1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.29 2003/03/06 12:05:05 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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7 * advanced config options are now hidden by default.
8 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default.
9 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams.
10 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily Mac OS X.
13 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
14 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
15 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code ( fixes a problem with iDVD disks )
18 * fixed the GNU-pth support.
21 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout plugins.
22 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
23 * rc interface is now fully useable.
24 * fixed the MSVC project files generation.
27 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver bug and has been reported to M-Audio. ( Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work).
29 * very prelimenary support for VLC control via applescript.
32 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
35 * improved ID3 tag detection.
36 * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
37 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful gestures
39 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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43 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
44 English was set as the preferred language.
47 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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51 * new mouse gesture interface
52 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
56 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
57 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
58 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
61 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
62 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
66 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
69 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
70 without the user consent
73 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
75 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
76 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
77 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
80 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
81 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
82 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
83 * playlist enhancements
84 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
85 * new step forward/step backward commands
86 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
87 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
88 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
91 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
92 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
93 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
96 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
97 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
100 * native video output is working again
101 * only commandline interface support
102 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
105 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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109 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
110 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
111 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
112 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
113 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
114 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
115 and A/52 streams are supported)
116 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
121 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
122 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
123 * VCD entry points support
124 * VCD image file support
127 * support for *.asf format
128 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
129 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
130 * support for ogg encapsulation
131 * support for raw DV format
132 * support for *.wav format
133 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
136 Stream discovery & playlists:
137 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
138 * support for .m3u file format
139 * support for .asx file format
140 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
143 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
144 (only available with the .avi demux)
145 * support for ADPCM audio codec
146 * support for raw PCM data
147 * support for Cinepak video codec
148 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
149 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
150 * support for Xvid codec
151 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
152 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
153 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
155 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
157 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
160 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
163 * new WxWindows interface
164 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
165 device and the channels configuration
166 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
167 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
168 format that VLC can play
169 * new swedish translation
170 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
172 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
173 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
174 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
177 * localization support via GNU gettext software
178 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
179 * new preferences panel
180 * new open panel with full features
181 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
182 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
183 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
186 * preferences dialog box redesigned
187 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
189 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
190 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
191 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
192 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
195 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
197 * enhancements of the playlist window
198 * new messages window to see debug info
199 * fixed a few crashes
202 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
203 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
204 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
205 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working