RELEASES HISTORY
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AVStoDVD release 2.2.6 (January 27th, 2010)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'Aften Advanced Configuration' options (Pad, DRC, BWFilter) in 'Title Edit'/'Audio'
- Added FAQ section in Help file
- Added check on durations of output vs input audio/video streams
- Added 'Copy Thumbs Graphic Properties' feature to DVD Menu Editor
- Added 'Acid Compass' DVD Menu template
- Improved support to VFR (Variable Frame Rate) video
- Removed Wave PCM audio stream retaining: too many issues with FFMpeg (de)muxing
- Revised Splash Screen layout
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.26


AVStoDVD release 2.2.5 (December 21st, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added capability to read Chapters positions from media file that contains that info
- Added 'Use Source Chapters List' option in 'Preferences'/'Authoring Burning'
- Added automatic VOB indexing when input files is a DVD info file (ifo)
- Added possibility to demux Audio streams when processing multi Audio tracks titles
- Added 'NicAudio.dll': an AviSynth plug-in to open MPEG Audio/AC3/DTS/LPCM and other uncompressed formats (thanks to Nic/Dimzon/IanB/Tebasuna)
- Added Text (Subtitles) info reading using MediaInfo.dll
- Added possibility to demux Subtitles streams (SubRip SRT and VobSub IDX/SUB format) when processing Matroska contaneirs with Subs
- Added support to Unicode and UTF-8 text format for SubRip SRT Subtitles
- Added support to MKVExtract (if already installed - not included in AVStoDVD Installer package) to demux audio and subs from Matroska containers
- Added PgcDemux 1.2.0.5 to AVStoDVD Installer package
- Improved video and audio demuxing in 'Parse DVD' section (now using PgcDemux instead of DGIndex)
- Improved 'Title'/'Add Title' routine
- Updated 'A2DSouce.avsi' to support NicAudio's filters
- Updated AVStoDVD Homepage (migration from Googlepages to Google Sites)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.25


AVStoDVD release 2.2.4 (November 16th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'Copy Title Settings' in Title Edit Section
- Added AVS Resize Filter 'Spline64Resize' (see help section for more details about filter choice)
- Added possibility to insert custom AVS Resize Filter in 'Preferences'/'Encoding'
- Added "-pad 0" to Aften command line to avoid initial 5 ms delay
- Changed 'Change ffdshow Mixer Output to same as input' to 'Adjust ffdshow Mixer Output at runtime' (mixer is adjusted to required channels when needed and not once during AVStoDVD start)
- Improved AviSynth scripts reading properties routine
- Improved log activity (added Preferences list)
- Improved support to VFR (Variable Frame Rate) video
- FFMpegSource updated to 2.12 (A2DSouce.avsi updated accordingly)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.24


AVStoDVD release 2.2.3 (October 23rd, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'Join Source Titles (AVS file)' new tool
- Changed default DVD burning speed from 2x to 4x
- Improved support to DGIndex Project files
- Improved Authoring routine
- Improved AviSynth script generation routine (resizing section)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.23


AVStoDVD release 2.2.2 (October 8th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'DVD Parse' new form (experimental)
- Added 'DGIndex' 1.5.0 to AVStoDVD Installer package
- Added 'VobSub.dll' 2.23 and 'VSConv' 1.2.5 to AVStoDVD Installer package
- Added support to DGIndex Project files (*.d2v) as input files
- Added 'Advanced Project Settings' state saving to Windows Registry
- Added 'Sharpen' AviSynth filter in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
- Added 'Fade In/Out' AviSynth filter in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
- Added 'KernelDeint' AviSynth deinterlacing filter (by Donald Graft) in 'Title Edit'/'AviSynth'
- Added trim capability to DVD compliant streams (video and audio)
- Added warning about multiple video tracks input titles (not properly handled)
- Added warning about input titles with Extended ASCII chars (Asc(char) > 127)
- Added possibility to load DVD Menu settings from a saved AVStoDVD Project
- Improved handling and encoding of interlaced videos
- Changed DVD-5 size: from 4435 to 4450 MB
- Changed video/audio Muxer: from ImagoMPEG-Muxer to FFmpeg
- Removed ImagoMPEG-Muxer from AVStoDVD package
- Light restyling of Button Generator form
- Updated input video file list (added mts files)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.21
- ImgBurn updated to 2.5.0.0


