SimpleMovieX 3.11 - Changelog

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.11:

August 8th, 2011

NEW Features:
· Built for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Improvements:
· Improved opening speed of large files.
· Fixed app becoming becoming unresponsive when loading long duration MP3 and AAC files.
· Adapted to Amazon API changes, otherwise metadata fetching would stop working in Oct'2011
· Several crasher bug fixes in saving and splitting operations

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.10:

July 30th, 2010

NEW Features:
· Save to iTunes Library
making necessary arrangements to make movie compatible with selected devices (iPad, iPhone, AppleTV, iPod)
· MP4 native saving now supports multiple audio tracks, and also Dolby AC3.
· German localization (thanks Michael!)
· Merge audio and video by dragging them on blank document
· Rename the audio tracks and set languages
· (Experimental) Add to iTunes mutating XVID to MPEG4:
Instead of converting XVID files (very slow), SimpleMovieX makes them playable on AppleTV, iPad, iPhones and iPods by mutating into MPEG4 Video (very fast)

Improvements:
· "Scale segment" now defaults duration to pasteboard duration
· Artworks from Amazon are now high resolution
· Copy/Paste metadata now also includes artwork
· Improved audio waveform (scale now based on 99% distribution, not on peak)
· Can turn-off "complete" sound
· Warning if text in metadata exceeds 255 characters (will truncate)

FIXED Issues:
· Crash when opening very short audio files
· Error -2010 or other related problems after saving, or closing then re-opening modified version of a movie file
· Check Updates would be reseted to "checked" if upon first use, we uncheck it, then app crashes
· "Report a bug" when no document open doesn't work
· After saving audio-only movie with chapters, chapters selector now longer works
· Waveform is sometimes plain white
· Cannot find introductory movie
· Message "Not connect to Internet" would block app if other dialog pops-up at the same time
· App hangs if the file name contains a non-latin character
· Spotlight comment broken
· Fading effect when editing on Search Pane
· Audio languages not displayed in submenu

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.9.2:

October 9th, 2009

NEW Features:
· Built for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

FIXED Issues:
· Art covers from Amazon.com not loading since August 2009. Fixed.
· Improved stability after saving.

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.9.1:

August 12th, 2009

FIXED Issues:
· Queries of metadata from Amazon will stop working by August 15, 2009 unless you upgrade to 3.9.1
· Save As... panel now shows by default the folder of original file.
· "Long Description" field of metadata was not properly written in save operation. Fixed
· After using Add commands of Edit menu, some movie characteristics were not consistently displayed. Fixed

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.9:

May 6th, 2009

NEW Features:
· Built-in Metadata editor, to tag your movies directly inside SimpleMovieX.
· Delete whole Chapter. (not just the marker, also the footage)
· Chapter markers at beginning of MP4 and MOV movies are now optional. You can also specify the chapter name in Preferences.
· Movie loading is faster.

FIXED Issues:
· Saving in AVI format doesn't work fine with Perian codec, version 1.1.3 (but works with version 1.0). Fixed.
· In multi-language movies, saving in AVI doesn't always saves the selected audio track. Fixed.
· Cannot move frame by frame, backwards, when on the last frame of a movie. Fixed.
· Search pane displays only part of the movie, or doesn't refresh correctly. Fixed.
· When you cut a very short segment of a long MP4 file, saving sometimes fails. Fixed.
· When you merge movies containing chapters with others without chapters, the video tracks would remain separated, thus preventing native saving in MP4 or AVI formats. Fixed.
· Merging by droping several movies into a document creates a chapters at time t=0 even if there is already one present. Fixed.
· Full screen playback now longer displays lateral strips.
· Use slash / character inside a file name will cause saving to fail. Now this character is no longer accepted, for your own good...
· Crash when opening a mov file with multiple references inside a same track. Fixed.
· DV PAL movies are now resized to 768x576, respecting native vertical resolution.
· Merging by droping several movies could be halted by warning messages. Fixed.
· The files that SimpleMovieX opens remained locked until the application quits (preventing deletion from Trash, even if document has been closed). Fixed.
· Using a file name several times for saving during a SimpleMovieX session would cause confusion. Fixed.
· Saving of MP4 files over 4GB in size, or containing RTP tracks, would fail due to size check error. Fixed.
· When Cut actions are used while a chapter name is being edited, it gives unexpected result. Fixed.
· "Add to Movie" and "Add to Selection & Scale" does Paste instead of Add, under certains conditions. Fixed.
· In Audio Sync pane, the numeric field is only active when you click on it. Sometimes the comma and decimal separator were wrongly interpreted. Fixed.
· Table with list of movies in batch export window is clipped when saving starts. Fixed.

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.9 Beta 2:

April 22nd, 2009

· New! Delete whole Chapter. (not just the marker, also the footage)
· New! Chapter markers at beginning of MP4 and MOV movies are now optional. You can also specify the chapter name in Preferences.
· New! Movie loading is faster.

