MC-TVConverter Changelog
What's new in MC-TVConverter 2.1.0
Dec 29, 2011- Fix: Pressing "delete" outside of MC-TVConverter window will remove item from list
- Fix: Fast starting multiple instances of MC-TVConverter on startup will cause a "loop start" and DWM to crash
- Fix: Fixed (hopefully) A/V sync issues when stream contains different audio encodings (just added the ffmpeg parameter "-async 48000" to profiles)
- Fix: Files with uppercase characters in its extension have not been recognized as valid files
- Fix: Adding metadata to MP4 files is called with faulty commandline if metadata contains line breaks
- Fix: A lot of bugs when watching a folder and other small bugs
- New: Added TP extension as valid input file (it's treated like a TS file)
- New: Added MKV as new input filetype and the profiles for it
- New: Added ability to cut files by setting a start and an end time - doubleclick on list item to set the cut values (also applies to custom profiles with ffmpeg, handbrake or mencoder!)
- New: Added ability to demux TS, MPEG2 and DVR-MS files
- New: Added status output for current file conversion while watching a folder
- New: Option to use alternate method to convert files (most compatible results, slower). JAVA is not necessarily needed anymore because of this - though highly recommended for the best and fastest results!
- New: Added a button to restart the GUI in settings - just for your convenience ;-)
- New: Splitted option for commercial detection: only detect, or detect and cut
- New: Press [F4] or [F3] for formatted or unformatted streaminfo of the selected file in the list
- Update: ffmpeg (git-N-29079 -> git-N-33308-g6638207)
- Update: ccextractor (v0.57 -> v0.58)
- Update: mediainfo (v0.7.42 -> v0.7.50)
- Update: AtomicParsley (v0.9 -> v0.9.4)
New in MC-TVConverter 2.0.0 (May 5, 2011)
- Fix: Languagestrings
- Fix: The "...logo.txt" file has not been deleted when using comskip profile
- Fix: Alternative ffmpeg_dvrms.exe for DVR-MS files used again (conversion with new ffmpeg not stable enough)
- Fix: Finished conversions are marked according to their status ("ERR" = not successful, "NO" = no profile available, "OK" = successful conversion)
- Fix: Improved check and closing of currently used process (circumvent conflicts with correspondent processes)
- New: TOTALLY REVAMPED PROFILES - the stream is now analyzed and the best possible setings are used for speed and quality
- New: Process output can be viewed in textarea of GUI window (no output when watching a folder)
- New: Extended metadata for reming: "date of broadcast" ({oy} ,{om}, {od}, {oh}, {omi}) and "original name" ({on})
- New: Streaminfo (video, audio, size,...) via right click on listview item
- New: Prevent computer from standby during conversion - also works with the MCE Standby Tool (http://slicksolutions.eu/mst.shtml)
- New: Computer can be turned off now after finished conversion (standby|hibernate|shutdown)
- New: Original file can now be renamed/moved/deleted after finished conversion
- New: Option to convert E-AC3 audio to AC3 (also prevents problems in further conversion process - audio/video may get out of synch)
- New: MC-TVConverter is now portable! If a file "mctvc.portable" exists in root folder of MC-TVConverter, all settings are stored in "data" directory to use it on an USB stick
- New: Converted files are now renamed to "original_name.extension" (if no renaming scheme entered) -> e.g. previously: "MyRecording.wtv.ts.mp4", now: "MyRecording.mp4"
- New: comskip is now an option in settings and may be used on all profiles
- New: A database is now used to store the history when watching a folder (huge improved performance and less CPU load)
- New: Extended database editor for watched folder history
- New: Option to tag MP4 files with metadata from WTV/DVR-MS files
- New: Option to add MP4 files to iTunes Library
- New: Option to start synchronization of iTunes after finished conversion
- New: Extended creation of own profiles - it's now possible to use MC-TVConverter as a GUI for all commandline based applications
- New: Full helpfile is now available
- Changed: GUI now uses default Windows font
- Changed: Naming of profiles changed - fixes problems with "non-latin" Windows installations
- Update: comskip (v0.80.039 -> v0.80.042)
- Update: ffmpeg (SVN-r26400 -> git-N-29079)
- Update: remuxTool (1.2.4 -> 1.2.5)
New in MC-TVConverter 1.5.0 (Jan 26, 2011)
- Fix: Conversion fixes in combination of file renaming subtitle extraction profile type
- Fix: Loop-conversion when using comskip profile within watching folder
- New: File renaming enables moving of files to subfolders with individual namescheme
- New: File renaming now also uses metadata of DVR-MS files
- New: When watching a folder, it is now possible to filter the files that should be converted (filename and extension)
- New: For file filtering a Regular Expression-Check can be used to check if a file will be converted or not
- New: When watching a folder, it is now possible to set a time frame when conversion should be executed (also across midnight)
- New: The converted files now gets the same creation date as the original file (used for AdScanner, e.g. "TVsweeper")
- New: New option to turn off the notification when conversion has finished
- New: New profile -> file renaming only - based on the metadata of the original file (only for WTV and DVR-MS files -> has to be enabled and defined within settings first!)
- New: New input types: *.avi, *.mp4 and *.wmv
- Changed: Syntax for file renaming for readability, e.g. %t% -> {t}
- Changed: Major profile testing. Due to new tool versions no more intermediate conversion step to MP4 is needed! Major speed improvement - at least twice as fast!
- Update: handbrake (v0.9.4 -> v0.9.5)
- Update: comskip (v0.80.036 -> v0.80.039)
- Update: ccextractor (v0.55 -> v0.57)
- Update: ffmpeg (SVN-r18709 -> SVN-r26400)