VideoDrive Version 3.7.07


Updates

  • Fixed an issue where searching online metadata would result in a No Internet error.
  • Updated the incompatibility message on macOS Catalina.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.06


Updates

  • Improved compatibility with macOS Mojave.
  • Restored cast names, director, writers and studio metadata.
  • Restored downloading square artwork for TV Shows outside the EU territory.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.05


Updates

  • Fixed an issue on macOS Mojave causing TV Shows to be misidentified.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.04


Updates

  • Added support for macOS Mojave 10.14
  • Added support for HandBrake 1.1.2
  • Fixed an issue in the installer for Hot Folders.
  • Fixed an issue where iTunes and iOS devices would not display any subtitles when a video contains multiple embedded subtitle tracks.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.03


Updates

  • Fixed an issue causing online movie and TV Show descriptions to be missing.
  • Added support for HandBrake 1.1.
  • Addressed an error when running VideoDrive for the first time stating previously queued videos could not be loaded.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.02


Updates

  • Fixed the year assigned to multi-season TV Shows.
  • Fixed several reliability issues with Hot Folders options.
  • Code Signed the Hot Folder script for added security.
  • Fixed a graphical glitch on the main screen when running macOS High Sierra 10.13.2.
  • Addressed a performance issue when launching VideoDrive with a large number of videos in the queue.

VideoDrive Version 3.7.01


Updates

  • Fixed a download issue with artwork of some TV Shows.
  • Improved matchmaking when searching online for short movies and other videos.
  • Videos with 1 digit season and episode numbers, such as 9-1, in their name will now be correctly recognized as TV Shows.

VideoDrive Version 3.7


Updates

  • Improved compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.2.
  • Fixed some issues with the Welcome Wizard that failed to successfully install required components.
  • Updated all links to our new download server.
  • Videodrive 3.7 will no longer run on macOS 10.8 and older.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.07


Updates

  • Improved TV Show artwork search algorithm. When a long running TV Show has multiple series like Star Trek, the correct artwork is now chosen.
  • Tweaks to the online metadata search algorithm now favorising exact title searches over popular title searches.
  • Fixed an issue causing the dialog selection box to open on a random instead of the previous location.
  • Fixed a graphical glitch on the main screen causing video titles to be cut off in the table on macOS Sierra 10.12.4
  • Fixed several rare issues causing file transfers over the local network to fail.
  • The button to reveal video files in Finder now also works for VIDEO_TS and EyeTV container files.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.06


Updates

  • Upon popular request, files with 3 digits in their name are now identified as TV Shows. For example 506 will be interpreted as episode 6 of season 5
  • New feature to download videos from the internet into iTunes. Acccess this feature from the File Menu or the iTunes Menu.
  • Fixed a file parsing issue causing some movies and TV Shows with abbreviations in their name not to be recognized.
  • Fixed an image issue preventing the iTunes import process from continuing (thanks Dan!).
  • Fixed a graphical glitch when using the option to hide all options from the main window.
  • When tagging videos from the iTunes menu, the VideoDrive window would remain blank in some cases.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.05


Hot Fix Release

  • Added option to disable saving user-made customizations to descriptions and artwork.
  • The file name is now shown for movies in the Metadata Editor when no online match could be found.
  • Fixed a file parsing issue causing some well known movies and TV Shows not to be recognized.
  • Fixed an issue causing metadata added by the user not to be saved for later reuse when no online match was found for that file.
  • Custom created genres are now properly saved and loaded in the Metadata Editor.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.04


Updates

  • Added a new option to postpone conversions while your mac is running on battery.
  • Optimized screen layout.
  • Fixed a graphical glitch in the Activity Center.
  • Fixed an image issue preventing the iTunes import process from starting (thanks Dan!).
  • Addressed a rare issue preventing a video file from being queued or imported in iTunes when no local matching subtitle files were found.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.03


It's all about looks!

