[0.8.2] - 2020-04-18

Encoder

• Initial Super resolution support
• Mode decision rate estimation enhancements
• Altref improvements
• Manual prediction structure support
• Enhanced RDOQ support
• Improved warp motion
• Improved documentation and help menu
• New command line parameters
• Fix non-multiple of 8 resolution video corruption for 8bit
• Improved multi-stage mode decision support
• Added multi-stage motion estimation support
• Chroma mode decision optimizations
• Added 16bit pipeline support
• Added Mode decision non-square partition weights
• Enhanced qp-scaling assignment
• Memory optimizations
• Added AVX512 Optimizations
• Added AVX2 Optimizations

Decoder

• Improved multi-threading support
• Memory optimizations
• Updated documentation
• Loop filter flow optimization

Encoder and Decoder

• Encoder-Decoder-Common folder structure improvements

Build and Testing

• Bug fixes
• Improve CI
• Improve Unit Test Coverage
• Address C vs asm mismatches
• Support C only builds (for platforms other than x86)