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TMPGEnc Authoring Works Changelog

What's new in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 7.0.11.12

Sep 1, 2023
  • Fixed: Corrected not to process the noise supression processing if the channel mode of a source file is Joint Stereo when decoding AAC audio with a corrupted scale factor.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 7.0.10.11 (Aug 22, 2023)

  • Improved: Improved to suppress the noise of audio which has corrupted scale factor as much as possible when decoding such corrupted audio.
  • Improved: Changed not to play the system sound when deleting a job registered in the TMPGEnc Movie Plug-in Commercial Candidates Detector.
  • Improved: Made every possible effort to correct the problem that some older player devices might not display subtitles correctly when the subtitle interval is very short.
  • Fixed: Some certain player devices took precedence over the recording date of which a chapter has than the value set in the Time and Date Stamp Settings of a track when playback the outputted AVCHD media.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 7.0.9.10 (Jun 28, 2023)

  • Improved:
  • Improved: Supports importing GoPro Cineform video stream stored in an MOV container.
  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: An error occurred when opening the Transition settings window depending on the Windows regional settings.
  • Fixed: Black borders of the thumbnail disappeared only in the Menu Edit window when the position of thumbnail with black borders of a chapter was changed in the 4:3 aspect menu.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.16.18 (Oct 14, 2022)

  • Fixed: Failed to launch in Radeon graphics board environments without hardware encoder.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.15.17 (Nov 25, 2021)

  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: The Windows VBS (Core Isolation) function could not be enabled after installing this application
  • Fixed: The track volume could not be changed in the Track BGM Editing window when importing a project other than that was TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6
  • Fixed: Occasionally framerate analysis could not perform correctly for MP4 files generated by a specific device
  • Fixed: The Chapter End Action:[Back to Menu] setting in the Track/Chapter Display settings of the Global DVD Menu Settings did not work correctly only for the last chapter
  • Other corrections

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.14.16 (May 11, 2021)

  • Improved:
  • Changed the maximum number of subtitles per stream from 9999 to 999999.
  • Fixed:
  • The highlight type in the global menu settings did not apply to newly added track menus.
  • Occasionally an MP4 file that had specific container settings would not play smoothly via the MPEG file reader.
  • The "Clip Naming Convention" option was reset unintentionally when replacing an audio file via the TS analyzer from the Clip Properties.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.13.15 (Oct 9, 2020)

  • Improved: Could not correctly import an audio stream where the size of DecoderConfigDescriptor stored in the MP4 audio track is incorrect via the MPEG Reader.
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not decode video correctly via the NVDEC Decoder in an NVIDIA GeForce driver ver.456.38 or newer installed environment.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.12.14 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • Improved:
  • Newly added the keyboard shortcuts for chapter move in the track preview window.
  • CTRL+[Right] - Next chapter
  • CTRL+[Left] - Previous chapter
  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: The application would not start in a Radeon graphic board environment when installing the Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.7.2 or later driver.
  • Fixed: Occasionally “The specified path is too long” error occurred when overwriting and saving a project even if the length of the file name is allowed.
  • Fixed: The keyboard shortcut which moves to the previous chapter (CTRL+[Left]) did not work correctly during playback in the clip-edit or the slideshow window.
  • Fixed: The Intel Media SDK Hardware for MPEG-2 Decoder did not work correctly in a Skylake or later Intel CPU environment with a specific driver version.
  • Fixed: Occasionally thumbnails would not display correctly in the title selection window when importing a multi-angle DVD.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.11.13 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • Improved:
  • Improved: Occasionally some decoded video frames were duplicated when importing certain invalid H.264/AVC video streams recorded on Insta360 EVO.
  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: When importing a menu template that has text buttons, the text buttons did not appear on the menu.
  • Fixed: Occasionally an exported file that was encoded by the x264 encoder was corrupted depending on a certain CPU core and the number of threads.
  • Fixed: The Media Foundation Reader did not work correctly when converting a project saved in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.
  • Fixed: The application did not launch correctly in certain Windows 10 Secure Boot environments.
  • Fixed: NVENC could not be selected for the proxy encoder in an NVIDIA Geforce Driver Ver.445.75 install environment.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.10.12 (Apr 3, 2019)

  • Fixed: Intel Media SDK functions did not work correctly in some environments where Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 10 ver.25.20.100.6444 was installed.
  • Fixed: The value of free space of the inserted media did not display correctly in the Disc Writing Tool.
  • Fixed: Could not change uppercase letters, lowercase letters mutually of the same alphabet when changing a name for a track or a chapter.
  • Fixed: Could not import an MP4 container which has a default-base-is-moof flag.
  • Fixed: Could not import certain QuickTime MOV files.
  • Fixed: Some specific player devices could not display a menu when the Delay Duration for Highlight option was set in a project.
  • Fixed: Occasionally an invalid handle error occurred while outputting a Blu-ray project.
  • Fixed: When using a certain device to record SD DVD Video, the resolution was recognized as 352 x 240.
  • Fixed: Invalid audio errors displayed for the verify check in the Simulation/Output stage when using a project which was saved in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.
  • Fixed: A European font could not be applied as the ATSC Closed Caption subtitles font.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.9.11 (Sep 28, 2017)

