What's New
June 1st, 2025 version 4.7.0 released:
- Added "Project properties" → "General" → "Project type": allows to choose between "Standard", "Quick Top Menu", "Two Titles" and "Three Titles" modes.
- "Quick Top Menu" - allows using Top Menu call without reloading JAR.
- "Two Titles" - allows to run main menu in the Top Menu title, and switch to the main JAR title and back without JAR reloading.
- "Three Titles" - the same as "Two Titles", but allows to use Top Menu button in the Menu title.
- Added "Select JAR title" → "Select Top Menu title" / "Select Main JAR title" actions for Two/Three titles modes.
- Added "Project properties" → "Menu" → "Buttons and actions" → 'Add/Remove "Select ... title" ...' - automatically adds or removes "Select ... title" actions depending on project type.
- Added an ability to assign an action for the "Stop" button on remote control.
- Added action "Settings and properties" → "Stop disc playback".
- Added "Hide menu" animation that only works for hiding the menu (useful for Two/Three titles modes without animation).
- Internal muxer updated: buffer underflow errors in log, progress on the task bar, fixed PIP, clip info added into the error log.
- Added "Crop PNGs" button for BDN subtitles.
- Added support for overlapping subtitles for BDN.xml+PNG (including several Graphics in one Event).
- Additional checks for subtitles: start after 00:00:01:00, end before the end of the movie, fit on the screen.
- Added warning if subtitle duration is less than 4 frames.
- Added "Convert to BDN.xml" button for DOST and SRT subtitles.
- Added validation for DoStudio subtitles.
- Added validation for dependent stream types.
- Added validation for number of audios and languages in playlist.
- Added MPLS/MT2S/TS/MP4/MKV automatic demux by tsMuxer.
- Added drag'n'drop files into Wizard.
- Update project type on drag'n'drop MVC/HEVC.
- Added import MPLS in Scenes window.
- WavMixer improved: added support for 32-bit WAV, double click in list, autodetect files on Left channel open.
- Compile JAR with memory debug info removed, added an ability to enable/disable memory debug info.
- Added Tools → Options → "Show notice/warning summary at the end".
- Added Tools → Options → Compile → Simulation → "Underline clickable object names".
- Added an ability to navigate to the menu/popup/movie/playlist using Ctrl+Click in the Log.
- Alt+Click in the action matrix and designer navigates to the appropriate action target if possible (menu, popup, movie, playlist).
- Simulation now reacts to the standard Pause/Play/Next/Prev/FF/RWD actions.
- Clone menu now copies sub-menus ("Include objects from").
- Target project size (number of layers) is now saved in the project.
- Playlist editor: Set and Clear buttons now apply to multiple selected movies.
- updateTimer function improved, updateTimerNs added.
- Added getHeight/getWidth functions.
- Added looping for the Wrong Region playlist.
- Added SDR/HDR settings to the JAR settings window.
- Aligning objects in Designer now uses 1280x720 and 1440x1080 resolutions if the corresponding grids are selected in the designer background.
- Dark skin improved.
- Paste and change improved.
- Help updated.
- Bugfixes.
February 8th, 2025 version 4.6.6 released:
- Added an ability to hide Normal state for buttons in Current state (check menu/popup properties).
- Added an ability to include objects from other menus (check menu/popup properties).
- Added an ability to create pre-rendered timers (render numbers and colons for timer). Check help for details.
- Added Pure Audio X wizard (import from PSD, requires additional license).
- Added an ability to disable optimization for the particular menu/popup.
- Added an ability to use current states in animation separately.
- Added JAR selection in the simulation drop-down.
- Added Link points in the Scenes window. Check Help → "How to create scenes (chapters)" → "Chapters list and panel" for details.
- Added copy/paste for object properties. Check Help → "Graphic objects" → "Object context menu" for details.
- Wizard and Scenes menu generation (text/rect): added opacity for next/prev chapters.
- Added an ability to delete subtitle in the subtitles adjustment window.
- Now output folder is saved to default settings.
- Ability to import Active into Current for Scenarist template.
- Added a warning for dynamic load.
- Timeline wizard now adds commands to Action Every Second instead of replacing them.
- Added context menu to change selected and current animation settings.
- Added "Start from" for auto-assign transitions between buttons. Loop algorithm re-written.
- Carousel "Re-arrange buttons" fixed.
- GPR highlight value fixed.
- Partial re-mux now copies files to the BACKUP folder.
- Added CC[type][name] constants for movie/playlists chapters count (check help topic: Advanced → Script (java)).
- Added manager.durationInSeconds variable.
- Help updated.
- Bugfixes.
October 26th, 2024 version 4.6.5 released:
- Custom menu playlist and Disabled actions added to Action Matrix.
- Set GPR moved to "before" mode, so Current state can be updated before animation.
- Edit animation/Multi-Action/SWITCH: now prompts add/replace when closing the window.
- HDR checkbox in the Subtitles window now generates the converted PNGs.
- Added Project properties → Streams → Subtitles → Minimum distance from chapter (frames).
- Added subtitles adjustment for BDN (check subtitle window).
