1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.51 2003/06/21 17:26:16 sigmunau Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
4 ---------------------------------
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
14 * Fixed an ipv6 link-local multicasting bug affecting all platforms but GNU/Linux
17 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
18 * Support for OpenDML avi files
19 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
22 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
23 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
24 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
25 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
26 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
27 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
30 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
31 * New HTTP remote control interface
34 * 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.
35 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
36 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
37 * SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) support.
40 * New reset option for the preferences
41 * You can set your language in the prefences
42 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
43 * Added a Gentoo ebuild file to the distribution
44 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
47 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
48 * New skinnable interface ported to X11.
51 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
52 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
53 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
54 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
55 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
56 * New icons by Davor Orel.
57 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
58 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
59 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
60 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
63 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
64 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
65 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
66 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
67 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
68 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
69 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
72 * Interface localization
73 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
74 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
75 * New full-featured Preferences window
77 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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81 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
82 * support for skins at the interface level
83 * new OSD module using Freetype2
84 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
85 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
86 input level before dropping out of date frames.
87 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
90 * fixed HTTP redirects
91 * support for opening an entire directory
92 * EOF should be detected more reliably
93 * new video4linux access plug-in
94 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
97 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
98 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
99 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
102 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
103 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
104 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
105 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
106 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
107 * new codec for raw I420 video
108 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
111 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
112 (although it still misses some important features)
113 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
116 * new HTTP output support
117 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
118 * fixed AV synchronization issues
121 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
124 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
127 * reorderable playlist
128 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
129 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
130 * support for mono audio output devices
131 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
132 * fixed several cosmetic issues
133 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
134 * the messages window remembers more lines
135 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
136 * http and ogg stream output options
137 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
140 * new skinnable interface
141 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
143 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
144 * support for FLAC audio format
145 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
147 * network tab in the interface
148 * "apply" handling in preferences
151 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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155 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
156 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
157 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
158 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
160 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
164 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
165 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
166 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
167 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
170 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
171 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
174 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
177 * fixed the GNU-pth support
180 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
182 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
183 * rc interface is now fully useable
184 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
187 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
188 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
189 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
190 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
191 * VLC now uses the default audio device
193 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
194 * support for mouse gestures
195 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
198 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
199 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
202 * improved ID3 tag detection
203 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
204 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
205 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
207 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
210 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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214 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
215 English was set as the preferred language
218 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
219 --------------------------------
222 * new mouse gesture interface
223 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
227 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
228 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
229 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
232 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
233 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
237 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
240 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
241 without the user consent
244 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
246 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
247 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
248 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
251 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
252 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
253 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
254 * playlist enhancements
255 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
256 * new step forward/step backward commands
257 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
258 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
259 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
262 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
263 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
264 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
267 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
268 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
271 * native video output is working again
272 * only commandline interface support
273 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
276 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
277 --------------------------------
280 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
281 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
282 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
283 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
284 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
285 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
286 and A/52 streams are supported)
287 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
292 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
293 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
294 * VCD entry points support
295 * VCD image file support
298 * support for *.asf format
299 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
300 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
301 * support for ogg encapsulation
302 * support for raw DV format
303 * support for *.wav format
304 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
307 Stream discovery & playlists:
308 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
309 * support for .m3u file format
310 * support for .asx file format
311 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
314 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
315 (only available with the .avi demux)
316 * support for ADPCM audio codec
317 * support for raw PCM data
318 * support for Cinepak video codec
319 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
320 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
321 * support for Xvid codec
322 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
323 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
324 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
326 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
328 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
331 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
334 * new WxWindows interface
335 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
336 device and the channels configuration
337 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
338 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
339 format that VLC can play
340 * new swedish translation
341 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
343 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
344 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
345 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
348 * localization support via GNU gettext software
349 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
350 * new preferences panel
351 * new open panel with full features
352 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
353 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
354 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
357 * preferences dialog box redesigned
358 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
360 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
361 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
362 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
363 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
366 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
368 * enhancements of the playlist window
369 * new messages window to see debug info
370 * fixed a few crashes
373 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
374 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
375 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
376 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working