1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.74 2003/11/23 11:02:39 zorglub Exp $
3 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.3:
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7 * Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
8 Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
9 * New encoder api (ffmpeg, vorbis and theora encoders available).
10 * Video outputs are recycled if possible.
11 This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
12 * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
13 * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
16 * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
21 * Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
22 * Support for FLAC in Ogg files.
23 * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
24 * Fixed seeking support in FLAC files.
25 * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
26 * Reworked DVB tuning.
27 * Better Icecast support.
30 * Support for Theora video encoding.
31 * Support for Speex audio.
32 * Support for AAC + SBR.
34 * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
37 * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer.
38 * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
39 * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
40 * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
41 * Improved Ogg muxing and added theora, speex and subtitles support.
42 * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
43 * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
44 * Preliminary RTP support.
45 * Fixes to SAP announces.
50 - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option).
51 * New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
53 - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
54 - Improvements and help in preferences
55 - New streaming wizard
57 - Improvements of the standard pages
58 - Support for new commands
59 * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
62 * Many fixes to the SAP module
63 * SAP now supports HTTP streams
66 * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
67 * Text subtitles autodetection.
68 * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
69 * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
70 * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
71 * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
72 * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
73 * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
74 * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
77 * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
79 * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem.
80 * Support for Panther.
81 * Support for raw dumping of streams to disk.
82 * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
85 * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams...).
86 * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
87 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
88 * Support for 3F2R in audio output.
89 * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
90 * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
93 * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
94 * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
97 * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
98 * Audio visual effects filter using goom.
99 * Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations.
100 * libcaca video output (colored ascii)
102 Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
103 ---------------------------------
106 * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
109 * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
110 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
113 * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
114 * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
117 * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
120 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
121 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
124 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
127 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
130 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
131 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
134 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
135 ---------------------------------
138 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
139 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
143 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
144 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
145 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
147 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
148 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
151 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
154 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
157 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
158 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
161 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
162 ---------------------------------
165 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
166 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
170 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
171 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
172 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
173 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
174 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
177 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
178 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
179 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
182 * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
183 * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
184 use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
187 * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
188 * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
189 * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
190 * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
191 * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
194 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
195 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
196 * A new CORBA control plugin.
199 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
202 * Improved build system.
203 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
204 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
205 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
206 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
209 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
210 ---------------------------------
213 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
216 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
217 * Fixed large file support on Windows
218 * Video 4 Linux support
219 * CD Digital Audio support
220 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
223 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
224 * Support for OpenDML avi files
225 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
226 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
229 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
230 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
231 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
232 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
233 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
234 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
235 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
238 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
239 * New HTTP remote control interface
242 * New stream output scheme. It is now possible to build a chain of stream outputs allowing for instance to stream and display some content at the same time.
243 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
244 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
245 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
248 * New reset option for the preferences
249 * You can set your language in the prefences
250 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
251 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
252 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
253 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
256 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
257 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
258 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
261 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
262 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
263 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
264 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
265 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
266 * New icons by Davor Orel.
267 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
268 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
269 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
270 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
273 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
274 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
275 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
276 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
277 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
278 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
279 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
282 * Interface localization
283 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
284 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
285 * New full-featured Preferences window
287 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
288 ---------------------------------
291 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
292 * support for skins at the interface level
293 * new OSD module using Freetype2
294 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
295 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
296 input level before dropping out of date frames.
297 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
300 * fixed HTTP redirects
301 * support for opening an entire directory
302 * EOF should be detected more reliably
303 * new video4linux access plug-in
304 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
307 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
308 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
309 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
312 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
313 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
314 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
315 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
316 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
317 * new codec for raw I420 video
318 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
321 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
322 (although it still misses some important features)
323 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
326 * new HTTP output support
327 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
328 * fixed AV synchronization issues
331 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
334 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
337 * reorderable playlist
338 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
339 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
340 * support for mono audio output devices
341 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
342 * fixed several cosmetic issues
343 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
344 * the messages window remembers more lines
345 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
346 * http and ogg stream output options
347 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
350 * new skinnable interface
351 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
353 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
354 * support for FLAC audio format
355 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
357 * network tab in the interface
358 * "apply" handling in preferences
361 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
362 ---------------------------------
365 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
366 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
367 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
368 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
370 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
374 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
375 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
376 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
377 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
380 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
381 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
384 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
387 * fixed the GNU-pth support
390 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
392 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
393 * rc interface is now fully useable
394 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
397 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
398 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
399 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
400 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
401 * VLC now uses the default audio device
403 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
404 * support for mouse gestures
405 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
408 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
409 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
412 * improved ID3 tag detection
413 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
414 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
415 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
417 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
420 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
421 ---------------------------------
424 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
425 English was set as the preferred language
428 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
429 --------------------------------
432 * new mouse gesture interface
433 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
437 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
438 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
439 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
442 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
443 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
447 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
450 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
451 without the user consent
454 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
456 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
457 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
458 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
461 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
462 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
463 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
464 * playlist enhancements
465 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
466 * new step forward/step backward commands
467 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
468 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
469 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
472 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
473 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
474 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
477 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
478 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
481 * native video output is working again
482 * only commandline interface support
483 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
486 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
487 --------------------------------
490 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
491 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
492 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
493 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
494 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
495 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
496 and A/52 streams are supported)
497 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
502 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
503 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
504 * VCD entry points support
505 * VCD image file support
508 * support for *.asf format
509 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
510 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
511 * support for ogg encapsulation
512 * support for raw DV format
513 * support for *.wav format
514 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
517 Stream discovery & playlists:
518 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
519 * support for .m3u file format
520 * support for .asx file format
521 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
524 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
525 (only available with the .avi demux)
526 * support for ADPCM audio codec
527 * support for raw PCM data
528 * support for Cinepak video codec
529 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
530 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
531 * support for Xvid codec
532 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
533 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
534 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
536 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
538 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
541 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
544 * new WxWindows interface
545 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
546 device and the channels configuration
547 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
548 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
549 format that VLC can play
550 * new swedish translation
551 * enhancements of the playlist window
552 * new messages window to see debug info
553 * fixed a few crashes
556 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
557 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
558 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
559 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working