Changes log 2023
2023/Apr/25 Version 1.4.2 Beta 6
Improvements:
- Digital Cinema import:
New option to enable/disable importing of font paths (in settings/formats/Digital cinema).
- FFmpeg:
Updated to version 6.0 (Apr 23).
- Netflix export:
New option to export using the 2023 specs.
It includes new namespaces, new header metadata, and comments in <p> metadata.
- Utilities:
New option in the "find and replace actor" utility to replace the first text line.
2023/Apr/17 Version 1.4.2 Beta 5
Improvements:
- FFmpeg:
Updated to version 6.0 (Mar 05). Support for AV1.
- FontTools:
Updated to version 4.39.3.
- TimedText import:
Support to import comments from a p/metadata/desc element.
- TimedText export:
Support to export <p> comments inside as metadata.
- TimedText NBCU export:
Now when exporting <p> position, <extent> is also included.
- Workcopies:
Removed engines for Nvidia, AMD and Intel. Now the desired hardware acceleration is selected in settings/FFmpeg.
New features:
- Tags:
New tag to export comments as a single line.
2023/Mar/30 Version 1.4.2 Beta 4
Fixes:
- GUI:
Fixed bug when rounding decimals in numeric boxes.
Improvements:
- Installation:
The Newtek NDI plug-in is now disabled by default.
- Languages:
Language code for "Arabic (Saudi Arabia)" changed to ARSA and ar-SA.
- Languages:
Updated Digital Cinema language codes.
- Overlays:
New option in the "display area" overlay to display position and size.
- Render:
Support to remap images to 2 colors. Previously it was set to 4 colors minimum.
- System:
New support to release "preview" versions, not only betas.
- Video export:
FFmpeg error messages are now displayed in the progress window.
New features:
- Formats:
New export format "DTS Digital Theater Systems".
- Formats:
Suppor tto export BMP 1-bit images.
- Formats:
Suppor tto export BMP 24-bit images.
- Formats:
Suppor tto export BMP 32-bit images.
- Render:
Support for paragraph processors. These processors allow to modify the text paragraph.
- Screen sizes:
New size for XGA (1024x768).
- Tags:
New "Paragraph Fit to lines" tag. It allows to fit the size of the paragraph to its text lines.
- Tags:
New "Paragraph Keep inside" tag. It allows to modify the paragraph to keep it inside a given area.
- Tags:
New "Paragraph lines Round position" tag. It allows to round the decimals of the text lines positions.
- Tags:
New "Paragraph padding" tag. It allows to inflate the paragraph area.
- Tags:
New "Paragraph Round area" tag. It allows to round the decimals of the paragraph area.
- Tags:
New "Paragraph Snap to area" tag. It allows to snap the edges of text paragraphs to a given area.
- Tags:
New tag to specify the size of display area in pixels.
2023/Mar/16 Version 1.4.2 Beta 3
Fixes:
- Shortcuts:
When resetting shortcuts, false errors could be reported.
Improvements:
- FFmpeg:
Updated to version 6.0 (Mar 05). Support for AV1.
- Installation:
The Disney plug-in is now installed by default. Required to have access to the Disney languages.
- Installation:
The Netflix plug-in is now installed by default. Required to have access to the Netflix languages.
- System:
Improved function to find the OneDrive location.
- Tags:
New option in the "Language code (custom table file)" tag to reload the table.
- TimedText NBCU:
Support to export text position (<p> origin).
- TimedText export:
New error message when exporting regions that are outside the screen.
- TimedText export:
New option to export Disney language codes.
- Word export:
Support to export cropped images with semi-transparent background.
New features:
- Screen:
New screen sizes for HD stereoscopipc side-by-side.
- Video:
New options to create workcopies in AV1 + AAC. Supports hardware acceleration.
2023/Feb/20 Version 1.4.2 Beta 2
Fixes:
- Fonts:
Fixed crash when no installed fonts found.
- GUI:
Fixed crash when resizing the subtitler when having a watermark image.
- Subpictures:
Fixed possible crash when retrieving buffered images.
Improvements:
- FFmpeg:
Updated to version 5.1 (Feb 08).
- TimedText NBCU:
Support to export bold text.
- TimedText export:
New option to specify the region's style.
- Overlays:
New options in the "text outside area" overlay to select which areas to check.
- SAMI export:
New options to select which characters to escape.
- Tags:
New option in the "font size Digital Cinema" tag to round up the resulting font size.
- Tags:
New option in the "font measuring" tag to round up the font size.
- Tags:
New option in the "font measuring" tag to scale text line's ascent and descent.
New features:
- Custom formats export:
New parameter "HMSMillisecondsComma" to format timecodes.
- Timecode:
New timecode expressed in milliseconds separated by comma (HH:MM:SS,MMM).
- Utilities:
New "subpictures/directory set (auto)" utility. It tries to re-link subpictures by searching in several folders.
2023/Jan/27 Version 1.4.2 Beta 1
Fixes:
- TimedText export:
Removed luminanceGain attributes from styles.
Improvements:
- Log:
Added details about the name of the executing utility and tasks.
- Subtitler:
New busy icon. This icon may appear when the software is busy with a long operation.
- TimedText export:
New option to include/omit background color in regions.
- TimedText export:
New option to include/omit the version number.
- TimedText export:
New options to override the outline and shadow.
- TimedText export:
New options to specify outline color format and outline units.
- TimedText export:
New options to specify shadow color format and shadow units.
- Utilities:
The "factorize time" utility now supports to specify an anchor.
- Video export:
New experimental function to export AV1 videos.
It uses the latest Nvidia, AMD and Intel AV1 video acceleration.
The current version of FFmpeg still does not support them.
You would need a latest-generation graphic card.
New features:
- Formats:
New PowerPoint export format.
- Screen:
New screen sizes for Instagram and Snapchat.
- TimedText:
New "TimedText NBCU" format.
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