Auto GK 1.44 now has working preview for transport streams, supports transport streams with two audio streams, fixes audio finding problems with TS sources and supports two new options via hidden files.

Mpeg2Schnitt 0.6l can cut audio only sources, the chapterlist can display the 3 allowed formats simultaneously, the cut list also supports different input formats, open dialogues will automatically access the next higher directory if a subdirectory is no longer available, and cutting problems with sources that only have one sequence header have been fixed.

ProgDVB 4.40 supports the USB module for the Nova cards again and fixes some small bugs.

I've previously mentioned the ongoing debate in Canada about changes in copyright law that would benefit copyright holders. So if you live in Canada, you might want to the CIPPIC's page on the 2004 election where you can find how candidates think about copyright law. There are also two more organizations that are trying to make copyright law an election issue.

Last but not least, can we expect the same crap on our DVDs as consumers in Europe have to suffer through with audio CDs: incompatibilities, software that installs without your consent, playback restrictions, etc. SunnComm, makers of the infamous audio CD copy protection that you can circumvent by holding the shift key when you insert a CD, has promised to make our DVDs incompatible once they release their MadiaMaxDVD copy protection system to movie studios. While the company claims that MediaMaxDVD "provides consumer-friendly and unique value-added functions and features", I'm betting right now that this is yet another technology the world could do just fine without.

PgcEdit 0.2.1 integrates the find GUI into the main window, supports region code changes and fixes some bugs.

DVD Rebuilder 0.54 fixes a few bugs and should work better with button over video content.

Wilbert and CO have done a complete overhaul of the analogue capture guide. There's a new introductory section about analogue video, there are sections on how to determine the active capture window and use that for resizing, the VirtualDub postprocessing section has been completed, instructions to remove clicks and cracks have been added and there's much more.

bb has also been busy extending his DV guide, which now contains a section on how to transfer video from your DV cam to your PC.

Last but not least, a while back I ran a story on AMD's NX flag being used for DRM. As it turned out, my source was wrong and NX flags actually have nothing to do with DRM. If you care to know more about NX, check this HardwareCentral article.

Yesterday I've raised the issue of politicians being paid off, and one reader has been nice enough to point me to the right direction:opensecrets.org is a site dedicated to campaign contributions. But he did better than that: Here are all the Induce Act sponsors and how much they got from the entertainment industry, all on the same page. I really ought to get into politics myself, looking at those numbers I'm definitely not making enough money.

On the DMCRA, news.com has an older interview with its main sponsor, Rick Boucher.

Last but not least, there's a good editorial on bit-tech.net on DRM. The author ended up having files on his HD deactivated via the DRM system that protects them against unauthorized access, because the contract between studio and retailer ran out. Now imagine your OS license had run out ;)

AutoGK 1.42 has keyboard shortcuts for all buttons, has a rearranged GUI, processes audio files that do not have the delay in the filename, and uses the sharp matrix for output sized < 700 MB more frequently.

Gordian Knot 0.31 alpha now allows resolutions up to 1920x, always crops before deinterlacing and fixes a few bugs.

PgcEdit 0.2.0 can append VTS's from another DVD, can set video aspect ratio and language codes, can modify PGC menu types, contains some usability improvements and fixes some bugs.

Now that's an interesting (or weird?) development in HD-DVD: Apple has issued a press release saying H.264 was adapted for HD-DVD. Be it definitive or provisional or whatnot (you might remember the DVD forum's resolution that wasn't quite so clear) was left out, but the press release also mentions that an upcoming version of Apple's Quicktime software will include a H.264 codec. Let's hope it'll be better than Apple's current MPEG-4 implementation.

An updated on the coalition in support of the DMCRA. It is called Personal Technology Freedom Coalition and Mi2N has a list of their principles: Freedom, Fairness, Innovation and CyberSecurity. The Consumer Electronics Association has also joined the battle on the side of the users. The MPAA seems to have woken up to this already, and sent their henchmen into battle: Leaders of the Judiciary committee have issued a statement in strong opposition of the DMCRA. Does anyone know how much money they are getting from the entertainment industry?

The HRRC has also woken up to the threat of the Induce act. It looks like we have a hot summer ahead of us, if not outside, at least in lawmaking circles.

