Bolide Movie Creator Changelog

What's new in Bolide Movie Creator 4.1 Build 1143

May 4, 2019
  • Added the ability to save the project as a template using menu item "Project - Save as a template...". After that, you can easily create new projects with the saved template using the menu item "Project - New project from a template"
  • Now the audio and video/photo libraries related to one project only. If you need previous files for your new project as well, use "Open recent" button on the toolbar
  • Now you can drop the transitions to the non-intersected but connected blocks too. The program will intersect them for you
  • Restored the ability to intersect audio blocks in the same track with auto fade-out/fade-in mixing
  • Added "Redo" button next to "Undo". Use it if your last click on Undo was unwanted
  • Fixed issue with splitting blocks with added key points for sound levels
  • Now you can select the key point in the volume edit mode and precisely move it with up/down keys to change the sound level
  • Added Instagram resolutions to the list of predefined project resolutions

New in Bolide Movie Creator 4.0 Build 1142 (Feb 19, 2019)

  • Now you can apply Chromakey to selected area of the frame only, all outside area will be considered transparent
  • Added Cancel button for crop&zoom
  • Fixed a bug with non-exact block splitting introduced in previous build, sorry
  • Added icon to the volume slider in the preview area
  • Fixed several minor issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 4.0 Build 1140 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Added the ability to reverse video!
  • Added the ability to save the entire project as an audio file, menu item "Project - Save audio file"
  • Added the ability to save the selected video block's audio to an MP3 file. Click with the right mouse button over the desired block and select "Save audio to file" popup menu item
  • Added showing media info for the files in Audio and Video/Photo libraries. Click with the right mouse button over the file and select "Show media info" popup menu item
  • New popup menu for the files in Audio Library and Photo/Video Library tabs
  • Now you can start playback by double click on the file in the local Video/Audio libraries
  • Now it is possible to change the selected photo duration with right-click popup menu
  • Added the ability to save the current frame to the image file or copy it to the clipboard using "Project - Current frame" menu
  • Now when you split any block, all applied effects exist in both parts of the split block
  • Changed the way of drag and drop blocks, now it is possible to drop block between others
  • "File" menu renamed to "Project"

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.9 Build 1136 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • added the ability to fine-tune audio level with up and down keys
  • fixed the issue with the increased/decreased playback speed
  • fixed the issue with changing the noise reduction level
  • a few minor fixes

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.9 Build 1134 (Sep 11, 2018)

  • Added video stabilization (deshaking) function. Can be applied either to block in a project or to the file in a library
  • Added the ability to set exact intersection time in right-click popup menu over the intersection
  • Added quick access to the latest custom resolution for the project to the popup menu
  • In audio levels edit mode now you can just select a range and click Del key to make it silent (or use popup menu with right mouse button)
  • Added recording level (volume) for the selected microphone in record audio dialog
  • Improved quality for saving to animated GIF file
  • The buttons for setting a project's resolution to the selected block resolution or to the maximum resolution among the all blocks (available in the Custom project settings dialog)
  • Fixed crop frame function
  • Fixed a lot of minor issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.8 Build 1132 (Jun 9, 2018)

  • Added "Pitch shift" effect for audio, can be used for the voice change or other cool things
  • Grouped Audio opeartions under one button in the toolbar
  • Added the ability to keep audio tone when changing the audio/video block's speed (like on Youtube when you select faster/slower playback)
  • Added 1.25 and 0.75 speed multipliers (available with right-click menu)
  • Now you can add video to "Audio" tab if you have to use only audio track from the file
  • Added the ability to quickly mute entire track or block in the project
  • Added the ability to add all videos or photos from the library in random order to the project
  • Added sticking to the edges of the frame when moving a block in the preview area (hold Shift key pressed to avoid sticking)

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.7 Build 1130 (May 1, 2018)

  • added "crop and zoom" button for arbitratry cropping of the blocks
  • operations on visual blocks are grouped under one button now
  • much better quality of the pan-and-zoom effect
  • added saving and restore of the text settings dialogs
  • sticking when moving a block in the frame for easier centering
  • added batch pan-and-zoom effect under "Automate" button
  • some minor improvements

