DVD ReBuilder Versions 0.98.2(free)/ 1.28.2 Pro - Jul 12th

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In order to make it a little easier for everyone to find the newest version, and read about any changes, I am creating this thread as a "single source". The thread itself will be locked -- but you can subscribe to it and, as a result, will be automatically notified each time it is updated with a new version.

The latest Professional Edition (VIP) version is v1.28.2, released on July 12th 2008.
Released only to VIP contributors. The Professional Edition includes numerous improvements over the freeware version and a newer modernized interface. Read about the Pro Edition here. (http://info.dvd-rb.com) See the changes for this version here. (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1158259#post1158259) If you are a registered (paid) user you can download the new version from this link (https://jammernhilftnichts.de/jdobbs/DVD-RB_v1.282Pro.exe). Note: This version of the software is only for VIP users (donators) and will not function unless you are a registered user!

The latest Public Release (freeware) version is v0.98.2, released on December 15th, 2006. You can get it here (http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/DVD-RBv0982Free.zip) (jdobbs.net). Read about it here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?postid=917596#post917596). The freeware version is now being distributed complete with the Rockas Installer. This distribution includes all associated apps, includings the recommended versions of the HC and QuEnc encoders (total 4.5MB). If are using a dialup connection and want to download just the Rebuilder executable in an "Update Only" zip file file -- you can get it here (http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/DVD-RBv0982FreeUO.zip) (about 591KB).

Note: Some browsers may need to "Refresh" to get the most current version.

Thank You Beta Testers!


A heads-up to all: I continue working on the "Professional Edition" and will also continue to release copies to VIPs. It includes many additional features that will never be in the freeware version -- the Pro version is only distributed to those who contribute at a certain level (see REBUILDER.TXT for more info). VIPs will get automatic upgrades for the life of the product. Freeware versions will continue (normally including only bugfixes) but will never include the extended features.

A special thanks to wmansir for this great idea.

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Version 0.46

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Added support for Button-Over-Video. Imbedded menus and user actions should now work correctly. This also sets the stage for possible menu size reductions.

- Found and fixed Runtime Error '9' that occured during REBUILD phase. This should end most if not all of the '9' errors. It will be especially noticable in removing them in Half-D1/Half-Bitrate extra selections.

- Fixed a source of Runtime Error '9' in PREPARE phase.

- Found a situation in which bad MPEG editing in the original DVD (in which trailing B frames were deleted leaving an out of temporal sequence I or P frame) could cause error #0006 in REBUILD during transcoding (using ReJig). A workaround was implemented in which the temporal sequence was adjusted.

- Changed code so the "PREPARE" button doesn't change to "Process" after running it the first time. It wasn't supposed to.

- Made a modification to the monitoring of CCE as it is running in an attempt to get it to apply less processor time to DVD-RB when running on multithreaded processors. On my Athlon 2400+ processor it has dropped to consistently less than 1% processor usage for DVD-RB while CCE is running.

- Reset the DVD Compliant flag to "off" in the ECL files to bypass a new "feature" associated with CCE's 2.69 version. If it is set "on" CCE tries to outsmart you and add frames to a 23.976fps source.

8,569 downloads before removal.

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Version 0.47

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Updated code so subtitle support is more properly implemented. This should fix most (if not all) of the problems associated with non-displaying subtitles.

- Again tweaked the monitoring of CCE to try and improve performance on multi-threading processors. The parameters posted with 0.46 were too conservative.

- Added automatic addition of the -interlaced or -nointerlaced command line option to QuEnc. The determination is based upon data found in DVD-RB's PREPARE phase.

- Added an option under the AVS advanced menu setting MPEG2SOURCE("source",idct=7) as a possible default.

- Fixed an error that caused incorrect calculation when Half-D1/Half Size option is selected. This generally resulted in undersized output.

- Fixed an error in which the "TargetSectors=" INI command was not being used to establish a default when targets were not established for the selected encoder.

- Other minor corrections and optimizations were made.

7,309 downloads before removal

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Version 0.48

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected an error related to fast forwarding and rewinding through chapter points. The first entry in any Cell's first DSI was not correctly flagging time offsets that had no prior VOBU. My thanks to Sir Didymus for finding and pointing out this error. Extraordinary beta testing!

- Added support for the "-maxbitrate" option to all QUEnc encode command lines. The value is set to the DVD-RB default of "9000" unless changed via the "max_bitrate=" INI option. This might fix some of the stuttering errors seen when using QuEnc.

- Enabled checking that disallows mismatching of modes between the PREPARE and ENCODE phases.

- Fixed an error in which "IDCT7" was not being properly applied when selected. Thanks to djan for discovering this error.

5,825 downloads before removal

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Version 0.49

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Fixed an error that could cause audio drift over time, cell audio moving out of sync, and also was responsible for some (rare) "freezing" chapters. Thanks to Djuby for pointing out a disc through which it was repeatable.

- Fixed a minor error in which during save the wrong extension is shown (".RBD" showed as ".RDB").

- Corrected processing of Project Files. When loading the status (such as noting that PREPARE is complete) was not retained and updated. Thanks to maksa for pointing these last two out.

10,063 downloads before removal

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Version 0.50b

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected an error in which the maximum bitrate could peak higher than that set in the max_bitrate setting when working with interlaced sources. This is highly likely to have been the source of infrequent frame stutters at high demand points in encoding. The problem is the result of DVD-RB's inherent method of feeding frames to CCE and QuEnc. Please note that if you browse the .ECL files for interlaced sources, they will now show a vbr_brate_max= value that os 80% of the default setting -- do not change it. It is right, and the resulting stream (after processing) will still match the max value. Excellent observation by Trahald.

- Added a One Pass VBR mode for those who are using CCE SP. It performs sampling pass(es) during PREPARE phase that predicts an appropriate Q rating based upon the space available. That Q is then used for a one pass encode. Total time for an encode is reduced dramatically while quality is maintained at a known level. This is the first iteration of this set of routines and its still being tested, so some level of sizing error is expected. Please provide feedback in the DOOM9 rebuilder forum. Note added: It seems to be oversizing consistently. I will do some mods and post a fix soon.

- Fixed an error in which answering "No." to "Continue" in the PREPARE phase would result in the encode and rebuild buttons remaining disabled (regardless of their previous state). Thanks to wgw for finding this one.

- Added more timestamps to the Status messages to make it easier to determine the lengths and times of different activities.

- Fixed an error in which having "Shutdown at One-Click Completion" selected while using batch mode would terminate Rebuilder after the first batch job. Added a "Batch Shutdown" option to the "File" menu that now the system can be set to shutdown following a batch run. The setting is NOT saved to INI and will not be persistent across program runs (purposefully).

(0.50a)
- Did some tweaking on the One Pass VBR. Should be closer, still needs work.
(0.50b)
- More tweaking of the One Pass VBR. It's starting to look good.

7,164 downloads before removal

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Version 0.51b

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

v0.51
- Added Subtitle removal to the SETUP dialog. You can now make a global choice as to which subtitles remain or get removed. Space recovered from removed subpictures is reallocated to the main movie (as is true with audio). In this version the subtitles will still exist in the IFO files -- but are removed from the VTSs. Future versions may remove them from the IFO as well.

- The bitrate fix in v0.50 was incorrectly implemented. Progressive and PAL sources were getting maximum bitrate reductions while those that should have been receiving the reduction were not getting it. It has been corrected. Thanks to Brikin and The_Flash.

- Enabled the "Steal Space from Extras" option. This option allows you to improve your main movie quality by reducing the quality of extras. It works by taking storage space (25%, 33%, or 50%) from whatever is in use by the extra and then reallocating it to the movie. Please be careful in using this option -- as it can very easily degrade the quality of extras to an unacceptable level. It is really meant to be used when extras take a LOT of space on the original disc. Also please note that the reallocation of space happens BEFORE other options -- so, for example, if you choose Half-D1/Half-Space and also choose 50% reduction, the Half-D1 size will be halved twice -- resulting in a Half-D1/One-Quarter space. This option is only valid when the "Dynamically Assign Cell Bitrates" option is enabled.

v0.51b
- Modified One Pass VBR mode so it recovers sectors associated with ReduceBy and Half-D1/Half-Size options. The recovered sectors are now added to the target sector size associated with the main movie VTS.

- Fixed error in which the maximum bitrate was not being set for PAL interlaced output. Thanks to Amenophis for finding this.

- Modified the rough order of magnitude calculation for beginning Q in OPV. It should take fewer prediction passes (on average).

v0.51c
- Corrected a problem in which, if you did not go into the setup screen and specifically choose default subpictures to remove, all were removed. Bad day.
- Added an Expert AVS option in which you can add text that will be added to AVS files. This is meant to support filters -- but can also be used to activate other AVISYNTH commands. This is an EXPERT OPTION. If you are not intimately familiar with AVISYNTH... leave it alone. It can make your encodes fail completely if incorrectly used. Note: Don't use blank lines.

6,624 downloads before removal

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Version 0.52

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected an error in NAVPACK processing that may be the source of at least some of the subtitle problems some have reported with certain players. The PTM of the first and last frame in a VOB was not being correctly updated.

- Implemented improvements to OPV algorithms. Now have more consistently accurate prediction of filesize and predictions are now made in fewer passes (2-3). As there are typically fewer passes now, the default sampling percentage has been increased from .5 to 1 for improved accuracy. Also added two INI entries: Q_sample_percentage=n (default is 1, can be set to any value from .1 - 25), and Q_ROM_constant=n (default is 256, with max/min of 300/200. You may be able to get better accuracy in some cases with Q_sample_percentage set to values higher than default -- but it will in turn add significantly more time to the prediction process and the PREPARE phase. Q_ROM_constant is used to estimate a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Q value for the first pass using the formula:

Q = (framecount / targetsectors) * Q_ROM_Constant

A special thanks to tylo, author of D2SRoBa, for reviewing the DVD-RB algorithm and recommending some excellent improvements.

- Added an "Are you sure you want to abort?" prompt during encoding to help prevent accidentally aborting when doing other work while an encoding session is taking place.

12,625 downloads before removal

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Version 0.53

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected an error in which the prediction phase of OPV could get into a continuous loop when a change in Q of 1 might result in an output that was still not within 1% of the target.

- Changed logic so all still frames are output as Constant Bitrate (CBR) in an attempt to correct some persistent CCE related still/BOV problems.

- The "Quality_Prec=" value set in the CCE settings dialog is now also used to adjust the "pict_qchar" value that has been introduced to CCE Basic starting with version 2.69. Please note that (as in CCE SP 2.50) the value is scaled between 0-64 (to match newer versions of CCE SP) and will be converted to a value of 0-100 when written to the ECL file.


- Corrected an error in which the "Steal Space From Extras" options were showing as having an effect (messages were presented) when "Dynamically Assign..." was not selected. The "Steal" option only works with "Dynamic..." is selected.

- Set several "warning" messages so they would not display during batch mode encodes (follows the same logic as having the "No warning" flag set).

- Adjusted audio and subtitle language tables to account for apparent differences between the current ISO and DVD standards. Two types of codes (old and new) are accepted for Hebrew ("he" and "iw"), Indonesian ("id" and "in"), and Yiddish ("yi" and "ji"). Thanks to HARM for pointing out this inconsistency.

Version 0.53a

- IMPORTANT BUG FIX. Fixed an error in which original (unchanged) files were not being copied correctly into the destination directory. This could cause created directories to fail upon write.

6,727 downloads before removal

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Version 0.54

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected error in which the "all contents of VIDEO_TS..." message was not suppressed when "Suppress Warning Prompts" was selected. Thx to jhmac.

- Changed output to .ECL files so "seq_endcode=1" is set for still frames this has been reported to fix problems associated with stills and BOV. Thanks to wmansir and Sir Didymus for researching, finding, and testing this fix.

- Corrected an error associated with CCE Basic that caused a "cce encoding failed: MPVA ... qsv 112 > 112" -- caused by an average bitrate that was calculated to an exceptionally low value.

- Fixed an error in which only the last two digits of the segment number were displaying in the status window. Thanks to jptheripper for catching this.

- Fixed error in which the the "Shutdown" options were not working correctly with Windows 2000 computers (stopped at the "SAFE TO REMOVE POWER" prompt). Thanks to archaeo for pointing out this error.

8,995 downloads before removal

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Version 0.55

Below are a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Fixed an error that made DVD-RB fail to run in Windows 98 and SE versions. It should now work properly on all versions of Windows. Thanks to turbodpv for catching this -- and to wmansir for his help in identifying the cause.

- Adjusted the OPV calculation so that it better predicts size.

- Fixed an error in which the reallocation of recovered space associated with "Half-D1/Half Space" and/or "Steal Space from Extras" was not being allocated correctly with certain combinations of the switches. This was the cause for reported oversizing/undersizing.

- Added informational parameters to the REBUILDER.INF file related to original DVD overall and VTS sizes (in sectors) for use by helper applications.

Version 0.55a

- Corrected an oversight that has been in the program since v0.36. Subtitle streams were not being updated in the IFO PGC tables when converting from 4:3 to 16:9. The result was the inability to view any but the first subtitle (when a 4:3->16:9 conversion was done).

Version 0.55b

- Implemented code that corrects the way selected audio streams are saved and recovered in project files. Now any non-standard (different from that recorded in the setup configuration) audio choice is recalled on project load. This also works in batch mode.

13,211 downloads before removal

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Version 0.56

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Fixed an error in which VTSs with very few frames could result in Error Code '6' when using OPV mode. These now default to a Q Factor of 10.

- Changed the size of the "Source Path" and "Working Path" areas so longer filenames can be viewed.

- Fixed an error in which the PTM of the last frame of the last GOP of a VOB was sometimes incorrectly calculated and placed in NAVPACKS. This, very probably, was the cause of reported "freezing" on some Sony players.

15,369 downloads before removal

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Version 0.57

ILVU processing has been delayed at least one more version. Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Updated code for compatibility with QuEnc 0.52 and above. The KVCD commandline logic has been replaced by the QuEnc Lower Bitrate (QLB) Matrix option. Older versions of QuEnc will no longer be supported and will get an error if use is attempted. QuEnc 0.52+ is free and is easily found on the net.

- Corrected an error in which the progressive flag was not being set correctly during rebuild when "Deinterlace with Decomb" is selected. Also please note that if the input stream is already identified as progressive, the deinterlacing filter will not be added to the associated .AVS file.

- Modified SCR algorithm to more accurately reproduce the SCR/PTS structure of the original disc.


- Made a timing correction that may affect possible audio dropouts. It also may reduce (but not eliminate) the liklihood of encountering an error #0003 or #0004 on preprocessed (3rd party edited) streams.

- Fixed an error in which the "Disable Interlaced" was correctly reencoding the as progressive -- but was incorrectly reinserting the original flags on rebuild.

- Add a "Status Logging On" switch to the file menu. When checked, anything that is output to the status box is also echoed to the log file. The file, called "rebuilder.log" is created in the directory specified in "Working Path" -- it no path is specified it is created in the root of the C:\ directory. The file location is changed whenever a new working path is specified (for example when running a batch job). This should be helpful in debugging problems that might cause DVD-RB to exit abruptly.

v0.57a

- Corrected a buffering problem associated with the "Status Logging" output

- The fix related to audio dropouts in v0.57a seems to have made the problem more pronounced. It has been reversed until it can be more accurately studied.


2,819 downloads before removal

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Version 0.58

I decided these changes were important enought to post in a maintenance version. Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Found and fixed a source of Error code '9' that can occur immediately at the start of an encode.

- Made changes to the output ECL formats so CCE SP version 2.67.xx.xx retail versions are supported. Please note that SP 2.67.xx.xx Trial version will only work with ECLCCE.EXE. Do NOT attempt to use ECLCCE.EXE with the retail version of 2.67.xx.xx -- it isn't needed, and doesn't work. Note: I don't have a copy of the retail version to test -- but I believe it will work.

- Found and fixed an error in which certain circumstances could cause illegal System Clock Reference (SCR) values near the end of some cells. This could very possibly have caused audio problems and/or video problems on some standalone units. Special thanks to Sir Didymus for identifying this problem.

2,601 downloads before removal

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Version 0.59

Sorry about the slow release of ILVU/Angles -- been busy fixing bugs. Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Found an additional System Clock Reference (SCR) error that caused some NAVPACKS (immediately following a sound or subpicture packet) to not comply with the DVD minimum spacing standard. This, depending upon the player, could theoretically cause any of a number of audio, video, or timing problems. This has the potential of being a very big correction. A special thanks again to Sir Didymus and the Doom9 beta testers.

- Fixed an error that was responsible for random but rare #0003 errors depending upon original source timing characteristics).

- Added code that forces GOPSIZE to a DVD standard when using QuEnc.

- Fixed a problem in which version update checks were not being recorded when changed in the SETUP dialog (only on startup).

- Fixed an error related to PES headers in which the P-STD Buffer size data was not being properly set at the beginning of each data stream.

- Corrected an error in which stuffing bytes at the end of a stream could overwrite PES header data (a million to one -- but possible).

- Added two more choices to the "QuEnc Options" menu. You can now choose to enable High Quality Mode (slow but very impressive quality) and "Use Scene Detection" which makes intelligent decisions as to where to break GOPs. For those who haven't tried QuEnc... it has become the highest quality encoder available as freeware -- and outdoes most of the costly alternatives. Hats off to Nic and dragongodz.

4,358 downloads before removal

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Version 0.61

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- IMPORTANT FIX: Corrected an error in SCR/PTS computation for audio and subpicture streams. Likely symptoms of the problem that was fixed is audio dropouts, and stutter. It may also have and affect on Error #0003, and Error #0004. My thanks to fritzdis and Sir Didymus for helping find this. Note: Do not simply try to "REBUILD" old sources, this fix includes a change in the "PREPARE" phase.

- Corrected implementation of version checking for CCE. v0.59 made an assumption that new CCE ECL changes applied to all 2.67 SP Retail versions. It has been modified to now only apply to CCE SP Retail v2.67.0.27.

- Corrected a problem in which reopening DVD-RB after receiving a "..multiangles" error would allow it to process the selected fileset -- even though it would always result in an error.

- Fixed an error in which the last audio pack within a VTS was not being written to the output stream. This could cut a very tiny (~40ms) from the very end of a movie. Thanks to totya for pointing this one out.

[Change for v0.60a & b]

- Fixed an error in which users of CCE v2.67.0.27 Trial/ECLCCE were getting the wrong ECL settings.
- Fixed my fix.

[Change for v0.61]

- Found and corrected a cause of Error #0003 and #0004. This should fix most reports associated with these errors. Note: Remember some are caused by invalid source files.

2,191 downloads before removal

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Version 0.62

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Added an option under the "Help" menu that will display the versions of support software you are using. This should be useful in debugging problems.

- Inserted code to modify the sequence header extension on NTSC telecined titles so that the progressive flag will set to 0 -- this was noted as a problem associated with QuEnc. Please note that this DOES NOT mean progressive streams will not be recognized and played as progressive. This should fix reported "stuttering" on some players when using QuEnc as the encoder.

7,584 downloads before removal

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Version 0.63a

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Corrected rebuilding code to prevent "runt" VOBUs (less than .4 seconds). This will bring the newly authored stream more tightly into compliance with DVD standards. This is KNOWN to have caused audio/video stutter on some DVDs.

