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diff --git a/win/CS/doc/NEWS b/win/CS/doc/NEWS index ed7b57d26..da6e5702d 100644 --- a/win/CS/doc/NEWS +++ b/win/CS/doc/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,234 @@ NEWS file for HandBrake <http://handbrake.fr/> +Changes betwen 0.9.5 and 0.9.6: + +Encoders: +--------- + +-> Video: + + - updated libx264 (revision 2146) + - MPEG-2 encoder (from libavcodec) + - advanced options support for libavcodec encoders + format: option1=value1:option2=value2 + -bf 2 -trellis 2 becomes bf=2:trellis=2 + +-> Audio: + + - audio gain control (increase/decrease audio volume) + + - updated libogg (1.3.0) and libvorbis (aoTuV b6.03) + - new AAC encoder (from libavcodec) (considered experimental) + (supported mixdowns: Mono/Stereo/Dolby, 5.1 will come later) + (should be on par with faac in terms of quality, sometimes better) + - FLAC encoder (16-bit, MKV container only) + + - Mac OS X: HE-AAC encoding support, via Core Audio + + - quality-based variable bitrate encoding support + works with: Lame MP3, Vorbis, Core Audio AAC + only implemented in CLI and Linux GUI + + - AC3 encoder: set Dolby Surround flag in stream parameters when mixdown is Dolby Surround or Pro Logic II + + +-> Audio Passthru: + + - DTS Passthru to MP4 container (in addition to MKV) (supported by e.g. VLC, MPlayer) + - DTS-HD Passthru (MP4, MKV containers) + - MP3 Passthru (MP4, MKV containers) + - AAC Passthru (MP4, MKV containers) + (known issue: Magic Cookie not passed through from MPEG Program/Transport streams, + which will break playback in e.g. QuickTime Player) + - Auto Passthru: one encoder, multiple codecs + lets you define allowed codecs (from supported passthru codecs) + lets you pick a fallback encoder if passthru is not possible + +Muxers: +------- + + - start MKV clusters with a video keyframe whenever possible + should improve seeking and DLNA streaming + + - bug fix: use ISO 639-2 bibliographic form for MKV language codes + - bug fix: fix crash due to division by zero in MP4 muxer + - bug fix: fix muxing of Closed Captions. Improper interleaving broke playback on some players + +Decoders: +--------- + +-> Video: + + - updated libav* libraries from Libav (http://libav.org/) (v0.7-1696-gcae4f4b, late October 2011) + frame-based multithreading for H.264, VP8 + 10-bit decoding support for H.264, DNxHD + Apple ProRes decoding support + - improved average framerate detection + - duplicate frame detection for improved frame drop decision (CFR/PFR) + - new Same as source, Constant Framerate option + for devices that don't support variable framerate + automatically picks a constant framerate closest to the detected average framerate + + - bug fix: fix problem when resolution changes in the middle of a video stream + +-> Audio: + + - Blu-ray: make TrueHD, DTS-HD and E-AC3 Secondary Audio streams available for decoding and/or passthrough + + - bug fix: libavcodec-decoded streams can now be decoded multiple times + previously, multiple decodes of the same source tracks weren't possible + and audio output tracks had to be dropped + - bug fix: fix audio screech at beginning of some audio tracks when decoding AC3 + - bug fix: fix DTS decoder audio volume (was too low) + - bug fix: garbled audio when decoding DTS-HD audio from MKV containers + - bug fix: fix support for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio in MPEG Transport streams + +-> Subtitles: + + - updated libass (0.10.0) + - improved handling of subtitles with overlapping timestamps + - improved handling of DVD subtitles without Stop Display commands + - SSA subtitles are now passed through to MKV without conversion to SRT/UTF-8 + + - bug fix: fix rendering problem with SSA subtitles when no font is embedded in the source video + +Demuxers: +--------- + + - improved MPEG Program/Transport stream support + support for MPEG-1 Program streams + support for HD-DVD EVOB streams + improved handling of Transport streams that have no PCR + - WTV container support (via libavformat) + + - bug fix: files with more than 20 tracks (video, audio, subtitles etc.) are now supported + - bug fix: some QuickTime MOV files were misdirected as MPEG Transport streams + - bug fix: fix detection of TrueType font attachments that don't have the correct MIME type + +Filters: +-------- + + - new, much improved decomb filter (but slower) + new settings are default + old settings become decomb "Fast" + +Presets: +-------- + + - improved "Normal" preset (much faster, similar file size and quality) + - removed obsolete legacy presets + - added new device presets for Android phones/tablets + recent and/or powerful devices recommended + +Mac OS X: +--------- + +-> DVD decryption: + + - VLC 2.x or later will not work for DVD decryption + and is therefore unsupported as of HandBrake 0.9.6 + - libdvdcss is now the preferred method for DVD decryption + already works with HandBrake 0.9.5 + a .pkg installer is available from Videolan: + http://download.videolan.org/libdvdcss/last/macosx/ + +-> Build system: + + - support for Xcode 4 and Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" + - Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" no longer supported + +Mac OS X GUI: +------------- + +-> OS X 10.7 Lion support: + + - bug fix: Live Preview window widgets updated to work under Lion + - bug fix: fixed positioning of widgets in the Audio panel under Lion + +-> Other: + + - wider main window providing more room for various widgets + +Windows GUI: +------------ + +-> Preview window: + + - complete redesign + - support for VLC or the system default video player + - dropped built-in QuickTime playback support + +-> Other: + + - much improved control over the default audio and subtitle tracks selected (see Options) + - ability to set the minimal title length that will show up during a scan (see Options) + - several other usability improvements + - installer now has a silent option for easier network installs (launch the installer with /S) + +Linux GUI: +---------- + +-> Audio panel: + + - new advanced audio options section for gain and audio track names + - dynamic range compression and samplerate moved to advanced audio options + +-> Other: + + - minor UI tweaks and usability enhancements + +Miscellaneous: +-------------- + + - Target Size is gone, and isn't coming back + Don't bother complaining on the forums + + - CLI: support for x264 presets, tunes and profiles + new --x264-preset, --x264-tune and --x264-profile options + + - DVD: fix issues with some discs (e.g. True Grit, Thor, Transformers 3) + - DVD: improved main feature detection + + - updated libbluray (0.0.1-pre-213-ga869da8, late May 2011) + + +Changes between 0.9.4 and 0.9.5: + +* Core Library + - BluRay disc structure support. (No decryption support) + - Updated Libraries (x264, ffmpeg) + - SSA Subtitle support. (Including burn-in) + - MP3 audio now supported in MP4 files (Note: Limited Player compatibility) + - VOBSUB subtitle now supported in MP4 files (Note: Limited Player compatibility) + - Updated Presets for newer devices and better quality + - AC3 encoding support. + - Many Bug fixes and other small improvements + - Improved DVD Main Feature detection (when using dvdnav) + - Universal audio downmix support (all audio types can be downmixed) + +*All GUIs + - Updated x264 Advanced Panel + - Video Quality Slider drops % value and only shows RF for x264 + - Batch Scan (Scan Multiple files at once. N.B: Does not include multiple VIDEO_TS folders / Image files) + - Peak framerate option (Capped VFR) + - Many Bug fixes + - Many Tweaks to improve usability. + - Ability to edit queue jobs + - Point-to-Point encoding (second or frame start and end times) + +* Mac GUI + - New Audio Panel supporting >4 Audio Tracks + - VLC detection in /Applications and ~/Applications + +* Windows GUI + - Encode Status in GUI. (CLI window is now always hidden) + - Improved Auto-Naming for Destination file name. + - Drag / Drop Video onto Main Window to scan. + +* Linux GUI + - Multiple instance support (run multiple copies of ghb at once) + - Many Bug fixes and UI improvements. + Changes between 0.9.3 and 0.9.4: Core: |