  • New icons :-) Because, why not?
  • Video cover art shown while processing videos. So you'll have something to look at.
  • Various GUI tweaks, optimizations and app thinning. VideoDrive went on a 20% diet.
  • Removed a hardly used option to not customize individual TV Shows seasons.
  • Fixed an issue causing an episode name to contain a trailing 0 if no episode info was found online or in the file.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.02


Updates

  • New option on the Queue tab of Preferences to prevent your Mac from going to sleep in between video import runs.
  • Fixed an issue causing VideoDrive to be tired and falling asleep while processing lots of videos.
  • Fixed a problem with the video queue being reset when it shouldn't.
  • Fixed an issue where the same video could appear multiple times in the import queue.
  • Fixed an issue when accepting metadata when no online metadata was found.
  • The retag button is no longer enabled for queued videos.
  • The episode label is no longer prepended to episode titles that already contain that label.
  • Fixed an issue causing the inline update process to halt on macOS Sierra.

Silent Hot Folders will be disabled when upgrading from older versions prior to 3.6. You can recreate them in Preferences and use the new option to make all Hot Folders silent on the fly.

VideoDrive Version 3.6.01


Hot Fix Release

  • Fixed an issue with the Preferences window not quitting properly.
  • The Preferences window will now open and display additional warning messages when a video location is unavailable.

VideoDrive Version 3.6


Network-related Updates

  • VideDrive 3.6 introduces various features to keep videos on the local network. Check the File tab in Preferences if you keep your videos on a remote location!
  • Added new Preference option to keep videos on a network location. During the import process, VideoDrive will mount this remote location automatically if needed.
  • Faster moving and copying of video files over the network by moving to rsync.
  • Fast creation of converted and remuxed video files on the primary disk, speeding up imports to 120%.
  • Removed the preference option to create videos on the primary disk as this is now done automatically.
  • Added % progress indicator when moving and copying video files over the network.

Hot Folder Updates

  • Rebuilt the Hot Folder infrastructure to be more robust and code signed for security. All existing Regular Hot Folders will be upgraded to the new infrastructure. Warning: Any existing Silent Hot Folders will be disabled after updating.
  • Added a new Preference option to switch all Hot Folders between Regular/Silent functionality on the fly.
  • Added a new Preference option that turns any new folder being added to an existing Hot Folder into a Hot Folder.
  • Added a workaround for a bug in macOS Sierra that incorrectly reports Hot Folders with a dot in the folder name.
  • Hot Folders now accept some uncommon video file formats that were previously unsupported.
  • Hot folder related messages and errors will now appear in macOS Console.

Metadata Updates

  • Added a "Copy Previous" button to the Metadata Editor that easily allows you to copy the metadata of the previously shown video.
  • Added a "Reset" button to the Metadata Editor that will erase the currently found match before searching online.
  • Added option to the Metadata Editor to categorize videos as Home Videos and iTunes U videos.
  • Added music genres when categorizing videos as Music Videos.
  • Various speed improvements when searching and saving online metadata.
  • Tweaks to file parser to avoid that TV show info gets overwritten by incorrect release date info.
  • Improved error handling when trying to tag iTunes videos that are not available on a local disk or local network.
  • Improved detection of videos containing Extras, Bloopers, Director's Cut, The Making of, Trailers and Samples.
  • Episode labels and additional info including Extra, Bloopers, ... will now be shown in the Metadata Editor so they can be edited. Also, when searching online, these labels will be ignored.
  • iTunes will be less unresponsive while it's refreshing video metadata tracks.
  • Added Metadata Tips that will appear the first time the Metadata Editor is used.
  • The Metadata Editor now has a transparant border. Oh Yes!

Import related Updates

  • Added support for HandBrake 1.0.7.
  • Raised the (non-enforced) limit of the import queue to 200 videos.

