracks (WDTV profile)
- Improved handling for DVD/Blu-ray discs with mastering errors
- Bug fixes:
- Audio transcoding could fail or hang at the very end of file
- MakeMKV could crash when reading DVDs with a specific structure protection
- Many miscellaneous stability improvements
Changes for v1.7.6 - v1.7.7 Beta
- Improved handling for DVD/Blu-ray discs with mastering errors
- MakeMKV now prevents computer going to sleep mode during copy
- Miscellaneous stability improvements
- Max OS X changes:
- BDMV folder bundles can be selected on Mountain Lion
- Switched from GROWL to Mountain Lion notifications
- Expert mode:
- MakeMKV now includes ffmpeg executable with 24-bit FLAC encoder
- New FLAC profile
- Bug fixes:
- On some DVDs MakeMKV could go into endless loop when opening disc in CellWalk mode
- MakeMKV could hang (endless ASSERT) on titles with seamless branching and LPCM tracks
- Forced subtitles were extracted incompletely on certain blu-ray discs
- Aspect ratio was sometimes incorrect for H.264 SD content
- Occasionally makemkvcon executable could stay running in background even after application window was closed
Changes for v1.7.5 - v1.7.6
- Added support for AACS v32
Changes for v1.7.3 - v1.7.4
- Added support for AACS v31
- Improved handling for DVD/Blu-ray discs with mastering errors
- Conversion profile improvements in expert mode
- Bug fixes:
- On some discs 3D MVC video was not recognized
- Subtitle tracks were not available on HD-DVD discs after 1.7.0 update
Changes for v1.7.2 - v1.7.3
- Added ability to extract and put 3D MVC Video into MKV container
- Initial support for on-the-fly audio reencoding
- Improved functionality in expert mode
- Improved handling for DVD/Blu-ray discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for DVD/Blu-ray discs with structure protection
- Better handling of MKV files created by other programs
- Many UI and stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could crash on profile change in expert mode
- A single audio frame could be incorrectly dropped at the start of file
- HD-DVD processing was accidentally broken in 1.7.0
Changes for v1.7.1 - v1.7.2
- Added support for AACS v30
Changes for v1.7.0 - v1.7.1
- Improved handling for Blu-ray discs with seamless branching
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for DVD discs with structure protection
- Expert mode:
- Profile can specify more complex default selection configurations
- Tracks order may be specified in profile and changed in GUI
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could randomly crash in expert mode
- Rarely, some chapters could have been discarded from DVD disc
Changes for v1.6.16 - v1.7.0
- Improved handling for Blu-ray with structure protection
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Small performance improvements
- Expert mode:
- Many attributes of MKV file may be edited in GUI
- Output file name may be specified per title
- MakeMKV can output detailed AV synchronization statistics
- Arbitrary default track selection logic may be specified in profile
- Bug fixes:
- Short titles were incorrectly skipped on some DVDs
- On multi-angle DVDs chapters were not preserved for non-first angles
- Program could crash when processing Blu-ray discs with LPCM audio
- On some DVDs different titles were incorrectly marked as duplicates
- Some multi-angle or interleaved DVDs produced MKV files with noticeable AV synchronization issues
Changes for v1.6.15 - v1.6.16
- MakeMKV v1.6.16
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added support for new DVD copy protections
- MakeMKV is now much more tolerant to DVD mastering errors
- Improved support for AVCHD discs
- Many stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Backup failed for blu-ray discs with DCOPY folder
- Some multi-angle DVDs were processed incorrectly
- Some DVDs could hang in CSS search phase
- Some DVDs could hang with code 2025 during conversion
Changes for v1.6.14 - v1.6.15
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added workarounds for incorrectly-mastered discs
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements
Changes for v1.6.13 - v1.6.14
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV was "stuck" when processing some blu-ray discs
- MakeMKV could randomly crash at start in rare cases
- Improved debug logging
- Miscellaneous stability improvements
Changes for v1.6.12 Beta - v1.6.13
- Added support for AACS bus encryption
- Fixed failures on blu-ray discs with variable multi-angle playlists
- Added ability to open MKV files
- Various user interface improvements
- Many performance and stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Discs with LPCM audio could have failed occasionally
- Sparsely-encrypted discs could have failed
- No other fixes for submitted DVD and blu-ray reports, sorry
Changes for v1.6.10 - v1.6.12 Beta
- MKV engine fixes:
- Some MKV files produced from h.264 AVC blu-ray discs were not seekable
- Subtitles were displayed too short on some players
- Occasional errors on titles with forced subtitles
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files
- Added workarounds for new DVD protections
- Miscellaneous stability and UI improvements
Changes for v1.15.1 Beta - v1.15.2 Beta
- Massive internal rewrite, some improvements and small bugfixes
- Muxer updated to the latest matroska specification
- Advanced usage changes:
- Sdftool included as standalone executable
- Drive speed control option
