Changelog
HandySaw DS is actively maintained. Updates are free for all licensed users.
4.8
Latest
- FFmpeg updated to version 7.1.1
- LAV Filters updated to version 0.79.2
- Final Cut XML.js plugin updated — now compatible with Adobe Premiere 2025 and DaVinci Resolve 20
- New plugin: Final Cut XML (Bin).js
- Better support for MXF audio streams in plugins
- Improved Unicode handling
- MP4 High Quality set as default FFmpeg profile
- Fixed timecode parsing in Manual Trimmer
- Fixed detection of DV timestamps
- Minor UI alignment fixes
4.7
- First 64-bit (x64) build of HandySaw DS
- High-DPI display support added
- Script execution rewritten using native IActiveScript interface — MS Script Control no longer required
- New preference: use only P-cores on hybrid CPUs
- FFmpeg process now inherits global priority setting
- Fixed black flash at video playback start in Trimmer
- Fixed spurious "COM is in use" alert during uninstall
4.6
- Manual Trimmer UI significantly improved — much more responsive
- Scene list preview images can now be freely resized
- Thumbnail extraction engine improved
- Scene redetection dialog extended with trim/merge settings and made resizable
- Final Cut XML.js updated to v1.80 with improved format compatibility
- HSQ file format updated to version 4
- Shell context menu now also added for .MXF files
- FFmpeg and LAV Filters updated
4.5
- LAV Filters bundled — no separate installation needed
- Configurable DirectShow filter selection per source type
- DirectShow splitting engine completely refactored
- Thumbnail extraction engine reworked
- FFmpeg profile added: copy from nearest previous keyframe
- Scene name and comment now saved as file metadata on split
- "Export scenes with markers to files" added to Trimmer
- Final Cut XML.js updated for Adobe CC compatibility
- Taskbar progress indication (Windows 7+)
Older versions
4.4
- QuickTime splitting engine added
4.3
- FFmpeg splitting engine added
- Scene margins support in split output
- Cut list import in Manual Trimmer
- Online version check added
- YUV colour space now default for optical detection
4.2
- Scene naming templates added
- Windows Vista compatibility improved
4.1
- User-adjustable plugin parameters
- Thumbnail retrieval rewritten
4.01
- WMV scene splitting without recompression
- Configurable thumbnail count per scene in Trimmer
4.0
- Plugin system for output format generation
- Black/white scene detection
- YUV colour space support in detector
- Multilanguage support
- MPEG-2 improvements
3.x and earlier
- 3.21: Vegas EDL output; DV shooting date shown in Trimmer
- 3.2: Clip Sheet report generator; WMV support; scene naming templates
- 3.1: Flash/strobe detection; DV timestamp-based scene detection
- 3.0: Manual Trimmer introduced; PSQ 5/6 output formats; HSQ file format
- 2.0: DirectShow API (program renamed to HandySaw DS); AVI Type 2 support; batch mode; CLI
- 1.x: Initial releases — optical detection, AVI splitting, Adobe Premiere PLB output
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