Bug Fixes

  • A dialog box with an error message would sometimes appear when an SRT file was manually removed during the import process.
  • When the option to delete orginal files was enabled, SRT files would not be moved to trash.
  • The metadata review window would sometimes fail to show relevant results when switching the video kind from movie to TV Show.
  • In some rare cases, including when copying metadata from the browser, metadata matches would not be properly saved for later reuse.
  • Metadata Matches would sometimes not be erased when using the corresponding option in Preferences.
  • If a queued video file completes downloading while VideoDrive is not running, that video file would have been removed from the queue.
  • The position of resized windows and columns is now properly retained when restarting VideoDrive.
  • Fixed an issue where files added to Hot folders would not be queued in version 3.5.05.
  • Fixed the non-responsive Cancel button while waiting for subtitles to download.
  • GIF files will no longer show up as "Waiting until downloaded" because they are too small.
  • Fixed an issue where the import queue and user settings could not be saved if one or more queued videos were not locally available.
  • When no matching metadata was found for a video, the metadata editor would sometimes propose the video year of a previous video.
  • When no title was found for a specific TV Show episode, the episode title would contain a non-sensical release date in some cases. Now the relevant part from the file name will be included.
  • The genre of a movie or TV show would be missing if the option to review metadata before saving was disabled.
  • Minor GUI tweaks that allow the progress bar to reach 100%.
  • A previously saved metadata match would not always be re-applied to other TV show episodes imported later.
  • Fixed various metadata assignment issues when tagging a video as a music video.
  • Addressed a delay issue when switching to the Tag Videos window.

VideoDrive Version 3.5.05


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing VideoDrive not to continue video conversions while in the background.
  • In some cases, macOS would go to sleep even when a conversion was not finished.
  • The toolbar would reappear when bringing VideoDrive back to focus while processing.

VideoDrive Version 3.5.04


Updates

  • Updated VideoDrive menus in the iTunes menu bar and removed some legacy functions. Toggle the option on the iTunes tab of Preferences to install the new options in the iTunes menu bar.
  • Added support for HandBrake 1.0.3. All required components will be automatically updated upon launch.

Bug Fixes

  • In some cases, imported videos would not stay at their current location if that option was selected (thanks Aaron)
  • Fixed an annoying Applescript error dialog that would randomly appear on some systems when VideoDrive was not the frontmost window.
  • Fixed an issue where videos not compatible for H.264 remuxing whould not fall back to reconversion, causing the video import to fail.
  • Minor GUI tweaks.

VideoDrive Version 3.5.03


Bug Fixes

  • Conversions of large HD files would fail with HandBrake 1.0.2 (thanks Keith!)
  • Some log files were missing from the macOS Sierra Console app

VideoDrive Version 3.5.02


Updates

  • Added support for HandBrake 1.0.2.
  • You can now drop video files right in the table on the main screen.
  • Added support to import EyeTV files in iTunes. Before, this was only possible when the Elgato Turbo.264 hardware was present, but now HandBrake can be used as well.
  • When importing VIDEO_TS or EyeTV files, the main feature video track will be automatically detected and imported in iTunes.
  • VIDEO_TS or EyeTV container names will now be analysed for metadata info.
  • No subtitles will be searched online when importing VIDEO_TS or EyeTV files.
  • Upgraded to Sparkle 1.16 for additional security.

Bug Fixes

  • Tagging iTunes videos did not always take metadata present in the file name into account (thanks Scott).
  • Fixed an issue when queuing videos with the PART extension (thanks Dan).
  • Fixed the internal error message appearing in the log when refusing metadata when no matching online metadata was found (thanks Scott).
  • In some rare cases, VideoDrive would halt at the end of the import process without returning to the main screen.
  • The VideoDrive Error logs are now visible by default in the macOS Sierra Console app.
  • VideoDrive did not like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or other videos with abbreviations. Now it does! (thanks Scott).
  • MOV iTunes video files will now be ignored when trying to tag them.

VideoDrive Version 3.5.01


Updates

  • First release of 2017!
  • Added support for HandBrake 1.0.1.

Bug Fixes

  • Artwork would be missing from imported videos when the option to review metadata was disabled.
  • Creating hot folders from the Preferences window sometimes resulted in a cryptic error message.
  • Fixed a bug causing the import process not to wait for subtitles to download.
  • In some rare cases, subtitles could be missing or encoded incorrectly when converting videos.
  • More robust coding and several tweaks for better error handling.
  • Fixed an issue causing a valid key to repeatedly fail registration.

