What's New

2009-10-12, Version 1.9

- Snow Leopard support and improvements.
- Added iMediaBrowser functionality. Button is on the main toolbar.
- New "Drag Movie Here" graphics and various interface tweaks.
- FeedbackReporter framework updated to verion 1.2. Version history at http://korta.nu/7611.
- Log view will now scroll to the bottom whenever toggled or updated.
- Russian localization by Slava Yam.
- [BUGFIX] Better memory management when rendering subtitles. Memory will not run out even when rendering on HD movies.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause a subtitle to disappear if it started with an unbalanced HTML tag.
- [BUGFIX] Lengthy Turbo.264 exports will no longer crash due to the bug that floods progress messages from the component.

2009-07-25, Version 1.8.5

- Application will not quit when the last window is closed. It will stay in the dock and re-open the main window when you click it.
- FeedbackReporter framework updated to 1.1.4. Version history at http://tiny.cc/5Hdp2.
- [BUGFIX] Enable/disable tracks now works as expected again.

2009-06-21, Version 1.8.4

- [BUGFIX] Fixed a crash bug in the subtitle rendering code.

2009-06-18, Version 1.8.3

- French localization by Andre Rombauts.
- Matroska subtitle tracks are now disabled on import.
- Better and safer handling of the Turbo.264 framework notifications.
- Turbo.264 HD detection added.
- Sparkle framework updated to version 1.5 b6.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a couple of potential memory leaks.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a silly bug that caused import to fail if the imported file had genre metadata already setup.

2009-05-25, Version 1.8.2 (44)

- [BUGFIX] Trying to import a DRM-protected movie will no longer stall the application.
- [BUGFIX] FeedbackReporter framework updated to 1.1.3. Version history at http://tinyurl.com/pv35jd.

2009-04-25, Version 1.8.1 (43)

- Support for Genre in metadata. Fetched automatically for TV Show's if found on TV Rage or select from a list of pre-defined genres.
- Xbox 360 Preset added.
- [BUGFIX] Preview while encoding code re-written to circumvent a memory leak in QTKit. A large batch will no longer run out of memory.

2009-04-19, Version 1.8 (41)

- Chapters can now be added incrementally using a time range and a popup menu.
- Chapters can now be exported to a text file.
- Chapters can now be imported from a text file.
- Added the FeedbackReporter framework by Torsten Curdt.
- [BUGFIX] Chapters and Tracks scrollviews are finally working as expected.
- [BUGFIX] Track languages are now correctly detected and set upon import.
- [BUGFIX] Multiple tracks can now be deleted at once.
- [BUGFIX] Found and fixed a couple of small memory leaks.
- [BUGFIX] Updated all Turbo.264 Presets for better compatibility.

2009-04-03, Version 1.7.1 (39)

- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the export to halt when using the first generation Turbo.264 stick.

2009-04-02, Version 1.7 (37)

- Support for the Elgato Turbo.264 HD. Super speedy re-encoding!
- Support for customized Elgato Turbo.264 HD Presets.
- Status icon showing which encoder is currently used, QuickTime or Turbo.264.
- Metadata for TV Show Episode ID is now set to the same as it's Episode Number.

2009-03-13, Version 1.6.1 (36)

- [BUGFIX] Aspect ratio changes are now working as expected again.
- [BUGFIX] Aperture mode are now only used on DV movies.

2009-03-08, Version 1.6 (35)

- Basic support for SubStation Alpha subtitles. SSA v4 (.ssa) & SSA v4+ (.ass).
- PSP preset will now keep it's .mp4 extension.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a negative subtitle index are now handled correctly.
- [BUGFIX] Unknown subtitle tracks are now disabled on import.
- [BUGFIX] Temporary files will now be deleted as expected when the save to destination is iTunes.

2009-01-12, Version 1.5 (33)

- Import operation re-written from scratch using threaded Core Data. Much faster and more stable.
- Playstation 3 Presets for 720p and 480p.
- Nintendo Wii Preset.
- Support for modern audio export features intruduced in QuickTime 7.
- Support for movie formats with non-square pixels, like DV for example.
- Drag and drop to associate a subtitle file with a movie.
- Localization updates and corrections.
- Turbo.264 component detection. You will get an error message and installation instructions if the component isn't properly installed.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause subtitles not to render properly if the subtitle file contained a negative time value, ie a subtitle ending before it started.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a subtitle index of 0 (zero) or less are now handled correctly.

