MacCaption Beta Version History

MacCaption Change History since MacCaption V4.1.4

 

MacCaption V4.5.28

4 Nov 08 - Improved DVCPROHD caption decoding.

MacCaption V4.5.17

29 Oct 08 - Added Title Safe Percent variable to .cca file. 

29 Oct 08 - Added Conform .scc Time Code to Assemble Captions function.

MacCaption V4.5.14

28 Oct 08 - Improved DVCPROHD caption encoding.

MacCaption V4.5.13

17 Oct 08 - Modified SubRip subtitle import to process UTF-8 files without a byte mark.

MacCaption V4.5.12

9 Oct 08 - Added Apple ProRes 422 and 422 HQ codecs to Command Line interface.

9 Oct 08 - Fixed problem when importing a Cheetah .asc file in subtitle mode.

9 Oct 09 - Changed minimal set of directives for Flash XML for Captionate export.

MacCaption V4.5.11

8 Oct 08 - Added text cursor positioning of insertion point using the arrow keys.

MacCaption V4.5.9

7 Oct 08 - Added '-displaymode=[caption,subtitle] to command line interface.

7 Oct 08 - Fixed problem with Cheetah .asc file import.

6 Oct 08 - Added 'Inhibit exporting ALIGN= directive" to Flash XML for Captionate export.

MacCaption V4.5.6

3 Oct 08 - Added transition detection and processing to Assemble Captions feature.

3 Oct 08 - Fixed problem with Cheetah .asc file import.

MacCaption V4.5.4

1 Oct 08 - Added five import types to Command Line Interface.

MacCaption V4.5.3

30 Sep 08 - Enhanced Assemble Captions feature.

30 Sep 08 - Implemented Format > Consolidate Blank Rows.

MacCaption V4.5.2

29 Sep 08 - Fixed problem preventing some files from being directly saved on file servers.

MacCaption V4.5

25 Sep 08 - Implemented preliminary version of File > Assemble Captions.

MacCaption V4.4.22

24 Sep 08 - Fixed duplicate character problem with DVCPRO HD VAUX caption export.

23 Sep 08 - Improved 608 CC character encoding of apostrophe character.

22 Sep 08 - Implemented Blu-ray 8-bit indexed png export without transparency.

MacCaption V4.4.19

18 Sep 08 - Added DVCPRO HD VAUX export for 720p and 1080i.

13 Sep 08 - Improved unicode file name handling for File > Import operations.

13 Sep 08 - Fixed memory leak when displaying movie open captions.

MacCaption V4.4.17

10 Sep 08 - Implemented caption import directly from multiple MacCaption .cca files. 

10 Sep 08 - Improved DVCPROHD caption import.

MacCaption V4.4.16

8 Sep 08 - Implemented Omneon DVCPROHD caption import.

MacCaption V4.4.15

27 Aug 08 - Fixed time code display 24 hour wrap around problem.

27 Aug 08 - Fixed subtitle display problem during a Time Stamp operation.

MacCaption V4.4.14

26 Aug 08 - Added user settable selected text cell background color to Preferences > Display Tab.

26 Aug 08 - Changed Cheetah .asc file export "*T" directive to "*TH".

MacCaption V4.4.13

14 Aug 08 - Improved on-screen display of roll up captions positioned at top of main window.

MacCaption V4.4.12

6 Aug 08 - Made improvements to subtitle positioning.

6 Aug 08 - Fixed a problem adding captions to DVCPROHD 720P video.

6 Aug 08 - Fixed a problem with Cheetah .asc file export.

MacCaption V4.4.10

4 Aug 08 - Fixed a problem with arrow key positioning being reset when in subtitle mode.

3 Aug 08 - Added days remaining display for Timed USB dongle.

2 Aug 08 - Modified L-L, L-C, L-R, C-L, C-C, … selection buttons to automatically set caption position.

MacCaption V4.4.7

30 Jul 08 - Fixed a problem causing crashes during Blu-ray subtitle export.

30 Jul 08 - Fixed a subtitle positioning problem when exporting subtitles positioned with the arrow keys.

30 Jul 08 - Added support for Korean language closed captioning using the Norpak TES3 hardware encoder.

30 Jul 08 - Fixed problem that was causing text edits to sometimes revert to original text after a replace operation.

MacCaption V4.4.5

22 Jul 08 – Fixed a problem with DVCPROHD export.

22 Jul 08 – Fixed a problem decoding 708 roll up captions.

MacCaption V4.4.4

21 Jul 08 - Added Korean Menus.

21 Jul 08 - Enhanced Blu-ray export to include all selected Program subtitles during export.

MacCaption V4.4.3

17 Jul 08 - Fixed a problem when simultaneously exporting subtitles from multiple programs.

MacCaption V4.4.2

13 Jul 08 - Added support for Norpak TES3 hardware encoder.

10 Jul 08 - Improved Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case algorithm when “Unconditionally capitalize the first letter of each word� is chosen in the U/L Case Preferences.

