CHANGELOG.md

Version 3.33.0

• Now H.264 is default codec to convert videos to MP4 since this is more widely supported in platforms. To active next generation H.265 check box added in Encoding. See related request.

Version 3.32.0

• Add option to download just a part from a youtube video e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gbUT3AOg@*5:35-5:45. See related request
• Add option to remove points in Dynamic filter
• Refactor Dynamic Crop to make it more stable and smooth in frame changes

Version 3.31.0

• Add option to change from Trim to Multiple Trim, just right clic on it and select option. See related request
• Add option to convert audio in mono channel
• Fix desync audio and subtitles with latest codecs. See related issue

Version 3.30.0

• Upgrade to 64-bit architecture, allowing to use more system memory and avoid crashing. See related issue
• Loading frames from 4k video is faster

Version 3.29.0

• Add feature to make set target frame rate more efficient when desire output is minor like 30 fps from 60 fps source. See related request
• Fix log management for two pass encoding
• Fix wrong crop resolution in some cases
• Allow to create Dynamic filter without trim
• Loop arguments refactor, allowing to do multiple complex filters at once
• Convert console is more clean now
• Fix extension change
• Improve memory managment when a new video is imported
• Improve arguments to use levels, dynamic and interpolation at once
• Fix incorrect initial Resize value after do a Crop. See related issue
• Fix incorrect initial Rate value
• Remove user details calls to gfycat since service will be shutdown
• Add support to external webvtt subtitles

Version 3.28.0

• Add option to normalize audio. See related request
• Add option to edit Dynamic filter
• Show points created in Dynamic filter

Version 3.27.0

• Add support to internal webvtt subtitles. See related request

Version 3.26.0

• Add Dynamic speed feature Check for more. See related request
• Add toggle to fix incorrectly cropped subtitles, to see more. You can find it in General
• Remove option to upload to gfycat
• Fix incorrectly cropped subtitles, to see more

Version 3.25.0

• Add option to disable set metadata automatically
• Upgrade .Net framework to 4.8

Version 3.24.0

• Add convert files in batch. Check for more. See related request
• Add 4:3 aspect ratio
• Add 21:9 aspect ratio
• Add 1:1 aspect ratio
• Improved edit Crop size with keyboard. keep aspect ratio with Ctrl + arrowKey
• Fix Crop top negative values. See related issue
• Fix Rotate filter preview

Version 3.23.0

• Add Aspect Ratio format in set dimensions. Initially 16:9 and 9:16 format
• Fix centering frame in Trim, Crop & Caption
• Cleaning code
• Improved memory management to prevent crash visualizing frames. See related issue
• A special gretting for the supporters of this project

Version 3.22.0

• Cache system implemented. Now move smoother in Trim & Crop filters
• Add original Frame Per Second in Change Rate filter
• Fix crop interface
• Fix pixels added to editing crop as in final result. See related issue
• Fix grid tab

Version 3.21.0

• Add option to disable extract subtitles. Big videos will load faster. See related issue
• Fix icons
• Add option to disable check for updates
• Fix error handling in request to check new version

Version 3.20.0

• Add feature to download specific format from youtube. Check general tab
• Fix constant arguments for mp4
• Fix update arguments to advanced filter
• Add option to disable pop in front when convert process is finished. Check general tab. See related issue
• Enable option to play and upload result of merge and grid after finish the process
• Fix false error in merge
• Fix a minor bug with interface

Version 3.19.0

• Added feature to create grid videos, check the tab Grid. It requires that both videos share codecs, size, length. Output file is in same path as video #1
• Fix contrast to videos with full color range (yuvj420p format). See related issue
• Convert mp4 with audio now is compatible with popular web pages. See related issue
• Added checkbox to fix audio desync
• Fix utf8 support in filenames, bug introduced in previus update
• Fix audio desync with some encodes like footage recorded by Nvidia Geforce Experience. See related issue
• Add option to enable alpha channel aside with VP9 encoders for WebM. Find it in Advanced section. See related issue
• Fix update arguments when advanced filter settings change
• Size limit feature now is more reliable. See related issue
• Managed error saving configuration
• VP9 convertion is more fast now
• Not longer requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86). See related issue

