D2MP 4.31 - Changelog

What's new in D2MP 4.31:

February 6th, 2011

· Small interface adjustments;
· Minor patching & code optimizations.

What's new in D2MP 4.30:

January 8th, 2011

· Better bitrate optimization for DIVX PS3 outputs;
· Solved integration issues with aviaddxsubs for dix subtitles;
· New fonts (Segoe UI for Vista and Win7. Arial for others);
· Updated form resizing for different dpi (Vista and Win7);
· Automatic log scroll down on encode start;

What's new in D2MP 4.23 Update:

September 21st, 2010

Bug fix release:
· DVD author updated for better compatibility with Windows 7;
· (PSP outputs not yet - sorry !)

What's new in D2MP 4.22:

September 10th, 2010

· Better MKV and MP4 compatibility;
· Improved PS3 Divx output;
· Other small algorithmic adjustments;
· (next release will support PSP compatible outputs);

What's new in D2MP 4.21:

April 26th, 2010

· Windows 7 fonts support;
· Added compatibility to large and custom font sizes;
· Large screen resolutions compliant;
· Minor interface adjustments;
· Small adjustment to auto bitrate algorithms.

What's new in D2MP 4.20:

April 10th, 2010

· Added "auto-bitrate" mode;
· Added support for DIVX output
· Added support for MP4 input files (d2mp plus);
· Adjusted MB/MiB, KB/KiB definitions (IEEE 1541-2002);
· Improved using audio demux instead of transcoding;
· Changed log messages structure scheme and colors;
· Better audio bitrate calculation for film to pal direct stream copy;
· User manual updated;
· Divx support added for MKV / MP4 convertions to divx;
· Divx Subtitles multiplexing using AviAddXsubs;
· Divx forces FFMPEG for encoding and audio is limited to 384Kbps.

What's new in D2MP 4.11:

October 18th, 2009

· [GENERAL]
· Small interface updates;
· [HD]
Direct Stream Copy:
· Auto-transcode audio to fit target space;
· Optional conversion to PAL without re-encoding video;

What's new in D2MP 4.10:

August 20th, 2009

· [DVD]
· Fixed BUG: mplex produced some dropped frames;
· Fixed BUG: mplex produced some buffer underrun;
· NEW HACK formplex;

· [AVCHD]
· Upgraded compatibility with tsmuxer 0.10;
· Fixed Bug: File naming for UDF FAT conversions;
· Fixed BUG: Subtitles positioning with external streams for mkv source in bd-wizard.

What's new in D2MP 4.08:

March 9th, 2009

· (full install is recommended to install new codec drivers)
· [GENERAL]
· Pure 24fps support as input (in addition to existing 23.976 and 23.978);
· Updated ffdshow distribution to rev2693_20090216 (with d2mp full install);
· Auto-setup ffdshow for better h264 and correct VC-1(*) decoding;
· Bug fixed: incorrect black bars when reducing HD frame sizes;
· Updated interface for external programs paths configuration;
· [VIDEO]
· Fixed bug in bitrate calculations;
· Forced same avisynth script for both ffmpeg passes;
· Fixed alternate method for 2 passes ffmpeg encoding;
· [Avchd / Blu-ray]
· Even better AVCHD / Blu-ray patching for seamless playback and seek functions;
· HQ Parameters option for FFmpeg Mp4 output;
· Adjusted output m2ts split size to 3.9 Gib;
· [Bd Wizard]
· Support for multiple stream types [m2ts, mts, mkv];
· Option to load subtitles from external file;
· Support for streams without internal subtitles;
· (experimental) support for streams with non-standard framesizes;
· Bug fixed: Should not reduce frame size if using internal subtitles;
· (*) If there are issues with VC-1, Microsoft's VC-1 decoder should be installed.

What's new in D2MP 4.06:

January 24th, 2009

· Added Experimental support to DTS audio;
· Added audio bitrates to encode @ 448, 512 & 640 kbps;
· Optimized external audio processing;
· Movie play-time will be updated from external audio file if needed;
· BDWizard cut function (the last time stamp to process) ;
· BDwizard better Mpeg-2 input streams compatibility;
· AVCHD clpi files patched for seamless playback;
· FAQs updated;
· Manual updated.