2008-10-24, 1.4.5 (28)

- [BUGFIX] Space and arrow keys now works as expected again. Movie views can still be controlled with the keyboard if you click on it first.

2008-10-21, 1.4.4 (27)

- To prevent OSStatus error -9459, caused by a bug in QuickTime, the display will not sleep during a batch encoding session. Remember to enable a screensaver to prevent display burn. This error has been reported and filed as a bug by Apple. As soon as a fixed version of QuickTime is released, RoadMovie will let the display sleep again during encoding.
- Movie views can now be controlled with the keyboard. Space to play/pause. Arrows to step backward/forward.
- Better framerate calculation for MicroDVD subtitle files.
- Better handling of malformed subtitle lines.
- [BUGFIX] Subtitles are now automatically re-rendered when changing time offset.
- [BUGFIX] Offsetting subtitles using a negative time offset now works as expected.

2008-08-12, 1.4.3 (26)

- [BUGFIX] Copy metadata to all items now works again.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the import of already metadata tagged movies to halt.

2008-07-10, 1.4.2 (25)

- Spanish localization by Daniel Mari.
- Swedish localization by Jörgen Isaksson.

2008-06-26, 1.4.1 (24)

- [BUGFIX] Metadata tagging now works as expected again.

2008-06-26, 1.4 (23)

- Super easy YouTube publishing. Just add your movies as usual and select YouTube as the Destination.
- New toolbar for switching views.
- Shortcuts for switching views.
- Import is now done by the helper application to avoid some memory leaks.
- Export and metadata tagging is now completely done by the helper application for more stability.
- New Quick Start Movie.
- [BUGFIX] Temporary files are always removed after each export.
- [BUGFIX] Aperture mode production is now correctly set when importing.

2008-05-22, 1.3 (22)

- Metadata is now created by parsing the filename for TV Show, Episode, Season, Year and so on. Very convenient!
- TV Show info from http://www.tvrage.com/. Just click the info button on the metadata pane to get more info for the show.
- There's now an option in Preferences to always turn on Add Metadata.
- Movie Poster Frame can now be set using a popup menu in the movie controller. The poster frame is used as a preview picture in iTunes/iPod/iPhone.
- Language support for Tracks.
- Tracks can now be deleted.
- Subtitles can now be nudged back and forth in time using the preview window.
- [BUGFIX] Custom Presets are now removed from the list when deleted.

2008-04-20, 1.2.1 (18)

- Progress indicator and badge label on dock icon.
- Italian localization by Michele Longhi.
- [BUGFIX] Progressivly loaded movies now render and export correctly.
- [BUGFIX] Duplicate Preset now only works for components with a user-interface.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug where a movie in rare cases could export using the wrong dimensions.

2008-04-13, 1.2 (16)

- Tracks inspector. Get info for all the tracks in a movie and enable/disable them.
- Import process re-written.
- Set metadata for all items using the copy metadata button.
- Subtitles pane has been re-arranged for consistency with the other panes.
- [BUGFIX] Encoding mess sorted out. Now works as expected.
- [BUGFIX] Chapters are now added exactly at the position of the playhead.

2008-04-06, 1.1 (13)

- Support for iTunes/QuickTime Metadata. Add tags for Video Kind, TV Show, Season, Episode, Title, Artist, Album, Producer, Director, Year.
- Support for iTunes/QuickTime Chapter Tracks. Index your movie with chapters easier then ever before. Chapters will be visible in iTunes, iPod, iPhone.
- Support for more formats like MPEG-1 and Sorenson.
- Growl nofication support. Get notified when exporting is done.
- Now using a separate helper application for all movie export.
- Help has been updated with a lot of information.
- [BUGFIX] Duplicated presets can now be edited and deleted.
- [BUGFIX] Subtitle font and other settings in preferences are now working correctly.
- [BUGFIX] Matroska (.mkv) files are working once again.

2008-03-20, 1.0.1 (12)

- French localization by Ronald Leroux.
- Time elapsed and average encoding speed is now saved in the log.
- Presets can now be duplicated.
- Support for loading custom Presets from the Application Support folder.
- Encodings can now be activated/deactivated in the Encodings tab in Preferences.
- [BUGFIX] PSP Preset now works as expected.
- [BUGFIX] Encoding speed is now correctly calculated when running the demo version.
- [BUGFIX] You can now use a custom Preset or Destination as a default setting in Preferences.
- [BUGFIX] Poster Frame Image jpeg is now correctly save when checked in Preferences.

2008-03-12, Version 1.0 (11)

- Initial public release.