Version 3.18.0

• VP9 now is default for fresh installs, your current setting will be remembered
• Advance users can edit/add arguments before convert in Advanced>Arguments
• ffmpeg updated
• Changed convert console output for more easy reading. Thanks to @myblindy
• fix out of bounds moving crop with keyboard
• Depured download console
• fix broken WebMConverter.Updater.exe
• fix a bug in change rate form, press enter after changes values doesn't save them
• fix a bug in resize form, it doesn't load the values saved previously

Version 3.17.0

• Add save frames in trim form
• Add option to change interpolation type for stabilization if you want to experiment with other options
• Add rotation to trim's preview if the filter is applied
• Change interpolation type for stabilization to get a better result in dynamic crop
• Improved stabilization
• Fix bug when drop a video and doesn't update output filename
• Fix a bug in dynamic crop using keyboard arrows
• Fix duplicated frames in dynamic crop
• Fix bug in output filename when change destination folder
• Fix code style

Version 3.16.0

• Add dynamic crop. Follow an object on the canvas easily check the instructions
• Fix bug cheking yt-dlp version

Version 3.15.0

• Changed youtube-dl to yt-dlp to get last updates and fixes to download videos without problem
• Update link to download C++ required package for beginners
• Fix bug to download best quality from youtube
• Minor corrections in workflow

Version 3.14.0

• Add automatic update of binaries. You always will have the latest updates
• Fix a bug with progress bar that closed the program

Version 3.13.0

• Add stabilization filter. Find it in Advanced>Processing. It comes with different levels of stabilization
• Fix validation of output name

Version 3.12.0

• Since gfycat is changing webm for mp4, now you can convert in high quality in mp4 format. Options in Encoding>Video
• Add Hardware Acceleration to encode for users with NVIDIA GPU
• Add validation of output name, if is the same as input -1.xxx is added
• Fixed accuracy in set dimensions in crop
• Fixed bug that generate muted clips with dub filter
• Add delay audio. Explore in Encoding > Audio
• Change Rotate icon

Version 3.11.0

• Add button to open downloaded videos folder
• Add simple option to convert to mp4 for shared files into platforms where webm is not supported. Option is in tab general
• Internal structure changed, now is dynamic allowing to do cool things on future
• Fix arguments for advanced filter
• Update binaries to fix JS player extraction in download feature

Version 3.10.0

• Add advanced filter. Now you can change contrast, gamma and saturation and find the right values for your video
• Check if the application is already running to avoid errors, shows a warning to user. It can be disable
• When you add a new multi trim, it load at the end of previous trim
• Add option to choose which CRF value to use depending on the resolution of the source. Check the general tab
• Add option to set the exact dimensions to crop
• Display just one decimal in crop resolution

Version 3.9.0

• Add shortcut keys for trim, multi trim, crop, and change rate
• Now you can see the new resolution of your crop

Version 3.8.0

• Add file size information after convert and gfycat uploader
• Add tags in tab General
• Update binaries
• Cleaning the garden

Version 3.7.0

• Display original FPS in interpolate box
• If value in interpolate box is 0, it will be removed
• Gfycat stats, see them in tab General
• Add option to log out of Gfycat
• Add feedback to merge files to avoid errors
• When you check VP9, the configuration will be remembered
• Add time line to crop filter
• Redundancy in preview eliminated in the filter trim, can bring a small improvement in performance
• Set CRF to 16 with 4k videos
• Set max audio quality as default
• Fix arguments when filter change
• Fix incorrect result message when convert with loop

Version 3.6.0

• Add Loop function, forward and reverse making an infinite effect. You can't use filter or interpolation with it
• Add Dark Filter
• Enable ShareX option after convert
• Now sort files by the filename in merge videos
• Fix Unauthorized issue with gfycat
• Fix bug that break updates, some problem to get DNS with IPS
• Fix message error when you use interpolation
• Fix errors when you work offline
• Check if Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86) is installed, if not, it will open the download page

Version 3.5.0

• Merge two or more videos in one, just drag and drop them inside the app. Search for the new merged file in source path
• Limitations: The group of videos must have the same encodes / dimensions

Version 3.4.0

• Deinterlace gets the job done efficiently. Remember to do this before editing, so the overall experience is not affected. You can use trim to save time and get what you need.
• Bring dark videos to light, try it in Advanced> Processing> Filters
• Minor changes to performance in filters

Version 3.3.0

• Download your video is easy now (support +1000 sites), [see more information.][Sites]
• Now you can working editing other video while the file upload to gfycat
• Improved performance of function to get frames on multiprocessor systems
• Fixed Gfycat title
• Interpolation result is better now
• Minor changes in New update available
• Fixed when your drop a file, that make your settings reset

