Video Transcoding v0.13.0 Release Notes

  • Monday, January 2, 2017

    • 🚚 Modify the --quick option in transcode-video to remove the x264 mixed-refs=0 setting because it's unnecessary when the ref=1 setting is also applied. Via #108.
    • ➕ Add a --veryquick option to transcode-video for encoding 90-125% faster than the default setting with little easily perceptible loss in video quality. Unlike --quick, its output size is larger than the default. Via #108.
    • ✂ Remove the deprecated --small and --small-video options from transcode-video.
    • ⚡️ Update all copyright notices to the year 2017.
    • ⚡️ Update the "README" document to:
      • Revise the installation instructions to reflect that HandBrakeCLI has been removed from Homebrew Cask (thanks to @vitorgalvao) and is now part of Homebrew Core (thanks to @JMoVS). Via #106 from @vitorgalvao.
      • Revise the version of HandBrakeCLI required for HEVC transcoding to 1.0.0 or later in the "FAQ" section.
      • Clarify Enhanced AC-3 audio support in the "FAQ" section.