DVD Shrink v3.1 version history (the story so far)

[ddlooping]

Hi all. :)

I thought some of you migh be interested in viewing v3.1 version history so far. ;)


Version 3.1 Beta 10 - 9 Jan 2004
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Added dummy help file when hit F1.

Modified text in RCE dialog.

Changed dialog fonts to "MS Shell Dlg" which should map to Tahoma
on XP/2000. Backup and preferences window fonts refuse to change
however.


Version 3.1 Beta 9 - 8 Jan 2004
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Added Ctrl+R, Ctrl+B keyboard accelerators.

Modified view menu.

Added default audio/subpicture selection in re-author mode (by
popup menu)

Fixed bug where "logical stream remapping" would attempt to remap
subpicture stream no 62 and 63 (these IDs have special meaning and
should not be remapped).

"Logical stream remapping" is unchecked by default.

Fixed bug where non-logical stream remapping would fail to zero
completely the disabled stream in PGC_GI tables.

Added "Mixed Compression" entry to the video compression box which
is purely for information, better than displaying a blank entry.


Version 3.1 Beta 8 - 8 Jan 2004
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Burn dialog automatically steps progress control when in "waiting
for insert media" mode: try to create the impression that we have
not crashed, but are waiting...

Wrapped NeroAPI code in exception handlers: if a crash occurs
within Nero, then DVD Shrink (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments) should be able to continue (without
burning functionality).

Improved checking of target folder validity.

Improved handling of scenario where the burn target is the same
drive as the current DVD source material: user is prompted to insert
blank media after encoding and replace original disc after burning.

Added "Logical remapping of enabled streams" option. This is checked
by default. If checked, all disabled streams are entirely removed
from IFO files, and menu buttons, navigation commands are remapped to
point to the correct remaining streams. If unchecked, disabled streams
are only marked as unavailable in PGC_GI tables, and no remapping of
any kind occurs. The first (default checked) option is generally
recommended, but may cause problems with stream selection on some
discs.


Version 3.1 Beta 7 - 7 Jan 2004
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Changed deep analysis button, it is always enabled but a message
will popup if no analysis necessary.

Changed rate reporting to KB/s rather than MB/s, which makes easier
comparison with DVD Decryptor.

Changed back to "DVD Shrink (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments) 2.3" buttons by default.
Changed Aymeric buttons name to "Smooth" at request.

Fixed progress bar in analysis dialog, so it starts at an offset
depending how much of the DVD has already been analysed.

If error occurs during Nero initialization (demo version expired,
etc) then burning is disabled and backup dialog displays hyperlink
to http://www.nero.com instead. Backup to hard disk will function
normally.

Append ".nrg" extension if user doesn't type one when saving
an image file.

Added property page for burn settings if burning is enabled
* volume label
* auto erase RW media if non-empty
* image recorder file


Version 3.1 Beta 6 - 6 Jan 2004
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Added burning functionality.
Burning is enabled if you have nero 6 installed. It may also work
with Nero version 5, not yet tested.

Changed "finished" dialog to handle the various states:
* finished without burning
* finished and burned successfully
* finished but burning failed

Added hyperlink to finished dialog, opens windows explorer at
the output file folder.

Changed DVD opening code to allow open of partial (incomplete) DVD
folders in re-author mode. VIDEO_TS.IFO file must exist however.

Added aymeric buttons, and set them to default. Not fully decided
on this yet.


Version 3.1 Beta 5 - 4 Jan 2004
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Fixed bug in re-author where titles would fail to deselect (this
caused unintended titles could be dragged into composition).

Fixed crash if attempt to load a DVD from invalid media.

Increased shutdown time to 120 seconds.

Deep analysis before backup is unchecked by default.

Decreased time to wait for state change in preview window to 100ms
which can improve response when selection changes.

Added device-removal handling. It is now impossible to re-author
a title from an ejected disk, or edit an ejected disk in full-disk
mode (the document closes).

Added F5 refresh shortcut. DVD browser should automatically refresh
if a disk is inserted or removed (but volume label does not always
display correctly until manually refreshed).

Current re-authored DVD is preserved if you switch away from
re-author mode (it will still be there if you switch back, no matter
what you do in full-disk mode).

Disabled copy or drag of the root item in re-author view.

