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vidcutter (6.0.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * MAJOR FEATURE: video filters menu option added to app menu accessed via
    right-click or the bottom-right menu button. the first filter available
    is BLACKDETECT which automatically creates clips in your clip index based
    around black scene changes that are detected. selecting the filter once
    a media file has been loaded will prompt for a black scene minimum
    duration in seconds, allowing you to tweak the black frame sensitivity to
    reduce or increase the amount of scenes detected. this is mainly useful for
    skipping commercials (e.g. comskip) or auto-detecting scene transitions.
    more filters will be added in future updates.

  * MAJOR FEATURE: automatic chapters created per clip in your list. enabled by
    default and can be toggled via Settings -> General and a new toggle button
    in the left hand side group of the UI buttons.

  * MAJOR FEATURE: chapter names can be edited from their default set values
    via new edit chapter option when right-clicking on a clip in your list. all
    clip will default to "Chapter <x>" as their default text which is what
    a media center or half-decent player will display in menu and you are
    able to skip directly to each clip point using standard previous/next buttons
    (if they are set in their default state, obviously)

  * External media file joins (when wanting to just join a set of files using the
    the ADD button under the Video Index) are fixed; the last version broke
    this once timeline progressbars were added. Progress for external joins
    is displayed in progressbars overlaying associated clips directly in the
    Clip Index which replaces timeline progressbar functionality when all clips
    are external (i.e. not loaded via Open Media thus not associated with a
    project)

  * Added new "Enable use of PBOs" setting under the Video category for use of
    pixel buffer objects when rendering OpenGL video. Used for noticeable
    performance improvements when working with huge/4K media files.

  * Fixed a bug caused when removing a clip with a start time but no end time
    from your index.

  * OSD (on-screen display) text defined for all user actions + standardised
    OSD case and wording/format.

  * Main clip list's scrolling mode changed to per pixel for smoother
    vertical scrolling and no snapping of clips as they are scrolled into
    view.

  * snap + Flatpak manifests completed w/ app now available from respective
    stores and repos (i.e snapcraft.io + flathub.org). These builds come
    prepacked with the very latest releases of FFmpeg, libmpv, MediaInfo as
    well as the UI libraries for Qt5 and PyQt5.

  * Fixed clip index heading not extending to full width of list when it
    becomes scrollable when more than 4 clips are added to the index.

  * LINUX: all icons, desktop, mime-type, appstream related files has have
    been renamed to domain based app-id (com.ozmartians.VidCutter) as per
    freedesktop specs. updates made to support this across the vast array of
    deploy/build scripts. makes things much more tidy and less error prone in
    AppImage, Flatpak and Snap package build scripts.

  * UI improvements to media stream dialog; most consistent across differing
    desktop sizes and stream configurations

  * Flatpak: Qt 5.11 + dependency updates + NVIDIA h/w decoding fixes

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:20:00 +1000

vidcutter (5.5.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * The most requested feature is finally added; media stream configuration! A
    new media stream button has been added and enabled for use when
    clips are all derived from the same source media OR media files added
    manually all share the same codecs, formats, etc... A view of all
    detected streams including video, audio, text/subtitles. Chapters are not
    included as they are treated differently by FFmpeg and followng the usual
    rule of thumb in VidCutter which is they will be included in your end
    result if the original source is not corrupt or in some weird non-standard
    configuration.

  * Migrated main toolbar buttons from QToolBar + QActions to new custom
    widget VCToolBarButton handling QPushButton with attached. This allows
    working pressed states on existing toolbar buttons which QToolBar buttons
    (for reasons I cannot fathom) do not.

  * Tools section added to settings for setting paths to three main tools
    used by VidCutter; FFmpeg, FFprobe and MediaInfo. Set to Defaults
    button reverts changes to defaults, especially useful for users of
    bundled packages of app (AppImage, Windows and macOS which contain
    these tools prepacked). Allows you to use different versions of said
    tools.

  * End of file is now being observed in the mpv library event pool so that
    playback state resets position back to the start, in pause and all
    controls in their default states.

  * Ability to set clip index list to the left or right (default) of main
    window.

  * Support for WTV (.wtv - Windows Recorded TV Show) media files
    (playback and cutting/joining) added.

  * New code for restarting app whe changing themes is causing problems in Windows,
    starting app again resolves things. My patience for Windows shell is at an all
    time low so will fix this when my care factor returns (if ever). Windows shell
    is a joke.

