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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



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