1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.54 2003/06/23 11:41:25 zorglub Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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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 IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
17 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
18 * Support for OpenDML avi files
19 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
20 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
23 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
24 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
25 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
26 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
27 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
28 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
29 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
32 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
33 * New HTTP remote control interface
36 * 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.
37 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
38 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
39 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
42 * New reset option for the preferences
43 * You can set your language in the prefences
44 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
45 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
46 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
47 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
50 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
51 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
52 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
55 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
56 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
57 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
58 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
59 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
60 * New icons by Davor Orel.
61 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
62 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
63 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
64 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
67 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
68 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
69 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
70 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
71 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
72 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
73 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
76 * Interface localization
77 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
78 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
79 * New full-featured Preferences window
81 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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85 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
86 * support for skins at the interface level
87 * new OSD module using Freetype2
88 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
89 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
90 input level before dropping out of date frames.
91 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
94 * fixed HTTP redirects
95 * support for opening an entire directory
96 * EOF should be detected more reliably
97 * new video4linux access plug-in
98 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
101 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
102 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
103 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
106 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
107 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
108 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
109 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
110 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
111 * new codec for raw I420 video
112 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
115 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
116 (although it still misses some important features)
117 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
120 * new HTTP output support
121 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
122 * fixed AV synchronization issues
125 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
128 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
131 * reorderable playlist
132 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
133 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
134 * support for mono audio output devices
135 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
136 * fixed several cosmetic issues
137 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
138 * the messages window remembers more lines
139 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
140 * http and ogg stream output options
141 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
144 * new skinnable interface
145 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
147 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
148 * support for FLAC audio format
149 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
151 * network tab in the interface
152 * "apply" handling in preferences
155 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
156 ---------------------------------
159 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
160 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
161 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
162 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
164 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
168 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
169 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
170 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
171 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
174 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
175 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
178 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
181 * fixed the GNU-pth support
184 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
186 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
187 * rc interface is now fully useable
188 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
191 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
192 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
193 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
194 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
195 * VLC now uses the default audio device
197 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
198 * support for mouse gestures
199 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
202 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
203 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
206 * improved ID3 tag detection
207 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
208 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
209 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
211 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
214 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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218 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
219 English was set as the preferred language
222 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
223 --------------------------------
226 * new mouse gesture interface
227 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
231 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
232 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
233 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
236 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
237 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
241 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
244 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
245 without the user consent
248 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
250 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
251 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
252 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
255 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
256 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
257 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
258 * playlist enhancements
259 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
260 * new step forward/step backward commands
261 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
262 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
263 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
266 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
267 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
268 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
271 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
272 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
275 * native video output is working again
276 * only commandline interface support
277 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
280 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
281 --------------------------------
284 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
285 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
286 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
287 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
288 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
289 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
290 and A/52 streams are supported)
291 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
296 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
297 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
298 * VCD entry points support
299 * VCD image file support
302 * support for *.asf format
303 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
304 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
305 * support for ogg encapsulation
306 * support for raw DV format
307 * support for *.wav format
308 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
311 Stream discovery & playlists:
312 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
313 * support for .m3u file format
314 * support for .asx file format
315 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
318 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
319 (only available with the .avi demux)
320 * support for ADPCM audio codec
321 * support for raw PCM data
322 * support for Cinepak video codec
323 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
324 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
325 * support for Xvid codec
326 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
327 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
328 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
330 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
332 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
335 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
338 * new WxWindows interface
339 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
340 device and the channels configuration
341 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
342 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
343 format that VLC can play
344 * new swedish translation
345 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
347 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
348 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
349 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
352 * localization support via GNU gettext software
353 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
354 * new preferences panel
355 * new open panel with full features
356 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
357 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
358 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
361 * preferences dialog box redesigned
362 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
364 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
365 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
366 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
367 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
370 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
372 * enhancements of the playlist window
373 * new messages window to see debug info
374 * fixed a few crashes
377 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
378 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
379 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
380 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working