Version 2.2.01

Updates

  • Added new location to watch videos: Streaming to iTunes libraries on Windows systems. This is supported by import methods 5 until 8.
  • Changed the order of the locations in the main window to match the order of the import methods.
  • The option to access videos with the Remote App on iPhone, iPod Touch has been incorporated in the help section. As a reminder: accessing videos with the Remote App is supported by import methos 3 until 8.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed error 8001 when importing compatible iTunes videos while no target folder is set.
  • Fixed an issue with Growl notifications.
  • Removed a debugging message when moving files.
  • Fixed an error message stating incorrectly that previous settings could not be restored when running VideoDrive for the first time.
  • Fixed an issue when checking "Video iPod" as a location to play videos on the main screen.

Version 2.2

Updates in version 2.2

  • Refined user-interface.
  • More condensed help overview of the 9 different import methods.
  • Rearranged settings in the Preferences panel. Please review the settings on the File location tab if you are not using default settings.
  • New Hot Folders option to silently queue videos: videos can now be queued in the Finder without launching VideoDrive.
  • TV Shows will now show the production year of the corresponding season instead of season 1.
  • It is now possible to drop video files into the import queue of the main window.
  • Error 8001 no longer occurs when using import method 1 or 2 while the target folder is undefined.
  • Presets can now be created from the online results window if no online metadata has been found.
  • Various speed improvements.

Bug Fixes in version 2.2

  • Fixed some encoding issues with online metadata.
  • Fixed several issues related to artwork of presets in the Metadata Editor
  • If TV Show episodes already have season or episode information, VideoDrive would not look properly for missing metadata.
  • Fixed an issue with identifying TV Shows based on air dates.
  • Fixed an issue with VideoDrive crashing after installing a newer version.
  • In rare case, the wrong image was assigned to a video when loading a preset that does not contain artwork.
  • The import queue is no longer updated when adding incompatible files.
  • Videos with CDx in their name are no longer imported with QuickTime 7 when the option to merge parts is disabled.

Version 2.1.01

Updates in version 2.1.01

  • Enabled metadata support for international languages (German, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese).
  • Changed the default target location for video imports to the iTunes media folder.
  • Fine-tuned the option to map genres found online to iTunes genres (this feature currently only supports English).
  • Improved compatibility with MacOSX 10.6.4.
  • Updated several descriptions.

Bug Fixes in version 2.1.01

  • Fixed some encoding issues with online metadata.
  • Varous smaller fixes tweaks.

Version 2.1

Updates in version 2.1

  • Improved matching algorithm for metadata presets.
  • Updated and clarified several tooltips, tips and error messages.
  • Copying metadata from the browser will now also download the artwork.
  • Improved downloading of online metadata.
  • Rearranged the Preferences panel and clarified the options to move/copy video files in a new Location panel.
  • It is now possible to create new video files in a specific folder or drive while not moving your original video files.
  • Disabled the copy iTunes video button when import method 9 is selected.

Bug Fixes in version 2.1

  • Fixed an issue where media links (import method 1) or reference files (import method 2) would point to the old video file when moving videos to an external disk.
  • Fixed an issue causing the download of online metadata to be blocked by Google.

Version 2.0.06

Updates in version 2.0.06

  • Improved support for video titles containing numbers (including the movie 2012).

Bug Fixes in version 2.0.06

  • Fixed an issue with copying images from the browser.
  • Fixed an issue causing no artwork to be downloaded, with no error being included in the error log.
  • Fixed an issue where copying iTunes videos would fail with the error that the video already exists in the iTunes library or that the file was corrupt.

Version 2.0.0.5

Bug Fixes in version 2.0.05

  • Includes a workaround for a bug in QuickTime X. When converting some videos with QuickTime X (using import methods 5, 6, 7 or 8) the VideoDrive import process would fail with error 9000 when the screen display would go to sleep. This is particularly applicable for videos that load into memory, including MKV and WMV files.
  • Fixes a bug causing a canceled import process to hang.

Version 2.0.0.4

Bug Fixes in version 2.0.04

  • Fixed an issue in version 2.0.03 causing VideoDrive on MacOSX 10.6.3 not to start importing in some cases.

Version 2.0.0.3

Bug Fixes in version 2.0.03

  • When toggling video subtitles in version 2.0.01 and 2.0.02, the progress bar would halt unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue with adding metadata to iTunes videos imported by Elgato EyeTV. If videos have the same video name and show name (as is the case with Elgato EyeTV videos), VideoDrive would not look for online metadata.
  • Fixed an issue with iTunes videos not being processed correctly while adding metadata if the video has an empty video name.
  • Fixed an issue with displaying the online metadata window while dealing with incorrectly processed videos.
  • Fixed an issue causing VideoDrive not to save some settings when quit from the dock in MacOSX 10.6.
  • Fixed several assertion exceptions thrown when quitting VideoDrive.

Version 2.0.0.2

Bug Fixes in version 2.02

  • Fixed a bug in version 2.0.01 causing the function to add metadata to iTunes videos to fail.
  • Fixed an issue causing VideoDrive not to save some settings when quit from the dock in MacOSX 10.6.

Version 2.0.01

Updates in version 2.0.01

  • Higher quality of online artwork.
  • Copying images from the browser to use as artwork is much faster.
  • It is now possible to have empty episode labels. This is useful if you only want the episode number in your TV Show episode names.

Bug Fixes in version 2.0.01

  • Fixed an issue causing the selected artwork not to be downloaded.
  • The process of toggling subtitles would sometimes hang while searching for iTunes videos.
  • When a preset is automatically loaded while the option to ask for confirmation is unchecked, no artwork would be added to the video.
  • Fixed an issue on MacOSX 10.5 stating incorrectly that QuickTime 7 is busy.