ratDVD v0.7.1235 has been released with several changes made from the previous release. The software takes a full featured DVD movie and puts it into a highly compressed .ratDVD container format file - while preserving all the features of the original DVD. New features include direct burning, an ISO creation menu (both require Nero), multi-language support, codec quality/speed optimizations, shut down after convert and many bug fixes.
New Features:
* Added Direct burning capability
* Added ISO creation engine
* (Nero needs to be installed for ISO creation / DVD burning functionality)
* Added MCE (Windows Media Center Edition 2005) support
* *ratDVD files are listed as video files
* *full control with mouse and remote control
* Codec quality/speed optimizations
* Added advanced Codec options
* *Ignore scaler
* *Use alternate quantization model
* *MV Search Path
* *P Bonus
* Multi-Language support
* *ar - Arabic
* *ca - Catalan
* *cz - Czech
* *de - German
* *dk - Danish
* *en - English
* *es - Spanish
* *fr - French
* *gr - Greek
* *hu - Hungarian
* *it - Italian
* *nl - Dutch
* *pl - Polish
* *pt - Portuguese
* *pt_BR - Portuguese (Brazil)
* *ro - Romanian
* *ru - Russian
* *sr - Serbian
* *sk - Slovak
* *th - Thai
* *tr - Turkish
* *uk - Ukranian
* ratDVD naming scheme
* *Automatic content based naming extension
* Tag editing while adding tagging
* Shut down after convert
* Setting for conversion task priority
* Custom sounds
* Remote Control Support with WM_Input interface
* *Allows usage of WM_Input compatible remote controls (like the Microsoft Media center remote control) to control ratDVD playback.
* New default quality set to 105
* New maximum quality to 120
* Source import plug-in architecture
* *Allows extensions for different source material (e.g. ISO Images, all kind of optical media, etc.)
* Destination export plug-in architecture
* *Allows extensions for all kind of different output targets (e.g. ISO Images, or Transcoding to other formats, etc.)
* Custom action at end of successful conversion process
* *Allows a higher degree of automation (e.g. automatic batch conversions, transfers in ratDVD archives, etc.)
Bug fixes:
*Chapter change after seek was sometime not correct
* *Wrong time display in Media Player
* *Acceptance of only known video render filters solves problems with some codec packs/ffdshow
* *Fix for illegal NAV pack positions that sometimes happens in DVD Shrink created discs
* *Fix for wrong subtitle display on some movies
* *Wrapping of navigation component as COM module – can now be used from all programs system wide
* *Fix for wrong audio/subtitle switching at next chapter after seek
* *Fix for changing Aspect ratio change with VMR9 (Video Mixing Renderer)
* *Fix for graph stopping in certain situations
* Support for >4GB images
* Fix for “list index out of bounds” conversion issue for some movies
Known Issues:
* Seek bar in Media Player
* *No reset at new title start
* *Does not reflect complete length with some movies
* Resume ratDVD function in MCE2005 starts movie from the beginning
Rat DVD website:
ratdvd.dk
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