1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.57 2003/07/19 15:25:47 sigmunau 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).
10 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
11 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
14 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
15 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
16 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
19 * Fixed/improved alsa support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
22 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
23 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
24 * A new CORBA control plugin.
27 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
30 * Improved build system.
31 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
32 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
33 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
34 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
37 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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41 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
44 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
45 * Fixed large file support on Windows
46 * Video 4 Linux support
47 * CD Digital Audio support
48 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
51 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
52 * Support for OpenDML avi files
53 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
54 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
57 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
58 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
59 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
60 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
61 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
62 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
63 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
66 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
67 * New HTTP remote control interface
70 * 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.
71 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
72 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
73 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
76 * New reset option for the preferences
77 * You can set your language in the prefences
78 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
79 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
80 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
81 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
84 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
85 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
86 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
89 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
90 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
91 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
92 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
93 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
94 * New icons by Davor Orel.
95 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
96 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
97 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
98 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
101 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
102 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
103 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
104 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
105 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
106 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
107 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
110 * Interface localization
111 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
112 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
113 * New full-featured Preferences window
115 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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119 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
120 * support for skins at the interface level
121 * new OSD module using Freetype2
122 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
123 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
124 input level before dropping out of date frames.
125 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
128 * fixed HTTP redirects
129 * support for opening an entire directory
130 * EOF should be detected more reliably
131 * new video4linux access plug-in
132 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
135 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
136 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
137 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
140 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
141 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
142 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
143 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
144 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
145 * new codec for raw I420 video
146 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
149 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
150 (although it still misses some important features)
151 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
154 * new HTTP output support
155 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
156 * fixed AV synchronization issues
159 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
162 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
165 * reorderable playlist
166 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
167 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
168 * support for mono audio output devices
169 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
170 * fixed several cosmetic issues
171 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
172 * the messages window remembers more lines
173 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
174 * http and ogg stream output options
175 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
178 * new skinnable interface
179 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
181 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
182 * support for FLAC audio format
183 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
185 * network tab in the interface
186 * "apply" handling in preferences
189 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
190 ---------------------------------
193 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
194 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
195 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
196 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
198 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
202 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
203 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
204 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
205 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
208 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
209 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
212 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
215 * fixed the GNU-pth support
218 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
220 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
221 * rc interface is now fully useable
222 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
225 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
226 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
227 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
228 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
229 * VLC now uses the default audio device
231 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
232 * support for mouse gestures
233 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
236 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
237 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
240 * improved ID3 tag detection
241 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
242 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
243 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
245 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
248 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
249 ---------------------------------
252 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
253 English was set as the preferred language
256 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
257 --------------------------------
260 * new mouse gesture interface
261 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
265 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
266 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
267 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
270 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
271 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
275 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
278 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
279 without the user consent
282 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
284 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
285 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
286 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
289 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
290 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
291 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
292 * playlist enhancements
293 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
294 * new step forward/step backward commands
295 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
296 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
297 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
300 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
301 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
302 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
305 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
306 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
309 * native video output is working again
310 * only commandline interface support
311 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
314 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
315 --------------------------------
318 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
319 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
320 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
321 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
322 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
323 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
324 and A/52 streams are supported)
325 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
330 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
331 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
332 * VCD entry points support
333 * VCD image file support
336 * support for *.asf format
337 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
338 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
339 * support for ogg encapsulation
340 * support for raw DV format
341 * support for *.wav format
342 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
345 Stream discovery & playlists:
346 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
347 * support for .m3u file format
348 * support for .asx file format
349 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
352 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
353 (only available with the .avi demux)
354 * support for ADPCM audio codec
355 * support for raw PCM data
356 * support for Cinepak video codec
357 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
358 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
359 * support for Xvid codec
360 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
361 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
362 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
364 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
366 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
369 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
372 * new WxWindows interface
373 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
374 device and the channels configuration
375 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
376 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
377 format that VLC can play
378 * new swedish translation
379 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
381 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
382 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
383 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
386 * localization support via GNU gettext software
387 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
388 * new preferences panel
389 * new open panel with full features
390 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
391 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
392 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
395 * preferences dialog box redesigned
396 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
398 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
399 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
400 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
401 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
404 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
406 * enhancements of the playlist window
407 * new messages window to see debug info
408 * fixed a few crashes
411 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
412 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
413 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
414 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working