  * Required dependency of PyOpenGL python module introduced for users on slightly
    older Ubuntu, Fedora and Ubuntu based Linux distributions. such as Mint or
    ElementaryOS. This now fixes things if you were experiencing immediate
    segmentation faults when launching. no OpenGL context could be created. Again,
    this only applies to Linux and only to those distro mentioned above. No user
    manual tasks needed, Ubuntu and Fedora packaging scripts already updated so 
    it should all be seamless to the end user.

  * ffprobe code fixed for media that is either problematic or imperfect. stdout 
    and stderr streams separated for ffprobe calls, thus fixing ffprobe JSON parsing
    errors and allowing the addition of the new .WTV media file format.

  * Minor changes/improvements to a few other front panel buttons w/ pressed states
    where previously unavailable + minor cosmetic improvements to color schemes
    of hover/active state buttons

  * Linux desktop and appdata metadata files switched to reverse domain
    notation file names as per freedesktop.org specs

  * Fullscreen mode rewrite for Qt 5.10 changes + better support in wayland.

  * OpenGL helpers added to X11 and Wayland based Linux platforms to better
    assist with fullscreen functionality and video render compatibility any
    where an OpenGL context can be created.

  * Updated keyboard shortcuts information to include some added keyboard
    and mouse based shortcuts.

  * Defined cutting regions shown on the timeline are now hidden during
    the "generating thumbnails" process (mainly evident when turning
    thumbnails on/off or resizing the application's window)

  * Better detection and prompting if application exit is attempted while
    video processing jobs in progress, if user decides to continue quitting
    then kill all VidCutter associated jobs gracefully and force the usual
    cleanup routines

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Mon, 05 Feb 2018 08:34 +0800

vidcutter (5.0.5-2) stable; urgency=medium

  * fixed timeline slider tooltip displaying time position to only appear
    when mouse is over the slider widget. this stops it from constantly
    appearing whenever media position changes like during simple playback

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:45:00 +0800

vidcutter (5.0.5-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * Removal of Python 3 OpenGL module to allow app to work on
    Linux distros containing older 3.0.1 versions of the module. The
    dependency on python3-opengl has now been removed and was only
    necessary for Ubuntu users on Vivid due to a broken PyQt5 OpenGL
    implementation in the core PyOpenGL package. Vivid is no longer
    a supported distro version so it should be okay to omit on a
    permanent basis.

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:20:00 +0800

vidcutter (5.0.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * SmartCut feature introduced for frame accurate cuts; beginning and end
    clip segments are reencoded and joined with middle segment for each clip
    defined in the Clip Index along source video's defined keyframes

  * SmartCut enabled via app settings as well as toggle button on the main
    interface. SmartCut can take up to 2 mins vs a few seconds so use it
    only if frame accuracy is a requirement

  * new progress bars on clips in timeline to visualise video processing in
    more accurate and modern way

  * thumbnail generation accuracy fixed so thumbnails generated accurately
  	match frame with timecode placement

  * new "View keyframes" button option available under Video Info which
    displays the source video's defined keyframes which are utilised
    by the new SmartCut feature

  * improvements made to standard quick cutting to make them as frame
  	accurate as can be given the source's media codec and container

  * improvements to stream mapping to help ensure all source media's
  	streams (video, audio, text/subtitles) are included in the target
  	video produced. only if problems are found during the cut/join
  	process will this be abandoned and FFmpeg then allowed to make its
  	usual "best choice" in choosing the best streams for you

  * single app instance code added along with a settings option to force all
  	file manager associated tasks to the single already loaded instance of
  	VidCutter

  * .vcp registered as "VidCutter Project file" for Linux and Windows
  	installations

  * more debugging information available for the console or "--debug"
  	command-line argument

  * new verbose logging option added to settings for even more verbose
    logging in the application log file, console window and debug command-
    line output if running with the "--debug" argument (Linux only)

  * new app icon; hopefully this one sticks :-)

  * countless more improvements and fixes that aren't worth documenting but
  	available in the freely available commit logs if you're interested

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:22:00 +0800

vidcutter (4.0.5-1) stable; urgency=high

  * fix for 32-bit Linux users; the switch to OpenGL rendering
    broke 32-bit under Linux only due to Python to C data type
    conversions in the Python interpreter which have been resolved.

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Wed, 15 Aug 2017 18:05:00 +0800

vidcutter (4.0.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * pure OpenGL rendered window output

  * manual join without cut ability via new add button under index

  * improved checks and changes to join and merge routines

  * TBA ... more changelog data inserted soon, this is the biggest
    release in app's history so the full list is going to be big...

