Release Notes

Version 3.1.3.12531, November 24, 2011

Features

Version 3.1.2.12531, October 26, 2011

Features

• Dramatically improved performance and compatibilty with all AMD GPUs and drivers
• Up to 35% faster performance on AMD GPUs
• Up to 10% faster CPU performance
• Improved performance/stability when saving to MP4
• Fixed oustanding issues when logging in to Facebook or YouTube
• Added editing controls to Panorama Viewer (Rotate, Fine Rotate, Re-Crop)
• New graphics for Tips of The Day
• Improved Panorama browsing (controls for next/previous panorama)
• Improved file compatiblity (fully supporting the newest K-Lite releases 7.70 and 7.80)

   

Version 3.1.1.11659, August 18, 2011

Features

• Fixed issues with AMD 11.7 (8.87 GPU driver) - all filters should work OK on supported AMD GPUs (with 11.7 driver installed)
• Fixed errors when using vReveal with AMD 4xxx series cards (these cards are not supported as they don't support OpenCL fully)
• Fixed problems with some vReveal windows (e.g., panorama viewer, YouTube uploader) hiding behind the main application window
• Improved stability when importing files from a remote storage (though Import function)
• Added Tip of the Day (localized in all languages)
• Improved connectivity to Facebook
• Completely redesigned panorama upload; all panoramas shared through WiderAlbum.com -- exclusive panorama-only online gallery
• Resolved issues with some anti-virus programs (e.g., Avast) reporting false positives
• Fixed the problem with vReveal sometimes freezing when seeking toward the end of the file
• Added numerous tooltips and translations
• Title duration automatically set to 3s when title text is edited
• Improved behavior for "quick playlists" (playing back in repeat all mode for starred video in full screen)
• Fixed the problem with incorrect trimming towards the end of a long file (>1hr)
• Fixed the problem when more thaqn 10 panoramas are created from the same video file
• Added demo files to the installation (optional installation). Great for testing vReveal and using vReveal's quick-start guide. 
• Many more bug-fixes, stability improvements, and user interface enhancements

Version 3.1.0.11451 - July 29, 2011

Features

• New languages added. Vreveal 3.1 is now available in English, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, and Portuguese.
• Option to turn-off auto-play (avaialable under Gears/Tools/Options)
• Much improved Panorama upload flow with brand new panorama gallery
• Improved video upload to Facebook

   

Bugfixes

• Fixed the problem with some NVidia GPUs not being detected (vReveal reported 'No GPU found' for some CUDA-enabled NVidia GPUs)
• 'Upgrade to Premium' button is now visible at all times
• Fixed the crashing bug when Titles are enabled and video is trimmed
• Fixed the problem with random pauses during playback for some iPhone files
• Fixed the problem with Panorama not being created for some videos
• Improved cropping in Panorama Viewer
• Fixed the corrupted H264 output for videos resized to 240p
• Fixed the problem with YouTube upload of large video files
• Fixed the problem with progress getting stuck when saving long video files

Version 3.0.0.11062 - June 14, 2011

vReveal 3 is the major new release with many improvements over vReveal 2. Major new features include:

• Improved speed/stability (up to 50% faster than vReveal 2)
• New clean filter
• New panorama feature (creating panoramas from videos in one-click)
• New UI with advanced gallery (search, favorites, filters)
• New Folder and Events modes, tree view
• More intuitive asset management (snapshots, panoramas, enhanced videos)
• Full screen editing
• Support for AMD GPUs (using OpenCL)
• Simple title editing (adding start and end titles to your video)
• Quick playlists
• Import mode for importing videos from external storage (i.e., SD cards, cameras)
• Fast preview of enhancements at downscaled resolutions

   

Version 2.2.1.10160 - April 20, 2011

• Fixed a bug with saving to MP4 (users affected by the bug were seeing the following error message: "This file is either not currently compatible with vReveal, or it is not a valid video file.")

Version 2.2.0.9864 - March 29, 2011

• Refactored core processing engine for improved speed and stability
• Refactored GPU code fixing out-of-memory errors
• Fixed a problem that was causing Microsoft Live Essentials to incorrectly flag a vReveal's component (OpenCandy) as a potential security threat
• Improved options for configuring One Click Fix
• Fixed problems when logging to YouTube with Google account
• Improved file compatibility when opening files using QuickTime
• Added Russian localization

Version 2.1.0.8979 - December 23, 2010

• Added support in vReveal Premium for saving to the MP4 (H264) format.
• Implemented refactored code for improved stability.

Version 2.0.5.7748 - September 8, 2010

• Fixed a bug where super-resolution wasn't being applied in some scenarios.
• Fixed a bug preventing full luma-range (YUV / JFIF) output for MPJEG AVI format.
• Fixed a bug preventing successful manual control of aspect ratio in localized (i.e., non-English) versions of the software.

Version 2.0.4.7543 - August 10, 2010

• Fixed a bug that prevented stabilization from being applied to exported videos in the free version of vReveal.

