Version history for BDtoAVCHD
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Changes for v2.9.0 - v2.9.1
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 159.2990.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.1+2.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 41.0.
Changes for v2.8.9 - v2.9.0
- Fixed: when video is resized to 720p and source subtitles are in SRT, no subtitles are muxed at output.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.6.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 40.0.
Changes for v2.8.8 - v2.8.9
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.4.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 37.0.
Changes for v2.8.7 - v2.8.8
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 158.2984.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.1.2.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 35.0.
Changes for v2.8.6 - v2.8.7
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.1.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 34.0.
Changes for v2.8.5 - v2.8.6
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 157.2969.
- Updated: 3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2018 R2.1 (API 1.27).
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 32.0.
Changes for v2.8.4 - v2.8.5
- New: In advanced encoding options added tune animation setting for x265 (new --tune animation in x265 v3.0).
- Changed: x265 encodes now uses --aq-mode 3 (improves quality on dark scenes).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.0.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 31.1.0.
Changes for v2.8.3 - v2.8.4
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.9.8.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 29.0.0.
Changes for v2.8.1 - v2.8.2
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 157.2932.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.8.59.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 25.0.0.
Changes for v2.8.0 - v2.8.1
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.8.11.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 24.0.0.
Changes for v2.7.7 - v2.7.8
- New: In the mpls selection window (Blu-Ray) added an option for preview m2ts using an external player.
- New: In advanced encoding options added the noise reduction setting for x265 (--nr-intra --nr-inter).
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 155.2901.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.7.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 21.0.0
Changes for v2.7.6 - v2.7.7
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.8.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 20.0.0
Changes for v2.7.5 - v2.7.6
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 155.2893.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.6.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 19.0.0
Changes for v2.7.4 - v2.7.5
- Changed: Drop Windows XP support. Minimum version is now Windows 7.
- Updated: runtime libraries and internal Visual C++ dependencies.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 18.0.0.
Changes for v2.7.3 - v2.7.4
- Fixed: In MVC 3D conversions incompatible output formats can be selected by default (depending on saved preferences).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.5.4.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 14.0.0.
Changes for v2.7.1 - v2.7.3
- Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2017 R1 (API 1.23).
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 152.2851.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.5.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 13.0.0.
Changes for v2.7.0 - v2.7.1
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 150.2833.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.4.9.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 12.0.0.
Changes for v2.6.9 - v2.7.0
- Improved: IMDb movie titles search more accurate and now is displayed a list of results when there are multiple possible matches.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.4.1.
Changes for v2.6.8 - v2.6.9
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.3.28.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 10.0.0.
Changes for v2.6.7 - v2.6.8
- Improved: GUI scaling on high DPI displays (prevents program window too small).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.3.1.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.9.0.
Changes for v2.6.6 - v2.6.7
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2762.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.2.30.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.8.0.
Changes for v2.6.5 - v2.6.6
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.7.1.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.2.1.
Changes for v2.6.4 - v2.6.5
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.6.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2744.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.1.64.
Changes for v2.6.2 - v2.6.4
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.5.0 and also included 64-bit version in installer.
- New: on 64-bit systems, 64-bit version of Mkvmerge is used. This reduces to half or less the time needed for MKV muxing operations.
- Updated: MVCenc and MVCdec versions and also included native 64-bit versions of two tools.
- New: on 64-bit systems, 64-bit versions of MVCenc and MVCdec are used.
- Improved: performance of 3D MVC encodes incremented by 40% on both 64-bit and 32-bit systems using HW mode.
- Improved: workaround to avoid memory leak on 3D MVC transcoding present on Skylake systems using Intel Graphics Drivers 4501, 4530 and 4539 (due Intel's bug).
- New: in MKV conversions "core" part of TrueHD audio (AC3 embedded track) can be extracted without re-coding (this was already possible for AVCHD conversions).
Changes for v2.6.1 - v2.6.2
- Changed: x265 encodes are made with parameter --no-open-gop to improve stability with some HW decoders (workaround to fix Kodi crash at resume playback on some Intel HD Graphics systems).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.1.14.
Changes for v2.6.0 - v2.6.1
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.4.2.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2721.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.61.
Changes for v2.5.8 - v2.6.0
- Improved: Better compatibility with Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.12.
