Version 4.4.0 is released
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:30 pm
General:
You can download it from the front page.
This release adds and improves support for renderers and file formats, fixes many bugs, improves speed and more!
Changes since 4.3.1:
Upgrade Notes:
For Linux and OS X versions below 4.2.1:
In 4.2.1 we renamed many of the renderer configuration files, so we recommend clearing the "renderers" folder before updating.
You can download it from the front page.
This release adds and improves support for renderers and file formats, fixes many bugs, improves speed and more!
Changes since 4.3.1:
- General:
- Improved compatibility of H.264 transcoded videos
- Fixed error on Linux when VLC is not installed
- Fixed recognition of BMP, Theora and Vorbis (thanks, ler0y!)
- Added support for several more formats and codecs in renderer configs (thanks, ler0y!)
- Added "SendFolderThumbnails" renderer option
- Fixed some cases of unnecessary video transcoding
- Fixed AviSynth output compatibility on some renderers
- Improved speed of True Motion processing
- Updated setting descriptions
- Cleaned up logging
- Fixed MP3 transcoding support
- Improved library creation speed and prevented unnecessary transcoding for non-video files
- Renderers:
- Added support for Samsung ES8005 TVs (thanks, wazer!)
- Added support for Samsung BD-C6800 Blu-ray Disc Players
- Added support for Sony Xperia Z3
- Added support for Yamaha R-N500
- Improved support for Hama IR320
- Improved support for Panasonic AS600E TVs (thanks, Etmoc!)
- Improved support for Panasonic VT60 TVs
- Improved support for Samsung H6400 series TVs
- Improved support for Sony Blu-ray Disc players from 2013
- Improved support for Sony Bravia NX70x series TVs
- Improved support for Sony Bravia W series TVs
- Improved support for Xbox 360
- Fixed audio transcoding on Sony Bravia EX series TVs
- Fixed timeouts on Philips TVs
- Fixed support for images on Panasonic TVs
- Updated DefaultRenderer.conf
- Languages:
- Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)
- External Components:
- Updated FFmpeg for Windows and OS X, which:
- Improves support for many containers and codecs
- Fixes bugs
- Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB62, which:
- Fixes support for Opus
- Fixes support for DVDs
- Fixes color and italic support for MicroDVD subtitles
- Improves MPEG-2 output
- Fixes x264 hardware acceleration
- Improves support for many containers and codecs
- Fixes VBR and VFR support in H.264 output
- Fixes bugs
- Updated Netty to 3.9.6, which fixed bugs
- Updated FFmpeg for Windows and OS X, which:
Upgrade Notes:
For Linux and OS X versions below 4.2.1:
In 4.2.1 we renamed many of the renderer configuration files, so we recommend clearing the "renderers" folder before updating.