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  • Home / Windows / Multimedia / Video / Video Editors / AviSynth / Changelog

    AviSynth 2.5.8 RC2 - Changelog


    What's new in AviSynth 2.5.8 RC2:

    - Additions:
    - Added Polish doc translation (by Slim, Krismen & Co).
    - Added Japanese translation (by niiyan).
    - Installer standalone option for putting avisynth.dll, etc into install directory and NOT updating registry.
    - Blankclip added audio channels= and sample_type= arguments.
    - ConvertAudio(cii) available to plugins via env->Invoke().
    - Added font aspect, rotation and alpha to text routines.
    - Added /xxx */ block comments.
    - Added [[xxx *] *] nestable block comments.
    - SetMemoryMax(0) to just return current Memory Max value.
    - Added planar YV12 color format to Compare() [Fizick].
    - ColorKeyMask: Allow independant tolerance levels for each channel.
    - Added Tweak Hue/Saturation range limiting.
    - Added AudioLevels and Color2 modes to Histogram.
    - Adding global OPT_UseWaveExtensible=True to your script enables WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE audio output.
    - Added ShowTime() script verb, like ShowSMPTE() but with milliseconds.
    - Added BlackmanResize() and Spline64Resize().
    - Modified DeleteFrame()/DuplicateFrame() to process multiple arguments.
    - Added Min()/Max() script functions.
    - Bugfixes:
    - Fixed AviSource() decoding to RGB24 logic regression.
    - Added workaround for HuffYUV, Xvid reading past end of input buffer.
    - Fixed current_frame value in nested runtime script invocations. (Gavino)
    - Fixed Dissolve overlap arg range checking. (gzarkadas)
    - Fixed OpenDMLSource() multithreading race problem. (QuaddiMM)
    - Fixed unsaved variableName string in ConditionalReader.
    - Fixed Parser FunctionTable::TypeMatch() missing compulsory arguments. Dissolve bug (Various).
    - Fixed DirectShowSource() QueryId() use CoTaskMemAlloc for returned value (Dean Pavlekovic).
    - Fixed DirectShowSource() use GraphBuilder object for media control (Avery Lee).
    - Fixed DirectShowSource() remove PulseEvent calls (Avery Lee).
    - Fixed DirectShowSource() QueryAccept() modifying VideoInfo in running script (Haali).
    - Fixed Blankclip clip= argument parsing.
    - Fixed trashed GPF report, i.e reading 0x0 at 0x0 exception reporting.
    - Fixed and refactored Overlay RGBYUV conversion routines.
    - Fixed ImageReader incompletely inited videoInfo.
    - Fixed Layer RGB32 100% alpha implementation, use level=257 (new default).
    - Fixed avisynth_c.h avs_is_parity_known().
    - Fixed C ConvertAudio::Saturate_int32() rounding.
    - Fixed WriteFile(), Now remembers absolute path to file.
    - Fixed Info() frame pitch, reports pitch of input frame.
    - Fixed Invert() right edge memory overrun/corruption.
    - Fixed Histogram() Classic mode pixel values exceeding YUV limits.
    - Fixed Histogram() chroma plane initialization to 128.
    - Fixed Conditional reader/writer illegally saving IScriptEnvironment pointer.
    - Fixed YV12 Blur()/Sharpen() right edge pixel corruption with non-writable input frames.
    - Fixed MMX Blur()/Sharpen() code to full 8 bit precision.
    - Fixed IsAudioFloat()/IsAudioInt() script functions.
    - Fixed Cache memory oversubscription of SetMemoryMax() limit.
    - Optimizations:
    - DirectShowSource() FPS detection as last attempt tries getting the duration of 1st frame.
    - DirectShowSource() convertfps=true rely only on sample start time.
    - Refactor horizontal planar resizer, no width restrictions or 2 byte overwrite.
    - Provide a simple and fast text writing primatives, see info.h
    - Make audio cache actually functional.
    - Tweak() speed improvements.
    - Subtract() speed improvements.
    - Tuneup Overlay() ISSE Convert444ChromaToYV12 and also provide MMX version.
    - PokeCache internal interface implemented.
    - Cache and Memory management enhancements.
    - Changes:
    - Test VFB data buffer for NULL malloc's, if so then Throw!
    - Initial Memory Max value clamped to 1GB.
    - Installer Start menu shortcut names translated.
    - Test for UTF-8 and Unicode BOM prefixes and issue a useful warning.
    - Removed useless current_sample from runtime script environment.
    - Added critical section to CAVIFileSynth class.
    - Enable Installer multi language support [Need volunteers to do translations].
    - FunctionTable::Lookup() now considers named arguments in making its selection.
    - ImageWriter supports negative values as -count for End argument.
    - ChanegFPS() use floor instead of round in source frame number calculation.
    - Update usage of correct (updated) Rec.709 coefficients.
    - Add TCPDeliver.map and DirectShowSource.map to releases.
    - Convert to Dynamic Assembled rgb to yuy2 code.
    - Avisynth_c.h boolean functions return 1 for true instead of arbitrary non-zero.
    - Internal RGB2YUV() now copies Alpha top byte through.
    - CoUninitialize() done immediately for S_FALSE CoInitialize() returns, i.e we do not hold a COM use count.
    - Pfc, Softwire and SoundTouch updated and added as dependency projects.
    - UPX updated to version 2.03 (2006-11-07).
    - Default Memory Max value increased to half minus 64Mb when over 256MB free.
    - AVISource/WavSource map WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE back to equivalent WAVEFORMATEX.
    - DirectShowSource() now recognises incorrect AM_MEDIA_TYPE subtype for WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE audio and corrects the data and accepts it.
    - DirectShowSource() now attempts to use partial graph from failing RenderFile call.
    - DirectShowSource() now detects and handles non 32 bit aligned picture lines from dud codecs.
    - Crop(align=true) tests actual alignment in each GetFrame call.
    - Relax YV12 resizer width restriction, now mod 2 was mod 4.
    - .AVSI failures during env->CreateScriptEnvironment() are now available to the GetError() interface.
    - SetCacheHints(CACHE_RANGE, n) will now surrender frames to satisfy SetMemoryMax().
    - CoInitialize()/CoUninitialize() now done as part of ScriptEnvironment creation/deletion.
    - Much code from 2.6 base included. Typically IsYV12() changed to IsPlanar().