  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not perform the rotation effect correctly depending on the size of the menu parts in the Menu Page Edit window
  • Fixed: An error occurred when starting the output and the simulation of a DVD-Video project if all clips were detected as smart renderable in the track, and the track settings was set to "Prevent This Track from Target Size Adjustment"
  • Fixed: The highlight type setting of each page would not be applied correctly when importing a template where the highlight type setting had been changed in the global menu settings
  • Other corrections

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.8.10 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • Fixed: An error occurred when applying the option "Move to Front or Back" in the item menu of the Menu Edit stage
  • Fixed: Could not start outputting if the output file name includes a specific character when creating a Blu-ray data image file in the Disc Writing Tool
  • Fixed: When importing a TSCC/TSC2 CODEC file via the AVI file reader, occasionally the simulated or exported video could not be displayed correctly
  • Fixed: Occasionally an error occurred while outputting a project which includes 3D transitions in a lower memory capacity environment
  • Fixed: Occasionally detected an MPEG-1 file as a Full-Rendering source file even if the MPEG-1 file conforms to the DVD standard
  • Fixed: Could not recognize the second and subsequent disc media in certain environments when the number of copies is set to 2 or more
  • Fixed: An error occurred when starting output of a DVD-Video project if the project contains an XDVD MPEG file
  • Other corrections

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6.0.7.9 (Jun 6, 2017)

  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: Could not start output because an error occurred when a Blu-ray (BDMV) project exceeded the estimated output size of 25 GB.
  • Fixed: Could not move an audio clip in the left or right directions by using keyboard cursor keys.
  • Fixed: Did not keep the current layout settings when importing a SRT subtitles file which has no layout information.
  • Fixed: Occasionally an error occurred during output if applying a transition to a source clip which has full range YUV color space.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.2.6.65 (Jul 6, 2016)

  • Fixed: Occasionally the Post-output process could not work correctly depending on the environment.
  • Fixed: Occasionally some frames were corrupted when decoding a H.264/AVC video stream with the Standard decoder in a specific environment.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.2.5.64 (Jun 24, 2016)

  • Fixed: Occasionally a MPEG file for DVD which was exported by TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 6 could not be imported.
  • Fixed: Occasionally an error occurred when launching the application if the jump list control file of Windows had been corrupted.
  • Fixed: Detected incorrectly as SR when importing a H.264/AVC MBAFF file and a non-MBAFF file into the same track (set in Connect Clip Setting mode) even if these formats were different.
  • Fixed: An invalid audio rate control error occurred at output when importing a Dolby Digital 4.1 Surround audio.
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not exit the Disc Writing Tool if the "Trying to revoke a drop target that has not been registered" dialog was displayed after writing completion.
  • Fixed: The displayed positions of the subtitles in an outputted file was shifted when the outputted file was added with an MPEG audio which had the wrong padding data into a color matte video.
  • Fixed: The disc title of the Blu-ray (BDMV) settings could not be displayed correctly when played in a player device.
  • Fixed: The menu wizard could not work correctly when an absent path was set as the temporary folder path in the Preferences > General Settings.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the end of a few frames which could be smart rendered was encoded.
  • Fixed: Could not smart render the clips in spite of each clip having a different Color difference QP offset but could be smart rendered.
  • Fixed: An error occurred when importing a Xvid file via the AVI file reader.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the "The clip cannot be linked" error occurred at output when the "Always encode chapter into I Picture" option of the track video settings was disabled in the DVD Video authoring.
  • Fixed: A clip split point was changed to a keyframe when cutting the previous frame of the clip split point.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the output bitrate became half of the setting when outputting a H.264/AVC non-MBAFF file at re-encoding.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.2.4.63 (Jul 30, 2015)

  • Now officially supports Windows 10.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.2.2.61 (Jul 2, 2014)