AVStoDVD release 2.2.1 (July 27th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'Import Chapters' option to 'Title Edit'/'Chapters' (IfoEdit CellTimes format supported)
- Added 'Force PlayAll Selection' option to DVD Menu Wizard
- Added 'Text Alignment' options to DVD Menu Editor
- Added 'Toolbar Position' customization ('Standard' or 'Floating') to DVD Menu Editor
- Added text output (debug purpose) to A2DSource.avsi function
- Changed DVD Menu Background and PlayAll image files format: from jpg to bmp
- Improved DVD Menu Editor graphical items handling with mouse
- Improved AviSynth script generation routine (fixed 5.1 channels audio mapping issue, Audio source brought to script top)
- Improved log activity
- FFmpeg updated to r19159
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.19


AVStoDVD release 2.2.0 Final (June 26th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Several minor GUI improvements
- Changed 'Settings' section in 'Preferences' section. Warning: now all changes made in 'Preferences' section are NOT reflected in current project settings.
- Added support to input files drag & drop onto AVStoDVD executable (improved CL handling)
- Added files drag&drop capability to main window
- Added support to customizable DVD Chapters (new tab in 'Title Edit' section and new functions in Preview Clip section)
- Added one Audio Track selection from multiple Audio Tracks input files
- Added last 5 recent Projects history in 'File' Menu section
- Added a progress bar window to monitor MuxMan authoring process
- Added a backup Audio encoding routine (ffmpeg based) if main routine fails. Thanks to Filbert @forum.doom9.org
- Added support to AviSynth scripts as input media format
- Added AviSynth function 'A2DInfo.avsi': a AviSynth Media Info function
- Added 'AC3 Audio Encoder' to 'Preferences'/'Encoding' (Wavi+Aften, FFmpeg+Aften, QuEnc)
- Added 'AUTO' option to 'Preferences'/'AudioVideo'/'Video Resolution'
- Added 'Audio Normalize' option to 'Preferences'/'AudioVideo'
- Removed 'Fix AC3 Errors' from 'Preferences'/'AudioVideo'
- Added 'Change ffdshow Mixer Output to <same as input>' option to 'Preferences'/'Misc'
- Added 'Title Edit'/'Refresh Title' option
- Added 'Title'/'View Title Info' command
- Added Wave PCM Audio support 
- Improved DTS audio track support
- Added 'Keep DVD Compliant Video' option in 'Title Edit'/'Video'
- Added WxH pixels info to 'Title Edit'/'Video'/'Video Resolution'
- Added 'Keep DVD Compliant Audio' option in 'Title Edit'/'Audio'
- Added 'Fix AC3 Errors' option to 'Title Edit'/'Audio'
- Moved 'Advanced Settings' tab from 'Preferences' to main AVStoDVD window (added new button/switch in the taskbar)
- Added 'Post Process' options in main window 'Advanced Settings'
- Removed 'DVD Label' from 'Preferences'/'AuthoringBurning'
- Added 'DVD Label' option to main window 'Advanced Settings'
- Removed 'Enable Multithread Encoding' option from 'Preferences'/'Encoding'
- Added 'Enable Multithread Encoding' option to main window 'Advanced Settings'
- Removed 'DVD Menu' tab from 'Preferences' section
- Added 'DVD Menu'/'Wizard' command & new form
- Added 'DVD Menu'/'Reset' command
- Added support to multi pages DVD Menu
- Added support to 4:3 Aspect Ratio DVD Menu
- Added support to text-only style DVD Menu
- Added possibility to remove 'Play All' button from DVD Menu
- Added DVD Menu highlights customization
- Added DVD Menu thumbnails shadow customization
- Added DVD Menu video bitrate customization
- Improved DVD Menu highlights links generation routine
- Improved 'MaxMenuTitles': from 17 to 99 titles
- Improved log file (added DVD Menu Building info)
- Improved errors handling
- Updated Help Section
- Re-added 'Avs2Avi' (AviSynth script processor)
- Added 'Haali Media Splitter' in AVStoDVD Installer package
- FFmpeg updated to r16596
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.16
- ImgBurn updated to 2.4.4.0


