1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.47 2003/06/03 23:17:43 massiot Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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7 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
10 * fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
11 * fixed large file support on Windows
12 * Video 4 Linux support
13 * CD Digital Audio support
16 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
17 * Support for OpenDML avi files
18 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
21 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
22 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
23 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
24 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
25 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
28 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
29 * New HTTP remote control interface
32 * 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.
33 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
34 * SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) support.
37 * New reset option for the preferences
38 * You can set your language in the prefences
39 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
40 * Added a Gentoo ebuild file to the distribution
43 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
46 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
47 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
48 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
49 * Float on top and a Transparency option for video out.
50 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
51 * New icons by Davor Orel.
52 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
53 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
54 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
55 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
58 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
59 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
60 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
61 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
62 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
63 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
66 * Interface localization
67 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
68 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
69 * New full-featured Preferences window
71 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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75 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
76 * support for skins at the interface level
77 * new OSD module using Freetype2
78 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
79 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
80 input level before dropping out of date frames.
81 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
84 * fixed HTTP redirects
85 * support for opening an entire directory
86 * EOF should be detected more reliably
87 * new video4linux access plug-in
88 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
91 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
92 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
93 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
96 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
97 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
98 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
99 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
100 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
101 * new codec for raw I420 video
102 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
105 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
106 (although it still misses some important features)
107 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
110 * new HTTP output support
111 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
112 * fixed AV synchronization issues
115 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
118 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
121 * reorderable playlist
122 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
123 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
124 * support for mono audio output devices
125 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
126 * fixed several cosmetic issues
127 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
128 * the messages window remembers more lines
129 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
130 * http and ogg stream output options
131 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
134 * new skinnable interface
135 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
137 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
138 * support for FLAC audio format
139 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
141 * network tab in the interface
142 * "apply" handling in preferences
145 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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149 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
150 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
151 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
152 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
154 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
158 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
159 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
160 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
161 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
164 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
165 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
168 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
171 * fixed the GNU-pth support
174 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
176 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
177 * rc interface is now fully useable
178 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
181 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
182 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
183 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
184 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
185 * VLC now uses the default audio device
187 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
188 * support for mouse gestures
189 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
192 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
193 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
196 * improved ID3 tag detection
197 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
198 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
199 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
201 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
204 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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208 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
209 English was set as the preferred language
212 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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216 * new mouse gesture interface
217 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
221 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
222 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
223 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
226 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
227 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
231 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
234 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
235 without the user consent
238 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
240 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
241 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
242 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
245 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
246 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
247 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
248 * playlist enhancements
249 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
250 * new step forward/step backward commands
251 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
252 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
253 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
256 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
257 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
258 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
261 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
262 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
265 * native video output is working again
266 * only commandline interface support
267 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
270 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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274 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
275 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
276 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
277 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
278 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
279 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
280 and A/52 streams are supported)
281 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
286 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
287 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
288 * VCD entry points support
289 * VCD image file support
292 * support for *.asf format
293 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
294 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
295 * support for ogg encapsulation
296 * support for raw DV format
297 * support for *.wav format
298 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
301 Stream discovery & playlists:
302 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
303 * support for .m3u file format
304 * support for .asx file format
305 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
308 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
309 (only available with the .avi demux)
310 * support for ADPCM audio codec
311 * support for raw PCM data
312 * support for Cinepak video codec
313 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
314 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
315 * support for Xvid codec
316 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
317 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
318 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
320 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
322 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
325 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
328 * new WxWindows interface
329 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
330 device and the channels configuration
331 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
332 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
333 format that VLC can play
334 * new swedish translation
335 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
337 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
338 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
339 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
342 * localization support via GNU gettext software
343 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
344 * new preferences panel
345 * new open panel with full features
346 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
347 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
348 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
351 * preferences dialog box redesigned
352 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
354 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
355 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
356 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
357 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
360 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
362 * enhancements of the playlist window
363 * new messages window to see debug info
364 * fixed a few crashes
367 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
368 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
369 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
370 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working