  • New:
  • Supports PGMX file import and title selection.
  • With this support, it is able to import multiple titles, audio and subtitles streams from a PGMX file.
  • Corrections:
  • Fixed: In the BDMV/AVCHD output, an error occurred when outputting the menu which was set in 1920x1080 29.97fps interlaced.
  • Fixed: In the menu edit window, an error occurred when editing a text repeatedly in the locked item edit window due to the fact that the preview area becomes narrower.
  • Fixed: Displayed only a three-digit number for the edit box of the size and location for a menu part in the menu edit window.
  • Fixed: Could not display the edit rectangle correctly for an added title or note page when creating an original menu.
  • Fixed: The Audio or Subtitle button could not be displayed even if several audio or subtitle streams existed when creating a title page for a track menu.
  • Fixed: The cursor for entering a serial number could not be displayed in the license window.
  • Fixed: Could not display an imported DVB subtitle correctly in regards to its size or position.
  • Fixed: Could not add a chapter or clip split point to the 0 sec. position when using the Advanced Chapter tool.
  • Fixed: Could not import the subtitles data correctly in the Subtitle Edit window, which was saved with the "up to the end" option.
  • Fixed: The registered order was reversed when importing several clips with the "open with the Clip Edit window" option.
  • Fixed: Detected a MPEG-4 AVC [email protected] clip as "FR" during AVCHD output mode.
  • Fixed: Could not import a UTF-8 file with BOM correctly when importing it as an xsubtitle in the Subtitle Edit window.
  • Fixed: The length of the last clip among split clips was not applied correctly if the splitting was done prior to applying it to the Source Stage.
  • Other corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.2.0.59 (May 21, 2014)

  • New:
  • Now supports the TMPGEnc Movie Plug-in Commercial Candidates Detector (Sold Separately).
  • Added [Move to previous/next frame] in the right-click menu of the Chapter list.
  • Added the One-time cut option for the split-ranges in the Cut-edit menu. It is capable of cutting all blue(CTRL+E) or orange(CTRL+R) ranges at once.
  • Added the output as split points option in the Advanced Chapter tool.
  • Increased the maximum number of the split points from 30 to 99.
  • Changed to select the corresponding keyframe when jumping to another keyframe on the seek bar by using the keyboard short-cut [CTRL+←→].
  • Supports XAVC S files import:
  • XAVC, which is developed by the Sony corporation, is a new standard format for 4K and HD videos. XAVC S is one of the standards mainly for consumer devices and software.
  • Optimized the detection method for importing a SRT file:
  • If a problem occurs when importing a SRT file, please try selecting the "Auto detection" option in the open file dialog.
  • Improved:
  • Improved to load a TS file that lacks PAT, PMT or other important header data as much as possible.
  • Improved to become available to adjust the audio gap as much as possible when loading a MP4 file that was recorded on a smart phone as non-standard data.
  • Allows a small gap of the time stamp in MPEG-4 AVC data created by a specific device to support smart-rendering.
  • Supports importing Full HD movies (H.264, ADPCM and MOV container) recorded by the CASIO EX-F1.
  • MPEG-4 AVC (x264) encoder updated.
  • Along with this support, improved to reduce noise which occurred in specific field-encoded data in a smart-rendered file.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed: Removed the correct subtitles which was located in the same frames as flashing subtitles when importing a TS file.
  • Fixed: Fixed to load only the first language data when subtitle steams have several language data. In this case, the second and subsequent language data will be removed.
  • Fixed: Fixed to re-encode the range of a non-filed picture pair when smart-rendering MPEG-4 AVC data.
  • Along with this support, reduces the stream error when outputting a MPEG-4 AVC data with smart-rendering.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the Linear PCM audio length was shortened after importing from MPEG-2 PS/TS, MP4, MKV or other containers.
  • Fixed: Increased the maximum size of the data analyzing to correctly import MPEG-4 AVC data which has incorrect header data.
  • Fixed: Could not import a MKV file which contained an ADTS type AAC audio stream.
  • Fixed: Detected a specific normal flac file as an invalid file via the MPEG file reader.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the audio stream specification of the QuickTime 7 file reader did not work correctly.
  • Fixed: The last frame's subtitle disappeared when setting the "to the end of the clip" option in the subtitle edit window.
  • Fixed: An error occurred when switching between the clip property window and subtitle edit window after remove a imported source subtitle.
  • Fixed: Could not correctly output the [Play] and [Play All Tracks] buttons in the Menu item creation tool even if they were set correctly.
  • Other:
  • To improve working speed, the file cache function will be used when the current environment is a 64bit OS and has 4GB or more of memory.
  • Changed: Changed to make it possible to output even if the current chapters in a track exceeds the maximum numbers of chapters which is 99.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.1.3.57 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Fixed: When a value of a track bitrate was changed, the Estimated size value was not refreshed until moving to the Output stage.
  • Fixed: In the AVCHD for DVD output, the Custom target size would not work.
  • Changed: Changed to not use a "comma" for the Estimated size value.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.1.2.56 (Aug 24, 2013)