Important Bugs fixed:
· Saving in AVI format doesn't work fine with Perian codec, version 1.1.3 (but works with version 1.0). Fixed.
· In multi-language movies, saving in AVI doesn't always saves the selected audio track. Fixed.
· Chapters
· Cannot move frame by frame, backwards, when on the last frame of a movie. Fixed.
· Search pane displays only part of the movie, or doesn't refresh correctly. Fixed.
· When you merge movies containing chapters with others without chapters, the video tracks would remain separated, thus preventing native saving in MP4 or AVI formats. Fixed.
· Merging by droping several movies into a document creates a chapters at time t=0 even if there is already one present. Fixed.
· Full screen playback now longer displays lateral strips.
· Use slash / character inside a file name will cause saving to fail. Now this character is no longer accepted, for your own good...
· Crash when opening a mov file with multiple references inside a same track. Fixed.
· DV PAL movies are now resized to 768x576, respecting native vertical resolution.
· Merging by droping several movies could be halted by warning messages. Fixed.
· The files that SimpleMovieX opens remained locked until the application quits (preventing deletion from Trash, even if document has been closed). Fixed.
· Using a file name several times for saving during a SimpleMovieX session would cause confusion. Fixed.
· Saving of MP4 files over 4GB in size, or containing RTP tracks, would fail due to size check error. Fixed.
· When Cut actions are used while a chapter name is being edited, it gives unexpected result. Fixed.
· "Add to Movie" and "Add to Selection & Scale" does Paste instead of Add, under certains conditions. Fixed.
· In Audio Sync pane, the numeric field is only active when you click on it. Sometimes the comma and decimal separator were wrongly interpreted. Fixed.
· Table with list of movies in batch export window is clipped when saving starts. Fixed.

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.8.1:

December 9th, 2008

· Fixed crasher when opening a movie from a location you specified Spotlight should not search (Privacy tab).

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.8:

December 5th, 2008

NEW Features:
· Revamped Search Pane, allowing selection and editing.
· Export the tiles of the Search Pane in a printable "Contact Sheet"
· Spotlight comments are now preserved after editing and saving.
· Merge several movies in one shot by dropping them on a blank document.

FIXED Issues:
· Export in MP4 format now gives the option "Audio Passthrough" like in QuickTime Pro.
· Some MP4 movies (like those recorded with Samsung NV24) were not displaying video. Fixed.
· Two MP4 files can be merged and saved natively, but not 3 or more files. Fixed.
· Fixed a crasher bug when saving split files.
· Files created by "Batch Export", are displayed with a white thumb in iTunes. Fixed.
· Improved navigation in MPEG files.
· Fixed a crasher bug when refreshing the search pane.
· In some movies, cutting a segment (Edit > Cut) would not do anything. Fixed.
· Fixed the link to video tutorials.
· Movies longer than 24 hours do not open. Fixed.
· SimpleMovieX launches faster, as it checks for a new version without blocking.
· MP4 saving hangs if the movie had previously chapters, but not at the time of the saving. Fixed.
· International characters in metadata were not properly displayed. Fixed.
· SimpleMovieX sometimes created a dummy Copyright medata "BBBB..." after saving/exporting.
· Fixed crasher bugs in Panther: when hovering the Gallery, when entering chapter names with international characters (Unicode encoding)
· Just after chapter creation, the keystrokes go to chapter name field, even menu shortcuts like Command-S, giving unpredictiable results. Fixed.

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.7.1:

July 28th, 2008

· Fixed launch problem with Panther.
· Improved usability of Audio sync pane (autorepeat arrow buttons, can input offset with keyboard)

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.7:

May 22nd, 2008

· Support for multi-audio movies. Possible to select language, remove unused audio tracks.
· Metadata is now detected. SimpleMovieX can visualize it and proposes MetaX and iTunes to edit it.
· Movie Information now reports languages, media source references and metadata.
· Poster Frame can be set in mov and mp4 files.
· Unicode encoding is used for Chapter names if required. Perfect compatibility with iTunes.
· Edition of Chapter markers is much faster now. Editing clips is also significantly faster.
· Chapter markers can now have the same name (except consecutive ones)
· Integrated Software Update module, that displays description and let you skip or download update.
· Safer MP4 saving in place.
· Incompatibilities between tagging with iTunes or MetaX, and MP4 chaptered files written by SimpleMovieX.
· MP4 files containing a hidden chapter track are now detected. SimpleMovieX shows the chapter track if you want.
· Pasteboard Text content was overwritten by "Corrupted Movie" after relaunching SimpleMovieX.
· After a crash or Force Quit, SimpleMovieX was no longer able to restore edited documents (Autosave)
· Files without name extension (mov, dv, ...) do not open. (Fix applies to Tiger and Leopard only)
· Protected and compressed QuickTime movies still cannot open, but now give the appropriate message.
· Audio resync in AVI files was not always be kept after saving.
· New keyboard shortcuts for navigation to avoid conflict with Leopard Spaces.
· Smarter chapterizing flow, with automatic focus switch between timeline, search and chapter pane. Easier to use than to explain.
· Added "Paste Chapters at current time" to avoid confusion. Regular "Paster Chapters" now always works as expected.
· Information and Warning dialogs that tend to be repetitive can now be skipped.
· A warning dialog is shown for MP4 movies with several audio tracks.
· Non-obstrusive info button added to window if the movie contains special features (multi-audio, metadata, ...)
· Position of a new document window now returns to default if all windows have been closed.
· Scan automatically starts when Search Pane opens.
· Hovering on a movie in Gallery displays its full path.
· Snapback button disappears when it has been used.

What's new in SimpleMovieX 3.6.3:

February 26th, 2008

· NEW: Chapter markers can be copied and pasted. A plain text document can be used to add chapters in a movie.
· After editing, AVI files with Microsoft ADPCM audio could loose audio. Fixed
· After editing, AVI files with non-integer frames per second (in particular NTSC) can have audio synchronization problems. Fixed
· Improved support of MP3 audio in edited AVI files, better compatibility with Windows PCs.
· Audio popping noise every few seconds in some AVI files edited by SimpleMovieX. Fixed.
· When merging files, in particular MP4 files or in case of duplicate chapter names, the chapter markers coming from the pasted file would be lost. Fixed.
· Blank chapter marker is created at time 0 when saving MP4 files even if one is already present at time 0. Fixed.
· Audio could be lost when merging and saving several MP4 files.
· Audio could be lost when editing MP4 files created by Handbrake.
· Fixed a corner case where registration code is not accepted.