- Added support for Canopus ProCoder through Robot1's EclPro utility. Nice work Robot1, you continue to provide outstanding support to the DVD community! Please note that this feature needs testing.

- Modified the maximum bitrate on output so it lowers to accomodate large and multiple audio tracks. This should help to keep the bitrate bursts under DVD maximums. Maximum bitrate is now set to MAXBITRATE - AudBitrate -- so using the default it would be 9,000Kbs - AudBitrate. Note that DVD standard is no greater than 9,800Kbs for video and no more than 10,008Kbs total audio/video/subs.

- Corrected a bug introduced in v0.61 related to audio/video sync. This could have caused stutter and audio dropout on some DVDs. An option has been added to the "Options" menu called "Special Error Avoidance" for special cases in which certain #0003 or #0004 errors are encountered -- this is temporary and will be removed in future versions. It is recommended that this option only be used as a last resort after you've encountered one of these errors -- and not before, as it can cause other unpleasant effects. This option ONLY affects the rebuild phase. It is meant to counter what appears to be bad source timing parameters.

[v0.63a]

- Disabled runt VOBU code for more testing. It appears to have caused more problems then it solved.

6,103 downloads before removal

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Version 0.64

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Added support for DGDECODE.DLL. This is a newer, more accurate, and faster version of MPEG3DEC3DG.DLL. In order to use it, download DGMPGDec from the Doom9 site (the only required portion of the .ZIP file is DGDECODE.DLL. You must point to the file from DVD-RB's "Setup" dialog. The MPEG2DEC3 path area name has been changed to "DECODER". NOTE: In order to use DGDECODE.DLL you MUST point to it in the DECODER area of the setup dialog and it must not be renamed (from DGDECODE.DLL). DVD-RB will default to MPEG2DEC3DG.DLL. Hats off to Neuron2 (Donald Graft) who is an MPEG Maestro.

- Removed the "Add to AVS" checkbox from the setup screen. It was a source of confusion and probably should never have been implemented. If you enter a path in the "Path to Decoder" box -- it will be loaded in every AVS file.

- Created a new option under the "Mode" menu that allows you to use a different "Output" path. When selected, the output of VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders will be sent to that path rather than the "Working Path." This allows users who are low on drive space and have more than one drive to write to two different areas. It also cleans the output up a little -- reducing confusion as to which directories should be burned. You burn only what is in the output directory. If may also increase the rebuild speed. If the option is deselected, DVD-RB will work as it always has -- writing all output to the "Working Path."

- Fixed an error in "Batch" mode in which some parameters from the saved .RDB file were being loaded and set incorrectly.

- Note: It continues to be my intention to provide this package as freeware. But it is my belief that I should somehow reward those to took the time and effort to contribute to this project, either through donation or extraordinary testing support. In the future all new releases will be made to a list of VIPs/donators first. After some period (maybe 30 days) that version will be released in a "public" version. Those who helped through donations and special beta support deserve recognition. This is my way of saying "Thanks." THE FIRST DONATOR RELEASE (IN A COUPLE OF DAYS) WILL SUPPORT MULTIPLE ANGLES AND ILVU (I've completed it and am testing it now).

[v0.64a]

- Fixed an error in which the "Transcode" button disappeared when selecting/deselecting the alternate output directory while in one-click mode. Silly mistake.

13,346 downloads before removal

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Version 0.65

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release until 17 Nov):

- Integrated an exciting new visual interface designed by Rockas. Thanks, my friend. May the road rise up to meet you, and the wind be always at your back. This interface is the first step in enabling "skin" capability for DVD-RB.

- Multiple angles and ILVU (Interleaved VOBU Units) are now supported. The method used has worked successfully on all multiangle and seamless branching discs I've tested to date.

- Note: The greatest challenge I've run into with multiple angles and ILVU is that they are already pretty tightly bitrate bound -- and any smaller sizing at all seems to noticably degrade the quality. So for this version I've decided to not further compress the ILVU portion of a film. In my testing it has shown to not be worth the quality loss -- the largest ILVU portion of a film I've found is the Matrix, and it is too small to have any significant impact on available bitrate. I can readdress if anyone finds a DVD in which this isn't the case.

- Fixed an error in which the "Steal Space From Extras" settings were notloading properly from .RBD files during batch encoding.

- Added a new selection list to the main screen so subpicture streams can now be individually selected. Be careful when removing subpictures, especially when they are shown as "Unk" -- some special features (e.g. "follow the rabbit") rely on subpictures.

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Version 0.66a

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

(v0.66a)
- Fixed the Rebuilder form's header -- removed "3" from the title

- Fixed an error in which the Subtitles listbox wasn't visible and could not be accessed.

(v0.66)
- Corrected an error in which ReJig encoding failed during the "PREPARE" stage when working on a disc with ILVU and/or angles.

- Corrected an error that incorrectly always set the "Aspect_Ratio=" variable in the .D2V file to 16:9. (No impact noted in previous version).

- Found and fixed an error in which interleaved sources, under certain conditions could redirect the PREPARE and/or ENCODE date an incorrect directory.

- Fixed an error in which Subtitles having an number higher than 9 would be incorrectly shown out of order in the "Subtitles to Keep" listbox.

- Added support for "Skins" -- user programmable definition files can be created that load backgrounds, set text, and allow you to customize the way you want DVD-RB to look. NOTE: When DVD-RB is executed it will automatically create a SKINS directory within it's execution path! Several default files will then be created in that directory... these files define the default skins. Two defaults are provide. "Rockas Original" is the interface you've seen, as it was released in version 0.65. Also provide as a default is "Windows Standard" which is very similar to what you would have seen in version 0.64a. You can modify them, customize them, do whatever you want... but remember if you ever run into problems you can always delete the files -- and DVD-RB will recreate them the next time it is executed. You can use the two default skins as a baseline for new ones you create. Simply copy the files, rename, and modify and you can play to your heart's content. The name you use (e.g. "My Skin.txt") when creating a new file, will be added to the "Skins" menu the next time DVD-RB is executed. The SKIN code is new -- so some beta problems and feedback is expected. Enjoy.

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Version 0.67

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. (Now available in Public Release).

- Corrected an error that cause QuEnc to fail due to a "blank" .AVS filename.

- Tweaked SCR calculations to more closely control STD Buffer size. This may reduce or eliminate reported audio dropouts on some players.

- Added "Rewrite Defaults" option to the "Skins" menu. This will recreate the two standard interfaces in the Skins directory. The option is meant to provide a way to correct any mistakes created in editing the files. It can also be used to implement changes I may make to the standard interfaces.

- Fixed an cosmetic error in which some residual color was included in "Folder" buttons.

- Added control over placement of the AudioList, SubList, DTSCheckbox, and MinCheckBox objects in the SETUP dialog box. These were inadvertently left out of the last version.

- To enable the last two fixes -- YOU MUST SELECT "Rewrite Defaults" in the "Skins" menu so the lastest definitions are updated.

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Version 0.68

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than 5 Jan 2004):

- Fixed an error in which the ReJig pathbox in the Setup Dialog could not be positioned properly in the Skin definition file.

- Added "ProcoderTargetSectors=" option to the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Changed the maximum frame count accepted per GOP during scanning to a ridiculously high number. While the DVD spec has a maximum of 18, at least one DVD was encountered that had a GOP of 47. This could be bad authoring, or an attempt to prevent backup. Either way -- it's gone now.

- Fixed an error in which the .D2V file associated with DGDECODE was incorrectly listing PAL resolution as 720x480 (rather than 720x576). This appears to be purely cosmetic, as the statement appears to have had no negative impact.

- Further tweaked SCR calculations. Based upon beta tester inputs it appears the changes in v0.67 fixed most but not all audio dropouts. This fix adjusts the buffer algorithm further in the "less likely to overflow" direction in an attempt to possibly eliminate these glitches.

- Added a new item "Set Background Color" to the "Options" menu. This option will allow you to set and change the color of the background on the "Windows Standard" skin (or any other skin that doesn't include a graphic background). Please note that graphically oriented skins have fixed colors that will cannot be changed by this option.

- Changed the way in which the ILVU_EXTRACT= parameter works. This is in preparation for some newer methods of handling multiple angles and ILVU sequences that are large.

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Version 0.69

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Modified the "working" directory selection algorithm so that when the "output" directory is not enabled it will be automatically updated to match that selected as "working"

- Inserted code making any segment of 60 frames or less that is being encoded using Half-D1 outputs in CBR mode. This should eliminate the annoying "cce_encoding_init() failed" error that sometimes occurs.

- Fixed the alignment error experienced in 0.68 on the setup screen when used with skins.

- Modified the default skin used under "Rockas Original" -- Rockas has updated this skin with a little less brilliant colors and a nice textured finish. You will need to select "Rewrite Defaults" under the "Skins" menu for the new skin to take effect.

- Further tweaked SCR calculations. This fix again adjusts the buffer algorithm further in the "less likely to overflow" direction.

- Added capability so that audio selections are now saved in the rebuilder.ini file in a manner similar to that used in project files. This makes it no longer necessary to reset your audio choices any time you stop and then restart DVD-RB.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Vobtools/DVD-RBv069PR.zip)

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Version 0.70

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Added a new option entitled "No Compression (100% Video)" under the "Mode" menu. This option will keep original video intact (no reencoding) and only remove audio/subtitles as selected. This is meant for use with discs that are only slightly over DVD-5 size and can fit with audio removal. It is also a way in which previously created discs can be demuxed and remuxed to fix possible errors (for example buffer overflows or audio dropouts). This mode is very, very fast.

- The default skin "Rockas Original" was completely reworked and is now even more cool than previously. My thanks to Rockas. Make sure to select "Rewrite Defaults" under the "Skins" menu for the fix to take effect.

- Fixed an error in which a newer "Rockas Original" batch background was not correctly included in v0.69 -- which caused misplaced buttons and list box. Make sure to select "Rewrite Defaults" under the "Skins" menu for the fix to take effect.

- Modified the One Pass VBR (OPV) prediction code to more accurately select Q values. The previous method tended to make output too small. Thanks to Robot1 for lending me his code to analyze.

- Added a new default skin called "Simple Blue" It takes advantage of the standard background provided by Rockas. In order for this skin to be available you must select "Rewrite Defaults" under the "Skins" menu.

- Fixed a "disappearing button" problem associated with the Batch "OK" button

- Fixed an error in which changing skins while processing batch jobs could lock out the possibility of interrupting the program -- essentially locking out the user.

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Version 0.71

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than Feb 16th, 2005):

- Added support for CCE v2.70. This version of the encoder seems to have improved quality while also increasing speed. A new CCE option has been added to the "Options" menu called "CCE SP Trial" -- which must be used when using trial versions (now that they can accept .ECL files directly). "CCE SP Trial" uses the path specified for CCE SP.

- Added an INI variable through which the header for "CCE SP Trial" .ECL files can be modified. The variable is called "CCE_Trial_Header" and it is located in the "Options" area of "REBUILDER.INI" (used for hacks). Default value is "; CCE SP Trial Version -- Encoder Control List".

- The "AudioDub(Blankclip())" is not applicable to QuEncode now. The setting is ignored when QUENC is selected.

- Fixed an issue with the progress bar in which it was not reset properly when changing skins during encoding.

- Fixed an error in which the Batch Abort button could still disappear when using certain skins (e.g. Simple Blue). Also fixed missing "OK" buttons in "Simple Blue" skin.

- A final minor adjustment was made to SCR calculation to ensure standard buffer limits are maintained.

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Version 0.72

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

- Fixed an error that causes CCE SP V2.50 to create an incorrectly formatted .ECL file and fail in the encoding phase under certain circumstances.

- The GOP size for NTSC material that is not from a FILM source has been changed to default to 15 frames (rather than 12). This should improve quality at a given bitrate on NTSC sources that are interlaced and should be especially useful on episodic discs of television shows.

- Made a correction to the quality prec value for CCE v2.70. The scale has been changed (again) in this CCE version. The scale is again set to 0-100. NOTE: DVD-RB will automatically make the conversions between the scales of different versions.

- Updated the SETUP and ABOUT screens with new images provided by Rockas. Now there is more room available for viewing paths in the "Rockas Original" SETUP screen. You must select "Rewrite Defaults" under the SKINS menu for this change to take effect.

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Version 0.73

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than Feb 28th, 2005):

- Made code associated with timing adjustments more robust. This will fix many of the #0003, #0004 and #0006 errors experienced. It should also make DVD-RB more compatible with edited files from DVD ReMake and VOB Blanker.

- Added code to trap certain error #52 and '5' conditions caused by an invalid path. These errors are related to DVD ISO images that have been mounted. Some DVDs apparently have hidden illegal file info that forces these errors and causes DVD-RB (and other software) to fail. It should work now.

- Corrected an error in which null packets (generated by DVD Decrypter as a way of bypassing certain protection schemes) were incorrectly being inserted into into the output stream causing Error #0003 (possibly other errors as well depending upon positioning).

- Added a "BatchHeight=X" variable to the [MAIN] section of the Skin description. It makes it possible to relocate the batch box to the bottom of the screen (rather than only the right side). (Rockas rules).

- Added additional QuEnc support making newer versions more compatible. DVD-RB now outputs command line parameters to prevent muxing, which is reported to have been related to errors.

- Fixed an error in which the maximum bitrate was being incorrectly set at only 80% of the calculated value for PAL sources that were being encoded using OPV. Probably little/no impact -- but it's correct now.

- Changed defaults so all segments with less than 60 frames are encoded using CBR. Previously this only applied to half-d1. It seems CCE may have problems applying VBR to some exceptionally small sources.

- Added code to handle IFO cell table entries that reference sections of a VOB that is smaller than a cell (protection?) found on some recent DVDs (e.g. Resident Evil Apocalypse, The Forgotten). DVD-RB ensures the structure remains true to the original.

- Moved the "Verbose Status Window" option to the "File" menu so it is grouped with the other status related options.

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Version 0.74

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than Mar 1st, 2005):

- Cool new interface. Again designed by Rockas and it takes better advantage of the available space and all functions are logically positioned. Make sure you select "Rewrite Defaults" from the "Skins" menu to take advantage of this interface.

- Fixed an error in which OPV predictions on small files could get caught in a forever loop and end with an error '6'. The change in 0.73 that forced CBR encoding was not allowing the adjustments.

- Fixed a minor error in which some qual_prec= settings in ECL files were being set to floating point values. Just a cleanup - no real effect.

- Corrected a very elusive error related to flushing information at the end of cells -- could have been responsible for some possible stutter and audio drift.

- Fixed and error in which the "Rewrite Defaults" function wasn't properly updating the graphics files.

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Version 0.75

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than Mar 6th, 2005):

- Found and fixed a bug that was causing "Runtime Error 9" at the end of the PREPARE phase.

- Made a couple of (slight) adjustments to the OPV prediction code to try and make sizing more accurate.

- Corrected an error in which the subtitles listbox was not being disabled properly during execution. This could lead to changes during execution that might cause anomalous behaviour.

- Added code so the values selected for VTSs under "Disable Interlaced", "Resize to Half D1", and "Convert LB 4:3 to 16:9" (all under the "OPTIONS/AVS OPTIONS/ADVANCED (EXPERT) OPTIONS" are saved when set so they can be active during batch encoding. In order to protect against accidentally setting and forgetting them (causing unexpected results) , they will ONLY be activated when loading as a project("FILE/OPEN PROJECT") which includes loads in batch mode.

- Fixed an error in which switching skins while encoding in batch mode might make the Batch listbox unavailable.

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Version 0.76

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected no later than Mar 13th, 2005):

- Found and fixed an error that could cause "Runtime error '5'" during the rebuild phase.

- Corrected an error in which the cell elapsed time was not being correctly entered in NAVPACKS. It was resetting back to zero for each segment (as opposed to each cell). This was reported to cause playback problems on some players. Hats off to gm901 for some outstanding beta testing and trouble reporting.

- Corrected an error in which the bitrates reported in the status window were incorrect when sources were PREPAREed with "Dynamically Assign Cell Bitrates" turned off.

- Added code to prevent the Q prediction routine from ever returning a value less than 1. Also fixed an error that could cause output from OPV to be oversized under some circumstances.

- Corrected the opv_brate_max value so the that it is contrained by the sum of the audio tracks during Q prediction (as is true in the actual encoding). This could theoretically improve prediction accuracy.

- Inserted code to recognize QuEnc v0.54 and not use the "-mpeg2mux" command line option (it causes a command line error).

- Corrected an error associated with the -cmatrix or -qlb switches in QuEnc. The -cmatrix was not getting inserted on any versions oher than v0.54.

- Renamed the button for one-click mode from "Transcode" to "Backup DVD" -- the term "Transcode" was a source of confusion for some.

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Version 0.77

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (VIP release, non-VIP expected in late Mar, 2005):

- Fixed an error in which the VOBU_SRI tables in NAVPACKS could contain incorrect entries in cells containing multiple segments. This could result in problems with rewind and fast forward.

- Corrected an error in which the working path selection button remained disabled after aborting a batch job.

- Added code to help prevent VBR errors caused by very small segments w/low bitrates being sent to QuEnc. Now all segments shorter than 60 frames are encoded with CBR (i.e. CCE). Also added -vbr to the command line as not doing so may have contributed to reported sizing problems.

- Widened the "ENCODE" button in the "Rockas Original" skin. It was cutting off part of the "Stop/Pause" text when encoding. You must select "Rewrite Defaults" from the "Skins" menu for this change to take effect.

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Version 0.78

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in early Apr, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS
- Corrected an error in which encoder windows may not close properly when aborted during encoding.

- Modified QuEnc command line to control maximum b frame setting.

- Made mods to improve OPV prediction slightly for CCE

- Added a check after each encode to warn if the resulting .M2V file was not created. This is to counter some #0003 errors that may be experienced during the rebuild phase of the affected segment.

- Added filesize checks so versions of QuEnc can be discovered.

- Made a correction to the STILL_FRAME detection algorithm. This will reduce the number of segments detected on many DVDs.

FEATURES ADDED TO PRO (VIP Only) VERSION ONLY
- Added "Skip PREPARE during Batch" option under the file menu. This is meant to assist those who are using RB-Opt. This option forces the assumption that you have already completed the PREPARE phase (and processed with RB-Opt) before beginning the batch sequence. This option is saved with project (RBD) files, so it can be set to a different value for each entry in a batch sequence. Notes: Setting this option when PREPARE has not been completed ahead of time will result in errors.

- Added support for the HC encoder developed by HANK315. This independently developed encoder provides exceptionally high quality (with some sacrifice in speed). Note: In order to work you must use version .01 of HC (with *BATCH setting) and the executable file must be named as "HC.EXE" and loaded into the same directory as DVD-RB.

- Added Constant Quantization (CQ) One Pass VBR (OPV) mode support for QuEnc. This mode can dramatically cut down on encoding time and produce high quality output. Note: The nature of CQ encoding can make sizing less accurate, and the CQ prediction routine is new and needs some tweaking. The nature of CQ increments makes it a little like measuring with a micrometer and cutting with an axe. May tend to undersize, your feedback is welcome. Nic's QuEnc is getting closer and closer to CCE's capabilities.

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Version 0.79

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid Apr, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS
- Corrected the SRI table computation algorithm to make FF/RWD offsets more closely compliant with the DVD standards.

- Fixed an error that could cause the V_F/BWD_Exist2 flag of the SRI tables to be sometime set/reset incorrectly.

