1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.76 2003/11/23 16:02:56 zorglub Exp $
3 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0:
4 ---------------------------------
7 * Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
8 Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
9 * New encoder api (Ffmpeg, Vorbis, Theora, Flac and Speex encoders available).
10 * Video outputs are recycled if possible.
11 This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
12 * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
13 * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
16 * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
21 * Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
22 * Support for Flac in Ogg files.
23 * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
24 * Rewrite of the Flac demuxer.
25 * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
26 * Reworked DVB tuning.
27 * Better Icecast support.
28 * New MPEG video elementary streams demuxer.
31 * Support for Theora video encoding.
32 * Support for Speex audio decoding/encoding.
33 * Rewrite of the Flac decoder + encoding support.
34 * Support for MPEG2 422 decoding which was recently added to libmpeg2 (cvs).
35 * Support for AAC + SBR.
36 * MPEG 2.5 audio support.
37 * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
40 * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer.
41 * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
42 * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
43 * Added packetizers for Flac, Speex, Theora, LPCM, DTS and SPU streams.
44 * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
45 * Improved Ogg muxing and added Theora, Speex, Flac and subtitles support.
46 * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
47 * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
48 * Preliminary RTP support.
49 * Fixes to SAP announces.
54 - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option).
55 * New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
57 - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
58 - Improvements and help in preferences
59 - New streaming wizard
61 - Improvements of the standard pages
62 - Support for new commands
63 * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
66 * Many fixes to the SAP module
67 * SAP now supports HTTP streams
70 * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
71 * Text subtitles autodetection.
72 * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
73 * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
74 * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
75 * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
76 * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
77 * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
78 * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
81 * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
83 * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem.
84 * Support for Panther.
85 * Support for raw dumping of streams to disk.
86 * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
89 * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams...).
90 * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
91 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
92 * Support for 3F2R in audio output.
93 * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
94 * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
97 * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
98 * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
99 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
102 * Brand new Gtk 2 interface
105 * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
106 * Audio visual effects filter using goom.
107 * Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations.
108 * libcaca video output (colored ascii)
110 Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
111 ---------------------------------
114 * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
117 * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
118 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
121 * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
122 * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
125 * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
128 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
129 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
132 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
135 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
138 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
139 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
142 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
143 ---------------------------------
146 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
147 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
151 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
152 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
153 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
155 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
156 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
159 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
162 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
165 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
166 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
169 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
170 ---------------------------------
173 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
174 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
178 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
179 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
180 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
181 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
182 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
185 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
186 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
187 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
190 * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
191 * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
192 use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
195 * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
196 * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
197 * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
198 * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
199 * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
202 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
203 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
204 * A new CORBA control plugin.
207 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
210 * Improved build system.
211 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
212 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
213 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
214 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
217 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
218 ---------------------------------
221 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
224 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
225 * Fixed large file support on Windows
226 * Video 4 Linux support
227 * CD Digital Audio support
228 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
231 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
232 * Support for OpenDML avi files
233 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
234 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
237 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
238 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
239 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
240 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
241 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
242 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
243 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
246 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
247 * New HTTP remote control interface
250 * 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.
251 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
252 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
253 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
256 * New reset option for the preferences
257 * You can set your language in the prefences
258 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
259 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
260 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
261 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
264 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
265 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
266 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
269 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
270 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
271 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
272 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
273 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
274 * New icons by Davor Orel.
275 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
276 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
277 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
278 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
281 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
282 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
283 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
284 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
285 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
286 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
287 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
290 * Interface localization
291 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
292 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
293 * New full-featured Preferences window
295 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
296 ---------------------------------
299 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
300 * support for skins at the interface level
301 * new OSD module using Freetype2
302 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
303 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
304 input level before dropping out of date frames.
305 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
308 * fixed HTTP redirects
309 * support for opening an entire directory
310 * EOF should be detected more reliably
311 * new video4linux access plug-in
312 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
315 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
316 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
317 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
320 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
321 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
322 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
323 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
324 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
325 * new codec for raw I420 video
326 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
329 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
330 (although it still misses some important features)
331 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
334 * new HTTP output support
335 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
336 * fixed AV synchronization issues
339 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
342 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
345 * reorderable playlist
346 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
347 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
348 * support for mono audio output devices
349 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
350 * fixed several cosmetic issues
351 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
352 * the messages window remembers more lines
353 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
354 * http and ogg stream output options
355 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
358 * new skinnable interface
359 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
361 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
362 * support for FLAC audio format
363 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
365 * network tab in the interface
366 * "apply" handling in preferences
369 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
370 ---------------------------------
373 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
374 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
375 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
376 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
378 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
382 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
383 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
384 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
385 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
388 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
389 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
392 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
395 * fixed the GNU-pth support
398 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
400 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
401 * rc interface is now fully useable
402 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
405 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
406 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
407 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
408 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
409 * VLC now uses the default audio device
411 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
412 * support for mouse gestures
413 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
416 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
417 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
420 * improved ID3 tag detection
421 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
422 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
423 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
425 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
428 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
429 ---------------------------------
432 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
433 English was set as the preferred language
436 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
437 --------------------------------
440 * new mouse gesture interface
441 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
445 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
446 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
447 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
450 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
451 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
455 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
458 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
459 without the user consent
462 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
464 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
465 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
466 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
469 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
470 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
471 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
472 * playlist enhancements
473 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
474 * new step forward/step backward commands
475 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
476 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
477 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
480 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
481 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
482 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
485 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
486 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
489 * native video output is working again
490 * only commandline interface support
491 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
494 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
495 --------------------------------
498 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
499 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
500 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
501 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
502 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
503 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
504 and A/52 streams are supported)
505 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
510 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
511 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
512 * VCD entry points support
513 * VCD image file support
516 * support for *.asf format
517 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
518 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
519 * support for ogg encapsulation
520 * support for raw DV format
521 * support for *.wav format
522 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
525 Stream discovery & playlists:
526 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
527 * support for .m3u file format
528 * support for .asx file format
529 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
532 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
533 (only available with the .avi demux)
534 * support for ADPCM audio codec
535 * support for raw PCM data
536 * support for Cinepak video codec
537 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
538 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
539 * support for Xvid codec
540 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
541 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
542 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
544 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
546 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
549 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
552 * new WxWindows interface
553 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
554 device and the channels configuration
555 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
556 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
557 format that VLC can play
558 * new swedish translation
559 * enhancements of the playlist window
560 * new messages window to see debug info
561 * fixed a few crashes
564 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
565 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
566 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
567 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working