  • Fixed: Could not recognize some supported subtitles recorded by specific AVCHD cams.
  • Fixed: The color determination has been changed for files recorded by "GoPro HD HERO3®" with the firmware from April 24 2013.
  • Fixed: Consumed too much memory when the MPEG-4 AVC source file had an invalid slice header.
  • Fixed: Did not import the specific DVD-video file even if the file list was displayed.
  • Fixed: An audio stream (Dolby Digital) could not be recognized when importing an MPEG file which was created by specific DVD authoring software.
  • Fixed: Could not display the Clip addition method window after selecting multiple clips in the TS title selection window.
  • Fixed: An error occurred when adding a specific audio file while the connect clips setting was enabled for the track.
  • Fixed: An error occurred when importing specific BDAV data by using the source wizard.
  • Fixed: An error occasionally occurred when the Transition edit window opened multiple times.
  • Fixed: The write from to left check-box was selectable even if the Write vertically check-box was off in the Layout settings of the Subtitle edit window.
  • Fixed: Made the current slider-bar position move to a cut point after the cut in the Cut & chapter window.
  • Fixed: An error occurred at 50% progress when outputting a source file which was being imported via the VFAPI plug-in with x264 VBR 2-pass settings.
  • Fixed: An error occurred at output when the original pictures output option was enabled, and a copied slide-show clip and the source clip existed in a same project.
  • Changed: Changed not to enable the QuickTime 7 reader in an environment where the Apple Application Support was not installed. (Please install QuickTime 7.7.4 or later if you wish to use the reader.)
  • Fixed: An error occurred when dragging a clip from one TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 instance onto a track list of the another TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 instance.
  • Fixed: A slide-show clip was not recognized from a project when importing the project file created by TMPGEnc DVD Author 3/TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.
  • Fixed: A format error occurred when importing a project file which was created by Ver.5.0xx even if specifying the correct path in case the file directory was changed.
  • Other minor corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.1.1.55 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • New:
  • The "Clip format checker" is now available in the source stage. The Clip format checker window will appear by clicking the FR (Full-rendering) icon on the thumbnail of a clip, which provides the reason why the clip has been determined as FR in the current track.
  • Now compatible with TMPGEnc Status Messenger.
  • Supports FLAC audio file import.
  • Supports loading and applying the rotation flag of MP4/MKV containers and pictures with EXIF data.
  • The "Open with Conversion" button is available on the Start window which is capable of converting the saved project's output format to another format. For more details, please refer to the HELP file.
  • *This function is not available for the Trial version.
  • The Menu item creator is now available in the Advanced tools. It provides you to easily create your own original menu parts by using your pictures, PSD files or other files. For more details, please refer to the HELP file.
  • Supports Blu-ray (BDMV) /AVCHD output from GoPro HERO3 recording files.
  • *Does not apply to non-standard Blu-ray resolution footage (1280×960 for example)
  • The new option "Copy/Paste the effects settings" appears in the right-click menu for each menu item in the Menu edit window. For more details, please refer to the HELP file.
  • Improved/Changed:
  • Improved: Made preparing time shorter until starting output by optimizing the memory usage for output.
  • Improved: Reduced the memory usage when decoding MPEG-4 AVC.
  • Improved: MP4 files which are encoded PICAFF files can be smart-rendered.
  • *Except for non-standard output formats, or when MBAFF file exists with such PICAFF file.
  • Changed to display only Program files if the content is same between a program and a playlist at the TS tile selection.
  • Changed to add the program name to the chapter name when the TS fie has a program name when using the TS title selection.
  • Improved: The selected color of the subtitle list in the subtitle edit window is changed to be more clear.
  • Changed so that chapter names will also be contained into the file when saving a keyframe file.
  • Improved the movement of the volume uniformization "Average" filter to get closer to a more average value. As a result of this, the prior version of the "Average" filter is displayed as "Average (legacy)".
  • Improved to further display the size of the menu as close as possible to actual size in the Simulation screen.
  • Changed to display the font list in 2 patterns which are normal and designed(font) text.
  • Supports 16-bit PSD file import.
  • Changed name of the image and picture file reader to the image file reader throughout the program.
  • Changed so user templates created by the trial version can be loaded.
  • Updated the burning engine.
  • Improved to adjust and load a MP4 file that has incorrect header data as much as possible.
  • Improved to adjust and load broken AAC audio in a MP4 container. Such broken ranges will not have audio.
  • Optimized the detection method in the MPEG reader to set as SR for the files that have different header data from the actual data.
  • Updated the WebM decoder in order to load the files which cause some errors in the previous version.
  • Changed the maximum bitrate for the AVCHD for Progressive output from 27125kbps to 27150 kbps
  • Corrections (Import):
  • Fixed: A SEH error would occur while editing a MPEG-4 AVC file.
  • Fixed: Could not correctly load a jpeg file that was saved by specific software.
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not load the second or more audio streams of a specific TS file.
  • Fixed: A noise occurred when outputting AAC audio data after the channel mode changed.
  • Fixed: Could not correctly recognize flashing subtitle data.
  • Changed the loading selection order of the streams to the multiplexed order when loading by the MPEG reader.
  • *This correction will occur when the first video and audio stream is different from that of the project saved by previous a version. Please check it in that case.
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not decode video correctly when the Media Foundation reader is used.
  • Fixed: When decoding MPEG-4 AVC data recorded by a specific device, the video would be changed to a green color with block noise.
  • Fixed: When loading transparent subtitle data for BDMV/AVCHD, the data would be loaded as completely transparent data.
  • Fixed: When decoding MPEG-4 AVC data recorded by specific AVCHD camcorders, the video would be blurred.
  • Corrections (Output):
  • Fixed: When using the Intel Media SDK (Hardware), the output bitrate control of CBR mode did not work correctly.
  • Fixed: The encoder changed the output file's level without user control when outputting by using the Intel Media SDK (Hardware).
  • Fixed: Occasionally an invalid memory type error occurred when the CUDA function is enabled.
  • Fixed: When the aspect ratio of a file loaded by the BD/DVD/TS reader was changed, the file could not be smart-rendered.
  • Fixed: The output preview size option "Display at window size" did not work.
  • Corrections (Editing):
  • Fixed: A SEH error occurred when seeking a TS file which contains subtitle data.
  • Fixed: When the "align beginning of each line" option was disabled, the line header of the same two inputted contents in 2 rows were not aligned.
  • Fixed: An error occurred when adding an audio to the (connect clips setting) track where a slide-show clip exists.
  • Fixed : When replacing audio being set to loop with another audio source, the loop duration would not reflect the duration of the new audio.
  • Fixed: When the disc insertion option is set to display the top menu, the focus moved to the last track during playback.
  • Fixed: When changing a track name by double-clicking it in the menu edit window, occasionally the inputted name would not be reflected correctly.
  • Fixed: In the DVD-Video output format, when all the "chapter end action" options were set to "back to the menu", occasionally it would suddenly return to the menu during playback.
  • Corrections (Other):
  • Changed: In the Windows 7 jump list, "open previously outputted project" subject was moved to the Tasks group.
  • Changed the compatibility of the project file. Along with this correction, older versions cannot load project files saved with this version or later.
  • Changed: The sensitivity of the audio waveform display has been improved to display softer and finer sound.
  • Fixed: In the NVIDIA graphics environment, when the "balance" or "quality" was set in the NVIDIA control panel, the video playing in the cut-edit window would occasionally fall into disorder.
  • Other minor corrections.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.0.8.26 (May 28, 2012)

