Convert from Finder, and open more formats Finder • Right-click videos in Finder and choose Convert with Render Room: Default settings, any output format, a platform preset, or one of your own presets. Converted files are saved next to the originals, on your Mac and on external drives. • Turn it on in System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions → Finder, or from Render Room Settings → General → Finder Menu. More formats • Open camcorder, broadcast, and older videos: TS, AVCHD MTS and M2TS, MPG, WMV, FLV, MXF, OGV, and 3GP. Audio tracks • Videos with several audio tracks, such as other languages or commentary, let you choose the one to preview and convert. Faster and fixed • AV1 exports are many times faster. • 5.1 and 7.1 audio converted to MP4, MOV, or MKV now plays in QuickTime, and previews of surround MKV videos have sound. • Stopping a Convert Videos shortcut now stops the whole run. The Finder menu, batch conversion, Watch Folder, and the Convert Videos Shortcuts action are part of Render Room Pro.

Smarter watch folders and a more reliable batch queue Watch Folder • Choose Default settings, any platform profile (YouTube, Shorts, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and more), a custom preset, or Custom settings with format, codec, quality, frame rate, and a maximum resolution. • New File → Watch Folder… opens the settings directly. • Files still being copied are skipped until the copy finishes, renamed videos aren't converted twice, and your own exports next to a source are left alone. • A watched folder that was moved, renamed, or on a disconnected drive is picked up again automatically. • Fixed odd output sizes with a maximum resolution, which could make MKV and WebM conversions fail. Batch queue • Drag a video near the top or bottom of the list to scroll long queues. • Each window keeps its own export and saved queue, and closing a window stops its export. • Resume Queue restores your output size again, and keeps your queue even if its files are temporarily unavailable. • Fixes for Stop while paused, progress after removing videos, and starting a new export right after stopping one. Cleaner action bar • Reset, Reveal, Share, and the error actions are compact icon buttons, so everything fits in every language. • Warnings show as an icon; hover to read them, or click for details. Shortcuts • The Convert Videos action offers platform presets, keeps files that converted when another one fails, and is now translated, along with its Siri phrases, in every supported language. Plus fixes for the crop editor, window size, and Settings tabs.

Watch folders, your way • Watch Folder can now use any built-in platform preset (YouTube, Shorts, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, GIF, and more), one of your custom presets, or custom settings. • Custom settings let you choose format, codec, quality, frame rate, and a maximum resolution. Portrait and landscape videos are scaled alike, and smaller videos are never upscaled. • A summary shows exactly what each new video will be converted with. • Platform presets keep their crop and custom presets keep their look in watched folders. • New File → Watch Folder… menu item opens the settings directly. • Dragging a video near the top or bottom of a long batch queue now scrolls the list. • The Convert Videos Shortcuts action now offers platform presets too. • Stability improvements.

Batch queue and automation • Pause and resume batch exports. Pausing waits for the current video to finish, so nothing is left half-written. • Reorder queued videos by dragging, or from the context menu. • Pick up where you left off: unfinished batch queues can be resumed from the welcome screen, even after quitting. • Watch Folder: videos added to a chosen folder are converted automatically with your default settings or a custom preset. • New Shortcuts actions convert or open videos, and can run as Finder Quick Actions. • Export and import custom presets to share them between Macs. • Opening several files at once now loads them all into one batch queue. • Improved stability and diagnostics.

Improved timeline editing with live trim duration updates and smoother high-frame-rate video playback in Edit mode. Also includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

Render Room 2.1 gives you more control over file sizes, audio, subtitles, and export formats. • Convert compatible formats without re-encoding using Copy Source, preserving the original video quality • Set a target file size for MP4 and MOV exports, with convenient presets for common sharing limits • Add selectable subtitles from SRT, VTT, ASS, or SSA files, or keep supported subtitles from your source • Fine-tune audio with loudness normalization, gain, fade in/out, and mono downmix • Import and export M4A audio, export H.264 and HEVC to MKV, and encode AV1 video in MP4 • Save or copy the current preview frame with crop, rotation, and visual adjustments applied • Detect black bars automatically in the crop editor and remove interlacing from older footage • Preserve original file dates and share finished exports directly from the app • Access preview, frame capture, and output actions with new File menu commands and keyboard shortcuts This update also improves trimming and playback responsiveness in Convert and Edit modes, subtitle timing in trimmed exports, and export reliability.

