1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.33 2003/03/19 15:44:44 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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9 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
10 * support for '3ivd' files.
13 * reorderable playlist
14 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
15 * fixed a big issue with USB speakers
16 * fixed several cosmetic issues
17 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
18 * the messages window remembers more lines
21 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
22 * improved subtitle files support (SAMI, ssa4, vplayer)
24 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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28 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
29 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
30 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
31 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
33 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
37 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
38 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
39 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
40 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
43 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
44 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
47 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
50 * fixed the GNU-pth support
53 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
55 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
56 * rc interface is now fully useable
57 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
60 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
61 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
62 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
63 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
64 * VLC now uses the default audio device
66 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
67 * support for mouse gestures
68 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
71 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
72 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
75 * improved ID3 tag detection
76 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
77 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
78 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
80 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
82 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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86 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
87 English was set as the preferred language
90 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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94 * new mouse gesture interface
95 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
99 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
100 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
101 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
104 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
105 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
109 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
112 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
113 without the user consent
116 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
118 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
119 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
120 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
123 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
124 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
125 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
126 * playlist enhancements
127 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
128 * new step forward/step backward commands
129 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
130 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
131 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
134 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
135 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
136 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
139 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
140 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
143 * native video output is working again
144 * only commandline interface support
145 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
148 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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152 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
153 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
154 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
155 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
156 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
157 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
158 and A/52 streams are supported)
159 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
164 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
165 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
166 * VCD entry points support
167 * VCD image file support
170 * support for *.asf format
171 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
172 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
173 * support for ogg encapsulation
174 * support for raw DV format
175 * support for *.wav format
176 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
179 Stream discovery & playlists:
180 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
181 * support for .m3u file format
182 * support for .asx file format
183 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
186 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
187 (only available with the .avi demux)
188 * support for ADPCM audio codec
189 * support for raw PCM data
190 * support for Cinepak video codec
191 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
192 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
193 * support for Xvid codec
194 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
195 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
196 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
198 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
200 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
203 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
206 * new WxWindows interface
207 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
208 device and the channels configuration
209 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
210 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
211 format that VLC can play
212 * new swedish translation
213 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
215 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
216 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
217 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
220 * localization support via GNU gettext software
221 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
222 * new preferences panel
223 * new open panel with full features
224 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
225 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
226 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
229 * preferences dialog box redesigned
230 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
232 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
233 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
234 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
235 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
238 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
240 * enhancements of the playlist window
241 * new messages window to see debug info
242 * fixed a few crashes
245 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
246 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
247 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
248 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working