AVStoDVD release 2.1.4 (February 8th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added support to VCD resolutions (PAL 352x288, NTSC 352x240)
- Revised (and fixed) SubtitleCreator profiles
- Changed 'Video Lower Avg BitRate' min value in 'Settings'/'AudioVideo': from 1000 kbps to 500 kbps
- Changed WAV audio encoder: from 'FFMpeg r14277' to 'Wavi 1.06'
- Changed 'Fire Web' font: from 'Garamond' to 'Times New Roman'
- Improved 'Save/Open Project' routines
- Improved 'Clip Preview' section GUI
- Improved 'Keep DVD compliant Video/Audio' routines
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.10
- HelpMaker (software used to create Help Section) updated to 7.4.4.0


AVStoDVD release 2.1.3 (January 18th, 2009)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'KeepDAR' feature (keep thumbnails Display Aspect Ratio) in DVD Menu Editor
- Added 'HL Links' feature (display HighLights links/dependencies) in DVD Menu Editor
- Added 'Button Generator' section in DVD Menu Editor 
- Added 'Muxed MPEG2 File' as Output Setup option (muxing is done by ImagoMPEG-Muxer)
- Changed AC3 audio encoder: from QuEnc to Aften r762
- Changed MPEG2 video demuxer: from 'ReJig 0.5f' to 'FFmpeg r14277'
- Removed ImgBurn from 'NoInstall' package. It is still present in the 'Installer' package as installer itself.
- Improved errors logging in AVStoDVD project log file
- Improved AVS Script generation function
- AviSynth updated to 2.5.8
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.8


AVStoDVD release 2.1.2 (December 11th, 2008)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'FFMpegSource.dll': an AviSynth plug-in to open files using ffmpeg and nothing else (thanks to Myrsloik - http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127037)
- Added 'GetSystemEnv.dll': an AviSynth plug-in to retrieve information from the system (thanks to stickboy - http://www.avisynth.org/stickboy)
- Added AviSynth function 'A2DSource.avsi': all-in-one AviSynth script input source functions manager
- Added AviSynth function 'ATrim.avsi': function to trim based on Audio times (thanks to IanB - http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1065329)
- Added DTS audio streams retaining
- Added support to DVD Menu background audio
- Added support to DVD Menu background video
- Added 'Menu in Black' DVD Menu template
- Added 'Settings'/'Advanced'/'Edit Encoder Command Parameters at runtime' option 
- Added 'Settings'/'Advanced'/'Unload DirectShow ActiveMovie library at runtime' option (should prevent crashes caused by quartz.dll)
- Added 'Title Edit'/'Video'/'Auto BitRate Calculation'. When off video bitrate can be manually set
- Improved source files DAR (Display Aspect Ratio) identification and management
- Improved Clip Preview section stability
- Improved bitrate calculation routine
- Improved DVD Menu labels format (multi-line, outline, shadow)
- Improved DVD Menu highlights movements definition routine
- Improved NSIS installer package features (added components page)
- Updated video and audio format input list (divx, mjpg, ts, m2ts, hdmov, aac, flac)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.7.8


AVStoDVD release 2.1.1 (October 8th, 2008)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added 'Video Minimum Avg BitRate' in 'Settings'/'AudioVideo'. Lower value allowed is 1000 kbps. Default is 2500 kbps.
- Added 'Default Subs Language' in 'Settings/Authoring&Burning'
- Added 704x576 (PAL) and 704x480 (NTSC) as recognized compliant DVD Video resolution (now retained, not re-encoded)
- Added 'DV Source' auto detection in 'Title Edit'/'Video'
- Added frame capturing and saving (bitmap) feature in 'Clip Preview'
- Added frames selection customization to DVD Menu thumbnails (static and motion)
- Added 'GridSnap' feature (grid visualization and snap objects to grid) in DVD Menu Editor
- Changed 'Default Video Max BitRate' in 'Video Maximum Avg BitRate'. Higher value reduced to 8500 kbps to avoid bitrate spikes.
- Changed Video Max BitRate (peak) setpoint: now it is not customizable (9000 kbps)
- Changed AC3/MP2 audio demuxer: from 'VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2' to 'FFmpeg r14277'
- Changed default external previewer: from 'VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2' to Media Player Classic (if present) or system default AVIfile player
- Changed software to generate images/thumbs: from 'avs2avi' to 'FFmpeg r14277'
- Improved 'Clip Preview' form capabilities
- Improved 'Settings'/'System'/'Hardware Info' section
- Improved button shadows in DVD Menu Editor (new AviSynth function 'DropShadow')
- Improved authoring log activity: added BatchMux.log file
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.7.6
- BatchMux updated to 1.3
- Moved from "GNU/GPL" to "Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported" license type


