Zond 265 Linux version history

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

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