Videomass 6.1.20

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Fixed annoying issue when selecting a specific audio index on files containing more than one audio stream #412 .
• Fixed log writing for both information and errors.

Improvements

Improved log management for more logical viewing and easier reading.
The same file selected in the File List panel will also be auto-selected in the Source Stream Properties window.

Videomass 6.1.18

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Fixed ValueError: could not convert string to float: in long_processing_task.py using latest FFmpeg versions.
• Fixed enabling "Batch rename files" on switch_file_import method.
• [TIMELINE] Fixed a bug in file import where the overall duration in the timeline would get stuck at 23.59.59.999.
• [TIMELINE] Fixed the overall duration to 00:00:00.000 if no files were imported or selected. In these cases, the timeline controls will now be disabled.
• Fixed bug when playing files with path names containing more than one space.
• [FILE LIST] Fixed UnboundLocalError: by LEFT clicking on "Size" column headers using the latest FFmpeg versions (which changed unit names e.g. Mibyte to Mbyte etc.).

New Features

• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Added the ability to set more parameters for subtitle streams, such as subtitle codec and map indexing.
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Added button to display the raw command dialog.
• [TIMELINE] Added ability to display waveform (resolve #140 feature request).
• [TIMELINE] Added a convenient playback feature to the timeline with some additions like a progress meter/cursor (only available for Linux/FreeBSD/MacOS for now)

Other fixes and Improvements

• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Added 16 more indexing selections for audio and subtitles.
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Removed OGV format from drop list because obsolete.
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Added subtitle stream item in Batch Mode summary dialog for user confirmation.
• Updated command line and man page.
• Improved tool tips for stream indexing controls.
• Updated File_Catalog.txt .
• Some code improvements and refactoring.
• Using ffplay, the draw timestamp font size dependent on height of the video.
• [TIMELINE] Improved GUI layout and usability.
• [FROM VIDEO TO PICTURES] Removed the fifo filter for GIF creation because it was removed from recent versions of FFmpeg (it also seems unnecessary).
• [STILL IMAGE MAKER] Iproved usability setting the images time interval.
• Update Italian language (thanks to @bovirus and @jeanslack).
• Update Russian language (thanks to ChourS)

Videomass 6.1.13

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Go" menu item that was incorrectly left enabled on "Output Monitor" during transcoding processes, leaving the user able to click on it, leading to unexpected interface behavior.
• Fixed "Edit" menu subitems according to user actions.
• Fixed the popup menu (aka context menu) items displayed when right-clicking in the "File List" panel. Enabling/disabling items depends on user actions.
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Fixed static text alignments on "Audio" tab and "Miscellaneous" tab.
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Fixed IndexError: list index out of range stack-traces raised with audio volumedetect list while the user import new files and Run transcoding process.
• Fixed compatibility issues between versions of the Python "requests" package #15 .
• [AV/CONVERSIONS] Volume detect requires at least one file, not a selection.
• Fixed typo on shownormalist.py incorrectly aliased to _(
• Fixed typo on sequence_to_video.py incorrectly aliased to _(

Improvements

• [STILL IMAGE MAKER] Improved UI layout adding spaces between the widgets.
• Improved text formatting on volumedetected.log file.
• Added contextual help for all video filters. Clicking the contextual help buttons will direct the user to the corresponding web page.
• Update File_Catalog.txt for xgettext usability.
• Added options to create a pot file without source refences, #401 thanks to @bovirus.
• Added options to have always long lines without forced CR/LF without obsolete strings and without source references, #401 thanks to @bovirus.
• Improved babelutils.py command line, adding more features, including those added by @bovirus in #401 .

Translation Updates

• Update ru_RU i18n, thanks to ChourS.

Videomass 6.1.12

Changelog

Important Application Changes

• [REMOVED] The yt-dlp GUI has been completely removed from Videomass, see #394 for the alternative application.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed inconsistencies in the setting_manager.py file for the default output directory when bootstrapping the application, especially in portable mode.
• Fixed missing icon issue for application launch on Ubuntu using deb package from PPA. This was fixed by upgrading to the Noble series for application build.
• Fixed lint errors and typos.

Translation Updates

• Update it_IT i18n, thanks to @bovirus .
• Update ru_RU i18n, thanks to ChourS.

Documentation Updates

• Updated documentations to 6.1.12 version.
• Updated wiki pages.

Improvements

• Changed and improved files on requirements dir.
• Fixed OS-based dependencies and requirements on the pyproject.toml file.
• Fixed pyproject.toml file to include only essential data in the source archive.
• Created requirements.txt file for installing dependencies using pip.
• Improved wizard UI.
• Fixed requests minimum version to >=2.28.1.