AVStoDVD release 2.1.0 (August 22nd, 2008)
- Added simple DVD Menu editing and building (static and motion customizable thumbnails)
- Added multiple file selection in 'Add' Common Dialog window
- Added autoselect Audio and Subs files if they have same name as Video
- Added 'HCenc Advanced Configuration' option (AQ, Lumgain, Matrix, Profile) in 'Title Edit'/'Video'
- Added an option to quickly lock the Video Encoding Profiles
- Added 'Custom DVD Size' storing
- Added main AVStoDVD form position storing upon exit
- Added 'Restore default Settings' in main form menu
- Improved bitrate calculation routine
- Improved use of BatchMux (many thanks to Sir Didymus for his help)
- Improved use of API BrowseForFolder
- Improved log activity
- Removed internal check on DVD drive status before burning (ImgBurn does the stuff by itself)
- ImgBurn updated to 2.4.2.0
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.7.4
- BatchMux updated to 1.1


AVStoDVD release 2.0.0 Final (May 17th, 2008)
- GUI redesigned
- Added possibility to add more titles to one DVD
- Added log activity window in main form
- Mouse right-click menus enabled in main form
- Added built-in Preview window (uses DirectShow ActiveMovie library quartz.dll)
- Added customizable skins
- Added a new more configurable 'Title Edit' form
- Added configurable Video Encoding Profiles setup (see Help for more details)
- Added CQ prediction calculation and 1-pass VBR encoding with HCenc
- Added support to SubRip (srt) text-based subtitles (using "SubtitleCreator", included in AVStoDVD installer package)
- Added possibility to hard-encode subtitles (using "VobSub" AviSynth plugin (VSFilter.dll), included in AVStoDVD installer package)
- Added 'AudioAmplify' shortcut in 'AviSynth Script Edit' window (now in 'Title Edit' form)
- Added split between 'temporary process' and 'AVStoDVD working' files classification
- Added check on m2v output filesize. If bigger than target, added a transcoding step using ReJig
- Added audio AC3 fixing step when AC3 track is demuxed from the original input file (using "AC3Fix", included in AVStoDVD installer package)
- Added prompt to save project when exiting from AVStoDVD
- Added possibility to make PayPal donations
- Improved AVStoDVD project log file
- Revised bitrate calculation routine and DVD-5/DVD-9 default sizes
- AVStoDVD settings are now stored in the Windows Registry (removed AVStoDVD.ini configuration file)
- HCenc updated to 0.23
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.6.4
- ImgBurn updated to 2.4.1.0


AVStoDVD release 1.2.3 (February 14th, 2008)
- Minor bugs fixed
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.5.9


AVStoDVD release 1.2.2 (February 7th, 2008)
- Minor bugs fixed
- Added "Half-D1" (352x576 PAL, 352x480 NTSC) to Video Format settings
- Added possibility to change Media Player used to preview output
- Added check on output m2v file FPS before starting DGPulldown
- Added check on output filename. If it exists, a "_1" extension is added
- Added check on DVD disc presence in drive before burning
- Added "DefaultCustomSize" preference in AVStoDVD.ini
- MediaInfo.dll is now required only in AVStoDVD folder (no need to copy it in Windows\System32)
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.5.6
- QuEnc updated to 0.75Alpha
- HCenc is now feeded by .ini file and not by full command line instructions.
- Removed mscomct2.ocx ActiveX Control from installer package
- CreateInstall Free replaced by NSIS as installer creating software 


AVStoDVD release 1.2.1 (December 8th, 2007)
- Lots of minor bugs fixed
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.5.5
- Added required software presence check during start-up 
- Removed MultiCoreEnc as QuEnc multithread wrapper because of several "Access Violation" error reports