  • Corrected (Output):
  • Fixed an issue where subtitles are not displayed correctly when you play a Blu-ray created with TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 version 5.0.7.25.
  • Details: A bug causes the subtitle data to fall outside of specifications for a Blu-ray Disc project created by TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 version 5.0.7.25. If you created a Blu-ray Project with subtitle data using version 5.0.7.25, we recommend you re-output the project using this update in order to ensure proper playback on a Blu-ray player. We apologize for this inconvenience.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5.0.7.25 (May 28, 2012)

  • Improved (Output): Now supports Intel Media SDK 2012 for Intel® Quick Sync Video and the hardware decoders.
  • Changed (Output): The x264 encoder engine (x264) has been updated.
  • Corrected (Playback, editing, filters):
  • Sometimes would freeze while refreshing the thumbnail list on the menu page edit window.
  • Could not display close buttons or similar materials on the Blu-ray pop-up pages when creating menu pages with a user template once it is saved.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.1.2.49 (May 28, 2012)

  • Improved: Media writing tool's writing driver has been updated.
  • Fixed: When burning into DVD+R/DVD-R DL media, the layer break point would not be inserted at an appropriate point.
  • Fixed: Occasionally could not burn DVD-Video correctly onto a dual-layer DVD Disc.
  • Fixed: Used an alternative field more than necessary when writing to BD-R/BD-R DL media with the writing tool.
  • Fixed: The playing compatibility has been increased when burning into BD-R/BD-RE DL media.
  • Fixed: Even though the media is blank and it had been ready to burn, it occasionally would not be identified as blank by the writing tool.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.1.0.47 (Apr 2, 2011)

  • Updated: Media writing tool's writing driver.
  • (It is no longer possible to output an ISO image larger than the capacity of a dual-layer Blu-ray [BDMV] disc [45 GB].)
  • Fixed: AVI file reader updated. This update corrects an issue where AVI files having a partially invalid header could not be opened.
  • Fixed: Memory usage would dramatically increase when a subtitle stream was added to a BDMV track.
  • Fixed: In the Global menu settings/Effects, a menu's Pop-up menu would not be recognized as buttons.
  • Fixed: Authoring in 16:9 with 4:3 MPEG-1 video materials would prevent correct Smart Rendering.
  • Fixed: The "Open with the DivX player" button would not function with the DivX Plus Player.
  • Fixed: The AVI file reader no longer uses some of the ACM codecs that would cause a buffer overrun.
  • Fixed: The VFAPI file reader could not correctly retrieve the audio and/or video when several instances were used.
  • Fixed: Even with an audio gap corrected source, an audio gap would occur when the source was imported through the DirectShow file reader.
  • Fixed: Audio would not be imported when importing some peculiar TS files.
  • Fixed: Some peculiar MPEG files would have their bitrate determinated at 0 b/s.
  • Fixed: When importing a 4 channel Dolby Digital source, some channels would be muted.
  • Fixed:The "X" or "Cancel" buttons would not function properly in the Simulation stage while rendering a motion menu.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.12.42 (Sep 17, 2010)

