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Defraser Changelog

What's new in Defraser 1.3.0

Apr 28, 2011
  • NEW - Make x64 compatible
  • CHG - Change detector name from MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
  • CHG - Log also displays event date & time CHG - Send to list does not automatically include Hex Workshop 6.5 (for both 64 & 32-bit install)
  • CHG - Send to list should check for certain software each time it starts up (for uninstall after Defraser's install)
  • FIX - MPEG-4 - VOL at end of file not found
  • FIX - Update of the headers view does not always work during a scan
  • FIX - User interface problems for x64 build
  • FIX - Public version did not build
  • FIX - Video Keyframes pane displays incorrect selection of keyframes
  • FIX - No (crashing) work-in-progress plugins (like JPEG) in the published / installed version
  • FIX - ReadOverFlowException scanning .mov file

New in Defraser 1.2.7 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW – Now uses FFmpeg library to decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and H.263 keyframes for viewing in Defraser.
  • NEW – Added “Frame Preview” component for displaying the selected (key)frame.
  • NEW – Added “Video Keyframes” component used to generate a thumbnail-overview of the selected video stream.
  • NEW – Added “Project Keyframe Overview” which shows a sample of five keyframes per video stream of all the files in the project.
  • NEW – Added “Default Codec Header”, an auto-repair function based on a user-selectable reference file. It can be used to view & save damaged frames which may be found by Defraser.
  • NEW – Added option in “Add File” window to show the “Project Keyframe Overview” after scan completion.
  • NEW – Added “View” menu, to re-open closed windows.
  • NEW – “Reset GUI” button in the options window.
  • CHG – A new GUI framework which allows the user to fully modify the Defraser interface.
  • CHG – Specification per codec type of the headers and data that are required for decoding with FFmpeg.
  • CHG – Workpads are now visible in taskbar.
  • CHG – Removed “Window” menu.
  • CHG – Forensic log adds an extra line when saving an image that uses a reference header/file for decoding.
  • CHG – Defraser builds only for the x86 architecture, otherwise the 32-bits FFmpeg library won’t work on a 64-bits OS.
  • FIX – “Forensic Log” - Save browse window: Crash when saving to a directory instead of a file.
  • FIX – GUI Reset when disconnecting a display. Otherwise Defraser can be launched outside the visible area of the screen.
  • FIX – Workpad rename application crash.
  • FIX – “Send To List” did not display the installed tools on a 64-bits OS.

New in Defraser 1.1.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • EW - Basic H.264 detector source code added. Not yet in installer as it is work in progress.
  • FIX - 3GPP detector - mdat atom with size value 0 is now correctly handled.
  • FIX - Missing 3GPP files added for unit tests

New in Defraser 1.0.0 Beta (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - Create a forensic integrity log (optional) when saving results to a file
  • NEW - MPEG-1/2 Detector now decodes slice content
  • NEW - Added ASF/WMV container detector
  • NEW - Using Rhino Mock library
  • NEW - Using Autofac inversion of control container
  • CHG - Text added to Defraser Developers Manual
  • CHG - Assign asterisk (*) to project name when project is dirty
  • FIX - The codec stream content is now fed to all selected codec detectors. In the previous version only the detector indicated by the container was used.
  • FIX - Scan the remainder of a codec stream when
  • FIX - Temporary files created when using 'Send To' command are deleted
  • FIX - Scan failed on empty file
  • FIX - Third party DLL's and licenses added to source release to make build possible without downloading and installing all tools used
  • FIX - MPEG-1/2 detector: false hit reduction

New in Defraser 0.5.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - New MPEG-4 detector
  • NEW - Uninstallation shortcut added
  • NEW - Show progress bar during 'Send To' and 'Save As'
  • NEW - Added menu options 'Save Project' and 'Save Project As'
  • NEW - Show end offset in header tree view
  • FIX - Deletion from workpad is very slow
  • FIX - ExampleDetector project fails to compile
  • FIX - Stream created by 3GPP detector are not correct
  • FIX - MPEG-2 video incorrectly reported as MPEG-1 video
  • FIX - Sorting on length fails
  • FIX - Tree view not updated when one file scanned for the second time
  • FIX - Audio stream in 3GPP file not found

New in Defraser 0.4.4 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - Detectors are now configurable, use the Project Properties menu while no files scanned
  • NEW - Automatic detection of GOM-player and adding to 'Send To List'
  • NEW - Show progress bar during 'Save As Separate Files' action
  • NEW - Show progress bar during 'Save As Contiguous File' action
  • CHG - Project files are now saved as a XML-file and from now on better interchangeable between versions of Defraser
  • FIX - Show progress bar during 'Export To XML'
  • FIX - Solved out-of-memory issue when scanning huge MPEG-1/2 video files
  • FIX - Cancelling of scan now works
  • FIX - Last pane configuration now kept correct after pressing Cancel in the Options dialog after using the Show/Hide panes buttons
  • FIX - Remove file from the recent file list if the file was not found
  • FIX - If a file was not found, show its name in the error message
  • FIX - Exception when no file is selected in the 'Add File' dialog after pressing the 'Run'-button

New in Defraser 0.4.3 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - Solved out-of-memory exceptions caused by AVI and 3GPP detectors