Render Room 2.0 introduces Edit mode—a new multi-clip timeline for creating complete video compositions on your Mac. • Arrange, trim, split, reorder, copy, paste, and adjust the speed of clips • Add background audio and navigate edits with new keyboard controls • Save and reopen projects with autosave, recovery, recent projects, and missing-media relinking • Preview compositions, compare original and encoded output side by side, and export using the same controls as Convert mode • Enjoy smoother timeline playback, faster thumbnails, and more reliable composition exports • Improved batch conversion, disk-space checks, cancellation, and clearer export errors • Improved AI Upscale reliability and MKV, WebM, and GIF support on macOS 14 and 15 • Better accessibility, localization, Reduce Motion support, and interface polish Render Room 2.0 also includes performance improvements and fixes throughout the editing, preview, and export workflows.

Render Room 0.8.0 adds powerful new visual editing controls and improves export reliability. You can now fine-tune videos with Color Wheels and Curves, including Lift, Gamma, Gain, per-channel curves, Bezier handles, reset controls, and preview/export rendering that stays aligned with the final output. This update also improves batch export behavior, repeat exports, diagnostics for bundled media tools and AI model readiness, recent-file recovery for moved sources, encoded preview layout, localization coverage, and release packaging checks.

What’s new: AI Upscale, custom presets, better previews, and more control over exports. • Added AI Upscale for sharper video exports, powered by on-device Core ML models. • Added GIF x4 AI Upscale for animated GIF sources, preserving frame timing and loop behavior. • Added custom export presets so you can save, reuse, rename, update, and manage your own conversion settings. • Added output filename templates with built-in presets, custom tokens, and live filename preview. • Added rotation controls for video exports, with matching preview and export behavior. • Improved encoded previews with clearer AI Upscale status, side-by-side comparison labels, and better playback control. • Improved estimated size feedback with Estimated, Measuring, and Measured states when sample-based calibration is available. • Added better export failure recovery with retry actions, copyable error details, and destination switching. • Polished the inspector with clearer Quality-first controls, smarter preset menus, and improved AI Upscale guidance.

What’s New * Added MP3, WAV, and FLAC audio support, including import, preview/edit workflows, and export with format-specific quality controls. * Added a new encoded preview system, so you can render a short sample using your current export settings before converting the full file. * Added side-by-side preview comparison for MP4 and MOV exports, with a draggable split view to compare the original source against the encoded sample. * Added MKV and WebM source support, including preview, trimming, cropping, visual adjustments, batch thumbnails, and export workflows. * Added Hindi and Swedish localization. Improvements * Major trim controller improvements: playback now starts from the trim range, timeline clicks behave more predictably, trim ranges can be dragged as a segment, hover timing is clearer, and controls no longer cover the video. * Improved HDR editing and export consistency, with better handling for Visual adjustments, LUT warnings, HEVC HDR output, and SDR/HDR conversion. * Improved recent-file history with sharper thumbnails, better first-launch loading, GIF thumbnails, and more reliable Finder drag-and-drop handling. * Improved export size estimates and bitrate decisions so estimates better match the selected codec, quality, frame rate, trim, speed, and dimensions. * Added faster VP9 options for WebM and MKV exports, plus clearer codec labels and codec guidance. Fixes * Fixed WebM preview sizing for sources with non-square pixel aspect ratios. * Fixed GIF export resizing so custom dimensions preserve the source aspect ratio. * Fixed source-FPS exports so “Original” FPS keeps the source frame rate more reliably. * Fixed trimmed exports that could show a one-frame black flash in some players. * Fixed several stability issues around native exports, preview generation, recent-file history, and HDR HEVC export.

What’s new: cleaner color workflows and HDR-aware exports. • Added LUT support for applying creative color looks. • Added HDR detection and HDR-aware export optimization. • Improved visual export controls for more deliberate results. • Refined the conversion workflow so advanced color options stay accessible without making everyday exports feel heavier.