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VideoMeld Changelog

What's new in VideoMeld 1.73

Nov 21, 2023
  • Added warning for Media Foundation's slow file handling.
  • Fixed bugs: adding audio files.

New in VideoMeld 1.72 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Improved support for reading multiple audio tracks within a video file.
  • Fixed bugs: adding media file, adding associated audio section.

New in VideoMeld 1.71 (Aug 22, 2023)

  • Updated FFmpeg library support to 6.0.
  • Added option to use FFmpeg over Media Foundation in Configuration.
  • Added support for reading multiple audio tracks within a video file(with FFmpeg only).
  • Added trackbar to undocked video window for moving playback position.
  • Added undo and redo for linking sections.
  • Added form list to Debug.
  • Restored watermark on unlicensed version.
  • Fixed bugs: Timer effect preview count, function key shortcuts, effect list form layer.

New in VideoMeld 1.70 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Added setting to dock video preview to right side.
  • Added Speed to Project settings.
  • Added Search to effects list.
  • Added Debug mode to Configuration for opening and melding projects.
  • Added bitrate recommendation to video attributes.
  • Fixed bugs: square 64p preset, sublayer error, resize capture area, split and speed audio section waveform, project loading.

New in VideoMeld 1.68 (Jun 2, 2022)

  • Removed "Foreground Window" from screen capture
  • Fixed screen capture alignment
  • Fixed low resolution preview copy

New in VideoMeld 1.67 (May 24, 2022)

  • Improved large image previewing.
  • Added low resolution preview feature for video sections.
  • Removed watermark on unlicensed version.
  • Fixed bugs: drag-and-drop, aspect ratio setting, delete error.

New in VideoMeld 1.66 (Mar 3, 2022)

  • Improved load time of projects with many tracks
  • Added updated Dark and Light schemes
  • Removed separate output resolution setting from Screen Recorder
  • Added alignment setting to Screen Recorder for encoder compatibility
  • Overlay, Caption, and Speech sections now added at marker position, when possible
  • Added Image Editor configuration setting
  • Added Block Freeze effect
  • Added multiple recorders to Audio Recorder to record several audio inputs at once.
  • Added aspect ratio prompt when creating a new project
  • Fixed bugs: track volume, random freeze, Scanline random rate.

New in VideoMeld 1.65 (Sep 28, 2020)

  • Fixed bugs: independent track height issues.

New in VideoMeld 1.64 (Sep 25, 2020)

  • Fixed bugs: independent height issues.

New in VideoMeld 1.63 (Sep 25, 2020)

  • Added independent track heights
  • Saved track heights in project
  • Improved Colour selection control
  • Added cue point lines in Audio sections
  • Added Video window to Windows taskbar
  • Added snapping to marker when dragging sections
  • Added portrait aspect ratios
  • Improved speed of Colour Filter effect
  • Added way to browse for section file if moved or renamed
  • Fixed bugs: volume, mute, solo settings when track height changed, row/column in Captions, drag-and-drop to add files, select all in Caption.

New in VideoMeld 1.62 (Feb 6, 2019)

  • Updated installer for single click installation
  • Added "Set Length" to Edit menu
  • Added option to meld part of project between playback and edit markers
  • Added Speed correction when "Decode Audio To Wave File" gives a file
  • with a different duration.
  • Added Colour Shift effect.
  • Added Scanline Shift effect.
  • Increased Paste Effect Area range.
  • Improved Area and Point dragging to extend outside of preview area.
  • Fixed bugs: colour wheel shape, drag border out of vertical alignment,
  • play video after meld, decode to wave To greater than length.

New in VideoMeld 1.60 (Aug 31, 2018)

  • Restored dark theme to Jet style (see v1.56)
  • Added changes related to new Windows privacy settings.
  • Changed order of configuration settings.
  • Fixed bugs: high DPI, fixed trim freeze.

