1.5.0 Beta

The betas have started up again!

If you were previously on the beta track you will need to install this to get back on it. That's because you can now run both the Beta and Stable version of VidCoder side-by-side!

Note that the OpenCL and Intel QuickSync changes being tested by HandBrake are not in the betas yet. They will appear when HandBrake integrates them into the main branch.

• Updated HandBrake core to SVN 5590. This adds a new FDK AAC encoder. The FAAC encoder has been removed and now avcodec's encoder is the default.
• Available sample rates and framerates are now read dynamically from libhb.

1.4.22

• Added Xbox 360 preset, thanks to Relhak.
• Added Spanish translation, thanks to fantasmanegro.
• Added Basque translation, thanks to azpidatziak.
• Fixed behavior of custom anamorphic auto display width and max width/height.
• Fixed double-logging on local encodes.
• Fixed remote encoder not using libdvdnav even when enabled, which had caused some problems with multi-angle DVDs.

1.4.21

• Fixed frames range option not working correctly.
• Fixed the status message blocking clicks when not visible.

1.4.20

• Updated HandBrake core to 0.9.9
  • Blu-ray subtitle (PGS) support
  • Additional framerates: 30, 50, 59.94, 60
  • Additional sample rates: 8, 11.025, 12 and 16 kHz
  • Additional higher bitrates for audio
  • Same as Source Constant Framerate
  • 24-bit FLAC encoding
• Added Windows Phone 8 and Apple TV 3 presets
• Introduced process isolation for encodes. Now if HandBrake crashes, VidCoder will keep running and continue processing the queue.
• Added view modes to the Preview window. Now you can see the image in 1:1 or in "Corners" mode to show a close-up of cropping results.
• Overhauled the Options dialog
  • Better, more organized interface
  • Resizable
  • More options
  • Dedicated Updates panel with more information and the ability to check for an update manually
• Big update to video range UI
  • There's now a bar you can click to set the start and end: left click to set the start and right click to set the end.
  • "Start Seconds" and "End Seconds" have been replaced with editable duration fields with the format 0:00:00 . Should no longer require math to actually set. :)
  • Replaced Chapters queue column with Range queue column and made it work for all modes.
• Greatly improved x264 options
  • Preset is now a slider
  • Can now set H.264 Level (incompatible levels for source are grayed out)
  • Added "extra options" text box to Video tab to remove the need to use the Advanced tab
  • Added "Fast Decode" checkbox to support multiple tunes
• Added a portable version. This packages up VidCoder as an .exe file that does not need to be installed. Be aware that it's not completely portable as you still need .NET 4 Client Profile on the computer for Windows versions earlier than 8.
• Moved options storage to SQLite rather than the standard .NET user config. This means less chance for config settings to get corrupted.
• Laid groundwork for the next beta to install side-by-side with the stable version.
• Fixed non-centered text, bad coloring and inconsistent button looks in Windows 8.
• Added Hungarian translation, thanks to Brechler Zsolt. You can pick your preferred language in Options -> General. If you want to see VidCoder in your language, help out on [url:VidCoder's Crowdin page|http://crowdin.net/project/vidcoder].
• Updated WPF text rendering to use the better Display mode.
• Added a menu option and button to close the current video source and get the initial "pick source" UI back.
• When doing batch file encodes, VidCoder now picks the default title to encode rather than just the first one every time (useful for ISOs).
• Disc folders can now be batch-added with drag and drop in the same way that ISOs can be.
• Added the ability to set a custom completion sound.
• Added an option to set a custom video player.
• Added ability to set the priority of the worker process.
• Individual encode jobs now log to a separate file as well as the main consolidated file.
• Added the option to copy the encode job log to the same output folder as the encoded video.
• Added preset name as optional queue column.
• Mixdowns that are not supported by the current source are now grayed out.
• Custom formatting now works on batch file encodes.
• Fixes for many bugs, including batch encoding, sizing behavior and many more

1.4.19 Beta

• Updated HandBrake core to SVN 5415.
• Changed setup file icon to the VidCoder icon.
• Added some error checking around the possibility of the EncodingProfile getting set to null.
• Fixed "Stop" and "Pause" functionality for non-worker process encoding.
• Fixed bug where the automatic deletion option would fail if the source had just been closed.

1.4.18 Beta

• Added option to use in-process encoding (for a fallback until the last issues with the worker process are resolved).
• Added extra logging to the encode worker handoff.
• If we're unable to connect to the worker process we now kill it, reducing the chances of leaving a zombie process encoding away without the GUI knowing about it.
• MP4 muxing errors (like the output file getting too big) are now shown as errors in the log and cause encodes to be marked as Failed.
• Updated the Delete Source Files feature to work on disc folders as well as individual files.
• Added the ability to automatically resume the queue when restarting VidCoder.

1.4.17 Beta

• Fixed burned subtitles getting cut off by cropping.
• Fixed crash on completion if sound alert is enabled and the user is running VidCoder.exe from a different directory.
• Changed worker logging to use a temp file to reduce the chance of locking the SQLite file.
• When applying an update, we now let the process exit naturally rather than calling Environment.Exit. (This is an attempt to fix a crash on updating)

1.4.16 Beta

• Updated HandBrake core to SVN 5358. This fixes an issue with the scan progress going backward sometimes.
• Added ability to tell VidCoder to look in a different directory for the .sqlite settings file. To do this you need to edit VidCoder.exe.config and VidCoderWorker.exe.config and follow the directions.
• Fixed install detection and DVD playback for MPC-HC (Registry key was moved).
• Increased worker process timeout to 20 seconds.

1.4.15 Beta

• Added a portable version! This packages up VidCoder as an .exe file that does not need to be installed. Be aware that it's not completely portable as you still need .NET 4 Client Profile on the computer for Windows versions earlier than 8.
• "Open in containing folder" now selects the file as well.
• Updated HandBrake core to SVN 5312.
• We now have finer-grained scan progress (not just title-level).
• Fixed behavior of switching off of modified, built-in preset. You can no longer do a phantom save on it.
• Changed how VidCoder responds to the worker process failing to respond to a ping. It now needs a bit of extra evidence that the worker process has died before stopping the encode.

1.4.14 Beta

• Added ability to duplicate a subtitle track (useful if you want to include regular subtitles and forced only subtitles).
• Added preset name as optional queue column.
• Updated HandBrake core to svn 5245.
• Individual encode jobs now log to a separate file as well as the main consolidated file.
• Added the option to copy the encode job log to the same output folder as the encoded video.
• Added a button to open the log folder to the Options dialog.
• Increased cost estimation of the foriegn audio search pass.
• Made column sizes for source subtitles consistent whether or not they're selected.
• Improved logging for worker process failures.
• Fixed crash on restoring queue items with multiple chapters.
• Fixed output size calculation not updating when modulus was changed.