1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.67 2003/10/12 23:28:36 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.3:
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7 * Video outputs are recycled if possible. This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
8 * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when these are used.
9 * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
10 * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
13 * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
16 * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 audio in DVB streams.
17 * Fixed seeking support in FLAC files.
22 * Support for AAC + SBR.
24 * removed old a52, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio codecs, since we are using others now.
27 * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
29 * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem.
32 * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams...).
33 * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
34 * Support for 3F2R in audio output.
35 * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
38 * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
39 * Text subtitles autodetection.
40 * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
41 * Text subtitles for videofiles. Result may vary.
42 * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
45 * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
46 * Audio visual effects filter using goom.
47 * Spanish and Portugese Brazilian translations.
49 Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
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53 * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
56 * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
57 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
60 * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
61 * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
64 * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
67 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
68 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
71 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
74 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
77 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
78 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
81 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
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85 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
86 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
90 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
91 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
92 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
93 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
94 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
97 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
98 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
99 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
102 * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
103 * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
104 use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
107 * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
108 * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
109 * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
110 * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
111 * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
114 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
115 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
116 * A new CORBA control plugin.
119 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
122 * Improved build system.
123 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
124 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
125 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
126 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
129 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
130 ---------------------------------
133 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
136 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
137 * Fixed large file support on Windows
138 * Video 4 Linux support
139 * CD Digital Audio support
140 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
143 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
144 * Support for OpenDML avi files
145 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
146 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
149 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
150 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
151 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
152 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
153 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
154 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
155 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
158 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
159 * New HTTP remote control interface
162 * 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.
163 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
164 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
165 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
168 * New reset option for the preferences
169 * You can set your language in the prefences
170 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
171 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
172 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
173 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
176 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
177 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
178 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
181 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
182 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
183 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
184 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
185 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
186 * New icons by Davor Orel.
187 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
188 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
189 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
190 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
193 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
194 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
195 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
196 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
197 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
198 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
199 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
202 * Interface localization
203 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
204 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
205 * New full-featured Preferences window
207 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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211 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
212 * support for skins at the interface level
213 * new OSD module using Freetype2
214 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
215 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
216 input level before dropping out of date frames.
217 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
220 * fixed HTTP redirects
221 * support for opening an entire directory
222 * EOF should be detected more reliably
223 * new video4linux access plug-in
224 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
227 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
228 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
229 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
232 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
233 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
234 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
235 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
236 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
237 * new codec for raw I420 video
238 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
241 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
242 (although it still misses some important features)
243 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
246 * new HTTP output support
247 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
248 * fixed AV synchronization issues
251 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
254 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
257 * reorderable playlist
258 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
259 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
260 * support for mono audio output devices
261 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
262 * fixed several cosmetic issues
263 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
264 * the messages window remembers more lines
265 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
266 * http and ogg stream output options
267 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
270 * new skinnable interface
271 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
273 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
274 * support for FLAC audio format
275 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
277 * network tab in the interface
278 * "apply" handling in preferences
281 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
282 ---------------------------------
285 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
286 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
287 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
288 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
290 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
294 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
295 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
296 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
297 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
300 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
301 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
304 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
307 * fixed the GNU-pth support
310 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
312 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
313 * rc interface is now fully useable
314 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
317 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
318 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
319 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
320 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
321 * VLC now uses the default audio device
323 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
324 * support for mouse gestures
325 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
328 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
329 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
332 * improved ID3 tag detection
333 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
334 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
335 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
337 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
340 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
341 ---------------------------------
344 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
345 English was set as the preferred language
348 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
349 --------------------------------
352 * new mouse gesture interface
353 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
357 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
358 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
359 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
362 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
363 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
367 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
370 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
371 without the user consent
374 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
376 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
377 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
378 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
381 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
382 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
383 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
384 * playlist enhancements
385 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
386 * new step forward/step backward commands
387 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
388 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
389 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
392 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
393 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
394 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
397 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
398 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
401 * native video output is working again
402 * only commandline interface support
403 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
406 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
407 --------------------------------
410 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
411 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
412 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
413 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
414 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
415 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
416 and A/52 streams are supported)
417 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
422 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
423 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
424 * VCD entry points support
425 * VCD image file support
428 * support for *.asf format
429 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
430 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
431 * support for ogg encapsulation
432 * support for raw DV format
433 * support for *.wav format
434 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
437 Stream discovery & playlists:
438 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
439 * support for .m3u file format
440 * support for .asx file format
441 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
444 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
445 (only available with the .avi demux)
446 * support for ADPCM audio codec
447 * support for raw PCM data
448 * support for Cinepak video codec
449 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
450 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
451 * support for Xvid codec
452 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
453 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
454 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
456 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
458 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
461 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
464 * new WxWindows interface
465 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
466 device and the channels configuration
467 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
468 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
469 format that VLC can play
470 * new swedish translation
471 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
473 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
474 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
475 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
478 * localization support via GNU gettext software
479 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
480 * new preferences panel
481 * new open panel with full features
482 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
483 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
484 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
487 * preferences dialog box redesigned
488 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
490 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
491 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
492 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
493 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
496 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
498 * enhancements of the playlist window
499 * new messages window to see debug info
500 * fixed a few crashes
503 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
504 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
505 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
506 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working