August 2008 Update Release
List of bug fixes.
1. (BUG) minor bugs and feature enhancement to Timeline.
2. (BUG) minor bugs and feature enhancement to Export batch.
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March 2008 Update Release
List of bug fixes.
1. (BUG) player crashes for using DirectShow filters.
2. (BUG) crash when "close all" in the middle of an export job.
3. (BUG) file format error for MPEG-2 Transport exports.
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December 2007 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) undo/redo for the input monitor.
2. (NEW) editor project (.wbp) file as a clip.
3. (BUG) crashes when exporting in MPEG-2 TS.
4. (BUG) export video length error for clips with repeated fields.
5. (BUG) muxer problems for MPEG-2 TS export.
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October 2007 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) control of a bookmark list over the cut list player.
2. (BUG) MP4 batch export crashes when adding the current project.
3. (BUG) editor crashes when loading certain MP4 and AVI files.
4. (BUG) image artifacts in decoded DV-1 video images.
5. (BUG) slow opening for files with incomplete audio.
6. (BUG) audio buffer overflow for MPEG-2 TS export.
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July 2007 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) MP4 Trim function without re-encoding.
2. (NEW) MP4 Batch export.
3. (BUG) Export crashes when changing PAR in video encoder expert.
4. (BUG) Opening error for MPEG-2 PS with invalid NV-Pack data.
5. (BUG) MPEG Converter tool crashes for certain MPEG-2 TS files.
6. (BUG) MBS Scanner hangs when scanning movies with PCM audio.
7. (BUG) Error in using the "GOP Trim" option control.
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April 2007 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) Automatic software update via Womble's web server.
2. (NEW) Deinterlace image processing with field repeat.
3. (NEW) Timebase change detection in MBS Scanner.
4. (BUG) Audio data reading error for some MPEG-2 TS files.
5. (BUG) Export with wrong starting image for video with repeated fields.
6. (BUG) Inconsistency of exported video aspect ratio.
7. (BUG) Error in handling audio PTS jump for certain MPEG-2 TS files.
8. (BUG) Timecode error for MPEG-2 video coded as field pictures.
9. (BUG) Opening error for MPEG-2 TS files with only audio.
10. (BUG) A number of UI bugs related to the Timeline editor.
11. (BUG) Several Windows Vista compatibility problems.
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December 2006 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) H.264 export for iPod and PSP devices.
2. (BUG) Editor crashes during a trim export on Win98/Win2k.
3. (BUG) Editor crashes when exporting in AVI.
4. (BUG) Video out-of-sync for exported file with large number of clips.
5. (BUG) Erroneous image shift for encoded segment of some clip.
6. (BUG) Several bugs related to the 'cut' function.
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October 2006 Update Release
List of new features and bug fixes.
1. (NEW) The 'cut' function for the Input monitor.
2. (NEW) MP4 export for iPod and PSP devices.
3. (BUG) Failure to load MPEG TS file with a leading incomplete GOP.
4. (BUG) GOP fixer failed to write the new file.
5. (BUG) Export format and audio selections inconsistencies.
6. (BUG) Dead loop in exporting video with buffer overflow.
7. (BUG) Incorrect length in reading VOB file with negative time code.
8. (BUG) Incorrect MBS file scanning for movies with changing bit rate.
9. (BUG) Incorrect PID assignment for multiplexing multiple audio streams.
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June 2006 Update Release
List of changes in the MVW June 2006 Update release.
1. (NEW) Scene change ('cut') detection in the bookmark manager.
2. (NEW) Sound wave form display for clips on the timeline.
3. (NEW) Support for MPEG file with multiple MPEG encoders.
4. (BUG) Export video fade/transition error with aspect ratio change.
5. (BUG) Failure to load other audio for MPEG files with multiple audio streams.
6. (BUG) Minor bugs in the Export and Batch export processing.
7. (BUG) Missing keyboard shortcuts for the timeline.
8. (BUG) Various minor UI bugs and modifications.
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December 2005 Update Release
List of changes in the MVW December 2005 Update release.
1. (NEW) Language support for German and Simplified Chinese.
2. (NEW) DirectShow filter support for importing other movie formats.
3. (NEW) Multiple audio streams export for input files with multiple audio streams.
4. (BUG) Incorrect image field structure in re-encoded video segment.
5. (BUG) Incorrect starting audio PTS off by one video frame duration.
6. (BUG) Incorrect field counting at the end of a re-encoded video segment.
7. (NEW) Optimized image preservation in NTSC to PAL conversion for film originated MPEG-2 video.