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Videomass 5.0.26

Changes

• Fixed yt-dlp preferences tab issue #372
• [YouTube Downloader] Enabled import of the external «yt_dlp» package also on the standalone executable built by Pyinstaller.
• [YouTube Downloader] Improved handling of the yt-dlp executable (yt-dlp.exe on Windows) which now provides some automation and useful information for the users.
• [YouTube Downloader] Added «Whale» browser to the supported browser list for cookie automations.
• Update it_IT i18n, thanks to @bovirus
• Update zh_CN i18n, thanks to @userwljs
• [YouTube Downloader] Removed API functionality for download operations. Now only the yt-dlp executable is used for download operations. The API is still needed and will only be used for statistics extraction and format code listing.
• Fixed #374
• Added «FLAC resampler» new preset.

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Videomass 5.0.25

Changes

• Updated copyleft year.
• Fixed minimum Python version to v3.9.0 .
• Updated Italian translation (see #370 thanks to @bovirus).
• Updated Russian translation (thanks to ChourS)
• Added checking of output directories before running processes.
• Fixed typo in message 'Enable external import of ... package', (see #367 thanks to @nxjosephofficial) .
• [NEW FEATURE] The application has been scheduled to restart automatically, e.g. after the wizard dialog ends or after applying settings that require the application to be restarted. Note that this behavior it is disabled using the Python interpreter (interactive mode).
• [AV Conversions] Fixed disabling widgets and tooltips when selecting No Audio and Copy on the audio encoder radiobox.

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Videomass 5.0.21

Changes

• Update French language (thanks to Phil Aug).
• Update Spanish language (thanks to katnatek).
• Update Russian language (thanks to ChourS).
• Improved file doc-strings.
• Improved build using pyproject.toml file.
• Improved build using pyinstaller_setup.py file.
• Improved requirements.
• Fixed some broken link.
• Fixed an issue when restoring the configuration directory, which copied unnecessary files and directories.
• Fixed issue with using physically non-existent and access-denied output paths (e.g. removing USB sticks, hard drives, etc.) which would inevitably lead to an application reset during startup (Very annoying).
• Fixed NameError: name 'tarbal' is not defined. Did you mean: 'tarball'? during presets download operation.
• Changed: Unlike portable mode, in installed mode output directories are no longer automatically recreated if they do not exist.
• Changed the names of the default output directories when using the application in portable mode (see Media/Transcoding + Media/Downloads).

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Videomass 5.0.20

Changes

• Added requirements-linux.txt to build videomass wheel from source.
• Updated INSTALL file, now includes new information and procedures.
• Added *.mo item to .gitignore file to auto-escludes that item.
• Fix pyproject.toml file: added artifacts to include MO files on wheel binary even if the .gitignore file excludes them.
• Update dependencies list on hatchling.toml file.
• Added StartupNotify and StartupWMClass entries to xdg/*.desktop file to fix App icon not dislpayed in some taskbar.
• Improved xdg/*.xml file.
• Fixed app-const.py file to backwards compatibility using wxPython v4.0.7.

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Videomass 5.0.18

Changes

• Created new gettext utilities.
• Italian translation completed thanks to @bovirus .
• Improved AUTHORS and traslation list on about dialog.
• Enabling the Queue button on any panel if a queue is set up.
• Create generate_MO_file.sh script.
• Improved gettext_utils scripts.
• Provide a Hatch Build Hook to compile catalogs when building wheels.
• All MO files have been removed as they will be compiled when building packages.
• Added babel as a new dependency needed for compiling language catalogs when building binaries.
• Added compile MO files option before build standalone App using pyinstaller.
• Fixed accelerators shortcuts on Italian language catalog (leave same as USA keyboard).
• Added a new Python script that includes some functionality based on the babel program, convenient on operating systems that do not have gettext installed.
• Fixed app_const not listing the es_CU locale code language.
• Improved build using pyinstaller.py wrap script .
• Added support for Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Czech (Czechia), German (Germany), Hungarian (Hungary) translations.
• Update Localization_Guidelines at: https://jeanslack.github.io/Videomass/Pages/Localization_Guidelines.html .
• Update presets and profiles to v0.24 .

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Videomass 5.0.16

What's New in This Release

• Videomass now uses hatchling as the default build backend which replaces setuptools.
• New feature created that allows you to import the yt_dlp package externally, replacing the one installed on your system or the one on your virtual environment (see #328). Standalone application are excluded from using this feature.

Improvements

• Improved startup configuration script.
• Created a new convenient about_app script to store program description data which replace msg_info.
• Go menu bar items are now fully enabled on every panel (see #332).

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