Changes for v2.5.7 - v2.5.8
- Fixed: Sometimes 3D conversions hangs on some systems using HW decoding (Intel Quick Sync).
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.3.1.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.10.
Changes for v2.5.6 - v2.5.7
- Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2016 R2 (API 1.19).
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.2.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2705.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.217.
Changes for v2.5.5 - v2.5.6
- Fixed: conversions from Blu-Ray (MPEG2) to MKV (x265) fails when SW decoder is used.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.1.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2694.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.149.
Changes for v2.5.4 - v2.5.5
- Fixed: conversions from MKV to MKV fails (only in version 2.5.4)
- Improved: Bitrate calculation when m2ts/mpls durations mismatch (bad authored BDs)
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.0.1.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2684.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.108.
Changes for v2.5.3 - v2.5.4
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.9.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2682.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.88.
Changes for v2.5.1 - v2.5.2
- Changed: Removed setting option "Use x264 OpenCL acceleration" (with current processors not worth).
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.7.0.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.190.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v2.5.0 - v2.5.1
- Fixed: Blu-Ray 3D conversions fails if selected audio is intact Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3).
- Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2016 (API 1.17).
- Updated: eac3to to version 3.31.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.111.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v2.4.7 - v2.5.0
- Changed: Removed setting option "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" (obsolete).
- Fixed: Wrong audio/subs track selection on some Blu-Ray 3D with secondary video track (very rare).
- Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 2.1 (API 1.16).
- Updated: eac3to to version 3.30.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.5.2.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.93.
Changes for v2.4.6 - v2.4.7
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.5.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2638.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.1.
Changes for v2.4.5 - v2.4.6
- Fixed: In Blu-Ray 3D to H-SBS/H-TAB conversions R/L views order gets inverted after minute 45 (only on some determined titles).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.481.
Changes for v2.4.3 - v2.4.4
- New: Support for Windows 10.
- Improved: the method of notification and download new versions (auto update).
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.1.0.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.315.
Changes for v2.4.2 - v2.4.3
- Updated: MVCsource with Avisynth headers v6, due this, older Avisynth versions (2.5.8) are no longer compatible ***is now required Avisynth v2.6.0***.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.166.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v2.4.1 - v2.4.2
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.9.0.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.6.418.
Changes for v2.4.0 - v2.4.1
- Changed: If setting "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" is not checked, now is used libDcaDec internal decoder (included with eac3to 3.29) to perform all DTS/DTS-HD to AC3 conversions.
- Changed: Setting "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" now is default disabled.
- Updated: eac3to to version 3.29.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.8.0.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.455.
Changes for v2.3.3 - v2.4.0
- New: When source is a 3D Blu-Ray information is shown about 3D-planes assigned to each subtitles.
- New: On conversions 3D Blu-Ray to BD-9/BD-25 2D+3D .ISO original subtitles depth are retained (subtitles 3D).
- Improved: detection of correct playlist in some BD's with various similar or duplicated mpls.
- Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 1.
- Updated: eac3to to version 3.28.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.7.0.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 146.2538.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.331.
Changes for v2.3.2 - v2.3.3
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.6.0.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.1.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v2.3.1 - v2.3.2
- Improved: Tune options (grain, ssim, etc.) can be used also on x265 encodes. The displayed options in Advanced Settings change depending on whether it is used x264 or x265.
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.5.0
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.285.
Changes for v2.3.0 - v2.3.1
- Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.4.0
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 144.2525.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.219.
Changes for v2.2.4 - v2.3.0
- New: option to encode the MKV compatibles with "DivX Plus HD" certified devices (more details are explained on Settings window > tooltips).
- Improved: in Options > Settings added some tooltips to explain better specific options.
- Improved: in Options > Settings added a button to reset all options to default values.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.211.
Changes for v2.2.3 - v2.2.4
- Improved: on AVCHD output mode forced subtitles are always flagged forced inside stream to improve compatibility with some SW based players than do not consider navigational commands.
- Updated: x264 encoder to version 142.2491.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.55.
Changes for v2.2.1 - v2.2.3
- Fixed: Pacific Rim 3D decoding issues (due Intel Media SDK bug).
