River Past Video Cleaner 7.8

7.2 1/12/2007

* [Change] Improved compatibility with third party codecs.
* [Change] Compatible with Windows Vista.


7.0 9/18/2006

* [New] Support converting chapters from DVD directly.
* [New] Support QuickTime 7 files with 5.1 audio.
* [Bug fix] Changed lame_enc.dll support so samples with bad timecode won't be dropped.


6.11 2/24/2006

* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with subtitle overlay.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with AAC audio.


6.10.2 1/23/2006
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with subtitle overlay.


6.10 1/5/2006
* [New] Support Radlight OGG filters.
* [New] Added "Regulate Timecode" option to Audio Settings.
* [Change] Rewritten MOV Booster Pack for better reliability.
* [Change] Rewritten MPEG-4 Booster Pack for better reliability.
* [Change] Rewritten 3GP Booster Pack for better reliability.
* [Change] Rewritten RealMedia Booster Pack for better reliability.
* [Bug fix] (MPEG-4 Booster Pack, 3GP Booster Pack) Fixed a audio/video sync problem when the source file's audio track starts with an offset.


6.9 12/15/2005
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Added thumbnail settings for saving a thumbnail image for each converted file.
* [Change] (Animated GIF Booster Pack) Significantly improved the quality of GIF encoding.
* [Change] (Image Sequence Booster Pack) Significantly improved the quality of GIF encoding.


6.8.3 12/13/2005
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Added option to change video to grey scale.
* [New] (Animated GIF Booster Pack) Now the quality setting is available. The number of color in the GIF is determined by the quality setting.
* [New] (Image Sequence Booster Pack) Now the quality setting is available. The number of color in the GIF is determined by the quality setting.
* [Bug fix] (Image Sequence Booster Pack) The quality setting for JPG was not applied.
* [Bug fix] Fix a problem with some codecs' advanced settings are not applied.


6.8.2 12/8/2005
* [Bug fix] Fix a critical bug in 6.8.1 with WMV output.


6.8.1 12/6/2005
* [Bug fix] Fix a problem when adding some MKV and OGM files when certain versions of DirectVobSub is installed.
* [Bug fix] (MPEG-4 Booster Pack) Fixed an AV sync problem.


6.8 11/17/2005
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Overlay subtitles if VobSub is installed.
* [Change] Handles timescode problems from the input source better.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a freeze problem with QuickTime MOV or MP4input. The problem was introduced in 6.7.1.


6.7 10/20/2005
* [Changed] Tested under QuickTime 7 for 3GP, 3GP2, MOV and MPEG-4 output.
* [Change] MPEG-4 output requires MPEG-4 Booster Pack 1.2 when QuickTime 7 is installed.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a freeze problem when converting from 3GP, DV, MOV, MP4 to 3GP, DV, FLC or MP4.


6.6 10/11/2005
* [New] Support RealMedia Booster Pack for RM output.
* [New] Support 3GP Booster Pack for 3GPP/3GPP2 output.
* [New] Detailed online explanation when the user enters a wrong key.
* [Change] Requires 3GP Booster Pack 1.1 for 3GP/3GP2 output, MPEG-4 Booster Pack 1.1 for MP4 output.
* [Change] New user interface for 3GP, 3GP2, MPEG-4 and RealMedia output.
* [Change] 3GP2 is now a separate output format.
* [Change] Warning about "MPEG Layer-3" audio codec used in video conversion. Prompt user to download "lame_enc.dll" instead.
* [Change] Able to convert video with 6-channel audio.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with OGM output.
* [Bug fix] More reliable 3GP, 3GP2, and MP4 output in general.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a crashing problem with 3GP, MOV, MP4 to MOV conversion when the conversion finishes.
* [Bug fix] "Automatic" audio setting did not give the optimal settings for WMV output.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a crash problem if multiple QuickTime MOV files are converted.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with audio in MOV file if the audio is encoded with 24-bit integer.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a startup problem with 6.5 when earlier versions of QuickTime (prior to 6.5) is installed.


6.5.3 8/12/2005
* [New] Support RealMedia Booster Pack for RM output.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a crash problem if multiple QuickTime MOV files are converted.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with audio in MOV file if the audio is encoded with 24-bit integer.


6.5.2 8/2/2005
* [Bug fix] Fixed a startup problem with 6.5 when earlier versions of QuickTime (prior to 6.5) is installed.


6.5.1 7/20/2005
* [New] Support 3GP Booster Pack for 3GPP/3GPP2 output.


6.5 7/14/2005
* [New] Support MPEG-4 Booster Pack for MP4 output.
* [New] With MOV Booster Pack, allow user to set additional QuickTime video settings with the "More..." button.
* [New] With MOV Booster Pack, allow user to select QuickTime codec which are not in the codec list by using the "More..." button.
* [Change] Trial version limits recording to 2 minutes in additional to the watermark.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with removing multiple selected files from the conversion list.