  • Fixed:
  • MP4/AVCHD file reader updated. This update corrects an issue where some video data would not be decoded unless played frame by frame.
  • Fixed:
  • AVI file reader updated. This update corrects an issue where AVI files having a partially invalid header could not be opened.
  • Fixed:
  • MPEG-1/2 file reader updated. This update corrects the issues listed below. Improved the MPEG-1/2 file importation when the VBV buffer size value is smaller than what is expected from the file characteristics, but is still within the limits. Only the audio stream from some TS files would be loaded in spite of having a compatible video stream. Fixed:
  • DVD file reader updated; abnormal DVD-Video may now be imported partialy instead of being completely rejected.
  • Fixed:
  • 44.1 kHz Dolby Digital audio file would not be correctly decoded.
  • Fixed:
  • Multiple WTV files imported through the Source Wizard would not open correctly.
  • Fixed:
  • Could not move a clip from a track to another when the original track contained 99 clips.
  • Fixed:
  • In the Slideshow editor, applying a slideshow general transition setting other than "None" would also change the slide's local transition setting when such setting was "None".
  • Fixed:
  • In the Slideshow editor, changing a slide's local transition setting would raise an internal error preventing the correct setting to take place.
  • Fixed:
  • Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.11.39 (May 14, 2010)

  • Fixed:
  • DivX file reader and encoder updated.
  • Fixed:
  • AVCHD file reader updated. Some data would cause the continuous display of the same picture.
  • Fixed:
  • DVD-Video with a VOB containing a lot of useless data would not be correctly imported.
  • Fixed:
  • Conversion to PS of some WTV files would suddently come to a stop.
  • Fixed:
  • MPEG file reader updated, allowing the correction of the issues listed below.
  • TS files containing abnormal packets would be processed as normal packets, causing an error during the importation;
  • Some TS files would be mistakenly recognized as a PS file;
  • Linear PCM at 192 kHz would not be correctly processed.
  • Fixed:
  • Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.10.38 (Apr 27, 2010)

  • Added MPEG-2 + AAC WTV file support (The audio part of a WTV file converted into a MPEG-2 PS file by the Source Wizard may not play correctly in Windows Media Player).
  • Improved In certain configurations, the Preview buttons of the cut-edit window would not display correctly and the audio waveform would display a "No audio available" message.
  • Fixed Changes to the audio noise reduction filter setting would not be correctly be taken into account after a preview.
  • Fixed The correct error message would not display when an error occured during the Microsoft TV recording file (*.dvr-ms, *.wtv) conversion into PS.
  • Fixed Clip name and output file name would become invalid when the title, sub-title and other information retreived from a Microsoft TV recording file (*.dvr-ms, *.wtv) contained a line return.
  • Fixed An error would occur during playback in the Transition editor or Simulation stage when the clip contains MP2 audio.
  • Fixed The "Next" button would not function in the Menu Wizard when no template was selected at all and the Custom menu mode selected.
  • Fixed Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.9.37 (Apr 27, 2010)