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4+5
- Version 2.2.2 (10/25/2014)
- Fixed: Possible image corruption on SBS/TAB/2D+3D conversions using Quick Sync acceleration and latest Intel HD Graphics drivers 15.33.xx.39xx.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.3+618
Changes for v2.2.0 - v2.2.1
- Improved: HEVC encodes without using Avisynth/avs2yuv.
- Improved: changed 3D tags in filenames to be compatible with XBMC 3D SBS/TAB auto detection based in filenames.
- Updated: internal MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2014 R2.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.3+282
Changes for v2.1.7 - v2.2.0
- New: initial support to encode MKVs using the x265 codec (HEVC).
- New: codec x265 v1.3+206 has been added to the installer package.
Changes for v2.1.6 - v2.1.7
- Fixed: in some interlaced sources (AVC 29.97i / 25i) incomplete conversion due bad frame count.
Changes for v2.1.5 - v2.1.6
- Improved: In 2D+3D.ISO output mode forced subtitles are individually flagged as forced (at stream level) since TsMuxer cannot make a whole track as forced in MovieObject.bdmv
- x264 updated to revision r2479.
- Mkvmerge updated to version 7.1.0
Changes for v2.1.4 - v2.1.5
- New: Ability to open .mpls files from BD folders (added to "Open Video File" button).
- Workaround to fix crashes when TeamViewer is running in same computer.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v2.0.0 - v2.1.4
- x264 updated to revision r2431.
- Mkvmerge updated to version 6.9.1
- BDSup2Sub updated to version 5.1.2.
Changes for v1.9.5 - v2.0.0
- Updated the runtime libraries to better Windows 8.1 support.
- Improved: GUI appearance and fixes some controls in Windows 8/8.1
- Several improvements in the installer.
- Improved: system of automatic notification and download of new versions. Less intrusive and allows to postpone the download later.
- Should fix (rare) crashes reported by some users in Windows 7 64-bit.
- New: integrated "Intel Media SDK System Analyzer" tool in the Help menu. Shows system compatibility with Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration and information about graphics drivers installed.
- Improved: default output folder is created on current user profile folder "C:\Users\user_name\BDtoAVCHD" and default temp folder is created on current user temp folder "C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD".
Changes for v1.9.2 - v1.9.4
- Mkvmerge updated to version 6.6.0
- Improved: recreation of temp folder to default C:\TEMP if path and drive letter stored in configuration no longer exists. Avoids error "Unable to read BD structure" due misconfiguration.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
Changes for v1.9.1 - v1.9.2
- New: 3D top-bottom output mode besides side-by-side. The 3D top-bottom mode provides higher quality in passive 3D TVs while for active 3D TVs is better side-by-side mode.
- Improved: the method of conversion Blu-Ray 3D to MKV/AVCHD 3D SBS avoid creating the temporary file AVC-MVC combined. Is no longer needed to use the process "MVCCombine.exe" gaining some speed.
Changes for v1.9.0 - v1.9.1
- Fixed: Oversize in some conversions with target media BD-25 + HD audio.
- x264 updated to revision r2359.
Changes for v1.8.8 - v1.9.0
- New: completely new MVC decoder for 3D conversions. 4x faster an avoids errors due to old one (green image in some Blu-Ray)
- New: automatic detection of views order (left-right) based on .mpls information. The 'view order' chosen is also shown in list of queued jobs.
- Fixed: In some 3D conversions (Blu-Ray 3D) not all parts are processed (missing chapters, etc.)
- New: Playlist file name (.mpls) used for conversion is shown in the main window and list of queued jobs.
Changes for v1.8.7 - v1.8.8
- x264 updated to revision r2345.
- Mkvmerge updated to version 6.3.0
Changes for v1.8.6 - v1.8.7
- New: option in settings to enable/disable x264 OpenCL acceleration.
- x264 updated to revision r2334.
- Mkvmerge updated to version 6.2.0
Changes for v1.8.5 - v1.8.6
- x264 updated to revision r2309.
- Improved bitrate calculation in some specific cases (prevents undersize).
Changes for v1.8.3 - v1.8.5
- x264 updated to revision r2273. Improved CPU usage and encoding speed in the first pass.
- Version 1.8.4
- Mkvmerge updated to version 6.0.0
- BDSup2Sub updated to version 5.1.1.
- Fixed scraper issues.
