Zond 265 - SolveigMM Linux version history

22 October 2024 5.6.2410.22

Features:

Parsing SEI messages with alpha_channel_info for HEVC
Dynamic free port search

Fixes:

Crash on VPS parsing for HEVC
Displaying bitrate values in Mbps

02 October 2024 5.6.2410.02

Features:

Displaying media container type in Stream stats tab

Fixes:

Parsing major_brand field in MP4 demuxer for 3GP

11 September 2024 5.6.2409.10

Features:

Added analysis of supported bitstreams multiplexed in various containers, like MXF, MKV, MPEG2-PS, FLV, AVI, ASF etc

Fixes:

Reduced positioning time for AVC bitstreams

14 August 2024 5.5.2408.14

Features:

AVC, MPEG2, AV1 codecs support
fMP4 files support

18 July 2024 5.5.2407.18

Features:

Ability to request 7-days free full trial in free edition
Files open in "Fit to screen" preview mode by default
Changed Zoom restrictions for free edition

Fixes:

Frame size mismatch for Fit to screen preview
Displaying graphs of quality metrics from the Quality tab
Adding a reference file to recent reference files
Starting VMAF calculation

11 June 2024 5.5.2406.11

Fixes:

Displaying 'Quant' and 'Bits' grids in free edition
4K files opening restriction handled correctly in free edition
Correct files opening via Drag-n-Drop

04 June 2024 5.5.2406.04

Features:

Introduced Free and Home editions for non-commercial usage
Added a link to the activation how-to page from the "Register key" window
Added support for Ubuntu 24.04 (64-bit package only)

Fixes:

Hang when trying to step after the last frame or before the first frame
Displaying DPB for I-frames in H.265

12 February 2024 5.1.2402.12

Features:

Specification download window updated

08 November 2022 5.1.2211.8

Fixes:

Fixed obtaining disk serial number for NVMe devices

08 September 2022 5.1.2209.8

Feautres:

Analysis of the first 50 frames in demo version
7-days free full trial request in demo version
Added support for Ubuntu 22.04

21 January 2022 5.0.2201.21

Features:

Added support for Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit package only)

08 December 2021 5.0.2112.8

Fixes:

Crash on checking conformance with HEVC specification
Оpening MP4 files with HEVC NAL units stored in Annex B format. "MP4 specification mismatch" notification shown in the Error tab for MP4 in this case.
Fixed hang when generating a report with a specified frame interval

06 September 2021 5.0.2109.06

Features:

EVC codec compatibility updated to the ETM v.7.3 reference software and added to MAC OS and Linux versions

09 July 2019 4.6.1907.9

Fixes:

Ability to open HEVC files without intra frames (gradual decoder refresh files)
Ability to open single frame HEVC files
Bitstream tab flickering
Incorrect decoded frame preview for HEVC files with GBR color matrix option
False alarms of HEVC validation (when checking "field_seq_flag" and HRD buffer fullness)
Opening unsupported files does not cause application hang up
Starting on Ubuntu 18.04. Now minimal supported version of Ubuntu is 16.04

01 April 2019 4.5.1904.1

Features:

HEVC Screen Content Coding Extension (SCC) support
Interlaced HEVC video support
Average quality metric values over the entire stream
Netflix VMAF metric for quality estimation supported. Quality estimation comparing original YUV file with preloaded video file by Netflix's Video Multimethod Assessment Fusion (VMAF) metric Fixes:
MPEG-TS files multiplexed with packets size greater than 188 bytes now can be opened correctly
Ability to open HEVC streams without IDR/CRA/BLA NAL units

26 April 2017 3.7.1704.26

Features:

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Detection and Analysis. Frame-by-frame parsing and interpretation of SEI units into discrete Frame Information.
Hypothetic Reference Decoder (HRD) Buffer Flow: Instant insights into buffer occupancy - available from the interface and through CLI reports.
Comprehensive File Info in a Single Source, including profile, level, chroma subsampling, bit depth, resolution, aspect ratio, bitrate, frame rate, HDR information, compression efficiency, and GOP length statistics.
Bitrate Histogram. Bitrate peak values update every second in the course of consecutive frame reading

16 March 2016 3.1.1603.16

Features:

Support of MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 12) file format for HEVC/H.265 video streams
Increased speed with translucent overlays of the image of encoded file (PU, TU, QP, Bits, RefIdx, PSNR) for high-resolution files: the mapping, scaling, responds to mouse movement
Added data in the generated report in the console mode: average PSNR and SSIM for the whole file, file size, duration, bitrate

Fixes:

PDF specification file was not displayed
Extra blank lines in the report file were removed
Fixed the crash on files with the data of HRD model if there are some pic_timing SEI missed
Fixed a problem with opening a HEVC file if it does not begin with a key frame, but with the frame with a large value of the Picture Order Count
Displaying of an error message when opening an unsupported file
The current marker was not updated sometimes
Wrong preview picture on frames with dimensions not multiple of 4

12 February 2016 3.1.1602.12

Features:

Increased speed with translucent overlays of the image of encoded file (PU, TU, QP, Bits, RefIdx, PSNR) for high-resolution files: the mapping, scaling, responds to mouse movement
Added data in the generated report in the console mode: average PSNR and SSIM for the whole file, file size, duration, bitrate

Fixes:

PDF specification file was not displayed
Extra blank lines in the report file were removed
Fixed the crash on files with the data of HRD model if there are some pic_timing SEI missed
Fixed a problem with opening a HEVC file if it does not begin with a key frame, but with the frame with a large value of the Picture Order Count
Displaying of an error message when opening an unsupported file
The current marker was not updated sometimes

03 September 2015 3.1.1509.3

Features:

Frame Stats tab displays Luma/Chroma Intra Prediction Mode Statistics
Intra Prediction Mode Statistics report from CLI
Zond 265 now launches in NW.js runtime instead of web-browser

05 August 2015 3.0.1508.5

Features:

Compatible with the reference software HM 16.5
4K big optimization. 5 times faster handling UltraHD 4K files. Testing PC Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM comparing with 1.8.1407.29
CLI reports can have now CU data for entire frame, frame and stream statistics
Saving as a YUV files different stages of picture decoding in command line mode: final, after deblock, before deblock, residual, predicted
Resizable layout. Now it can be shrinked with no minimal size of a width
HEVC stream errors detection. Available in an "Error” tab and as CLI report
Support of MPEG Transport Stream for HEVC/H.265
Support of 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:0:0 chroma format for HEVC
Support of 10 bits video compression for HEVC
Delivering Short Term Reference Picture Set in Frame info Tab
HEVC stream validation conformance according to the specification in GUI and CLI available
New HRD building mode. CPB fullness analysis based on SEI messages of the stream
GOP length statistics
Expansion of NAL unit headers in Bitstream tab
Specific highlight of key frames on Frame Bars tab
Simplified management of personal and floating licenses activation
Added GUI managing to license server ( before only CLI was available )
Added information to clients which IPs uses ZOND currently (for floating license)

Fixes:

If a stream had cropping requirements, wrong quality metrics would be calculated
Quality metrics were not calculated if YUV file had 1 frame
It could crash if two different HEVC files were loaded in two ZOND instances / browser tabs
Some streams errors handling added
Fixed table sorting in a Frame Stats tab
Wrong scrolling when expanding bitstream header
Info about pixel number predicted from a definite reference picture is missed
Sometimes navigating through HEX hanged Zond
Sometimes headers values contained garbage

29 July 2014 1.8.1407.29

Features:

Linux 32 and 64 bits versions of Zond 265 are available. The distributive operates on Ubuntu version 12.04 and above
Supported codec: HEVC
Supported file format: elementary stream