DVD Identifier 3.4 build3 is a minor maintenance release (but still a new version ;)

Finally some serious support for the DMCRA (a law that would clearly exclude fair use backups from the clutches of the DMCA): A coalition lead by Intel, Sun, Verizon, SBC, Qwest, Gateway and BellSouth are lobbying congress to pass the DMCA amendment, as the DMCA not only harms fair use rights, but also endangers vital computer research (finally somebody got it).

Until then, Congress has decided to lend support to DVD censorship. The US Senate has attached a decency proposal to its annual defense bill, which would enable filters to remove offensive material (nudity, violence, profanity, etc.). I wonder how well that flies with freedom of speech...

And if there weren't enough attacking already, a class action suit has started against the heavyweights that hold DVD licenses. The suit alleges that DVD license holders have engaged in a conspiracy to monopolize the DVD player market.

Last but not least, you might catch some unexpected bug or feature if you try to play some of the latest CDs. The latest Beasty Boys Album seems to automatically install a software that prevents you from making a backup copy as soon as your drive first accesses the disc. The protection seems to work for both Windows and Mac. Not that it's particularly hard to circumvent this (hold shift, insert the CD and wait until the disc has been accessed then let go of the shift button - that's the standard technique to disable autorun applications on CDs and DVDs). However, automatically installing software that I can't help but consider destructive, without the user's consent, that almost amounts to unauthorized access to a computing system, which is a federal crime.

DVD Rebuilder 0.53a no longer "forgets" to copy unchanged files to the destination directory.

The Home Recording Rights Coalition (write down that name, that's a 4 letter organization that actually cares about your rights) has an answer to RIAAs request to the FCC to severely restrict the recording of digital radio. They see "no basis whatsoever for the FCC to impair, impede or impose any technical or legal restraint" on digital radio.

P2P Network operators, grouped together in the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), are asking the MPAA to give up their boycott of P2P networks (I wasn't aware they did, they just exaggerate and twist the facts and drag P2P technology through the mud whenever they can) and embrace the commercial possibilities such networks can offer. It reminds me what Napster could've become if they re-released it 3 months after it was shutdown, costing a monthly fee in the area of $20 - $30 as it was considered. I'm pretty much convinced, alternative P2P networks would've never made the huge inroads to our homes they have today. But of course, RIAA and CO are still clinging to their "pay for every song" mantra and come up with stuff like this: the europe4DRM website is a lobby cooperation to make you think DRM is good, sponsored by the BSA and the EICTA (European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Industry Technology Association). Weird, I thought most CE makers were not too convinced of DRM. It's the ability to make (private) copies that drives many sales (or did.. thanks to Universal, Sony and Co. for all the money they took for all my Mini Discs and now screwing me over by making my MD recorder useless as copy protected audio CDs have the SCMS flag set to no copy). And if you're looking for a Europe against digital restriction management (that's what DRM really stands for) site, I'm happy to serve as a replacement until such a site comes along ;)

Will "Invasion of the night vision goggles" be the next movie you watch at the movie theater? It might just be, as the MPAA now offers a $500 reward to movie theater employees to catch a guy taping a flick (or was it touching a video camera? ;)

ProjectX 0.81.7int4 fixes mpa audio decoding problems, improves .sup file creation and can extract packets / PIDs out of PVA, PS or PES streams.

DVD Rebuilder 0.53 now sets uses the quantization characteristics in CCE Basic 2.69, doesn't show warning messages in batch mode if desired and fixes a couple of bugs.

Sorensen has announced version 4 of their video compression application suite called Squeeze , which now supports H.264 output and HD WMV9 output.

I really wish I could report more about great new tools, but it seems that developers have taken some time off. Instead, we have lawmakers come up with more and more ridiculous proposals. I don't know if it's that hot on Capitol Hill, or if they put controlled substances in foods and drinks, but Senator Orin Hatch of Utah's Induce act (labeled "Inducement Devolves into Unlawful Child Exploitation Act of 2004", even though the law text has nothing to do whatsoever with child exploitation so many suspect a cheap trick to get more support for an incredibly stupid law) is the most recent and most blatant attempt by MPAA and RIAA to get their way. The Inducement act, makes inducing of copyright infringement punishable by the same terms as the actual infringer. In words that a reasonable human being can understand: whatever technology or information could be used for copyright infringement will be illegal. That means: your PC, your video recorder, your tape recorder, etc. you have to throw it all away or you're going away for life. Just imagine how many copyrighted works you could potentially copy with those devices.. Also, imagine a whole new area of lawsuits and threats to webmasters who just want to help you make better use of what you've paid for (obviously including this site).

