Software > DVD to AVI/DivX > StaxRip 1.9.0.0

1.9.0.0
Added a new Marco to the list.

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Added Total System Memory to System Environment & Logging

mpv has been updated to the latest nightly release

FFmpeg has been updated to 4.0.2

Mediainfo has been updated to 18.08.1

MP4Box has been Updated and includes required dll files that are required now.

Code been changed for AVSMeter to work with avsinfo

NVEnc has been updated to 4.12

QSVEnc has been updated to 3.09

x264 has been updated to 2932

x265 has been updated to 2.8+68

MKVToolNix has been Updated to 26.0.0

AVSMeter has been Updated to 2.8.5

Added Two new Scripts for HDR10+ AVS & VS Version. Along with updated Script for Source load.

Added Support Added for FFMS LoadCPlugins. FFMS2K will use the normal LoadPlugin Function.

Avisynth and Vapousynth have Separate Menu tabs in the App Forms. Vapoursynth is no longer buried inside Avisynth Menu at the bottom.

Removed all the dead links from Package Section and Replaced them with the most up to date URL's, If one existed.

Added Support for PNG & Tiff when saving a screenshot of a single Frame in the Preview Window. To add or Remove a format, Everything can be done through the Edit Menu.

StaxRip now has a Update Function through PowerShell Script(Can be Accessed Via: Tools -> Advanced -> Check For Update. It will first Shutdown the app and check for updates. If a new version is avaible, it download, extract and re-open StaxRip.

Updated the PowerShell 5 Reference Assemblies to version 1.1.0.

Framework has been Updated to 4.7.2.

The main drop-down menus have been cleaned up and better organized

The control boxes For the codecs have also been cleaned up, to create a shorter drop down.

Subtitle Tools have been moved to Advanced -> Tools -> Subtitles.

Added vscube, Second Scripts for Utils and some small tweaks to selected scripts for AVS+.

Updated VapourSynth Plugins & Context menu (See Below for Context Options).

Like with AVS+ There are allot more functions supported, Not all have been added to the context menu.

Settings:

Template Folder has been Renamed to just Templates & .dat file has been Renamed to Settings.dat. All your previous Templates will still work, Just move them to the new folder.
Internal Thumbnail Creator Has been Updated with the Following Features:

Added support for PNG, BMP & TIFF.
It Fully supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG.
Add support for Gap (The space between each shot, default: 0).
The ability to disable the StaxRip Logo has been added.
The Font styles have been changed to DejaVu Serif which give a much clearer & cleaner look.
The Default Logo Font Style has been changed to mikadan, Which gives the logo a bit more Style.
If for what reason you do not have DejaVu Serif or mikadan font, They have been included. Once installed They can be deleted. FontAwesome & Segoe-MDL2-Assets must remain next to .exe file.
Cleaned up the Header to make look more Professional like and added more video & Audio Details.
File: name
Size: Filesize in bytes / MBS, Length, and average bitrate.
Video: Codec, Format Profile, colorspace,colour_range, Bitrate, FrameRate, ChromaSubsampling, Height & Width
VideoCodec (The old code wasn't working with latest version of Mediainfo.)
Audio: Codecs, Channels, kHz and Bitrate
The Matrix for the Creator has also Been tweaked for correct colorspace.
Added Support for New Thumbnail Creator Which can be used by it self or added into the project process. It Uses FFMPEG engine to create the Thumbnails without the need to index any file(s).
Options Support as of Right Now:
- Number of Columns
- Number of Rows
- Width of Each Shot
- Height of Each Shot
- Depth of Each Shot
- Quality of Jpg

Added Animation Support in the Form of gif & apng(png). by it self or be added into a project process. It Uses FFMPEG engine to create the animation without the need to index any file(s).
Options for Gif:

Scale (Width x auto)
FrameRate (No Float points are Support, it must be a solid number like 60 and not 59.940.)
Statistics Mode
Diff Mode
Dither Options
Starting Time (in Seconds) - Supports Float Points like 25.2.
Length(in Seconds) - Supports Float points.
Options For aPNG:

Starting Time (in Seconds) - Supports Float points.
Length(in Seconds) - Supports Float points.
FrameRate - No Support for Float points.
Scale(Width x auto)
Opt Settings (zlib,7zip & Zopfli) - zlib is the fastest with Zopfli being the slowest. 7zip is the balance between the two.
Updated all Vapoursynth variable names for existing filters that have been changed or removed since 1.7.

