ENHANCEMENT RELEASE
Changelog for 2.4.8 (32bit and 64bit)
NEW FEATURES:
- Added support for QuickSync hardware decoding and improved support for advanced options like bframes
- Added support for reading and writing MKV metadata
- Added support for filtering by codecs in Conversion tasks (MPEG2, MPEG4, MPEGH and Others)
- Automatic detection and optimization of hardware decoding
- Added option to use existing markers/EDL files for cutting commercials instead of detecting using Comskip or Showanalyzer
BUG FIXES:
- Improved error handling for missing data in IMDB
- Updated Handbrake to fix memory leak for some malformed videos
- Fixed an issue with hardware encoding is prematurely terminated when the “Hang Period” is set to 0 (disabled)
- Fix for not removing files from the manual queue if they are deleted or don’t exist
- Fixed a bug where the user selected audio language track was not honoured when trimming is enabled
- Fixed an issue with looking metadata with titles containing the letter & and ?
- Fixed TMDB lookup not working always and improved speed
- Fix for Chapter marker adjustments when commercials are cut
- Bugfix for conversion failed when entire file is detected as commercials, instead ignore it and don’t cut any commercials
- HDHomeRun DVR uses UTF-8 for metadata
- Fix for detecting H.265 Quicksync
- Fix very rare issue when multiple files are added one is skipping due to locked settings file
ENHANCEMENTS:
- Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.97 to fix hang with some files
- Check for invalid character
“in CustomCommandPath and remove if found to avoid failure - MCEBuddy now checks for files every 1 minute instead of every 5 minutes for new installations by default (System Settings → Poll Period)
- Added warning when users change sensitive system settings
- Allow up to 8 digits for season and episode while parsing for metadata
- Disable the X window button on the main page, use only Close button or Minimize button
- Do not start duplicate instance of MCEBuddy status application if its’ already running
- When users select an Unprocessed profile, disable options that aren’t relevant
- Don’t allow users to do path related actions when using a remote client to avoid confusion
- Added mute option for CustomCuts
- Updated MKV tools to v17
- Custom build of Comskip donator version 0.82.003 with hardware acceleration and additional file format support
- Delete empty folder up to monitoring root folder when archiving original files (make it more compatible with Plex)
- Added support to read Emby style metadata from filename in the format <Show name> <original broadcast date> - <Episode name>
- Added HDHomeRun H.265 profile
- Allow up to 50 maximum concurrent conversions
- Optimize Comskip performance
- Faster NvEnc conversions, updated ffmpeg
- Added Tamil translations
- Improved metadata downloading and matching
- Save history window column size and order when changed by user
- Add subtitles and Add chapters are now separate options in Conversion Task → Expert Settings