New in VideoMeld 1.59 (Aug 21, 2018)

  • Updated to Embarcadero 10.2.3
  • Added 21:9 aspect ratio to Project Settings
  • Included LAME MP3 encoder
  • Fixed bugs: speed freeze in video sections, screen capture with high DPI, drag-and-drop effect reordering, default folders.

New in VideoMeld 1.58 (Sep 12, 2017)

  • Improved inter-program text Copy/Paste in Caption editor
  • Added Crossfade Sections to Effect menu
  • Added Animated PNG type to Meld Project To Video File
  • Created new colour selection control for Caption editor
  • Update libav download version
  • Added Auto Split Video to Edit menu
  • Added Video Recorder to Record menu
  • Added primary selected section for linked sections
  • Replaced FRAMESET in help files with standard IFRAME
  • Added autocomplete to Caption font selection
  • Scaled Caption text to fit in section contents area
  • Fixed bugs: leading spaces in Caption editor, aspect ratio correction setting, missing font problem in Captions editor, freeze with captions when editing effects.

New in VideoMeld 1.57 (Jun 10, 2017)

  • Updated to Embarcadero Tokyo 10.2
  • Added Kaleidoscope effect
  • Added short fades to audio section ends to avoid clicks between sections
  • Added "Time counter" settings to Playback Settings
  • Added mouse movement rendering setting to Configure VideoMeld
  • Stopped using DirectX emulation by default
  • Moved track list into a buffered layer for more efficient drawing
  • Added preview when dragging Fade Graph points
  • Updated FLAC, Ogg, and Opus plug-ins
  • Fixed bugs: lost graph points, drag-and-drop effects on sections with speed change, speech sections, Thermal effect opacity, effect graph line colour

New in VideoMeld 1.56 (Aug 4, 2016)

  • Updated to Embarcadero Berlin 10.1
  • Improved frame sequencing for videos with bad frame times
  • Added Move Marker To Playback command to Edit menu
  • Added Erase to Edit menu
  • Changed Delete to remove spaces
  • Changed Split to add split sections to the selection and add links
  • Changed Dark theme due to problems with Embarcadero Jet dark style.
  • Improved memory usage and performance.
  • Fixed bugs: license upgrade to lifetime, move section, collect files,
  • decoding memory leak, preset name.

New in VideoMeld 1.55 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Added mouse wheel configuration setting
  • Added line spacing to Caption editor
  • Added more track height settings
  • Removed integrated preview screen and added docked preview
  • Fixed bugs: Save as M4A, line up/down in Caption editor.

New in VideoMeld 1.54 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Added Link/Unlink Sections to Edit menu
  • Added Link icon to Sections header
  • Linked video and audio sections by default
  • Added Gamma effect
  • Added colour settings to Silhouette effect
  • Added Sublayer and Superlayer effects
  • Added Difference effect
  • Fixed bugs: drag-and-drop video cannot load audio, ALAC, MOV.

New in VideoMeld 1.53 (Jan 18, 2016)

  • Added Test button to Audio Recorder for monitoring without recording.
  • Fixed bugs: screen recorder alpha, 3gp support, image files with uppercase extension.

New in VideoMeld 1.52 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero Seattle 10
  • Replaced tool bar button images with image list
  • Added preview background colour setting to Caption editor
  • Fixed bugs: row/column drag-and-drop in Caption editor, undo trim, effect not active on first frame, Caption whitespace, down key in caption, adding video/audio section alignment, colour parameters, trim preview aspect ratio.

New in VideoMeld 1.51 (Aug 1, 2015)

  • Fixed bugs: speed adjustment error, voice section settings window, copy/paste audio section.

New in VideoMeld 1.50 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Recompiled as 64 bit, using Embarcadero C++ Builder XE8 Update 1.
  • Fixed 32 bit to 64 bit compatibility issues.
  • Added opened video file cache.
  • Added Minimize button to Progress window.
  • Added Download button for FFmpeg/Libav modules.
  • Fixed bugs: excessive memory usage by Window Media Foundation,
  • right-click on fade point, space bar playback, default audio
  • playback device, Libav low frame rate.

