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Releases: RandomEngy/VidCoder

0.7.2

26 Nov 19:18

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  • Fixed duplicated subtitles when running multiple encodes off of the same title.

0.7.1

26 Nov 19:14

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  • Changed file caching from PNG to BMP for a performance increase, and refactored it to never block the UI thread. Moving the preview slider and making picture changes should be more responsive.
  • The Video tab now displays the type, video codec and framerate of the input.
  • Updated wording on DVD/VIDEO_TS folder to refer to Blu-rays as well.
  • Updated look of the "remove" button.
  • Fixed crash when dragging a row by its remove button.

0.7.0

26 Nov 19:13

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  • Blu-ray support added! Thanks to j45 for getting this in HandBrake and fixing an issue I was running into. (Requires AnyDVD HD and subtitles are not supported yet)
  • Added option to control the number of preview images created during a scan.
  • Added memory and disc caching for preview images to make dragging the slider more responsive with HD material.
  • When editing the destination, clicking outside of the box removes focus from it.
  • Fixed crashes when switching titles when making preview clips or canceling in the scan phase.
  • Fixed crash when attempting to import an .xml file that isn't a VidCoder preset.

0.6.1

26 Nov 19:13

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  • Updated UI to support HandBrake's AC3 encoding.
  • Updated UI to support SSA subtitle sources.
  • Added ability to import a preset by dragging one to the main window or with Tools -> Import Preset.
  • Added ability to cancel scans and preview clip generation.
  • Added ability to automatically pause when certain processes are detected and resume when they are gone.
  • Relaxed dimension restrictions from a multiple of 16 to a multiple of 2.
  • Updated ETA calculation to be for the entire queue and changed format to indicate units.
  • Changed subtitles to display their specific type rather than just Text/Bitmap.
  • Simplified preview window title when PAR is 1:1.
  • Updated HandBrake to svn3594
  • Fixed crashes when batch queueing multiple titles with different subtitles/audio tracks.
  • Fixed crash when closing while encode is in progress.
  • Fixed chapter marker UI visibility not updating on preset revert/delete.
  • Fixed issue with auto-calculating dimensions in non-anamorphic which could cause a crash.
  • Fixed preview window not updating after delete/revert of preset.
  • Fixed foreign audio search.
  • Fixed "scan error" message staying around during a new scan.
  • Fixed potential crash when switching preview screen during a scan.

0.6.0

26 Nov 19:12

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  • Overhauled Advanced x264 panel to bring it up to date and streamline a few things.
  • Reworked the Destination UI to be a bit cleaner than a plain textbox. Added more error checking on the Destination box.
  • Broke out Current/Average FPS to a popup dialog box when hovering over the progress bar.
  • Added "Same as Source" option for audio sample rate. Also did refactoring to store sample rate as a raw number in Hz.
  • Visual refresh for Input/Output preview boxes: added gradients, shadows and moved the label inside the box.
  • Added tab navigation for titles in the Chapter Markers dialog, and made the text selected by default after tabbing to another title.
  • Changed auto-naming to avoid choosing the same name as the input file.
  • Updated to latest HandBrake SVN (3501)
  • Added icon to the "Play" button for generating preview clips and changed text to "Play Preview Clip".
  • Added (No chapters found) marker when there is only one chapter, instead of the "Chapters 1 - 1" UI.
  • Added tooltips explaining why the .mp4 extension or the Add Source Subtitle buttons are disabled.
  • Tweaked color of paused progress bar.
  • Fixed problem where batch file encodes were not automatically assigned the right extension.
  • Fixed bug preventing chapter marker UI from showing/hiding when "Include Chapter Marker" checkbox is toggled.
  • Fixed crash when using custom chapter names across titles with different chapter numbers. Disabled custom chapter names carrying over from title to title.
  • Fixed bug that caused the Pixel Aspect Ratio to display as 0/0 when first switching to Custom Anamorphic.
  • Fixed UI issues that could occur when the source scan failed.

