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1.1 Version 1.4.2 - 2026-04-18 - Sacha Chua
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  • New commands:
    • `subed-vtt-insert-chapter-comments' takes chapter markers as a
      string and adds NOTE comments defining those chapters, which you
      can extract with `subed-section-comments-as-chapters' after you
      adjust them.
    • `subed-vtt-combine-separate-speaker-files' can combine VTT, such
      as when you transcribe different tracks of a conversation.
    • `subed-duplicate-subtitle'
    • `subed-mpv-jump-to-timestamp-or-current-subtitle'
    • `subed-vtt-insert-word-timestamp'
  • New hooks:
    • `subed-subtitle-split-hook'.
    • `subed-waveform-make-overlay-hook'
  • New functions:
    • `subed-subtitle-end-pos'
  • New autoloads:
    • `subed-word-data-fix-subtitle-timing'
    • `subed-word-data-compare-normalized-string-distance'
  • `[Speaker]:' tags are copied or deduplicated when splitting or
    merging subtitles.
  • subed-vtt:
    • Check for the end of the buffer.
    • Sanitize/validate to make sure there are separators.
  • subed-waveform:
    • `subed-waveform--mouse-event-to-ms' now takes an optional
      parameter for the X coordinate to convert.
    • Refresh waveforms after splitting.
    • `subed-waveform-jump-to-timestamp': Copy the timestamp for easier
      pasting.
    • New options `subed-waveform-image-width' and
      `subed-waveform-image-height'
  • subed-word-data: Include speaker diarization if available.
  • `subed-align-mfa-set-word-data' can now work on a region or sepcify
    beam size.
  • `subed-file-duration-ms': Cache based on filename to support
    multiple files.
  • Updated tests to work on Emacs 31.


1.2 Version 1.4.1 - 2026-02-16 - Sacha Chua
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  • You can now use Montreal Forced Aligner or Aeneas to generate word
    timestamps using `subed-align-mfa-set-word-data' or
    `subed-align-aeneas-set-word-data'.
  • subed-word-data now uses approximate matches by default.


1.3 Version 1.4.0 - 2026-02-10 - Sacha Chua
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  • subed-word-data.el can now load word timing from TextGrid files
    produced by the Montreal Forced Aligner.
  • New functions: `subed-word-data-add-word-timestamps',
    `subed-word-data-remove-word-timestamps'


1.4 Version 1.3.1 - 2026-01-03 - Sacha Chua
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  • `subed-convert' can convert from plain text files now. Each line is
    turned into a subtitle.
  • `subed-wdiff-subtitle-text-with-file' allows you to ignore a regxep
    when comparing.


1.5 Version 1.3.0 - 2026-01-03 - Sacha Chua
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  • subed no longer sorts subtitles by default on saving the file, since
    that was taking a long time.  If you would like to sort subtitles,
    use `subed-sort'.


1.6 Version 1.2.25 - 2025-01-28 - Sacha Chua
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  • subed-vtt: Don't require blank lines before timestamps. Support
    multiple components in a cue.
  • Document YouTube workflow.


1.7 Version 1.2.24 - 2025-01-24 - Sacha Chua
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  • New command subed-section-comments-as-chapters.
  • subed-word-data.el: Load word data from Youtube VTT files.
  • Approximately match word data.
  • Move CPS overlay more often.
  • subed-sum-time can take a list of subtitles.
  • subed-vtt merges comments as well.


1.8 Version 1.2.23 - 2024-12-19 - Sacha Chua
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  • New menu.


1.9 Version 1.2.22 - 2024-12-19 - Sacha Chua
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  • New commands:
    • subed-sum-time displays the total time for the subtitles. Note
      that this is the sum of the duration of each subtitle, not the
      difference between the earliest start time and the latest end
      time.
    • subed-retime-subtitles: provide a transient map for setting
      subtitle times.
    • subed-align-region: use Aeneas to realign the text within the
      region using the start and end time in the region.
    • subed-word-data-fix-subtitle-timing: use WhisperX or SRV2 word
      data to adjust timing in the region or buffer.
    • subed-crop-subtitles, subed-crop-media-file
    • lots of new commands for controlling MPV, starting with the C-c
      C-f shortcut for subed-mpv-control which uses
      subed-mpv-control-map as the transient keymap.  Use M-x
      describe-variable subed-mpv-control-map for details.
  • New hook: subed-region-adjusted-hook
  • Renamed subed-waveform-ffmpeg-executable to
  …  …
