Note: The latest release is v25.0.0. Yes, that's in a new thread.
Hey,
I've released mkvtoolnix v4.0.0. This release features full support for the WebM variant of the Matroska container format, VP8 video tracks, the IVF container format. It also contains a new translation into Dutch.
There are two changes for package maintainers: 1. the new translation I've mentioned and 2. mkvtoolnix requires the new releases libebml v1.0.0 and libmatroska v1.0.0 available at
http://dl.matroska.org Both libraries are not binary-compatible with earlier releases, but they're source-compatible. These libraries are only needed if you want to compile your own package. You do not need them if you're using one of the binary ones.
Here are the usual links...
...to the home page:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
...to the source code:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkv...-4.0.0.tar.bz2
...to the Windows installer and 7zip archive:
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkv....0.0-setup.exe
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkv...icode-4.0.0.7z
All binaries that I provide myself have already been uploaded.
Here's the full ChangeLog since release 3.4.0:
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2010-06-05 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* Released v4.0.0.
* build: Building mkvtoolnix now requires libebml v1.0.0 and libmatroska v1.0.0 or later.
2010-06-04 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* all command line tools: bug fix: Fixed the output of eastern languages like Japanese or Chinese under cmd.exe on Windows.
2010-06-03 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mmg: new feature: Added the estimated remaining time to the mux and job dialogs.
2010-05-31 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* all: Added a translation of the programs into Dutch by Ren?? Maassen (see AUTHORS).
2010-05-28 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvextract: feature removal: Removed support for extracting FLAC tracks into Ogg FLAC files. Instead they're always written into raw FLAC files. The option "--no-ogg" has been removed as well.
* mkvmerge: feature removal: Removed support for the FLAC library older than v1.1.1.
* mkvmerge: bug fix: Fixed support for reading FLAC tracks from Ogg files following the FLAC-in-Ogg-mapping established with FLAC v1.1.1. Fix for bug 488.
2010-05-27 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mmg: enhancement: The "mkvmerge executable" input in the preferences dialog is not read-only anymore. Final part of a fix for bug 490.
* mmg: bug fix: mmg will output a warning if it is used with a mkvmerge executable whose version differs from mmg's version. Part of a fix for bug 490.
* mmg: bug fix: If adding a file fails mkvmerge's error message will be shown in a scrollable dialog instead of a normal message box. Part of a fix for bug 490.
* mmg: Added 'IVF' files to the list of known input file types.
* mkvmerge: Added support for reading IVF files with VP8 video tracks.
* mkvextract: Added support for extracting VP8 video tracks into IVF files.
2010-05-24 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvmerge, mkvinfo, mkvextract: bug fix: Fixed handling of clusters missing a cluster timecode element.
* mkvinfo GUI: bug fix: Frames for simple blocks were shown at the wrong place in the element tree.
2010-05-23 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvmerge, mkvextract: Fixed handling of clusters with an unknown size.
2010-05-22 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvinfo: bug fix: Fixed handling clusters with an unknown size.
* mkvinfo: new feature: Added an option ("-z" / "--size") for displaying each element's size property. Elements with an unknown/infinite size are shown as "size is unknown".
2010-05-21 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mmg: new feature: Added a checkbox for enabling "WebM" mode. This will also enable the same limitations that mkvmerge enables: Only VP8 and Vorbis tracks, no chapters, no tags. The output file name extension will be changed to ".webm" upon enabling the mode.
2010-05-19 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvmerge: change: mkvmerge will not write track header elements whose actual value equals their default value anymore.
2010-05-18 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvmerge: new feature: Neither chapters nor tags will be written to WebM compliant files. Warnings are issued if chapters or tags are found and not disabled.
* mkvmerge: bug fix: Matroska files without clusters are accepted as valid input files again.
* mmg: enhancement: Added "WebM" with the extension "webm" to the list of known file types.
* mkvmerge: new feature: Added support for muxing VP8 video tracks.
* mkvmerge: enhancement: mkvmerge will no longer put all clusters into a meta seek element resulting in smaller file size. The parameter "--no-clusters-in-meta-seek" has been renamed to "--clusters-in-meta-seek" and its meaning reverted.
* mkvmerge: enhancement: WebM compatibility mode will be turned on automatically if the output file name's extension is '.webm', '.webma' or '.webmv'.
* mkvinfo GUI: enhancement: Added "webm" to the list of known file name extensions for WebM files both for the "Open file" dialog and the drag & drop support.
2010-05-17 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvmerge: new feature: Added options "--webm"/"--web-media" that enable the WebM compatibility mode. In this mode only Vorbis audio tracks and VP8 video tracks are allowed. Neither chapters nor tracks are allowed. The DocType element is set to "webm".
* mkvinfo GUI: bug fix: Opening more than one file without restarting mkvinfo GUI could result in wrong timecodes due to variables not being reinitialized.
2010-05-16 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* mkvinfo: bug fix: Binary elements shorter than 10 bytes were not output correctly.
2010-05-15 Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
* Build system: bug fix: The man page installation process only installed the English originals instead of the Japanese and Chinese translations.
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Have fun.