X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=ee7ae0942ec5d426c80965233941a34c5bb9fd17;hb=ba0b10204bf3d5809a16f3ffa2d326ca754c4f4d;hp=72156233bb6a1209d0fd8d39a91f6587e49630c8;hpb=715de3e617f8f58717b654832185c65ed258d3d6;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 72156233bb..ee7ae0942e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,9 +1,24 @@ Changes between 1.1.0 and 1.2.0-git: ------------------------------------ +Important changes for packagers: + * The default builds now assume that the operating system uses UTF-8 for + its file systems and files content (except the Windows port). If this is + not acceptable, pass --enable-non-utf8 to the configure script. + +Access + * Multiple files are supported from RAR files + * BDA: experimental support for ClearQam devices + Codecs * You can now use ffmpeg-mt in conjunction with vlc +Demuxers: + * id3tag plugin is removed (superseded by taglib). + +Interfaces + * The telnet interface has been removed in the favour of the lua one + Video Filter: * New gradfun filter for debanding videos using dithering @@ -16,7 +31,64 @@ Stream output: dst=public_html/iphonestreamfile-###.ts}" -Changes between 1.0.5 and 1.1.0: +Changes between 1.1.0 and 1.1.1: +-------------------------------- + +libVLC: + * New capabilities for libVLC: + * Adjust video filter control: libvlc_adjust_Enable, + libvlc_adjust_Contrast, libvlc_adjust_Brightness, libvlc_adjust_Hue, + libvlc_adjust_Saturation, libvlc_adjust_Gamma + * libvlc_media_player_set_pause() can force the pause state, whereas + libvlc_media_player_pause() would only toggle it. + * libvlc_set_user_agent() configures the "user agent" strings used for some + protocols (HTTP, PulseAudio...). This replaces the --http-user-agent and + the former --user-agent libvlc_new() parameters. + * libvlc_video_set_callbacks() and libvlc_video_set_format() allow grabbing + video frames from a chosen memory location in real-time. This replace the + ugly --vmem-* libvlc_new() parameters in previous versions. + See http://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC_SampleCode_SDL as an example. + * libvlc_audio_get_delay() and libvlc_audio_set_delay() configure the delay + between audio and video/subpictures for the current input. + * Various fixes and crash preventions, especially when video functions were + called early + +Decoders/Demuxers: + * Fix performance issues with GPU decoding using DxVA2 using ATI graphic cards + You NEED ATI Catalyst 10.7 + * Fix :program selection in TS and DVB-T + * Fixes and improvements for MKV, Avformat and Avcodec modules + * Fix mod (.xm, .s3m, .it) files support on Windows and Mac builds + +Stream output: + * Fix h264 streaming in ts + +Interfaces: + * Qt: fix preferences, hotkeys, messages and some fulscreen behaviour + * Skins: support for mousewheel in fullscreen, fix radialsliders + * Http: fix fullscreen toggle + +Linux: + * Fix pulse closing + * VAAPI small improvements, notably for extraction mode selection + +MacOS: + * Multiple interface and crash fixes + * Deinterlace selection is repaired + * Crashes when playing multi-channel tracks fixes + +Windows: + * Activation of DEP on XP SP3 + * Fix opening of .m3u and .pls playlists + * Fix crash when My Document isn't available + * Fix crash when Windows was getting into standby while playing video + +Translations: + * Update translations for Spanish, Polish, German, Sinhala, Hungarian, Khmer, + Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Hebrew, Slovak, Galician + + +Changes between 1.0.6 and 1.1.0: -------------------------------- Important changes for users: * On Linux, known bugs in the ALSA library might prevent audio output. @@ -62,7 +134,7 @@ Decoders: * Improvements on the FLAC format (7.1 channels and 88.2/176.4/192 kHz support) * Direct rendering is used more often with H.264 in avcodec module * Support for MPEG-4 ALS lossless audio codec - * Support for VP8 codec (source code version only) + * Support for VP8 codec Demuxers: * Support for .aob files from DVD-Audio (MLP and LPCM) (Full disc support is NOT present yet) @@ -110,7 +182,6 @@ Visualization: Service discovery: * Service discoveries can now be written in lua * Service discovery for Picture/Music/Video user directories - * Service discovery based on libudev * Shoutcast Service discoveries are now removed Encoders: @@ -155,6 +226,7 @@ Misc: * new sqlite module * --save-config command line option not supported anymore. * Fixed and reenabled netsync module. + * Improved Solaris port Bindings: * new C++ wrapper around libVLC: libVLCpp