System Tools

Version 2.3.0b1: - Change: ffmpeg updated from 2.8.11 (32 bit) to 9.0.2 (64 bit) - much faster audio and video conversions - Change: ffmpeg is now a GPL build (no "nonfree" libfaac) - native AAC encoder is used for AAC audio - Change: "sox" and "id3v2" tools removed - audio samples, ID3 tagging and watermarking now use ffmpeg (requires Audio 3.1.0b1 and Audio Watermark 1.3.0b1) - Change: "convert" updated from ImageMagick 6.3.7 (32 bit) to 6.9.13-57 (64 bit static) with a web-safe security policy (GIF, JPEG and PNG only) - Change: "jpegoptim" updated from 1.2.2 (32 bit) to 1.5.6 (64 bit static, libjpeg-turbo 3.2.0) - Change: "wget" updated from 1.11.4 (32 bit) to 1.25.0 (64 bit static, OpenSSL 3.5 with TLS 1.3) - Change: The System Check now reports a tool that is not installed as "not found or not executable" - Change: Removed the tifig tool - HEIC/HEIF images are now converted to JPG with the bundled ffmpeg - Bug Fix: bundled ffmpeg could crash converting or reading VP9 / Opus WebM video files - Bug Fix: bundled "convert" could not read GIF images, so resizing animated GIF images failed - Bug Fix: bundled "jpegoptim" did not support the Image Optimizer "Use Progressive" option, so JPEG images were never made progressive - Bug Fix: bundled "wget" could not connect to most HTTPS sites (OpenSSL 0.9.8, TLS 1.0 only), so URL Scan cards failed for those sites - Bug Fix: bundled "wget" showed as not working in the System Check unless the web user had a .wgetrc file - Developer: tools/ffmpeg.BUILD.txt documents the ffmpeg build sources, options and how to rebuild it - Developer: tools/convert-jpegoptim-wget.BUILD.txt documents the build sources, options and how to rebuild them Version 2.0.1: - Bug Fix: "tifig" tool could show as functioning correctly but not actually be working - Change: System Check listener updated to use timed commands to prevent a locked process Version 2.0.0: - Change: Restored "tifig" binary for systems that do not support HEIC with ImageMagick Version 1.3.0: - New: Updated with support for Homebrew installs on Macos using Apple M1 processor - Change: Removed "tifig" binary - HEIC and HEIF image support moved to ImageMagick Version 1.2.0: - Change: Executable tool config moved to Global Config and new "Auto Detect" mode added Version 1.1.0: - Change: Bug fixes and updates Version 1.0.1: - New: Added "tifig" binary for converting HEIC and HEIF images to JPG - New: "System Tool Paths" tool for defining path to server provided binaries Version 1.0.0: - Initial Release