8. (NEW) Allow bit rate changes for VBR MPEG-2 video without re-encoding.
9. (BUG) Loading errors of certain MPEG-2 Transport files.
10. (BUG) Title editor crashes when changing font on Windows XP.
11. (BUG) Export batch list management errors.
12. (BUG) Selected GOP size compliance option not applied.
13. (NEW) Optional sound alert at the completion of an export job.
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September 2005 Update Release
List of changes since the June 2005 update release.
1. (BUG) Problem in selecting AC-3 audio in a multiple AC-3 Transport file.
2. (BUG) Incorrect setting of picture flags including 'repeated_first_field' and 'top_field_first', for re-encoded video segments such as transitions.
3. (BUG) Incorrect output MPEG format and its display for exporting a video-only project.
4. (NEW) Automatic use of the input file name extension when exporting a simple editing project.
5. (BUG) Time code generation errors in de-multiplexer for MPEG files with a nonzero starting time code.
6. (BUG) Opening errors for Transport files with small audio packet size.
7. (BUG) Problems in the export batch job list, including the 'work area' selection and batch list management.
8. (BUG) Cannot add audio shift for MPEG files with non MPEG-1 audio.
9. (NEW) Loading of a BTV cut list XML file in the bookmark manager.
10. (BUG) Drop of audio frames for Transport files in which TS packets for one audio PES packet are interleaved with video TS packets.
11. (BUG) Additional one frame delay for the first video PTS.
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June 2005 Update Release
List of changes since the March 2005 update release.
1. (NEW) Shortcut keys for the video speed selections.
2. (BUG) Incorrect length for an MPEG file without video PTS for some GOP's.
3. (BUG) Changed the audio fade from a linear to a quadratic function.
4. (BUG) Premature termination of an export job involving video fades.
5. (BUG) Incorrect time code display in export preview.
6. (BUG) Incorrect length when loading a Transport file with PTS values exceeding of the 32 bit maximum.
7. (BUG) Problem for identifying an AC-3 audio type.
8. (BUG) Cannot preserve the PMT PID of an MPEG-2 Transport file.
9. (BUG) Cannot choose AC-3 audio in export when there is no sound modification.
10. (BUG) Playback skips frames for a video only file.
11. (BUG) Memory overrun (crash) when exporting TS file for TS input files with more than one audio streams.
12. (BUG) Cannot save snapshot image for HD video (1920x1080).
13. (NEW) Audio normalization for MPEG files.
14. (BUG) Program crashes when undoing a paste with locked video clips and video clips with transition.
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March 2005 Update Release
List of changes since the 12-22-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Cannot load the AC-3 audio in MPEG-2 Program stream without sub-stream ID and/or without audio packet PTS data.
2. (BUG) Incorrect export ignoring the "GOP size compliance" option.
3. (BUG) Incorrect video length when loading an MPEG file whose bit rate value is much higher than its actual data rate.
4. (BUG) Incorrect video aspect ratio when a different video stream is selected within a multiple video MPEG file.
5. (BUG) Write more than one video sequence end code to an exported MPEG file.
6. (BUG) Assign a wrong audio encoder for MPEG files whose audio streams do not start on a frame boundary.
7. (BUG) Cannot read AC-3 audio stream in a Transport file in which the AC-3 does not have a proper program map entry.
8. (BUG) Incorrect setting of audio encoder when switching audio stream
in a multiple audio Transport file.
9. (BUG) The program hangs when parsing private data of non AC-3 audio.
10. (BUG) Incorrect video length when exporting the combination of 2
MPEG-2 clips of the same video encoder but with different values for the
flag 'progressive sequence'.
11. (BUG) Loss of audio for the 2nd video clip which has an audio
transition with the 1st video clip.
12. (BUG) Cannot play an MPEG-2 video after some point when the MPEG file
has no video PTS for an I-frame which does have a sequence header and
valid GOP time code.
13. (BUG) Incorrect loading of an MPEG Transport file which has additional
private data stream other than an AC-3 audio.
14. (BUG) Incorrect output video length when converting a PAL video
into a frame rate of 60 (or 59.94).
15. (BUG) Audio artifacts ("pop noise") in an export when audio fades are
introduced.
16. (BUG) Video artifacts ("pixilation") in an export for video using non
default quantization matrices on the fly.
17. (NEW) Update the HTML help document with the addition of FAQ sections.
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12-22-2004 Update Release
List of bug fixes since the 09-24-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Incorrect export of mono audio with stereo input.
2. (BUG) Incorrect time code format for video with drop-frame format.
3. (BUG) Incorrect playing time for data with audio packets missing PTS
time stamps.
