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MovieStacker 2.1.0 is out :!: :D

I think that the most important change in this new version is the AviSynth 2.5 support. Now every MovieStacker user that was still using the old AVS2.0 can now upgrade to AVS2.5x. Preview function is working. You can choose to preview with the internal frame render, or choose an external application. Compare function is also working. By default it will compare the current script and the source material, but you can choose to compare any 2 scripts you want. Added support for some filters, remove some other.

It’s recommended to completely uninstall the previous version before installing this new one. The new installation routine will detect the old version (if you use the old installer) and ask to uninstall it automatically. If you want to keep both versions you can install into a different directory.

Software on hold. Announcement will be made when available.

Release notes:

Code:

[MovieStacker 2.1.0] - 16/Apr/2004

- MovieStacker now support AviSynth 2.5

- All filters updated to support AVS 2.5

- Fixed the incorrect D2V frame count method inherited from FitCD.

  This was noticed especially with some hybrid material with repeated field.

  Now it should report the exact frame number as AviSynth and VirtualDub.

- Title bar now shows the source file name (or movie name if one was provided).

- "Preview" function is working. You can choose to preview with the internal

  frame render, or choose an external application.

- "Compare" function is working. By default it will compare the current script

  and the source material, but you can choose to compare any 2 scripts you want.

- "Dust" filter (AVS 2.0 filter) is still usable through

  "LoadPluginEx2.dll" and color conversion.

- Removed support of the following filters:

  * TemporalSmoother

  * LegalClip

- Added support for the following filters:

  * TemporalSoften

  * SpatialSoften

  * Limiter

  * Undot

  * Trim (multiple instances)

  * Linear Motion Adaptive Filtering

- Added a field order checking routine.

- Added color conversion to the filters that need it.

- Added a simple Compressibility Test, where you just choose

  a percentage of the movie you want to encode/test.

- You can add a header to your script, containing the following

  information: movie title, movie length, frame size, frame rate,

  destination aspect ratio, average bitrate, audio rate and audio size.



[MovieStacker 2.0.0 BETA3] - 24/Apr/2003

- Fixed Letterbox Anamorphic bug.

- Fixed VobSub configure dialog bug.

- Layout change.

- Added support for the following filters:

  * MergeLuma

  * MergeChroma

  * DctFilter

  * Tweak

  * VobSub (extract and configure)

  * UnFilter

  * GreedyHMA

  * STMedianFilter

  * Fade In/Out

- Added new preset files with the latest filters used in KVCD.net

  (Preset files were done by Kwag himself... Thanks a lot Kwag!)

- Now you can hide parameters names for the following filters:

  * TemporalSmoother

  * TemporalCleaner



  * FluxSmooth

  * NoMoSmooth

  * Unfilter

- Info box in the script section now shows the correct number of frames

  and the correct length of the movie. Placing the mouse over the length

  shows the total time in minutes and in seconds.

- Fixed the bug that some infos was not being updated when

  you load a new source for the first time.

- Added script/preset overwrite confirmation.

- Added AviSynth version detection.

- Changed "dust" filters order to match increase filtering strength.

- Fixed the "sampler" bug.

- Some other minor bugs fixed.

- Some optimization made.

- Added option dialog.

- Added about dialog.

- Added an installer.



[MovieStacker 1.1.1] - 27/Feb/2003

- Added support for 4 MPEG decoders:

  * MPEG2Dec.....(by dividee)

  * MPEG2Dec2....(by Tom Barry)

  * MPEG2Dec3....(by Marc FD)

  * MpegDecoder..(by Nic)

- Changed the order of NoMoSmooth filter.

  It now comes before TemporalCleaner and Convolution3D.

- Now you can hide the parameters names of NoMoSmooth.

  Hey SansGrip, just too long names ;)

- Some minor bugs fixed.



[MovieStacker 1.1.0] - 25/Feb/2003

- Fixed Telecide/Decimate bug that wasn't loading the plugin.

- Fixed syntax error in Weave and BlockBuster filters.

- Fixed a stupid bug in the script editor that didn't save manual changes.

- Added support for NoMoSmooth filter.

- Added a "full screen" script editor.

- You can configure color background and font settings for the full screen editor.

- Changed the "link" section.

- Changed some icons (buttons and program). Not finished.



[MovieStacker 1.0.0] - 22/Feb/2003

- Many layout changes.

- It now fits at 800x600. (Some users will like that a lot ;)

- Splitted the layout in "tabs".

- Added a little more information about the audio streams

  and the space left for "elementary video stream".

- Optimized the AVS generation routine.

- Added specific and individual settings for ALL the filters.

- You can choose to see or not the default parameters of the filters.

  ("Hide Default Parameters" checkbox)

- The following filters are now supported:

  * GripFit (crop/resize/addborders)

  * SeparateFields & Weave

  * FieldDeinterlace

  * TomMosComp



  * Telecide

  * Decimate

  * TemporalSmoother

  * TemporalCleaner

  * Convolution3D

  * FaeryDust

  * SpaceDust

  * PixieDust

  * GoldDust

  * FluxSmooth

  * BlockBuster Noise

  * BlockBuster Sharp

  * LegalClip

  * Sampler (for prediction)

- Automatically sets GripFit destination and source anamorphic or not.

- All the filters used are now packed with the program.

- Added the "preset" system.

  Now you can save and load any filter combination and settings.

- The "preset" also saves the destination resolution and crop method.

- Added some already made presets.

  * KVCD_ULBR

  * KVCD_LBR

  * KVCD_352x240_PLUS

  * KVCD_352x480_PLUS

  * KVCDx3_528x480

  * KVCD_704x480_PLUS

  (note: All presets were made by kwag. Thanks for the help!)

- "TV Overscan" is now divided in two methods: Resize and Overlap

- Added the "settings" tab. For now it just lets you choose the

  filter directory and the preset directory.

- Added the "links" tab. Just some links to the programs and filters

  used in this program.



[Initial FitCD Modification Release] v0.2a - 30/Dec/2002

- Added the new prediction script/formula.

- Added support for the following filters:

  * FluxSmooth

  * BlockBuster (Noise and Sharp)

  * Sampler

  * LegalClip

  * TemporalSmoother

- Added LanczosResize option.

- Fixed the identification bug of a "d2v" source as an "avi" source when

  opening FitCD with a source that was previously selected.

- Removed some (annoying?) commented lines at the end of the avisynth script.