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 02 Aug 2017 21:37:00 +0800

vidcutter (3.5.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

 * redesigned timeline & slider with timecode labels at fixed intervals as per
   regular video editors

 * thumbnail previews on timeline; the entire timeline background is overlayed
   with thumbnail previews which looks good + helps you target where you want
   to mark a start/stop point. thumbnil generation is threaded so will not
   slow the app down or hinder your use of it. thumbnails will regenerate on
   app resize

 * thumbnail previews and on screen display toggle buttons added to far left of
   main toolbar; what they do is self-explanatory

 * slider movement/sync with mpv backend improved; should be less jumpy on
   problematic videos with bad indexes

 * configurable seeking time lengths; this is for the up+down and shift up+down
   keys which were set to 2 secs and 5 secs forwards and backwards. you can
   now set the number of secs as preferred via new spinboxes added to the
   settings menu labelled Seek #1 and Seek #2

 * additional on screen display text added to various functions

 * fixed bug when clearing clip index and you could not continue navigating video
   requiring you to reload

 * continue button added to the job completion dialog and set as the default
   button selection

 * libmpv bindings library updated with the latest changed from upstream;
   should not be noticeable to users albeit improved playback or slider position
   sync

 * VidCutter project files (.vcp) can now be preloaded like regular videos either
   by passing file path on command line or drag 'n dropping project onto a
   VidCutter application/shortcut icon

 * new icon, let me know if you find the old icon still being used someplace

 * some other minor bug fixes from user issues that I am sure I have forgotten
   to list

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Mon, 29 May 2017 06:40:00 +0800

vidcutter (3.2.0-1) stable; urgency=medium
 
 * dark and light themes; chosen in the new settings sub-menu found in the
    right-click menu or via menu toolbar icon

 * new settings sub-menu (right-click or menu toolbar icon). some blurb
   on the settings (since i am too lazy to produce a help file right now :-)

    - Themes = select from the new dark and light themes (requires app restart)

    - Keep individual clips = each clip made from the clip index, which are then
       merged to produce the final product, are not deleted at end of proceess.
       They can be found in the same folder as the final produced video file 
       with file name sequence 001....00n appended.

    - Use native dialogs = on by default; can switch off to not use your 
      desktop manager's native file open/save dialogs and instead use a generic
      cross-platform version supplied by Qt framework.

    - Always on top = sets application window as the top-most window, avoiding
      others apps from displaying over the top of it.

    - Toolbar labels = self-explanatory; allows you to set the main toolbar
      labels to display beside icons (default), under icons or hidden from view.

    - Hardware decoding = on by default to make the most of your GPU hardware.
      Switch this off if you are experiencing problems with the video playback.
      This option doesn't affect video cutting itself and is primarily for playback.

    - Keep aspect ratio = as the title suggests, switching this off caues video
      fill the available frame space rather than maintain its intended ratio for
      viewport width and height. This option doesn't affect video cutting itself
      and is primarily for playback.

    - Zoom = zoom in video from half its original size and up to double. This
      option doesn't affect video cutting itself and is primarily for playback.

    - a few minor changes to keyboard shortcuts; check the keyboad shortcuts
      cheatsheet via right-click or toolbar menu options.

 * new app icon

 * improved timeline look + new slider image + remove awkward mouse cursor
    previously in use to standard pointing hand cursor which feels better IMHO.

 * new VidCutter project file format; this is the same as an EDL but includes
    the full path to the media file associated with it. These can be saved and
    opened after program launch to set you back to where you last were in a
    cutting project.

 * eeePC and better support for HiDPI

 * better handling of multistreamed video sources including VOB files; if the
    standard method of creation produces a 0 length file the app will now run
    it again using various other methods to achieve th desired result. all cases
    reported by users as bugs in this area are now working. in most cases you
    will continue to get back exactly what you put in (pardon the pun). some VOBs
    are problematic so until the UI is built to allow users finer control over the
    backend settings the app will continue to make its own best judgement on
    behalf of the user. so, in the worse case scenario you should now get back a
    valid video file instead of 0 length video, but it may only include a single audio
    track rather than all the tracks from the source. keep in mind that in these rare
    cases the app will choose the best quality audio/video track when it can only 
    work with just the one stream. The next version will allow you to select which
    streams from source media to include in your final generated video file.

 * improved handling of corrupted media files. the app should now work with far
    more source files than before.

 * time counter widget created allowing manual entry of timecode. just click on 
    the time segment to edit and video will seek to that exact point OR use the
    up/down arrow controls to the right of the running time code, highlight the
    segment you wish to increase or decrease (i.e. hours, mins, secs, msecs)

 * new dark theme; app is now better integrated for those who prefer to work
    with the darker side of the force; configurable via new menu option

 * video zoom level option added; configurable via new menu option

 * "Check for updates..." now checks for the latest release version of the app
   via the GitHub API and alerts user accordingly. It only offers to take user to
   release page while also explaining to stick with distriubution specific packages
   if running on Linux. Automatic updates are a goal of the future but would only
   be for Windows, macOS and AppImage linux versions.