VideoDrive Version 3.5


Updates

  • Multiple Subtitle Support! SRT files with a language code or language name in their name will all be correctly labeled and added to your videos (when converted with HandBrake or remuxed)
  • Support for dozens of new subtitle languages: start learning a new language ;-)
  • New metadata option to individualize metadata and artwork for TV Show seasons.
  • Searching for subtitles for queued videos will now be done in the background ahead of import to save time.
  • Raised the timeout when searching for subtitles.
  • In case critical components are missing, the Welcome Wizard will be launched at startup allowing you to reinstall them.
  • Reintroduced the Album Artist and Disc number fields to TV Show metadata (thanks Jonah!)
  • Better errors handling when saving preferences.

Bug Fixes

  • Addressed a performance issue where retrieving prefetched metadata takes longer than expected thus slowing down the video import process.
  • Fixed an incompatibility with macOS Sierra causing the production year of release date not to be displayed properly in iTunes (thanks Gerry!).
  • Fixed a graphical glitch on the main screen cuasing the first queued video to be displayed incorrectly.
  • Fixed an encoding issue in online metadata descriptions containing quotes.
  • in some cases a blank web page would be opened instead of the actual metadata source.
  • The option to review metadata on the main screen and on the metadata tab in Preferences are now formulated equally and in sync.

VideoDrive Version 3.4.03


Updates

  • New option to customize the number of alerts shown in macOS Notification Center

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing TV Show episodes to get the wrong tagline when importing multiple episodes of the same show.
  • Enabling the option to include TV show info in file names caused all imports to fail.
  • Online metadata lookup of TV Show episodes based on air date failed.
  • Fixed an issue causing individual episode data to be missing from TV Show episodes that were identified based on the air date.
  • Improved error handling when prefetching metadata.
  • Fixed the spinning wheel when trying to queue or import videos from iCloud.

VideoDrive Version 3.4.02


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a rare issue where TV Shows would end up with the wrong episode number (Thanks Keith)
  • A file in a folder with S01E01 or 01x01 info will now also be recognized as a TV Show episode
  • Added missing application identifier in macOS Sierra

VideoDrive Version 3.4.01


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a regression bug when remuxing H.264 compatible videos
  • Tweaked file analysis to ignore capitalization of metadata info
  • Tweaked file analysis for TV Shows into recognizing season and episode info if the production year is in front of it
  • Fixed a regression bug causing VideoDrive not to recognize nested TV Show episode files in the structure ShowNAme/Season 1/Episode 1
  • Fixed a bug in the Welcome Wizard not showing the name of components that failed to install
  • Removed an incorrect error message from the Error Log stating a component was not installed

VideoDrive Version 3.4


Metadata Updates

  • Support for macOS Sierra
  • Added square iTunes artwork for TV Shows. Yes!
  • All metadata edits you make are now automatically saved without the need to create Presets. Want a particular TV Show to have a different title, artwork or descriptions? Make the changes and VideoDrive will remember them for future episodes.
  • Removed the option to load/save presets in the Metadata Review window. It's all automatic now!
  • Matching of TV Show episodes based on airdates will now include episode numbering and descriptions.
  • New improved and faster file nama analysis for more reliable detection of TV Show files.
  • Improved renaming of TV show file names to match iTunes naming conventions
  • Removed Dynamic Presets and the manual Metadata Editor. Ain't nobody got time for that!
  • Updated Sparkle Framework for additional security.
  • Moved to secured downloads server for additional security. Who doesn't want that?

Performance Updates

  • Prefetching of online metadata for queued videos. VideoDrive is up to 15x faster to show you the Metadata Review window.
  • Caching of downloaded files. When importing similar files, you'll notice much faster online metadata matching. It's blazing fast now.
  • Added support for HandBrake 0.10.5

Other Updates

  • Added Support for macOS Notification Center.
  • Removed support for Growl Notification System. Goodbye old friend!
  • Removed the function to duplicate videos as it was seldom used. Please let us know if you want it back!

Bug Fixes

  • Complete rewrite of all things metadata.
  • No more missing metadata or an error stating Fuzzy Search is unavailable when importing a lot of videos at once.
  • Some video imports would fail with an error incorrectly stating there's no compatible video track in the file.
  • On some configurations, multiple processes to keep the system awake (caffeinate) would launch.
  • In some cases, HandBrake was not selected as the default conversion tool.

VideoDrive Version 3.2.02


Updates

  • Readded Episode ID and Track number for TV Shows.
  • MP4, M4V and MOv video files will now be renamed upon import if the option to organize files in subfolders is checked.
  • Improved error handling when dealing with hot folders.

