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HandySaw DS history of changes

Version 4.7

  • First x64 version of HandySaw DS
  • Added support for HighDPI displays
  • Improved DInfo creation and failure logging when the server is not registered
  • Updated DGrabber.dll
  • Replaced script execution with our own IScriptRun implementation that uses the IActiveScript interface family natively, without IScriptControl. As a result, MS Script Control is no longer needed
  • Added a 'On hybrid CPUs use only P-cores' parameter
  • Added global priority setting propagation to the ffmpeg process
  • Fixed a black flash at video playback start in the Trimmer
  • Fixed a 'COM is in use' alert message that appeared when uninstalling the application

Version 4.6

  • Trimmer user interface has been improved, it has become much more responsive
  • Now preview images in scene list can be freely resized
  • Thumbnail extraction engine has been improved
  • Scene redetection tool has been extended by adding settings for scene trimming and merging
  • Scene redetection tool window now also is resizable
  • Properties FrameType, AspectX, AspectY and IsExtInfoValid added to SDK
  • Final Cut XML.js plg-in has been updated to version 1.80: format compatibility has been improved by using of new properties of SDK
  • HSQ files format has been changed, now version 4
  • Shell context menu item now added to .MXF too
  • ffmpeg и lavfilters have been updated
  • Several other minor improvements and fixes

Version 4.5

  • Ability to finely configure a process of selection of DirectShow filters for use by application was added
  • LAV Filters included in installation package and used without installation in system
  • Thumbnail extraction engine reworked and improved
  • DirectShow splitting engine totally refactored
  • Debug logging system optimized
  • Processing of video when frame width is not multiple of 8 fixed
  • "Final Cut XML.js" plug-in updated to be compatible with Adobe CC
  • "Export scenes with markers to files" command added to Trimmer
  • Compatibility with LAV filters improved
  • Export To File from Manual Trimmer now processes all marked scenes
  • Wavdest DirectShow filter now included and used when necessary without installation in system
  • Added FFmpeg Splitting Engine profile that copies media starting from nearest previous video keyframe
  • All Split engines now save scene name and comment to file as metadata
  • Scene name and comment now saved in file during Export To File from Manual Trimmer
  • Compatibility with 3rd party DirectShow filters improved
  • FFmpeg updated
  • Vertical scaling in scenes redetection dialog of Manual Trimmer added
  • Taskbar progress indication in Windows 7 added
  • Manual Trimmer video playback engine improved
  • Minor fix in frame-timecode conversion routines
  • Numerous minor improvements and fixes

Version 4.4

  • QuickTime splitting engine added

Version 4.3

  • FFmpeg splitting engine added
  • "Split by ffmpeg.js" plug-in removed
  • Mpegcut.dll usage removed
  • Self-tuning added to thumbnails retrieving and Manual Trimmer positioning routines
  • Scene margins support added to Split result
  • SaveToTextFile method added to SDK
  • Lang property added to SDK
  • When HSQ file loaded and media file is missed user asked about new file location
  • Cut list import in Manual Trimmer added
  • Now comments are appending instead of assigning in Manual Trimmer
  • Debug capabilities extended
  • Online new version checking added
  • Max value of scene trimming increased to 999
  • Interface font changed to TrueType "Microsoft Sans Serif"
  • "Break in timestamps enough for new scene start" parameter added
  • RGB to YUV conversion internal routine added
  • YUV colorspace now is default
  • Several minor improvements

Version 4.2

  • Windows Vista compatibility improved
  • Several scene naming templates added
  • Several user interface design changes
  • "Split by VirtualDub.js" plug-in improved
  • "Split by ffmpeg.js" plug-in improved

Version 4.1

  • Now plug-ins can have adjustable by user parameters
  • Thumbnails retrieving routines rewritten
  • Some core routines rewritten

Version 4.01

  • Saving of each scene of a WMV file in separate WMV a file without recompression is added
  • You can choose how many thumbnails per scene Manual Trimmer shows in scenes list
  • Several bugs was fixed
  • Bugs tracking system is added

