1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.55 2003/07/11 23:36:01 gbazin Exp $
3 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
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7 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
8 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
9 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
12 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
13 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
16 * Fixed/improved alsa support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
19 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
20 * Improved HTTP remote control interface.
23 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
26 * Improved build system.
27 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
28 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
30 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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34 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
37 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
38 * Fixed large file support on Windows
39 * Video 4 Linux support
40 * CD Digital Audio support
41 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
44 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
45 * Support for OpenDML avi files
46 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
47 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
50 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
51 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
52 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
53 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
54 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
55 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
56 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
59 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
60 * New HTTP remote control interface
63 * 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.
64 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
65 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
66 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
69 * New reset option for the preferences
70 * You can set your language in the prefences
71 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
72 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
73 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
74 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
77 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
78 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
79 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
82 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
83 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
84 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
85 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
86 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
87 * New icons by Davor Orel.
88 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
89 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
90 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
91 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
94 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
95 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
96 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
97 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
98 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
99 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
100 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
103 * Interface localization
104 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
105 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
106 * New full-featured Preferences window
108 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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112 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
113 * support for skins at the interface level
114 * new OSD module using Freetype2
115 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
116 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
117 input level before dropping out of date frames.
118 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
121 * fixed HTTP redirects
122 * support for opening an entire directory
123 * EOF should be detected more reliably
124 * new video4linux access plug-in
125 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
128 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
129 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
130 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
133 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
134 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
135 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
136 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
137 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
138 * new codec for raw I420 video
139 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
142 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
143 (although it still misses some important features)
144 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
147 * new HTTP output support
148 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
149 * fixed AV synchronization issues
152 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
155 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
158 * reorderable playlist
159 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
160 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
161 * support for mono audio output devices
162 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
163 * fixed several cosmetic issues
164 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
165 * the messages window remembers more lines
166 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
167 * http and ogg stream output options
168 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
171 * new skinnable interface
172 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
174 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
175 * support for FLAC audio format
176 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
178 * network tab in the interface
179 * "apply" handling in preferences
182 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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186 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
187 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
188 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
189 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
191 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
195 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
196 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
197 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
198 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
201 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
202 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
205 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
208 * fixed the GNU-pth support
211 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
213 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
214 * rc interface is now fully useable
215 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
218 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
219 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
220 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
221 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
222 * VLC now uses the default audio device
224 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
225 * support for mouse gestures
226 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
229 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
230 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
233 * improved ID3 tag detection
234 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
235 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
236 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
238 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
241 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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245 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
246 English was set as the preferred language
249 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
250 --------------------------------
253 * new mouse gesture interface
254 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
258 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
259 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
260 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
263 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
264 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
268 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
271 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
272 without the user consent
275 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
277 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
278 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
279 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
282 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
283 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
284 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
285 * playlist enhancements
286 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
287 * new step forward/step backward commands
288 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
289 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
290 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
293 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
294 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
295 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
298 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
299 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
302 * native video output is working again
303 * only commandline interface support
304 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
307 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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311 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
312 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
313 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
314 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
315 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
316 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
317 and A/52 streams are supported)
318 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
323 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
324 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
325 * VCD entry points support
326 * VCD image file support
329 * support for *.asf format
330 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
331 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
332 * support for ogg encapsulation
333 * support for raw DV format
334 * support for *.wav format
335 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
338 Stream discovery & playlists:
339 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
340 * support for .m3u file format
341 * support for .asx file format
342 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
345 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
346 (only available with the .avi demux)
347 * support for ADPCM audio codec
348 * support for raw PCM data
349 * support for Cinepak video codec
350 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
351 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
352 * support for Xvid codec
353 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
354 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
355 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
357 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
359 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
362 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
365 * new WxWindows interface
366 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
367 device and the channels configuration
368 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
369 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
370 format that VLC can play
371 * new swedish translation
372 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
374 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
375 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
376 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
379 * localization support via GNU gettext software
380 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
381 * new preferences panel
382 * new open panel with full features
383 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
384 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
385 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
388 * preferences dialog box redesigned
389 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
391 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
392 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
393 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
394 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
397 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
399 * enhancements of the playlist window
400 * new messages window to see debug info
401 * fixed a few crashes
404 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
405 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
406 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
407 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working