Tweaked the Job Loading function, When a previous job is loaded into StaxRip the form will now automatically close.

Added Support for Remaining HDR10 colorspace Metadata, To make it full compatible with HDR10 Standards(MKV Only). The function can be enabled in the option section under Image -> Extras. It can also be done Manually The tool can be accessed by Apps -> MediaInfo -> MKVHDR

Altered VUI import system to match MediaInfo changes. For HDR10 it must match BT.2020 Colorspace. It will now also enable the additional flags in VUI and Bitstream to encode to HDR10. GOP & VBV Settings will have to be set manually.

Removed the Character Limit on the Temp Folders. It will not longer create the '...' after it hits 30 characters Which was designed for Windows 260 limit(Mainly for older Windows). If you need more then 260 characters you can alter the GroupPolicy Settings which will allow your to bypass the limit.

Added MKVinfo App to menu to check colorspace coordinates (Which Mediainfo no longer displays), This is useful for HDR content to make sure metadate has the correct HDR metadata.

MediaFolder Folder Option has been Disabled(It was no longer Working correctly due to latest update to Mediainfo) and has been replaced with the internal MediaInfo GUI that allows you to open any media file, If it's loaded in StaxRip or not.

x265 Changes:

12Bit Profiles Have Been Added
VUI Menu has been Broken Up into two Menus now due to the Growing Number of options in the VUI section.
Added:
chromaloc
DHDR10-Info
atc-sei
pic-struct
display-window
opt-ref-list-length-pps
opt-qp-pps
single-sei
dynamic-refine
idr-recovery-sei
VBVinit, VBVend, VBV Adjustment with VBVinit being tweaked.
Maximum AU size Factor
refine-intra has been increased to Level 4
multi-pass-opt-analysis & multi-pass-opt-distortion have been moved to Rate Control 1 menu to make room for VBV options in Rate Control 2 Menu.
VapourSynth Updated Context Menu:
The List of all Included Filters:

Source:

AVISource
d2vsource
DGSource
ffms2
LibavSMASHSource
LWLibavSource
FrameRate

AssumeFPS
InterFrame
SVPFlow
Color

BitDepth
Matrix
Transfer
Primaries
Cube
Range
Tweak
Convert To
Format (Mainly Designed for HDR to SDR)
To 444
To RGB
To YUV
Dither Tools
Line

MAA
DAA
Sangnom
TAAmbk
SeeSaw
FineSharp
MSharpen
aWarpSharpen2
LSFmod
pSharpen
SharpAAMcmod
Resize

Resize
ReSample
Dither_Resize16
Field

IVTC
QTGMC
nnedi3
Yadifmod
nnedi3cl
znedi3
Support Filters
Noise

DFTTest
BM3D
HQDN3D
KNLMeansCL
MCTemporalDenoise
DegrainMedian
RemoveGrain
SMDegrain
TTempSmooth
VagueDenoiser
Misc

Anamorphic to Standard
UnSpec
Histogram
Restoration

Deblock
Deblock PP7
Deblock_QED
MDeRing
MSmooth
BlindDeHalo3
DeHaloAlpha
EdgeCleaner
HQDering
YAHR
Vinverse
Vinverse 2

Handles common input formats and allows to config how files are loaded and processed
x264, x265, VP9 and XVID encoding
AMD VCE H.264 encoding
Intel Quick Sync H.264/H.265/MPEG-2 encoding
NVIDIA H.264/H.265 encoding
Output Formats: AVI, MP4, MKV, WEBM
Output Codecs: XVID, H.264, H.265, VP9, MP3, AC3, AAC, VORBIS, DTS, FLAC, OPUS
Batch Processing including support for processing sub-directories recursively
Flexible AviSynth and VapourSynth editor
Video comparison tool to compare codec and filter options
Minimal user interaction required due to ´flexible configuration and automation features
copy modes for audio and video for plain remuxing
Cut/Trim/Edit feature
Macros can be used in scrips and command lines allowing to change settings at any time
Scripable with C# and PowerShell scripts
External AviSynth filters and command line tools can be integrated
Project, project template and profiles support
Job processing


Requirements

.NET 4.6.1
Intel Skylake CPU for HEVC/H.265 hardware encoding
NVIDIA Maxwell gen2 card for HEVC/H.265 hardware encoding
Java for ProjectX in case MPEG-2 files are opened
AviSynth+ x64, the installer is bundled with StaxRip x64
VapourSynth x64 as optional AviSynth+ alternative
Python x64 in case VapourSynth x64 is used