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Version 2.6.2.1

* VirtualDub plugin updated to support changes from version 2.6.2.0.
* Corrected vertical margin bug when vertical margin type is overridden.
* Added explicit reading of UTF-8 files in the Unicode version.
* Arabic language still broken; apparently a major rewrite is needed to support it.


Version 2.6.2.0

* Added support for up to 255 colors plus background per subpicture on certain scripts (currently only for .DoST files). This implies anti-alias. Requires use of PNG output.
* Corrected crash retrieving font kerning (how come did that ever worked!).
* Corrected tooltips in the settings and preview windows.
* I-Author output might have been broken; please contact me through SourceForge bug tracking if you find problems with it.
* Project upgraded to Visual Studio 2008.


Version 2.6.0.0

* Text is now scaled the same proportion as VobSub (Stanislav)
* Full path is now writen in SST instead of dot (Stanislav)
* Pixel area parameter fixed for smooth import into Scenarist (Stanislav)
* TIFF is now default bitmap format for SST rendering (Stanislav)
* Rendering minus2/minus3 options are selected automatically for SON and SST formats (Stanislav)
* Whitespaces between fields of the SSA file are allowed (Stanislav)


Version 2.5.4.0

* Added Toshiba output support

Version 2.5.3.0

* Straight to smart quotes.

Version 2.5.2.4

* Added 'Treat n as N' compatibility setting.
* Corrected preview glitch.
* Remember last folder on a function basis.

Version 2.5.2.3

* Corrected output by segment.

Version 2.5.2.2

* Some layout changes to make the preview dialog fit the screen
when editing PAL video in 1024x768.
* Added 'minus3' for PAL sources.

Version 2.5.2.1

* Fixed MPEG file parsing in Unicode version.

Version 2.5.2.0

* 15-20% performance improvement in rendering.
* Added output for film subtitling (Footage timing).

Version 2.5.1.0

* Added a sanity check to the automatic sound playback (10 seconds max.)
* Corrected loosing manual overrides on text parsing.
* Added a permanent record of honored palette script in the registry.

Version 2.5.0.0

* Split into Unicode and MBCS versions
* Added toolbox button on the edit control dialog to change the font of the
editing text box. Useful for Asian languages.
* Added registry entries for customizing the font of the edit control
in the Edit Subtitle dialog.

Version 2.4.5.1

* Added input code page selection for MBCS.

Version 2.4.5.0

* Added a tool for separating subtitles by one frame when they're adjacent.

Version 2.4.4.2

* Fixed glitch in the Timing dialog when opening files without timing information.
* Corrected time offset in chi export.

Version 2.4.4.1

* Converted to VC++7
* Fixed wrong time base in the Timing dialog.

Version 2.4.4.0

* Added support for Ultech USF scripts and UYC bitmap format.
* Corrected calculation of script offset in segment crossing tool.
* Started working in JavaScript automation.

Version 2.4.3.5

* Added Base_Time to the Scenarist header when DVD segments are used.
* Added an option to duplicate the Color() command in the header
for sst files (SGI version of Scenarist seem to need this for
subpicture preview).

Version 2.4.3.4

* Corrected 1-frame error in collision reporting when using
the "Stop is FNV" setting.
* The small 'jog' now gets the focus by default in the preview window
when there's a movie as the background, and when the 'J' key is pressed.
* Restablished support for a single SMPTE value to be applied as
offset for the whole script.

Version 2.4.3.3

* Added a "detach title" feature to simplify the timing function.
* Removed support for time segments in the old MaestroSBT way.
Old files with segments will still be processed, but the segment
information will not be editable.
* Changed the behavior of the chapter point overlap detection tool
to used single values as chapter "cut" instead of an open segment.
* Segments and chapters for DVD authoring are now saved with the file.
* Script output can now be divided into one script file per DVD segment.

Version 2.4.3.2

* Added controls '[' and ']' (in US keyboards) to make the currently
selected title box centered, but with its text left-aligned or
right aligned within the box (uses manual positioning).
* Fixed access violation in some export filters when exporting an edited script.
* Added a tool to check for overlapping titles in DVD chapter points.
* Added open and close quotes buttons in edit subtitle dialog.

Version 2.4.3.1

* Corrected two access violations when deleting last subtitle in timeline.
* (Hopefully) corrected bug preventing a subtitle from being deleted when
others where deleted in the same session.
* Added export as text dialog, useful as a transcription.

Version 2.4.3.0

* Added MPEG1 audio support for audio syncing.

Version 2.4.2.8

* Added internal parameter DoLevels to improve visibility of some MPEG1 files.
* Added alternative path for saving MPEG1 pre-parse data
using HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGAPMaestro Subtitle ConverterMPEGParsePath.
* Antialias parameters are now configurable via the style editor.