New in Defraser 0.4.2 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - MPEG-4 detector: Time Increment Resolution is shown for Video Object Layer Header
  • CHG - MPEG-4 detector: better parsing of H263 VOP's (parsing of PLUSPTYPE added; still not complete yet)
  • FIX - MPEG-4 detector: not all VOP's were found
  • FIX - MPEG-1 & 2 detector: PesPacket with stream ID==0xBE did create a new result when pes stream contains a value != 0xFF while the end of the header stops at start of next header
  • FIX - Hex/Dec value of Offset and Length caption did not always display the correct value
  • FIX - File not found exception was not caught when user clicked on stream in file tree after file has been removed
  • FIX - If you want to build Defraser from code, you no longer need to remove the file 'licenses.licx' from the Visual Studio Solution file

New in Defraser 0.4.1 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - AVI detector added
  • NEW - 3GPP 64 bit ChunkOffset atom added
  • CHG - MPEG-1&2 detector starts a new result when the SystemClockReference is lower than the previous value or when there is a gap.
  • FIX - Exception when adding a column to the Headers view from the Headers Details view while 'Auto Fit' is enabled
  • FIX - New project is now always added to the Recent Projects menu option
  • FIX - Sort order in Files view now on filename instead of path

New in Defraser 0.4.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - Conversion of the project files to Visual Studio 2008
  • FIX - 3GPP detector extended
  • FIX - IsFullFile column removed from file tree
  • FIX - Detector column added to file and header tree

New in Defraser 0.3.6 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - Send-to (external) or save-as in HeaderTree excludes children from the selected headers

New in Defraser 0.3.5 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - The project data is now serialized instead of stored in a SQL-database
  • NEW - Cache is filled during scan
  • NEW - Proper alignment of result attributes in tree view
  • NEW - You can double click in the column chooser to add/remove items
  • NEW - Save data from more that one file in the file tree
  • NEW - Files for which no results are found are added to the Project
  • NEW - timestamp data decoding (creation and modification) of mvhd, tkhd and mdhd atoms of all 3GP video and audio tracks
  • FIX - Deletion of a file in the file tree now keeps the focus at the same line
  • FIX - The application now displays a message when it gets out of memory
  • FIX - MPEG-1 & 2 TimeCode is now formatted as specified by the specification

New in Defraser 0.3.4 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX- MPEG2 fix to put subsequent group of picture headers in one data block when no start header is found
  • FIX - MPEG2 fix to detect Slices when no start header is found
  • NEW - QuickTime code added to parse the Elementary Stream Descriptor

New in Defraser 0.3.3 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - Results were sorted during 'Send To' and 'Save As' command, thus undoing user editing.
  • CHG - In the last release you had to create your own strong name key file. The source now contains a dummy key.
  • NEW - Update to VirtualTreeList 3.10.0
  • NEW - Update to NUnit 2.4.7

New in Defraser 0.3.2 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • KNOWN ISSUE - Out of memory exception when scanning large files (>1GB) especially created by hard disk recorders
  • NEW - Old Mpeg-1 & 2 detector removed
  • NEW - New Mpeg 1 & 2 detector improved
  • NEW - 3GPP/QuickTime detector now has descriptive names
  • NEW - Possibility to add all meaningful headers details as column to the header view, otherwise grayed out
  • NEW - Detectors now present the correct format (MPEG1/MPEG2/3GPP/MPEG4)
  • NEW - Video format shown with datablock
  • FIX - The MPEG-2 detector made it impossible for the MPEG-4 detector to do its job
  • FIX - File scanner reports -50% progress fixed

New in Defraser 0.3.1 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - Fixed problem with order of items when copying to workpad
  • FIX - Fixed problem in 'Send To' menu

New in Defraser 0.3.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - Redesign of architecture to handle container and codec data with different plug-ins
  • NEW - Old MPEG 1 & 2 plug-in replaced by MPEG 1 & 2 container and codec plug-ins
  • NEW - 3GPP container plug-in
  • NEW - Send headers of selected type to work pad and player
  • NEW - Save All Children functionality added
  • NEW - Persist used columns per detector
  • FIX - Fixed drag file to Defraser Window

New in Defraser 0.2.7 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - Send to from work pad main menu
  • FIX - Delete in work pad sorts items
  • FIX - Unhandled exception while scanning MPEG-4 and clicking video data block
  • FIX - No GUI updates after click on video data block
  • NEW - Be able to add a file without first open or create a project
  • NEW - recent projects and recent files

New in Defraser 0.2.6 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • CHG - Changed XtraTreeList for Virtual Tree

New in Defraser 0.2.5 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - MPEG 4 detector
  • FIX - MPEG 1-2 detector
  • FIX - Header detail view
  • NEW - show progress during export to XML
  • NEW - show use of shift key in status bar during drag to work pad

New in Defraser 0.2.4 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - MPEG4 metadata added
  • FIX - Cancel of scan throwed exception
  • FIX - Update of header detail view when first displayed
  • FIX - Installation failed on some computers
  • FIX - Drag to empty workpad failed
  • FIX - License text added to about box
  • FIX - Project created in non existing directory failed

New in Defraser 0.2.3 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - MPEG4 scanner added
  • FIX - 'Send to ' bug fixed in Workpad

New in Defraser 0.2.2 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • NEW - Header detail view.
  • CHG - Result tree view is now filled factor 13 faster.
  • CHG - Argument 'hasChildren' removed from the method SaveResult of the IResultWriter interface.
  • CHG - Methods in IResultWriter interface refactored to use objects instead of database ID's.

New in Defraser 0.2.1 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • FIX - MPEG 1&2 plug-in: false data blocks were detected;
  • FIX - MPEG 1&2 plug-in: an exception was thrown for some mpeg files when using the GUI.