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.6 Build 1129 (Apr 3, 2018)

  • added pan&zoom effect for the images. Available in popup menu (right click over the image)
  • the block in the frame now can be round/ellipse
  • better contrast when drawing the sound levels in the block
  • added the ability to remove transition effect (select the intersection and press Del)
  • fixed saving 4K videos with AMD encoder
  • fixed pre-listening to the improved sound in the sound improve dialog
  • fixed splitting of the video blocks with changed volume
  • saving with 4k resolution now available to AVI as well
  • autorotate of photos according to their EXIF tags
  • bottom scroller will never hide due to many tracks used
  • A LOT of minor issues were fixed

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.5 Build 1127 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • added the ability to truncate video blocks with drag-and-drop
  • added the ability to apply effects to round/ellipse areas
  • added support for animated GIF files as input
  • improved time marks in the timeline
  • added a button to apply the selected transition to the selected intersection (in the Transitions tab)
  • optimized memory usage when dealing with large files
  • fixed issue with the noise reduction introduced in the previous version
  • fixed issue with the empty lines in the text block
  • fixed issues with the transition effects between the photo/photo and video/photo blocks
  • a lot of minor improvements and fixes

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.4 Build 1124 (Sep 14, 2017)

  • added the extended audio encoding options. Leave defaults if you don't need them
  • implemented simple voice recorder, check "Audio" tab
  • added the ability to scroll large amounts of text (classic titles)
  • now you can resize blocks in the preview either without proportions or select between 4:3/16:9/original
  • the time scale is visible now even if you have a dozen of tracks in the project
  • fixed a rare bug with hanging during the video encoding
  • several minor issues were fixed

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.3 Build 1122 (May 24, 2017)

  • Added the ability to add frame counter, stopwatch, and timer in the text block
  • Added the ability to set round corners radius for the text background
  • Added the ability to split entire project by dragging the cursor with the right mouse button
  • Added the ability to move selected blocks frame-by-frame using CTRL+cursor left and right keys
  • Added a lot of new key shortcuts
  • Added the ability to set default photo block duration in Settings menu
  • Added "Copy" button to the toolbar to copy the selected blocks to the clipboard
  • Added the ability to change video speed in 8 times in the right-click popup menu
  • Added ability to change color balance for the video/photo blocks (press CTRL-P)
  • Fixed a dozen of issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.2 Build 1121 (Jan 23, 2017)

  • Added:
  • OGG audio format support
  • The ability to set background color and transparency for text blocks
  • "Blurred background" option in the popup menu. Useful for the rotated video
  • The ability to select the audio track for the video blocks with the multiple audio tracks
  • Menu item "File - Transfer project..." for transferring the entire project (including all source files) to another folder/drive/computer
  • Now split function works for all the selected blocks in the timeline

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.1 Build 1119 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • added the ability to apply the effects to the selected frame area only
  • added noise reduction and volume normalization tool. Works great for microphone recordings!
  • added Chromakey effect
  • added Hungarian translation
  • fixed some Windows compatibility issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 3.0 Build 1116 (Sep 5, 2016)

  • added more than 50 effects that can be used with any photo/video block in the timeline. Check "Effects" tab
  • added the ability to save video as animated GIF file
  • added .h264 encoding hardware acceleration support for AMD chips as well (AMD VCE)
  • fixed a large memory leak during encoding introduced in v2.9
  • as usual, a lot of minor improvements and fixes

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.9 Build 1114 (Jun 24, 2016)

  • now BMC can use hardware acceleration of NVidia (nvenc) and Intel (quicksync) graphics! Get your project saved MUCH faster
  • added the ability to select and move multiple blocks in the timeline. Hold CTRL key to select several blocks
  • added the ability to select empty space blocks and delete them
  • added the ability to add a track to the bottom of the project. Useful when you decided to add some background.
  • added the ability to manually set a bitrate for video encoding. Automatic options are still there too!
  • when you dragging a volume line, the program displays volume level percentage
  • fixed a volume control for playing audio and video files from the local library

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.8 Build 1113 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • several fixes according to your bug reports

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.8 Build 1112 (Apr 11, 2016)