Version 4

  • Support of plug-ins of generation of result is added
  • Recognition of "black" and "white" scenes is added
  • Scene detector can work in YUV color space
  • Work with MPEG2 files is improved
  • Choice of codecs for video and audio recompression
  • Saving of each scene of a MPEG file in separate MPEG a file without recompression
  • Adjustments of parameters of creation of AVI files are added
  • Fine adjustments of parameters of MPEG files reading are added
  • New tool - MPEG Filter Test
  • The choice of the renderer filter is added
  • Multilanguage support is added
  • Procedure of video processing actions choice is changed
  • Interface of Manual Trimmer is slightly changed
  • The out-of-date control elements are removed
  • The global menu in Manual Trimmer is added
  • The type of result Vegas EDL is compatible with Vegas version 5
  • New parameters of a command line are added
  • Manual Trimmer is optimized

Version 3.21

  • The new type of result - Vegas EDL is added
  • If video contains the information on time of shooting it is displayed in Manual Trimmer
  • In the processing log-file the method of scene detection for each processed file is displayed
  • The bug, resulting to that sometimes video was recognized optically even if there was an information on time of shooting in the file, is corrected

Version 3.2

  • The report generator - Clip Sheet is added
  • The mechanism of optical redetection of scenes is added
  • Scene naming templates are added
  • Possibility to process video of the Windows Media format
  • The format of HSQ files is changed - now version 2
  • Possibility to speed up optical recognition of files of some formats at the expense of usage of video of the reduced quality is added

Version 3.1

  • The algorithm of ignoring of flashlights is added
  • Search of scenes on time of shooting is added

Version 3

  • Manual editing of scenes - Manual Trimmer tool
  • In Split mode the information about timecode of initial video is saved
  • The type of result - PSQ 5
  • The type of result - PSQ 6
  • Own HSQ file format

Version 2.02

  • Two errors in the mechanism of copying AVI of files in Split mode are corrected. In rare cases they resulted to that resulting files could not be played back.

Version 2

  • Usage of Microsoft DirectShow API and consequently abbreviation DS has been added to a program name
  • The support of AVI Type 2 — files more than 1 Gigabyte
  • DV files support
  • One algorithm for optical recognition of the scenes with an adjusted threshold of sensitivity
  • Batch operation
  • Two kinds of PLB files can be created — Compatible PLB and Usage PLB
  • New kind of result — Simple List
  • The advanced command line mode
  • Correct recognition of audio in separate WAV file
  • Correct processing of dropped frames
  • Limitation of minimum length of the retrieved scenes
  • The date of creation of a source file is assigned to files created in the Split mode
  • "Quiet mode" - the dialogues with error messages are not output
  • The process can set priority of execution
  • Possibility of recording of processing errors in the log-file
  • Possibility of recording of processing results in the log-file
  • Integration with Windows explorer
  • Detailed realtime statistics during execution
  • Installer/uninstaller

Version 1.2b

  • The structure of created .PBL file was considerably perfected. Now project, created with the HandySaw use, can be trimmed (Utilites/Project Trimmer).
  • The correct recognition of any values of "Frames Per Second" of a source video was added.
  • The possibility to discard adjusted quantity of last frames of each scene was added.
  • The indexing of the scenes now is carried on in decimal format instead of in hexadecimal.
  • Generated .PLB files are compatible with Adobe Premiere 6 now. It is recommended to import them to the project via File\Import\File.

Version 1.1b2

  • Small bug of audio disappearing in long source splitting was fixed.

Version 1.1b

  • The opportunity to save each found scene in separate AVI file was added. Now HandySaw can be used with any videoediting system, not only Adobe Premiere 5.*.

Version 1.0b3

  • NTSC 30fps and 29.97fps support was added.

Version 1.0b2

  • The improved algorithm of recognition was added. Percent of the detected cuts was rather increased.
  • The DV mode was added. Very slow. It is sensitive to any distortions of a picture, accepts them for cuts. The sole mode, which can be used in DV-systems.
  • In the main window of the program the information on an amount of the detected cuts, elapsed time and scan speed was added.
  • The name of a source file can be set with the "Drag'n'Drop" from Windows Explorer and as program argument at start.

Version 1.0b

  • First issued version of the program. One base algorithm of scene recognition was realized.