4. (BUG) DVD compliance error for inserting a GOP header without a
sequence header.
5. (BUG) Incorrect MPEG-2 to MPEG-1 conversion for video with repeated
field.
6. (BUG) Loading problem for AC-3 audio beginning with an incomplete
frame.
7. (BUG) Incorrect frame parsing for 44.1 kHz AC-3 audio.
8. (BUG) Incorrect copying of video sequence header with changing
quantization matrices.
9. (BUG) Improved export file size estimate for copied clips.
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09-24-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 06-25-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Incorrect vertical image copy for MPEG-2 video
with vertical size that is not multiple of 32 pixels.
2. (BUG) Video and audio synchronization problem for MPEG files with video
PTS jumps.
3. (NEW) Direct reading of ReplayTV index (.evt) file.
4. (BUG) Audio frame skipping for MPEG audio with padding.
5. (BUG) Incorrect field setting for MPEG-2 video at the connecting point
between clips with repeated fields.
6. (BUG) Video frame rate problem in the filtered portion.
7. (BUG) Cannot read audio when MPEG files have error in the system
header.
8. (BUG) Incorrect time offset when an I-frame header across 2 packets.
9. (BUG) Incorrect video output when exporting clips of different frame
rates.
10. (BUG) MPEG converter cannot handle input files larger than 4 GB.
11. (BUG) Data reading error for video packet stream ID emulation in the
padded sector data of a VCD (Video-CD) file.
12. (BUG) Audio sound artifact when exporting clips with interleaved
copying and encoding segments.
13. (BUG) Incorrect MPEG-1 padding packet header that causes problem for
old Windows Media Player.
14. (BUG) Export crashes when setting the sub-GOP size (M) to zero.
15. (BUG) Incorrect length reading of a VOB file and/or a VRO file.
16. (BUG) A blank image may be added at the end of a transition for MPEG
video with all P-frame encoding.
17. (BUG) Several minor problems with the UI and the monitor video player.
18. (NEW) Added a "My List" to the video effect page to manager selected
transitions and filters.
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07-30-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 06-25-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Multiplexer video data schedule bug when there are video PTS
jumps.
2. (NEW) Directly loading of ReplayTV index (.evt) file.
3. (BUG) MPEG audio data loading problem for audio frames with padding
bytes.
4. (NEW) Improvements of video blank fade search and bookmark filtering.
5. (BUG) Incorrect video frame rate for PAL contents.
6. (BUG) Incorrect video frame at the connecting point of two clips with
repeated fields.
7. (BUG) Incorrect audio channels in Export batch list file I/O.
8. (BUG) Preservation of video image field structures in the simple
re-encoded segments,
such as fades and text overlay.
9. Minor UI bug fixes and more image filters added.
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06-25-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 05-28-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Program crashes when trimming a Transport file.
2. (BUG) Handling of multiple AC-3 audio streams in a Transport file.
3. (NEW) Loading of multiple program Transport file.
4. (BUG) Preservation of field display order in MPEG-2 video.
5. (BUG) Problem of exported text title in a HDTV clip.
6. (BUG) Audio problem in playing AVI files.
7. (BUG) Audio synchronization problem due to audio PTS jumps (NEW
Options).
8. (NEW) Added loading of ReplayTV video marks from a .evt to text dump
file.
9. (NEW) More image filters added.
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05-28-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 04-23-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Audio file is not deleted when aborting an export
job with the "separate files" option.
2. (BUG) Program crashes when exporting a project with video clips of AC-3
audios that differ only in coded channels.
3. (NEW) Added Blank fades (3 or more consecutive frames) search function
for the Input monitor (Bookmarks).
4. (BUG) Video player will not end for MPEG files with too much junk data
(padding) at the file end (e.g., 100MB for a 250MB VCD file).
5. (BUG) Output file may not be closed properly in GOP Fixer.
6. (BUG) Added automatic GOP header insertion for the de-multiplexer video
output when it is missing in the original file.
7. (BUG) Added data padding for VCD multiplexing.
8. (NEW) AVI export using the Video For Windows drivers (plug-in)
installed on the system.
9. (BUG) Export hangs when copying a YUV 4:2:2 video.
10. (BUG) Incorrect start video frame in copying when the first frame is
the last display frame of a GOP with an odd total field count.
11. (BUG) Incorrect length when loading an MPEG file with video bit rate
that is too high for its profile and level, e.g., 15 mbs from an
ATV recording.
12. (BUG) Copy (or saved) of DVD clips cannot be played smoothly due to
the incorrect calculation of PTS values for I/P-frames with repeated
fields.