Then I came across an interesting piece on DRM written by an EFF associate. It goes to great lengths trying to show how DRM is bad for both consumers and producers and why it'll never work. Also, it contains a lot of historical facts on copyright law. I really liked the quote from the MPAA's Jack Valenti. He told congress in 1982 that the "VCR was to the American film industry as the Boston Strangler was to a woman home alone". 22 years later, the movie industry is making more money than ever. What went wrong?

Last but not least, I've brought up patent law a few times in the past. The EFF has now started a patent busting project, aiming to rid the world of illegitimate and economically harmful trivial patents.

And in case you've missed it, Microsoft has released the 2nd release candidate of their security upgrade for Windows XP (aka SP2). There are also rumors about MS starting to sell their own virus scanner. They have bought a prominent maker of Linux virus scanners last year, but have yet to release anything. Why not put a Virus scanner with free lifetime upgrades into each version of Windows? Considering that the large majority of viruses target Windows and are spread by MS products (either their OS via security flaws, or their mail program), that would make sense, would it not?

There's yet another ProgDVB version without a changelog. It almost makes one wonder if changelog doesn't translate into Russian (the programmer may forgive me, it's a great tool but in order to write news, a changelog is essential ;)

321 is due in court again: As if they didn't have enough dealing with the MPAA, they've now managed to alienate the BSA, and specifically game developers Electronic Arts and Vivendi Universal, who have sued 321 for their Games X Copy utility. I was still under the impression that making backup of software you legally own was okay, and I'm still waiting for EA to replace my 2nd CD of C&C Red Alert2 which was packaged that badly that it had to get scratched beyond reasonable use, but I guess I'm just an unreasonable customer to expect that I get what I pay for and don't have to buy another game if my media get scratched for reasons that are really not my fault. This may well be the last straw for 321 as they seem to be close to filing for bankruptcy, which would mark a rather sad ending for one of the most controversial companies to touch our daily business. 321 was on the forefront to fight for fair use, yet they've manage to alienate many people by selling a package of freeware and a guide and not really informing prospective customers about the contents of the package (basically you could get it on this very site for the incredible price of $0.00).

Last but not least, news.com reports that the MPAA is stepping up their antipiracy campaign, also known as indoctrination campaign. I'm not challenging that most countries copyright law actually forbid the upload of copyrighted material to P2P networks (and I don't think such laws are unreasonable), but a "code of conduct" for college students? It hasn't been too long since I've been at college and I honestly think colleges have better things to do.. it should be about education, not indoctrination. I don't think that rights and wrongs should be thought at college, that's a job for your parents (though I guess the MPAA would argue mine didn't do such a great job, a fact which my parents would surely challenge violently and I tend to agree with my own flesh and blood).

Last but not least, I seem to have committed a blunder in yesterdays news by forgetting that in the US, prices often don't include sales taxes, thus the price difference between iTunes in the US and Europe is not that sizable. To my understanding, sales tax only applies if you buy instate, thus only California residents seem to be eligible to pay sales tax when shopping at Apple's e-shop, but if you have a good resource about sales taxes in the US, and/or know how much the actual price is for a song at iTunes (be it inside California where Apple is located our outside), please let me know.

PgcEdit is a PGC command editor that's supposed to make command editing easier than IfoEdit.

Here's yet another H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC codec: mpegable AVC. A free version of the H.264 baseline profile encoder is available for testing.

You gotta hand it to him: He's the computer biz' leading DRM proponent: Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Not only was he the first to get in bed with the RIAA and create the DRM laden online music store iTunes that just recently launched in Europe (though with a smaller selection and considerably higher prices than in the US), now he's encouraging the MPAA to delay the jump to HD DVD until they can be sure those discs can never be copied. Perhaps Steve has a HD DVD DRM scheme up his sleeves? That and Apple's strong-arming of the DRM removal tool for iTunes should definitely put Apple right there in the evil big league along with MS, SCO and our favorite 4 letter organizations.

There have been a couple of ProgDVB test versions now, but the changelog remains the same so I don't know if there's really anything new.

