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09 Jun 2009 21:38
6/10 DVDx 2.20 has two new MPEG-2 profiles, sets MPEG-2 GOP sizes to be compliant with DVD authoring software and contains a bunch of optimizations and bugfixes.
Then it seems I missed some of the DivX 7.2 changelog: The latest version of the converter supports MKV input, has native handling of MP4 and MOV files containing AVC video and AAC audio, supports pass-through of AC3 audio without an AC3 filter as well as pass through of MP3 and AAC audio tracks and combines multiple files into one for any profile. The latest web player has also been localized into all of the 8 officially supported languages and finally the new player offers an improved OVS user experience for device registration and there are new localizations as well.
Finally, one has to wonder how much it takes to be considered biased as a judge in Sweden. Apparently being member of a pro copyright group which works towards expanding copyright law isn't enough. I dare presume you get more balanced knowledge about copyright by visiting this site daily than participating in any organisation that works together with big content to strengthen copyright law - after all, I'm pro copyright as well (heck I earn my living creating things that are protected by copyright law so I'm the last person to want to see it abolished - but it has to make sense for all parties involved and the balanced approach has gone out the window a long time ago).
6/9 BD Rebuilder 0.22.20 has a hidden option to force movie-only encodes to Blu-ray format, changes default priority to idle and contains some other minor corrections and fixes.
MediaCoder 0.7.1 now ships with a CUDA accelerated video encoder and also supports CUDA accelerated scaling and deinterlacing.
DVDSubEdit 1.5022 has an option for saving sup files with the original PTS and shows a warning if you're editing a bitmap file and the automatic CLUT (color lookup table?) has two or more identical colors and there's an option to invert the current selection as well.
Arrrr! The pirates have set sail for the EU parliament as Sweden's Pirate Party captures its first seat. Unfortunately, it would take a gazillion more, along with some serious bribes to ministers to get a reasonable copyright agenda in Europe.
Epix is the latest online venture of Lionsgate, paramount and MGM. They'll offer 720p movie streaming for free, even for movies that aren't out on DVD yet.
Finally, the final version of the AACS license has been released - starting January 1st 2014, output resizing for analog output will definitely go into effect. Managed copy managed to survive but iirc it's optional on Blu-ray anyway so expect not to see it..
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