- Corrected the QLB matrix switch so it works again with the QuEnc encoder.

- Added the "Create New Folder" option to the "Browse for Folder" dialog when browsing for WORKING or OUTPUT folders so people won't have to go in and out of the program when they need to create a new one. Thanks to Rockas and Ryan for pointing out the flag I'd missed.

- Corrected ConvertToYV12() statement in AVS files so it is sensitive to interlaced sources. Also forced the insertion of ConvertToYUY2() when CCE is selected regardless of whether the AVSOptions selection. This was causing some problems for folks who mistakenly unchecked it.

- Added code to prevent "impossible" Q values (as a result of extreme compression -- e.g. in Half/Half encoding where 50% reduction is also applied). This should prevent getting a "Runtime error 6" when the Q value gets too large.

FEATURES ADDED TO PRO VERSION ONLY
- Created a new menu item called "Advanced (Expert)" under the Options menu. Note to the beginners: The options under this menu should only be changed by those who are familiar with them and understand the impacts -- that is why it is only being added to the "Pro" version of DVD-RB. More to come.

- Added customized MATRIX capability. Now custom matrices can be loaded from definition files. When run this version will automatically create a MATRIX directory in the DVD-RB path and load it will four default custom matrices that can be used with CCE (versions that support custom matrices), QuEnc, and HC encoder. A matrix can be selected for normal, low bitrate (< 3Mbs), very low bitrate (< 2Mbs), or for use against extras only (e.g. for half-d1). The appropriate matrix will be used based upon the bitrates DVD-RB calculates for each segment. A matrix editor is in the works by Rockas so additional custom matrices can be added. The selected matrices are saved in project files -- so if you use them be sure you know what they are before encoding.

- Added the ability to select the Group of Pictures (GOP) size for encoding. In some circumstances you can get better quality by extending the GOP size. Be careful, though, as the DVD size limit is 15 frames for PAL and 18 frames for NTSC and some encoders can occasionally make GOPs slightly larger than the the number specified. Warning: Do not select "18 Frame GOP" unless you know exactly why. Some encoders (e.g. CCE Basic) will not accept a value of 18 for the GOP size.

- Added DC Precision to the Advanced Menu. You can now enter the value to be used to set the bit precision of the intra block dc coefficient. Generally a low value is good for high motion scenes and and smooth work better with higher DC precision values. If you don't know what it is: you should leave it set to the default!

- Changed the configuration of the HC.INI file so that when using the HC encoder, the AUTOGOP function will be used as the default unless overridden by the "GOP Size" advanced option.

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Version 0.80

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid Apr, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Added code to do a check for existing .M2V file after a segment encode is completed, and to reencode the segment if it does not (up to 3 tries). There have been reports of missing .M2V files causing errors during rebuild. Most often this is caused by an errant keystroke stopping the encode accidentally -- but it appears that sometimes an encoder can abnormally exit leaving DVD-RB without an M2V to process. This code should reduce that likelihood.

- Fixed an error in QuEnc encodes in which the maximum bitrate was always set to 9000Kbs. While this would most often have little impact there could be instances in which this could raise the total bitrate to a level that is greater than the DVD specification.

- Corrected an error where under rare circumstances the calculated average and maximum bitrates could be set to the same value. This can cause some encoders to fail or freeze.

- Added a "-maxbitrate" parameter to the QuEnc command line for segments less than 60 frames in order to ensure HC can work in the freeware version. These had been done at CBR due to problems seen in both QuEnc and CCE with very small segments -- it is needed because HC does VBR encoding only.

- Made changes to the segment encoding code to better assure all segments are encoded properly.

- Added an output line that displays how long the entire job has taken in "One-Click" mode.

FEATURES ADDED TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Updated the HC interface so it now works with the newer HC Batch encoder. Please note that support for the previous HC encoder IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED. This freeware encoder is coming along nicely. While not the fastest encoder available -- the quality is outstanding. Please note: The HC encoder's .EXE file must be loaded in the same directory as DVD Rebuilder and the name must start with "HCBATCH" (e.g. "HCBATCH_012.EXE"). The new HC version is free and at the time of this writing can be downloaded from here:

http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Encoders/MPEG2/HCbatch_012.zip

- Fixed an error in which the checkmarks weren't being set or reset properly in the DC Precision and GOP Selection menus.

- Fixed an error in HC encodes in which the maximum bitrate was always set to 9000Kbs. While this would most often have little impact there could be instances in which this could raise the total bitrate to a level that is greater than the DVD specification.

- Added the "*WAIT 0" command to HC encoder settings. This will reduce overall DVD encode time on future HC versions.

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Version 0.81

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late Apr, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Fixed the "Runtime Error 52" that occured with the working path is invalid. A proper error message now appears and gracefully exits the PREPARE.

- Changed the displayed text of the error message in an UpdateIFO routine so it spells out any missing cells that it has found during REBUILD. Formerly known as the notorious "Contact developer" message.

- Added the "adjust_q_matrix=0" parameter to ECL files to prevent CCE from using adaptive quantizer matrices as there could be incompatibilities on some DVD players.

- Corrected an error in which an exceptionally large segment (e.g. Cape Fear bonus disc) could cause DVD-RB to not integrate file into the output, causing an extreme undersize in the VIDEO_TS folder.

- Added code that will automatically update your Skins if they are out of date. This is needed to ensure layout changes or possible new fields are also updated.

- Changed the button for starting batch encodes from "Ok" to "Start" -- the OK button was confusing...

- Modified the CCE Advanced settings dialog so the number of passes can't be changed when CCE Basic is selected, (CCE Basic does no more than 2 passes). This seems to have caused confusion for some who weren't aware of CCE Basic's two pass limit.

- Removed "Dynamically Assign Cell Bitrates" as a menu option. Cell bitrates are always dynamically assigned now. Not doing so detracts from output quality.

- Changed the actions taken for segments of less than 60 frames. Instead of setting to CBR, VBR is used but with a minimum bitrate. This more accurately correct the reason for adding this fix originally.

- Changed INF file slightly. Added two new values to each segment section.

FEATURES ADDED TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added a major "Pro" feature. A Segment Viewer/Editor option has been added to the "Options" menu. This editor (following the PREPARE phase) allows you to view each of the detected segments to see what it contains, you can then selectively blank out the video, or replace it with a SLIDESHOW. Saved space is reallocated to the DVD's main feature. Look for more options being added to the editor.

- Added a "Movie and Menu Only" option to the "Mode" menu this will automatically detect extras following PREPARE and blank them out -- leaving the movie and menus fully functional.

- Added a "Movie, Menu, and Slideshow Extras" optin to the "Mode" menu. This option will automatically detect extra segments and replace them with a SLIDESHOW.

- Added the ability to set the HC encoder path in the SETUP screen. This was requested by a couple of folks who wanted to put it somewhere other than in the DVD-RB directory.

- Updated STILLFRAME code so frames are no longer reencoded but instead are kept intact and are reintegrated into the output stream.

- Removed the path settings for DECOMB.DLL from the SETUP screen. The filter is (or at least should be) rarely used and I wanted to clean that up before going to version 1.00. You can still set the path by editing or adding a "DECOMB=" line in the [PATHS] section of the REBUILDER.INI file.

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Version 0.82

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late Apr, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Fixed a "Runtime Error 75" error that can occur when files in the working directory cannot be cleared.

- Corrected settings that may not be set properly during a project load (e.g. during batch encoding)

- Fixed a memory leak that became especially noticable in OPV analysis using v0.81. The symptom of this problem would be an increase in DVD-RB's memory usage over time as jobs are run, and eventually cause memory swapping and slowdown after a few jobs in batch mode. Note: The leak was not persistent -- meaning it was corrected each time DVD-RB would exit and restart.

- Added code to removed sequence end codes that are added as a default on some encoders. The end code at the end of a segment can cause problems on some players.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Fixed an error in which the decoder and HC paths were not properly aligned in the "Windows Standard" and the "Simple Blue" SETUP screens.

- Implemented code to keep legacy Skins compatible.

- Corrected an error in which audio streams recovered when blanking segments were not being accounted for. This could cause slight undersizing and would not give the recovered space to the feature.

- Fixed an error in which loading a project file was not correctly setting either of the "Movie Only" menu only options checkboxes (including batch mode). Note that the movie would encode properly, it just displays the check mark incorrectly.

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Version 0.83

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in early May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Fixed an error in which some of the options that are not available in "No Compresssion" or "ReJig" modes were not properly enabling/deenabling as modes were selected.

- Correct a problem in which VTSs that were 100% ILVU content were not included in the output directory.

- Revamped the processes associated with removal of subpictures. In previous versions it was sometimes possible for subs to be kept that weren't selected and (rarely) for the wrong subs to be removed when running in three-click mode.

- Changed the default minimum bitrate (MIN_BITRATE) to 500Kbs. It was previously set to 100. This should negate the possibility of getting CCE "MPVA VBF ovg frame #" errors and DVD-RB's resulting "ERROR: Encoder failed to create .M2V. Aborted."

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added a new "hidden" setting in the [Options] are of REBUILDER.INI for enabling CCE's adaptive quantizer matrices feature: "CCEAQM=1" -- if you decide to use this feature, be very careful. The reason it is "hidden" is because, according to the CCE notes, it might be incompatible with some DVD players.

- Corrected an error in which the value "qmat_idx=0" could be incorrectly inserted in an ECL file. The result could be the use of the standard matrix as opposed to the custom one you've chosen.

- Fixed an error in the segment editor in which the amount of savings was incorrectly calculated when selecting "SLIDESHOW" settings. The result caused the "Recovered Space" to not return to zero as you switch between that and "No Action" mode. Final calculations were accurate, however.

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Version 0.84

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND YET TO BE RELEASED FREEWARE

- Corrected an error in which some under certain circumstances some small VOB files may not be copied to the output directory and as a result might not make it ot the final output. Note: This issue does not apply to Freeware v0.82 as it was introduced in v0.83.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Implemented new procedures to prevent unreported overflow errors that are occurring in CCE version 2.70 (both SP and Basic) from causing undersized builds (with frames missing). Tweaked several parameters that make the overflow less likely to happen, and also inplemented a segment frame count verification in the REBUILD phase to flag it should it somehow again happen.

- Added code that does a checksum verification of the source directory which is now used in the ENCODE and REBUILD phases. There have been several reported errors that were caused by attempting to encode or rebuild against a different source than was mounted at the time of PREPARE.

- Made several changes related to how DVD-RB handles sources that have a width of 704 pixels. While these are very uncommon, they are within the DVD standard. There should be no more problems with reencoding these sources.

- Changed the mechanism for setting maximum bitrate for VBR encodes. The previous method was overly aggressive and could cause rates that are too low that might force buffer overflows in CCE.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added an additional selection to the "Steal space from Extras" menu. You can now decide to steal only 10% in addition to 25%, 33%, and 50%. This is for folks who what to help the main movie, but keep the extras reasonably clear as well.

- Added display of the percent completed value (for encoding and rebuilding) when DVD-RB is minimized.

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Version 0.85

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND YET TO BE RELEASED FREEWARE

- Fixed "Runtime Error 9" error when attempting to run in one-click mode with an invalid directory.

- Added code to reduce the likelihood of false positive detection and abort in the "missing frames" check routine of the rebuild.

- Located and corrected a source of Runtime Error '9' during rebuild that would have happened on exceptionally long source M2V GOPs.

- Added code to reset the vbr maximum bitrate to the maximum DVD compliant rate if creation of a a .M2V file is not successful after 2 attempts.

- Tweaked the OPV prediction algorithm to try and reduce the number of passes required to hit the target value.

- Added code to properly identify and output an error message when the encoder path is invalid, this corrects the non-descript "Error 53".

- Corrected an error in which the quality_prec parameter was being incorrectly converted to a 0-100 scale. Also improved the accuracy of the conversion and removed extraneous decimal values. (Freeware Only)
- Changed "missing frames" check so that it only reports "possible" missing frames, but does not stop the process. (Freeware Only)


CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added new support for OPV in the latest version of the HC encoder (HCBatch v013 or above). Hank315 has modified HC to give greater CQ value granularity improving prediction for the One Pass Variable Bitrate (OPV) encoding capability of HC. Now DVD-RB can use the same prediction algorithms developed for CCE OPV prediction to get high quality results in a single pass.

- Reformatted the segment listbox in the segment viewer/editor in order to make it more readable.

- Added version checking/reporting for HC encoder.

- There is now an INI value under [Options] that allows a target output setting that is specific to HC. You can set HCTargetSectors= in the same way as you would CCETargetSectors. When nothing is set, it defaults to the "TargetSectors" value.

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Version 0.86

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- By popular demand I have added a new Movie-Only mode. By removing all extraneous material this mode guarantees the highest possible quality reproduction of the DVD's main film.

- Modified the HC One Pass VBR prediction and parameter passing to take advantage of the new version (HCBatch, v014 or above). Hank315 has modified the new version to limit maximum bitrate. This makes it possible to use HC OPV and remain within DVD bitrate limitations. Outstanding work by Hank315. This encoder is giving CCE a run for its money.

- For experts: I've added a flag under "Resize to Half-D1" that allows for adjustment in the method of resizing. While my testing shows most sources use a "generic PAR" and will be resized directly -- there are ITU PAR sources that need to have the left/right overscan areas stripped before resizing to Half-D1. The "Adjust for ITU Aspect Ratio" flag does that. Please note that the difference is very slight and in most cases would not be noticable. An ITU PAR incorrectly size would only show a 2% horizontal aspect distortion.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Added a fix that significantly increased the point at which the "Buffer Overflow 0003" or the "Buffer Overflow 0004" is reached. While this error is normally a result of a corrupted source, I have found at least one example in which the buffer overflowed on a legitimate source. This will correct that.

- Again changed the method of encoding for very small segments. Some reports of CCE CRC errors make it necessary to create a "workaround". Now all segments of less than 60 frames are encoded using one pass VBR in CCE SP versions. Single frames encoded with CCE Basic are done in CBR. The Pro version still retains STILLS intact.

- Changed the setting for ProCoder output so the .ECL file (using ECLPro) has "seq_endcode=1" for all encodes. Since DVD-RB now removes endcodes automatically this save time by not requiring ProCoder to do so. Thanks to Robot1.

- Modified the way DVD-RB calls web pages so it uses the default browser (it was making a call to "Explorer" before -- which always called Internet Explorer. Thanks again to Robot1.

- Added a "Contents" option to the Help Menu. This will open the default file DVD-RBHELP.CHM in the DVD-RB home direcotry if it exists.

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Version 0.87

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- (v0.87a) Corrected a minor syntax error.

- Fixed an error in Movie-Only mode that caused a 'Runtime Error 9" on any DVD in which the main feature is not in VTS_01. Silly mistake.

- Corrected an error in which Movie-Only mode may create a segment having a frame length of zero under certain circumstances which could cause CCE version 2.70 to fail with "No M2V".

- Corrected an error in which the CQ value for HC was being incorrectly written to the HC INI file. This could result in erroneous sizing and prediction loops in countries that use the comma as a decimal point.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Modified startup routines to prevent multiple instances of DVD-RB from running concurrently. This prevents any of a number possible errors from occurring.

- Corrected an error in which the quality_prec parameter was being incorrectly converted to a 0-100 scale. Also improved the accuracy of the conversion and removed extraneous decimal values. (Freeware v0.84 & up)

- Added code so the "Contents" help command will look in a subfolder "Help" as well as the DVD-RB executable directory.

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Version 0.88

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late May, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Corrected an error in which a nonexistent source directory could cause unexpected errors upon program start.

- Added code so the color lookup table (CLUT) of the source PGC is collected and stored for use in Movie-Only output. This should fix the unreadable green subtitles problem.

- Corrected an error in which movie-only subtitle tables were being incorrectly updated.

- Fixed an off-by-one error in which the final segment of a DVD was not being loaded into the segment viewer/editor.

- Fixed a bug in which "Runtime Error 11" could occur under certain circumstances when using "No Compression" and movie-only mode.

- Corrected an error that could cause incorrect sizing when changing parameters in the editor or choosing "Movie and Menus Only" or "Movies, Menus, and Slideshow Extras".

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Modified the "missing frames" message. It now makes a reference entry in the status window and continues with the rebuilding process. (Changed on unreleased freeware versions as well). I have concerns that RB may be finding false positives.

- Corrected an error in which MPEG Layer audio was not being accounted for properly in the DVD sizing and was not being removed properly when selected for removal. This was causing oversizing on homemade discs (commercial discs generally use AC3 audio).

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Version 0.89/0.90

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in early June, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- (v0.90a) Fixed a last minute syntax error.

- (v0.90) Fixed an error (introduced in v0.89) in which Movie-Only mode could fail to execute under certain circumstances.

- (v0.90) Fixed a source of "Runtime Error 9" during the encode phase when using OPV.

- (v0.90) Fixed "Runtime Error 5" that could happen upon startup under certain conditions.

- Corrected an error in the way subtitle streams are identified in movie-only mode.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 6" error that could occur in the ENCODE phase when attempting to use SLIDESHOW mode on the last segment of a stream.

- Changed OPV encoding so it doesn't use custom matrices. Since OPV uses constant quality (quantizer) encoding, the precalculated bitrate shouldn't be used as a method of determining quantizer matrix as it really doesn't apply. This should make sizing predictions more accurate.

- Corrected an error in REBUILD that could result in a "Runtime Error 6, Overflow" when still rebuilding segments selected as SLIDESHOW.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

[Note: Freeware v0.89 includes changes in v0.87 & 0.88 (skipped over)]

- Modified code so that proper structure will be created whether or not DVD Decrypter's "Remove Structure Protection" is selected. Because DVD-RB made corrections itself, in previous versions using a source for which Decrypter had also removed structure protection would in effect reverse itself and cause long blanks at title start.

- Adjusted subpicture stream id collection so it will work properly with a multiple PGC source.

- Corrected an error in which "Reduce by 50%" was not being read properly from .RBD files so it was not being set properly in batch encodes. (Changed in Pro v0.89 and unreleased Freeware)

- Modified the project save routine so that now subpicture selections are also saved in the RBD file.

- Corrected a problem in which attempting to call an encoder with an incorrect path could cause "Runtime Error 52" and cause Rebuilder to abort.

- Modified audio and subpicture handling so that unreferenced streams (streams listed in the IFO attributes tables that are never used in a PGC) are labeled as such and defaulted to off.

- Fix a bug in which selecting CCE Mode on the menu was incorrectly resetting the CCE path to the one selected for "CCE SP" regardless of the version truly selected.

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Version 0.91

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in early June, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Modified the handling of Movie-Only and it's relationship to D2V files. Also cleaned up problems with Movie-Only and certain types of structure protection.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 340" that could happen when attempting to automatically change the Movie-Only option.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Corrected "Runtime Error 6" during REBUILD on sources that have very large TMAP tables in the IFO file.

- Added code to inhibit the "...is already small enough to fit " warning when using the "No Compression" mode.

- Made a change to OPV prediction routines that will significantly improve output sizing on certain types of movies.

- Removed the restriction that limited output size to 100% of the original. There are rare occasions in which additional processing (e.g. frame resizing/filtering) may need additional bandwidth that is made available through extra reduction or movie-only modes. Generally, though, it is best to use "No Compression" mode on sources that would hit 100% or greater.