Bug Fixes

  • The airdate provided in a file name would get overwritten by the airdate found online.
  • The online metadata window was not displayed when no matching metadata was found online.
  • When a movie was identified as a TV Show, the genre would not be determined correctly.
  • Fixed a rare encoding issue with accented vowels.
  • Fixed an issue with trailing spaces in movie and TV show names.
  • The option to create files on the primary disk sometimes failed.


VideoDrive Version 3.3.01


Metadata Updates

  • Added metadata support for Cast, Screenwriters, Producers and Studio in the Metadata Editor, Online Searches and Metadata Presets.
  • The air date of episodes will now be saved when importing and tagging TV Shows.
  • Added new feature to retag videos that were misidentified during import: select misidentified videos on the main screen in VideoDrive and click the little blue tag button.
  • High-Definition videos will now be labeled HD in iTunes.
  • Refreshed look when presenting video metadata.
  • You can now copy images from the browser as video artwork by clicking the Copy Browser button.
  • Added option to remove all existing metadata in video files.
  • Improved reliability of the subtitle presence status on the online metadata window.
  • TV Show descriptions found online will now be saved in the Series Description metadata field and show up on iOS devices under the Details button (Apple does not show this field in iTunes or tvOS).
  • New algorithm to determine genres, with support for more iTunes TV Show categories including reality TV, nonfiction, sports and fitness.
  • Removed the option to add videos as unchecked or not new.

Hot Folder updates

  • Improved Hot Folder reliability when adding lots of files to a Hot Folder and subfolders.
  • Added Hot Folder status information to the Queue tab of Preferences.
  • When creating a new Hot Folder, all video files in it will queued.
  • All folders added to a Hot folder, will become a Hot Folder as well.
  • Disabling hot folders now shows a list of Hot Folders to choose from.
  • Disabling hot folders will no longer disable any subfolders if present.
  • When creating hot folders, it's no longer possible to make a folder both a regular and silent hot folder at the same time. In that rare case, it was not determined which way the hot folder would behave.

Performance Updates

  • Searching online for subtitles now happens in the background to save time.
  • Dramatically improved processing time when tagging iTunes videos with new metadata, especially for videos on remote disks.
  • Improved memory handling when processing images.
  • Improved performance when requeueing a large number of videos.
  • The welcome wizard will no longer appear unnecessary when upgrading VideoDrive versions.
  • Various other performance improvements.

Other Updates

  • Added support for HandBrake 0.10.3.
  • Instead of generating an error, EyeTV files will now always be handled by Turbo.264 (HD), even when HandBrake is selected as the conversion tool.
  • Improved error handling when a file has been deleted by the user before it is imported.
  • Clarified message when online searching is limited and fuzzy search is temporarily unavailble: a new message in the activity log appears when this problem occurs.
  • Improved detection of duplicate videos.
  • Improved error handling when copying/moving files.
  • Improved detection of helper applications and clarified warnings.
  • Rearranged the File tab of Preferences to clarify some options.

Bug Fixes

  • Downloaded subtitles where not included in a video in some configurations.
  • The Welcome Wizard would sometimes delete old versions of the component in case it failed to download new versions.
  • Fixed the issue where we had too much drama and not enough comedy movies.
  • Creating or removing hot folders on OS X El Capitan would fail without any error message.
  • Automatic processing of videos would not continue after midnight on some systems - Thanks Andy.
  • Improved error handling when third party software is not responding properly.
  • Installation files were not properly released after use.
  • Ripped DVD's (VIDEO_TS folders) could not to be queued properly.
  • Minor issues with the GUI when installing the Subtitles app resolved.
  • Checks to verify if queued videos are completely downloaded are now limited to 10 minutes.
  • The button to clear the Activity and Error logs works again as expected.
  • Removed those annoying red spelling check lines in the logs.
  • Addressed some compatibility issues with Elgato Eyetv files resulting in failed imports.
  • It's no longer possible to preview incomplete videos.
  • Fixed an issue with the encoding of Scandinavian characters in online metadata.
  • Fixed encoding issues with online movie and TV Show titles.
  • In some cases, when a corrupt subtitle file was present, no metadata was saved to a video.
  • When the option to create a copy of video files was enabled, external subtitle files were not always included in the copy.
  • In some rare cases, duplicating an iTunes video could move the original as well.
  • Deleting the Subtitles app after using it with VideoDrive, could result in a null exception - Thanks Jim.