10 Jul 08 - Fixed a bug in subtitle mode that was sometimes causing an extra space to appear after an italicized word.

MacCaption V4.4

9 Jul 08 - Implemented long unicode file names for all operations.

9 Jul 08 - Added user message when doing a DVD/Blu-Ray subtitle export containing a range of captions.

8 Jul 08 - Fixed Cheetah .asc import aborting after encountering 30 errors. 

MacCaption V4.3.20

26 Jun 08 - Improved Cheetah .asc import and export file compatibility.

26 Jun 06 - Added unicode character set capability to menu items.

MacCaption V4.3.18

20 Jun 08 - Improved processing speed of some export operations.

20 Jun 08 - Improved subtitle outline smoothness.

MacCaption V4.3.17

17 Jun 08 - Added long file name capability to QuickTime movie export operations.

17 Jun 08 - Improved subtitle outline generation.

MacCaption V4.3.16

16 Jun 08 - Fixed Ultech .uyc subtitle export for Mac Pro.

16 Jun 06 - Fixed sentence wise capitalization problem for words ending with the letter 'i'.

16 Jun 08 - Added caption lower limit data positioning for 708 captions.

16 Jun 08 - Fixed a problem in row positioning determination for imported captions on rows 2 - 14.

MacCaption V4.3.15

5 Jun 08 - Reduced closed caption display delay when exporting multiple 708 captioned programs.

3 Jun 08 - Modified Caption > Encode Preferences to provide for the selection of the 708 Service Number to use when mapping unicode to Korean KS C 5601 encoding.

2 Jun 08 - Fixed a problem that caused user Custom Keystrokes to be reset.

MacCaption V4.3.13

31 May 08 - Improved Korean KS C 5601 close caption decoding.

30 May 08 - Improved character background display for exported 708 close captions.

29 May 08 - Added Plain Text import and DV Korean close caption export to Batch processing and Command Line processing.

28 May 08 - Improved mpeg2 structure recognition for mpeg2 close caption importing.

MacCaption V4.3.9

27 May 08 - Added support for Korean KS C 5601 legacy font Line 21 and HD caption decoding and encoding.

23 May 08 - Fixed problem not recognizing some types of XDCAM files.

MacCaption V4.3.4

20 May 08 - Fixed a display problem when editing text cells containing both 8-bit and 16-bit unicode characters.

19 May 08 - Added Cheetah .cap file export.

19 May 08 - Fixed problem generating Open Captions movies.

MacCaption V4.3.3

18 May 08 - Added ability to horizontally expand Text Edit Cells by changing main window size.

18 May 08 - Changed text cell font size for four row captions to fit in main window text cells.

18 May 08 - Fixed time code drift when encoding multi language 708 unicode captions.

MacCaption V4.3.2

14 May 08 - Fixed problem recognizing XDCAM movies with certain frame rates.

13 May 08 - Added basic QuickTime subtitle import and export.

12 May 08 - Renamed HD VMD subtitle import and export to SubRip.

MacCaption V4.3

11 May 08 - Improved unicode multi language keyboard input.

11 May 08 - Added additional text information frames to File > Export > Black 720x486 movie.

11 May 08 - Added InqScribe import to File > Import menu.

11 May 08 - Added support for direct character input to Live Caption.

MacCaption V4.2.27

7 May 08 - Added SAMI .smi file import.

7 May 08 - Added Evertz ProCAP file import.

6 May 08 - Added Korean KS C 5601 character coding option to 708 close caption export.

6 May 08 - Added "Caption > Decode Preferences > Remove erase if caption blanking ..." capability to most import functions.

MacCaption V4.2.26

5 May 08 - Improved drag and drop file type determination for UTF8 and UTF16 data files.

5 May 08 - Added DVDSP .stl, HD VMD .srt and NCI .cap imports to batch processing.

5 May 08 - Improved vertical positioning of 708 HD close captions.

4 May 08 - Added Command Line Interface information to Help menu.

4 May 08 – Implemented option key to momentarily toggle the setting of Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption Text.

4 May 08 - Fixed problem encoding and decoding 608 characters with Flash/Bold attribute.

MacCaption V4.2.24

3 May 08 - Added in and out time code decoding to "Combine text lines ..." option of Plain Text import.

2 May 08 - Changed main screen caption display and Video with Open Captions export to use unicode font.

2 May 08 - Fixed simultaneous subtitle display of multiple Programs.

MacCaption V4.2.22

1 May 08 - Fixed Encode Preference problems related to adding Programs E and F.

1 May 08 - Fixed problem when exporting .onl files containing rollup captions with durations.

1 May 08 - Added DVD Studio Pro subtitle .stl import.

MacCaption V4.2.20

29 Apr 08 - Added Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption Text menu option. 

29 Apr 08 - Changed Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code to Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption.

