1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.79 2004/01/17 13:47:57 sigmunau Exp $
2 Changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1:
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6 * Fixed a nasty bug that causes preferences not to be saved some times.
10 * Improved import/export
13 * Experimental support for Nullsoft streaming video(.nsv) and real media(.rm)
15 * New demux module that uses libavformat from ffmpeg. Adds support for many
16 small and strange formats.
21 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0:
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25 * Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
26 Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
27 * New encoder api (Ffmpeg, Vorbis, Theora, Flac and Speex encoders available).
28 * Video outputs are recycled if possible.
29 This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
30 * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
31 * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for
32 subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
35 * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
40 * Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
41 * Support for Flac in Ogg files.
42 * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
43 * Rewrite of the Flac demuxer.
44 * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
45 * Reworked DVB tuning.
46 * Better Icecast support.
47 * New MPEG video elementary streams demuxer.
48 * New DTS audio elementary streams demuxer.
51 * Support for Theora video encoding.
52 * Support for Speex audio decoding/encoding.
53 * Rewrite of the Flac decoder + encoding support.
54 * Support for MPEG2 422 decoding which was recently added to libmpeg2 (cvs).
55 * Support for AAC + SBR and proper multi-channel re-ordering.
56 * MPEG 2.5 audio support.
57 * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
60 * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer.
61 * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
62 * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
63 * Added packetizers for Flac, Speex, Theora, LPCM, DTS and SPU streams.
64 * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
65 * Improved Ogg muxing and added Theora, Speex, Flac and subtitles support.
66 * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
67 * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
68 * Preliminary RTP support.
69 * Fixes to SAP announces.
74 - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option).
75 * New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
77 - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
78 - Improvements and help in preferences
79 - New streaming wizard
80 - Revised Disc Open menu
82 - Improvements of the standard pages
83 - Support for new commands
84 * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
87 * Many fixes to the SAP module
88 * SAP now supports HTTP streams
91 * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
92 * Text subtitles autodetection.
93 * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
94 * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
95 * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
96 * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
97 * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
98 * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
99 * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
102 * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
104 * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem.
105 * Support for Panther.
106 * Support for raw dumping of streams to disk.
107 * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
110 * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams, PVRs...).
111 * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
112 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
113 * Support for 3F2R in audio output.
114 * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
115 * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
116 * Multimonitor support (untested).
117 * Fixed nasty timing bug on some dual-cpu / P4 with hyperthreading systems.
120 * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
121 * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
122 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
125 * Brand new Gtk 2 interface
128 * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
129 * Audio visual effects filter using goom.
130 * Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations.
131 * libcaca video output (colored ascii)
133 Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
134 ---------------------------------
137 * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
140 * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
141 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
144 * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
145 * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
148 * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
151 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
152 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
155 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
158 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
161 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
162 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
165 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
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169 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
170 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
174 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
175 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
176 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
178 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
179 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
182 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
185 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
188 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
189 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
192 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
193 ---------------------------------
196 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
197 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
201 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
202 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
203 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
204 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
205 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
208 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
209 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
210 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
213 * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
214 * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
215 use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
218 * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
219 * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
220 * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
221 * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
222 * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
225 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
226 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
227 * A new CORBA control plugin.
230 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
233 * Improved build system.
234 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
235 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
236 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
237 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
240 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
241 ---------------------------------
244 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
247 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
248 * Fixed large file support on Windows
249 * Video 4 Linux support
250 * CD Digital Audio support
251 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
254 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
255 * Support for OpenDML avi files
256 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
257 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
260 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
261 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
262 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
263 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
264 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
265 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
266 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
269 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
270 * New HTTP remote control interface
273 * 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.
274 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
275 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
276 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
279 * New reset option for the preferences
280 * You can set your language in the prefences
281 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
282 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
283 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
284 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
287 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
288 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
289 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
292 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
293 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
294 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
295 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
296 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
297 * New icons by Davor Orel.
298 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
299 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
300 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
301 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
304 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
305 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
306 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
307 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
308 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
309 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
310 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
313 * Interface localization
314 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
315 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
316 * New full-featured Preferences window
318 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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322 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
323 * support for skins at the interface level
324 * new OSD module using Freetype2
325 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
326 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
327 input level before dropping out of date frames.
328 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
331 * fixed HTTP redirects
332 * support for opening an entire directory
333 * EOF should be detected more reliably
334 * new video4linux access plug-in
335 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
338 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
339 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
340 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
343 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
344 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
345 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
346 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
347 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
348 * new codec for raw I420 video
349 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
352 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
353 (although it still misses some important features)
354 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
357 * new HTTP output support
358 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
359 * fixed AV synchronization issues
362 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
365 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
368 * reorderable playlist
369 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
370 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
371 * support for mono audio output devices
372 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
373 * fixed several cosmetic issues
374 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
375 * the messages window remembers more lines
376 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
377 * http and ogg stream output options
378 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
381 * new skinnable interface
382 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
384 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
385 * support for FLAC audio format
386 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
388 * network tab in the interface
389 * "apply" handling in preferences
392 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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396 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
397 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
398 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
399 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
401 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
405 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
406 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
407 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
408 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
411 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
412 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
415 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
418 * fixed the GNU-pth support
421 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
423 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
424 * rc interface is now fully useable
425 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
428 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
429 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
430 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
431 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
432 * VLC now uses the default audio device
434 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
435 * support for mouse gestures
436 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
439 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
440 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
443 * improved ID3 tag detection
444 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
445 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
446 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
448 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
451 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
452 ---------------------------------
455 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
456 English was set as the preferred language
459 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
460 --------------------------------
463 * new mouse gesture interface
464 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
468 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
469 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
470 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
473 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
474 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
478 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
481 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
482 without the user consent
485 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
487 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
488 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
489 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
492 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
493 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
494 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
495 * playlist enhancements
496 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
497 * new step forward/step backward commands
498 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
499 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
500 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
503 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
504 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
505 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
508 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
509 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
512 * native video output is working again
513 * only commandline interface support
514 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
517 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
518 --------------------------------
521 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
522 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
523 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
524 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
525 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
526 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
527 and A/52 streams are supported)
528 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
533 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
534 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
535 * VCD entry points support
536 * VCD image file support
539 * support for *.asf format
540 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
541 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
542 * support for ogg encapsulation
543 * support for raw DV format
544 * support for *.wav format
545 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
548 Stream discovery & playlists:
549 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
550 * support for .m3u file format
551 * support for .asx file format
552 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
555 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
556 (only available with the .avi demux)
557 * support for ADPCM audio codec
558 * support for raw PCM data
559 * support for Cinepak video codec
560 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
561 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
562 * support for Xvid codec
563 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
564 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
565 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
567 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
569 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
572 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
575 * new WxWindows interface
576 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
577 device and the channels configuration
578 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
579 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
580 format that VLC can play
581 * new swedish translation
582 * enhancements of the playlist window
583 * new messages window to see debug info
584 * fixed a few crashes
587 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
588 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
589 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
590 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working