New in VideoMeld 1.28 (Jun 3, 2015)

  • Added Strobe effect
  • Fixed bugs: image preview quality setting, spin box, window z order.

New in VideoMeld 1.27 (May 23, 2015)

  • Fixed bugs: effects list freeze, expired license message.

New in VideoMeld 1.26 (May 22, 2015)

  • Added progress when opening project.
  • Improved preview synchronization.
  • Added cumulative selection box when Ctrl key held.
  • Added View | Track Height | Small.
  • Extended section range adjusters to full height.
  • Added "Lazy preview" to Playback Settings.
  • Added "Image section quality" to Playback Settings.
  • Added "Decode Audio To Wave File" button to Audio Section Settings.
  • Fixed bugs: set base file name, slow previewing, pan mono sections, effect preview composed background missing layers, Turn Page memory leak, DirectX/Media Foundation stability issues.

New in VideoMeld 1.25 (May 22, 2015)

  • Added audio recording to Screen Recorder.
  • Added mouse click animation to Screen Recorder.
  • Added "Synchronize with Playback" option to Audio Recorder.
  • Changed Audio Recorder window to modeless.
  • Added unsupported message to audio melding attributes list.
  • Added custom channel connections for audio sections.
  • Fixed bugs: error when selecting video melding quick presets, horizontal caption scrolling.

New in VideoMeld 1.24 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated signing certificate.
  • Fixed bugs: error when Video Effects Editor window resized too small, trimming by dragging edge of section when video screen is integrated, comma as decimal separator.

New in VideoMeld 1.23 (May 22, 2015)

  • Fixed application icon.

New in VideoMeld 1.22 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero XE7 Update 1
  • Added a message when an effect is clicked but not dragged
  • Fixed bugs: ogg, opus, ac3 file listing, snap to grid setting, undo track settings, undo modified, initial track volume, update check, intermittent copy/paste/undo keys in Caption editor.

New in VideoMeld 1.21 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero XE7
  • Added aspect ratio warning to meld as video settings
  • Added zoom setting to Caption editor
  • Fixed bugs: effect range and setting values, Caption editor, cancel browse for FFmpeg folder, copy/split exception.

New in VideoMeld 1.20 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero XE6 Update 1
  • Added "Open In Editor" to Edit menu
  • Added Speech section
  • Added right-click section graph point settings window
  • Added Transparent interface colour scheme
  • Added HH:MM:SS time entry for Image and Overlay display time
  • Added Ctrl and Shift keys when dragging a point to limit changes to one axis
  • Added folder prompt if section file cannot be found
  • Changed graph fade presets to use current graph levels
  • Added Audio Recorder
  • Eliminated Points Adjustment window
  • Added point settings for anchors and curve/spline
  • Changed all presets for new point settings
  • Added "Collect All Files In Project" command to File menu
  • Added browse button to FFmpeg/Libav folder setting
  • Added "Project range" to meld settings
  • Added "Copy Effects", "Paste Effects", "Append Effects" to Effect menu
  • Added Silhouette video effect
  • Added Pan audio effect
  • Added more help for audio effects
  • Added multichannel FLAC support
  • Changed selection borders around track and sections
  • Fixed bugs: open recent file prompt to save changes, drag-and-drop files in track, iTunes added as video, preset graphs, snap-to-grid.

New in VideoMeld 1.14 (May 22, 2015)

  • Added more help for effects
  • Replaced red circle with blue square for Stop
  • Added extra decimal to progress bar percent
  • Increased time accuracy by an order of magnitude
  • Improved video previewing smoothness
  • Added support for FFmpeg/Libav decoding
  • Added new interface colour scheme (Dark)
  • Replaced font and alignment buttons in Caption settings
  • Fixed bugs: split file with speed changed, previous effect setting still shown when effect with no settings selected, mouse cursor after drag.

