[Matroska-users] mkvtoolnix 4.0.0 released

[Moritz Bunkus]

Hey,

I've released mkvtoolnix v4.0.0. This release features full support for
the WebM variant of the Matroska container format, VP8 video tracks, the
IVF container format. It also contains a new translation into Dutch.

There are two changes for package maintainers: 1. the new translation
I've mentioned and 2. mkvtoolnix requires the new releases libebml
v1.0.0 and libmatroska v1.0.0 available at http://dl.matroska.org Both
libraries are not binary-compatible with earlier releases, but they're
source-compatible.

Here are the usual links...

...to the home page:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/

...to the source code:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/sources/mkvtoolnix-4.0.0.tar.bz2

...to the Windows installer and 7zip archive:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/win32/mkvtoolnix-unicode-4.0.0-setup.exe
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/win32/mkvtoolnix-unicode-4.0.0.7z

All binaries that I provide myself have already been uploaded.

Here's the full ChangeLog since release 3.4.0:

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2010-06-05  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* Released v4.0.0.

	* build: Building mkvtoolnix now requires libebml v1.0.0 and
	libmatroska v1.0.0 or later.

2010-06-04  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* all command line tools: bug fix: Fixed the output of eastern
	languages like Japanese or Chinese under cmd.exe on Windows.

2010-06-03  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mmg: new feature: Added the estimated remaining time to the mux
	and job dialogs.

2010-05-31  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* all: Added a translation of the programs into Dutch by René
	Maassen (see AUTHORS).

2010-05-28  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvextract: feature removal: Removed support for extracting FLAC
	tracks into Ogg FLAC files. Instead they're always written into
	raw FLAC files. The option "--no-ogg" has been removed as well.

	* mkvmerge: feature removal: Removed support for the FLAC library
	older than v1.1.1.

	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Fixed support for reading FLAC tracks from
	Ogg files following the FLAC-in-Ogg-mapping established with FLAC
	v1.1.1. Fix for bug 488.

2010-05-27  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mmg: enhancement: The "mkvmerge executable" input in the
	preferences dialog is not read-only anymore. Final part of a fix
	for bug 490.

	* mmg: bug fix: mmg will output a warning if it is used with a
	mkvmerge executable whose version differs from mmg's version. Part
	of a fix for bug 490.

	* mmg: bug fix: If adding a file fails mkvmerge's error message
	will be shown in a scrollable dialog instead of a normal message
	box. Part of a fix for bug 490.

	* mmg: Added 'IVF' files to the list of known input file types.

	* mkvmerge: Added support for reading IVF files with VP8 video
	tracks.

	* mkvextract: Added support for extracting VP8 video tracks into
	IVF files.

2010-05-24  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvmerge, mkvinfo, mkvextract: bug fix: Fixed handling of
	clusters missing a cluster timecode element.

	* mkvinfo GUI: bug fix: Frames for simple blocks were shown at the
	wrong place in the element tree.

2010-05-23  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvmerge, mkvextract: Fixed handling of clusters with an unknown
	size.

2010-05-22  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvinfo: bug fix: Fixed handling clusters with an unknown size.

	* mkvinfo: new feature: Added an option ("-z" / "--size") for
	displaying each element's size property. Elements with an
	unknown/infinite size are shown as "size is unknown".

2010-05-21  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mmg: new feature: Added a checkbox for enabling "WebM"
	mode. This will also enable the same limitations that mkvmerge
	enables: Only VP8 and Vorbis tracks, no chapters, no tags. The
	output file name extension will be changed to ".webm" upon
	enabling the mode.

2010-05-19  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvmerge: change: mkvmerge will not write track header elements
	whose actual value equals their default value anymore.

2010-05-18  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvmerge: new feature: Neither chapters nor tags will be written
	to WebM compliant files. Warnings are issued if chapters or
	tags are found and not disabled.

	* mkvmerge: bug fix: Matroska files without clusters are accepted
	as valid input files again.

	* mmg: enhancement: Added "WebM" with the extension "webm" to
	the list of known file types.

	* mkvmerge: new feature: Added support for muxing VP8 video
	tracks.

	* mkvmerge: enhancement: mkvmerge will no longer put all clusters
	into a meta seek element resulting in smaller file size. The
	parameter "--no-clusters-in-meta-seek" has been renamed to
	"--clusters-in-meta-seek" and its meaning reverted.

	* mkvmerge: enhancement: WebM compatibility mode will be
	turned on automatically if the output file name's extension is
	'.webm', '.webma' or '.webmv'.

	* mkvinfo GUI: enhancement: Added "webm" to the list of known file
	name extensions for WebM files both for the "Open file" dialog
	and the drag & drop support.

2010-05-17  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvmerge: new feature: Added options "--webm"/"--web-media" that
	enable the WebM compatibility mode. In this mode only Vorbis
	audio tracks and VP8 video tracks are allowed. Neither chapters
	nor tracks are allowed. The DocType element is set to "webm".

	* mkvinfo GUI: bug fix: Opening more than one file without
	restarting mkvinfo GUI could result in wrong timecodes due to
	variables not being reinitialized.

2010-05-16  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* mkvinfo: bug fix: Binary elements shorter than 10 bytes were not
	output correctly.

2010-05-15  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz at bunkus.org>

	* Build system: bug fix: The man page installation process only
	installed the English originals instead of the Japanese and
	Chinese translations.
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Have fun.

Mosu

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