  • Added Input support for the Microsoft TV recorder file format "WTV". (WTV file importation is possible on the computer that recorded the file, or can create such files, and are not copy-protected.)
  • Improved Improved memory usage for when the memory is too low, "Insufficient memory," "Invalid sample format," or other errors would display. Memory usage has been dramatically lowered when enabling the "Clip linking" option of the Track settings.
  • The negative affects of large memory address space usage are limited, especially in Windows XP.
  • Memory usage has been lowered when registering a large amount of chapters in a project.
  • Limits the usage of the file importation cache when the host computer contains a large memory.
  • Improved Updated the MP4/AVCHD file reader. This new version:
  • Allows the reading of some files that could not be imported before.
  • Fixes a doubled playback speed issue.
  • Fixes a pink video noise appearing in certain configurations.
  • Fixes a bold stripe pattern noise appearing in certain configurations.
  • Improved YUV color space information contained in the source file is now taken in account when imported through the MP4/AVCHD File Reader. If no color space information is available, the BT.709 or SMPTE 170M color space is automatically selected according to the pixel rate.
  • Improved The MPEG file reader can now import a PTS data-only MPEG file.
  • Improved The Dolby Digital decoder continues outputting audio even after encountering corrupted data.
  • Improved Some specific chapter thumbnail pictures from certain DVD-Video data could not be imported.
  • Improved Following a silence, the audio uniformization filter could highly increase the volume, resulting in an explosion-like effect. The improved filter reduces the occurence of such an issue.
  • Improved Updated Disc writing tool. It would output an error log under Windows 7 64-bit.
  • Improved Prevents the computer from going into stand-by mode when the output Autoresume is enabled. (This improvement has been added to the Batch authoring tool too)
  • Improved When an optical drive is absent, outputting an ISO image file no longer makes the Disc writing tool unresponsive at the end of the output.
  • Fixed Some anti-virus applications would prevent the correct writing of DVD-Video files.
  • Fixed The Batch authoring tool no longer displays a warning that would stop the output when starting the batch.
  • Fixed In certain cases where there are long-duration clips, an insuficient memory error would occur during the authoring process.
  • Fixed The video would not display correctly when using the high speed rendering mode in the cut-edit or preview window. This problem would appear only with certain graphic cards.
  • Fixed Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.7.32 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Added Support for the AAC 5.1 channel format. (Allows the importation of AAC audio up to 5.1 channels when included in an MPEG-2 TS file). A new option in the Clip Audio properties allows you to manually specify the number of audio channels when importing AAC audio.
  • Fixed Importation: MPEG files with an invalid trailer would not be imported.
  • Fixed Importation: The MPEG demultiplexer's valid header search range has been doubled, allowing some unreadable files to be imported.
  • Fixed Menu: When in DivX Ultra output mode, the Menu Wizard would be set to the "Track menu only" option even when the project contained several tracks.
  • Fixed Menu: When displaying the Global menu settings window in the Menu editor, the menu display would change from List mode to Editor mode. This correction prevents the menu display from changing.
  • Fixed Menu: When changing the Chapter display in the Global menu settings window of the Menu editor, the thumbnail picture in the Menu page list would not update properly.
  • Fixed Menu: In the Global menu settings, changed content would not update properly depending on the local menu settings and the user control restriction settings.
  • Fixed Menu: An error would sometime arise when enabling/disabling the menu display in the Chapter display setting of the Global menu settings.
  • Fixed DVD-Video timecode recording method changed for better precision. Correct players would display a playback duration up to 0.1% longer. (Player correctly processing the timecode displays a playback duration 0.1% lower)
  • Fixed When copying a clip from a DVD-Video target to a BDMV target by using the clipboard, the audio error protection settings would not perform correctly, and would then become a verifier error later.
  • Fixed In BDMV target mode, when moving a clip by dragging and dropping to an empty track, the MPEG profile would not be copied correctly, making the track settings become invalid.
  • Fixed In the DivX default settings of the Preferences, the MPEG-3 audio bitrate could not be specified properly.
  • Fixed The help file could not be displayed from the Options menu of the Batch authoring tool.
  • Fixed In the clip Cut editor stage, the range and seek bar's cursor positions would shift after setting a clip range then displaying the Audio filter settings window.
  • Fixed In the clip Cut editor stage, after setting a clip range and then displaying the Audio filter settings window, changing the Time tone reduction filter settings would somtimes provoke a deadlock.
  • Fixed Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.6.28 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • Fixed When in PAL DVD-Video mode with Smart Rendering prioritized (automatic setting), fully re-encoded materials would have a non-standard GOP length.
  • Fixed AVCHD files generated by a camcorder would not be imported entirely.
  • Fixed When decoding an invalid AAC stream, the decoding would stop after the affected position.
  • Fixed Some outputted non-standard DVD-Video or DVD-Video headers containing garbage data could not be imported correctly.
  • Fixed Some non-standard MPEG-4 files could not be imported correctly.
  • Fixed An insufficient memory error would occur when encoding the biggest WMV clip registered in the Source stage.
  • Fixed Audio formats other than LPCM or MP3 in a AVI/Wave material file would not be decoded during a seek action, and could also cause an audio gap.
  • Fixed The framerate in the Output settings of the General menu settings would sometimes not display properly.
  • Fixed When outputting in BDMV mode, the Pop-up menu preview would appear even when the preview was disabled.
  • Fixed In the Global menu editor, the menu part selected when choosing the process is now used as the initial setting.
  • Fixed In the Menu item tool's background picture creation, the user's selected picture is now checked against its ratio instead of its size and displays a corrected error message.
  • Fixed In the track menu settings window, checking the "Use local settings for this track menu" would sometimes not allow the Motion menu "Loop motion / audio" to be enabled.
  • Fixed Some parts of an imported TMPGEnc DVD Author 2 project menu would not appear.
  • Fixed Outputting in BDMV with a track format of 1280x720, 1440x1080 or 1920x1080 at 24 fps would actually output at 25 fps.
  • Fixed In BDMV, overlapping subtitle timings would produce blinking. (On the PlayStation 3, use system version 2.6 or newer to playback your BD.)
  • Fixed After increasing the layer break point possible position search area for Dual-layer media, an insufficient volume size error would appear.
  • Fixed When using the Audio volume uniformization filter in Average mode, the audio volume would be at the maximum at the beginning.
  • Fixed In the Output stage, the verifier now checks if the total length of the tracks is within the standard.
  • Fixed The DVD-Video/VR subtitle color processing algorithm has been improved, allowing better color change when several colors are used.
  • Fixed The verifier would display an error message when linking XDVD-type Smart Rendering clips and full rendering clips.
  • Fixed The seek bar in the audio filter preview window would not receive the focus when the window was displayed.
  • Fixed In the Preferences, the video pre-load cache maximum size is now 512 MB instead of 1024 MB.
  • Fixed The warning message content has been changed when a track contains only MP2 audio.
  • Fixed Other minor fixes.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.4.24 (Jul 10, 2009)

