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Title: SimpleMovieX
Author/Publisher: Aero Quartet
Ease of use: Not Rated
Latest Version: 2.8.1 (details)
OS Support: Mac OS
License: Shareware, $USD24.00 (details)
Date Added: Jul 29, 2006
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2005
Page Viewed: 6805 times

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Revision History:

Version 3.7.1
  • Release Date: Jul 27, 2008
  • Fixed launch problem with Panther.
  • Improved usability of Audio sync pane (autorepeat arrow buttons, can input offset with keyboard)
Version 3.7
  • Release Date: May 23, 2008
  • NEW Features:
    • Support for multi-audio movies. Possible to select language, remove unused audio tracks.
    • Metadata is now detected. SimpleMovieX can visualize it and proposes MetaX and iTunes to edit it.
    • Movie Information now reports languages, media source references and metadata.
    • Poster Frame can be set in mov and mp4 files.
    • Unicode encoding is used for Chapter names if required. Perfect compatibility with iTunes.
    • Edition of Chapter markers is much faster now. Editing clips is also significantly faster.
    • Chapter markers can now have the same name (except consecutive ones)
    • Integrated Software Update module, that displays description and let you skip or download update.
    • Safer MP4 saving in place.
  • FIXED Issues:
    • Incompatibilities between tagging with iTunes or MetaX, and MP4 chaptered files written by SimpleMovieX.
    • MP4 files containing a hidden chapter track are now detected. SimpleMovieX shows the chapter track if you want.
    • Pasteboard Text content was overwritten by "Corrupted Movie" after relaunching SimpleMovieX.
    • After a crash or Force Quit, SimpleMovieX was no longer able to restore edited documents (Autosave)
    • Files without name extension (mov, dv, ...) do not open. (Fix applies to Tiger and Leopard only)
    • Protected and compressed QuickTime movies still cannot open, but now give the appropriate message.
    • Audio resync in AVI files was not always be kept after saving.
  • SWEATING the Interface details:
    • New keyboard shortcuts for navigation to avoid conflict with Leopard Spaces.
    • Smarter chapterizing flow, with automatic focus switch between timeline, search and chapter pane. Easier to use than to explain.
    • Added "Paste Chapters at current time" to avoid confusion. Regular "Paster Chapters" now always works as expected.
    • Information and Warning dialogs that tend to be repetitive can now be skipped.
    • A warning dialog is shown for MP4 movies with several audio tracks.
    • Non-obstrusive info button added to window if the movie contains special features (multi-audio, metadata, ...)
    • Position of a new document window now returns to default if all windows have been closed.
    • Scan automatically starts when Search Pane opens.
    • Hovering on a movie in Gallery displays its full path.
    • Snapback button disappears when it has been used
Version 3.6.3
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
  • NEW: Chapter markers can be copied and pasted. A plain text document can be used to add chapters in a movie.
  • After editing, AVI files with Microsoft ADPCM audio could loose audio. Fixed
  • After editing, AVI files with non-integer frames per second (in particular NTSC) can have audio synchronization problems. Fixed
  • Improved support of MP3 audio in edited AVI files, better compatibility with Windows PCs.
  • Audio popping noise every few seconds in some AVI files edited by SimpleMovieX. Fixed.
  • When merging files, in particular MP4 files or in case of duplicate chapter names, the chapter markers coming from the pasted file would be lost. Fixed.
  • Blank chapter marker is created at time 0 when saving MP4 files even if one is already present at time 0. Fixed.
  • Audio could be lost when merging and saving several MP4 files.
  • Audio could be lost when editing MP4 files created by Handbrake.
  • Fixed a corner case where registration code is not accepted.
Version 3.6.2
  • Release Date: Jan 2, 2008
  • Saving in AVI format sometimes gives an empty file. Fixed
  • AVI files with DVI ADPCM audio can loose synch or even full audio track after editing. Fixed
  • AVI files with MP2 audio can loose audio and become corrupt after editing. Fixed
  • Saving in AVI format can produce a slow motion movie with normal-speed audio. Fixed
  • Saving in AVI format after resynchronizing audio (delaying audio vs video) gives unexcepted result. Fixed
  • SimpleMovieX sometimes hangs at the end of saving operation. Now correctly reports a saving error.