VideoDrive Version 3.2.01


Updates

  • Compatibility with OS X El Capitan and Gatekeeper: VideoDrive could not launch on some systems due to security reasons.
  • In some cases, the Welcome Wizard introduced in version 3.2 would not set HandBrake as the default conversion tool.

Note: After updating, an Update Wizard will run for some users to update some components. This requires the admin password.


VideoDrive Version 3.2


Updates

  • OS X El Capitan and iTunes 12.3 compatibility: added support for the latest and greatest from Apple.
  • Added welcome wizard that will check iTunes access and install required components and codecs.
  • Added detection mechanism for missing components.
  • Added a new warning message against using QuickTime 7/X for video conversions.
  • Changed several default settings: remuxing is now on, matching user created metadata presets in now on, searching for iTunes library is now off.

Bug Fixes

  • Gave VideoDrive a boost and addressed an issue where VideoDrive would fall asleep while processing lots of videos at once.
  • Fixed an error with the installation procedure of HandBrake and Subler where a failed installation would be indicated as successful.
  • Fixed an issue where for some users a txt file would appear on the desktop.
  • Fixed a GUI issue with the videos listed on the main window.
  • Fixed the Help menu bar options that were greyed out for some users.
  • Fixed an issue where Videodrive would incorrectly state it's busy when attempting to quit.
  • Various other minor bug fixes.

Removed legacy options

  • The metadata option to disable merging TV show and episode descriptions.
  • The menu bar option to install additional tools.
  • The button to install additional conversion tools. VideoDrive will still detect the presence of QuickTime 7/X but no longer suggests to download them.
  • The metadata option to disable mapping online genres to iTunes genres.
  • The option to pause QuickTime 7/X imports.

VideoDrive Version 3.1.04


Bug Fix release

  • Improved support for iTunes 12.3.
  • Additional options to automatically process the video import queue.
  • Added support for the iTunes 12 option to allow/block access to the Media Library for other applications.
  • Fixed the menu to create Hot Folders in Preferences.
  • Added warning when A52codec is missing to avoid that remuxed videos are missing audio.
  • Fixed several issues related to the File Location tab of Preferences.

VideoDrive Version 3.1.03


Hot Bug Fix release

  • Added compatibility with OS X 10.10.5: restored downloading of images.
  • Improved handling of temporarily files.

VideoDrive Version 3.1.02


Quick Bug Fix release

  • Converting some videos for AppleTV with HandBrake failed repeatedly.

VideoDrive Version 3.1.01


Important Bug Fix release

  • the import process would sometimes halt after a failed video conversion.
  • Converting some video formats with HandBrake would not succeed.
  • Fixed a bug preventing to create presets of metadata found online.
  • Improved reliability and addressed a performance issue.
  • Removed some debugging code and a tab in Preferences that should not be there.
  • Fixed some minor issues with displaying the status of subtitles when displaying metadata.

VideoDrive Version 3.1


Updates

  • Based on the positive feedback of VideoDrive 3, we have improved the new import queue and moved it from the Activity tab to the main window.
  • New shiny buttons in the menu bar that better reflect the main purpose of VideoDrive.
  • VideoDrive 3 is a big boy, so you can now resize the main screen.
  • Added icons to the import queue so you can easily see the status of each queued video.
  • New buttons to add and remove individual video files from the import queue.
  • New buttons to reveal queued videos in both Finder and iTunes.
  • Added support for HandBrake 0.10.2.
  • Added support for Subtitles 3.
  • Added support for Subler 0.32. This version is no longer compatible with older versions of Subler.
  • Added new options and keyboard shortcuts in the menu bar.
  • Re-added the option to keep videos in their original location.
  • The status of videos still being downloaded is now reflected in real-time in the import queue.
  • Improved the reliability of determining if videos are still being downloaded (now based on file size, file extensions and last modification date).
  • When selecting videos in iTunes to tag or duplicate, their names appear in realtime on the main screen.
  • Improved detection and handling of unavailable destination and backup locations.
  • Improved error handling when moving or copying video files.
  • Improved error handling when iTunes is not running and you wish to tag or duplicate iTunes videos.
  • Raised the number of import retries of incomplete videos from 25 to 100 attempts.

