1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.16 2003/02/13 21:53:25 massiot Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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7 * new mouse gesture interface
8 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
12 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
13 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
14 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
17 * fixed a bad initialization in mp4 plug-in
18 * new TS --buggy-psi option for streams which don't update the
22 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
25 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
26 without the user consent
29 * GTK: fixed a crash when doing fullscreen or volume up from the popup menu
30 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
31 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
32 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
35 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
36 * lower real-time priorities to avoid lock-up on slow machines
37 * VLC can now be made handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
38 * playlist enhancements
39 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
40 * new step forward/step backward commands
41 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
42 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
45 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
48 * lower BeOS priorities to avoid lock-up
51 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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55 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
56 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
57 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
58 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
59 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
60 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
61 and A/52 streams are supported)
62 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
67 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
68 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
69 * VCD entry points support
70 * VCD image file support
73 * support for *.asf format
74 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
75 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
76 * support for ogg encapsulation
77 * support for raw DV format
78 * support for *.wav format
79 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
82 Stream discovery & playlists:
83 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
84 * support for .m3u file format
85 * support for .asx file format
86 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
89 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
90 (only available with the .avi demux)
91 * support for ADPCM audio codec
92 * support for raw PCM data
93 * support for Cinepak video codec
94 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
95 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
96 * support for Xvid codec
97 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
98 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
99 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
101 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
103 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
106 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
109 * new WxWindows interface
110 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
111 device and the channels configuration
112 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
113 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
114 format that VLC can play
115 * new swedish translation
116 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
118 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
119 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
120 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
123 * localization support via GNU gettext software
124 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
125 * new preferences panel
126 * new open panel with full features
127 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
128 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
129 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
132 * preferences dialog box redesigned
133 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
135 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
136 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
137 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
138 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
141 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
143 * enhancements of the playlist window
144 * new messages window to see debug info
145 * fixed a few crashes
148 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
149 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
150 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
151 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working