23.08.2020, 23:34
Subjectively from user point of view last alpha version of Hybrid 20200823_1 works well and seems most critical problems are fixed:
- QTGMC Deinterlace works, some bugs in settings are fixed (no more confusion with manual Sharpness setting).
- Render to ProRes works
- ProRes now allow 4444 XQ compression and proper tags.
- MP4box and x264 updated. No more "Jumping/strobing" frames effect when render to MP4 x264 and use "Use FFmpeg muxer instead of FFmbc muxer"
- vsViewer
- normal Preview works
- Filters that don't worked in Hybrid 2018 also works now.
- Didn't test GPU acceleration yet.
- progress preview info in toolbar during render works.
Problems that still there:
- Some plug-ins are still missing (hope l33tmeatwad will compile them soon)
- Still some legacy components inside Hybrid.app package contents.
- faac binary still broken (you can use legacy working version from Hybrid 2017)
- legacy ffmbc binary still 32 bit only no Catalina support (just turn it off)
- Some not too critical cosmetic problems with UI and buttons
- Hybrid/MP4Box adds additional empty first frame to MP4 x264/265 transcoded video (problem exists in 2017 version, seems more like something specific to MP4box and macOS, than to Hybrid itself)
Problem fix: Config -> Output -> Container Settings -> FFmpeg instead of MP4Box.
- "Jumping/strobing" frames effect during playback in QuickLook or QuickTime X Player, when video was rendered to MP4 x265 with "FFmpeg instead of MP4Box" setting.
Problem fix (bad fix): Turn off B-Frames in x265 settings.
So i guess currently it may have way less bugs than 2018 version. But i don't want to include it to package until Selur approve final beta release.
In case if you want to try Hybrid 2020:
To avoid preferences conflict you need COMPLETELY UNINSTALL LEGACY HYBRID 2017 VERSION:
1. Make screenshots of pages with important Hybrid settings.
2. Delete Hybrid.app from Applications folder.
3. Delete (or backup somewhere) folder ~/Library/Application Support/Hybrid
4. Delete file ~/Library/Preferences/de.selur.Hybrid.plist
- QTGMC Deinterlace works, some bugs in settings are fixed (no more confusion with manual Sharpness setting).
- Render to ProRes works
- ProRes now allow 4444 XQ compression and proper tags.
- MP4box and x264 updated. No more "Jumping/strobing" frames effect when render to MP4 x264 and use "Use FFmpeg muxer instead of FFmbc muxer"
- vsViewer
- normal Preview works
- Filters that don't worked in Hybrid 2018 also works now.
- Didn't test GPU acceleration yet.
- progress preview info in toolbar during render works.
Problems that still there:
- Some plug-ins are still missing (hope l33tmeatwad will compile them soon)
- Still some legacy components inside Hybrid.app package contents.
- faac binary still broken (you can use legacy working version from Hybrid 2017)
- legacy ffmbc binary still 32 bit only no Catalina support (just turn it off)
- Some not too critical cosmetic problems with UI and buttons
- Hybrid/MP4Box adds additional empty first frame to MP4 x264/265 transcoded video (problem exists in 2017 version, seems more like something specific to MP4box and macOS, than to Hybrid itself)
Problem fix: Config -> Output -> Container Settings -> FFmpeg instead of MP4Box.
- "Jumping/strobing" frames effect during playback in QuickLook or QuickTime X Player, when video was rendered to MP4 x265 with "FFmpeg instead of MP4Box" setting.
Problem fix (bad fix): Turn off B-Frames in x265 settings.
So i guess currently it may have way less bugs than 2018 version. But i don't want to include it to package until Selur approve final beta release.
In case if you want to try Hybrid 2020:
To avoid preferences conflict you need COMPLETELY UNINSTALL LEGACY HYBRID 2017 VERSION:
1. Make screenshots of pages with important Hybrid settings.
2. Delete Hybrid.app from Applications folder.
3. Delete (or backup somewhere) folder ~/Library/Application Support/Hybrid
4. Delete file ~/Library/Preferences/de.selur.Hybrid.plist