| Date |
News |
| 11/25 |
VirtualDub 1.4.12 contains a partially
SSE2 optimized MPEG-1 decoder and fixes playback problems on SMP /
HyperThreading capable machines. The MPEG4IP Tools 0.9.7 's mp4creator
has some improved warning messages, lame has been removed from the
package, there's a new tool to dump tracks of an mp4 file called mp4trackdump,
the player can now display error messages when playback fails, XviD
checks for SSE2 instructions, there's a new TV tuner frequency list
and last but not least the player can decode H.261 encoded files now. |
| 11/24 |
ImgTools
0.99.3 no longer contains muxing/demuxing functions (they were
removed due to copyright issues), the DVD ISO tree has been improved
to support the JACKET_P directory and to allow other files and directory
in the DVD root. The tool also displays the total and remaining time,
there are warnings if some files are missing, the minimize button
is active and the warnings related to missing files should be correct.
eXtreme
Movie Manager 1.1b2 allows you to delete all actors in the database,
sort actors by name, there's an additional field to indicate if a
movie is in color or black&white, the HTML export got a new interface
and there are a couple of bugfixes. |
| 11/23 |
ZoomPlayer
3.0 beta1 is out. AviSynth 2.07 contains a couple of script extensions,
has subtitle alignment and spacing options, there's a couple of bugfixes
and a couple of new functions. It's mainly a service release for 2.06
users and doesn't contain any functionality from the 2.50 alphas.
More info about this release can be found in the AviSynth
forum. |
| 11/22 |
VobSub 2.20 has a totally rewritten indexing engine which
is now fully based on PGCs. VOB/Cell ID selection will work even with
preprocessed VOBs, closed captions can be output to srt and the YUV2
problems in the AviSynth plugin have been fixed. |
| 11/21 |
Apparently Cinemacraft is trying to beat the TMPG crew
to the "most releases in a month" title as they have released
yet another CCE version: v2.66.01.07
properly sets the last used template when you start up the application
again and you can work with more than one input file without crashing.
Lame 3.93 has
also been released, however, the use of the alt-profile options is
currently not suggested so I'd wait for v3.94 before upgrading. More
info on the issue can be found here. |
| 11/20 |
ImgTool 0.99.2 automatically creates an AUDIO_TS folder
and a VIDEO_TS folder if needed, image generation now also works if
the files are not in a VIDEO_TS folder and files are placed in the
proper order even if realloc is disabled. |
| 11/19 |
DVDDecrypter 3.1.4.0 contains improved DVD+R/W and DVD-RAM
support, has improved error reporting, device & disc information
in ISO mode, better media detection and IFO/BUP region patching code.
Then there's a lot more options in the disc burning area, the format
of the CCE chapter information file has been changed along with the
Maestro chapter file and last but not least the program can display
the Manufacturer ID in ISO mode so you can help us extend the list
of manufacturer IDs. ImgTool
0.99.1 allows you to select the write speed and the high compatibility
mode is now working. |
| 11/18 |
IfoUpdate 0.57 can write a chapter file for the DVD authoring
function in IfoEdit and unlike the VobEdit created file this one will
actually match the chapter structure of the disc. Then there's an
option to pre-correcting chapter offsets using the DVD authoring option
in IfoEdit, the Correct VTS Sectors option has been adjusted to handle
discs without VTS_XX_0.VOB files and last but not least the application
got its own logo. |
| 11/16 |
Some of you might have already read
it in the forum and indeed, it's true. Derrow has joined 321studios
to work on their KISS DVD-9 -> 2x DVD-5 software called DVDXCopy.
Apparently there are quite a
lot of problems to be solved yet and the product isn't working
as some people would like you to believe. And so far the engagement
is only temporary. As announced earlier Derrow just recently started
working on his own DVDSplit application which is for sale for $25
(that's 1/4 of what DVDXCopy costs). Now that he's working on DVDXCopy
DVDSplit's future is uncertain so even if I wanted to I cannot suggest
you buy this software instead (which at least in my test works) if
you're in the market for that kind of software but I'll keep you updated
on the situation as it evolves. Regarding IfoEdit and VobEdit Derrow
has repeatedly stated that development would go on once work on DVDXCopy
is completed and that these two applications would remain freely available
(and in the case of IfoEdit DVDBurning should also be integrated).
Anyway, there has been a lot of confusion on the subject recently
so I thought I'd give you a status update on the situation. |
| 11/15 |
ImgTool 0.99 supports DVD burning when Nero 5.5.8 or later is installed.
TMPG 2.59 supports Intel's hyperthreading technology, contains
some improved templates, there's a high quality sampling wavelength
transform engine, the MPEG tools can demux LPCM from MPEG-2 files
and there are a couple of bugfixes. CCE
2.66.06 displays the template window even on WinNT and the inverse
3:2 pulldown bug in VBR mode has been fixed (finally...).
