Version history for Pazera Free MKV to AVI Converter
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Changes for v1.7 - v1.9
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo).
- Added option to save the creation, last access and last write time of the source files in the output files.
- New video filters: color conversion to grayscale or sepia, brightness, saturation, flip horizontal, flip vertical, rotation, negative.
- Added the ability to copy and paste encoder settings.
- Displaying the size of the resulting file during conversion.
- Highlighting the conversion speed and highlighting the number of the current pass during two-pass conversion.
- Added support for Material Exchange Format files (MXF).
- Highlighting with separate colors of audio and video streams in the File Info window for easier identification.
- A new control displaying a list of pre-defined video resolutions. All resolutions that meet the 16:9 aspect ratio are highlighted in green, 4:3 - light red. The list has also been complemented with slightly less used resolutions.
- The control displaying the list of profiles has been changed. Now additional separators are displayed between the profiles, which increases the readability.
- Changed the position and size of some interface elements, mainly related to facilitating access to advanced program options.
- A small changes to many controls: file list (table), buttons, audio volume slider, menus, page control, some panels...
- The error causing displaying of negative values of processed data after exceeding the 2GB threshold has been fixed.
- New About window displaying additional information.
- Lots of smaller improvements and bug fixes.
- Support for Windows XP was dropped. Windows Vista or later is required. Maintaining compatibility with Windows XP would prevent the use of new technologies, audio and video encoders, and new FFmpeg features only available for Windows Vista and newer.
- Slovenian translation.
- Version 1.8 (13.06.2018)
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo).
- New module: Check for updates.
- Added the ability to select visible columns from the context menu of the file list and from the main menu.
- Automatic scrolling of text in the window with the conversion progress.
- Minor color changes in the main window and menu.
- Bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes for v1.6 - v1.7
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo).
- Improved compatibility with Windows XP.
- Changes in the program interface: modified toolbar and menus.
- New window: Tools Info
- Bug fixes and enhancements.
- Program name was changed from Pazera Free MKV to AVI Converter to Free MKV to AVI Converter.
Changes for v1.4 - v1.5
- Changed toolbar.
- New icons.
- New file list control with many additional features (sorting, row and column moving...).
- New version of the FFmpeg and MediaInfo library.
- Possibility to set the default video encoder by the user.
- Better support for Matroska video files.
- Added support for additional languages: Chinese (simplified), Finnish, Hungarian, Russian.
Changes for v1.3 - v1.4
- Changes in the program interface.
- Added possibility to set display aspect ratio.
- New version of the FFmpeg and MediaInfo library.
- New conversion profiles.
- Better detection of data streams in video files.
- Added support for Latvian language.
Changes for v1.2 - v1.3
- Small changes in the program interface.
- New version of the FFmpeg and MediaInfo library.
- Fixed saving audio codec ID when converting audio to AC3 and AAC.
- Improved detection of data streams in video files.
- Closing the window with the conversion progress at the end of the conversion process.
- Improved reading and writing of encoder parameters from/to profiles.
- Added support for additional languages: Greek, Portuguese, Turkish.
Changes for v1.1 - v1.2
- New version of the FFmpeg that supports the latest versions of the x264, XviD and other encoders.
- New version of the MediaInfo library.
- Adding to the processing list of all supported files from the selected folder and its subfolders.
- Changed the application toolbar.
- Removed automatically adding a program icon to the system tray after startup. This icon is added only after selecting the Minimize to system tray command.
- Improved matching of encoding parameters with automatic settings.