0.5.1

26 Nov 19:11

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  • Fixed Target Size functionality.
  • Added Lame MP3 audio option when using MP4 container.
  • Added ability to choose log verbosity and toned down the default logging verbosity from 2 to 1.
  • Fixes x264 settings on the iPad preset.
  • Made preset system more robust to encoding crashes.

0.5.0

26 Nov 19:10

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  • Added Completed Items tab that lists finished encodes
    • Displays encode time and status (Succeeded/Failed)
    • Double-click an item to play it
    • Right-click to display an option to open the containing folder
    • Right-click on or anywhere in the Completed tab to display an option to clear all completed items
  • Added built-in Apple presets (iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, iPad, Universal)
  • Updated to latest stable Handbrake SVN (3347).
  • Updated default title detection to use the built in HandBrake detection instead. Not a perfect algorithm but it can sometimes pick out the correct one from a bunch of obfuscated titles.
  • Updated folder browser dialog to newer Vista version. Should have a side-effect of fixing folder selection on Vista.
  • Fixed bug preventing cleaning of preset names when saving them. Eliminates crashes when saving presets with charachters not allowed in file names.
  • Fixed framerate control and added VFR peak framerate option.

0.4.1

26 Nov 19:09

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Changes:

  • Marks system as "working" to prevent computer from sleeping during an encode.
  • CPU priority changed to BelowNormal during encodes.
  • Encode percentage displayed on progress bar.
  • Added additional options for custom format auto-naming: {preset}, {date}, {time} and {quality}.
  • Fixed crash on re-opening settings window.
  • Fixed crash on adding SRT subtitles.
  • Fixed null reference exception on some batch encoding.
  • Fixed exception when HandBrake logs an empty line.
  • Fixed video encoder not updating on revert or change of preset.

0.4.0

26 Nov 19:06

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Changes:

  • Added ability to queue up multiple video files or titles at once. These queued jobs will use the currently selected encoding settings.
    • Multiple files: Drag them onto the main window or use File -> Enqueue Multiple Files.
    • Multiple titles: File -> Enqueue Multiple Titles.
  • Replaced buttons at the top of the encoding window with a toolbar, and tweaked the layout.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts:
    • Open Video File: Ctrl+O
    • Enqueue Multiple Files: {"Ctrl+Shift+O"}
    • Open DVD Folder: Ctrl+F
    • Add to Queue: Ctrl+Q
    • Enqueue Multiple Titles: Ctrl+T
    • Show Log Window: Ctrl+L
    • Show Preview Window: Ctrl+P
    • Show Encoding Window: Ctrl+N
    • Choose Output Destination: Ctrl+D
    • Close Encoding Window: Esc
    • Save Encoding Preset: Ctrl+S
    • Save Encoding Preset As: {"Ctrl+Shift+S"}
    • Rename Preset: F2
  • Added automatic cleanup of old encode logs. Automatically keeps the last 10 session logs.
  • Focus main window when opening VidCoder with multiple windows open.
  • Fixed manual output directory getting reset to default directory when switching encoding presets.
  • Made the Title dropdown visible in "Video File" mode if multiple titles were detected.
  • Fixed cases where the output extension wouldn't refresh after encoding setting changes.
  • Handling a rare exception that can happen when opening a URL.
  • Automatically create the output directory if it doesn't exist when encoding starts.
  • Changed P-Invoke calling convention to Cdecl to clean up some warnings.

0.3.0

26 Nov 19:06

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Changes:

  • Added customizable columns on the Queue. Right click->Customize columns, then drag and drop to choose and reorder. Column sizes will also be remembered.
  • Added new column choices of Video Encoder, Audio Encoders, Video Quality and Audio Bitrate (off by default).
  • Fixed issues with DVDs with invalid titles
  • Added support for multiple angles
  • Fixed bug where autocrop was not being applied correctly
  • Fixed bug where autocrop dimensions were not being updated on title changes
  • Changed background color of preview window from black to dark gray to show any black borders the picture might have
  • Added website links to the help menu
  • Made capitalization on automatically generated output files a bit nicer for DVDs. (ex: The Wire vs THE_WIRE)
  • Added descriptive text to folder dialogs
  • Lowered main window minimum width