Splash Changelog

What's new in Splash 2.5.0.0

Feb 20, 2019
  • NEW FEATURE: Real-time voice lector for subtitles reading.
  • Select Cortana or other high-quality speaker installed in your system and enjoy great viewing experience! (enabled via Settings->Subtitles),
  • Stability fixes

New in Splash 2.1.0.0 (Sep 18, 2017)

  • Fixed Facebook/YouTube video exporting/uploading
  • Fixed GPU acceleration detection after Splash installation
  • Fixed 4K/UltraHD frame capturing
  • Added 4K/UltraHD decoding on AMD GPUs
  • Added support for 4K/UltraHD video transcoding on AMD GPUs
  • Various GUI fixes and improvements

New in Splash 1.8.2.0 (Mar 11, 2013)

  • Fixed WMV seeking on Windows 8
  • Improved VC-1 video decoding

New in Splash 1.8.1.0 (Dec 6, 2012)

  • Fixed video seeking with hardware acceleration enabled for some graphics card models
  • Improvements for video playback for Windows 8
  • Installer improvements
  • Translations improvements
  • Added Brazilian Portuguese translations

New in Splash 1.8.0.0 (Aug 31, 2012)

  • IMPORTANT: Full support for Windows 8 added
  • Playback of AVI files with FICV video added (support for Mirillis Action! video recordings playback in AVI file format)
  • H.264/AVC software video decoding improvements
  • LPCM audio decoding improvements
  • MKV stability improvements
  • Srt subtitles improvements
  • Stability improvements
  • Multi-language installer added

New in Splash 1.7.1 (Nov 11, 2011)

  • IMPORTANT Stability improvements
  • Action! recordings playback support up to 8k x 8k (8192x8192)

New in Splash 1.7.0 (Nov 7, 2011)

  • DVB-T stability improvements
  • H.264/AVC software video decoding improvements
  • Improved MPEG-2 software decoding performance
  • Improved MKV and WMV playback
  • MPEG-1 video decoding added
  • Improved 25p/50i video playback
  • FLAC, AAC, MP3, DTS and LPCM audio playback improvements
  • Stereo audio playback on 5.1 analog output fixed
  • Support for HDTV video outputs (24p/30p/50p)
  • Support for 72/75Hz monitor refresh rates
  • Subtitles encoding selection added
  • Fixed 100% and 200% windowed video size
  • User interface improvements for high DPI Windows settings
  • Next/previous file opening improvements for Windows Vista and 7
  • Moving the player window by dragging video area added
  • Translations improvements
  • Vietnamese translation added
  • Stability improvements
  • Multicore support improvements
  • GUI improvements

New in Splash 1.6.1 (Dec 17, 2010)

  • Low bitrate audio decoding improvements in TV mode
  • DVB-T stability improvements
  • Display format conversion fixed on devices equipped with Intel GMA3150 GPU
  • 3:2 Pulldown detection improved
  • Audio track change in pause mode fixed
  • Improved deinterlacing enabling/disabling (on ATI and Intel GPUs)
  • Corrupted interlaced video during seeking on ATI HD4xxx/5xxx fixed
  • AC3 audio decoding improvements
  • New shortcuts added (Splash PRO user manual updated)
  • Translations improvements
  • New translations: Arabic, Armenian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Turkish
  • Multidisplay improvements
  • Problem with a volume control using mouse scroll on some mouse models fixed

New in Splash 1.6.0 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Low bitrate audio in DVB-T playback fixed
  • Subtitles support improvements (font type, font size, font color)
  • Multi-display improvements
  • FLAC audio playback improvements
  • MKV, MP4 and AVI playback improvements
  • Stability improvements on Windows XP
  • Multiple MP2 audio tracks support in TS/VOB files fixed
  • Automatically load subtitles from file improvements
  • Translations improvements
  • Ukrainian translation added
  • GUI improvements

New in Splash 1.5.0 (Sep 11, 2010)

  • WMV support added
  • FLAC audio support added
  • Vorbis audio support added
  • Corrected video black levels
  • MKV and AVI playback improvements
  • Mono AC3 audio playback improvement
  • Mono MP2 audio playback improvement
  • Smaller minimal main window size
  • Numerous GUI improvements
  • Translations improvements
  • Hungarian and Bulgarian translation added

New in Splash 1.4.3 (Jun 5, 2010)

  • H.264 Level 5.1 hardware accelerated video decoding support for Radeon HD 4xxx and Radeon HD 5xxx.
  • Disable Deinterlacing option added.
  • Stability improvements.

New in Splash 1.4.2 (May 26, 2010)

  • Critical fix for ATI GPU on Windows XP.
  • Application installer improvement - optional file associations.
  • Translations improvements.
  • Support for MCE remote controls and multimedia keyboards.

New in Splash 1.4.1 (May 25, 2010)

  • Application installer improvement - optional file associations.
  • Translations improvements.
  • Support for MCE remote controls and multimedia keyboards.