- Added code to include a "(DC)" to the description of audio and/or subtitle streams if they are flagged as director's comments. Also added a "(F)" to subtitles that are forced.

- Corrected an error in which very rarely, under a specific set of circumstances, a 4:3 source (that has some portion of its stream flagged as 16:9) could incorrectly change the aspect ratio to 16:9 in the IFO file.

- Changed the default background color to one that is more standard. The background color only applies to skins that have no graphic that fills the background (like "Windows Standard").

- Corrected an error in which retail versions of CCE 2.67 before v2.67.0.27 would set the wrong value for "video_type" in the ECL and perform OPV rather than multipass encoding.

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Version 0.92

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in mid June, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added support for multiple angles in Movie Only mode. Previous versions would copy the multiple angle sections but did not make IFO changes allowing selection and playback.

- Modified Movie-Only creation so it recreates the cell structure of the original DVD/PGC. Previous versions built chapter tables based upon the cell structure of the primary PGC.

- Found and fixed "Runtime Error 5" that could occur immediately upon start of PREPARE when using Movie-Only mode. My thanks to bryanb and Lark for pointing out and helping with finding this very elusive problem.

- Added an advanced "Graphic Analysis" display that will show the structure of a VTS to help the user understand the original authoring. The display is accessible by double-clicking on the VTS you wish to view in the "Video Title Sets" list box.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Modified the selection routine for "Source" so that now if a directory is selected that contains a "VIDEO_TS" subdirectory, that directory is automatically tried before returning a "does not contain" error message. This seems to have caused some confusion to some users.

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Version 0.93

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late June, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added support for writing ISO images using the mkisofs utility. In order to make this option you must have the MKISOFS program file installed in either the rebuilder directory ora subdirectory under rebuilder called "APPS". Note that this is all done automatically if you use the Rockas installer. If you are doing a manual install, the two files needed (mkisofs.exe and cywin1.dll) are included in the rebuilder zip file. After the files exist, the next time you run DVD-RB the "Output to ISO Image File" option in the "Mode" menu will be enabled. You can also select a VOLUME NAME and FILE NAME for the ISO image or choose to automatically delete the files after writing (to save space). These options are selected using the "Select ISO Output Options" selection -- also under the MODE menu.

- Added automatic burning of created ISO images with DVD Decrypter. If the "Automatically Burn with DVD Decrypter" option is selected under the "Select Output Options Dialog" the ISO created will be automatically written to disc using DVD Decrypter at the end of the REBUILD phase. Please note that this option will be disabled if DVD Decrypter has not been installed on the host computer. Also note: This option is ignored when in "Batch" mode for obvious reasons.

- Added a FILE menu option to burn an ISO image, this is just for convenience, as the image is actually burned by DVD Decrypter.

- Changed the "MPEG Standard" matrix so it is updated to what is generally considered more "standard" today. In order to update it, you can just delete the file "MPEG Standard.mtx" from the MATRIX directory under the DVD-RB installation path. DVD-RB will see it is missing and update it when next started.

- Added a menu selection under "OPTIONS/AVS OPTIONS/ADVANCED (EXPERT) OPTIONS" in which you can instruct the decoder to use of of a list of 7 iDCT choices. This replaces the former single "idct=7" choice.

- Added a new "Key" mechanism so the executable file "REBUILDER.EXE" can be downloaded from multiple locations and can be included in the Rockas Installer package. The executable will not run unless a "KEY" file exists in the DVD-RB directory. Similar to the previous method, when VIPs are notified of new versions they will receive a link to a personalized key file. Placing this key file in the DVD-RB directory will enable the software.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Found and corrected a long-time vexing error that could cause "Buffer Overflow...0003" and "Buffer Overflow...0004". This is very likely the root of some of the "preprocessing" errors that have been reported -- and was accentuated in DVD-RBs "Movie and Menus Only" mode. This one was truly difficult to pin down. My thanks to Carpo, t3rror, and Numer0bis for helping to nail this elusive error.

- Fixed an error in which the TMAP tables were not being updated correctly for Interleaved and/or Angled sources. This may have caused errors in random access into those sections.

- Corrected a source of possible "Runtime Error 9" that could happen when IFO and VOBs aren't in agreement about ILVU. This conflict may happen during PREPARE when certain types of preprocessing have been done).

- Changed output directory format. Now in the designated output dirctory a subdirectory is created called "DVDFILES". The AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders are created under that name. This is meant to help avoid confusion and assist in future enhancements by consolidating all files that should be written to the DVD within a single directory.

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Version 0.93.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late June, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added a checkmark on the menu for AVS Filter editing. If checked it indicates that filters are present in the editor. Also added a line to the status/log when starting a job that shows filters are in effect.

- Adjusted the ISO Image creation code so it would be more robust in recognizing error conditions.

- Fixed an error in the ISO Image creation routine in which ISO output would fail when any of the program, output, or working directories contained a embedded spaces.

- Changed the registry entry from which the DVD Decrypter path was collected, the one used may not have been set on all systems.

- (v0.93.1) Corrected an error that was causing "Runtime 13" when the "ENCODERS" directory wasn't created.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in late July, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added a new v1.00 graphical interface that is based upon a prototype developed by Teck. Now by using selection tabs the majority of functions can all be handled from within the main dialog! My thanks to Teck for a great idea. I've also included a Rockas theme design (based upon Teck's) as the default. For folks who like the traditional interface -- you have something new too! Rockas has updated the Professional Edition with a new "Rockas Original" skin design. Skins are still fully functional.

- Added full support for reencoding and reauthoring of ILVU sequences. Now very large ILVU sections will no longer put severe limits on bitrates. Lots of new code was implemented here -- I ask that all of the DVD-RB beta testers please exercise it thoroughly and report back on DOOM9. Note: If you run into problems or would like to disable this code for any reason and force use of the previous "ILVU-intact" method -- add the hidden command "ILVU_Encode=0" in the [Options] section of the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Implemented a new key mechanism. It works much like the old one -- in that you have to simply copy the file into the DVD-RB directory. But you must also know your registered e-mail address and use it to activate the key (from within DVD-RB). Also, it is always named "REBUILDER.RBK" -- the last naming structure caused lots of headaches for those having a ".AU" in their e-mail name. It also threw errors when double clicked because it wasn't a registry key as many assumed.

- Added ISO failsafe code so that padding is inserted at any time it may be possible for an IFO and BUP to overlap in the same ECC. This dramatically decreases the possibility of a scratch ever damaging both an IFO and it's corresponding backup (BUP) file (which can render a disc unplayable). Note that this action is only taken when DVD-RB has been instructed to create an ISO image. Also note IFOEDIT will incorrectly see the changes to the IFO for padding as offset errors. Do NOT perform an IFOEDIT "Get VTS Sectors" against a VIDEO_TS folder that has been built for ISO unless you are planning to use some other burning package to create the disc -- as IFOEDIT will incorrectly change the values back to the non-failsafe state.

- Added procedures that automatically determine the volume label and ISO filename when selecting an input source. Uses actual device detected Volume ID or directory name depending upon the input source and path format. Default value is "DVD-VIDEO"

- Added quotes around volume label for ISO creation. Previously any spaces in the volume name could cause ISO burn to get confused.

- Fixed an error in which an iDCT method loaded from a project could cause two options to be checked.

- Updated the QLB Matrix to match DragonGodz latest changes. in order to update it, you can just delete the file "QuEnc Lower Bitrate (QLB).mtx" from the MATRIX directory under the DVD-RB installation path. DVD-RB will see it is missing and update it when next started.

- Modified the parameters for HC to match the newer versions -- there is now only three quality profiles (FAST, NORMAL, BEST).

- Fixed an error in which the segment viewer/editor would allow you to make changes even though the source information had changed since PREPARE.

- Changed the viewer/editor so is shows VOBID/CELLID and length (in hh:mm:ss:ff) in time rather than segment number and frame count. I think this may be more useful information to most people.

- Added two more options to the FILE menu. You can now select to create an ISO, or create and write (to disc) an ISO for the current project.

- Fixed an error that could cause undersizing in movie-only encodes due to miscalculating the size of the original stream (especially true in ILVU sources).

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Fixed an error that could cause an "Runtime Error 9" upon program start or when loading a Project file when the source path is no longer present.

- Added code to disable path buttons when running any of the tree phases. Previously changing any of the Source, Working, or Output paths (either purposefully or accidentally) during execution could cause various errors (including Runtime 54).

- Adjusted the average bitrate for encodes to ensure it the minimum and average bitrates were never the same.

- Added a confirmation note when audio or subpicture defaults are saved from the SETUP screen. Also removed the old screen flags that were incompatible with skins.

- Fixed an error in which ReJig could receive values greater than 100% for its reduction level.

- Fixed an error that could result in "Runtime Error 52" on certain sources when using either ReJig or "No Compression" settings.

- Fixed an error in which exiting via the Windows "X" while rebuilding is in occuring could have anomalous results -- including program lockout.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, Freeware expected for release in early August, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Corrected algorithm for seamless branching analysis and detection. RC1 made some incorrect assumptions that could result in bad interleaving. This could also have resulted in several other possible errors based upon the structure of the source. This might also be a cause of "Runtime Error 63".

- Fixed an error that was causing a "Runtime Error 9" when selecting/deselecting an audio or subpicture stream when no VTS was highlighted.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 6" that could happen when while interleaving ILVU objects.

- Fixed an error in which the PREPARE phase could get stuck awaiting a keystroke at the message "Blanking all EXTRA Segments" when "Movies and Menus Only" or "Movies and Slideshow Extras" are chosen.

- In response to the "man, that sure is ugly" comments about the bluish backgrounds used in controls in the tab areas I have changed them in the Teck Skin and also added a variable to the Skin definitions called "v1TextBackground" that can change it. I'd like it to be clear that Teck was not responsible for that color choice.

- Enabled the "Remove Dir Comments" function in the Setup screen and made it functional. Also added it to the Teck skin's setup. I kinda' forgot about this on the first RC...

- Fixed error in which display of selected subtitle and audio streams display was not correctly updated when changing selected Skin.

- Added set parameters that ensure ILVU compliance as appropriate when using the HC encoder. This only affects ILVU segments.

- Added set parameters that ensure ILVU compliance as appropriate when using the QuEnc encoder. This only affects ILVU segments.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, freeware (without the Pro Version Enhancements, of course) expected for release in late August, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Added "Disable 32K Padding" option to the ISO Output Options dialog box. AnyDVD seems to have a problem mounting discs that have been created using the padding even though it is completely compliant.

- Changed the font color on the ISO Output Options dialog when using the "Teck Original" skin. The previous color was not easily readable.

- Found and fixed the source of "Runtime Error 63" (Illegal Record Number) that could sometimes happen during REBUILD of an ILVU section.

- Fixed a problem in which films that are encoded as 4:3 (within the stream) -- but are displayed as 16:9 (as directed by the IFO) were being set to 4:3 when created in "Movie-Only" mode. Now the setting in the original IFO is retained as the new Movie-Only IFO is created. Strange but true, someone out there is actually authoring commercial DVDs that way.

- Fixed an error in which, under certain circumstances ILVU content that has the same VOBID/CELLID as the last VOBID/CELLID of the previous VTS would not be interleaved properly.

- Fixed an error in which maximum bitrates set for CCE when encoding ILVU could be set too high. ILVU puts more restrictions on maximum bitrate than standard single threaded playback. HC and QuEnc should not have experienced this problem.

- Made further changes to the algorithm for seamless branching reproduction. Corrected problems in the way DVD-RB interpreted the interleaving patterns of some of the more complex ILVU source discs.

- Corrected an error in which, during ILVU rebuild, it is possible that erroneous values could be set into the IFO entry sector.

- Changed the "QuEnc Options" menu to clarify the three modes and also prevent choosing both single pass and OPV simultaneously which is a source of confusion.

CHANGES MADE TO PRO AND FREEWARE VERSIONS

- Corrected an error in which "Steal Space from Extras" was sometimes not being disabled when loaded during batch processing.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 4

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, freeware (without the Pro Version Enhancements, of course) expected for release in early September, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- MAJOR FIX. Corrected an error in which the VTS_C_ADT table was not being properly updated for ILVU sequences. This error may have manifested itself in several different ways depending upon the player or playback software -- but probably would be most noticed using navigation controls. This fix should correct several (most?) reported ILVU backup problems.

- Corrected an error in which Button Over Video (BOV) was not working correctly on ILVU segments that had been reencoded.

- Fixed an error that could cause file sizing errors (VOBs too large) under certain circumstances.

- Fixed an error in which, when the last segment of a VTS is ILVU, the special ILVU .D2V file is not properly closed. This could result in a "missing
M2V" file and/or a "Unrecognized exception on Line 6" AVISYNTH error when trying to encode.

- Corrected source of "Runtime Error 380", invalid property value. What an odd one. This was happening when the source had hundreds of stills. The Status window's text box cursor postion became too large for the variable! I've now set a limit on how much of the Status box's history remains available without looking in the LOG file.

- Added code to more accurately account for space used for STILL frames. On DVDs with large numbers for STILL frames (picture playback) the bitrate could be miscalculated because STILLs are extracted intact.

- Modified the display of NTSC bitrates so the actual achieved bitrate (29.97fps) and the ECL file bitrate (23.976fps) are shown. In the past the lower (ECL) rate was displayed and prompted questions as to why it was lower than what might be hand-calculated. The ECL rate is used as part of the method to ensure support for hybrid sources and is readjusted as when necessary during REBUILD.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 4.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, freeware (without the Pro Version Enhancements, of course) expected for release in early September, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Corrected an off-by-one sector error in the VTS_C_ADT table of an IFO that contains ILVU sections. This issue was the cause of reported problems importing DVD-RB into DVD Shrink after rebuild. It also caused DVDReMake to sometimes require "recovering sectors".

- Fixed an error in the routine for updating the VTS_TMAPTI table in IFOs containing ILVU sections. In previous versions some seamless branching titles could have had erroneous entries created.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 63" that can be caused by large ILVU (greater than 1GB) segments.

- Added progress bar updates during "Interleaving Video Object" activity.

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Version 1.00 Release Candidate 5

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, freeware (without the Pro Version Enhancements, of course) expected for release in mid September, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Modified the "Layer Break" recognition code to make it more aggressively find and remove layer-break related pauses.

- Added option to change Variable Bitrate Bias for HC Encoder. The default value is 20. This setting can help keep dark images and fade-ins from pixelating. This HC encoder just keeps getting better, hat's off (again) to Hank315.

- Corrected an error that could result in the "File... shows completed, but no .M2V file exists" on some ILVU segments during ENCODE phase. A special thanks to SDragoon for helping to nail this down.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 52" that could occur on some ILVU segments during PREPARE. Related problem to the "no MPV file" problem mentioned above. Many thanks to soupdragon and RaistlinMajere for the excellent beta testing and support.

- Added "memory" to the Source Directory browse button so it will start at the last directory used.

- As suggested by MarkRB -- added "Full Backup" as a choice under the mode menu to make it a little clearer how to get back out of one ofthe movie-only modes. Also changed the functioning of "Steal Space from Extras" in the same way.

- Fixed an error in which exceptionally large ILVU sequences could cause a "Runtime Error 6" during the REBUILD phase. This may also have been a source of other odd behaviour with large sequences. Thanks to ookzDVD for identifying and helping resolve this issue.

- Fixed an error that could cause OPV prediction to fail when encoding in ILVU sections. Please note, however, that while DVD-RB may work in OPV with ILVU sections, it is NOT recommended that ILVU discs be done in OPV. Thanks to Acerjen for pointing this out.

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Pro Edition Version 1.00 Release Candidate 5.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release, freeware (without the Pro Version Enhancements, of course) expected for release in mid September, 2005):

CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION ONLY

- Fixed a glitch in which attempting to overwrite the "DVDFILES\VIDEO_TS" could result in being asked the same "Overwrite?" prompt twice.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 63" that could happen on certain ILVU sections under specific circumstances.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 5" when deleting Batch items when using one of the non-version-one skins.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 52" that could happen at the end of the PREPARE phase on ILVU titles that end on with ILVU section.

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Freeware Version 0.94

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.93)

- Now released as a fully installable unit utilizing the Installer created by Rockas.

- Fixed an error that could cause an "Runtime Error 9" upon program start or when loading a Project file when the source path is no longer present.

- Added code to disable path buttons when running any of the three phases. Previously changing any of the Source, Working, or Output paths (either purposefully or accidentally) during execution could cause various errors (including Runtime 54).

- Adjusted the average bitrate for encodes to ensure that the minimum and average bitrates were never the same.

- Added a confirmation note when audio or subpicture defaults are saved from the SETUP screen. Also removed the old screen flags that were incompatible with skins.

- Fixed an error in which ReJig could receive values greater than 100% for its reduction level.

- Fixed an error that could result in "Runtime Error 52" on certain sources when using either ReJig or "No Compression" settings.

- Fixed an error in which exiting via the Windows "X" while rebuilding is in occuring could have anomalous results -- including program lockout.

- Corrected an error in which "Steal Space from Extras" was sometimes not being disabled when loaded during batch processing.

- Added selection on the MODE menu for HC Encoder. It still works as before (using the QuEnc interface) but can now be more easily selected. You no longer need to set a path as it is must be in the directory created by the installer. Also added HC "Options" menu.

- Fixed the "Make a Donation" and "Rebuilder Web Link" menu options so they will work with Windows 2000.

- Reorganized the QuEnc "Options" menu so it it easier to understand.

- Reorganized the "Steal Space from Extras" menu so it is less confusing.

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Pro Edition Version 1.00 Release Candidate 6.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected an error in which resetting "Steal Space from Extras" back to 0% was not taking effect until the next load of DVD-RB.

- Fixed a bug in which a "Error 0006 -- DVD-RB has found framecount..." error could occur on very small segments during REBUILD when selecting the "Movie and Menus Only" mode.

- Added an adjustment to maximum bitrate for MPEG audio streams that are included for processing.

- Corrected an error in which QuEnc versions may not be identified correctly (shows as UNKNOWN).

- Modified the caption in the "Mode" Menu "Steal Space" option. It now tells you the reduction percentage that is selected.

- Changed the code when opening .RBK files. You will now be prompted as to whether you want to install it as the default key. If you answer "Yes" -- DVD-RB will automatically copy and register it. DVD-RB must be installed first, of course.

- Fixed an error that could, on very rare occasions, negatively affect the calculated SCR value.

- Tweaked SCR calculation to correct itself for certain odd circumstances that could occur in the input stream. Fixes "stutter" that occurs as a result.

- Fixed an error in which ISO label and file names were not being properly set when loading from a project file.

- Added code to recognize and attempt to correct system clock reference (SCR) irregularities in the audio of the source disc.

- Modified the OPV encoding prediction algorithm so that it will take fewer passes on each VTS.

- The default Q sample percentage for OPV has been changed to 2%. Also made the OPV Q selection more conservative as it was oversizing too frequently.

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Freeware Version 0.95

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.94)

- Modified some status routines to ensure compatibility of the INI and INF files between Freeware version and the Professional Edition.

- Fixed an error that could cause ""DVD Rebuilder experienced a buffer overflow. Error #0004.." on some sources.

- Corrected "Runtime Error 75" that could happen at start of rebuild.

- Modified the OPV encoding prediction algorithm so that it will take fewer passes on each VTS.