    What's new in AviSynth 2.5.8 RC1 (27.05.2008):

    - Additions
    - ConvertAudio(cii) available to plugins via env->Invoke().
    - Added font aspect, rotation and alpha to text routines.
    - Added /* xxx */ block comments.
    - Added [* [* xxx *] *] nestable block comments.
    - SetMemoryMax(0) to just return current Memory Max value.
    - Added planar YV12 color format to Compare() [Fizick].
    - ColorKeyMask: Allow independant tolerance levels for each channel.
    - Added Tweak Hue/Saturation range limiting.
    - Added AudioLevels and Color2 modes to Histogram.
    - Adding global OPT_UseWaveExtensible=True to your script enables WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE audio output.
    - Added ShowTime() script verb, like ShowSMPTE() but with milliseconds.
    - Added BlackmanResize() and Spline64Resize().
    - Modified DeleteFrame()/DuplicateFrame() to process multiple arguments.
    - Added Min()/Max() script functions.
    - Bugfixes
    - Fixed ImageReader incompletely inited videoInfo.
    - Fixed Layer RGB32 100% alpha implementation, use level=257 (new default).
    - Fixed avisynth_c.h avs_is_parity_known().
    - Fixed C ConvertAudio::Saturate_int32() rounding.
    - Fixed WriteFile(), Now remebers absolute path to file.
    - Fixed Info() frame pitch, reports pitch of input frame.
    - Fixed Invert() right edge memory overrun/corruption.
    - Fixed Histogram() Classic mode pixel values exceeding YUV limits.
    - Fixed Histogram() chroma plane initialization to 128.
    - Fixed Conditional reader/writer illegally saving IScriptEnvironment pointer.
    - Fixed YV12 Blur()/Sharpen() right edge pixel corruption with non-writable input frames.
    - Fixed MMX Blur()/Sharpen() code to full 8 bit precision.
    - Fixed IsAudioFloat()/IsAudioInt() script functions.
    - Fixed Cache memory oversubscription of SetMemoryMax() limit.
    - Optimizations
    - DirectShowSource() FPS last attempt try for duration of 1st frame.
    - DirectShowSource() convertfps rely only on sample start time.
    - Refactor horizontal planar resizer, no width restrictions or 2 byte overwrite.
    - Provide a simple and fast text writing primatives, see info.h
    - Make audio cache actually functional.
    - Tweak speed improvements.
    - Subtract speed improvements.
    - Tuneup Overlay() ISSE Convert444ChromaToYV12 and also provide MMX version.
    - PokeCache interface implemented.
    - Cache and Memory management enhancements.
    - Changes
    - Convert to Dynamic Assembled rgb to yuy2 code.
    - Avisynth_c.h boolean functions return 1 for true instead of arbitrary non-zero.
    - Internal RGB2YUV() now copies Alpha top byte through.
    - CoUninitialize() done immediately for S_FALSE CoInitialize() returns, i.e we do not hold a COM use count.
    - Pfc, Softwire and SoundTouch updated and added as dependency projects.
    - UPX updated to version 2.03 (2006-11-07).
    - Default Memory Max value increased to half minus 64Mb when over 256MB free.
    - AVISource/WavSource map WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE back to equivalent WAVEFORMATEX.
    - DirectShowSource() now recognises incorrect AM_MEDIA_TYPE subtype for WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE audio and corrects the data and accepts it.
    - DirectShowSource() now attempts to use partial graph from failing RenderFile call.
    - DirectShowSource() now detects and handles non 32 bit aligned picture lines from dud codecs.
    - Crop(align=true) tests actual alignment in each GetFrame call.
    - Relax YV12 resizer width restriction, now mod 2 was mod 4.
    - .AVSI failures during env->CreateScriptEnvironment() are now available to the GetError() interface.
    - SetCacheHints(CACHE_RANGE, n) will now surrender frames to satisfy SetMemoryMax().
    - CoInitialize()/CoUninitialize() now done as part of ScriptEnvironment creation/deletion.
    - Much code from 2.6 base included. Typically IsYV12() changed to IsPlanar().