  • fixed a problem with the audio files introduced in the previous build

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.8 Build 1111 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • added the ability to freeze frame on given amount of seconds
  • added the ability to navigate by single frames - either with the buttons under the preview or with the keyboard Left and Right keys
  • the blocks in the project are sticks to each other now. To avoid sticking, you can hold Shift key pressed
  • improved images resizing in the preview area
  • fixed clearing clipboard after you paste the block
  • several minor improvements and bug fixes

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.7 Build 1110 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • fixed several bugs. If you have a problem with the end of saved video files, please update

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.7 Build 1109 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • added very flexible sound volume editing for any clip in the timeline
  • fixed several issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.6 Build 1107 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • improved support of the video with high fps (even 120 fps!)
  • you can manually set framerate up to 60 fps now in the project settings
  • added the ability to make video slower or faster up to 4 times (Check "Speed" menu item when click with the right mouse button over the video clip)
  • added the ability to set audio fade-in and fade-out for the video clips. Check popup menu by clicking right mouse button over the video clip
  • several bug fixes and UI improvements

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.5 Build 1106 (Jun 2, 2015)

  • more thumbnails are displayed for the video tracks
  • audio levels displayed for the audio tracks
  • improved seeking speed for video clips
  • fixed several minor bugs

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.4 Build 1105 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • improved "Text settings" dialog. Predefined colors, appearance and disappearance animation
  • added zoom-out/zoom-in animation for text blocks
  • added more transition effects: Pinwheel, Radial Wipe, Plane Explode, Glow-Soft, Cross-Zoom
  • fixed several minor bugs

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.3 Build 1104 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • added the ability to preview video/photo/audio from the local library
  • added two more animations for text blocks - Slide upward/downward
  • added the link to online Video Editing Guide
  • added automatic reopening of the last project after the crash
  • fixed a bug with drag and dropping the effects to the timeline
  • fixed several more issues, usablity related

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.2 Build 1103 (Jan 27, 2015)

  • added support of UltraHD resolution
  • now you can animate text blocks too - right click over "fade" part of the block and select the desired animation
  • now every single letter in text blocks can have its own font and color settings
  • fixed several minor issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.1 Build 1102 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • added great zoom-in/zoom-out effect
  • added five new transition effects
  • easier installation process (less steps)
  • fixed several issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 2.0 Build 1100 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • now all the tracks in the timeline are universal - you can place video, photo, music to the same track
  • now you can mix as many tracks as you want
  • added the ability to rotate video
  • added "virtual screen" effect with several pre-defined templates. You can add your own too

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.7 Build 1010 (Apr 17, 2014)

  • fixed a lot of issues (especially on Windows XP)
  • removed time limit for the trial version, now is it unlimited

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.6 Build 1009 (Jan 14, 2014)

  • added marks for the clips in the local library, that are already added to the project
  • fixed changing the volume of the audiotrack when photo comes after the video
  • now you can scroll the timeline with the mouse wheel. Hold Shift key to chane the scale with the wheel
  • added Turkish translation
  • fixed issues on systems with larger system font
  • fixed several minor issues

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.6 Build 1008 (Nov 27, 2013)

  • added support for editing the clips recorded with PlayClaw program (experimental)
  • added ability to add image overlays, so you can add your logotype or watermark now
  • added an ability to highlight the given rectangle in the video clip
  • added French interface translation
  • several bugs were fixed

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.5 Build 1007 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • added ability to change the speed of the video clips. Use popup menu (right click over the video clip in the timeline)
  • added German and Spanish translations
  • fixed several sudden hangs

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.4 Build 1006 (Aug 29, 2013)

  • added "split" button for splitting video/audio clips and text
  • added multi-level "Undo" feature
  • added cut/paste feature for the objects in the timeline

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.3 Build 1005 (Aug 5, 2013)

  • added ability to fade-in and fade-out for text comments
  • added Polish interface translation
  • fixed bugs according to your bug reports

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.2 Build 1003 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • 21 new transition effects!
  • many bugs were fixed, including memory related ones

New in Bolide Movie Creator 1.1 Build 1002 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • added transition effects
  • improved timeline (multiselect, selection of the transitions, etc)
  • several bugs were fixed