New in version 5.0.1

- Fully optimized for macOS26 - compiled against macOS26 SDK
- Added Video Bitrate Analyser feature
- Added option 'Update Frequency'.
- Added option 'Video Threshold'.
- Added option 'Average Calculated bitrate'.
- Added option 'Maximum bitrate".
- Added 'Create Video Thumbnail Contact Sheet' feature.
- Added Option 'Thumbnail mode'.
- Added option 'Thumbnail Image Size'.
- Added option 'Thumbnail Size'.
- Added option 'Show Thumbnail time'.
- Added option 'Thumbnail rows'.
- Added option 'Thumbnail columns'.
- Added option 'Thumbnail Image format'.
- Added support for VVEnc (H266)for MOV and MKV containers.
- Added option 'Preset' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'Tier' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'Set subjective (perceptually motivated) optimization' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'Set (intra) refresh period (sec)' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'HDR Mode' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'SDR Mode' (VVEnc).
- Added option 'Intra refresh type' (VVEnc).
- Added support for FFVHUFF video codec.
- Added support for DXV codec.
- Added new window with detailed info of source file.
- Added toolbar switch 'List View/Small View'.
- Added toolbar switch 'Show/Hide Details view'.
- Added HEVC (VideoToolbox) option 'Enable spatial AQ'
- Added HEVC (VideoToolbox) option 'Prioritize encoding speed'
- Added HEVC (VideoToolbox) option 'Enable constant bit rate (macOS 13 or newer)'
- Added HEVC (VideoToolBox) profile 'main42210'.
- Added AV1 AOM option 'Encode in single frame mode'.
- Added color curve editor.
- Added dropdown menu for selecting Luminance, RGB, Red, Green and Blue
- Added CLR button to reset color curve.
- Added preferences option 'Keep ffWorks Log after quitting'.
- Added ffWorks Log window feature
- Added 'save', 'print' and 'clear' toolbar buttons.
- Added preferences option 'Auto show FFmpeg Log Window when encoding starts'.
- Added color space values 'Chroma Derived NC', 'Chroma Derived C' and 'ICTCP'.
- Added support for .m4b files.
- Added option 'Increment timecode between each segment'.
- Added option 'Create segments from available Chapters.'
- Added audio filter 'DC Shift'.
- Added option 'DC Shift'.
- Added option 'Limiter gain'.
- Added option 'Add cover art' (MP3).
- Added button 'select Image file' (for cover art MP3).
- Added Delogo editor.
- Added button 'Add Delogo Area'.
- Added button 'Remove Delogo Area'.
- Added textfield 'Left'.
- Added textfield 'Top'.
- Added textfield 'Size'.
- Added option 'Hide Boundaries'.
- Added option 'Hide raster'.
- Added option 'Raster size'.
- Added Webp option 'Enable Lossless Mode'.
- Added Webp option 'Compression Level'.
- Added Webp option 'Configuration preset'.
- Added Webp option 'Enable Loop'.
- Added showing realtime bitrate value when encoding.
- Added option 'Extract to folder' (Movie to Images).
- Added option 'Force writing a timecode track'.
- Added option 'FLAC bits (24bits or 32bits).
- Added video filter 'Negate'.
- Added option 'Negate/Invert set'.
- Added preference option 'Create Video Thumbnail Contact Sheet'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Profile'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Cinema Mode'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Progression Order'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Number of resolutions'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Fixed Quality'.
- Added JPEG2000 option 'Irreversible compression'.
- Added option to scroll text 'Right to left' or 'Bottom to top' (DrawText filter).
- Added option 'Use Motion Interpolation Blurring' for creating images to movie.
- Added Preset label in Merge Media Files window.
- Added support for audiobook files (.m4b).
- Added option 'Loop Video' (Video Settings).
- Added 'Keep Aspect Ratio' option for Overlays.
- Added option 'Enable spatial AQ' for hardware accelerated encoding.
- Added 'vmaf_v0.6.1neg' and 'vmaf_4k_v0.6.1neg' models for VMAF.
- Added several codecs to the AVI container.
- Added draw text option 'Timed text".
- Added draw text option 'Delay time'.
- Added draw text option 'Show time".
- Added several audio bitrate preset values.
- Added Preferences option 'Use preemptive threads when possible'.
- Added support for WebVTT subtitles.
- Added support for UYVA, VYU444, AYUV ands V30X pixel formats.
- Improved Timeslider
- New Timeslider with frame-to-frame accuracy (including zooming mode).
- It is now possible to select and drag a selected trim area.
- It is now possible to zoom into a trim position (by holding the mouse button down).
- The trimming window can now be resized.
- Improved scanning for sequential number clusters when encoding image to movie.
- Improved handling broadcast WAV files with timecode.
- Improved encoding to AV1 using the AOM encoder.
- Improved Command Line Editor.
- Improved FFmpeg diagnostics.
- Improved check for update process with history release info.
- Improved hard burning subtitles (no temp file needed anymore).
- Improved handling video streams with rotate metadata.
- Merge Media Files is now a Modal Window.
- Convert 360 filters Yaw, roll and pitch options now have the correct range from -180 to 180.
- Now uses -b:a instead of the deprecated -ab to set Audio bitrates
- Now shows realtime video bitrates while encoding.
- Now shows progress count in the Wizard window.
- Color Adjustments now use preemptive threading.
- When entering a video bitrate manually, the Preset is now auto set to 'manual'.
- Selecting a user preset, did disable the Wizard. This is now fixed.
- Fixed issue setting the 'Interpolation method' option in the Convert 360 video filter.
- Fixed issue when ‘Start encoding after adding files’ is enabled and an image file was added.
- It is now possible to use Image To Movie feature while other batch files are processing.
- Improved trimming feature.
- Several small bug fixes and improvements.
- Fixed memory leak.
- Fixed CPU usage when idle.

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Important! ffWorks does not include a compiled FFmpeg file. You have to compile or download this yourself.

For macOS 64bit 10.13 and higher (native Apple Silicon and Intel)

FFmpeg files for macOS

Download FFmpeg (osxexperts version - both Intel and Apple Silicon).

Download FFmpeg (Martin Riedl’s version - both Intel and Apple Silicon).

Download FFmpeg (Tessus version - Intel only)