- Added 10Gb reserve when estimating for UHD HTR100.
- Added an ability to scroll track list for Pure Audio wizard.
- Added an ability to load chapter list in the BD/Pure Audio wizard.
- Added an ability to download OpenSSL and encoders in the installer.
- Help updated.
- Bugfixes and optimizations.
August 11th, 2024 version 4.6.4 released:
- JAR startup / First Play and Top Menu have been moved to a separate dockable window.
- Added support for the "Select Title" command in the Structure.
- Added "Word-wrap" and "Fit in window" for the Action Matrix options.
- Current added to the "Copy to" state list.
- Added FAQ for several JARs.
- Added Batch operations → Paste effect from clipboard.
- Copy name(s) added to the context menu of the Project tree / Designer / Object list.
- Added an ability to specify an X/Y offset for Copy to.
- Added "Add using template" to the SWITCH.
- Added Tools → Options → Action Matrix → Expand Scripts in Switches/Multi-Actions too.
- Added highlighting for simulation errors in the main log window.
- UHD version: muxer updated.
- Added preview text for chapter menu generation.
- Added ability to import chapter list without frames/milliseconds.
- Added a warning if the Top Menu is specified but not allowed, or allowed but not specified.
- Convert subtitles to HDR now supports images with palette.
- Search is added to the log window.
- Click on a column in the Library now sorts the list.
- Added update notification (check Options → General → Check for updates on startup).
- Added currentJAR variable that returns the current JAR index (will return 5 for 00005).
- Simulation now shows "movie" in "played" mode (not "paused" as it was before).
- Added Tools → Options → Compile → Simulation → "Output the simulation log in the main window log".
- Added an ability to pin subtitles to the bottom line (check Subtitles edit window).
- OpenSSL added to the installer.
- Added additional JAR signature validations.
- Subtitles window: regeneration of subtitles stream fixed.
- Custom playlist fixed.
- Fixed autosize of the Action Matrix.
- Fixed drag'n'drop from Windows Explorer.
- Fixed drag'n'drop for 3D MVC streams.
- Fixed skin switching.
- Help updated.
- Bugfixes.
June 3rd, 2024 version 4.6.3 released:
- Fixed highlighting of search value in "Project Properties".
- If compilation failed, copy the file where the error occurred to the script folder.
- Added an ability to loop auto-assignment of buttons for Directions mode.
- Ability to export menus/popups to PSD (Adobe Photoshop should be installed, the process uses 2 steps - please wait till the second step finishes).
- "Project properties" → "Output folder": you can now specify "Add project folder name", "Add project file name", "Add current date/time" and "Warn if output is not empty".
- Added a check that output folder does not point to the project folder.
- F3 shortcut added for the Script editor.
- Ctrl+Shift+Mouse wheel scrolls viewport left/right, Alt+Shift+Mouse wheel scrolls viewport up/down.
- Ctrl+Enter in SWITCH and Multi-Action windows closes the window.
- Added "Global" flag for object state effects - the state will remain global despite the effects applied.
- Added "Convert BDMD Project for HDR" to the "Save Complete As..." filter list - applies the "Convert for HDR" conversion and unchecks this property.
- Fixed "Delete" key in the Properties window in text fields.
- Autosize matrix bugfixes and "On every action vertical only" settings were added to the Options.
- Select title fixed.
- Show advanced animation type in the matrix.
- Fixed conversion to script for "On JAR startup".
- Adjusting FirstEventInTC, LastEventOutTC and NumberofEvents for subtitles imported from BDN.XML.
- Added FrameRate validation for subtitles imported from BDN.XML.
- Added Tools → Options → "Automatically add pair bracket in script editor" (for selected text works always, without this setting enabled).
- Added Conversion Multi-Action to SWITCH when you select SWITCH instead of Multi-Action.
- Added Conversion SWITCH to Multi-Action when you select Multi-Action instead of SWITCH and all actions in SWITCH without conditions.
- Scenarist project version settings are combined into one drop-down list.
- Add any action to SWITCH while converting it to SWITCH.
- MVC second eye drag and drop is fixed.
- Subtitles export fixed.
- Added increase/decrease while pressing up/down and validation for Application and Organization IDs.
- Middle button click on a chapter in the chapter list in the Scenes window changes chapter action.
- Middle button click in SWITCH/MA edits action.
- Fixed export to Scenarist of SDR subtitles.
- Reduced contrast of dialog windows in the Dark theme.
- Added ability to duplicate JAR in JAR settings
- Script editor settings moved to Tools → Options → Tools → "Script editor".
- Added Tools → Options → Tools → "Script editor" → "Close Search window after finding".
- Search window in Script editor picks up a word under the cursor.
- Ctrl+Click in Script editor navigates to a function or constant in a separate read-only window.
- Fixed image rendering from the text edit window.
- Fixed the dependent video path in the project backup.
- Fixed button icons for DPI not a multiple of 100.
- Fixed subtitle preview for DPI not a multiple of 100.
- Fixed zoom in/out in subtitles preview.
- Fixed drop-down lists with system fonts.
- Fixed disc/title bound/unbound for the first JAR.