  • Improved Added an optional low memory usage multithreaded motion search. (This option is enabled by default, you can disable it in the Preferences.) This option does not change the final output.
  • Improved Added a volume correction function in the Menu editor's Background music editor tab.
  • Improved Added an aspect ratio retention option in the Menu editor's Background picture tab.
  • Improved Added a layout reset button in the Subtitles layout editor.
  • Improved The AVCHD file reader can now import multichannel AAC audio data.
  • Fixed The subtitle text reader could not import correctly some languages.
  • Fixed The subtitle text reader is now more resilient when importing SRT files with unexpected empty lines, skipped text numbers etc. It will now try to continue the importation when possible instead of stopping.
  • Fixed An error would occur when adding a Fade-in/out effect transition between clips where the subtitiles were enabled.
  • Fixed When editing a chapter name in the Clip editor window, pressing the "Delete" key would cut the current clip selection.
  • Fixed In the Clip editor window, moving to Next/Previous frame function would not function correctly.
  • Fixed In the Menu editor, an error would arise when adding a custom picture in a menu, deleting it, then using the Undo/Redo function.
  • Fixed In the Menu editor, enabling the page level properties would make the subtitles or audio streams selection page disappear.
  • Fixed In the Menu editor, loading a project with a specific setting would freeze the application.
  • Fixed In the Menu editor, attempting to load a file that is not a picture, nor a video, in the menu would cause an error, followed by a second error.
  • Fixed In the Menu editor, creating a menu then changing the setting to "No menu", after starting a new project, the menu page thumbnail list would not display correctly.
  • Fixed In the Menu edtior, adding several pictures at a time, then deleting them would cause an error.
  • Fixed In the Disc writing tool, an error would arise stating a BDMV folder is already present when adding a BDMV folder by drag and drop.
  • Fixed In the Disc writing tool, an unwanted error message would appear when inserting a disc after writing to a BD-R or other media.
  • Fixed When outputting in BDMV mode, selecting 24 fps would actually output in 25 fps. (This problem does not occur when the output is in SD or 23.976 fps.)
  • Fixed When outputting in BDMV/DVD-Video, the video length would become 1 frame shorter.
  • Fixed When outputting in BDMV at 1920x1080/23.976 fps or 24 fps, a verifier error would arise.
  • Fixed When manually changing the framerate setting of an AVCHD source, the track settings would become incorrect and the verifier would show an error.
  • Fixed Depending on the source resolution, the AVCHD file reader would not correctly determinate the YUV colorspace.
  • Fixed On rare occasions, the AVCHD reader would not be able to read some data.
  • Fixed When using an AVCHD source, the memory usage would be higher than expected and an Insufficient memory error would arise.
  • Fixed The MPEG-4 AVC decoder has been updated to correctly decode SpursEngine generated MPEG-4 files.
  • Fixed An error would arise when navigating within an clip imported through the AVCHD file reader.
  • Fixed The correct picture could not be retrieved when navigating a clip imported through the DirectShow file reader.
  • Fixed Playback would become more and more difficult in the second half of a PV3/4 data source with a long duration.
  • Fixed The application would freeze when adding chapters or enabling/disabling the subtitles.
  • Fixed The correct number of cores could not be recognized for the AMD type multicore CPU.
  • Fixed The GOP length is now within the standard limits when importing an NTSC source in a PAL project using the full rendering mode.
  • Fixed Depending on the track transition order, the track default audio and subtitle settings would not be correctly reflected.
  • Fixed When importing DVD content through the Source Wizard, a specific data condition would abort the importation.
  • Fixed When adding a project in the Batch authoring tool, the automatic child folder creation setting would not be passed correctly, and an error would occur.
  • Fixed During a simulation, when the Play/Pause button cannot be used (during a firstplay playback etc), and therefore cannot be played back when automatically paused according to the specifications, the Play button is now enabled to allow the playback.
  • Fixed The application memory usage efficiency has been optimized.
  • Fixed When creating a BDMV custom menu, choosing a specific menu structure would create a disc where it is not possible to go from the Top menu to the Track menu.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 3.1.2.176 (Jun 11, 2008)

  • Validation system updated to support content-regulated network environment.

New in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 2.1.9.90 (Jan 3, 2007)

  • Fixed: The Help file could'nt be opened.
  • Fixed: When creating Pal DVD MPEG format, the Timestamp information wasn't output corretly.