Fixed crash when copy from fulldisk and paste into re-author (beta-
testers are supposed to report this kind of thing!) << and they did. ;)

Added "Close All Open DVDs" menu option which flushes and resets
DVD Shrink (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments) cache of opened DVDs.

Fixed "Add" operation in re-author, also works with double-click.

Fixed saving of analysis results in re-author mode and after quick
analysis when dragging/adding titles. Analysis results are saved
back to the original source DVD.

Moved analysis results folder to common appdata:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DVD Shrink.
This folder is version independent and will not change in future
releases of DVD Shrink.

Changed DeCSS disk reader to use overlapped IO on WinNT systems,
this may (or may not) increase performance.


Version 3.1 Beta 4 - 3 Jan 2004
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Fixed crash after start/end frames in re-author.

Keyboard shortcuts:
* F11 - switch in and out of fullscreen preview
* F12 - play/pause preview

Changed backup dialog
backup dialog now reports disk space available
better looking GUI
better checking for target folder validity

Added "low priority mode" to preferences dialog
Added "disable all subpicture streams" option in preferences

Deep analysis now hides the application window while analysing.

Added pause/resume function during analysis and encoding.


Version 3.1 Beta 3 - 31 Dec 2003
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Changes to preferences dialog layout.

Added preferences option to set DirectX video renderer for video
preview (this may solve problems on some systems).

Added preferences option to automatically select audio and subpicture
streams.

Fixed bug where deep analysis would recalculate all compression
settings to fill the target size, even if user set custom ratio.


Version 3.1 Beta 2 - 30 Dec 2003
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Modified preview window to use VMR-9 if possible, otherwise use
default video renderer.

Fixed EULA so does not display twice.

Fixed possible hang in video preview when dragging from re-author.


Version 3.1 Beta 1 - 29 Dec 2003
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Improved re-author GUI.

Switched to DirectShow architecture for video preview, added audio
preview functionality.

Improved pre-analysis routines, analysis takes longer but provides
more accurate estimation of compressed size.

Deep Analysis option disabled if no compression necessary.

Fixed bug in "Perform deep analysis before backup" option, where
resulting files could be over/undersized if video not set to
automatic compression.

Disabled audio/subpicture streams are remapped and completely
removed from output IFO file _if_ they are disabled in every title
which contains a reference to them.

Added support for custom toolbar images.

Fixed "Cannot decrypt VOBS" error.

Improved error reporting to indicate filenames where appropriate.

Added Layer break removal.

Changed "open files" to browse for a folder, not a filename. The
folder must contain a complete DVD title.

Added automatic creation of VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS subfolders in
output directory.

Added "low priority mode" for backup.

Added check for available disk space.

Added shutdown computer warning so user can cancel.

Added installer/uninstaller (courtesy of Inno Setup Compiler).

Improved support for Win98.

No longer steal ".IFO" file extension for DVD Shrink.

A little glimpse at v3.1 via its first guide:
http://www.dvdshrink.info/fulldisk_basic.php

[thop]

Moved analysis results folder to common appdata:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DVD Shrink
but not selectable :(

[ddlooping]

Moved analysis results folder to common appdata:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DVD Shrink

but not selectable :(
It could be in the final version. No promises though. ;)

[ddlooping]

Another glimpse at v3.1, this time the "Re-author" mode. ;)

http://www.dvdshrink.info/reauthor_basic.php

[samtroy]

@ ddlooping:

Very interesting changelog.

What do you know about quality improvements? Since I haven't found anything important on that matter in the changelog, can it be assumed that the transcoding quality is *exactly* the same as in version 3.0 beta 5 (or Recode 2.0.0.7c ;-)) ?

S.

[ffroms]

I was going to ask same thing. There is no news about transcoding engine. I'm glade that DA is improved (doesn't mind waiting a little bit more for better picture).

FFS

[aristoteles1000]

Hi,
where can i download the new version 3.1 beta ???
On the download page is only the old version 3.0 beta 5.
Thanks in advance.

[mrbass]

Keep checking http://www.doom9.org homepage for the news. Go watch a few movies then come back and check.