  • "Folder not valid for saving" message shown when folder is indeed writeable. Fixed
  • Computer hangs after saving to a folder whose path contains non-ASCII characters like Japanese Kanji, diacritics, ... In case of plain Save, this would delete the original file. Fixed
  • Adding chapters to an m4v file no longer deletes iTunes artworks.
  • "Split by chapter" and "Batch export" could crash after the first file is written. Fixed
  • Batch Export could be launched without having choosen the destination folder, giving unexpected results. Fixed
  • Inconsistent behaviour of Batch Export when "skip" setting is used for one or several files. Fixed
  • Chapter markers added with SimpleMovieX may not show up at correct time in iTunes/iPod. Fixed
  • Suddenly, dropping a movie file in new window no longer opens the file. Fixed
  • Bar and messages indicating progress in Batch Export stop refreshing while operation continues normally. Fixed
  • Stuttering playback of some movies once chapters are created. Fixed
Version 3.6.1
  • Release Date: Dec 11, 2007
  • Last version was not launching on Mac OS X 10.3.9. Fixed
  • Batch Export was not working on Mac OS X 10.3.9. Fixed
  • No more risk of replacing a folder by a saved file if the save browser is used during saving operation.
  • Batch Export now allows MPEG4 passthrough as video export option.
  • Plain save (in place, not as, Ref, or Export) now displays correctly progress information under Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Saving in place AVI files could crash at the end (but file was written correctly). Fixed.
  • Saving in place MOV files could return to old version and eventually crash. Fixed.
Version 3.6
  • Release Date: Nov 27, 2007
  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
  • NEW: Files created by Export, Batch Export, Chapters split and RefMovie commands are added to the Gallery.
  • Chapter markers now work with iDVD 8
  • Chapters in MP4 files created by Handbrake not seen in SimpleMovieX. Fixed (but don't forget to change file extension from mp4 to m4v)
  • Open URL not working when other document is open. Fixed
  • SimpleMovieX using a lot of CPU even when idle due to a view refresh cycle (Leopard). Fixed
  • TAB, I, O keystrokes when document window is blank display garbage. Fixed
  • Batch Export broken, after the first file it doesn't work. Fixed
  • Batch Export table can be edited (add and reorder files) during export operation. Fixed
  • Second Save/Save As with AVI file doesn't work, a dialog "dummy.avi cannot be found" is displayed. Fixed
  • SimpleMovieX lets you save H264 video in AVI container. Resulting file is corrupt. Fixed, AVI no longer an option.
  • M4V files open by default in keyframe-sticky mode, but it's not necessary. Fixed
  • Extended Save panel stays active during saving operations. Fixed by collapsing it when saving starts.
  • If Save panel opens in extended layout, then we collapse it and save, it doesn't disappear at the end of saving operation. Fixed
  • Undo and Redo menus do not display correctly (Leopard). Fixed
  • "Drag Movie o edit here" message not displayed in blank documents (Leopard). Fixed
  • Depending on installed codecs, long AVI files (with multiple RIFFs) could open with repeated chunk of movie at the end. Fixed
  • Crash when trimming, or empty saved movie if movie has very long duration (4 hours and beyond). Fixed
  • Problems after deleting last chapter while its name was being edited. Fixed
Version 3.5.1
  • Release Date: Oct 24, 2007
  • Chapter markers seem to disappear from movies saved as MP4 (but in fact were correctly saved). Fixed
  • Trial message appears in document windows even after registering. Fixed
  • Legitimate users receive a "suspended license" alert. Fixed
  • New Preferences setting to choose old-style timeline behaviour (selection follows playhead).
  • Application hangs at launch time. Fixed
  • Space prediction doesn't stop after Export button is pressed (slowing down process or crashing if FLV codec is used). Fixed
  • Out marker not mouse-sensitive when at the end of movie.
  • 2 Waveforms generated when an audio-only movie opens and "always waveform" setting is on. Fixed
  • Part of video frame remains under waveform screen area. Fixed
Version 3.5
  • Release Date: Oct 15, 2007
  • Redesigned timeline with popular "in - out - playhead" concept.
