The new denoise algorithm is of the most interest to me.
Core
Intel QuickSync Video Encode / Decode support.
Windows only currently.
We hope to bring this to Linux in the future but not for 0.10.
DXVA Hardware Decode support (Experimental)
Windows Only.
Suitable only for slower machines so disabled in preferences by default.
Choice of Scalers
Lanczos
This is currently Handbrake's default scaler and will remain so.
Bicubic (OpenCL) (Experimental)
Available on the Command Line (All Platforms) and Windows GUI. (Mac / Linux GUI's will come in a later release)
Currently only available in OpenCL form so requires a AMD or Intel GPU supporting OpenCL 1.1 or later. Nvidia GPU's are not currently supported.
When downscaling, up to 5% performance improvement can be achieved. No benefit when not down-scaling.
Small loss in quality over the Lanczos scaler.
Denoise
hqdn3d filter now accepts individual settings for both chroma channels (Cr, Cb)
New NlMeans? denoiser. This is very slow, but results are significantly better than hqdn3d.
Presets
Added Windows Phone 8 Preset
Updated Libraries
x264 r2431-ac76440
Libav v10.1
libbluray 0.5.0
Libavformat is now used for muxing instead of mp4v2 and libmkv
"Large File Size" checkbox has now bee removed for mp4, as the new muxer will transition to 64bit files automatically.
mpeg2dec has also been replaced in favour of using libav
The LibAV AAC encoder is now the default as FAAC has been removed.
This encoder is adequate for most, but until it improves a bit further, we have enabled support for the FDK-AAC encoder also.
This FDK option is a temporary measure until the LibAV encoder improves.
Note that FDK-AAC is much slower and will likely bottleneck the encode process, but will produce better quality audio.
H.265 encoder (Experimental - available when compiled from source with --enable-x265)
Early build of the new x265 encoder. Enabled on Windows only currently. (Mac / Linux builds will have it enabled shortly)
Currently still some way off being ready for prime time. Useful for testing only at this stage.
Added VP8 Encoder (using libvpx)
Available in MKV files only.
Removed mcdeint deinterlace and decomb modes. This relied on the snow encoder in libav which has been was removed by upstream.
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Windows
Accessibility / Usability Improvements
Added option to 'Use System Colors'. The app should now be usable in a High Contrast mode.
Fixed Tab ordering to make the app more keyboard friendly.
LibHB is now used for scanning instead of the CLI.
Improved the layout and design of the Audio and Subtitle tabs.
Split buttons similar to the old 0.9.8 WinForms? GUI
Improved layout on the track listbox to make better use of the space.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
When Done
Added an option that will reset this to 'Do nothing' when the app is closed and restarted.
Presets
New 'Presets' Menu
Presets bar can now be hidden if it's not wanted.
Numerous bug fixes
Fixed the Issue in the source dropdown where the drive menu items did not work when clicked.
Numerous fixes in the Picture settings panel around resolution calculation.
Numerous fixes around the way Presets are loaded and saved, particularly around Picture settings.
Removed Growl for Windows support due to bugs and issues with this library that remain unfixed. Project appears abandoned.
Many misc other fixes.
Windows XP and the 32bit version of the app is no longer supported. Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or later is now a requirement.
Mac
Build system updates to compiled under OS X 10.9
Automatic audio and subtitle track selection behaviours which can be stored per preset.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
Misc UI enhancements.
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Linux
Automatic audio and subtitle track selection behaviours which can be stored per preset.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
Batch Add to queue by list selection.
Russian and Czech Translations
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Requires GTK3
Command Line Interface
Basic support for return codes from the CLI. (0 = No Error, 1 = Cancelled, 2 = Invalid Input, 3 = Initialization error, 4 = Unknown Error")
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Core
Intel QuickSync Video Encode / Decode support.
Windows only currently.
We hope to bring this to Linux in the future but not for 0.10.
DXVA Hardware Decode support (Experimental)
Windows Only.
Suitable only for slower machines so disabled in preferences by default.
Choice of Scalers
Lanczos
This is currently Handbrake's default scaler and will remain so.
Bicubic (OpenCL) (Experimental)
Available on the Command Line (All Platforms) and Windows GUI. (Mac / Linux GUI's will come in a later release)
Currently only available in OpenCL form so requires a AMD or Intel GPU supporting OpenCL 1.1 or later. Nvidia GPU's are not currently supported.
When downscaling, up to 5% performance improvement can be achieved. No benefit when not down-scaling.
Small loss in quality over the Lanczos scaler.
Denoise
hqdn3d filter now accepts individual settings for both chroma channels (Cr, Cb)
New NlMeans? denoiser. This is very slow, but results are significantly better than hqdn3d.
Presets
Added Windows Phone 8 Preset
Updated Libraries
x264 r2431-ac76440
Libav v10.1
libbluray 0.5.0
Libavformat is now used for muxing instead of mp4v2 and libmkv
"Large File Size" checkbox has now bee removed for mp4, as the new muxer will transition to 64bit files automatically.
mpeg2dec has also been replaced in favour of using libav
The LibAV AAC encoder is now the default as FAAC has been removed.
This encoder is adequate for most, but until it improves a bit further, we have enabled support for the FDK-AAC encoder also.
This FDK option is a temporary measure until the LibAV encoder improves.
Note that FDK-AAC is much slower and will likely bottleneck the encode process, but will produce better quality audio.
H.265 encoder (Experimental - available when compiled from source with --enable-x265)
Early build of the new x265 encoder. Enabled on Windows only currently. (Mac / Linux builds will have it enabled shortly)
Currently still some way off being ready for prime time. Useful for testing only at this stage.
Added VP8 Encoder (using libvpx)
Available in MKV files only.
Removed mcdeint deinterlace and decomb modes. This relied on the snow encoder in libav which has been was removed by upstream.
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Windows
Accessibility / Usability Improvements
Added option to 'Use System Colors'. The app should now be usable in a High Contrast mode.
Fixed Tab ordering to make the app more keyboard friendly.
LibHB is now used for scanning instead of the CLI.
Improved the layout and design of the Audio and Subtitle tabs.
Split buttons similar to the old 0.9.8 WinForms? GUI
Improved layout on the track listbox to make better use of the space.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
When Done
Added an option that will reset this to 'Do nothing' when the app is closed and restarted.
Presets
New 'Presets' Menu
Presets bar can now be hidden if it's not wanted.
Numerous bug fixes
Fixed the Issue in the source dropdown where the drive menu items did not work when clicked.
Numerous fixes in the Picture settings panel around resolution calculation.
Numerous fixes around the way Presets are loaded and saved, particularly around Picture settings.
Removed Growl for Windows support due to bugs and issues with this library that remain unfixed. Project appears abandoned.
Many misc other fixes.
Windows XP and the 32bit version of the app is no longer supported. Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or later is now a requirement.
Mac
Build system updates to compiled under OS X 10.9
Automatic audio and subtitle track selection behaviours which can be stored per preset.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
Misc UI enhancements.
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Linux
Automatic audio and subtitle track selection behaviours which can be stored per preset.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
Batch Add to queue by list selection.
Russian and Czech Translations
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Requires GTK3
Command Line Interface
Basic support for return codes from the CLI. (0 = No Error, 1 = Cancelled, 2 = Invalid Input, 3 = Initialization error, 4 = Unknown Error")
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements