MacGui: Use auto-cropping for iPod High-Rez, iPhone, and PSP presets.

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NEWS file for HandBrake <http://handbrake.m0k.org/>\r
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Changes between 0.8.0b1 and 0.8.5b1\r
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        Core HandBrake Changes\r
        + Added: iTunes-style chapter markers.\r
        + Added: 5.1 AAC surround sound.\r
        + Added: Dolby Pro Logic I and II downmixing of discrete surround sound.\r
        + Added: 1-channel AAC sound from monophonic sources.\r
        + Added: Advanced x264 options. (including High Profile support)\r
        + Added: B-frames in x264 + .mp4\r
        + Added: PPC Linux Support.\r
        + Added: Preserve language IDs from the DVD in .mp4\r
        + Added: Snapshot build method.\r
        + Added: Anamorphic video display in QuickTime.\r
        + Changed: Renamed back to HandBrake.\r
        + Changed: Libraries updated.\r
        + Changed: Enabled Update Checker.\r
        + Fixed: Multiple Audio tracks.\r
        + Fixed: Sped up DVD scanning time by being nicer to libdvdread.\r
        + Fixed: .dmg is now mountable in Mac OS X versions older than 10.4\r
        + Fixed: Proper output size from x264 in target size mode.\r
        + Fixed: Allows output sizes larger than 2 gigs in Linux.\r
        + Fixed: Several small memory leaks have been plugged.\r
        + Fixed: Fixes for 64-bit systems.\r
        + Fixed: Keep Aspect Ratio is no longer forced, so user-set height values are respected.\r
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        CLI Interface Changes\r
        + Added: Customize maximum width and height while keeping aspect ratio\r
        + Changed: Much prettier help screen\r
        + Changed: HBTest/MediaForkCLI renamed to HandBrakeCLI\r
        + Fixed: Better display of audio and subtitle ids\r
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        Mac GUI Changes\r
        + Added: Presets! Includes initial ones for AppleTV, iPod, and PS3.\r
        + Added: Preference option to auto-name output files with the DVD name and title number.\r
        + Added: Preset support for x264 options.\r
        + Changed: Remembers last destination path.\r
        + Changed: Remembers last source path.\r
        + Changed: Copy and paste in text fields.\r
        + Changed: Updates target size more quickly.\r
        + Changed: Mac GUI no longer retains target size values between enqueued jobs. (http://HandBrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249)\r
        + Fixed: Preview frames are no longer distorted in anamorphic mode.\r
        + Fixed: Mac GUI no longer floats above other windows.\r
        + Fixed: Browse by file no longer dims the browse button preventing you from changing browse locations without switching back and forth between it and drive selection. (http://HandBrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342)\r
        + Fixed: Makes sure destination directory is valid.\r
        + Fixed: Fills in the file save field with the current output name instead of leaving it blank.\r
        + Fixed: Update destination field with the current path instead of using the last one, which could have been a DVD.\r
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        Windows GUI Changes – Version 2.2 beta 1\r
        + Added: A few presets for the iPod in the menu.\r
        + Added: Ability to set default settings for all program encode options. \r
        + Added: Ability to turn off Automatic Update check on start-up. See Tools > Options\r
        + Added: Mod 16 check on the Height and Width boxes. \r
        + Added: Check the amount of hard disk space left is not running low when saving file. \r
        + Added: Option to have a Read DVD window showup on start-up.\r
        + Added: “View DVD data” Menu item in the tools menu. \r
        + Added: Links to the Homepage, forum, wiki and documentation page in the Help menu.\r
        + Added: Chapter markers check box (New feature in 0.8.5b1 CLI)\r
        + Changed: View DVD Information no longer appears after clicking the “Browse” button. \r
        + Changed: A few changes to the GUI - replaced textboxes with Dropdowns which auto-populate. \r
        + Changed: Auto Crop and Aspect text now automatically update when a new title is selected.\r
        + Changed: Several tweaks to the GUI design, remove a few text items that are no longer needed.\r
        + Changed: Ability to Queue videos enabled with completely re-written code. \r
        + Changed: Ability to queue stuff up while the encoding process is running. \r
        + Changed: Ability to remove items from the encode queue while is running. \r
        + Changed: Anamorphic option blanks out resolution boxes. \r
        + Changed: Re-written update checker. \r
        + Changed: Ability to turn off update check on start-up in Tools > Options\r
        + Changed: Auto Crop option now fills in figures into text boxes when selected. \r
        + Changed: Mp4 now default output file extension.\r
        + Changed: Enabled 5.1 AAC option.\r
        + Changed: Enabled h264 advanced options. \r
        + Changed: Updated the FAQ.\r
        + Changed: Included new version of HandBrake. Version 0.8.5b1.\r
        + Fixed: Pixel Ratio Not being saved with the profile.\r
        + Removed: Both “View Data” buttons on the Title Selection Window.\r
        + Removed: The “Read DVD” button. -  Automatically reads the DVD after selecting a source now.\r
        + Removed: The Help and Support window. Been replaced with a few Web Links.\r
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Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.8.0\r
 + MediaFork project forked from HandBrake source <http://handbrake.m0k.org/>\r
 + Updated libraries (meaning better quality, hopefully fewer bugs, and increased speeds)\r
 + iPod 5.5G support\r
 + Revamped graphical interface (Mac OS X)\r
 + Anamorphic encoding with pixel aspect ratio\r
 + Brighter color reproduction in QuickTime\r
 + Lists disks by DVD name instead of by drive name (Mac OS X)\r
 + Titles output movies based on the DVD name (Mac OS X)\r
 + 32Khz audio output\r
 + Constant rate factor encoding with x264\r
 + New preference item to turn deinterlacing on by default (Mac OS X)\r
 + New preference item to select the default audio language (Mac OS X)\r
 + Bugfix for reading straight from a DVD\r
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Changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1\r
 + Universal Binary for PPC and Intel\r
 + Bugfixes for missing subtitles, audio glitches with LPCM tracks and more\r
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Changes between 0.7.0-beta3 and 0.7.0\r
 + Multithreaded H.264 encoding with x264\r
 + Added option for H.264 Baseline (suitable for iPods)\r
 + (Very) experimental queue support\r
 + Fixes for some DVD titles HandBrake would not recognize\r
 + Fixes audio gliches when encoding from LPCM tracks\r
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Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0-beta3\r
 + Chapters selection\r
 + Custom framerate\r
 + Subtitle support\r
 + Check for updates\r
 + Custom aspect ratio\r
 + Audio samplerate selection\r
 + mp4/H.264 output\r
 + Proper NTSC support\r
 + AC3 pass-through\r
 + Progress bar in the dock icon (OS X)\r
 + 2-pass H.264 encoding\r
 + Constant quality encoding\r
 + Grayscale encoding\r
 + Up-to-date BeOS UI\r
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Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2\r
 + Support for DVDs with MPEG audio tracks\r
 + Rewrote the DVD navigation code\r
 + High quality resampler included\r
 + Better AVI compliance\r
 + Updated encoders\r
 + Internal improvements\r
 + Bugfixes\r
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Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1\r
 + Fixed LPCM endianness issue\r
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Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.6.0\r
 + MP4 and OGM output\r
 + AAC and Vorbis encoding\r
 + Experimental H264 encoding\r
 + LPCM DVDs support\r
 + Autocrop\r
 + GTK2 linux interface\r
 + OS X interface localization\r
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Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.2\r
 + Bugfixes\r
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Changes between 0.5 and 0.5.1\r
 + 2-pass XviD encoding\r
 + Bugfixes\r
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Changes between 0.4 and 0.5\r
 + Bugfixes, rewrite of large parts of the core\r
 + XviD encoding (1-pass only)\r
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Changes between 0.3 and 0.4\r
 + Better multithreading\r
 + Allow the user to specify a target size instead of bitrate\r
 + Misc GUI enhancements\r
 + Use low-priority threads on OS X\r
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Changes between 0.2 and 0.3\r
 + OSX & Linux ports\r
 + Allow 2-pass encoding\r
 + Many internal changes & fixes\r
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Changes between 0.1.1 and 0.2\r
 + Fixed a major bug that made HandBrake probably crash after ~ 15\r
   minutes encoded\r
 + Fixed a few minor memory leaks\r
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Changes between 0.1 and 0.1.1\r
 + Fixed a stupid bug that prevented to scan volumes correctly if\r
   FAT/NTFS/etc volumes were mounted\r
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Changes between 0.1-alpha2 and 0.1 :\r
 + Automatically detect ripped DVDs on BFS volumes\r
 + Allow picture cropping and resizing\r
 + Allow dual-audio encoding\r
 + Created files are quite compliant now (tested with OSX/Quicktime\r
   and BSPlayer)\r
 + Better A/V sync with some DVDs\r
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Changes between 0.1-alpha and 0.1-alpha2 :\r
 + Show length for each title\r
 + Fixed the screwed-audio bug\r
 + Many bugfixes...\r
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First version is 0.1-alpha.\r