- Fixed an error that could cause SCR value to "drift" higher over time under some unique circumstances and cause timing irregularities and stutter.

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Pro Edition Version 1.01 (FINAL)

Sometime during the day on October 8th (EDT) I will start sending out v1.01 (Final) to all VIPs. I am working on a couple final minor changes after which I will start mailing notifications. I'm posting the changes below a day early to ensure no one is surprised when the beta test period and associated VIP one-time-good-deals end. In the future VIP status will require a donation at the full listed price (see more info at http://info.dvd-rb.com).

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the beta testers who have helped to make DVD Rebuilder the product that it is. We've together worked toward a goal of building an easy to use, flexible, yet high quality method of DVD Backups. I think we've done it. I bow humbly to you all. You can all look forward to newer and greater things when v1.10 is released! I've got a huge wish list - I hope I can finish it.

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

Version 1.01

- Found and corrected an inconsistency related to the SML_AGLI table that could affect various chapter and searching functions on ILVU sections.

Version 1.00

- Updated the method for one pass encoding prediction for HC encoder. The changes in RC6.0 had a negative impact on the prediction for HC and caused it to require more passes rather than fewer.

- Fixed an error that could cause SCR value to drift over time under some unique circumstances and cause timing irregularities with possible stutter.

- Changed the default value for 32k padding to "off". Also removed the setting from the ISO Options form. While the format is compliant with DVD standards, there are too many 3rd party packages that have trouble reading ISO images with padding. I've decided the benefits are outweighed by the disadvantages. For those purists who wish to enable it anyway -- it can be enabled by adding the line "Enable_32K_Padding=1" in the [Options] area of REBUILDER.INI. The older "Disable_32K_Padding" is now ignored and should be removed.

- Modified HC values to preset GOP size to 12 rather than AUTO for sources that will receive pulldown flags. This is necessary to ensure GOP time length parameters stay within DVD specs.

- Corrected an error that could cause a "Runtime Error 9" during rebuild under certain conditions while processing reencoded ILVU sequences.

- Changed the default state for "Status Logging" to ON.

- Implemented checks to ensure the DVD Volume Label is checked and enforced for maximum length (31 chars).

- Added some updates that will make DVD-RB work more reliably with the output of DVDFab Decrypter.

- Added support for burning ISO images with ImgBurn, Lightning UK's latest burner. Use is automatic, DVD Rebuilder will recognize when ImgBurn is installed and it will be used. DVD Decrypter now becomes the secondary choice for burning.

- Fixed an error in which "Create/Write Project ISO Image" was not properly writing the created image to the blank DVD disc.

- Improved error detection in Write-To-Disc function.

- Enabled a type of "2-Click" mode for those using add-ons following PREPARE. Now you can click REBUILD following a PREPARE and it if ENCODE has not already been performed, it will be automatically executed. It can also be used to RESUME jobs that were stopped during ENCODE.

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Professional Edition Version 1.02

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added a new feature under the OPTIONS menu. Now you can select "Audio Track Remapping" and DVD-RB will make changes necessary so that defaults for audio streams can be changed. This is especially useful when DTS is the default and has been removed, or for those who would like the default startup track to be some language other than the original.

- Added "Dynamic Peak Analysis" which determines peak bitrates from the original stream and uses the info to set segment maximum bitrates. This should improve quality by more accurately distributing available bandwidth. It should also eliminate some possible sources for playback stutter.

- Fixed a bug in which attempting to apply filters against a source that would already fit on a DVD-5 could halt the batch job waiting for a user prompt.

- Modified the "Shutdown at One-Click Completion" option under the MODE menu. Now it is "Shutdown at end of REBUILD". This was done in order to allow usage with the "2-click" method introduced in the previous release.

- Added ProCoder under the OPTIONS menu and added the ability to set the quality level.

- Fixed "Error 35601, Element Not Found" error that could occur on oddly formatted sources.

- Changed the Installed default operational mode to "One Click." Earlier versions defaulted to "Three Click" mode.

- Corrected setting in which GOP size of 12 was being forced too liberally when using HC encoder.

- Per request, added a new INI parameter that enables the insertion of text in blanked segments. For example, by adding "BlankText=This Video has been Blanked" to the the "[Options]" are of REBUILDER.INI will insert that text on blanked screens. The text has a limit of 40 characters. By default no text is inserted.

- Added bitrate sanity checks for circumstances in which the calculated bitrate might be greater than the original. This can sometimes happen in Movie-Only modes. An analysis of reports of stutter occurring on certain players has determined it is linked to the reintegration of the original audio stream with higher-that-original bitrates. It is possible to override this check (but it is NOT RECOMMENDED) by adding the hidden flag "OVERRIDE_BITRATE_CHECK=1" to the "[Options]" area of REBUILDER.INI.

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Freeware Version 0.96

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.95)

- Modified code to perform more aggressive detection and removal of layer breaks.

- Added some updates that will make DVD-RB work more reliably with the output of DVDFab Decrypter.

- Improved calling procedure so DVD-RB does not use as much CPU time (leaving more for the encoder).

- Corrected maximum bitrate allocation on NTSC interlaced sources in order to assure adherence to specifications.

- Corrected an error in which source filenames that are a mixture of uppercase/lowercase letters might cause "Error 0003, buffer overflow".

- Updated OPV code to more accurately hit the specified target size on NTSC non-telecined sources.

- Added measures to more accurately measure bitrates in the source stream and then distributes it accordingly in the backup.

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Professional Edition Version 1.03

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Improved the peak bitrate determination algorithm. It now more accurately determines source bitrates and works properly with NTSC interlaced sources.

- Fixed a bug that could cause "Runtime Error 380" under some circumstances. This should make audio removal in DVD ReMake Pro compatible with DVD-RB.

- Corrected an error in which source filenames that are a mixture of uppercase/lowercase letters might cause "Error 0003, buffer overflow".

- Corrected a setting that might, under certain circumstances, allow NTSC interlaced ILVU sources to fall out of specifications.

- Fixed an error that under specific conditions could create video streams that exceed maximum bitrates.

- Updated OPV code to help prevent undersizing when encoding NTSC sources or when selecting a GOP size other that 12. A special thanks to Rippraff for nailing this one.

- Fixed an error in which it was possible that an audio glitch might be inserted at a layer break or point where the SCR gets reset to zero.

- Added an option to the "Select ISO Output Options" dialog that will remove the .ISO image from the output path after a successful image burn. This is meant to minimize required disc space, please use it cautiously.

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Professional Edition Version 1.04

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Reorganized the "Options" configuration. It is no longer accessed as a Menu. Now it is accessed via a Tree View on either the tab bar, or, for pre-version 1.00 skins, via an "Options" choice in the "Settings" menu. The menu had grown too large for easy use. Some "quick access" items remain under the "Settings" menu.

- Added a setting under the "Mode" menu in which you can select all Extras for Half-D1. This option will not reduce bitrates for Extras (like Half/Half), but settings selected under "Steal Space from Extras" will be applied. This provides more granularity so the option can be used more effectively.

- Corrected an issue in which certain odd original anomalies might cause timing issues. A special thanks to Magic144 for finding this one.

- Fixed an error that, under certain circumstances, might cause video ticks or stutter at chapter or segment break points.

- Tweaked the muxing algorithm to facilitate better video playback buffering control.

- Changed the default setting for the Viewer/Editor so its calls use long filenames. Some users were having trouble getting it to work properly.

- Updated the Installer to use a newer version of HC Encoder (v0.16, 11/12/2005). This file is also included in the "Update Only" zip file.

- Updated installer to use EclPro v0.52. Includes better compatibility and support for Express versions.

- Corrected an error in which an erroneous input stream might cause DVD-RB to "hang" during PREPARE phase looking for a nonexistent extension start code.

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Professional Edition Version 1.05

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added "Template" options under the "File" menu. Now you can load and save settings that you find to be especially useful for different types of sources, such as film, anime, cartoon, CG, series discs, etc. All you have to do to create a new template is to set up Rebuilder in the way you'd like to encode a certain type of disc, for example: the CCE or HC bias, matrices, GOP sizes, or filters -- then select "Save Template". If you have settings you find useful for certain source types, post the template on the Rebuilder forum at www.doom9.org or www.dvd-rb.com and it may be added to future DVD Rebuilder versions.

- Corrected an error that could result in "Error 0006, Framecount differences..." when working with the null output of some ripping programs.

- Fixed a sizing issue in which unreferenced audio streams that exist in the original VOB files were included in the output -- but weren't properly accounted for in the size calculation.

- Modified the ReJig calling procedure so that DVD-RB uses less processor time during calls. This should speed up ReJig.

- Change the GOP setting for HC encoder so that if version 0.16 or greater is used, "*GOP 12 2" is not forced for FILM sources.

- Added dummy pre-command and "Exit" post-command to the IFO generated by "Movie Only" encodes. It seems there are certain players that will not play correctly unless a command table is present. A special thanks to rayvt for finding the cause and cure of this problem.

- Corrected an error which might cause DVD-RB to "hang" at the 100% during PREPARE.

- Revamped the keyfile process. Too many folks were having trouble using the .RBK files. Now DVD Rebuilder will download the keyfile itself. The keyfile is also now linked to an individual computer via System ID. I've tried to make it as painless as possible. Please read the HELP information in the registration dialog. A new EXE file called Reg-RB.EXE is included in the DVD-RB directory and it can be run to get the system id and download your key for any computer upon which you wish to run Rebuilder.. It is called automatically by DVD-RB when needed. There is a default limit of 5 System IDs allowed for each registered e-mail address.

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Professional Edition Version 1.05.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected an error in which VIDEO_TS file for a Movie Only disc could have a wrong value set in the First Play PGC table.

- Corrected the PGC Program Table size for the IFO created in Movie-Only mode so it's length is always a multiple of two. This cause playback problems in at least one player model.

- Lowered the default VBR minimum bitrate for CCE to 300 (from 500). It was set to 500 in v0.83 in order to circumvent problems with CCE 2.70. These seem to be no longer present, but as a precaution code was added to dynamically increase the to value to 500 in the event of problems. Also added code that will automaticlly adjust it back up to 500 if an encoding pass fails. The lower value should result in slightly better overall picture quality as fewer bits are wasted on low demand scenes.

- Fixed an error in the registration process in which using uppercase characters (the first time) in the e-mail field might make the registration fail repeat upon each load.

- Reduced the aggressiveness of the layer break removal, as some Sony Players appear to be very strict in how they handle streams marked with the "seamless" flag. If you wish to override this setting, add "AGGRESSIVE_LAYER_BREAK_REMOVAL=1" to the "[Options]" area of the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Updated HCBatch.exe to the most recent version.

- Increased GOP buffer size to help reduce the likelihood of buffer overflows (0003 and 0004) on some rare sources. Note, though, that 0003 and 0004 are indicators of a malformed source -- and most typically indicate a corrupted source file. This is usually due to preprocessing.

- Modified the CCE Advanced Settings dialog so it uses sliders instead of dropdown boxes.

(Below are changes made for v1.05.1)

- Fixed a problem in which the default templates that are created by DVD-RB are done so with inappropriate space characters inserted -- making the values not load correctly.

- Corrected an issue in which the SYSTEM ID may change if a network adapter is removed or added to the system. This is especially noticable in laptop computers. Note, however, that DVD-RB will continue to use the previously obtained SYSTEM ID unless the key file has been deleted. This is to prevent unnecessary reregistration on systems that don't experience this issue. But it is recommended that you delete your old key and create a new one to ensure you don't experience this problem. All user SYSTEM ID counts have been reset to zero to accomodate this.

- Fixed an problem in which a small percentage of users could not connect to the download site and the key file had to be requested via e-mail.

- Updated the installation package to install ReJig v0.5f. This version includes several updates that give quality improvements that were implemented by DragonGodz.

- Updated the installation package to install HC encoder version 0.16.1. This version corrects some minor bugs.

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Professional Edition Version 1.06

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added support for DGDECODE v1.4.5. This update includes many enhancements/bug fixes and makes DVD-RB's support consistent with Neuron2's most current release. Support for MPEG2DEC3DG and DGDECODE v1.1.0 remains. This update includes a fix which corrects a rare problem in which an encoder may "freeze" while trying to encode a segment. The DVD-RB installer now includes and installs DGDECODE v1.4.5 by default.

- Added coding for handling "garbage" sectors that were found to have caused problems during the PREPARE phase on at least one disc. Thanks to SpazzHH for finding a disc in which it was repeatable.

- Modified the AVS position of the trim() command. Performing the trim after the insertion of some optional filters can give better results.

- Updated some cosmetic features for consistency. Changed slider for HC Bias, and added TextColor variable to CCE settings Skin.

- Corrected a Button Over Video (BOV) issue. In some very active streams BOV may not have been reproduced properly.

- Corrected an error in the REBUILD module that could misinterpret certain input streams and as a result, throw a "ERROR 006: DVD-RB...framecount differences" error.

- Fixed a problem in which an extremely unlikely set of circumstances might cause audio to move out of sync over the course of a segment.

- Fixed a bug in which remapping audio while set to "Movie-Only" mode would cause a Runtime Error 9.

- Added a module that performs key download via web in the event of direct connection failure.

- Removed annoying "VOB Count" warning in Movie-Only modes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.06.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- In order to facilitate the changed iDCT options of DGDECODE v1.4.5, the iDCT selection table is now changed depending upon the version selected.

- Updated the skins to reflect newer button format on the CCE Settings dialog.

- Added the selected reduction percentage to the "Steal Space from Extras is enabled" line that is displayed and logged.

- Corrected a bug in which certain parameters were not being loaded correctly when starting by double-clicking on a .RBP file.

- Fixed a bug related to field order detection and encoding introduced in v1.06 in which a specific set of (unusual) circumstances might cause the order to be incorrectly detected.

- Updated routines to take advantage of newer CCE abilities (v2.69 and greater) to output bottom field first (BFF) interlaced streams. Now when
the original stream is BFF -- the new stream can retain this characteristic.

- Enhanced the REBUILD engine so it will now accept field based picture structures. This might improve ProCoder encoding of interlaced streams (if enabled). It will also stop Error #0006 when using ReJig or "No Compression" on streams that use that structure.

- Fixed the "BlankText" INI parameter so it will work with Half-D1 sources that are being blanked.

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Professional Edition Version 1.07

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Implemented menu encoding. This new feature will now scan and reencode menu segments in the same way as standard title sets. This should save some space, allow for more efficient use of space, and improve quality. It is especially useful on titles that have large amounts of space used by menus. The default setting encodes any menu that is over 50MB. This can be overridden by setting a value for the "hidden" parameter "VTSM_MIN_SIZE" in the [Options] area of the REBUILDER.INI. It works similar to the "VTS_MIN_SIZE" parameter. It is recommended that you keep the default setting, as encoding segments that smaller than 50MB usually only increases encoding time without significantly improving qualty. If you prefer no menu encoding at all, this feature can be disabled or enabled via the "Settings" menu.

- Added code to enable multiple encoder instances. The feature is available under the "Settings" menu. On multiple core computers and some very fast
single core computers using hyperthreading this will take advantage of unused processor time. This concept has been proven in concept using HC encoder, QuEnc, and ProCoder (via ECLPRO) in Rumbah's "DualDVDRB" software. Please note that if your computer already runs at 100% of its processor time this option will not likely improve your speed and in fact may make it slightly slower. But, on some processors and some encoders it has been reported to increase speeds by as much as 30-50%. Heavy Kudos to Rumbah for exploring and proving this concept via "DualDVDRB."

- Corrected "Runtime Error 55" that could occur if attempting to force-close DVD-RB during encoding.

- Corrected a reference to "32-Bit Floating Point" in the iDCT choices for DGDECODE v1.4.5. It actually is "64-Bit Floating Point".

- Corrected an error in which the intra_DC_precision setting could be set incorrectly in CCE Basic and CCE SP v2.50 under some circumstances.

- Fixed an error in which the "Enable Output" option wasn't being properly reset on project loads or during batch encoding.

- Added Menu Segments to Segment Editor so they can be blanked or slideshow adjusted. Be careful, as disabling a menu background can sometimes make the function of the menu impossible to understand. Menu segments are listed as "VTM_nn" in the editor.

- Updated the installer to include HC Version 0.17.

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Professional Edition Version 1.07.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Fixed a bug that could cause subpictures that are selected for removal to be also incorrectly removed from Menus. This could make the menu selections fail to function.

- Corrected an error in which on rare occasions the output BUP file be incorrectly updated during a certain type of menu encode sequence.

- Corrected some bugs associated with menu encoding and Half-D1/Anamorphic conversion. Also disabled filters for menu encodes.

[Changes made for version 1.07.1]

- IMPORTANT BUG FIX: Corrected an error in the Menu Encoding module in which some menus may be encoded without audio.

- IMPORTANT BUG FIX: Corrected an error in which the encoding process can "hang" while doing an ILVU segment.

- Modified OPV maximum bitrate calculation during the prediction phase in order to prevent possible "OPV VBV ovf" errors.

- Updated the Installer to use a version of ECLPRO that supports multiple instances.

- Corrected iDCT "64-Bit SSE2MMX" to "32-Bit SSE2MMX"

- Fixed an error in which he HalfD1 checkmark was not properly resetting upon new source load.

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Professional Edition Version 1.08.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- NEW FEATURE: Added automatic detection and extraction of segments that don't need reencoding. This makes it possible, e.g., for "Steal Space from Extras", "Half-D1/Half Space", Menu Encoding, or possibly even simple removal of a large audio track to allow the main feature's video to be kept completely intact. Included a "Force Reencode" selection under the "Options" menu which will override this feature when you wish filters to be applied.

- Added a "Force No Reencoding" to the Video Segment Editor/Viewer. This will allow you to select segments for which you wish the video portion to remain intact. Note that this setting reduces the "recovered" amount that can be added to the feature -- and can lead to a negative feature bitrate. When this happens the "Save Settings" button is disabled.

- Added a selection under the "Settings" menu that allows you to choose to size for DVD-5 (single layer) or for DVD-9 (dual layer) output. Also added DL target size adjustment parameter for each encoder. You can set size for DLTargetSectors or any of the encoders (just add "DL" to any of the old target settings, e.g. HCTargetSectors would become DLHCTargetSectors). This capability was added to satisfy requests -- but also to support other new upcoming features. Note that the "DVD-9" option is new and SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "BETA" -- use with caution until it is completely debugged.

- Added an option under the "Settings" menu that allows you to set the process priority of the encoder to NORMAL or IDLE (low) priority. This can be useful for times when you are using your computer for other purposes while encoding. Careful, though, using the IDLE priority can also slow down encoding dramatically when any other process is in progress.

- Fixed an error that could cause certain types of menu still pictures to not display -- causing what could be perceived as several other menu problems.

- Corrected a miscalculation related to menu encoding that might lead to oversizing (especially when using TargetSector settings that have been increased from the default).

- Updated some of the calculation methods in the Segment Viewer, using the old methods it was possible to lose sizing accuracy when portions of the Feature VTS were blanked or set for SLIDESHOW mode.

- Added "quick" keys to the segment editor. You can now press "B" to blank, "S" for slideshow, "F" to force no reencoding (keep video intact) and either "N" or "Space" to set back to normal.

- Corrected an error in which the "Half-D1/Half Space" option was not working properly and output video may not have been resized.