Bug Fixes

  • An Applescript error would occassionally popup when switching between other applications and VideoDrive.
  • In specific circumstances, multiple conversions with HandBrake would fail (thanks to Gerry Scott-Moore).
  • An online metadata issue caused genres to be incorrect.
  • TV Show episodes got assigned the wrong episode number if they failed to import before (thanks to Kristina Tripp).
  • The installation procedure for HandBrake was updated.
  • Selecting Dutch as the subtitle language did not work properly in some cases.
  • When switching the video kind in the online metadata window, an error stating that VideoDrive is busy could occur.

VideoDrive Version 3.0.02


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a reliability issue with the option to create videos on the main disk.
  • Fixed a parsing issue with the new option to set titles in their original language.
  • Fixed an issue with videos being backed up too soon.

VideoDrive Version 3.0.01


Updates

  • New option on the Metadata tab of Preferences to save movie titles and TV Shows in English, their original language or your own language.
  • New option to copy instead of moving compatible video files (MP4, M4V and MOV).
  • Improved support for Transmission: files with the PART extension can now be queued immediately.
  • Adding subfolders with (even incomplete) video files to a Hot Folder is now supported.
  • Added support for three video formats: EVO, PVA, OGM. Make sure to use HandBrake as the conversion tool for these formats.
  • Renamed and moved the option to automatically match metadata presets to the Metadata Tab of Preferences.
  • Renamed the option to specify an online metadata source on the Online tab of the Metadata Editor.
  • Renamed the metadata option on the Main Window to better clarify the purpose of the Metadata Editor.
  • Moved the option to Ask for confirmation before saving metadata to the Metadata Taf of Preferences. Let us know what you think!
  • When selecting a converter on the Conversion tab of Preferences, the icon reflects the current choice.
  • More robust error handling and updated list of error codes.
  • Improved reliability when dealing with incomplete video files.
  • The colour label is now removed from files that are added to iTunes.
  • SRT files are no longer copied/moved inside the iTunes Media folder or destination folder as they are added inside the video file anyway.
  • More robust processing of TV Shows episodes with missing show names, season numbers or episode numbers.

Bug Fixes

  • The folders selected on the File Location Tab of Preferences, were not displayed correctly in some cases.
  • Icons were missing on some installations.
  • Various minor graphical glitches addressed.
  • Some tooltips showed irrelevant information for a particular option.
  • Updated the descriptions of several options, activities and errors.
  • Subtitles did not receive the correct language label in some cases.
  • On some installations of OS X Yosemite, a first run of VideoDrive resulted in an error that the application was damaged or that the developer could not be identified.
  • Compatibility issue with iTunes 12: Some imported videos would be added to the Movies folder in the iTunes media folder instead of the Home Videos folder.
  • Videos that were moved around but failed to import, did not always move to the Failed to Import subfolder.
  • Reliability issue when adding video files to Silent Hot Folders while VideoDrive wasn't running (which is the whole point of Silent Hot Folders).
  • Moving or copying incomplete video files is now always avoided.
  • Updated the iTunes integration menu options.
  • Addressed usability and reliability issues with the iTunes video duplication feature.
  • No artwork was added to duplicated videos in some specific video formats.
  • In some rare cases, unused subfolders were created in the target folder when the option to organize videos in subfolders was enabled.
  • In some rare cases, a movie would be tagged as "episode".
  • Fixed an issue where dropping a video file on the import queue would not work.
  • Setting artwork in the Metadata Editor would not be retained.

VideoDrive Version 3.0


Updates

  • Added compatibility for OS X Yosemite.
  • New streamlined interface.
  • Added support for HandBrake 0.10.
  • Added option to define the language for existing SRT subtitle files.
  • Added option to process the queue between intervals (for example at night).
  • Removed some options that are not compatible with OS X Yosemite and Mavericks.