1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.35 2003/04/06 16:30:43 gbazin Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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7 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
8 * support for skins at the interface level
9 * new OSD module using Freetype2
10 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
11 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
12 input level before dropping out of date frames.
15 * fixed HTTP redirects
16 * support for opening an entire directory
17 * EOF should be detected more reliably
18 * new video4linux access plug-in
19 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
22 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
23 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
24 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
27 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
28 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' files
29 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
30 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
31 * new codec for raw I420 video
32 * improvements to the libmpeg2 based MPEG video decoder
35 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
36 (although it still misses some important features)
37 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
40 * new HTTP output support
41 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
42 * fixed AV synchronization issues
45 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
48 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
51 * reorderable playlist
52 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
53 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
54 * support for mono audio output devices
55 * reset the device to its default mode before quitting VLC
56 * fixed several cosmetic issues
57 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
58 * the messages window remembers more lines
59 * delay and fps can now be overriden with subtitles files
60 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
63 * new skinnable interface
64 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
66 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
67 * support for FLAC audio format
68 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
70 * network tab in the interface
71 * "apply" handling in preferences
74 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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78 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
79 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
80 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
81 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
83 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
87 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
88 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
89 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
90 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
93 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
94 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
97 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
100 * fixed the GNU-pth support
103 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
105 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
106 * rc interface is now fully useable
107 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
110 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
111 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
112 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
113 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
114 * VLC now uses the default audio device
116 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
117 * support for mouse gestures
118 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
121 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
122 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
125 * improved ID3 tag detection
126 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
127 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
128 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
130 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
133 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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137 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
138 English was set as the preferred language
141 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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145 * new mouse gesture interface
146 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
150 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
151 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
152 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
155 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
156 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
160 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
163 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
164 without the user consent
167 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
169 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
170 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
171 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
174 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
175 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
176 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
177 * playlist enhancements
178 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
179 * new step forward/step backward commands
180 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
181 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
182 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
185 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
186 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
187 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
190 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
191 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
194 * native video output is working again
195 * only commandline interface support
196 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
199 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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203 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
204 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
205 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
206 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
207 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
208 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
209 and A/52 streams are supported)
210 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
215 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
216 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
217 * VCD entry points support
218 * VCD image file support
221 * support for *.asf format
222 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
223 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
224 * support for ogg encapsulation
225 * support for raw DV format
226 * support for *.wav format
227 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
230 Stream discovery & playlists:
231 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
232 * support for .m3u file format
233 * support for .asx file format
234 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
237 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
238 (only available with the .avi demux)
239 * support for ADPCM audio codec
240 * support for raw PCM data
241 * support for Cinepak video codec
242 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
243 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
244 * support for Xvid codec
245 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
246 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
247 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
249 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
251 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
254 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
257 * new WxWindows interface
258 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
259 device and the channels configuration
260 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
261 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
262 format that VLC can play
263 * new swedish translation
264 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
266 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
267 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
268 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
271 * localization support via GNU gettext software
272 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
273 * new preferences panel
274 * new open panel with full features
275 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
276 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
277 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
280 * preferences dialog box redesigned
281 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
283 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
284 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
285 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
286 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
289 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
291 * enhancements of the playlist window
292 * new messages window to see debug info
293 * fixed a few crashes
296 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
297 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
298 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
299 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working