- Fixed a minor bug in which an encounter with an illegally formated IFO file format could repeat an error message several times.

- Fixed a cosmetic error in which a "-" would be inserted in the DVD-RB form title every time it was activated.

- Corrected a registration bug introduced in v1.08.

- Other minor bug fixes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.09

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- NEW FEATURE: Support for closed captions. Now DVD-RB will extract closed caption data from the original DVD and remultiplex it into the MPEG stream during REBUILD. Note that, although this new code has been tested, it is new and therefore should be considered beta for this version. For that reason it can only be enabled by adding the "hidden" setting "CLOSED_CAPTIONS=1" to the [Options] area of the REBUILDER.INI file. WARNING: Many software players do NOT play CC correctly. Please do not post bug reports unless you first also try to play the original disc with the software player (e.g. PowerDVD 6.0 seems to have problems with certain CC).

- ENHANCEMENT: Added code to enhance the functioning of automatic "no reencoding" feature introduced in v1.08. Now any space reallocated due to "Steal Space" or the "Half/Half" functions that is not needed to enable the "no reencoding" extraction is returned to the Extras. This allows you to "overkill" in order to force extraction -- but the amount of actual reduction will only be what is truly necessary.

- Fixed an error in which specific circumstances could cause highlights in a menu to not display when the rebuild of the menu cell immediately follows another cell that uses the same VOBID/CELLID combination.

- Corrected a bug in which, under unusual circumstances, a one byte difference can occur between matching BUP and IFO files.

- Fixed an error that could occur very rarely and cause a report of error: "00032 00009 -- error reading IFO".

- Fixed a bug in which restarting the ENCODE phase following a previous completion was not reseting the progress flag, causing problems in future pauses.

- Corrected some inconsistencies with the way menus are handled in the Segment Viewer/Editor.

- Fixed a problem in which selecting "Movie and Menus" could very rarely blank a menu that is a part of a VTS other than the one containing the feature.

- Added a "Close at REBUILD Completion" option to the Mode menu and a "Close at Batch Completion" option to the file menu. These will close DVD-RB -- but will not shutdown the computer.

- Updated the ECLPRO version to v1.00RC1. This version has been reported to correct the "presets" issue seen by some users when using the "Multiple Encoder" option with ProCoder.

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Freeware Version 0.97

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Freeware release):

- Fixed an error that, under certain circumstances, might cause video ticks or stutter at chapter or segment break points.

- Fixed a sizing issue in which unreferenced audio streams that exist in the original VOB files were included in the output -- but weren't properly accounted for in the size calculation.

- Corrected an error that could result in "Error 0006, Framecount differences..." when working with the null output of some ripping programs.

- Corrected an error in which an erroneous input stream might cause DVD-RB to "hang" during PREPARE phase looking for a nonexistent extension start code.

- Corrected an issue in which certain odd original anomalies might cause timing issues.

- Updated the Installer to use a newer version of HC Encoder (v0.17). This file is also included in the "Update Only" zip file.

- Updated installer to use EclPro v0.52. Includes better compatibility and support for Express versions.

- Updated the installation package to install ReJig v0.5f. This version includes several updates that give quality improvements that were implemented by DragonGodz.

- Fixed a sizing issue in which unreferenced audio streams that exist in the original VOB files were included in the output -- but weren't properly accounted for in the size calculation.

- Modified the ReJig calling procedure so that DVD-RB uses less processor time during calls. This should speed up ReJig.

- Corrected a problem in which the calculated bitrate may exceed the original and as a result make the stream incompatible with the audio on some sources. This would have shown itself as "stutter" during playback.

- Added coding for handling "garbage" sectors that were found to have caused problems during the PREPARE phase on at least one disc. Thanks to SpazzHH for finding a disc in which it was repeatable.

- Corrected a Button Over Video (BOV) issue. In some very active streams BOV may not have been reproduced properly.

- Corrected an error in the REBUILD module that could misinterpret certain input streams and as a result, throw a "ERROR 006: DVD-RB...framecount differences" error.

- Fixed a problem in which an extremely unlikely set of circumstances might cause audio to move out of sync over the course of a segment.

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Professional Edition Version 1.09.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Fixed an error in the closed captions code that could corrupt the MPEG stream causing blocky video playback. Please note that the closed captioning code should still be considered "beta" and should only be enabled by those wishing to test and verify its integrity. Note: CC processing is activated by adding "CLOSED_CAPTIONS=1" to the "[Options]" area of the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Fixed a bug in which closed captions were not being enabled in the IFO file for movie-only encodes.

- Fixed a problem that could make Closed Captions to play haphazardly when used against a telecined source.

- Corrected an error in which Closed Caption data was being incorrectly inserted for "No Compression" and ReJig modes.

- Corrected a problem in which an IFO that has no PGCs defined could cause DVD-RB to stop with an error message ("0032 0009").

- Corrected the syntax of the status output when setting for DVD-9. The log incorrectly said "DVD-5".

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Professional Edition Version 1.09.3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added direct support for AutoQMatEnc. Please note that DVD-RB only enables support when it can determine the application path. It will assume the default path "c:\program files\autoqmatenc\autoqmatenc.exe" unless overridden via registry entry. AutoQMatEnc can be downloaded from http://www.autoqmatenc.com. [Added note:] The path can also be entered in the "[Paths]" section of the INI file. Using "AUTOQMATENC="

- Updated the installation package to include the latest HC Encoder version (v.18).

- Fixed a bug in which cells that contain no video data might result in "VOB/CELL not found" during rebuild.

- Fixed an error in which ILVU video segments that are extracted (because the disc will fit) can become corrupt and cause strange playback behavior.

- Corrected an error in which "garbage" data following null or padding sectors could result in unpredictable timing and/or desynchronization.

- Fixed "Error 53" that could occur when no M2V file was created during the ENCODE phase after three tries. The error was typically caused by an incorrect encoder path and should have issued a more informative "Failed to Create an M2V" file and exited gracefully.

- Corrected sizing calculations on discs containing null or padding sectors (usually inserted by a decrypter) to help prevent possible (slight) undersizing.

- Added code to reduce the likelihood of "Error #0006" on streams that contain embedded MPEG garbage. Also, as investigation showed that these only happen in "orphaned" MPEG sections (following "null sectors" created by a decrypter) that are never actually decoded, the error message has been removed and replaced by a warning in the STATUS window/log.

- Added code to remove DVD-RB from a minimized state just before executing a shutdown sequence. There are reports that the shutdown dialog "freezes" with the "5 seconds" text showing when attempted while minimized.

- Implemented a change that can reduce the likelihood of "Error #0003, buffer overflow" on oddly formatted source streams.

- Fixed an error in which it is feasible (but rare) that logging of a start code at the very end of a VTS might be missed during PREPARE.

- Corrected an error in CC processing that could cause an error "0068 0005" when a new GOP with CC data starts at the very end of a video packet.

- Made several process improvements to the handling of sequence_end_codes and associated end actions.

- As closed captioning support appears to be stable, it has been removed from "beta" status and can now be enabled/disabled from the "Settings" menu.

- Added code to avoid confusion by disabling menu selection of encoders for which no path is present in the setup.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Newly updated and improved Segment Editor/Viewer. You can now adjust reduction percentages using a slider. The new viewer also improves the viewability and ease of use for editing and makes several other future features possible. Note that the editor is BETA. It is meant to be tested (only) in this version. For that reason you must manually select "Use Beta (test) Viewer/Editor" under the "Settings" menu to enable it.

- Corrected an error in menu reencoding in which some STILL menus might show momentarily (on certain specific players) and then exit.

- Changed defaults in the Viewer/Editor so that "Show Extras Only" is no longer the default.

- Fixed a bug in which extraction of ILVU sections when a source requires no encoding might receive "corrupt" source warnings and report other unpredictable errors.

- Corrected an error in which the AutoQMatEnc version many not be collected when the path is obtained from the INI file.

- Removed the "Special Error Processing" option. It no longer serves a purpose.

- Corrected an error in which some small VTSs may not be blanked or stilled when selecting "Movie and Menu Only" or "Movie, Menus, and Slideshow Extras".

- Fixed a bug in which the value set into vobu_se_e_ptm could be incorrectly calculated and might possibly result in odd menu behavior on some players.

- Corrected a bug in which the number of passes selection in the AutoQMatEnc advanced screen was disabled when CCE Basic was checked.

- Improved the method for inserting NAVPACKs related to STILL processing.

- Added a horizontal scroll bar to filter editor so long filters are kept on one line during editing.

- Added code to prevent a very rare cell transition timing anomaly that can occur when the source contains an irregularity.

- Updated QuEnc version included in the installer to v0.70

- Other minor bug and cosmetic fixes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Fixed a problem with the new editor in which automatic blanking and slideshow that is executed when "Movie and Menus" or "Move, Menus, and Slideshow Extras" was not reallocating saved space to the feature. This only happened when "Use Beta (test) Viewer/Editor" was selected. Extreme undersizing of output could occur.

- Corrected a bug introduced in v1.10 that was related to the new Viewer/Editor. This bug could result in "Corrupt stream" message when using one of the "Movie and Menus" or "Move, Menus, and Slideshow Extras" modes was selected. It could also cause these modes to fail.

- Corrected an error in which clicking on the MENUS option when no menus were being reencoded could cause a "Runtime Error 13". (v1.10.1)

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

PLEASE NOTE: If you downloaded this version before 7:00PM EDT on August 11th, please download it again. There was a slight correction to the executable.

- Added routines to recognize and ignore extraneous files in the source directory -- including unreferenced VTSs that serve no purpose except to occupy space.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 6" that can occur during rebuild when dealing with very small M2V files under specific conditions.

- Corrected a problem in which, under specific circumstances, ILVU segments for angles that are encoded with CCE may not be encoding with necessary GOP restrictions.

- Fixed an error in which pointers in the SML_AGLI table could incorrectly set some block pointers to NEXT_ILVU + 1 rather then NEXT_ILVU. This could cause a momemtary audio or video "jump" when switching angles.

- Tweaked several ILVU settings to ensure strict compliance.

- Added code to verify paths in INI. This will prevent the occurance of Runtime Error '52' and Runtime Error '76' when invalid paths are manually entered into the INI file.

- Fixed a bug in which the completion status bar may not be updated to reflect 100% at the end of PREPARE.

- Updated the installer to include AVISYNTH v2.5.6. It will NOT, however, overwrite your existing AVISYNTH installation so it it recommended that if you want to upgrade to this newer version -- you must first uninstall AVISYNTH using the Windows Control Panel.

- Added Rebuilder version information to AVS, INF, and LOG files to make debugging easier.

- Corrected a bug in which detection of the AutoQMatEnc path may not have worked properly on some non-English systems.

- Corrected an error in which "Runtime Error '52'" may occur at startup on systems that use drives other than "C:" as the root.

- Fixed a command line incompatibility issue with early versions of QuEnc.

- Added an optional alternate output path for ISO creation. By adding "ISO_OUTPUT=" (and a path) to the "[Paths]" area of the REBUILDER.INI you can redirect output to a path or drive other than the output directory.

- Updated the installer to include the latest QuEnc v0.71.

- Fixed other minor/cosmetic bugs.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.4

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added a new "ImgBurn Directly to Disc (No ISO)" option under the "Mode" menu. When selected this option will, at then end of DVD file creation, automatically burn to disc using the newest version of ImgBurn. Note -- the option is only enabled if you have ImgBurn v2.0.0.0 or greater installed on your computer. No ISO file will be created on your hard drive when using this option. ImgBurn is highly recommended and can be downloaded at www.imgburn.com.

- Modified the "Check Latest Version" option under the "Help" menu. It now brings you to a "Download" page. This is meant to make it easier for registered users to check for and obtain the most recent version.

- Corrected an error that prevented OPV mode from working correctly for AutoQMatEnc. The result in previous versions would have been multiple passes regardless of the setting.

- Added code for checking and adjusting for Pan & Scan mode in menu creation. This should correct the problem on ccertain players where menu video appears horizontally compressed and button placement appears off.

- Added code to recognize and exclude unreferenced cells. This can improve picture quality by reallocated wasted space to referenced cells. In addition it can prevent processing confusion and audio missynchronization that can occur as a result of insertion of unreferenced cells.

- Updated the AutoQMatEnc Advanced settings dialog so it supports enabling/disabling automatic bias. The bias now affects the outcome (before AutoBias was always in effect).

- Made prediction improvements in calculations for one pass Q and CQ) encoding. Note: Setting higher-than-standard target sizes increases the likelihood of oversizing. This new OPOV algorithm targets more closely.

- Modified code to provide greater compatibility with newest version (2.0.0.0) of ImgBurn.

- Other minor/cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.5

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected an error introduced in Pan & Scan support that could cause "...error getting MPG start code. [02:53:59] 00070 00006"

- Corrected an issue in which writing directly to disc using ImgBurn would create a "Pause" for display of image details and required user intervention in order to continue.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.6

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Multiple instance encoding is now supported for AutoQmatEnc as well as HC, QuEnc, and ProCoder. Note: This requires AQE version 0.33 or greater. You can download it from www.autoqmatenc.com.

- Corrected an issue in which a non-zero value in a RESERVED section of the DSI_GI table of a NAVPACK could erroneously cause cells to be flagged as unreferenced. This condition doesn't seem to occur in any commercial discs -- but does appear in discs authored using "ULEAD DVD MovieFactory".

- Improved the sizing slider for the beta Viewer/Editor. Added a "<" and ">" for small upward and downward sizing. This should help get the value to exactly what you might decide is perfect.

- Made several processing improvements to the Viewer/Editor.

- Added a menu item "Allocate Saved Space to Feature" to the beta Viewer/Editor. This will take any unused space recovered through lowering bitrates, setting "Blank" etc. and allocate it to the feature VTS.

- Added a menu item "Reset to Default" to the beta Viewer/Editor. This will remove all actions and reset to the state before any blanking, etc. has taken place.

- Added a "hidden" setting, "DISABLE_UNREFERENCED_REMOVAL". This allows you to keep unreferenced cells and VTSs if for some reason it becomes necessary. By default DVD-RB removes any video/audio that, based upon the IFOs, is not actually used on the DVD.

- Fixed an inconsistency in the IFO's VTS_PTT_SRPT table that could happen during movie-only encodes.

- Added support for CCE SP2 (Trial). This feature uses settings that are only moderately tested and should be considered "Beta" -- it is not recommended that it be used except for testing. In order to activate the feature for testing you must add the line "SP2_Support=1" to the "[Options]" area of the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Added VTS_MIN_SIZE and VTSM_MIN_SIZE checks in the REBUILD module. In previous versions changing this value between PREPARE and REBUILD (which is something that could only be done manually and should never be done) could result in "Runtime Error 6".

- Added code to find default paths for CCE that will be used if not overridden by those in the INI file.

- Changed the shell call for execution of encoders in a minimized state to not receive focus.

- Improved the layer_break recognition routines to more judiciously decide whether to change cell settings in the IFO.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.7

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected a conversion error in the SP2 beta code. This could cause several possible problems during PREPARE or ENCODE.

- Added a check that forces ConvertToYUY2() into AVS files that are destined for use in ProCoder. In previous versions deselecting this option could cause ProCoder to stop functioning properly.

- Corrected functioning of the "<" and ">" buttons in the new beta Viewer/Editor. In some countries' numeric formats the "," decimal separator wasn't being properly interpreted.

- Corrected several minor slider positioning errors in the beta Viewer/Editor.

- Corrected a ReJig sizing error.

- Corrected an error in the new beta SP2 support. The maximum bitrate value was not being properly set. Note that SP2 support continues to be considered "beta".

- Corrected a bug in the ECL generation for the beta CCE SP2 feature. Previous video for the PAL system when using SP2 could result in blank sections at the end of each video segment.

- Added settings to the SP2 ECL file that could prevent sizing problems in the event that default values were incorrect.

- Corrected ECL updating routines in the Segment Editor/Viewer for SP2 files.

- Other minor fixes/enhancements.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.8

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected an error in the beta Editor/Viewer in which the updates made by "Allocate Saved Space to Feature" may not be saved when exiting.. resulting in undersizing.

- Added code to reduce the likelihood that network layer delays might cause timing errors.

- Fixed an issue in which blanking a segment might result erroneous bitrate values.

- Corrected an bug in which a certain sequence of starting, stopping, and resuming the ENCODE phase could skip one or more segments and result in "Error in UpdateIFO" due to missing M2V file(s).

- Corrected code so that space related to unreferenced cells that have been removed is returned to video. This could have caused undersizing for backup up certain dics.

- Added code to help alleviate "slow closing" that seems to happen when using AutoQMatEnc on network drives and the resulting "Cannot open ITEM.ECL" error.

- Corrected the display of "Est Size (total)" in the beta segment editor/viewer. Previous versions failed to account for NAVPACKs in this value. The "DVD Output Size" display as not affected and remains correct.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Freeware Version 0.98

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.97)

- Added a new "Write to Blank Disc (with ImgBurn)" option under the "Mode" menu. When selected this option will, at the end of DVD file creation, automatically burn to disc using the newest version of ImgBurn. Note -- the option is only enabled if you have ImgBurn v2.0.0.0 or greater installed on your computer. ImgBurn is highly recommended and can be downloaded at www.imgburn.com.

- Corrected an error in which "garbage" data following null or padding sectors could result in unpredictable timing and/or desynchronization.

- Added code to prevent a very rare cell transition timing anomaly that can occur when the source contains an irregularity.

- Added code to reduce the likelihood of "Error #0006" on streams that contain embedded MPEG garbage. Also, as investigation showed that these only happen in "orphaned" MPEG sections (following "null sectors" created by a decrypter) that are never actually decoded, the error has been removed and replaced by a warning in the STATUS window/log.

- Removed the "Special Error Processing" option. It no longer serves a purpose.

- Improved procedures for handling sequence_end_code and still frame processing. Fixed a bug in which an end code might be incorrectly inserted under certain rare circumstances.

- Corrected an error in which the INF first_sector and last_sector may (rarely on an oddly formatted source) be off by one sector.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 6" that can occur during rebuild when dealing with very small M2V files under specific conditions.

- Added routines to recognize and ignore extraneous files in the source directory -- including unreferenced VTSs that serve no purpose except to occupy space.

- Added a "hidden" setting, "DISABLE_UNREFERENCED_REMOVAL". This allows you to keep unreferenced cells and VTSs if for some reason it becomes necessary. By default DVD-RB removes any video/audio that, based upon the IFOs, is not actually used on the DVD.

- Fixed an error that could cause certain types of still pictures to not display.

- Added code for checking and adjusting for Pan & Scan mode. This should correct the problem on certain players where BOV video appears horizontally compressed and button placement appears off.

- Improved the layer_break recognition routines to better recognize and properly handle seamless branching titles.

- Improved the layer_break recognition routines to more judiciously decide whether to change cell settings in the IFO.

- Updated the installer to include QuEnc v0.71, HC Encoder v0.18, and ECLPRO v1.00 (RC1).

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.10.9

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Fixed a bug that could cause erroneous "Corrupt Stream Detected" message to occur during REBUILD.

- Corrected an issue in which settings saved before a batch process may not be restored correctly at batch end.

- Corrected an oddity in which unreferenced cells may not be included in the sizing calculation -- resulting in output undersizing.