New in VideoMeld 1.13 (May 22, 2015)

  • Added "Configure" to Options menu to list settings for avoiding defective DirectX drivers and using QuickTime decoders
  • Selected software DirectX (WARP) by default due to many driver problems
  • Added support for QuickTime video decoders (if QuickTime is installed)
  • Added QTFile audio plug-in
  • Added BPM, Divisions, and Offset to Grid settings
  • Improved previewing and playback of difficult video files
  • Added playback controls to video preview window
  • Added proportional option to video effect rectangle settings
  • Added Resolution setting to Aspect Ratio Correction effect
  • Added Var button to set all settings in a group to variable
  • Added time box for graph points in Effects editor
  • Added vertical, red time line in Effects editor settings graph
  • Added presets for video effects
  • Added Trim buttons to toolbar
  • Added Colour Filter effect
  • Added Colour Scan popup in Video Effects Editor Preview window
  • Changed Viewport effect to show entire image
  • Removed glowing area, points, and line from Video Effect Editor Preview due to excessive processing
  • Removed other animations to improve performance
  • Added Undo/Redo for changes in Fade Graphs and Setting Graphs
  • Added Transitions help
  • Added Points Adjustment window when trimming a section with the mouse
  • Added Copy and Paste buttons to Area settings in Video Effects Editor
  • Added Motion Blur effect
  • Added "Quick presets" to Meld To Audio settings
  • Added "Quick presets" to Meld To Video settings
  • Fixed bugs: defective DirectX drivers causing div-zero FPE, adding multiple videos adds audio only, tiny misalignment of time bar, drag&drop tracks, Opus support.

New in VideoMeld 1.12 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero XE4 Update 1
  • Added Effect Toolbar
  • Added "Transition" to names of transition effects
  • Added Blinds, Blur, Circle, and Magnify transition effects
  • Added Noise video effect
  • Added 2 second fade presets
  • Added shortcut keys for effects and trimming
  • Fixed bugs: high CPU usage in UI, solo and mute buttons font, Snow effect, Turn Page transition, video pitch/stride.

New in VideoMeld 1.11 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated to Embarcadero XE4, FireMonkey3
  • Added autosave backup of project
  • Added "Marker" to Move options
  • Added opening of file given on command line for association
  • Added "Select All Sections Right Of Marker" and "Track" menu items
  • Increased the default bitrate for melding and recording videos
  • Added "Follow Playback" to View menu
  • Added "Section Detail" to View menu
  • Set default detail to "Low" for faster user interface performance
  • Increased width of audio meters in track header
  • Added "More Left" and "More Right" indicators/buttons to section header
  • Added "Play video when finished" to Meld To Video settings
  • Fixed bugs: screen recorder overwrite cancel, contents not drawn for split or copied audio sections, waveform not appearing in WMV/WMA files, wrong effects applied to the end of a video section, group drag snap, track drag-and-drop when mouse released outside of form, caption editing, effect graph range, divide by zero error when scrolling time line, undo track delete solo, snap to section edge when Snap To Grid on.

New in VideoMeld 1.10 (May 22, 2015)

  • Added Screen Recorder
  • Added file drag-and-drop
  • Replaced normalized time with real time in Effects editor
  • Added separate playback marker
  • Added effect fade graph
  • Added effect setting graph for any effect setting
  • Added marker snap to section edge
  • Added preset graphs
  • Reorganized tool bar
  • Added video playback window and docked tool bar video window
  • Added video preview when marker moved
  • Added keystrokes to move marker
  • Added project recent file history to File menu
  • Changed trim left to not shift the section
  • Added Opus and FLAC audio meld support
  • Improved playback of video files with low key frame rates
  • Added aspect ratio correction option to Project Settings
  • Added licensing
  • Added automatic update checking
  • Added background compositing to video effects editor
  • Added Track Height to View menu
  • Added Viewport, Math, and Mask video effects
  • Added basic graph generator for effect settings