2008-07-24: 2.4.3
For those building it from source, please use cmake. The
Autoconf/automake build is less tested and will be obsoleted very
soon.
Now, the small changelog compiled by Gruntster :
* Improved support for MP4 files including support for 64-bit files
* Encoder and Decoder for Y800 (Compholio).
* libavcodec is now the default MPEG-2 decoder (instead of mpeg2dec).
* Fixed memory leak when indexing DVR-MS files.
* Fixed calculation of width and height for High Profile H.264
video in TS files.
* Fixed dropping of frames using x264 2-pass encoding (regression
introduced in 2.4.2).
* Restored missing code pages to the Subtitler filter (regression
introduced in 2.4.2).
* Fixed crashing on MS Windows when opening multiple instances of
Avidemux (regression introduced in 2.4.2).
* Do not add unneeded delay when using x264 with mkv or mp4.
2008-07-07: 2.4.2
Probably the biggest bugfix release ever. The "what s new", prepared
by Gruntster :
* Improved input and output of audio streams in MKV files
* Support for MJPEG-A in MOV/MP4 files
* Fixed saving header information of AVI files with PCM/LPCM audio
* Fixed opening FLV files that don't contain audio
* Fixed corruption when decoding MP4 files
* Fixed crashing when using MPEG-4 ASP (lavc) and two pass average
bitrate mode
* Flush the x264 encoder upon completion so the last few frames
aren't dropped
* Fixed incorrect colour conversion of 24/32 bit BMP and DIB files
* Re-enabled AMR-NB decoder (regression introduced in 2.4.0)
* Support for additional VP6 fourCCs
* Xvid custom matrices are now activated correctly
* Fixed caching issue with Qt4 interface which would corrupt
translated strings
* Fixed zooming when using SDL (regression introduced in 2.4.1)
* Windows are now centred correctly on multi-monitor setups
* Use alternate button ordering for GTK+ interface when GNOME HIG
isn't appropriate, e.g. MS Windows and KDE
* Various additions to the Qt4 interface including a new calculator
tool, drag and drop support, improved joblist support and an about
window
* SRT subtitle support for Arabic, Baltic, Greek, Hebrew and Turkish
* Fixed iPod profile where audio encoding options weren't always
set correctly
* Fixed Film to PAL audio filter so frames are removed and added
correctly
* Batch importing of image files is no longer restricted by the
file handle limit set by the C runtime
* New video filter for outputting the frame number
* PulseAudio support (Linux only)
* GCC 4.3 support
* Updated the following translations: Czech, French, German, Greek,
Italian, Spanish
* Fixed drag and drop support on MS Windows
* Improved Unicode support for filenames on MS Windows
* Prevent source files from being overwritten accidentally by the
user on MS Windows
* MS Windows logging and settings are now stored under the Application
Data folder instead of the User Profile folder
* Native file dialogs are now used for the Qt4 interface on Mac
* Various minor fixes and enhancements
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