Version 2.4.2.7

* Support for 16:9 compensation.

Version 2.4.2.6

* Support for escaping and { with
* Very rudimentary support for tabs (t) when left aligning

Version 2.4.2.5 (internal release)

* Added "Person" to Captions Inc. export (CaptionsIncParser.cpp & .h, Conf.h, Compatibility dialog)

Version 2.4.2.4 (internal release)

* Support for MBCS (Japanese, Korean, Chinese).

Version 2.4.2.3 (internal release)

* Corrected honor of a .son file's palette.
* Added subpicture number hint to the edit/preview dialog.

Version 2.4.2.2 (internal release)

* Added tool to find short subpictures (less than n frames long).

Version 2.4.2.1

* The palette now can hold the 16 available slots in Scenarist and DVD Maestro scripts.
* The honor palette function is now fully functional.

Version 2.4.2.0

* In the edit window, the slider is now updated when selecting the time
from the combo box.
* Now, the edit window keeps the current frame (if any) when closed an re-opened.
* Corrected annoying bug in background picture selection dialog.
* Guides and safe area show status are now saved.
* MPEG1 parsing now correctly disables the preview dialog.
* In the edit/preview window, shift+arrow keys now move the anchor point
for manually positioned subtitles.
* Fixed crash sometimes happening when opening any dialogs.
* Intelligent positioning is now brighter about the manually positioned subtitles.
* Added italics correction at style level for ill-hinted fonts.
* Now the CTRL key on the edit window has snap efect on the axes
while dragging a subtitle.
* BTNexgenIPL 2.9.0.1 library fixes a couple of bugs in JPEG decoding.
* Small cosmetic/usability fixes.
* Styles can now be edited from the edit subtitle window.

Version 2.4.1.0

* Added support for cloning subtitles (CTRL+C) in the edit window - alpha state.
* Added support for deleting subtitles (DEL) in the edit window - alpha state.
* Added timing help to the edit subtitle dialog.

Version 2.4.0.2

* Corrected small memory leaks.
* Changed key navigation behavior in the edit/preview window.
* MPEG1 parsing can now be saved to a file to speed up future loadings.

Version 2.4.0.1

* Improved code page support in edit windows.
* Added a few more symbols to the RTL mirroring.
* Some speed improvement in RTL text rendering.
* Corrected bug when trying to honor another script's palette.

Version 2.4.0.0

* Pretty good support for Hebrew and Arabic languages.
* NexgenIPL version 2.9 release should correct all the I-Author compatibility problems.

Version 2.3.4.1

* Corrected width detection for right-aligned text.
* Corrected crash in export to Captions Inc.
* Warning: RTL support is work in progress in this version (not usable at all!)

Version 2.3.4.0

* Now the "*" before the SSA style name is respected.
* Added anchor points to manually positioned subtitles.

Version 2.3.3.2

* Better boundary check for large bitmaps.
* Better correction of internal processing of empty text segments.
* Added option to ignore kerning pairs, diacritics and ligatures at style level.

Version 2.3.3.1

* Decreased internal resolution as it was too large and caused problems in large lines.
* Now the 4:3 compensation setting is correctly saved with the file.
* Preliminar boundary check for large bitmaps.
* Partially corrected internal processing of empty text segments.

Version 2.3.3.0

* Added Processing of font kerning pairs to improve rendering quality.

Version 2.3.2.4

* Line numbers in Captions Inc. format now go from 0 to B.
* Raster fonts are accepted, now.
* Corrected scale of extra character spacing (bug introduced in 2.3.2.1).
* Corrected sample box in the edit style dialog.
* Increased the italic fonts margins for very slanted fonts.

Version 2.3.2.3

* Export to Captions Inc. format now calculates vertical positioning.

Version 2.3.2.2

* Corrected small bug in SSA comment parsing.
* Corrected outline size affected the text position (added a new compatibility option).
* Corrected updating of manual indicator when moving subtitles with the arrow keys.

Version 2.3.2.1

* Adopted BTNexgenIPL 2.9 RC4 (new build) to see if it corrects 4-bit RLE bitmaps.
* Improved rendering resolution (as it changes the way the text is rendered, a
new compatibility option was added to the compatibility dialog).
* Added aspect ratio check to the preview window (A/Ctrl+A).

Version 2.3.2.0

* Resolutions up to 720x576 are now permitted in the preview window.
* Added keyboard accelerators to the main window.
* Added aspect ratio correction option for fonts.

Version 2.3.1.0

* Added rough Captions Inc. export support.
* Implementing BTNexgenIPL 2.9 RC4 (private build) seems to correct TIFF compression.

Version 2.3.0.4

* Corrected inter-word spacing when using outline, but added backward compatibility mode.
* Corrected coordinate display errors in the edit/preview window.