AutoGK 1.41 uses the latest DGMPGDec, autocrop parameters can be overridden using yet another secret file, TS input can now contain spaces in filenames and there's an explicit selector for DVD / file input.

RadLight 4 pre-beta 1 is out. It integrates the RadLight APE / OptimFROG DirectShow filters, supports a bunch of subtitle formats and contains some other minor changes.

Are you waiting for dual layer DVD blanks? Verbatim and Ritek will start volume production of dual layer discs later this month. But if you're dreaming about cheap 1:1 DVD copies, you'll keep on dreaming for a while as Ritek expects the retail price to be around 7 - 10$, and the top tier Japanese manufacturers will likely charge even more (but they also tend to offer higher quality discs).

Here's a good idea from down under: change copyright law to allow fair use, and compensate artists for it via levies on blank CD and DVD media (as it's being done in a number of other countries already). Can you guess which organization is absolutely opposed to this idea?

Zoom Player 4.0 final has been released. Compared to RC3 it contains some additional bugfixes.

Digital radio is next on the RIAA's target list: They have (interestingly many years after digital satellite based radio broadcast systems were first launched) discovered digital radio as the next "this'll make us go bankrupt" thing and ask for drastic measures to be taken: Forget about recording individual songs, editing what you recorded or use software that would enable you to record a specific song as soon as it is being broadcast.

Are you interested in Ahead's next AAC encoder? Then you can download a bunch of samples of the new and improved AAC encoder that contains improved SBR and parametric stereo encoding.

So the DVD Forum steering committee had its meeting but the results are puzzling: HD DVD was approved, the use of HE-AAC in the ROM zone of DVD-Audio has been approved, and a motion to retain the provisional approval status of the 3 codecs (MPEG-2/H.264/VC-9 aka WMV9) has been denied. Until this point, there's no official statement from the DVD Forum on what the denial means... Microsoft claims this means their codec is approved, but the rest of the world isn't so sure.

You might remember my comments about US - countryX free trade negotiations and IP (intellectual property) colonialism. Apparently I'm not the only one to note this. The library of the Australian parliament has publishes a research paper looking into the IP provisions in the US - Australia free trade agreement. It finds that strengthening IP law is actually goes against the idea of a free trade agreement as it only benefits the US IP industry.

The EU parliamentary elections are still open until tomorrow, so if you haven't voted yet, I strongly suggest you do (a working democracy requires as many participants as possible.. complaining about bad decisions being made and then not going to vote for the people who wouldn't make those mistakes again, is about the most stupid thing you can possibly do in a democracy), and before you do, have a look at a list of candidates/parties and their attitudes on IP laws. Let's give the politicians that sell our rights out to the highest bidder the boot!

The controversy about the new proposed WIPO treaty continues. More and more organizations notice that this treaty could have devastating effects, from making PCs illegal, to copyrighting material that is public domain (broadcast it and you have 50 years of copyright on it) and extend the coverage of the broadcast flag. And as it turned out, the WIPO members are not unanimously for that new treaty, there's quite some opposition.

Last but not least, doubts arise concerning the IFPI's claims that (music) piracy has gone back considerably due to their legal actions in various countries.

DVD Identifier 3.4 supports 16x DVD+R discs, can perform a CRC check for downloaded manufacturer databases and contains some minor tweaks as well.

ScenAid RC3 build 24 has improved CC support, names subtitle folders more clearly, can scan raw MPEG-2 files that haven't been touched and has an extended CLI interface.

Who is going to make the race to be the official HD DVD format? As before DVD was finalized, we have two contenders: HD-DVD and BluRay. The DVD steering committee, which is currently in session, is supposed to vote on the final read only specs for HD-DVD, which would be a big step towards making the race.

XviD 1.0.1 is a small bugfix release. The list of changes can be found here. Most importantly, quality should be slightly improved when trellis quantization and / or b-frames are used.

ProjectX 0.81.7 int3 contains fixes for SUP export and MPEG ES demuxing.

Gordian Knot 0.29 alpha build 1811 has an improved persistent queuing system, can create OGM and MKV files, has a new save AVS window and now works with DGIndex (DGMPGDec).

