From fa31c4f9fc83e8b792ebe478e61bb6e5b1c6f358 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Felix=20Paul=20K=C3=BChne?= Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:04:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Merged the notes for 0.8.6g and 0.8.6h Some wording improvements --- NEWS | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 1ccbd9ff0b..7a3295fef3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ Important notes: * The old access:url syntax is no longer supported. Use access://url instead. E.g.: vlc:quit -> vlc://quit ; udp:@239.255.12.12 -> udp://@239.255.12.12 - * The ffmpeg module has been removed and replaced by the avcodec, avformat, - swscale (or imgresample if you use a swscale-less ffmpeg build) and - postproc modules. + * The ffmpeg module has been removed and replaced by avcodec, avformat, swscale + (or imgresample if you use a swscale-less ffmpeg build) and postproc modules. Changes: -------- @@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ Input/Demuxers: * BDA devices access module for DVB-C/S/T capture cards on Microsoft Windows * CD+G karaoke Files support * MXF files support - * Re-written Screen access module for Mac OS X using OpenGL - instead of QuickDraw + * Re-written Screen access module for Mac OS X + using OpenGL instead of QuickDraw * Screen module now supports partial screen capture and mouse following on X11. * Experimental EyeTV access module (Mac OS X only) This requires the user to install a plugin to EyeTV.app @@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ Interfaces: * Full support for meta data editing (ID3v2, Ogg/Vorbis, AAC, APEv1/2) * Mac OS X * Improved video output features - * Access to VideoLAN's Help Wiki within VLC + * Online access to VideoLAN's Help Wiki within VLC * New setting to disable the "Recent Items" service * When playing Radio (live) streams, the current track is shown correctly * Correct appearance on Macs using Aqua's graphite theme @@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ Interfaces: (Media Player Remote Interfacing specification), a common dbus control interface for media players that intends to become an xdg standard when finished: http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/index.php/Media_Player_Interfaces . - * Motion module use disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal + * Motion module using disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal * Plugin to set Telepathy presence message using MissionControl * Fixed VLM schedule time on Linux @@ -213,11 +212,55 @@ New Localizations: * Persian * Polish -Developpers: +Developers: * LibVLC now supports externally built plugins properly. A "vlc-plugin" pkg-config package is provided. * Java bindings are now built from a separate source. + +Changes between 0.8.6g and 0.8.6h: +---------------------------------- + +Security updates: + * Updated GnuTLS and libgcrypt on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2008-1948, + CVE-2008-1949, CVE-2008-1950) + * Updated libxml2 on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2007-6284) + +Goodies: + * Updated libebml and libmatroska on Mac OS X. Reliability improvements. + * Miscellaneous bugfixes in multiple modules and in libvlc + (ftp access, record access filter, video filters, RC interface, + playlist demuxer, IP networking, MPJPEG muxer, stream outputs) + * Improved support for MPEG2 content created by Final Cut Pro + * More reliable audio reception for MPEG TS streams + * Fixed a regression in 0.8.6g where usage of the snapshot feature could lead + to an unexpected application termination + * New Serbian translation + * Updated Romanian translation + + +Changes between 0.8.6f and 0.8.6g: +---------------------------------- + +Security updates: + * Removed VLC variable settings from Mozilla and ActiveX + (CVE-2007-6683, VideoLAN-SA-0804) + * Removed loading plugins from the current directory + (CVE-2008-2147, VideoLAN-SA-0805) + * Updated libpng on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2008-1382) + * Fixed libid3tag denial of service (CVE-2008-2109) + * Fixed libvorbis vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-1419, CVE-2008-1420, CVE-2008-1423) + * Fixed speex insufficient boundary check (CVE-2008-1686, oCERT-2008-004) + +Various bugfixes: + * Fixed various memory leaks, improving stability when running as a server + * Fixed compilation with recent versions of FFmpeg + * Correctly parses SAP announcements from MPEG-TS + * Fixed AAC resampling + * The Fullscreen Controller appears correctly on Mac OS X, + if the 'Always-on-top' video option was selected. + + Changes between 0.8.6e and 0.8.6f: ---------------------------------- -- 2.39.2