  • Support for chapter markers in MPEG-4 formats. Export and Native.
  • More file naming patterns available when splitting by chapters.
  • Fixed a bug in audio documents keyboard events handling.
  • New documents named temp0, temp1 instead of Untitled. Fixed
  • AVI files over 1GB now open much faster.
  • Speed improvement in keyframe navigation in MPEG files
  • Playhead positions from scrubbing the search pane are now keyframe-compliant.
  • After several export operations, the Options button disappears. Fixed
  • New default for Gallery is closed. Except on void documents.
  • New Preferences setting: Disk space prediction no longer blocks Save/Export button.
  • Playhead returns at t=0 when entering a chapter name during playback. Fixed
  • Cosmetic improvements. (Movie borders, aplication icon, ...)
Version 3.1.1
  • Release Date: Jul 20, 2007
  • Fixed the MPEG conversion bug introduced by QuickTime 7.2.
Version 3.1
  • Release Date: Jul 12, 2007
  • Native AVI editing and saving support extended to many more audio formats (AAC, AC3, alaw, mu-law, MP2, unsigned integer, signed integer, DVI ADPCM). AVI files from most digital cameras can now be edited natively.
  • Apple Remote and other Bluetooth and Control devices can be used to drive SimpleMovieX with Remote Buddy software installed.
  • Improved keyboard support, now includes S to toggle keyframe sticky mode, JKL to control jog speed, and Delete to delete selection.
  • Bug fixes.
Version 3.0.1
  • Release Date: May 25, 2007
  • Chapters created by SimpleMovieX now supported by iDVD
  • Embedded chapters in AIFF audio files now supported
  • Navigation with Control Arrows now consistent with chapter markers
  • Add and Add scaled were behaving like Paste if sequence has to be resized to fit. Fixed
  • White rectangle instead of picture, when inserted picture was higher than large. Fixed
  • Audio-only documents can now be resized in width
  • Fixed a crash when quit SimpleMovieX after editing documents with Audio Waveforms
  • Now responds to keyboard shortcuts in full screen mode. (switching back to windowed mode first)
Version 3.0
  • Release Date: Apr 17, 2007
  • Many problems related to Audio Waveform solved
  • Problem in AVI saving for movies with timebase different of frames per seconds, solved
  • Improved usability of Batch Export
  • Wrong colors when pasting image in Mac Intel system, solved
  • Drag and drop a file could insert it two times
  • Fixed case of dimmed Save button in Save RefMovie
Version 3.0 FC2
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2007
  • Revamped user interface (timeline, preferences, audio)
  • Improved space and time prediction
  • Save, split and export no longer blocking the application in most cases
  • SimpleMovieX could not open certain files (wmv, ...) in Intel systems, now fixed
  • 15 bug fixes and many usability and "cosmetic" improvements
Version 3.0 FC1
  • Release Date: Dec 23, 2006
  • Help contents rewritten from scratch for version 3
  • Audio synchronization problems after saving AVI now solved
  • Movie inconsistency after saving and resaving now solved
  • Solved a crash under Panther when opening an MPEG file bigger than 4GB
  • Autosave can now be disabled
  • MPEG VX files from Sony cameras now work again
  • MPEG bigger than 4GB had problems exporting. Fixed
  • Waveform of MPEG bigger than 4GB was corrupted. Fixed * 15 bug fixes and improvements.
Version 3.0 Beta 3
  • Release Date: Nov 18, 2006
  • Improved reliability of MPEG operations
  • French localization
  • New Scale Segment feature
  • New Resize option when inserting a movie inside an existing one
  • Timeline now displays in base 25 for PAL and base 30 for NTSC
  • 30 bug fixes and improvements
Version 3.0 Beta 2
  • Release Date: Sep 25, 2006
Version 3.0 Beta
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2006
  • Natively* supports AVI and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
  • Chapters and Split
  • Support of very big files (> 4GB for MPEG and AVI)
  • Batch Export
  • Audio Waveform and resynchronization
  • Support for Google Video gvi files and Internet downloads
  • Friendly
Version 2.8.1
  • Release Date: Sep 12, 2005
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