Version 3.2.0

• Now you can set when you want your caption to start and end
• In caption form you can advance frame by frame changing start frame value. You can use mouse wheel too
• Changed algorithm to interpolate
• Now the update feature is enabled

Version 3.1.0

• Added option to interpolate frames in Advanced/Encoding
• Improved trim lag going forward with 4k videos

Version 3.0.0

• Fixed laggy trim functionality (with 4k files is a still a little slower)
• Now you can use Space key to play 100 frames in trim functionality
• Set the exact % value in change rate functionality
• Now your settings are remembered
• Gfycat integration using browser-based OAuth authentication. Upload your gfy after convert with one click v2.26.1 =======

• Fade filter will now be properly reset upon loading a new file.

v2.26.0

• Added support for Blu-ray PGS subtitles (.sup)
• Add some failsafes for getting file duration.

v2.25.0

• Add Fade filter.
• Add icon for Rotate filter.

v2.24.2

• Now uses HTTPS for update checking.
• Added an "Upload through ShareX" button to the converter dialog if that's installed.
  • Caveat: The only way I could find if you have ShareX installed is to look if you've got the "Upload with ShareX" context menu thing. If you don't have that feature enabled, you won't see the converter button even if you've got ShareX installed.
• v2.24.0 was released and then taken down as it had an issue with TLS 1.2. .1 is the hotfix which addresses that issue.
• .2 is a hotfix that fixes the resize filter.

v2.23.0

• Added progress bars!
• Downloading and Converting dialogs now have a progress bar in the window.
• Additionaly, the taskbar icon will show progress during Indexing, Downloading and Converting.
• You can now drag and drop subtitles and stuff onto the program with a video loaded to instantly add them as a filter!
• Dropping a .srt or .ass file will add a Subtitle filter
• Dropping a .png, .jpeg or .jpg file will add an Overlay filter
• Dropping a .wav, .mp3 or .ogg file will add a Dub filter
• Added drag and drop support to Subtitle filter dialog.
• Downloading and Converting dialogs will now scroll the output even if they don't have focus.
• Updater will now warn if downloaded certificate does not match current one.
• Fixed Subtitle and Overlay filters breaking with non-english filenames.
• The program will no longer disappear from alt-tabbing during a conversion.

v2.22.0

• Will now automatically download and load videos if your input is a link.
• Uses Youtube-DL for downloading magic. If you do not already have it installed, you will be required to do so.
• Double-fixed cutoff detection.
• Fixed an issue with cutoff detection where a broken input file would cause an application crash.

v2.21.1

• Fixed cutoff detection.
• Will now detect and convert Hi444p video if you wanna hardsub something, cause xy-VSFilter doesn't support it.

v2.21.0

• Update FFMS2 to 2.23
• FRAPS videos work again!
• GIFs work again!
• Hi444p videos work!
• Double-fix default values of CTF and Tolerance.
• You now get a warning if your file was cut off during encoding, due to too harsh constraints.
• You can now use your arrow keys for greater precision when editing Caption, Overlay and Crop filters.
• Hold Shift to go faster and Alt to resize (Crop only)
• You can now right click filters in the list view for a context menu.

v2.20.3

• Improve automatic bitrate generation. It should be good now.
• Fix default values of CRF and Tolerance.
• Fixed a crash if you tried to Play Result after you moved the output file.
• Fixed an issue where some encoding settings wouldn't update the ffmpeg arguments properly if you pressed Enter to encode.

v2.20.2

• Fixed Dub filter (broken since 2.20.1).

v2.20.1

• Updated FFMS# to 3.0.1.
• Tweaked ffmpeg arguments. Filesize targeting may be better now.
• You can now type the name of an input file and press Enter to load it without browsing.

