VirtualDub2 v2.5.1.1095

Improved Unicode support.
Script, job, project and settings files are now saved in UTF-8 encoding.
Set "activeCodePage=UTF-8" in the application manifest. This will add support for AviSynth+ scripts with Unicode character paths for Windows 10 v1903 or later.
API change: The VDXAudioEncDefinition structure has been replaced with VDXAudioEncDefinition2, whose mpDriverTagName field points to a wide string.
Added the ability to load processing setting files (.vdscript) using drag-and-drop.
Updated x264 video encoders (libx264 core 165 r3215 32c3b80). Thanks to autodidact from https://forum.videohelp.com/.
Fixed display of video window in capture mode.
Added remembering of video and audio file formats in save dialogs.
Fixed opening of ACM codec settings.
Minor optimizations and cosmetic changes.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 1.1.1.438.

• Updated FFmpeg 8.0.1.
• Closed GOPs is used for the "x265 - HEVC lossless" encoder.
• API change: The mpDriverTagName field for audio encoders now contains a wide string (see VDXAudioEncDefinition2 in VirtualDub2 v2.5).
• Added "Rate control" parameter for ProRes video encoder.
• Fixed a crash when opening AviSynth+ scripts in some rare situations.
• Added "Load defaults" button for audio encoders.
• Fixed muting of the first audio samples for some media files.

Updated scripted.vdplugin to version 0.3.3.136.

• Fixed a crash when opening AviSynth+ scripts in some rare situations.

VirtualDub2 v2.4.3.944

Fixed error text display in UTF-8, system ANSI, or mixed encoding (different encodings in different strings). This fixes the display of AviSynth+ errors.
Cosmetic changes.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 1.0.3.410.

• Fixed a temporary freeze in the file open window when selecting certain .avs files. AviSynth script files are now identified by extension.
• Fixed frame navigation for Avisynth script files.
• Added display of FFmpeg error text when attempting to open a file fails.

Updated scripted.vdplugin to version 0.3.1.123.

• Settings are now saved in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VirtualDub2\Script Editor.
• Implemented the ability to save scripts opened in other programs with read access.
• Fixed the display of error text when opening an AviSynth script file fails.
• Changed the text highlighting styles for AviSynth and VapourSynth scripts.
• Cosmetic changes.

VirtualDub2 v2.4.1.930

Settings are now stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VirtualDub2\VirtualDub.
Saving of some settings has been reworked.
The "Display" settings panel has been redesigned.
Fixed crash of 64-bit version when using highpass, lowpass audio filters.
Code refactoring for modern compilers.
Cosmetic changes.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 1.0.1.393.

• The FFmpeg 8.0 x64 build from BtbN is used.
• The FFmpeg 8.0 win32 build from Defisym is used.
• Added saving and reading of encoder settings from the registry.
• Added hardware video encoders NVENC, QSV, AMF for H.264 and HEVC.
• Added hardware video encoders NVENC, AMF for AV1.
• FFV1 version 0 video encoding is no longer supported.
• Adjusted profile selection for ProRes encoder.
• Allowed opening AviSynth scripts.
• Cosmetic changes.

VirtualDub2 v2.3.0.845

VirtualDub2 is now a Unicode application.
Improved support for file paths with Unicode characters.
Removed obsolete "Disk I/O write mode" setting.
The "/queryVersion" parameter has been deprecated.
Updated zlib 1.3.1.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 0.7.1.264.

• FFmpeg 7.1.1 is now supported.
• Fixed crash on problematic AAC audio.
• Fixed missing sound for some MP4 files with AAC audio.
• Fixed a crash when playing video files with changing video frame size.
• Ignore m3u playlist files.
• Fixed frame retrieval for some HEVC streams.
• Added video encoder SVT-AV1.
• Minor optimizations.

Updated scripted.vdplugin to version 0.2.2.100.

• Scintilla 5.5.6 updated.
• Lexilla 5.4.4 updated.

VirtualDub2 v2.2.0.755

The auxsetup utility now has two versions: for win32 and x64.
Removed "64" prefixes for exe and dll files.
Improved HiDPI support.
Fixed output of system messages in vdub2.exe.
Code refactoring for modern compilers.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 0.7.1.220.

• Video files with incorrect (or unrecognized) frame rates are not supported. This fixes the plugin crash.
• Code refactoring for modern compilers.

Updated scripted.vdplugin to version 0.2.1.92.

• Fixed script saving.
• Now uses Avisynth+ header files. Minimum supported version of Avisynth is 2.6.
• Code refactoring for modern compilers.

VirtualDub2 v2.1.3.667

Fixed recording of VirtualDub2 version into AVI files.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin 0.7.1.200.

• Trying to get around incorrect keyframe seek for MP4 files.
• Fixed the operation of x264 and x265 encoders.
• Fixed the operation of Vorbis encoder.
• Cosmetic changes to codec dialogs.

VirtualDub2 v2.1.2.663

Fixed "Internal DV decoder".
Fixed a crash when capturing video and saving to ProRes and other similar formats.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin 0.7.1.170.

• FFmpeg 7.1 is now supported.
• Fixed freezing after early interruption of writing to a file when using some codecs.

Updated scripted.vdplugin 0.2.0.60.

• Fixed a crash when trying to save a read-only file.
• Implemented Unicode support. Now script files are read and saved in UTF-8 format.
• The list of keywords, internal functions and internal filters for AviSynth+ has been updated.

VirtualDub2 v2.1.1.609

More careful ignoring of 64-bit "ffdshow Video Codec" (ff_vfw.dll) and "Logitech Video (I420)" (lvcod64.dll) to eliminate crash when opening AVI files.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 0.7.0.123.

• FFmpeg 7.0.2 is now supported.
• Added support for JPEG XL images.
• Added support for VVC videos.
• Improved navigation support for long FLVs and MKVs with audio.
• More default formats for the "FFMpeg : video" and "FFMpeg : images" groups.
• Changed the display of the "Metadata" field in "File Information".
• Fixed the use of audio encoders.
• Improved ignoring of AviSynth scripts to prevent VirtualDub 2 interface from freezing in some situations.

VirtualDub2 v2.1.0.605

Windows XP is no longer supported.
Builds for x86 are no longer planned to be released.
Fixed crash when calling RunNullVideoPass().
64-bit "ffdshow Video Codec" (ff_vfw.dll) and "Logitech Video (I420)" (lvcod64.dll) are not supported because it crashes when opening the video compression selection window.

Updated avlib-1.vdplugin to version 0.6.1.70.

• FFmpeg 6.1.1 is now supported.
• Removed CineForm HD (native) codec.
• Removed manual lazy loading of DLL for FFmpeg DLLs.
• Removed support for systems older than Windows 7.
• The 32-bit plugin is not implemented because there is no official build of FFmpeg 6.1.1 for x86.