[Matroska-users] mkvtoolnix 2.0.0 has been released

[Ivan Kowalenko]

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On Jan 13, 2007, at 13.28, Moritz Bunkus wrote:

> Hey maintainers & users,
>
> I'm proud to present you version 2.0.0 of mkvtoolnix. This release
> contains new features like support for AVC/h.264 elementary streams
> (both single files and from AVIs); proper support for MPEG-1/-2 videos
> without the ugly blockiness; support for extracting MPEG-1/-2 video
> tracks;

Does this include MPEG-TS, or is still PS only?

> use of "simple blocks" with subtitles has been fixed; tons of
> usability fixes to mmg; and the usual list of smaller bug fixes.

Just wondering, are there any plans for an OS X GUI?

> A special "thanks" to all the people who extensively tested my h.264
> support and provided a lot of insight and sample files.
>
> The usual links...
> ...to the home page:
> http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
>
> ...the source code:
> http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/sources/ 
> mkvtoolnix-2.0.0.tar.bz2
>
> ...the Windows binaries (2000/XP or later):
> http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/win32/mkvtoolnix- 
> unicode-2.0.0-setup.exe
>
> The binaries for the various Linux versions that I provide have  
> already
> been updated and are available from the download page:
> http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/downloads.html
>
> Here's the ChangeLog since 1.8.1:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2007-01-12  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mmg: new feature: Added another tab for each track in which the
> 	user can add arbitrary track options.
>
> 	* mkvextract: enhancement: mkvextract will now also print which
> 	container format it uses for each track.
>
> 	* mkvextract: new feature: Added support for extracting MPEG-1/2
> 	video to MPEG-1/2 program streams.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Fixed the file type detection for MPEG-1/2 ES
> 	files with a single frame inside.
>
> 2007-01-11  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: MPEG-1/2 video: The sequence and GOP headers
> 	are not removed from the bitstream anymore. This should fix the
> 	blockiness if the sequence headers change mid-stream. Fix for
> 	Bugzilla bug #167.
>
> 2007-01-09  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: enhancement: mkvmerge now handles the first frames in
> 	AVC/h.264 ES streams properly, especially for files for which it
> 	did not find a key frame at the beginning in earlier versions.
>
> 2007-01-08  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: enhancement: Improved the detection of AVC/h.264 ES
> 	streams with garbage at the beginning.
>
> 	* mmg: enhancements to the job management dialog: There's a
> 	minimum width for the columns. The "up" and "down" buttons are
> 	disabled if all entries are selected. Pressing "Ctrl-A" selects
> 	all entries.
>
> 	* mmg: enhancements: "File -> New" will also focus the "input"
> 	tab.
>
> 2007-01-07  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mmg: enhancements: The job manager can be opened with
> 	"Ctrl-J". The last directory from which a file is added is saved
> 	even if the file identification failed. The automatically
> 	generated output file name uses the extension ".mka" if no video
> 	track is found and ".mks" if neither a video nor an audio track is
> 	found in the first file.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Fixed the aspect ratio extraction for raw
> 	AVC/h.264 ES tracks.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: If a raw AVC/h.264 ES file does not start
> 	with a key frame then all the frames before the first key frame
> 	are skipped, and mkvmerge does not abort anymore.
>
> 2007-01-05  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: AVC/h.264 ES parser: Fixed wrong NALU size
> 	length information in the AVCC.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: AVC/h.264 ES parser: Fixed the decision if a
> 	NALU belongs to a previous frame or starts a new one.
>
> 2007-01-04  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mmg: enhancement: Added an input for the new "NALU size length"
> 	parameter.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: The NALU size length can be overridden for
> 	AVC/h.264 elementary streams. It defaults to 2 which might not be
> 	enough for larger frames/slices.
>
> 2007-01-03  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Support for AVC/h.264 elementary streams with
> 	short markers (0x00 0x00 0x01 instead of 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01).
>
> 	* mkvmerge: Removed the "--engage allow_avc_in_vfw_mode" hack.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: enhancement: Added "x264" to the list of recognized
> 	FourCCs for AVC/h.264 video in AVI and Matroska files.
>
> 	* mkvmerge: new feature: Added support for proper muxing of
> 	AVC/h.264 tracks in Matroska files that were stored in the MS
> 	compatibility mode (CodecID V_MS/VFW/FOURCC instead of
> 	V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC).
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Fixed invalid memory access in the AVC ES
> 	parser.
>
> 2007-01-02  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: new feature: Added support for proper muxing of
> 	AVC/h.264 tracks in AVI files.
>
> 2007-01-01  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: new feature: Added support for reading AVC/h.264
> 	elementary streams.
>
> 2006-12-30  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mmg: enhancement: All inputs and controls are cleared and
> 	deactivated if the user select "File -> New".
>
> 	* mmg: enhancement: The user can switch between the "generic" and
> 	"format specific options" pages even if no track is selected.
>
> 2006-12-29  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: mkvmerge would not write frame durations if
> 	"--engage use_simpleblock" was used resulting in unplayable and
> 	unextractable subtitle tracks.
>
> 2006-12-28  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Added a workaround for RealAudio tracks for
> 	which the key frame flag is never set.
>
> 2006-12-27  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>
>
> 	* mmg: bug fix: Fixed a segfault that occured if the user had a
> 	track selected and its the file the track was read from is
> 	removed.
>
> 	* mmg: bug fix: Fixed the behaviour of a couple of ComboBoxes on
> 	Windows after selecting "File -> New". E.g. if the user selected
> 	"700M" in the "split after this size" ComboBox, selected "File ->
> 	New" and selected "700M" again, then it would not show up in the
> 	command line window until he selected another option and returned
> 	to the "700M" afterwards.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Have a nice weekend :)
>
> Regards,
> Mosu
>
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