6.1 5/19/2005

* [New] Added ability to control bitrate for some QuickTime video codecs.
* [New] Added ability to control bitrate for some Windows Media video codecs.


6.0.1 4/29/2005

* [Change] Changed error message related to MPEG.
* [Bug bix] Fixed a memory problem which causes the program to freeze at start up on Windows 98.


6.0 4/25/2005

* Change] New Architecture.
* [Change] Faster startup.
* [Change] Allows the user to choose which codec to load when new codecs are found.
* [Change] Redesigned UI.
* [New] New option to let the software decide the best audio settings for each individual input files.
* [New] Detailed error dialog for rejected files when files cannot be added to the conversion list.
* [New] Released Video Cleaner Pro.
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Set start time and/or end time.
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Select stream from a file with multiple video and/or audio streams.
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Able to remux certain files without re-encoding.
* [New] (Video Cleaner Pro) Change aspect ratio.
* [Change] (Video Cleaner Lite) Allows the user to select codecs for the conversion.
* [Change] Faster loading of the conversion list when a lot of files are added.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem where lame_enc.dll's bitrate setting doesn't stick.
* [Bug fix] ASF/WMV files will be converted with the alternative methods if the standard method doesn't work.


5.3 12/9/2004

* [New] Added support for FLC Booster Pack.
* [New] Added "MPEG-4 Video" as a codec option for MOV Booster Pack.
* [Change] Use XML file for data storage instead of INI, eliminate problem caused by data corruption.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a compatibility problem with MOV Booster Pack which doesn't apply the audio sample rate settings.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a small memory leak when lame_enc.dll is used.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a compatibility issue with Animated GIF Booster Pack if the input file has compressed audio.


5.2.4 11/29/2004

* [Bug fix] Fixed a small memory leak when lame_enc.dll is used.


5.2.1 11/10/2004

* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem with 5.2.0, which puts MP3 in demo mode even after activation.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a bug with 5.2.0 which broke WMA (non-profile) output.


5.2 11/9/2004

* [New] Support MOV Booster Pack to output QuickTime MOV audio.
* [New] Added "Cam 3D" to the "Try" menu.
* [New] Now can convert from Flac (Free lossless audio codec) audio files.
* [New] Now can convert from TTA (The True Audio encoder) audio files.
* [New] Now can convert from MPC (MusePack, or MPEG Plus) audio files.
* [New] Now can convert form APE (Monkey Audio) audio files.
* [New] Now can convert from OFR (OptimFROG) audio files.
* [Changed] Removed support for Audible.com aa files.
* [Bug fix] Fixed a problem loading new audio codecs.


5.1 8/27/2004

* [New] Now allow the user to specify the video and audio codec, video size, frame rate, quality, audio sample rate, channel and bitrate when converting to WMA.
* [New] Now supports the upcoming MPEG-4 Booster Pack.
* [New] Now supports lame_enc.dll (extra download required).
* [New] Now can extract G.726 audio from ASF files.


5.0 7/1/2004

* [New] Extract audio from OGM files.
* [New] Extract audio from Matroska files.
* [New] Convert from Audible.com .aa files.
* [New] New user interface.
* [New] Option to save converted files to the same directory as the input.
* [New] Option to overwrite existing file or record to a renamed file.
* [New] OGG Vorbis output support.
* [New] Able to use Elecard and MainConcept MPEG-2 splitter and audio decoder.
* [Change] Cleaned up some Windows Media Profiles.
* [Change] Changed error message if unable to convert.
* [Bug Fix] Fixed a crashing bug with some AIF files.


4.0.0 4/16/2004

[New] Support RealAudio(RA/RAM) file input.
[New] Support RealMedia(RM/RAM) file input.
[New] Support DV file input.
[New] Now can extract audio from MPG file from Sony DVD camcorders.
[Change] Put back restrictions on LAME ACM settings, given the finding that the last LAME ACM is still not completely reliable.
[New] Security measures. River Past DirectShow components can only be used by River Past software.


3.5.2 4/2/2004

[New] Support DV file input.
[New] Now can extract audio from MPG file from Sony DVD camcorders.
[Change] Put back restrictions on LAME ACM settings, given the finding that the last LAME ACM is still not completely reliable.

3.5.1 3/27/2004

[New] Security measures. River Past DirectShow components can only be used by River Past software.


