First v8 Stable release
- Updated HandBrake core to 1.6.0
- Added AV1 video encoding with SVT-AV1 (software) and Intel QSV AV1 (hardware)
- Added high bit depth and color depth support to various encoders and filters
- Added Bwdif deinterlace filter
- Many other fixes and library updates
- Added the ability to watch a folder for new video files and automatically encode them. (Windows -> Watcher) This is available in both the Installer and Zip modes, but not Portable.
- Can run while VidCoder is closed
- Tracks the status of all files in the watched folder. Items removed from the queue are marked as cancelled, but can be retried from the Watcher window.
- Changed the scan dialog on queuing multiple items into an inline, non-blocking progress bar.
- Added "Conservative" crop option.
- Now when the Picker chooses audio or subtitle tracks based on language, it checks the track name as well as the language code, to catch tracks that have not been correctly coded.
- Added Greek language, thanks to Almis and JIMIS K_21
- The CLI now accepts folders when encoding, and will enqueue multiple files from within the folder.
- Changed encoder bitrate range calculation to be automatic based on the HandBrake core library. This allows choosing bitrates up to 6144 kbps for E-AC3.
- Various other bug fixes