- Fixed error in which bitrate values from use of the beta Viewer/Editor are not being written correctly to the ECL file when using CCE SP2.

- Modified the default bitrate for segments that contain less than 60 frames. Discs with huge numbers of small segments could cause some oversizing.

- Fixed a rare bug related to loading of Project files.

- Further improved ReJig sizing algorithm. This should prevent undersizing that was previously observed.

- Adjusted code related to the processing of .ECL files.

- Improved sizing algorithm so that it can properly account for some oddly formatted discs.

- Added code to more accurately predict sizing when working in "Movie and Menus Only" mode.

- Updated the installer to include HC Encoder v0.19.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.11.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Several improvements in the authoring engine. This also corrects a bug in which, under certain circumstances, it was possible for the REBUILD phase to create runt VOBUs.

- Added code to support drag & drop capability for adding files to the batch processor. Please note that only .RBD files will be accepted for dropping.

- Added code to automatically recognize, adjust, and correct for certain types of corrupt streams.

- Updated the CCE Path detection code to verify the collected path names and look for variations.

- Added code to retry certain open statements when O/S calls return before the operation is truly completed. This should correct the occasional "Could not open ... file" errors that seems happen when Kaspersky antivirus in in use on the host system.

- Corrected a condition in which the VOBU_1stREF_EA NavPack setting could be set incorrectly. Note: This could have happened only under very unusual circumstances.

- Corrected a bug in which audio remapping may not correctly work when used in conjunction with Movie_Only mode.

- Fixed "Runtime Error 35600" that can sometimes occur when selecting "Show Extras Only" from the Viewer/Editor menu.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Freeware Version 0.98.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.98)

- Added code to retry certain open statements when O/S calls return before the operation is truly completed. This should correct the occasional "Could not open ... file" errors that seems happen when Kaspersky antivirus in in use on the host system.

- Updated the CCE Path detection code to verify the collected path names and look for variations.

- Corrected a bug in which a certain sequence of starting, stopping, and resuming the ENCODE phase could skip one or more segments and result in "Error in UpdateIFO" due to missing M2V file(s).

- Corrected a bug in which the path for the HELP file was not correctly specified.

- Added code to automatically recognize, adjust, and correct for certain types of corrupt streams.

- Corrected a ReJig sizing error.

- Corrected a bug in which some INF floating point entries could be read incorrectly under some numbering systems.

- Corrected an issue in which settings saved before a batch process may not be restored correctly at batch end.

- Improved sizing algorithm so that it can properly account for some oddly formatted discs.

- Fixed a rare bug related to loading of Project files.

- Updated the installer to include HC Encoder v0.19.

- Other minor bug and cosmetic changes

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Professional Edition Version 1.12.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Made several improvements to the audio detection, selection, and removal procedures, making it less likely for output to be something other than expected.

- Added routines to recognize segments for which using OPV might cause problems (such as ILVU) and force multiple pass encoding (instead of OPV) for those segments.

- Corrected a calculation error that could, when unreferenced sectors exist, cause sizing miscalculations while using "Movie Only" mode.

- Improved recognition and handling procedures for STILL frames and scene changes. Reduced the liklihood of unnecessary segment breaks. This could improve processing speed and reduce complexity.

- Updated multiplexing algorithm to more robustly handle unusual streams. This is most likely to help in streams with exceptionally numerous scene changes.

- Corrected a situation that could, under rare circumstances, result in a REBUILD buffer overflow errors.

- Updated the full installer to include HC Encoder v0.19.1

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.12.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Corrected a bug in the new audio detection, selection, and removal procedures in which some DTS or LPCM streams may not be properly kept even though selected.

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Professional Edition Version 1.20.0 (Beta)

This is not a production release and will not be automatically distributed to VIP users until testing is complete. Please read this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=118541) if you wish to test this software.

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):

- Added support for writing several new output formats. Generally for MOBILE encoding (such as iPod), DVD-RB can now output MP4, AVI, and other video and audio formats. The capability should be considered as BETA TEST status (to identify bugs) only in this version. A new "MOBILE (iPod) Output" option can now be set under the "Mode" menu. urrently DVD-RB Pro uses FFMPEG (included in the installer) to create the output using XviD, H264, and a large spectrum of other possible video/audio formats (via FFMPEG). FFMPEG is a fast and powerful video format encoder that is provided under the GNU Public License Agreement. Read the file "License.txt" for more information. Support for other encoders may be included in future versions.

- Corrected a processing problem during the PREPARE phase for "Movie-Only" encodes. The problem could cause PREPARE to take significantly more time than is necessary.

- Added code to test and correct for corrupt streams in which garbage are at the start of a cell, and are followed by the orphaned remains of a GOP. This condition has been seen to cause incorrect writes of frame flags and the error condition "Corrupt Stream Detected" during REBUILD.

- Made adjustments to the sizing algorithm in order to prevent oversizing on oddly formatted DVDs that have huge numbers of very small segments.

- Corrected a bug in which ILVU segments might receive a lessor bitrate than they should based upon the analysis.

- Updated the calling/checking mechanisms used to invoke encoders. This should make the processing more robust as well as (slightly) improve encode times.

- Made several changes to the way the PREPARE phase records information.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.20.3 (Beta)

This is not a production release and will not be automatically distributed to VIP users until testing is complete. Please read this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=118541) if you wish to test this software. Combined change log:

November 27th, 2006 (v1.20.3)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Corrected a problem in rate control buffer sizing for
MOBILE encoding. This may have caused "jerking" or
other odd behaviour during playback. (v1.20.3)
- Inhibited the "Already Small Enough" message when MOBILE
encoding is the only thing being done. (v1.20.3)
- Added a setting in the REBUILDER.INI file for setting the
minimum PGC size when doing MOBILE encodes. This sets the
minimum size (in frames) for a PGC to be encoded. This new
"hidden" setting is called "PGC_Minimum_Frames=" and it can
be added to the "[Mobile]" section. The default value (if
none is set) is 22500. This comes out to about 12.5 minutes
on NTSC and 15 minutes on PAL. (v1.20.3)
- Corrected an issue in which the "Custom" settings under the
MOBILE dialog were not being properly used at encode time.
(v1.20.3)
- Fixed an error in which BATCH encoding was not correctly
applying selected PRESET to MOBILE encodes as they were
saved in project files. Instead the "last selected preset"
was being applied. (v1.20.3)
- Corrected an error that would cause AVISYNTH errors in
countries that use the "," as a decimal. (v1.20.2)
- Added specification for the audio output format to the
MOBILE settings dialog (v1.20.1)
- Fixed a bug where no default PRESET was being selected
the first time entering the MOBILE dialog. (v1.20.1)

November 21st, 2006 (v1.20.0)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added support for writing several new output formats.
Generally for MOBILE encoding (such as iPod), DVD-RB can
now output MP4, AVI, and other video and audio formats.
The capability should be considered as BETA TEST status
(to identify bugs) only in this version. A new "MOBILE
(iPod) Output" option can now be set under the "Mode"
menu. Currently DVD-RB Pro uses FFMPEG (included in the
installer) to create the output using XviD, H264, and a
large spectrum of other possible video/audio formats
(via FFMPEG). FFMPEG is a fast and powerful video format
encoder that is provided under the GNU Public License
Agreement. Read the file "License.txt" for more
information. Support for other encoders may be included
in future versions. (v1.20.0)
- Corrected a processing problem during the PREPARE phase
for "Movie-Only" encodes. The problem could cause
PREPARE to take significantly more time than is necessary.
(v1.20.0)
- Added code to test and correct for corrupt streams in
which garbage are at the start of a cell, and are
followed by the orphaned remains of a GOP. This
condition has been seen to cause incorrect writes of
frame flags and the error condition "Corrupt Stream
Detected" during REBUILD. (v1.20.0)
- Made adjustments to the sizing algorithm in order to
prevent oversizing on oddly formatted DVDs that have
huge numbers of very small segments. (v1.20.0)
- Corrected a bug in which ILVU segments might receive a
lessor bitrate than they should based upon the analysis.
- Updated the calling/checking mechanisms used to invoke
encoders. This should make the processing more robust
as well as (slightly) improve encode times. (v1.20.0)
- Made several changes to the way the PREPARE phase records
information. (v1.20.0)
- Other minor and cosmetic changes.I expect to take this out of beta and mail it to VIPs pending testing of this version and some minor changes resulting from feedback.

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Professional Edition Version 1.20.4

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):
December 2nd, 2006 (v1.20.4)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added support for writing several new output formats.
Generally for MOBILE encoding (such as iPod), DVD-RB can
now output MP4, AVI, and other video and audio formats.
A new "MOBILE (iPod) Output" option can now be set under
the "Mode" menu. Currently DVD-RB Pro uses FFMPEG
(included in the installer) to create the output using
XviD, H264, and a large spectrum of other possible
video/audio formats (via FFMPEG). FFMPEG is a fast and
powerful video format encoder that is provided under the
GNU Public License Agreement. Read the file "License.txt"
for more information. Support for other encoders may be
included in future versions. (v1.20.0)

- Added a new feature for prefix recognition to the filter
processor. These are meant to help descriminate on the
usage of filters. Now you can add "E:", "F:", "I:", or
"P:" as a prefix to a line added in the filter editor.
The prefixes represent "Extras", "Feature", "Interlaced",
and "Progressive" respectively. When specified, the prefix
will limit that filter to usage only when the source to be
encoded matches the prefix. For example, if specifying
"E:filter1()" the filter "filter1()" would only be applied
to segments that are determined to be extras. Setting
"e:i:filter2()" limits use of "filter2()" to segments that
are extras -- and are also interlaced. (v1.20.4)

- Added text to the LOG that identifies the source being
processed (v1.20.4)

- Implemented code to save the summary line from PREPARE to
the INF file. In prior versions the summary at the end
of a batch encode set could be incorrectly reported when
the PREPARE phase was skipped during batch. (v1.20.4)

- Corrected an error in which the incorrect PRESET may be
used when selecting "Custom" from the MOBILE encoding
dialog. (v1.20.4)

- Corrected a problem in rate control buffer sizing for
MOBILE encoding. This may have caused "jerking" or
other odd behaviour during playback. (v1.20.3)

- Inhibited the "Already Small Enough" message when MOBILE
encoding is the only thing being done. (v1.20.3)

- Added a setting in the REBUILDER.INI file for setting the
minimum PGC size when doing MOBILE encodes. This sets the
minimum size (in frames) for a PGC to be encoded. This new
"hidden" setting is called "PGC_Minimum_Frames=" and it can
be added to the "[Mobile]" section. The default value (if
none is set) is 22500. This comes out to about 12.5 minutes
on NTSC and 15 minutes on PAL. (v1.20.3)

- Corrected an issue in which the "Custom" settings under the
MOBILE dialog were not being properly used at encode time.
(v1.20.3)

- Fixed an error in which BATCH encoding was not correctly
applying selected PRESET to MOBILE encodes as they were
saved in project files. Instead the "last selected preset"
was being applied. (v1.20.3)

- Corrected an error that would cause AVISYNTH errors in
countries that use the "," as a decimal. (v1.20.2)

- Added specification for the audio output format to the
MOBILE settings dialog (v1.20.1)

- Fixed a bug where no default PRESET was being selected
the first time entering the MOBILE dialog. (v1.20.1)

- Corrected a processing problem during the PREPARE phase
for "Movie-Only" encodes. The problem could cause
PREPARE to take significantly more time than is necessary.
(v1.20.0)

- Added code to test and correct for corrupt streams in
which garbage are at the start of a cell, and are
followed by the orphaned remains of a GOP. This
condition has been seen to cause incorrect writes of
frame flags and the error condition "Corrupt Stream
Detected" during REBUILD. (v1.20.0)

- Made adjustments to the sizing algorithm in order to
prevent oversizing on oddly formatted DVDs that have
huge numbers of very small segments. (v1.20.0)

- Corrected a bug in which ILVU segments might receive a
lessor bitrate than they should based upon the analysis.

- Updated the calling/checking mechanisms used to invoke
encoders. This should make the processing more robust
as well as (slightly) improve encode times. (v1.20.0)

- Made several changes to the way the PREPARE phase records
information. (v1.20.0)

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Freeware Version 0.98.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version. Note that this freeware version includes all bugfixes to date. Also note that the freeware version will not include the enhanced capabilities of the Pro Edition -- and future releases will be limited to minor changes and bug fixes only.

CHANGES MADE TO FREEWARE VERSION (since v0.98.1)
December 15th, 2006 (v0.98.2)
CHANGES TO FREEWARE VERSION
- Made several important improvements to the authoring engine.
Updated multiplexing and timing algorithms to more accurately
adhere to standards. Made several bugfixes to the engine and
corrected a situation in which runt VOBUs could be created
under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug related to building of the reference frame index
in the NavPack.
- Corrected a rare but possible "skipping" problem that could
happen on certain players as a result of DVD-RB's handling of
some recent HC versions.
- Improved recognition and handling procedures for STILL
frames and scene changes. Reduced the liklihood of
unnecessary segment breaks. This could improve processing
speed and reduce complexity.
- Updated the encoder calling routine to enable scene detection
during usage of HC Encoder. It defaulted to "off" in previous
versions.
- Updated the installer to include HC Encoder v0.19.1.
- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.20.5

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):
January 6th, 2007 (v1.20.5)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added a menu item to the "Mode" menu for selecting
the audio stream desired for MOBILE encoding.

- Added code to accept non-AC3 audio sources as selections
using the "Substream=" command. They can also now be
selected from the "Mobile Audio Source" menu item. This
feature should be used with the understanding that the
new formats (LPCM, MPA, and DTS) are in beta status.

- Added code to recognize out-of-sequence playback in a
PGC during MOBILE encoding and correct audio. This
should prevent out-of-sync playback on certain titles.

- Optimized routines used for MOBILE audio extraction
during the PREPARE phase. This should improve PREPARE
speed slightly when MOBILE is selected.

- Corrected an error in MOBILE encoding in which the
second pass of XviD encodings (when selected) was not
being properly executed.

- Added a PRESET parameter to the MOBILE.INI file. Now
those familiar with FFMPEG can pass additional command
line parameters to the encode with "cmdline=".

- Added a PRESET parameter to the MOBILE.INI file. The
"ConvertFPS=" setting will convert the framerate to that
specified. Note that this can result in some
degradation in the fluidity of the picture.

- Added several more parameters to the custom settings
listboxes for MOBILE encoding.

- Corrected a calculation in resizing (for aspect ratio)
during MOBILE encoding might result in a "Not a multiple
of 4" AVISYNTH error message.

- Corrected an issue in MOBILE encoding in which odd RFF
patterns (resulting from hybrid sources) might cause a
frame to be lost between segments.

- Corrected a "testing" issue in which the second pass for
MOBILE encodes was never executed when "FrameLimit=" was set in the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Modified the MOBILE code so that the output path is not
cleared before writing. This now makes it possible to use
the same output path for more than one encode.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.21

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):
January 20th, 2007 (v1.21)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Made several improvements to the authoring engine that
should improve accuracy and hold more robustly to
standards when sources have oddities detected.

- Per request from several users, modified the browsing
routines for source, working, and destination paths so
that browsing starts at the last selected (legal) path.

- Updated the IMGBURN calling routine for direct disc
writes to explicitly specify the type of file system.

- Corrected a bug in which, under certain circumstances
the NAVPACK of a still menu may not be updated with the
correct "End PTM of VOBU if Sequence_End_Code" value.
This could result in odd behaviour and/or response to
menu items on some players. Many thanks to Geekman and
Zeul for some great support in capturing this very
elusive bug. Thanks also to abysas, kbello, Geekman,
and Sharc for assisting in testing.

- Corrected a bug in which the ISO burning options may
not save/load correctly from project files.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.22

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):
February 24th, 2007 (v1.22)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Improved program robustness in several areas, it now
recognizes more oddities in the source and compensates
to reduce likelihood of output glitches.

- Added detection and auto configuration for multiple
core processing. Now the "Multiple Encoder Processes"
setting is automatically set to match the number of
processors at startup or when clicking on the "Multiple
Encoder Processes" option. If you only have one
processor and select the option, DVD-RB will assume a
"fast" system and will set the process count to 2. You
can, however, manually override the setting by changing
the "Encode_Processes=" parameter in REBUILDER.INI (for
instance if you want to use only 2 processors for
encoding on a 4 processor system).

- Made the new style editor the default.

- Updated code to make DVD-RB less likely to run into
security issue when running under Windows Vista.

- Added an "Auto" setting to the MOBILE settings dialog
for "GOP Size" -- this will let FFMPEG decide the size.

- Added parameters to hold constant Q when used with H264
for MOBILE encoding. The parameter wasn't being honored
with previous versins. Constant Q is enabled by
entering a video bitrate of less than 32 (interpreted to
be a Q value).

- Corrected "Runtime Error 461" that can occur when
attempting to drag entries in the "Batch" list box.

- Changed the way in which rate control parameters are
passed to FFMPEG when doing MOBILE encoding.

- Corrected "Error attempting to close DVD" that occured
when MOBILE encoding attempted on a source that wasn't
PREPARED with MOBILE options.

- Faster HC encoding speed (especially SSE2 supporting
processors). Updated the installer to include HC
Encoder v0.20

- Improved rate control on QuEnc. Updated the installer
to include QuEnc v0.72

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.23.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):
March 17th, 2007 (v1.23.1)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Corrected an error introduced in v1.23 that could cause
the "Movie Only" mode to fail. (v1.23.1)

- Corrected a bug in which a few certain oddly formatted
source discs could cause "...ISO Write Error" and
"... ISO Image was NOT successfully created" errors.
The output IFO files could be corrupted. Note: this
error would result in no files being written to disc --
so it is unlikely a "bad disc" could be created. (v1.23)

- Added code to check and correct VIDEO_TS.IFO files that
incorrectly count/list unreferenced title sets. (v1.23)

- Added code to make DVD-RB accept certain sources that are
output by AnyDVD without a need for preprocessing with 3rd
party packages. (v1.23)

- Corrected an error in which the "CCE SP" option under
"SETTINGS/CCE SETTINGS" can be incorrectly checked during
the encode phase. This can, under certain circumstances,
cause an error related to "incorrect ECL file format". (v1.23)

- Added routines to look at source structure and adapt to
inconsistencies. (v1.23)

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.23.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):March 25th, 2007 (v1.23.2)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added code to further enhance unreferenced VTS removal.
This should correct remaining problems with certain
types of source oddities.

- Corrected a condition in which creation of ISO images
may fail when unreferenced material was removed.

- Corrected a bug in which, under certain circumstances on
oddly formatted discs, titles be executed incorrectly.

- Note: The new unreferenced removal routines can be
disabled by adding "DISABLE_COMMAND_REFERENCE_CHECK=1"
to the "[Options]" area of REBUILDER.INI.

- Corrected a bug in which some VTSs may not show as
referenced when the reference was in VIDEO_TS.VOB.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.23.3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):March 31st, 2007 (v1.23.3)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Optimized code to reduce the startup scanning time on
discs that have large numbers of VTSs.

- Fixed a bug that could cause "Runtime Error 55" on a
small number of sources that contained unreferenced
material.

- Corrected a bug in which setting or resetting the
"Menu Encoding" option did not refresh the Selection
Settings. As a result, a "Runtime Error 9" could
occur under certain circumstances.

