1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.31 2003/03/09 19:44:16 gbazin Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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7 * advanced config options are now hidden by default.
8 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default.
9 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams.
10 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily Mac OS X.
11 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work.
14 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
15 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
16 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code ( fixes a problem with iDVD disks )
19 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support.
22 * fixed the GNU-pth support.
25 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout plugins.
26 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
27 * rc interface is now fully useable.
28 * fixed the MSVC project files generation.
31 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver bug and has been reported to M-Audio. ( Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work).
33 * very prelimenary support for VLC control via applescript.
36 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
39 * improved ID3 tag detection.
40 * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
41 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful gestures
42 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
44 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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48 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
49 English was set as the preferred language.
52 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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56 * new mouse gesture interface
57 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
61 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
62 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
63 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
66 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
67 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
71 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
74 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
75 without the user consent
78 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
80 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
81 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
82 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
85 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
86 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
87 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
88 * playlist enhancements
89 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
90 * new step forward/step backward commands
91 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
92 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
93 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
96 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
97 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
98 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
101 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
102 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
105 * native video output is working again
106 * only commandline interface support
107 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
110 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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114 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
115 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
116 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
117 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
118 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
119 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
120 and A/52 streams are supported)
121 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
126 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
127 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
128 * VCD entry points support
129 * VCD image file support
132 * support for *.asf format
133 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
134 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
135 * support for ogg encapsulation
136 * support for raw DV format
137 * support for *.wav format
138 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
141 Stream discovery & playlists:
142 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
143 * support for .m3u file format
144 * support for .asx file format
145 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
148 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
149 (only available with the .avi demux)
150 * support for ADPCM audio codec
151 * support for raw PCM data
152 * support for Cinepak video codec
153 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
154 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
155 * support for Xvid codec
156 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
157 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
158 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
160 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
162 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
165 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
168 * new WxWindows interface
169 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
170 device and the channels configuration
171 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
172 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
173 format that VLC can play
174 * new swedish translation
175 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
177 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
178 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
179 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
182 * localization support via GNU gettext software
183 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
184 * new preferences panel
185 * new open panel with full features
186 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
187 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
188 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
191 * preferences dialog box redesigned
192 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
194 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
195 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
196 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
197 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
200 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
202 * enhancements of the playlist window
203 * new messages window to see debug info
204 * fixed a few crashes
207 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
208 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
209 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
210 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working