TDK has announced 2
new DVD burners: The AID+040212 writes DVD+R at 4x speed, DVD+RW
at 2.4x speed, DVD-R/W at 2x and reads DVDs at 12x. CD-Rs can be
written at 16x and RWs at 10x. The AID+4 is a single format writer,
burning only DVD+R/W at the same speed as its big brother (but of
course it also supports CD-R/W at the same speeds). Interestingly
enough the dual format burner writes high speed DVD-RWs but not
DVD-Rs but since that data comes from the press release it's hopefully
accurate. The AID+4 will be out by December, the dual format version
by January 03.
|
| 11/14 |
dicas
is offering their MPEG-4 encoder mpegable X4 live for download
free if charge if you fill out a small questionnaire. DVDSplit
0.5 supports extra features and works even with multiangle and
seamless branching movies. |
| 11/13 |
Mode2CDMaker
1.5a supports nested subdirectories, unlimited number of files
per directory and has a single track mode to make better use of small
Form2 files. DVD2SVCD 1.1.0b1a
fixes a couple of bugs. |
| 11/11 |
Derrow has created 2 new tools. The
first one is called DVDSplit
and it's stripped down version of IfoEdit designed to make easy DVD-9
backups by splitting them over 2 DVD±Rs for people who cannot
or don't want to go through the procedure using IfoEdit (which is
slightly more complicated). The 2nd one is called DVDBurn
and can be used to write DVDs. It uses the Nero burning API so you
have to have a recent working version of Nero installed. Eventually
the functionality of this tool will be integrated into DVDSplit and
IfoEdit. Unlike previous tools (which afaik will remain free) these
two programs aren't available for free, rather you have to pay 25$
to get them both and all future upgrades of those applications. |
| 11/9 |
If you ever wondered why people start copying CDs instead of buying
them, wonder no more. EMI Germany tells its paying customers the
truth about copy protection and piracy. Makes you think twice
before you buy the next EMI disc, doesn't it?
|
| 11/8 |
ZoomPlayer
2.90 is out. DVD2SVCD
1.1.0 b1 features frame accurate encoding, AviSynth script control,
there's an interesting new multipass encoding method, the filesize
prediction algorithm has been improved, VCD chapters are now supported
and there are a lot of bugfixes and minor improvements. |
| 11/7 |
Finally: IfoEdit 0.95 is out. It fixes the menu option bugs introduced
in v0.94 and more importantly it now supports subtitles and chapters
in the DVD authoring mode, plus there's a useful log in the DVD
authoring section that can help you determine eventual errors. You'll
see a deactivated add Title button so you already know what to expect
in the next version... full CCE (and any other MPEG-2 encoder for
that matter) remux is getting closer and closer. And still on the
subject of IfoEdit Derrow is looking for people who could help him
add
a DVD burning function to IfoEdit. In order to fully use the
added functionality of the new IfoEdit you'll also need VobEdit
0.6 which can now be used to demux substreams from a set of
VOB files and to display the audio delay of audio streams contained
in a VOB file. DivXManager
has been renamed to eXtreme Movie Manager. v1.1 features thumbnail
view, support for IFO files, tabbed txt export, has some new scriptengine
options and a couple of bugfixes.
Of course the DVD authoring
in IfoEdit guide has once again been updated to correspond to
the release version of IfoEdit and VobEdit.
On a DVD-R related subject, due to the incompatibilities between
the Sony DRU-500A DVD burner and Verbatim DVD-R discs Verbatim has
to get rid of all the discs which exhibit said problem so you can
currently find really good deals on Verbatim DVD-R and DVD+R discs
and unless you have the mentioned burner or plan to get one (or
the upcoming NEC dual format writer which supposedly has the same
problem) these discs will just work fine (burned on the A04 and
tested on two standalones, one of which is really picky about discs
and even objects to most major brand blanks) so if you want to get
some quality media for a good price now is the time. Eventually
the incompatible discs will be replaced by new ones and prices should
go up again.
|
| 11/6 |
ReStream 0.8.6 fixes a couple of bugs
and comes with a more comprehensive manual. |
| 11/5 |
ChapterXtractor
0.962 has extended commandline support and can be used with BeSplit
to split AC3 files at every chapter. ZoomPlayer
2.90 RC2 has also been released. |
| 11/4 |
IfoUpdate 0.56 can make your IFO files region free now, contains
a fix for the frame rate mismatch error when importing chapter files
on some NTSC material and the runtime error 52 has been fixed.
On the guide side we have SeYtoN's Button
Over Video guide which teaches you how to re-author The Matrix
in Scenarist.
|
| 11/3 |
SubRip 1.11 can split text based subtitles according to existing
splitted AVI files, can check if a new version is available, contains
improved OCR correction and a few minor bugfixes.
I've also added info on how to set the language attribute for audio
and subtitle streams in the DVD
authoring in IfoEdit guide.
|
| 11/2 |
After a long while I've finally gotten
around to write another guide: DVD
Authoring in IfoEdit explains you how to use the new feature of
the 0.94 release. Actually, the guide is based on the upcoming 0.95
release which will support chapters and subtitles and fix some of
the bugs introduced in the 0.94 release. |
| 11/1 |
VirtualDub 1.4.11 can read and write .tga sequences,
has a simple logo filter and a HSV filter, the save image sequence
command is now batchable and scriptable and there is a number
of bugfixes. |