AutoGK 0.35 uses an up-to-date (well, almost) version of DGMPGDec, supports 50/60fps sources, has preliminary support for transport streams, contains an improved resolution selector and is bundled with XviD 1.0.1

Looking to buy one of the upcoming 16x DVD burners? cdfreaks has a first review of a 16x unit. The results of the pre-production unit they've tested are mixed..

Euro-Copyrights.org is a new law site that aims to give you an overview over the different EUCD (EU Copyright Directive - AKA the EU DMCA) implementation in national law.

We've already seen it happen in the US where copyright protection was extended beyond any reasonable amount of time (do I even have to tell you who sponsored that change in copyright law?), now the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization - the organization that gave us the basis for the DMCA) plans to extend copyright protection for broadcast signals from 20 to 50 years. IP Justice has a good take on this: "Unless broadcasting companies plan on transmitting their signals to Jupiter, a 50-year term makes even less sense because signals only exist for the short time they take to travel through the air to reach their point of reception". And while we're at it, I suggest you go to the IP Justice site and sign their principles (I just did). I'm sure if you come to this site, you'll wholeheartedly agree with those principles (#3 is the right to fair use).

DVD Rebuilder 0.52 fixes certain subtitle problems, has an improved one pass algorithm and no longer permits accidental abortion of the encoding phase.

DGMPGDec 1.0.12 has buttons to set PIDs and fixes problems problems at the end of MPEG streams.

DVBPortal 1.0.9 integrates with myHTPC, supports scripting via VBA and other languages, supports the VMR9 overlay mixer and comes with the latest SkyAVC filter.

ProgDVB 4.39 uses a new filter graph that should help a/v synch.

How fast will we eventually be able to write on dual layer media? At least 8x speed seems to be possible according to the DVD+RW alliance. They held a symposium in Taipei on patent licensing and product certification for 16 DVD+R, 8x DVD+RW and 8x DVD+R DL drives and discs. They also introduced a new anti-piracy technology dubbed as Vidi that should work hand in hand with the broadcast flag that is soon to be introduced on US TV broadcasts.

DGMPGDec 1.0.11 fixes freezing when going to the last frame and stepping back and only uses the first 113 MB for raw PID detection.

mp4UI 1.0 RC1 can export MP2/MP3 audio files, can add encoder info to MPEG-4 video tracks and fixes a couple of bugs.

AutoGK 1.30 no longer handles IFO files as many people would use unsupported tools that would lead to problems down the road, it supports DGMPGDec 1.0.9, takes video type and aspect ratio directly from the .D2v file, can open MPEG-2 files directly (VOB, PS and ES streams), can process all subtitles (in external subtitle mode only) and there are a couple of bugfixes as well (full changelog here)

BatchUpdateIFO 0.0.0.7a now supports commandline flags.

DGMPGDec 1.0.10 shows stream type in raw PID detection (audio, video, subs, etc.), and the full PAT/PMT no longer has to be present to demux AC3 audio.

Mpeg2Schnitt 0.6k has more ini options and has an extended cut search.

Here's the RIAA's latest spin: if they can't buy their ways into laws, why not fire enough people and via that pressure on the government get their laws passed? Today when I picked up a spindle of CD-Rs and a couple of audio CDs I was once again musing why people buy less CDs. I've never in my life bought a single compilation or best of CD, despite owning roughly a 100 audio CDs. Imagine what CD burners did to the people that used to buy such CDs. Why do you need a compilation or best of CD that contains no, or just one new song if you can create your own compilation/best of CDs using the CDs you already have? I'd really like to hear the RIAA's reaction to that.

Ahead has managed to convince the first chipset maker to support their NeroDigital codec suite. Upcoming Sigma EM85xx chipsets will include NeroDigital support. However, the 85xx series isn't exactly Sigma's top of the line offering and players based on their EM8620L chipset that can handle HDTV resolutions in MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 will soon be available in the marketplace and might set the new standard for "more than a simple DVD player" devices.

DVD Rebuilder 0.51c allows you to add code to the AviSynth scripts the program uses and fixes a problem that could lead to all subtitles being removed.

DVD Identifier 3.3 supports DVD+R DL & 16x DVD+R discs as well as DVD-RAM discs, can look up additional information on discs online, has an improved recording speed detect and can resolve 3 letter manufacturer codes into full blown company names.

