1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.32 2003/03/10 00:04:14 massiot Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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7 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
8 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
9 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
10 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
12 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
16 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
17 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
18 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
19 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
22 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
23 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
26 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
29 * fixed the GNU-pth support
32 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
34 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
35 * rc interface is now fully useable
36 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
39 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
40 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
41 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
42 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
43 * VLC now uses the default audio device
45 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
46 * support for mouse gestures
47 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
50 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
51 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
54 * improved ID3 tag detection
55 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
56 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
57 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
59 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
61 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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65 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
66 English was set as the preferred language
69 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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73 * new mouse gesture interface
74 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
78 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
79 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
80 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
83 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
84 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
88 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
91 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
92 without the user consent
95 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
97 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
98 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
99 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
102 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
103 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
104 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
105 * playlist enhancements
106 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
107 * new step forward/step backward commands
108 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
109 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
110 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
113 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
114 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
115 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
118 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
119 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
122 * native video output is working again
123 * only commandline interface support
124 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
127 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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131 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
132 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
133 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
134 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
135 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
136 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
137 and A/52 streams are supported)
138 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
143 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
144 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
145 * VCD entry points support
146 * VCD image file support
149 * support for *.asf format
150 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
151 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
152 * support for ogg encapsulation
153 * support for raw DV format
154 * support for *.wav format
155 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
158 Stream discovery & playlists:
159 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
160 * support for .m3u file format
161 * support for .asx file format
162 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
165 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
166 (only available with the .avi demux)
167 * support for ADPCM audio codec
168 * support for raw PCM data
169 * support for Cinepak video codec
170 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
171 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
172 * support for Xvid codec
173 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
174 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
175 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
177 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
179 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
182 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
185 * new WxWindows interface
186 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
187 device and the channels configuration
188 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
189 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
190 format that VLC can play
191 * new swedish translation
192 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
194 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
195 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
196 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
199 * localization support via GNU gettext software
200 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
201 * new preferences panel
202 * new open panel with full features
203 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
204 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
205 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
208 * preferences dialog box redesigned
209 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
211 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
212 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
213 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
214 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
217 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
219 * enhancements of the playlist window
220 * new messages window to see debug info
221 * fixed a few crashes
224 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
225 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
226 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
227 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working