- Updated error handling routines, making them more
robust.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.24.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):April 10th, 2007 (v1.24.0)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added an additional filter prefix "C:". If the "C:" is
present as a prefix in the filter line, the line will be
added only when the colorimetry of any part of the
original source is anything other than Rec.709.

- Added an additional "M:" filter prefix. If the "M:" is
present the filter line will only be added when
a segment associated with a menu.

- Changed algorithm so that filters are now also applied to
menus. Please note, though, that filters using the "E:"
or "F:" prefix will (naturally) not be applied to menus.

- Added a new hidden option. Now you can add additional
parameters to all MPEG2SOURCE() entries in the AVS
files by adding a "MPEG2SOURCE_OPTS=" to the "[Options]"
area of REBUILDER.INI. For example:
MPEG2SOURCE_OPTS=info=3
This entry will tell the option to output hints that
might, for example, be used by the ColorMatrix() filter.

- Updated Q prediction routines (OPV) to prevent an odd
condition in which the Q value may jump strangely causing
a need for additional prediction passes.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.25.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):May 2nd, 2007 (v1.25.0)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added additional code to the OPV single pass prediction
routines to increase sizing accuracy. This should reduce
the probability of over/undersizing in OPV.

- Added two more "hidden" options to REBUILDER.INI for
adjusting OPV actions related to HC encoding. The values
"HC_CQ_BFACTOR=" and "HC_CQ_PFACTOR=" allow you to set
the related HC settings for one pass VBR encoding. More
information can be obtained in the HC documentation.

- Updated the "Close DVD-RB at REBUILD Completion" option
in the MODE menu. It is now persistent and the setting
will carry-over between sessions.

- Added a popup window to show status when DVD-RB scans
at startup or after source selection. This is necessary
to show progress when encountering an exceptionally large
VIDEO_TS.VOB.

- Corrected an issue in which, under certain circumstances,
when colorimetry changes between two segements, the flag
("c:") in the filter editor might get incorrectly tripped.

- Corrected a bug in which under very rare circumstances the
last GOP of a cell could be flagged with incorrect
colorimetry information.

- Updated the Installer to include ECLPRO v1.00 Final, which
fixes some "exit" related issues.

- Modified colorimetry interpretation so that receiving a
"2" (unspecified) as the matrix_coefficient would default
to actions for Rec.709.

- Added code to clean up the temporary encoder directories
that are created for muliple encoder processes.

- Updated OPV processing to allow an alternate matrix. Now
OPV will use the specified as "Main Feature Matrix." In
OPV the matrix will not change based upon bitrate -- as
it is necessary for predictions to be made using a single
matrix and quantizer/Q value.

- Added HC v0.21 to the standard installation package. This
corrects a rare "hang" issue and can now encode slightly
faster in BEST mode. Also added support for the new
luminance gain (LUMGAIN) parameter. You can now set
the value using "HC_LUMGAIN=" in the REBUILDER.INI file.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.0

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):June 10th, 2007 (v1.26.0)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added a new MODE called "Enable Bitrate Redistribution."
It should be considered to be in Beta status (meaning it's
there for testing -- bugs are possible). This feature is
especially useful on sources that were not optimally
encoded (such as CBR or on-the-fly broadcast encoding).
It will perform an initial first pass using the OPV
feature of CCE SP, HC, QuEnc, or AutoQMatEnc to
redistribute bits across all segments using a constant
base Q value, before doing the standard encode. This mode
may also improve picture quality on sources that use a less
than perfect bitrate distribution on the original source.
Results of the redistribution can be reviewed by reading
"REDISTRIBUTION.TXT" in the D2VAVS directory after PREPARE.

- Added a hidden value for adjusting the size of the
redistribution pass by setting the option "Redist_Percent="
in the "[Options]" section of the REBUILDER.INI file. The
default value is 10.

- Corrected a bug related to the implementation of matrices
when using OPV and CCE SP2.

- Updated several routines to better handle error conditions.

- Enhanced the OPV routines to better select Q values under
certain specific conditions.

- Updated the multiplexing engine to better integrate audio
when certain anomalies are encountered.

- Fixed a rarely occurring bug related to closed captioning.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):June 24th, 2007 (v1.26.1)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added a hidden setting in which you can instruct DVD-RB to
redistribute bits across the entire DVD (including any parts
considered to be extras and/or the feature). This can be
useful for applying redistribution to episodic or series
discs. You can enable the setting by adding "redist_all=1"
to the "[Options]" area of REBUILDER.INI.

- Updated the redistribution module so it follows the proper
rules associated with PEAK_BITRATE

- Added direct Luminance Gain adjustment to the HC Settings menu.

- Added new code to the OPV prediction routines that should
improve further improve Q selection and sizing.

- Corrected a bug in which performing redistribution on ILVU
sections could result in an error message.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):July 7th, 2007 (v1.26.2)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added additional routines to the REDISTRIBUTION code that
corrects possible undersizing. Now, when a segment has
been redistributed too many sectors(making it larger than
the original) the size is adjusted and recovered sectors
are reallocated to other segments.

- Turned off HC VBV and scene detection (except for a 100%
setting) during REDISTRIBUTION. This appears to have been
slowing down the speed of HC redist on some systems.
Also set HC to fast mode during the REDISTRIBUTION pass
as it gives the same results.

- Updated the REDISTRIBUTION menu options. You can now turn
"Redist_All" on or off from the mode menu (formerly hidden).

- Added code to perform REDISTRIBUTION for ProCoder and CCE
Basic. HC (if installed) will be used for determining the
bitrate redistribution pass.

- Corrected an bug in which CCE SP2 could encode with the
incorrect field order on BFF sources.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):September 4th, 2007 (v1.26.3)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Fixed an error in which the REDIST_ALL parameter was not
being set correctly when selected. In the previous version
any change to the setting was not recognized until the next
program load.

- Added Beta support for command line oriented encodes (e.g.
Mencoder or FFMPEG). DVD-RB will call a preconfigured .BAT
file that can be setup for the calls. An example .BAT
file (for mencoder) is included as an example. In order to
use it, you must edit it (it is normally found in the
"c:\Program Files\DVD-RB Pro\Encoders" directory) and
ensure the path properly points to MENCODER.EXE. You must
also add the line "cmdline=" to the "[Paths]" area of the
REBUILDER.INI file. This new option should be considered in
Beta test until it has been used more. My encodes (using
Mencoder) so far tend to be undersized -- but very good
quality. Try the "Good (fast)" mode, it gives very good
quality and is exceptionally fast. Be careful with "Highest
Quality" mode -- it can be slow.

- Added an option to the MODE menu in which you can choose to
always use HC as the encoder for REDISTRIBUTION. This
prevents a rare CCE problem that can happen when high
bitrate matrices are in use.

- Updated REDISTRIBUTION so that any cell with 500 or fewer
frames would redistribute using 100% sample. This prevents
lower-than-required bitrates on small segments that have
blackness or fade-ins that might undervalue the need.

- Moved "Shutdown at REBUILD Completion" and "Close DVD-RB
at REBUILD" completion from the MODE menu to the FILE menu.
This makes it possible to change the state of these options
while DVD-RB is executing.

- Corrected a bug in which, under certain circumstances, it is
possible to receive a "Runtime Error 53" message during
REDISTRIBUTION.

- Corrected an minor bug in which bitrates for single frame
segments were incorrectly REDISTRIBUTED.

- Corrected an error in which attempting to use the "No
Compression" encoder option with REDISTRIBUTION enabled could
cause DVD-RB to abort with errors (87/13)

- Updated the response to errors resulting from a corrupt source
(VOBID/CELLID not found errors) so you have the option to
continue as opposed to a forced exit. Note however that it is
not usually a good idea -- as this is an indicator of a pretty
serious corruption in the source IFO/VOB combination.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.5

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):October 7th, 2007 (v1.26.5)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Added a REDISTRIBUTION threshold test that limits the
amount of low-side deviation allowed in the calculation of
redistribution. The default value of .5 limits a bitrate
reduction (in redistribution) to half what would have been
given in a standard DVD-RB encode. This dramatically
reduces the likelihood of getting values that are too low
in dark scenes. The threshold can be adjusted via a
hidden setting in the OPTIONS area of REBUILDER.INI. The
value (REDIST_LOW_THRESHOLD=) must fall in the range of
0 to 1. Any other value results in the default of .5

- Added a "hidden" setting called "REDIST_USE_FINAL_Q". If
set to 1 (REDIST_USE_FINAL_Q=1) in the "[Options]" area of
REBUILDER.INI, a set of prediction passes are run on the
main-movie VTS (largest) to determine a Final_Q value
that is used for REDISTRIBUTION rather than the standard
Base_Q. This will add a little time to the PREPARE phase
and some reports have been made of improved quality based
upon subjective analysis.

- Corrected an error in which pushing the ABORT button could,
under certain circumstances, leave an encoder executing in
the background until it completes its current task. It
might also result in a "Could not clear output..." error
if an attempt to restart encoding happens too soon.

- Updated "Batch Mode" so that it will, when appropriate,
write to blank disc. Note that you must (obviously)
change discs between writes in order to write more than
one during the batch process.

- Added a separator bar to the FILE menu to distinguish the
"Shutdown on REBUILD" functions from those related to
Batch.

- Added code to limit the sample size to 1% when performing
REDISTRIBUTE_FINAL_Q analysis. Any more is simply a waste
of time. Note this does NOT affect the percentage used for
determining REDISTRIBUTION -- only determining FINAL_Q.

- Corrected two bugs that were introduced in v1.26.4 (which
was released as a beta only).

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.

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Professional Edition Version 1.26.6

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):January 5th, 2008 (v1.26.6)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION

- Corrected a bug in which the MPEG2DEC_OPTS parameters were
not being applied during Q analysis. This could, in some
cases, result in an error.

- Added code to MOBILE encoding to prevent identical PGCs
from being reencoded redundantly (duplicates).

- Added more granularity to the matrix selections. Now you
can choose matrices for High (4000Kbs), MedHigh (3500),
Med (3000) in addition to those already selectable.

- Corrected an error in which having CCE SP2 installed by
itself did not activate the "CCE Mode" under the ENCODERS
menu.

- Fixed an error in which loading a project file would not
reset the "HC_FOR_REDIST" flag.

- Fixed a bug in which the OPV subroutine could cause a size
error caused by an incorrect maximum bitrate. This could
also cause anomalies in REDISTRIBUTION passes.

- Added code to adjust for an issue in which audio sync could
be off for MOBILE encoding for some oddly formatted discs.

- Changed the MOBILE settings so that any specified bitrate
less than 50 is considered a Q value rather than 31 (for
compatibility with H264 Q values). Illegal values on codecs
that accept no more than 31 are automatically limited.

- Added NicMP4Box.exe to the full (MOBILE) installer package.
This allows DVD-RB to create H264 files (using FFMPEG) in
the MOBILE encoding mode that are compatible with the IPOD.
NicMP4Box is called automatically when the IPOD_H264 codec
is selected.

- Added two new profiles to the MOBILE.INI file. These allow
you to take advantage of the H264 (high quality) format when
creating output for the IPOD. Say "yes" to overwriting your
MOBILE.INI file in order to see the new profiles.

- Updated the installation package to include HC Encoder v0.22
which includes several improvements over previous versions.

- Updated the installer to include ECLPRO v1.11.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.27.1

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):(v1.27.1)
- Corrected an error introduced in version 1.27 that would
cause serious audio muxing problems.
- Fixed a source of a possible "Runtime Error 6"


(v1.27.0)
- Fixed an error in which the path for NicMp4Box.exe was not
being automatically detected.

- Updated routines so that when DVD-RB is running multiple
instances of HC Encoder the "*NOSMP" setting is used. This
has been tested to show faster processing on DVD-RB -- as
it already takes advantage of multiple processors.

- Update the HC interface so it specifically indicates whether
a file should be encoded as "*PROGRESSIVE or "*INTERLACED".

- Modified the REDISTRIBUTION and OPV prediction code for HC
Encoder. It should now take fewer passes for prediction in
most cases.

- Added a check for illegal characters in VOLUME_ID. This
condition could cause a failure to create an ISO image.

- Updated the "Close DVD-RB at batch completion" function so
it "sticks" between runs. Now the setting remains in
effect until reset.

- Wrote code to circumvent a source of "Runtime Error 52"
errors during the file copy section or "Buffer Overflow 0003"
in the REBUILD phase on certain types of corrupt sources.

- Made handling of certain sources that fall outside standards
more robust.

- Updated D2V creation routines to assume BT.601 colorimetry
where no SEQUENCE_DISPLAY_EXTENSION is present. Added a
"hidden" option called "BT601_DEFAULT=0" to the "[Options]"
area of REBUILDER.INI. This option can make DVD-RB assume
all unspecified streams to be BT.709 instead. This is
mainly for non-DVD sources. The default value is "1"
(BT.601 is the assumption).

- Added an additional filter prefix. When prefixed by "b:" a
filter is added only when the source colorimetry is BT.709
(including SMPTE 240M). This enables cases where you wish
the output to be converted, for example to BT.601. This
option is similar to "c:" but has an opposite effect.

- Corrected an error in which One Pass Encoding could, under
certain rare circumstances, select an incorrect Q/CQ value
and as a result over or undersize.

- Corrected an issue that could slow processing considerably
when a combination of encoding and extracting is occurring.

- Cleaned up a cosmetic glitch in which sometimes the "Overall
Progress" bar didn't correctly show status during ENCODE.

- Fixed an error in which Final_Q could not be calculated with
QuEnc or a command line encoder (that supports CQ).

- Improved the interface for CMDLINE encoding -- now the CQ is
passed as a floating point variable for more accurate sizing
during one-pass and REDISTRIBUTION.

- Modified the default values for PFactor and BFactor when
running HC Encoder in One Pass CQ mode.

- Improved the CMDLINE encoder interface so that it now also
passes "Closed GOP" (for ILVU) and "Bottom Field First"
(for interlaced encoding) information to the encoder.

- Made some small changes to the QuEnc interface to restore
FreeEnc compatibility.

- Added multiple threading capability to the MOBILE encoding
command line. This will speed up processing substantially
for those with multiple processors (e.g. dual/quad cores).

- Added additional checks to for encoders. Prevents encoders
from being enabled when they don't really exist.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.27.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):February 24th, 2008 (v1.27.2)
CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added a new hidden setting called "HC_NOSMP" to the
REBUILDER.INI file. Setting "HC_NOSMP=1" (the default
setting) disables the use of SMP when multiple instances
are used. "HC_NOSMP=0" will allow SMP to run. Generally
the default (No SMP) is faster when run with multiple
processes, the parameter is provided to let the user
make the ultimate choice.

- Added a "Use *AVSRELOAD Parameter" option to the
"HC OPTIONS" menu which will add that value (useful for
certain scripts) to the INI files passed to HC encoder.

- Reversed the v1.27.0 implementation that waits for an
encode to complete before extracting. It appears to slow
down encodes on some systems. Go figure. You can still
enable this feature, however, by adding the hidden option
"WAIT_FOR_EXTRACT=1".

- Corrected an error in which the new matrix types were not
being saved in template files.

- Made adjustments to the sizing mechanism for Movie Only
encodes to prevent certain circumstances from resulting
in undersizing on seamless branching sources.

- Updated the SCR insertion routine to handle exceptionally
high SCR values.

- Updated code to make it more compatible with emulation
such as running under Linux/WINE.

- Adjusted build options to correct for a "crash" that was
reported by some users on the previous release.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.
If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.27.3

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Added a "Use *LOSSLESS Parameter" option to the
"HC OPTIONS" menu which will add that value (useful for
speeding up certain scripts) to the INI files passed to
HC encoder. Note: Only works with HC v0.22.1 or greater.

- Updated the ISO creation module so that now the ISO will
be created by ImgBurn rather than MKISOFS if ImgBurn is
installed and is of a high enough version to support it.

- Modified the HC calling module so that encoder priority
is set explicitly (based upon the option) in the HC.INI
file (HC v0.22 and higher).

- Corrected so that REDISTRIBUTION doesn't take effect
when "MOBILE Only" encoding is selected (it is not used
in that situation).

- Changed the "CORRUPT SOURCE" error message to a warning
and removed the annoying popup message. Some rippers
remove CELLs as needed from the VOB (usually junk cells
related to protection) without removing the reference to
the CELLS in the IFO(s).

- Built a workaround for movie-only PGC selection in discs
that have incorrect information in PGC tables.

- Corrected an error in which the batch shutdown had stopped
working since v1.27.0. Note also, that the setting for batch
shutdown is also now saved in the INI and will "stick"
between runs. Older version required setting it before all
batch runs.

- Corrected an issue related to Vista in which running in
"Multiple Encoder Processes" mode could cause HC and other
encoders to fail with "Failed to find and run encoder..."
This was caused by Vista's "improved" security.

- Modified loop checks during ILVU extraction in MOBILE
encoding so the extraction stops more quickly if "Abort"
is selected.

- Changed the actions for unload queries to make DVD-RB a bit
more robust in the event of problems.

- Added additional checks to ensure CCE paths are correctly
configured.

- Updated the codes so that NICAUDIO.DLL doesn't have to be
explicitly called out in the REBUILDER.INI file for use in
MOBILE encoding.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).

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Professional Edition Version 1.28.2

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version (Pro release):CHANGES MADE TO PRO VERSION
- Made numerous changes to make DVD-RB more sensitive to
the security environment of Vista.

- Made changes to make DVD-RB more compatible with some
windows emulators.

- Added support for the HC adaptive quantization (*AQ)
function. This setting can improve picture in flat
parts. A default value of "2" is used, but can be
changed by setting "HC_AQ=n" in the "[Options]" area
of REBUILDER.INI. "n" can be any integer value between
0 and 4. "0" disables AQ and "4" results in lower
quants. Note: Keep in mind that due to virtualization
associated with VISTA, your most current INI may be
located in the VISTA VirtualStore. One easy way to
get to it (if you are using VISTA), is to create a
shortcut on your desktop that points to it.

- Added a parameter to the HC SETTINGS menu that enables
and disables LOGGING when encoding with HC encoder. The
log will be written to a file named "HCLOG.TXT" in the
working directory.

- Included HC Encoder v0.23 in the installation packages.
This version includes extended features and bug fixes.

- Added ability to have different 1st and 2nd passes when
using MOBILE encoding (see the MOBILE.INI template under
the AVCHD beta for an example.

- Added a "hidden" option called "ImgBurnDest" that, when
added to REBUILDER.INI will force the write to a specific
drive. This is expecially useful when working on a
computer that has more than one writable drive. As an
example, to force output to the "F:" drive you would add
"ImgBurnDest=F:" to REBUILDER.INI.

- Modified the TEMPLATE commands so they automatically
look in the VirtualStore for templates.

- Corrected "35601" error that could happen (very rarely)
on sources with no audio.

- Added a parameter to the REBUILDER.INI file so that an
alternate AVISYNTH resizing algorithm can be used for
certain functions (e.g. converting from 4:3 widescreen
to 16:9 anamorphic). The default is "LanczosResize".
Example usage: "RESIZE=Spline36Resize" Note: Adding
an incorrectly spelled resize parameter will cause your
encoding to fail.

- Other minor and cosmetic changes.If you are a registered user of DVD Rebuilder Pro you can always download the latest version at this link (http://www.jdobbs.com/Pages/DVDRebuilder/DVD-RB_Pro_download.htm).