3.5.0 3/26/2004

[New] Support customized Windows Media profiles in additional to system profiles.
[New] Shipped with WMA9 profiles.
[Change] Add workaround for Some MP4 files which contains wrong audio sample timecode.
[Bug Fix] Fixed a problem decoding MP4 AAC audio which has large sample size
[Change] Removed restrictions on LAME ACM settings, given the latest LAME ACM is much more stable.


3.1.0 3/8/2004

[New] XP theme compliant user interface.
[New] New protection against software piracy.
[New] File path validation.
[New] Added option to decode MPEG audio by channel.
[New] Now compatible with LAME MP3 ACM.
[Bug Fix] Fixed a timecode problem when converting from Quick MOV whose audio track has a non-zero offset.


3.0.0 1/16/2004

[New] Loads compatible audio compressors dynamically.
[New] Supports a list of compatible audio compressors in WAV files.
[New] Supports DivX audio compressor for WAV and AVI output.
[New] Supports converting from SD2 (Sound Designer 2) audio.
[New] Supports extracting from DV (Digital Video) and 3GPP/3GPP2 (Mobile Phone Video).
[Bug Fix] Fixed a problem with extracting audio from some QuickTime MOV files created by iMovie.
[Change] Brought the code base to 2.5.1. No functionality changes.


2.5.0 11/25/2003

[New] New company logo.
[New] Supports type 1 AVI-DV files.
[New] Shows a progress dialog when adding input files.
[Change] Moved the registration information to the CURRENT_USER registry.


2.1.0 11/6/2003

[New] Supports Dolby Digital (AC-3) file input.
[New] Supports VOB file with AC-3 audio input.
[New] Added help file, which is also available as HTML pages on the web site.
[New] Added tooltips to some of the buttons.
[New] Sleeper code against pirated keys.
[New] Added some error messages.
[New] Added menu button to test driver other River Past software.
[Change] Index output WMA files.
[Change] Internal anti-piracy change.
[Change] Internal anti-piracy change.
[Change] Better looking progress dialog.
[Change] Changed default settings to WAV, stereo, 44.1kHz, 16 bit.
[Bug fix] Removed error message which reports "Video Scaler not found" when accepting some QuickTime files.
[Bug fix] Handles QuickTime and MPEG-4 VBR audio correctly.
[Bug fix] Fixed a buffer problem which results the inability to read QuickTime audio.
[Bug fix] Removed some error messages if some video codec are not installed.
[Bug fix] Added back the tool tips for the conversion list, previously available in 1.1 but lost in 2.0 to 2.0.3.
[Bug fix] Fixed a problem converting QuickTime files which contains non-standard audio sample rate.
[Bug Fix] Changed one error message, when it should prompt the user to install the latest DirectX instead of WMF9.
[Bug Fix] Modified the Readme file.


2.0.0 9/17/2003

[New] Newly designed user interface, with resizable window.
[New] Ability to select and remove multiple files at once.
[New] Support OGG Vorbis files as input if the OGG Vorbis DirectShow filters are installed.
[New] Enable playback within the application.
[New] Provided download link for system and third party components.
[Change] Limit conversion to 2 minutes for each file in trial version. Removed 30-day trial period.
[Change] For WMA output, provide profile choices instead of bitrate choices.
[Change] Changed the layout of the controls.
[Change] Added DVD and VCD files as input choice.
[Change] Store the licensing information for all users on the PC instead of only the current user.
[Bug fix] Fixed a problem opening certain WMV/WMA files under DX8.
[Bug fix] Fixed a problem to find MP3 encoder on some upgraded PCs.
[Bug fix] Fixed a problems opening some QuickTime files.
$24.95


1.1.0 6/20/2003

[New] Added AVI (Audio only) output support, with settings for different audio codec.
[New] Added display column for source audio sample rate, channel, and resolution
[New] Better progress dialog with overall bar and detail bar.
[New] Added support for 16khz and 24kHz MP3 output.
[New] Added QuickTime file input support (requires Apple QuickTime).
[New] Added support for UNIX audio file (.au or .snd files) input.
[New] Added support for MacOS AIFF audio file input.
[New] Provided tool tip to show the full path name for the file list.
[Change] Changed program icon.
[Change] Changed the layout of the controls.
[Bug Fix] Fixed a bug that when a conversion is canceled and the user clicks on the "Convert" again, the first few files are not processed.
[Verify] Completed test on Window 98SE and Windows ME.


1.0.1 6/6/2003

Support audio file input from Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3, and WAV files
Support video file input from most AVI, Windows Media Video (WMV and ASF), and MPEG-1 files.
Support output to Windows Media Audio (WMA) format with bitrate settings.
Support output to MP3 format, at 22.10 kHz and below.
Support output to WAV format.
Requires Windows XP Home, XP Pro, or Windows 2000.
Requires DirectX 8.0 and above.
Requires Windows Media Format 9.
$19.95.