And all email addresses are back online :)

DGMPGDec 1.0.9 fixes hanging at the end of input streams, transport parsing can be used via the commandline interface, DGIndex can detect raw PIDs and allows to set the frame resolution.

Computex is an interesting exhibition if you're into recordable DVDs. A lot of manufacturers are showing their dual layer discs, and drives. Japanese site PC Watch has an interesting article on both. The BenQ DW1650 sure looks interesting: SATA, 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD±RW and 4x DVD+R DL. Too bad it won't be out until the 4th quarter of 2004.

The music industry is at it again: their latest plot is to slap DRM onto regular audio CDs and restrict your copying rights similar to DRM'd online music purchases. Let's hope SunnComm won't come up with anything more effective than their current system that you can bypass by simply pressing the Shift button at the appropriate time.

It gets better though: VeriTouch's iVue player could be a possible DRM future. Not only do you have to deal with digital restriction management, but your files actually get codec biometrically so only you can watch them. Wow, I most certainly want to have my thumbprint taken each time I listen to a song. I suggest an alternative (patent pending of course): the Doom9 BrainChip. Why bother with DRM? Every human being is implanted a BrainChip, which through ubiquitous wireless connection keeps track of each song you listen to, play on an instrument, hum, think about, etc. Each time the chip records any of those actions, your bank account will be debited. Similarly, the chip can be made MPAA friendly and do the same thing for movies, and BSA friendly for the software industry. How about that?

Last but not least, Microsoft is previewing their latest Media Player generation. Imho, it doesn't stand a chance against MPC and looks just as bloated as every MS Media Player since v7.0.

DGMPGDec 1.0.7 contains error checking and graceful termination code for incomplete last frames. It should no longer crash VirtualDub on exit.

And here's yet another self-destructing DVD system: DVD-D, just like EZ-D, self destructs after a few hours once you've opened the shrink wrap. For now they're selling discs that become unreadable after 8 hours. Well, I guess that still leaves you enough time to rip the disc, does it not? But EZ-D has not exactly been a success and the whole ideas is quite environmentally unfriendly.

At Computex, BenQ has officially announced the first 16x DVD burner. The DW1600 writes DVD+R/W at 16x/4x, DVD+R DL at 2.4x and DVD-R/W at 8x/4x. The drive will start shipping in the middle of June.

Computex was also an interesting day for other computer hardware: AMD launched their socket 939 Athlon 64's, finally catching up to Intel in the "outrageous pricing" department, NVIDIA and ATI are promoting their PCI Express offerings (with the proper chipsets and mainboard just being weeks away), and a lot of manufacturers are showing Intels upcoming chipset generation that features PCI Express, and high definition 7.1 audio besides the usual USB2, SATA RAID and Gigabit Ethernet. I guess PCs will be HD audio capable before standalone players after all. For a good overview of what's going on at Computex, check Anandtech's early bird coverage.

And before you wonder when I'm gonna change the name of this site to Doom9's PC hardware place, don't worry. But you'll need fast CPUs and chipset to backup DVDs, process digital TV streams and your holiday videos, and fast graphics card to play Doom3 (don't tell me you come here and don't like Doom ;)

Last but not least, the US government has been busy exporting the DMCA to central America: The signing of the US - Central American Free Trade Agreement marks THE low point in the history of copyright law in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Welcome to a brave new world..

P.S. an update on the mail situation: the usual publicly known email addresses should be functional again as long as you stick to the addresses mentioned in the contact page (not the ones you got an answer from!). But for now there's only incoming email, not outgoing.

ZoomPlayer 4.0 RC2 can play DRM protected WMV files (requires the ZoomPlayer WMV Professional version), automatically selects audio and subtitle streams by country code and text names, supports the VMR7 renderer, has improved support for external audio tracks and a better customized media mode. You can find the full changelog here.

MPEG2Schnitt 0.6j supports commandline parameters, supports drag and drop operations, can automatically be shut down after cutting, supports setting a fixed bitrate header, supports more chapter file formats and it can create DVD2AVI project files.

ScenAid RC3 now includes Scenarist automation, integrates with BatchCCEWS, can fix audio assets so that they match the length of the video, and ScenAid can now graphically display the layout of IFO files.

DVD Rebuilder 0.51b fixes a couple of errors in CCE's one pass mode and now uses the proper maximum bitrate even for interlaced PAL content.

Last month's news can be found here.