What's new in D2MP 4.05:

January 14th, 2009

· AVCHD clpi files patched for seamless playback;
· AVCHD H264 / Mpeg2 encode selection available;
· BDWizard frame size forced to 1280x720 for video bitrate < 10 Mbps;
· BDWizard: using alternate encode method for MPEG-2 m2ts sources;
· BDWizard: non-plus bitrate random limited from 3Mbps to 6Mbps;
· Blu-ray compatible mkv/mts/m2ts sources auto sugestion to bypass encoding;
· FFmpeg using max bitrate and bufsize (4096 avchd & 224 dvd);
· FFmpeg top field definition only used with interlace material;
· Small interface adjustments;
· Mediainfo version detection;
· Missing file detection: suggest full install.

What's new in D2MP 4.03:

January 6th, 2009

BD WIZARD released with D2MP:
· Easly converts an unencrypted Blu-ray or AVCHD STREAM folder;
· Creates an AVCHD (a.k.a. "BLU-RAY in DVD") PS3 compatible;
· Outputs to DVD, DVD DL and BLU-RAY Disk;
· Frame sizes up to 1920x1080 HD with 1 audio & 1 subtitle track;
· Video bitrate outputs up to 20 Mbps in D2MP PLUS [*];
· Available in the "HD Extras" tab.
D2MP classic interface:
New "HD Extras" tab with:
· "BD Wizard";
· "Direct Stream Copy" (to create AVCHD from MKV's WITHOUT re-encoding);
· "UDFFAT" (quick converts AVCHD outputs between UDF & FAT);
· added support for HD transport streams TS and M2TS;
· alternate encode method used for AVC (HD) codecs;
· mediainfo.dll updated to 0.7.7.8;
· ffmpeg version updated, support for video & audio encoding & multithread for dual-core;
· adopted 1KB = 1000 bytes standard;

What's new in D2MP 4.01:

November 24th, 2008

· HD BUG: File naming for CPI file in AVCHD FAT output with more than 4GB;
· VIDEO: Auto-handling of Quenc crash messages;
· Available as an update to use over a 4.0 full install.

What's new in D2MP 3.9:

August 19th, 2007

· - PLUS: Added support for mkv containers (*)
· - GENERAL: Prepared for future containers;
· - GENERAL: Container type added to movie properties window;
· - GENERAL: Improved compatibility to newer codec versions;
· - GENERAL: Updated distribution with mediainfo.dll 0.7.5.1;
· - GENERAL: Updated distribution with ffdshow rev 1288 20070616 xxl;
· - GENERAL: Auto register d2mp in ffdshow compatibility list;
· - GENERAL: Disabled control of ffdshow tray icon;
· - GENERAL: Removed registration LOG messages;
· - GENERAL: Changed plus registration scheme (see bellow);
· - VIDEO: Corrected video passes interface bug;
· - SUBS: Improved SRT control codes handling;

What's new in D2MP 3.8:

June 19th, 2007

· VIDEO: Support for HCENC
· VIDEO: Support for non-standard frame rates
· VIDEO: Closed GOP control for Quenc
· VIDEO: New hack for ffdshow codec control
· MENUS: Automatic snap to grid when dragging items
· MANUAL: Updated
· GENERAL: Small interface changes
· GENERAL: Program icon corrected

What's new in D2MP 2.28:

June 1st, 2006

· Permanent subtitles (new avisynth plug-in needed: vsfilter.dll);
· Windows font substitution support for permanent subtitles with non-western character sets (*);
· End of cdrtools dependency - now using mkisofs from dvdauthor - d2mp-full.zip updated;
· Fade in / fade out option for join mode;
· Autoscan Codec errors are only displayed in the log (message box can be optionally activated via a d2mp.ini hacking);
· Additional codepages available for selectable subtitles (other also, by manual insert);
· Changed main display information to include proportions (4:3, 16:9, 2.25:1) of every movie;
· Detailed report on log for every movie loaded;
· Temporary space optimization (temporary files will be deleted once they are not needed, instead of waiting for the end of the process);
· Result files are evaluated for possible encoding faults - displayed as log warnings.
· Newl hacks supported (browse the site to find them).

What's new in D2MP 2.27c:

June 1st, 2006

· Maintenance Release - upgrade recomended but not mandatory;
· [new feature] invalid frame sizes detection and correction;
· [new feature] loaded movies are detailed on the log file & display;
· Improvement of the IQA (quality assurance) algorithm;