1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.39 2003/05/05 13:15:06 titer Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.5.4:
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10 * fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
31 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
33 * subs are removed more often now.
34 * transparency option for video out.
35 * float on top option for video out.
36 * new output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities
42 * Interface localization
43 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
44 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
45 * New full-featured Preferences window
47 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
50 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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54 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
55 * support for skins at the interface level
56 * new OSD module using Freetype2
57 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
58 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
59 input level before dropping out of date frames.
60 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
63 * fixed HTTP redirects
64 * support for opening an entire directory
65 * EOF should be detected more reliably
66 * new video4linux access plug-in
67 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
70 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
71 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
72 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
75 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
76 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
77 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
78 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
79 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
80 * new codec for raw I420 video
81 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
84 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
85 (although it still misses some important features)
86 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
89 * new HTTP output support
90 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
91 * fixed AV synchronization issues
94 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
97 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
100 * reorderable playlist
101 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
102 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
103 * support for mono audio output devices
104 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
105 * fixed several cosmetic issues
106 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
107 * the messages window remembers more lines
108 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
109 * http and ogg stream output options
110 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
113 * new skinnable interface
114 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
116 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
117 * support for FLAC audio format
118 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
120 * network tab in the interface
121 * "apply" handling in preferences
124 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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128 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
129 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
130 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
131 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
133 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
137 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
138 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
139 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
140 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
143 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
144 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
147 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
150 * fixed the GNU-pth support
153 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
155 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
156 * rc interface is now fully useable
157 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
160 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
161 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
162 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
163 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
164 * VLC now uses the default audio device
166 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
167 * support for mouse gestures
168 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
171 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
172 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
175 * improved ID3 tag detection
176 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
177 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
178 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
180 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
183 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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187 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
188 English was set as the preferred language
191 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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195 * new mouse gesture interface
196 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
200 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
201 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
202 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
205 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
206 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
210 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
213 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
214 without the user consent
217 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
219 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
220 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
221 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
224 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
225 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
226 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
227 * playlist enhancements
228 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
229 * new step forward/step backward commands
230 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
231 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
232 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
235 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
236 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
237 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
240 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
241 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
244 * native video output is working again
245 * only commandline interface support
246 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
249 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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253 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
254 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
255 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
256 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
257 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
258 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
259 and A/52 streams are supported)
260 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
265 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
266 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
267 * VCD entry points support
268 * VCD image file support
271 * support for *.asf format
272 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
273 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
274 * support for ogg encapsulation
275 * support for raw DV format
276 * support for *.wav format
277 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
280 Stream discovery & playlists:
281 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
282 * support for .m3u file format
283 * support for .asx file format
284 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
287 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
288 (only available with the .avi demux)
289 * support for ADPCM audio codec
290 * support for raw PCM data
291 * support for Cinepak video codec
292 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
293 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
294 * support for Xvid codec
295 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
296 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
297 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
299 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
301 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
304 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
307 * new WxWindows interface
308 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
309 device and the channels configuration
310 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
311 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
312 format that VLC can play
313 * new swedish translation
314 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
316 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
317 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
318 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
321 * localization support via GNU gettext software
322 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
323 * new preferences panel
324 * new open panel with full features
325 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
326 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
327 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
330 * preferences dialog box redesigned
331 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
333 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
334 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
335 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
336 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
339 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
341 * enhancements of the playlist window
342 * new messages window to see debug info
343 * fixed a few crashes
346 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
347 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
348 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
349 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working