Version 2.0.4.7525 - August 7, 2010

• Improved compatibility with MTS files
• Implemented manual control of video aspect ratio
• RGB color levels of output video now always match the color levels of input video
• Potentially resolved fatal APPCRASH error encountered by some users
• Resolved bug with upgrade to Premium failing if not running vReveal as Administrator
• Improved appearance of user-interface on different DPI screen settings
• Fixed: output resolution doesn't match "Keep Current Resolution" resolution when using "Enhance with Super-Res" in batch mode
• Updated Edit-->Enhance menu options to reflect actual options under Enhance tab
• In multi-GPU systems, enabled selection of GPU to use for vReveal
• Implemented OpenCandy software recommendation service in vReveal installation process

Version 2.0.3.6788 - May 31, 2010

• Fixed a bug prompting an exception error when trying to save an enhanced video from certain MOV files: http://forums.vreveal.com/vreveal/topics/unhandled_exception_error_each_time_i_try_to_save_a_file

Version 2.0.2.6741 - May 25, 2010

• Tweaked the stabilization algorithm to handle even more types of shake.
• Replaced the vReveal logo with the vReveal Premium logo in the splash screen and About page of vReveal Premium to make it more clear which version of the app is in use.
• Fixed a bug affecting systems using a default language containing unicode characters (e.g., Russian, Greek, Serbian, ...).

Version 2.0.6458 - April 26, 2010

• Fixed a bug affecting some Windows XP systems that caused a crash when opening a video.

Version 2.0.6368 - April 16, 2010

• Added GPU optimizations resulting in approximately 40-70% improvement in processing speed performance on all CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs
• Added GPU memory indicator to Tools -> Options -> NVIDIA GPU selector.

Version 2.0.6349 - April 13, 2010

• Now accepts input of HD video (up to 1080p)
• Replaced 30-day trial with a free version of vReveal
• Made super-resolution enhancement available for videos with an input resolution up to 576p
• Added new video fix: Auto White Balance
• Added special effects to a new "Add Effects" tab under "Enhance," including Black & White, Sepia, Vivid, Glow, Grain, Vintage, and Colorize
• Optimized CPU performance, including addition of support for SSE4 and improved multi-threading
• Faster launch time and Gallery scrolling
• Introduced support for Windows 7 and better support for 64-bit systems
• Fixed various bugs
• Implemented new, more-user-friendly e-commerce and product activation systems

Version 1.1 - August 28, 2009

Features

Gallery

• Improved Folder Manager
• Reminder that search filter is applied
• Added "Help" link for "Invalid file format" messages
• Always return to last-seen view of thumbs in Gallery
• Added "Open With" to thumbnail right-click menus
• For right-click on thumbnail --> Delete from Disk moves "deleted" files to the Recycle Bin (instead of permanent deletion)

Enhance

• "Stabilize" now features auto-cropping of black bars
• "Stabilize" fine tuning features more control over amount of stabilization applied to video

Saving

• Upload to Facebook
• Upload to YouTube in HD
• New output formats: DIVX, MJPEG AVI
• Correct handling for Pixel Aspect Ratio (i.e. DV videos with non-square pixels will be output upon save with no distortion)
• Improved audio quality of saved videos

Speed

• NVIDIA "G80" models now supported for GPU acceleration (GeForce 8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 640, 8800 GTS 320; Quadro 4600 and 5600)
• Modest speed improvements for both CPU and GPU during preview/saving
• Better handling of GPUs with less memory (i.e., <128MB) when enhancing high-rez vids (default to CPU instead of crash)

General

• Japanese localization
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Updated the EULA

User Interface

• New "View" menu, with Reset Layout, Small Thumbs, Large Thumbs
• Changed "Share" tab to "Save & Share"
• Ability to click-and-drag large "saving" dialogs
• Fine Tuning controls: small tick marks added to default slider positions
• vReveal remembers Volume settings between app launches
• Smoother movement of sliders in Fine Tuning controls
• Renamed "Video Properties" button to "DivX Properties" in Save --> PC --> Advanced
• Changed label of Stabilization slider in Fine Tuning to "Stabilization & Zoom"
• Added messaging to Facebook login dialog to clarify logging out of other sessions
• vReveal Logo on all output videos in trial mode
• Adjusted default zoom level of videos during preview

Bug Fixes

• Improved handling of Gallery thumbnail generation -- no more upside down, green, black thumbs; less frequent "thumbgen.exe" error
• Fixed: Broken "Check for Updates" functionality
• Fixed: Enhancements sometimes not getting previewed in the player
• Fixed: Elements of the UI appear outside the app window when resizing
• Displaying correct "My Videos" icon in the Folder Manager view
• Implemented a new audio encoder for DivX output to prevent audio frequency downsampling; installation location of LAME encoder to Programs folder
• Fixed: Bug that resulted in increased shaking for Stabilization in rare cases
• Fixed: Bug that prevented start of processing when WMV output selected
• Resolved memory leak for continuous-loop playback
• Fixed: Bug resulting when trying to simultaneously save the same file to different output sizes
• Fixed: Exception error caused by clicking on a link in the About screen
• Fixed: Bug for crashing during app launch by pressing Space bar
• Fixed: Occasional corruption of text labels below Clean slider in Fine Tuning
• Duplicate folders no longer appearing in the Gallery in Win7 64
• Fixed: A Folder Manager "out of memory" error
• Fixed issue where unselected root folder shows up in Gallery when only subfolder is selected
• Fixed issue with unselecting folders in Folder Manager on Vista 64 creating an exception error
• Optimized YouTube upload progress bar
• Fixed: Error when canceling a save
• Fixed: MPG causes system reboot
• Sound no longer distorted (slows down) when saving to WMV

Version 1.0 - March 24, 2009