What's new in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 14.0

Nov 26, 2022
  • Fixed tray password set by default
  • Fixed error on “Show notification…” or “When finished…”
  • Added success/failure messages to AMT Drag & Drop Interface

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 13.0 (Nov 14, 2022)

  • Improved Save and Reload of settings
  • Updated to AutoIt 3.3.16.1
  • Updated all sub-binaries
  • A lot of tiny changes and improvements

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 12.0 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Increased overall speed especially for HD files by using pre-scaling and improving processing functions
  • Use x64 version if possible, as MPlayer x64 is much faster on huge files. Only sub-binaries are x64, AMT itself still is x86.
  • x86 version contains MPlayer codec pack (not available for x64), nevertheless most files should play fine without it
  • Integrated BIC code (crop and rotate) for single cap post-processin

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 11.0 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Fixed – Slow processing speed, because for “Custom” header MediaInfo was extracted from every file before “Skip” check
  • Fixed – Frame around single picture not displayed anymore with geometry 3×3, now set to 4×4
  • Updated MPlayer to r38116
  • Updated SQLite to 3.25.1
  • Updated ImageMagick to 6.9.9-51-portable-Q16-x86

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 10.0 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • Fixed – Errors in Win10 Treeview for network drives
  • Fixed – Errors in autoupdate of treeview
  • Lots of other small bug fixes and style changes
  • Date and version footer now optional
  • Massive changes and enhancements to “Create Single Frame Screenshot Caps” functions incl. cropping
  • Added “Correct Orientation” and “Enforce Rotation to” switches

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 9.0 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Improved initial scan;
  • Fixed Win10 Suddenly MPlayer window was visible on PC unlocking, even if AMT was minimized
  • Fixed WinXP Treeview “Auto-Refresh” does not work and seems to crash XP, feature disabled for XP now
  • Fixed several bugs in Layout > Fixed amount of screenshots pattern logic
  • In cycle “Processing File” was not reset correctly
  • Added error icon to replace “No directory selected” error msgbox (less intrusive)
  • Lots of other small bug fixes and style changes
  • Updated MPlayer to r37926
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.93
  • Updated SQLite to 3.17.0
  • Updated ImageMagick-6.9.7-1

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 8.0 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Temporary file type now selectable (default = BMP = lossless)
  • GUI default size increased and GUI now resizeable
  • Added ExifTool support to write IPTC infos to output files
  • Added optional CTRL+ALT+A hotkey to recover from tray
  • Temp file directory can now be relocated after install
  • Updated Treeview functions

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 7.0 (Sep 8, 2014)

  • Added – Quicksave functionality for file folders selection
  • Added – AMT Drag & Drop Interface
  • Added – “Output Directory” options “Dedicated Output File Directory – Create Source Sub-Directory Structure” & “Dedicated Output File Directory – Create Source Full-Directory Structure”
  • Added – Option to export and import all AMT settings, see “Settings” tab
  • Updated – Corrected error in “Add digits to filename” functionality
  • Updated – Rewrote command line interface (see “About” for changed syntax)
  • Updated – Increased maximum size for thumbnail width and height setting from 3 to 4 digits (9999)
  • Updated – Increased the maximum amount of variable shots from 9.801 to 99.999
  • Updated – Increased total tile number to 99×999 = 98.901
  • Updated – Resize Thumbnails – now accepts “Absolute size in pixels” AND “Relative size in percent”
  • Updated – Tweaked overall “Single Frame PreviewCaps” functionality, added mode “2) Create multiple Single Frame Screenshot Caps”
  • Lots of small bug fixes and style changes
  • Updated MPlayer to r37260
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.70
  • Updated SQLite to 3.8.6

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 6.0 (Apr 7, 2014)

  • Fixed – Layout > “Prepare variable amount of screenshots” timings and totals were wrong
  • Fixed – Individual frames were not exported correctly (see “Processing Mode”)
  • Fixed – Progress Display Update / reduced flickering for labels and log edit controls
  • Fixed – “Block” creation method to overcome ~32k characters limit of command-line input
  • Added – Added option to use “Fixed Filename” for output / use Prefix OR Suffix to define name, one of both MUST be filled

