Archive for the 'Release Notes' Category

DVD Catalyst 3 3.90.x recall, 3.86.2 current latest version.

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

We screwed up.
We were so excited about the new features in DVD Catalyst 3.90 that we took too much on our plates. During development, we added the new file-transfer code recently included in DVD Catalyst Free Plus, and besides inclusion of new device profiles, we modified 2-pass conversions so that the first pass would be [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.90.1

Monday, June 28th, 2010

A small bug in 3.90 in regards of black bar removal came to light today, and was causing some major havoc with some DVD conversions “(FAILED)”. DVD Catalyst 3.90.1 takes care of these issues. In addition, the black border removal code has been tweaked a bit for better results.
Of course the new profiles and the [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.90 Released

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

DVD Catalyst 3 version 3.90 now available on www.tools4movies.com
Existing customers, just click on the big cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst 3 to update to the latest version.

MKV2MP4 0.1 – A Format-Changer to make MKV files play on XBOX 360 and PS3

Monday, May 10th, 2010

If you have a collection of MKV files, and are looking for a quick and easy way to make these files play on your XBOX 360 or PS3, MKV2MP4 might be the tool for you.

DVD Catalyst 3.86.1 Released (HTC HD2 video playback solution)

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Some recently released HTC  Windows Mobile phones have video playback issues.

MP4 Streaming Server 1.0 Release (free)

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

It’s been long overdue, but as of today, MP4 Streaming Server (previously called iStreaming Server) is available for download.
(Works with Motorola Droid/MileStone, Google Nexus One and most Blackberry devices, including the Tour)

DVD Catalyst 3 3.85.3 pre-release info (what are we working on)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

While some people might think that after a release we just sit back and relax, we would like to point out that this is far from the truth. While we might take a day or two to take things easier, we are always thinking about what to do next.
So what are we working on for [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.85 Release Notes

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

DVD Catalyst 3.85 is now available from our website.
To update a previous version of DVD Catalyst 3, just click on the cat-eyes to download the update.
Whats New::

DVD Catalyst Free 1.7 Released

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

DVD Catalyst Free now includes Google Nexus One, HTC Droid Eris and Motorola Droid profiles.
Besides the other most popular devices, such as the iPhone, Blackberry, WIndows Mobile and Zune devices, support has been added for the most popular Android phones on the market as well.
Are the other free conversion methods too complicated or too much [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.84.1 Release Notes

Friday, December 18th, 2009

NEW:
Volume Maximizer: Global Settings > Advanced, enabled by default.
Normalizes volume to a percentage of the maximum value before distortion.

This setting overrides the volume setting completely. It basically makes all your conversions the same volume.
Rotate video: Global Settings > Conversion.
Rotates the video 90, 180 or 270 degrees for some video players that do not do [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.84.1 Beta

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Available upon request.
Fixed:
TiVo file issue. the MAC code is not stored properly (only DVD Catalyst 3.84 has this issue).
New  (Some big things for a minor point update):
NEW:
> Volume Maximizer (experimental) : Global Settings > Advanced, enabled by default
Normalizes volume to a percentage of the maximum value before distortion.
> Rotate video: Global Settings > Conversion.
Rotates the [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.84 Release Notes

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Important:
Due to issues with the protection system, the trial version has been changed to convert 20% of Movies, TV Shows and Video files.
NEW:
Verizon/Motorola Droid Profile added, existing profiles modified to use actual device resolution (854×480)
New HTC Android models added (Hero, Milestone)
Forced Subtitles Checkmark added (was always enabled in previous versions)
CPU indicator checkmark (turn off to [...]

DVD Catalyst 3 – Version 3.83.5 Update – Release Notes

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

DVD Catalyst is always under development, and while it has been a little while since the release notes have been updated, there have been a few minor-version updates, un-announced, since the last posted one.
DVD Catalyst 3 v3.83.5 is currently available on most of the normal locations, including the various sales-websites. You can obtain it by [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.83 (3.83.1) Update

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

DVD Catalyst 3 Updated to v3.83.1

DVD Catalyst Free 1.6 Released

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Already a few days ago, but still worth mentioning.

DVD Catalyst 3.82 Released

Monday, August 17th, 2009

The biggest update for a long time, but mainly under the hood.

DVD Catalyst 3.82 Beta

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The first beta version is available for registered users.
DVD Catalyst 3.82, the next version of DVD Catalyst 3 is currently available in beta form.
While most things are fully functional, there might be some issues.
Whats new:
To clean things up a little, 2 new TABs have been added in Global Settings.
*Boosterpack TAB, containing the settings for turning [...]

DVD Catalyst 3.82 progress

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Whats being added to DVD Catalyst 3?

DVD Catalyst 3.81 (June 25, 2009)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The most powerful, advanced and feature-rich DVD and video converter available just got better. New features, tweaks and enhancements, as well as many new devices were added to make DVD Catalyst 3 even better than before.