 * The app will automatically check for updates; it will do this weekly and only
    disturb the user if an update has been released AND it has been at least one
    week since the last time updates were checked for.

 * new graphic + version number exposed on startup view within the player
   component.

 * new look dialogs including updater and about.

 * application settings now saved across all platforms; this includes window
   state and geometry as well as new settings in right-click context menu.

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Tue, 09 May 2017 11:40:00 +0800

vidcutter (3.0.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * complete rewrite of multimedia backend which now uses libmpv to drive
     video viewing and enables frame stepping for greater accuracy in cutting.
     this has greatly shortened to the list of dependcies to enable this app to
     work and should allow for quicker and easier installation for all users.

  * frame level accuracy when stepping through video via cursor keys or mouse
     wheel. see the new Keyboard Shortcuts menu option for more details.

  * improved UI in many areas including main toolbar redesign.

  * keyboard shortcuts now advertised to user view new menu option

  * exception handing improved with all errors, even those not surfaced to user,
     are logged. application log file can be viewed by the user via new menu
     option.

  * mediainfo library now used to generate metadata for media information which
    works a million times better than what the previous gstreamer codecs had to
    offer.

  * hardware accelerated video via vdpau or vaapi depending on what user has
    installaed. this is all dependant on libpmpv which is the by far the best
    multimedia library in the opensource world. fallback options also exist if
    user has no power codecs installed so things should all still work on a
    minimual workstation setup.

  * many UI fixes and improvements that I cannot be bothered to list but 
    should overall make the app feel much more professional than ever before :-)

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Fri, 03 Mar 2017 20:15:03 +0800

vidcutter (2.6.5-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * major fixes to ensure frame accuracy between player and backend. once loaded
    a video framerate is estimated and seeking/stepping by a single step, using 
    arrow keys or mouse wheel should be closest to a single frame in either
    direction. when marking cut points the point in time to the millisecond is also
    communicated to the backend. this will all improve even further with the next
    major release which will encompass a move away from Qt's QMediaPlayer
    widgets which utilise GStreamer (Linux/Mac) and DirectShow (Windows) to a
    libmpv (MPV player) based client.

  * command line argument support added. run the app from the command line
     with --help or -h for the details.

  * major code restructure for a more pluggable/adaptable architecture ie.
    in future, w/ libmpv if for some reason system cannot support it then
    fallback to existing backend (what we have now w/ GStreamer etc.)

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 03 Feb 2017 12:15:12 +0800

vidcutter (2.5.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * video seeking is now closer to a frame rather and no longer a one second
     interval

  * shortcut keys for seeking video updated for frame stepping changes
     (i.e. left-right / mouse wheel = 1 step; up-down = 10 steps)

  * early & basic support for EDLs. Only the very simple MPlayer EDL standard 
     is currently supported but this now allows you to save your clip index for 
     a particular video and reload it again in future for recutting etc. If users
     are using VidCutter and would like interchangeable file format support with
     other tools, like ComSkip for example, then submit a feature request at the
     app's GitHub page (more likely to get noticed there rather than launchpad.net)

  * custom mouse cursor when mouse is over the slider handle (Linux only). this 
     always worked for Windows and macOS but the cursor is missing in X11
     standard themes. i think it gives the app more character so gave Linux the
     needed love it deserves.

  * various UI improvements incl. new app icon care of the papirus crew
     at https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam (thx!)

  * bug fixes; the filename set by default in the save video file dialog is now
     the original video's filename with '_EDIT' appended to help avoid accidental
     writing over original source material.

  * i've probably forgotten a number of other important changes and additions
    but its too late to bother sifting through git logs ;-)

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:32:09 +0800

vidcutter (2.2.5-0) stable; urgency=medium

  * added dependency libqt5multimedia5-plugins to fix missing service
    issue or new Ubuntu installations

  * UI tweaks and other minor fixes

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Mon, 14 Jan 2017 20:12:43 +0800

vidcutter (2.2.0-1) stable; urgency=medium

  * UI improvements + fixes for Windows and macOS
  
  * removed qtawesome dependency so icons are now PNG based; this cuts
    out annoying dependencies allowing for much smaller builds and
    simplified distribution packages in Linux and Pypi

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Mon, 12 Jan 2017 18:31:15 +0800

vidcutter (2.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * source package automatically created by stdeb 0.8.5

 -- Pete Alexandrou <pete@ozmartians.com>  Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:41:42 +0800