As far as quality improvement. I remember dvdshrink mentioned something how the 'quick analysis' takes a tad bit longer (seems like it used to be 2mins but now it's 3mins) but it results in better quality. As far as deep analysis I don't think that's changed. I was pretty satisifed with 3.0beta5 transcoding engine myself. Then again I rarely do 1:1 either just main movie only.

edit: duh ...how blind can I be. Ok maybe it's just more accurate size and not better video.
Improved pre-analysis routines, analysis takes longer but provides more accurate estimation of compressed size.

I put my 3.1 guides up about 30 mins ago or so here. (http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink)

I think ddlooping should be waking up any minute now :-) So hopefully we'll hear more info from him soon or from doom9's news page. (http://www.doom9.org)

[ffroms]

@aristoteles1000
New version isn't available yet. It suppose to be ready for download later today or tomorrow.

FFS

[oddwunn]

New version isn't available yet. It suppose to be ready for download later today or tomorrow.

Cool. I can't wait to give the new version a workout! :D

Nice guides, mrbass!

Ddlooping, do you have a non "Wink" version available? I don't install plugins any more for the obvious reasons.

[ddlooping]

Ddlooping, do you have a non "Wink" version available? I don't install plugins any more for the obvious reasons.

I've chosen not to make other versions, oddwunn.
HTML or PDF versions wouldn't be as user-friendly, and would require a fairly long donwload time and a much bigger bandwidth.
There are plenty of very good "non-Flash" guides/tutorials available, mrbass' ones being a good example. ;)

I wouldn't have thought the Flash plugin to be any kind of security threat.
Also, it only takes a couple of minutes to install. :)

[mrbass]

I used to hate flash too with a vengeance until I found a solution to temporarily disable flash within IE and Mozilla. So when I visit legitimate sites I just temporarily enable flash.

http://mrbass.org/privacy/ look for FlashONoff.zip for IE and for Mozilla/Netscape/Firebird look for Flash Click to View here http://mrbass.org/winfreeware/

ddlooping tutorials are very easy to follow as he shows you as he's clicking buttons, etc. I think without his efforts many would be 'overwhelmed' if they're just getting started. However, even if they don't fully understand they can get down the concept relatively quick with ddlooping's flash guides and know it's not as many clicks as one probably tends to think.

[oddwunn]

Ok, cool, thanks guys!

With that nifty little Flash utility, I will be happy to now install it and take a gander at ddloopings guides. :)

[ddlooping]

Thanks for the tip and positive feedback, mrbass. :)

[jfcarbel]

Will the audio out of sync problems be fixed with the start/stop cropping in reauthor mode? This has been brought up in the digital digest forums as an issue.

I really want to use DVDShrinks crop feature to create a surround sound dvd to demo my system, that is grab clips from several of my dvds and create one VOB from these that plays as one video stream.

BTW- glad to see the audio preview, this was a suggestion of mine. From a programmers standpoint I am still curious how shrink does it. That is DirectX does not allow smooth scanning when in pause mode, that is moving the trackbar in pause mode to jump along in the video frames. ddlooping maybe you can ask shrink to drop his tips here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60269

[samtroy]

ddlooping,

Can we expect transcoding-quality improvements in the new 3.1 version (compared to 3.0 beta 5/Recode 2)?

S.

[mrbass]

Originally posted by jfcarbel

I really want to use DVDShrinks crop feature to create a surround sound dvd to demo my system, that is grab clips from several of my dvds and create one VOB from these that plays as one video stream.

You'll have to use Recode2 to 'merge' titles. DVDShrink won't have that feature just will be able to play a title one after another with a very slight pause in between. DVDShrink can import many titles from different DVDs but just not seamlessly play them without a 1 second pause or so.

[JustinH]

Very nice. Will it be released on Friday (today) or Saturday?

[samtroy]

Originally posted by samtroy
ddlooping,

Can we expect transcoding-quality improvements in the new 3.1 version (compared to 3.0 beta 5/Recode 2)?


Hmmmm... 3 times asked, no answer...

This strongly indicates that an improvement in transcoding-quality (compared to 3.0b5/Recode2) can NOT be expected in DVD Shrink 3.1.

:D

S.

[mrbass]

no there isn't. For those using 2.3 to 3.1 yes there will be. There's only so much quality improvements that can be made when you can only modify DCT coeffients...I'll try to find that post by dvdshrink on another forum to quote him here.

moved that quote to the
FAQ about the Transcoding Technique thread.