Beta Version 4.0.0b3

Changes

• Adding #59 Queue system
• Adding #94 profiles (thanks to robchap79)
• Adding #98 multi-lingual support (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding #111 HDR10+ Optimization flag for x265 (thanks to SlashX)
• Adding #113 copy video track option (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding |===== | Progress Bars
• Adding support for interlaced videos
• Adding option to download newest FFmpeg on Windows
• Adding builds for MacOS and Linux
• Adding --test (imports only) and --version startup options
• Changing to a model based dataclass setup with a large internal re-write
• Changing so it opens the file dialog for new video to last used directory
• Changing log names, including file output stem in conversion log
• Fixing #116 how HDR10 options for x265 work (thanks to HannesJo0139)
• Fixing thumbnails not being generated properly on 10-bit non bt2020 files
• Fixing QThread destroyed message on close

Known Issues

• Audio is not being copied directly if no conversion selected
• Selecting Remove HDR does not change encoder settings properly

Improvements Wanted

• Make sure translations are correct (requires community effort)

Beta Version 4.0.0b2

Changes

• Adding #59 Queue system
• Adding #94 profiles (thanks to robchap79)
• Adding #98 multi-lingual support (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding #111 HDR10+ Optimization flag for x265 (thanks to SlashX)
• Adding #113 copy video track option (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding |===== | Progress Bars
• Adding support for interlaced videos
• Adding option to download newest FFmpeg on Windows
• Adding builds for MacOS and Linux
• Adding --test (imports only) and --version startup options
• Changing to a model based dataclass setup with a large internal re-write
• Changing so it opens the file dialog for new video to last used directory
• Changing log names, including file output stem in conversion log
• Fixing #116 how HDR10 options for x265 work (thanks to HannesJo0139)
• Fixing thumbnails not being generated properly on 10-bit non bt2020 files
• Fixing QThread destroyed message on close

Known Issues

Improvements Wanted

• If there are already items in queue, and video is being modified, ask if it should be added to queue if convert button is hit.
• Pretty up New Profile and Current Profile windows
• Check for updates need updated for mac and linux
• No check for Max / Min ranges for master display
• Make sure all things are being translated
• Make sure translations are correct (requires community effort)

Beta Version 4.0.0b1

Changes

• Adding #59 Queue system
• Adding #94 profiles (thanks to robchap79)
• Adding #98 multi-lingual support (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding #111 HDR10+ Optimization flag for x265 (thanks to SlashX)
• Adding #113 copy video track option (thanks to leonardyan)
• Adding |===== | Progress Bars
• Adding support for interlaced videos
• Adding option to download newest FFmpeg on Windows
• Adding builds for MacOS and Linux
• Adding --test (imports only) and --version startup options
• Changing to a model based dataclass setup with a large internal re-write
• Changing so it opens the file dialog for new video to last used directory
• Fixing #116 how HDR10 options for x265 work (thanks to HannesJo0139)
• Fixing thumbnails not being generated properly on 10-bit non bt2020 files
• Fixing QThread destroyed message on close

Known Issues

• Worker thread can stay alive if exited gui during conversion and clicked to "cancel", does not cancel.
• Internal version is labeled 4.0.0 not 4.0.0b1

Bugs / improvements wanted

• Weird blue button background appears sometimes
• The queue sometimes can't identify commands that have been run and don't update their state, but conversion still runs
• Rotation and Flip drop downs are cropped poorly
• No check for Max / Min ranges for master display
• Change conversion log name to filename output
• Add a dialog for "Add current item to queue?"
• Need to actually add content to dictionary for other languages
• Send to queue doesn't clear the video title
• Check for updates need updated for mac and linux

Version 3.4.3

• Fixing #110 (multi) no warning for those updating about automatic burn-in subtitles (thanks to loungebob)
• Fixing #110 (multi) no option to disable automatic subtitle burn-in behavior (thanks to loungebob)
• Fixing #110 (multi) waiting cursor may not go away by removing for now (thanks to loungebob)
• Fixing timeout for covers extraction not working
• Fixing changing settings without video would crash GUI

Windows

Please use the installer below (FastFlix_<version>_installer.exe) unless you need the portable version (FastFlix_<version>_win64.zip)

Mac / Linux

Please refer to the README

Version 3.4.2

• Fixing color space details being passed correctly to everything other than x265 as well
• Fixing HDR10+ details on README
• Fixing #102 better with taking into account master-display ratios (thanks to leonardyan)
• Fixing VP9 to accept profiles so HDR10 can be copied properly
• Fixing #108 HEVC can select wrong video track for encoding (thanks to Zeid164)

Version 3.4.1

• Fixing #102 color space and HDR details not parsed from webm correctly (thanks to leonardyan)
• Fixing no warning messages for HDR10+ experimental feature

Version 3.4.0

• Adding #83 HDR10+ support for x265 (thanks to SlashX)
• Adding x265 params hdr10, hdr10-opt, aq-mode and repeat-headers
• Adding basic splash info and waiting cursor for events
• Adding button to open config file from setting panel
• Changing that autocrop will test two spots if possible (thanks to HannesJo0139)
• Changing covers generated in their own temp directory
• Fixing #103 x265-params were being pre-pended with an extra ":" (thanks to Zeid164)
• Fixing #101 FFmpeg status codes now taken into account for errors

Windows

Please use the installer below (FastFlix_<version>_installer.exe) unless you need the portable version (FastFlix_<version>_win64.zip)

Mac / Linux

Please refer to the README

Version 3.3.1

• Fixing #96 input selection did not support all video formats
• Fixing #95 unicode decode error for FFmpeg output

Windows

Please use the installer below (FastFlix_<version>_installer.exe) unless you need the portable version (FastFlix_<version>_win64.zip)

Mac / Linux

Please refer to the README

Version 3.3.0

• Adding ETA and size estimates on status panel
• Adding custom x265-params options
• Adding support for WebP encodings
• Changing height to say "Auto" when keeping aspect ratio
• Changing that buttons will be disabled without video or when encoding
• Fixing cover extraction could timeout and crash program
• Fixing #89 x265 params for hdr10 changed names (thanks to SlashX)
• Fixing #92 cannot start FastFlix on Mac (thanks to Paul Bakaus)
• Fixing autocrop sometimes failing due to muxing size limitations
• Fixing thumbnail generation did not work for videos with multiple video tracks
• Fixing gif generation to work with new filter_complex
• Fixing gif output network location would not work

Windows

Please use the installer below (FastFlix_<version>_installer.exe) unless you need the portable version (FastFlix_<version>_win64.zip)

Mac / Linux

Please refer to the README

Version 3.2.0

• Adding #75 burn-in subtitle support (thanks to Trevbams)
• Adding #81 auto crop feature (thanks to HannesJo0139)
• Adding #84 pause / resume functionality (thanks to loungebob)
• Adding hover info for Audio and Subtitle tracks
• Adding confirm overwrite dialog if file already exists and is not empty
• Adding linking to issues in changelog file
• Changing to explicitly set no-slow-firstpass for x265 bitrate runs
• Changing FFmpeg to download latest available
• Fixing AVC always copied chapters
• Fixing how aspect ratio interacted with crop
• Fixing HEVC would copy HDR10 details on 8-bit videos

Windows

Please use the installer below (FastFlix_3.2.0_installer.exe) unless you need the portable version (FastFlix_3.2.0_win64.zip)

Mac / Linux

Please use pipx as described in the README or use the whl file with Python below.

Updated to 3.2.1 for pip installs due to missing requirement

Version 3.2.1

• Fixing psutil not listed as requirement for pip (thanks to I-Iawk)