MacCaption V4.2.19

26 Apr 08 - Implemented National Captioning Institute .cap file import.

23 Apr 08 - Increased the number of Programs from 4 (A, B, C, D) to 6 (A, B, C, D, E, F).

22 Apr 08 - Implemented extended character input based on multi language keyboard layouts.

20 Apr 08 - Added option key to reverse the function of Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code.

11 Apr 08 - Fixed encoding of some extended 608 close caption characters.

10 Apr 08 - Fixed problem importing some scatter captions in Cheetah .asc files.

8 Apr 08 - Podcast export modified to remove existing caption data and print a warning message.

8 Apr 08 - Set default import text position to centered bottom.

8 Apr 08 - Enabled "Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code" option when selecting a caption text area.

2 Apr 08 - Added font color attribute to Apple XML Interchange Format export.

28 Mar 08 - Fixed problem encoding certain unicode characters in Export > Webcast > WMP export.

25 Mar 08 - Added caption row and column metadata to Timed Text export.

24 Mar 08 - Added Timed Text DXFP XML export to Batch Processing and Command Line Interface.

23 Mar 08 - Added split caption support to Timed Text export.

23 Mar 08 - Added HD VMD .srt subtitle file import.

19 Mar 08 - Improved Cheetah export .asc compatibility.

17 Mar 08 - Added Clear Subtitle Horizontal Increment and Clear Subtitle Vertical Increment to Edit > Clear menu.

17 Mar 08 - Improved subtitle line positioning for multi line subtitles.

16 Mar 08 - Changed multi-language export and import to preserve caption positioning attributes.

4 Mar 08 - Added Continuous Subtitle option to Blu-Ray Subtitle export.

23 Feb 08 - Added 23.976 fps and 59.94 fps conversion rates to Time Code > Convert Time Code.

23 Feb 08 - Added Increase and Decrease Time Code by 1.001/1.000 and 1.000/1.001 to Time Code > Stretch/Shrink Time Code.

21 Feb 08 - Fixed problem with caption error indicators sometimes appearing randomly.

21 Feb 08 - Added option click to Insert Caption and Split Caption buttons to set current movie time into new blank caption time code.

20 Feb 08 - Added title safe adjustment to subtitle export preference dialog.

17 Feb 08 - Fixed memory leak.

14 Feb 08 - Removed extra spaces during a split operation.

13 Feb 08 - Added code to remember exact caption position when switching Programs and changing main window size.

13 Feb 08 - Added continuing where left off when opening a MacCaption .cca file.

13 Feb 08 - Modified Plain Text Import to use maximum number of characters for each line of text in all import modes. 

12 Feb 08 - Fixed problem with time codes randomly appearing after playing a movie.

12 Feb 08 - Fixed display problem when separate Programs have different display fonts.

11 Feb 08 - MacCaption development switched to Apple's OS X 10.5 development environment.

11 Feb 08 - Added HD VMD .srt subtitle file export.

30 Jan 08 - Added Format > Show Actual Captions During Time Stamp capability.

25 Jan 08 - Fixed bug in 708 close caption encoding for unicode characters.
25 Jan 08 - Fixed guillemet special character caption encoding.

16 Jan 08 - Improved Horizontal, Vertical and Justification determination when importing caption data.

14 Jan 08 - Enhanced Timed Text export functionality.
9 Jan 08 - Implemented multiple services for 708 captioning.
8 Jan 08 - Added Help tags to MacCaption Preferences.

7 Jan 08 - Added Message Window Log file support to General Preferences.

4 Jan 08 - Fixed a problem importing captions from certain Cheetah .cap files.

3 Jan 08 - Preserved movie time code window display status when starting software.

2 Jan 08 - Added Control+arrow keys, Control+Home and Control+End as text editing controls for Pull, Push, Compress, Expand, and go to Beginning and End of caption text.
2 Jan 08 - Fixed Plain Text import when reading an ascii file with the UTF-8 import mode set.

28 Dec 07 - Added Macintosh OS X basic command line interface.
28 Dec 07 - Improved error reporting when importing plain text containing illegal close caption characters.

26 Dec 07 - Fixed Plain Text import causing a crash when using the UTF-8 option.

24 Dec 07 - Improved accuracy of mpeg CC decoding, fixed bug in mpeg CC encoding, improved mpeg error messages.

20 Dec 07 - Added Unicode UTF-16 character capability to HD DTV 708 caption generation.
20 Dec 07 - Added UTF-8 file format import to Plain Text import.

19 Dec 07 - Added Set NLE button to Black video and CCIR 601 video export file dialog.