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Video Transcoding v0.21.1 Release Notes

Release Date: 2019-03-08 // about 5 years ago

  • This version was originally tagged and released on the date below. These notes were added on GitHub much later so the creation date won't match.

    Sunday, December 2, 2018

    • Fix a bug in transcode-video creating MP3 instead of AAC audio in MKV output on Windows. This was caused by a previous optimization not passing a named AAC audio encoder to HandBrakeCLI, i.e. ca_aac or av_aac. Apparently the default is different on Windows. Go figure. Thanks, @samhutchins! Via #235.
    • ➕ Add a workaround in transcode-video for HandBrake nightly builds not setting the mixdown of multichannel audio track inputs to Dolby Pro Logic II format at 160 Kbps when the output is AAC stereo. Apparently the new default for that type of input is 5.1 channels at 384 Kbps, which wouldn't play on most Roku or Apple TV devices without re-transcoding or non-standard software. Again, go figure.
    • ➕ Add a workaround in transcode-video and convert-video for HandBrake nightly builds not copying mono or stereo audio track inputs which are already in AAC format.