v2.20.0

• Added a Rotate filter.
• Updated FFMS2 to 2.22.
• This should fix some issues such as audio possibly going out-of-sync on ShadowPlay files and some videos repeating their first 10 frames or so.
• Fixed a bug where the Change Rate filter would sneakily stay around if you loaded a new input file.
• Fixed a bug where SAR compensation settings would not be reset if you loaded a new input file.
• Added a workaround for files with corrupted audio.
• You will not be able to make audio webms out of these, but you can use the video.
• Improved(?) automatic bitrate generation

v2.19.1

• Fixed a bug where update checker would say "Up to date!" if Updater.exe was removed.
• Fixed a bug where Updater.exe would crash if downloaded executable was untrusted.
• Fixed a bug where 2-pass log files would be left behind in your %temp% folder after encoding.
• Fixed a bug where updating would fail if %temp% was on a different drive than the program.
• Updated ffmpeg to git-1bbb5ea (2015-08-13)
• Fixes issue introduced in 2.19.0 where Previewing filters would be laggy

v2.19.0

• Improved updater usability and security.
• Improved icon. (Thanks, unknown-- on GitHub)
• Updated FFMS to 2.21
• You can now load videos with more than 32 tracks/attachments.
• Animated gifs will now preview correctly in filter forms.
• Updated ffmpeg to git-5750d6c (2015-08-03)
• Is now Large Address Aware

v2.18.0

• Added Change Rate filter.
• Lets you speed up or slow down your video.
• Reduced automatic bitrate target, which should make it easier to fit your entire video in the size you specified.
• Disabled annoying popups informing you that your picture does not, in fact, have an audio track.
• Fix possible crash when converting.

v2.17.1

• Fixed non-ASS text subtitles not being extracted properly.
  • Regression introduced in 2.17.0.
• Improved handling of temporary files (will now leave slightly less shit in your %temp%)

v2.17.0

• DVD subtitles can now be extracted from mkv files.
• Improved file size limit field.
  • Now represented in MiB rather than MB.
  • Certain file size limits will no longer freak out ffmpeg.
• Fix audio being locked enabled in certain scenarios.

v2.16.9

• Fixed update dialog doing nothing when you press Yes.

v2.16.8

• Fixed an issue with the audio default setting.

v2.16.7

• Fixed distribution of 2.16.6 (Wrong dll shipped)

v2.16.6

• If your FFMS2.dll is a CPlugin, it will still load.
• You can now remember your Audio enabled setting.

v2.16.5

• Default settings will now be loaded whenever you load a new input file.

v2.16.4

• Transparency is now removed from videos by default.
  • If you want transparent video, remove -pix_fmt yuv420p from the list of arguments in the Advanced tab.
• Preview window will now be muted if you have audio disabled.
• Fixed Loop video mode in DubFilter.

v2.16.3

• Added another mode to DubFilter; you can now Dub static images without having a huge output file.
• Fixed a bug where your output file would have audio even though you hadn't enabled it.

v2.16.2

• DubFilter will now loop video if you're not trimming the audio.

v2.16.1

• Various Dub filter fixes.
  • You can now choose to not trim audio past the end of the video.

v2.16.0

• Added Dub filter.
• Improved Subtitle filter rendering (now uses VSFilter to render subtitles)
• Improved Opus quality scaling warnings.
• Fix crashes with Overlay and Caption filters.

v2.15.0

• Will now remember the last folder you used for input and output separately
• Less noise in the converter output (ffmpeg banner now hidden)

v2.14.0

• Fix the crash when you try to edit a crop.
• Audio quality scaling is now disabled when using Opus audio.
• You can now view details on indexing progress, in case you were wondering what the hold up was.
• Attachments are now extracted in a smarter way.

v2.13.0

• Will now report AviSynth scripting errors when previewing or converting.

v2.12.3

• Fix FRAPS video color levels.
• Fix SAR compensation for some aspect ratios.

v2.12.2

• Fixed an issue when running the program from a path containing weird characters.
• Fixed constant mode encoding still looking ugly in the first second or so in HQ mode.

v2.12.1

• Fixed a crash issue with the PreviewFrame in the Trim, Caption and Overlay dialogs.

v2.12.0

• Title metadata of your input file will now be used instead of using the filename, if it's set.
• DVD subtitles (VobSub, .idx/.sub) can now be hardsubbed onto your WebM.
• The indexing progress bar will no longer start at 30% and then skip back to 0%.
• The Trim timing buttons now work as intended in the Caption and Overlay filters.
• Your Trim filters will now update right after you edit them in the Multiple Trim filter list.

v2.11.1

• There is now a proper loading screen when you load an .avs file.
• You will now be prevented from changing the input file while the program is running.

v2.11.0

• You can now use AviSynth scripts as an input file again. (#75)
• You can now export your processing settings as an AviSynth script file for reference, or later use.