    What's new in AviSynth 2.5.7:

    - Avisynth COM object now implements IAVIStreaming interface.
    - DirectShowSource() enhancements.
    - Added KillVideo() verb.
    - TimeStretch SoundTouch library update, fixes and access to tuning parameter.
    - Explicitly try to request full sample rate, all channels and float, 32 bit then 24 bit samples from the audio codec.
    - File input/output support for WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT audio.
    - File input more than 2 channels in the audio stream.
    - Installer enhancments. Handling of readonly/protected target files.
    - Avisynth_c interface enhancments.
    - Hack for Fraunhoffer MP3 codec to work when wBitPerSample==16.
    - Added Portugese translation by RoLon.
    - Partly updated French translation by JasonFly.
    - Subtitle multi line text.
    - xxxFPS("preset") string preset FPS values.
    - ImageSource no longer uses static buffer.
    - Fixed Negative int arg handling for ApplyRange() and Animate().
    - Fixed SaveString memory block overrun.
    - Fixed $Plugin!Functionname!Param$ bug.
    - Fixed Various resource leaks.
    - Fixed runtime mixed SEH/C exception handling for XPsp2.
    - Fixed CAVIStreamSynth::Read audio buffer overrun.
    - Fixed Assert("...%...") crash.
    - Fixed Number parser returning inaccurate float conversions.
    - Fixed resizer subpixel shifting functionality and bad edge condition handling.
    - YUV ColorBars now match BT.801-1.
    - TCPDeliver updates, crash fixes and enhancments, big buffers.
    - Fixed Turn*() YUY2 mod 2 height test.
    - Fixed AVISource() corrupted error messages.
    - Fixed AVISource() direct input drop frame handling.
    - Remove 50 plugin auto prescan load limit.
    - Bracketless call of functions without arguments now get a cache.
    - Over-range numbers now raise a compile time exception.
    - xxxFPS(float) now uses continued fraction to generate a minimal rational pair.
    - ConvertFPS() blend mode works for all pixel formats.
    - SaveString memory blocks are now 32 bit aligned.
    - Default planar chroma planes mod 16 aligned.


    What's new in AviSynth 2.5.7 RC3:

    - Fix Cache of a cache of a cache .... problem (regression)
    - Have parser check for cache of a cache and skip extra instances.
    - Change ImageSource to not use a static buffer.





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