Version 2.3.0.3

* Corrected more memory leaks.
* 4 bit RLE bitmaps disabled again. :(

Version 2.3.0.2

* Corrected misplacing of colliding subtitles due to outline.

Version 2.3.0.1

* Corrected italic text misplacement when emphasizing only part of the text.
* Corrected a small shift in the text when using italic styles.
* Corrected small memory leak.

Version 2.3.0.0

* Added intelligent collision support.
* Added collision forseeing support.
* Added support for h hard spaces.
* Sticky colors now work.
* RLE bitmaps are enabled again, as the BTNexgenIPL 2.9 RC3 library is used now.
* TIFF compression is not working due to the new library :(

Version 2.2.12.4

* Italic text rendering corrected in preview windows.

Version 2.2.12.3

* Corrected italic text rendering. Sometimes italic text was cut some pixels from the left, specially on large fonts and in words beggining with j, A, etc.

Version 2.2.12.2

* Corrected time editing when working in mixed fps mode.

Version 2.2.12.1

* Corrected updating of slide bar in preview window.
* Corrected non-standard line spacing on collision.
* Corrected loosing of some style attributes when editing.

Version 2.2.12.0

* Corrected error on style overrides when styles had spaces in their names.
* Added global setting for character spacing.

Version 2.2.11.1

* Relaxed checking of frame rate on SSA plugin.

Version 2.2.11.0

* Some code arrangements.
* Added Stop is FNV option in edit/preview window.

Version 2.2.10.3

* Corrected crash in preview when segments changed.
* Corrected crash in preview when there are no subtitles in the timeline.

Version 2.2.10.2

* Corrected style display in the edit subtitle dialog.
* Improved color colision resolution when using 2-color mode.

Version 2.2.10.1

* RLE bitmaps momentarily disabled due to bugs in the library.
* Corrected processing of FullWidth option in saved files.
* Modified submux color scheme, so background is the first color. This may fix some reported problems with submux.
* Some code arrangements.

Version 2.2.10.0

* Added a check for the movie background offset to improve clarity.
* Added SSA override help to the subtitle edit dialog.
* Added tooltips to the subtitle edit dialog.

Version 2.2.9.0

* Added style change to the subtitle edit window.
* Added preview to the subtitle edit window.
* Corrected input error when changing the stop time.

Version 2.2.8.1

* Corrected MPEG1 preview for non 24bit display modes.

Version 2.2.8.0

* Added sliders to the preview window.

Version 2.2.7.0

* SRT export is back.

Version 2.2.6.0

* Added faster preview for MPEG1 files.

Version 2.2.5.2

* Added scale help in the edit style dialog.
* Corrected time code values in submux scripts.
* Corrected horizontal margin scaling when breaking lines.

Version 2.2.5.1

* Corrected the alpha values for submux scripts.
* Now using version 2.9 RC2 Build 20020217 of the NexgenIPL libraries.

Version 2.2.5.0

* Added kerning control at the style level.
* Added line spacing control at the style level.

Version 2.2.4.0

* Added preview to the SSA style edit window.

Version 2.2.3.2

* Fixed hung occurring when changing the stop time of the last subtitle.

Version 2.2.3.1

* Fixed some bugs on character set overriding.
* Fixed non-closing of the pipe when pressing ESC in the feed dialog.

Version 2.2.3.0

* Added submux support.

Version 2.2.1.0

* Added some right-to-left languages support.
* Now you can use a movie as background for the preview.
* Added editing of SSA styles.

Version 2.2.0.0

* Added a Virtual Dub plug-in to enable preview of the subtitles.
* Rewrote the remaining code for non-drop frame time conversions to 64-bit precision (I know, I know). Now 29.97 and 30.00 fps should both work accurately.

Version 2.1.2.0

* Added Philips IMG subtitle format generation.
* Added limited time position editing to the preview window.
* Corrected small problem on ABSOLUTEIN/ABSOLUTEOUT due to the use of an uninitialized lookup table.
* Corrected the difficulty to unset manual positioning.
* Better feedback when a subtitle has a bad time span.

Version 2.1.0.0

* Added limited text editing to the preview window.

Version 2.0.4.0

* Added a “no horizontal collision” option for rendering overlapped dialogs.

Version 2.0.3.6

* Corrected processing of {fs} override.
* Corrected the “manual” indicator in the preview.

Version 2.0.3.5

* Corrected time coding for Scenarist, where subpictures where one frame shorter.

Version 2.0.3.4

* Rewrote the code for non-drop frame time conversions to 64-bit precision. Now 29.97 and 30.00 fps should both work accurately.
* Minor changes in the code for the main window.

Version 2.0.3.3

* Corrected time coding for Scenarist, where subpictures where one frame shorter.
* Corrected incorrect rounding in time calculations.

Version 2.0.3.2

* Corrected time coding in TXT files for I-Author.