13. (NEW) Image filters added.
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04-23-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 04-02-2004 update release.
1. (NEW) Video filters, starting with the most commonly
used ones including cropper and inverter.
2. (NEW) MPEG-1 audio encoder CRC error protection control option.
3. (NEW) Volume control allows sound volume increase.
4. (NEW) Control option for the use of overlay display.
5. (BUG) GOP Fixer output file writing problem.
6. (BUG) Incorrect PCM audio display in the Export "Details" window.
7. (BUG) Incorrect AC-3 audio export selection.
8. (BUG) Program crashes when saving a snapshot image as MPEG video for a
HDTV clip (1280 x 720).
9. (BUG) No video "sequence_end" code for video only export with re-encoding.
10. (BUG) Demultiplexer crashes for MPEG files with multiple audio tracks.
11. (BUG) Audio data drop out for audio packets without a PTS value in the
packet header.
12. (BUG) Opened file not closed properly till the program exit.
13. (BUG) Cannot trim a single frame for a HDTV clip.
14. (BUG) Cannot open an MP3 file which has a large chunk (> 32kB) of non
MPEG data at the beginning.
15. (BUG) DVD export templates allows MP3 audio.
16. (BUG) Incorrect of the B-frame that is immediately before an I-frame.
17. (BUG) A small clip may be exported as blank images within a large
video clip list.
18. (BUG) Corrupted video output from consecutive trims of video files
with different image resolutions.
19. (BUG) Incorrect field display order ("top_field_first" code) for re-encoded
frames.
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04-02-2004 Update Release
List of bug fixes since the 03-12-2004 update release.
1. (BUG) Frame accuracy problem (one frame off the
selected frame) found in the Timeline display and the Exported file for
MPEG-2 video with repeated fields.
2. (BUG) Frame count errors in MPEG-2 Transport files.
3. (BUG) Very slow loading of MPEG-2 Program files with empty navigation
data packets.
4. (BUG) Speed up opening of a DVD-RAM file with only a single program.
5. (BUG) No audio when loading of MPEG-2 Program files with zero 'rate
bound' value in the system header.
6. (BUG) Incorrect length of an MPEG-2 Transport file with time base
changes within the same file.
7. (BUG) Failure in loading MPEG-2 Transport files without proper packet
(188 byte) alignment.
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03-12-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the 02-18-2004 release.
1. (NEW) PCM audio output for an MPEG-2 Program and for an
audio-only export.
2. (NEW) Additional keyboard mappings for the playback control, including
the key combinations for fast stepping.
3. (NEW) Optional export control to save video and audio into separate
files.
4. (BUG) Initial audio and video synchronization problem when there is
negative PTS at the beginning of an MPEG file.
5. (BUG) Audio may be out-of-sync after a long playback, e.g., over 10
minutes.
6. (BUG) Preservation of the original image structure (progressive
frames).
7. (BUG) Audio interruption or drop-out for MPEG files for which there are
audio packets without a PTS time stamp.
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02-18-2004 Update Release
List of changes since the release of MPEG Video Wizard in Nov. 2003.
1. (BUG) Audio may drop out a few frames near the end of a
clip, especially with AC-3 audio.
2. (BUG) Exporting VCD for a VCD input clip will re-encode the video when
the input video bit rate is slightly higher than the default value.
3. (BUG) "Audio Shift" set in the Input monitor is inconsistent in the
playback.
4. (BUG) Exporting gets stuck at the end of a saving when the input clip
has less video data than what its time code has indicated.
5. (BUG) Exporting a Transport input clip with AC-3 audio using
"automatic" will create an incorrect MPEG-2 Program file and it may hang
the editor at the end.
6. (BUG) Incorrect reading of MPEG-2 Program files with irregular PACK
header size.
7. (BUG) Incorrect setting of the 1st audio PTS when it's different from
the value of the 1st video PTS, which caused an erroneous audio video time
shift.
8. (BUG) Added default selection for the "pel aspect ratio" in the
"Expert" video encoder export page.
9. (BUG) Corrected the audio sample rate setting (48 kHz) for the DVD
export templates.
10. (BUG) Added additional grid to the encode maps to show the "Work Area"
in the Export's "Details" display.
11. (BUG) Set the default transparency of a clip on the title track when
combined with the video track.
12. (BUG) The Input monitor player stops after a random jump in the P-only
fast speed.
13. (NEW) Mapping of keyboard shortcuts for the Page Down, Page Up, Arrow
Up, and Arrow Down keys.
14. (UPDATE) HTML help section on the monitors.
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