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 5.0 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Fixed – Movie length / “Duration” error for some files
  • Fixed – MPlayer does not work with too many threads allocated, added a default limit of 4
  • Fixed – Windows Shutdown arguments wrong, triggered a restart not a shutdown
  • Fixed – On Win8 AMT stops rendering if PC is locked and -vo=direct3d > changed default -vo > now XP, Win8 and Win8.1 use default -vo=directx, Win Vista and Win7 -vo=direct3d (to avoid problems with DWM / Aero)
  • Added – Timestamp customization options (see “Thumbnail Preview – Timestamp Generation”)
  • Added – Option to auto-update Folder Treeview
  • Added – Option for variable / timed-screenshoting / to “Make a screenshot every X seconds”
  • Updated – Folder Treeview > added option to cancel refresh when (slow) network folders are included
  • Updated – Better detection of Video and Audio bitrate (see “BitRate_Nominal/String” & “SamplingRate/String”)
  • Updated – Moved “Shutdown when finished” / “Notify when Cylce finished” to “Progress” tab
  • Updated – Removed “AMT-Previewer.exe” and related functions
  • Lots of small bug fixes and style changes
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.65
  • Updated MPlayer to r36541
  • Updated SQLite to 3.8.2

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 4.0 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Fixed default video driver bug, prevented AMT to work correct on some graphic cards (-vo now defaults to “directx” for XP and “direct3d” for all newer OS)
  • Fixed – “On Error created an empty ScreenCap replacement” and “Fill missing thumbnails with…” switches did not work correctly
  • Updated – Removed Preview and Log screens from “Settings” tab
  • Updated – Increased font size for “group control” labels
  • Updated – Rearranged controls on “Settings” tab
  • Fixed – Removed trailing “\” from $sLogfileLocation, prevented update of log filesize
  • Fixed – “Fill missing thumbnails with blank caps” => “Blank Cap” needs to be resized to match normal thumbnail size (resp. ratio)
  • Updated – Relocated “Reprocess Error Screencaps” back to “Progress” tab
  • Updated – Added icons to some “Settings” buttons
  • Updated – Ran “ZZZ_Calculation_Optimizer_v01.au3″ to remove all calculations in control positioning
  • Updated – Win8 – Changed default font quality from 4 to 5 for a clear output ($s_TNC_Thumbnails_Font_Quality_Default)
  • Updated – Added COM error handler
  • Updated – Added “MPlayer functionality test” to “Settings” tab
  • Updated ImageMagick to 6.8.6-7
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.64
  • Updated MPlayer to r36459
  • Updated SQLite to 3.8.0.2

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 3.0 (Jun 24, 2013)

  • Added optional thumbnail pattern selection by movie duration (instead of the default selection by filesize)
  • Fixed thumbnail pattern definition workflow
  • Added option to pause processing
  • Added more command actions for click on SysTray icon (restore / pause / exit)
  • Made the “Info Header” labels (“Filename:”, “Duration:”…) optional per row
  • Fixed MediaInfo wildcards for filename Prefix & Suffix
  • Fixed several output renaming bugs
  • Plus lots of minor tweaks and bug fixes
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.63
  • Updated MPlayer to r36349
  • Updated SQLite to 3.7.17

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 2.1 (Mar 23, 2013)

  • New command-line switches (add n:m files/directories to processing queue, AMT_Run_On_Start, AMT_Start_Minimized)
  • MediaInfo wildcards for filename Prefix & Suffix (e.g. add length, resolution to filename)
  • Added optional output format PNG (to existing JPG format)
  • Added optional “MPlayer Log” Window (to see whats going on under the hood)
  • Added option to customize (translate) the “Info Header” labels (“Filename:”, “Duration:”…) on the output
  • Fixed some few minor bugs
  • Updated ImageMagick to 6.8.3-9
  • Updated MediaInfo Dll to 0.7.62
  • Updated MPlayer to r36021
  • Updated SQLite to 3.7.16

New in AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer 2.0 (Nov 9, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue with the Uninstaller
  • Tweaked Workflow