Version 2.0.3.1

* Absolute positioning is now taken into account for creating the final bitmaps. :P

Version 2.0.3.0

* Added support for various BMP formats, TIFF and TGA.
* Corrected the support for style priority in the collision resolution.
* Removed Lie TIFF format, as it is no longer needed. ;)

Version 2.0.2.3

* Corrected SSA script edition to use only one digit for the hour fields.
* Corrected crash when using the line spacing parameter.
* Added a warning message for when subtitles get negative time span due to misuse of ABSOLUTEIN and ABSOLUTEOUT tags.
* Corrected duplication of subtitles in preview after changing some settings.
* Slightly changed the behavior of the “manual” button in the preview window.
* Added a “Lie tiff format on bitmaps” for those who convert the bitmaps into TIFF.
* Added safe area guides in preview.
* Added key shortcuts in preview for showing/hiding guides.

Version 2.0.2.2

* Added a tool to snap the times in the SSA script to valid frame times.

Version 2.0.1.2

* Added a control to the accidental misuse of the ABSOLUTEIN/ABSOLUTEOUT values.
* Corrected color swapping in the preview.
* Added a better time navigation in the preview mode.

Version 2.0.1.1

* Corrected preview for color-depths different of 24.
* Enlarged start and stop fields in preview a bit.

Version 2.0.1.0

* Added preview option, with position editing capabilities.
* Removed exporting to SRT format.
* This readme is now in RTF format.

Version 2.0.0.0 (internal release)

* Added .sst, format specific to Scenarist with some minor differences to .son format.
* Added SMPTE drop frame time support.
* Added the option to enter the dest-pos of segments in SMPTE format.
* Added SMPTE absolute positioning in time from the SSA file to override calculations.
* MaestroSBT configuration is now saved to the SSA file.
* New look of the UI to handle the new capabilities.
* Corrected display area in output script.
* Changed gray from 127,127,127 to 125,125,125 in color keys.
* Corrected small rounding error in fps conversion.
* Changed rounding of inexact frame locations to up, to match the Avery Lee's Subtitler behavior.
* Subtitle positions are now handled internally in frames.

Version 1.1.2.0

* Corrected sporadic clipping of italicized characters.
* Corrected the SRT conversion.
* Added line spacing control.
* Added color key selection option, for supporting other authoring applications.

Version 1.1.1.0

* 8 bit per pixel is back, though selectable.
* A "use full width" option was added.
* Corrected the outline rendering, because errors were introduced.
* Now "use two colors" is the default.

Version 1.1.0.0

* Major rewriting of the rendering and parsing code to fully support SSA inline style overrides. Now one can set a single word in the subtitle as italic, bold, etc.
* Improved international support. Now the code page is taken from the SSA script (as it should be!) and can be overridden from the rendering dialog.
* Added the option to omit the bitmap generation (useful when you are experimenting with the timing and you don't want to recreate the bitmaps every time).
* Improved color collision resolution algorithm.
* Added the projected sticky colors checkbox.
* Corrected small bug in the line balancing algorithm.

Version 1.0.1.6

* Corrected parsing of font-size override (was taken as if it was font-face override).
* Added exporting to SRT (SubRip) format.

Version 1.0.1.5

* Corrected parsing of style names from the SSA file (take out "*" from them).

Version 1.0.1.4

* Changed bitmap output to always give even widths, as DVD Maestro sometimes seems to get confused with 4-bit bitmaps in odd widths.
* Corrected Rendering dialog checkboxes.
* Corrected about box to display correct version :)

Version 1.0.1.3

* Changed bitmap file format from 8-bit to 4-bit. This seems to be the trick for I Author support.
* Added "fixed width" option, as an attempt to keep I Author's muxer from hanging. It turned out that the bitmap format was the solution, so this setting has no specific use.
* Changed bitmap palette to match expected colors when parsing for I Author. This was not required, though.

Version 1.0.1.1

* Added (hopefully) support for I Author.
* Added support for different bitmap resolutions, but the aspect of the fonts is not corrected, for the moment.

Version 1.0.0.3

* Added option for balanced word wrapping in the Rendering dialog.
* Fixed minor glitches in color assignment for collisions.
* Tweaked to avoid 1 frame subtitles when generating blinking effects/should be worked in a better fashion.

Version 1.0.0.2

* Changed bitmap rendering to use DIBs instead of DDBs. This should allow MaestroSBT to work with most video drivers.
* Added support for up to three simultaneous colors, providing that they belong to different (colliding) subtitle lines. This is done by sacrificing colors for antialias and outline, of course.
* Added "don't clip bitmaps" option, to generate full 720x478 bitmaps (Scenarist apparently needs this).
* Changed bitmap automatic names to be NNNN instead of N, to allow getting the correct sort order in explorer.