New in Splash 1.4.0 (May 20, 2010)

  • Translations added (16 languages).
  • MP3/AAC audio files playback support added.
  • Subtitles synchronization adjustment added.
  • Improved 60p video playback.
  • M4V and M4A files support added.
  • Added 15p and 20p video playback support.
  • Improved subtitles rendering (Japanese characters etc.)
  • Numerous GUI, display and stability improvements.

New in Splash 1.3.0 (Feb 27, 2010)

  • Video Bitrate information added to Info Panel.
  • Multi Display for Windows XP improvements.
  • EPG: Current event information added for TV.
  • "About" screen added.
  • Seeking preview info in fullscreen mode added.
  • GUI enhancements for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Numerous GUI and stability Improvements.

New in Splash 1.2.0 (Jan 14, 2010)

  • Display format (aspect ratio) settings added.
  • MP4 files playback startup improvements.
  • Subtitles improvements.
  • Hardware accelerated decoding of 1080p H.264 video streams with 16 reference frames on nVidia and Intel GPUs (Windows Vista or Windows 7 and 128MB dedicated VRAM required).
  • DVB-T tuner initialization stability improvements.
  • Improved decoding of some H.264 videos using hardware acceleration using Intel GPUs.
  • Numerous GUI improvements

New in Splash 1.1.0 (Jan 2, 2010)

  • new H.264/AVC video decoding core, improvements for GPU video decoding, EcoMode tab added to settings, fixed playback of unindexed MKV videos, LPCM audio in VOBs support, support for files with more than 6 audio tracks, and more improvements.

New in Splash 1.0.5 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • Overscan area removal in TV mode added
  • Subtitle size changing added
  • Automatically load subtitles from file function added
  • Improved blocking of screen saver
  • 3:2 pulldown improvements
  • Seeking improvements
  • Fit window to video added
  • Reset window position and size to default added
  • Volume control using mouse wheel added
  • Drag and drop support for subtitles added
  • Various small GUI improvements

New in Splash 1.0.4 (Oct 23, 2009)

  • Stability improvements on Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  • Linear PCM audio decoding improvements
  • Improved MKV audio and subtitle tracks changing
  • Fixed corrupted bottom line of video in hardware accelerated decode mode on WinXP
  • VC-1 software playback improvements on Win7
  • Seeking stability improvements on nVidia/Intel GPUs

New in Splash 1.0.3 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • Fixed decoding of some video streams on Intel/nVidia GPUs
  • MKV internal subtitles support added
  • DVB-T channel scanning improvements (Australia, France, UK)
  • VC-1 decoding improvements
  • DTS audio decoding improvements
  • Deinterlacing improvments on ATI GPUs (WinXP)

New in Splash 1.0.2 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • 5.1 audio output mode available
  • Stability improvements for hardware and software video decoding
  • MKV playback improvements
  • IMA ADPCM MS audio supported
  • Volume control fix for some systems
  • Dynamic aspect ratio change fix for TV mode

New in Splash 1.0.1 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • Seeking improvements
  • Fixed playback of some MKV files.
  • Fix for TV with GPU decoding enabled
  • Volume control added

New in Splash 1.0 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • GPU video decoding on Windows XP added
  • GPU video decoding "BETA" logo removed
  • TV playback "BETA" logo removed
  • Unlimited seeking
  • DTS audio decoding supported
  • Playlist window added (limited functionality)
  • Frame-by-frame added
  • Possibility to drag/open several files onto Splash creating a temporary playlist added
  • Screen saver management added
  • Remembering last played file.
  • Stability fixes
  • "Safe" deinterlacing mode added

New in Splash Beta 5 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • Critical fix for GPU video decoding (ATI)
  • GPU video decoding improvements on mobile chipsets
  • Subtitles support added (txt, sub, srt, ass, ssa)
  • High quality subtitles (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
  • Seeking added
  • Automatic playback of next file added
  • HE-AAC decoding quality improvements
  • BD Linear PCM support added
  • Windows XP video display improvements

New in Splash Beta 4 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • MPEG-2 video decoding supported (hardware acceleration will be available in next releases)
  • VC-1 video decoding supported
  • Intel hardware acceleration video decoding supported (AVC/H.264)
  • HE-AAC audio decoding supported
  • MKV format supported (subtitles will be available in next releases)
  • Check for updates added
  • Support for multiple audio tracks added
  • Menu on right mouse button click is available

New in Splash Beta 3 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • Stability and performance improvements
  • "Force video overlay" option available
  • 1080i to 1080p conversion added for video overlay mode and Windows® XP
  • Direct playback from HD camcorders
  • Play previous/next file in current directory available
  • Remembering last open folder
  • Lipsync adjustment available
  • Auto-hide menu toolbar
  • Menu toolbar available in fullscreen mode

New in Splash Beta 2 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • stability and performance improvements
  • video overlay mode supported (for older graphics cards without DirectX® 9.0c support)
  • 1080i to 1080p conversion (Windows Vista required, Windows XP will be supported in next releases)
  • "Force single core video decoding" option available
  • support for AVI AVC/H.264 videos
  • Classic 2D GUI available
  • 3D GUI with animations unavailable in BETA 2, will be back available in next releases
  • new settings window
  • manual channel search for TV
  • pause available
  • media info available