v2.10.1

• You will now be warned if you enter an invalid audio bitrate instead of getting scary ffmpeg error messages.
• The Go To->Time... dialog no longer breaks if you press Delete.
• The video CRF box now has the correct minimum value.

v2.10.0

• Added a Frame rate field to the Advanced tab.
• Fixed a crash when FFmpeg proxying fails.
• Fixed Constant mode encoding with Audio enabled.

v2.9.0

• Go To->Time dialog now seeks accurately in files with variable framerate
• You can now set an encoding mode as default, saving your preference for later use
• Improved Constant mode encoding; The start of the video will no longer have a comparatively low bitrate

v2.8.0

• Fix subtitle extraction for users with spaces in their names.
• Skip extracting subtitles that have been extracted previously.
• FFmpeg arguments will now properly update if you change the video duration with a Trim filter.
• Minor backend improvements.
• There are now 2 encoding modes: Constant and Variable.
• Constant targets a specific filesize despite what the video may look like in the end.
• Variable lets the encoder decide how many bits to use per frame, and uses CRF to determine output quality.

v2.7.6

• Added workaround for UTF-8 filenames (åäö, おはよう)

v2.7.5

• Encoding an input file with more than 2 audio channels no longer causes encoding to fail.
• Update FFMS2 to 2.20.

v2.7.4

• Update checking no longer crashes the program if it fails for any reason.
• If you select a file with an unsupported file name, you're now warned when you open it, instead of getting a nasty surprise when you press Encode.
• Updated ffmpeg to 42a92a2.

v2.7.3

• Processing filter dialogs should now deal with anamorphic encodes (SAR) properly.
• Fixed a rare bug where every file claimed it didn't have any video tracks.

v2.7.2

• Now stores the 2-pass encoding log file in a temporary folder.
• Properly scales videos with Sample Aspect Ratio metadata.

v2.7.1

• Caption filter now works in advanced processing.
• Subtitle filter now shows codec name if the metadata title is not specified.
• Workaround for files with changing audio format until FFMS2 2.20.

v2.7.0

• Caption and Overlay filters now have icons.
• VP9/Opus encoding is now available (but don't use it unless you know what you're getting into)
• Go to... -> Time is now smarter (the input field is much improved)
• UI improvements.

v2.6.2

• Inputting a size limit while a video is not loaded will no longer cause a crash.
• Cancelling the file picker in the Overlay filter will no longer cause a crash.
• Fix a regression where saving a Multiple Trim would not disable the Trim button.

v2.6.1

• Fixed the crash bug when saving a filter.

v2.6.0

• Audio bitrate can now be specified, and automatic bitrate generation now takes audio bitrate into account.
• Subtitle filter now shows the title of subtitle tracks, if available.
• Subtitle form checkbox now properly toggles between Yes and No.
• DenoiseFilter (in Advanced)
• CRF field (in Advanced)

v2.5.1

• Manual seeking in the Trim form has been improved
• Pressing Set Start/End no longer breaks manual seeking until you deselect the buttons
• The first button press is no longer ignored
• Instead of crashing when no video tracks could be indexed, there is now an error message.

v2.5.0

• Caption filter now works even if you're cropping and/or resizing at the same time.
• Added Overlay filter.

v2.4.0

• Now requires .NET Framework 4.5.
• Update checking on launch.
• Subtitle filter no longer crashes the program if no internal subtitles are present in the videofile.

v2.3.0

• Improved two-pass encoding.
• Threaded encoding now works even on 64-bit systems.

v2.2.1

• Your task bar is no longer invaded by filter dialogs.
• Select Track dialog is now centered in the main form.
• Subtitles are now extracted when the video is loaded.

v2.2.0

• Added Multiple Trim filter.
• Added Caption filter.
• Can now handle videos with more that one video/audio track.

v2.1.0

• Advanced settings are now in an Advanced tab (processing and encoding settings alike)
• Automatic bitrate generation now works in advanced processing mode.
• Added -slices n setting, which is automatically set based on your settings.
• Indexing failing will no longer cause the program to crash.

v2.0.1

• You will now get a proper notification if you have not installed AviSynth.
• Improved Resize form.

v2.0.0

• Now requires AviSynth.
• Easy-to-use dialogs for common video processing tasks (Trimming, Cropping, et.c.)
• Hardsubbing with full support for fonts and internal subtitles.
• Access to everything you can do with AviSynth just by the press of a button.
• Updated ffmpeg, which means that exported WebMs will play in Internet Explorer.
• Alive!