AVStoDVD release 1.2.0 (November 17th, 2007)
- Sobstituted DVDAuthor package with MuxMan/BatchMux for authoring purpose
- HCenc is now the default "Very High Quality" encoder (included in installer)
- HCenc updated to 0.22
- QuEnc is the default "High and Standard Quality" encoder
- DGPulldown is now always used to upsize fps
- Removed support to CCE SP
- Removed "Muxed MPEG2 Stream" output
- Removed support to txt-based subs and added support to Scenartist/IfoEdit compatible subs.
- Revised "DC Precision" calculation routine
- Revised progress bar management in Progress Status Window
- Updtated Shutdown function: now it works from Win95 to Vista
- Added possibility to select Burning Drives not identified as "capable" to burn DVD
- Added check on Output Folder filesystem to prevent overcoming 4 GB limit
- Added Software Info (required software check) in Settings/System Window
- Moved HCenc Quant Matrix combobox to Settings Window


AVStoDVD release 1.1.3 (October 11th, 2007)
- Some bugs fixed
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.5.3
- Added support to multi core CPU (max 4) by using MultiCoreEnc.exe (available only to QuEnc)
- Added "Settings/System Preference" tab
- Added "DefaultEncodingQuality", "DefaultVideoMaxBitRate", "DefaultAudioBitRate" preferences in AVStoDVD.ini
- Added AviSynth Normalize() audio function in AVS Script
- Revised encoder selection criteria (1): HCenc and CCE SP can be used only for "Very High Quality" encoding
- Revised encoder selection criteria (2): QuEnc is automatically used when choosing "High Quality" or "Standard Quality" encoding
- Revised Audio Time length detection thru MediaInfo


AVStoDVD release 1.1.2 (September 24th, 2007)
- Some bugs fixed
- Added AviSynth Crop filter management
- Added AviSynth Tweak filter management
- Added Static Preview (experimental) in AVS Script Window
- Removed "Deinterlace" option in AVS Script Window. Everyone can choose and insert manually their preferred deintelacing filter.
- Added release number in ini file and startup check
- Added "Scene Detection" also to QuEnc encoding ("Very High" and "High" Quality profiles)
- Tested on Vista: OK


AVStoDVD release 1.1.1 (August 24th, 2007)
- Some bugs fixed
- Revised "Settings/Encoding" Window layout
- Removed "Automatic" option in "AVS Source Filter"
- Added VideoInterlacement in video stream info
- Added "ConvertFPS()" option in "FPS Upsize Filter"
- Added "ConvertToMono" function to AVS Script if source audio has 1 channel
- Added "NoInstall" package without installer (7-Zip file)


AVStoDVD release 1.1.0 (August 10th, 2007)
- Some bugs fixed
- Moved Postprocessing Options to Settings Window
- Moved MPEG2 Advanced Options to Main Window
- Added "Close All GOPs" among MPEG2 Advanced Options
- Added DGPulldown support (exe included in the installer)
- Added text subtitles multiplexing
- Added Spline16Resize and made Lanczos4Resize as default
- Added consistency check on source files at job startup
- Changed default DVD sizes from 4438/8876 to 4435/8870 for subtitles support
- Revised resizing procedure in AVS Script
- Improved log activity saving


AVStoDVD release 1.0.1 (July 27th, 2007)
- Some bugs fixed
- MediaInfo updated to 0.7.5.0
- Improved Help Content
- Revised max bitrate automatic calculation
- Added 2CoreEnc for Dual Core CPU systems (QuEnc only supported - to be configured manually)
- Added "convertfps=true" for video DirectShowSource to support VFR video streams (WMV, ASF, MKV)


AVStoDVD release 1.0.0 Final (June 29th, 2007)
- A good amount of bugs fixed
- Improved batch encoding
- Improved log activity saving


AVStoDVD release 1.0.0 beta 5 (June 22th, 2007)
- Added AviSynth basic settings preferences
- Added MPEG2 advanced encoding options
- Added "No Splash Screen at startup" option
- Improved support to CCE SP (2.50, 2.66, 2.67, not 2.70)
- Improved AVS Script handling
- Improved support of DTS audio tracks
- A bunch of bugs fixed


AVStoDVD release 1.0.0 beta 4 (June 15th, 2007)
- Added option to use "AviSource" instead of "DirectShowSource", if possible
- Improved AVS Script handling
- Added support to HCenc (not included in the installer)
- Added support to CCE SP (not included in the installer)
- Added a Jobs List Window for batch encoding


AVStoDVD release 1.0.0 beta 3 (June 4th, 2007)
- First public release
- VirtualDubMod release 1.5.10.2
- MediaInfo release 0.7.4.7
- DVDAuthor release 0.6.9
- QuEnc release 0.72
- ReJig release 0.5f
- ImgBurn release 2.3.2.0