AviDemux 2.8.1 (64-bit)

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.

AviDemux 2.8.1 release notes:

  • New HiDPI compatible button set
  • Fast method to add partial filters via CTRL+F shortcut

Audio department improvements

  • custom frame rate change (audio stretch with pitch control)
  • configurable compressor (DRC)
  • 3-band equalizer
  • independent channel gain options
  • independent channel delay options
  • channel remap options
  • new downmix options: stereo headphone and headphone virtual surround
  • audio track configuration up to 32 tracks
  • volume setting is saved upon exit

New

  • Light and dark theme options in View menu
  • Option to remember selected resize method in "Resize", "Fit to size" and "Zoom" filters
  • New filter: 3D LUT
  • New filter: Decimate
  • New filter: Arbitrary Rotate
  • New video encoder: VideoToolbox HEVC ("ffVTEncHEVC", macOS only)

Other Enhancements

  • HDR tonemapping performance and quality improvements
  • Extended file info
  • Rotating mouse wheel over buttons to seek by 60 seconds cycles through 1/2/4/60 seconds seek modes
  • Support for decoding 8-bit VP9 in hardware via DXVA2 on Windows and via VDPAU on Linux with graphics cards featuring a VP9 decoder
  • Buttons to seek to selection start (A) and end (B) in on-the-fly video filter preview
  • Logo image in "Add logo" video filter configuration dialog is now scalable, can be repositioned by dragging
  • By default, on-the-fly preview in video filter configuration dialogs is now rendered using OpenGL to improve performance in HiDPI conditions

Bugfixes

  • Crash on copy to clipboard if selection extends to the end of video, a regression introduced in v2.8.0
  • Crashes in "Resample FPS" video filter with motion interpolation enabled
  • Crash on finishing encoding with the vp9 encoder
  • Avidemux falling victim to a crash in VA-API driver triggered by probing on application startup on Linux with some recent hardware
  • Crash loading MPEG-TS or MPEG-PS file with MPEG-1 video track and HW decoder via VDPAU enabled
  • Wrong number of channels or wrong channel layout with some E-AC3 streams
  • Reduced contrast and desaturated colors in loaded BMP images
  • Selection starting at zero and ending at the last picture of video cannot be deleted
  • Disabling B-frames breaks VideoToolbox HW encoder (macOS only)

Miscellaneous

  • Bundled FFmpeg libraries have been updated to 4.4.2 release.

Download: AviDemux 2.8.1 (64-bit) | 38.1 MB (Open Source)
Download: AviDemux 2.7.6 (32-bit) | 22.8 MB
View: Avidemux Home Page

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