1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.40 2003/05/15 02:02:13 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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7 * Channel Server support was removed
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
15 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
16 * Support for OpenDML avi files
17 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
20 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replace with libmpeg2
21 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
22 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
23 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
26 * The wxWindows interface is now Unicode safe
33 * New reset all option for preferences
34 * You can set your language in the prefences
40 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
42 * Subtitles are less permanent now.
43 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
44 * Transparency option for video out.
45 * Float on top option for video out.
46 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities
48 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
49 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
50 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
53 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
56 * Interface localization
57 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
58 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
59 * New full-featured Preferences window
61 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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65 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
66 * support for skins at the interface level
67 * new OSD module using Freetype2
68 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
69 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
70 input level before dropping out of date frames.
71 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
74 * fixed HTTP redirects
75 * support for opening an entire directory
76 * EOF should be detected more reliably
77 * new video4linux access plug-in
78 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
81 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
82 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
83 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
86 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
87 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
88 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
89 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
90 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
91 * new codec for raw I420 video
92 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
95 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
96 (although it still misses some important features)
97 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
100 * new HTTP output support
101 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
102 * fixed AV synchronization issues
105 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
108 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
111 * reorderable playlist
112 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
113 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
114 * support for mono audio output devices
115 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
116 * fixed several cosmetic issues
117 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
118 * the messages window remembers more lines
119 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
120 * http and ogg stream output options
121 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
124 * new skinnable interface
125 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
127 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
128 * support for FLAC audio format
129 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
131 * network tab in the interface
132 * "apply" handling in preferences
135 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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139 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
140 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
141 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
142 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
144 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
148 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
149 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
150 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
151 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
154 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
155 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
158 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
161 * fixed the GNU-pth support
164 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
166 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
167 * rc interface is now fully useable
168 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
171 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
172 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
173 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
174 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
175 * VLC now uses the default audio device
177 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
178 * support for mouse gestures
179 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
182 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
183 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
186 * improved ID3 tag detection
187 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
188 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
189 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
191 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
194 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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198 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
199 English was set as the preferred language
202 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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206 * new mouse gesture interface
207 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
211 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
212 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
213 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
216 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
217 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
221 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
224 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
225 without the user consent
228 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
230 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
231 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
232 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
235 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
236 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
237 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
238 * playlist enhancements
239 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
240 * new step forward/step backward commands
241 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
242 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
243 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
246 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
247 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
248 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
251 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
252 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
255 * native video output is working again
256 * only commandline interface support
257 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
260 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
261 --------------------------------
264 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
265 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
266 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
267 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
268 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
269 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
270 and A/52 streams are supported)
271 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
276 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
277 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
278 * VCD entry points support
279 * VCD image file support
282 * support for *.asf format
283 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
284 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
285 * support for ogg encapsulation
286 * support for raw DV format
287 * support for *.wav format
288 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
291 Stream discovery & playlists:
292 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
293 * support for .m3u file format
294 * support for .asx file format
295 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
298 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
299 (only available with the .avi demux)
300 * support for ADPCM audio codec
301 * support for raw PCM data
302 * support for Cinepak video codec
303 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
304 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
305 * support for Xvid codec
306 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
307 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
308 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
310 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
312 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
315 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
318 * new WxWindows interface
319 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
320 device and the channels configuration
321 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
322 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
323 format that VLC can play
324 * new swedish translation
325 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
327 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
328 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
329 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
332 * localization support via GNU gettext software
333 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
334 * new preferences panel
335 * new open panel with full features
336 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
337 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
338 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
341 * preferences dialog box redesigned
342 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
344 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
345 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
346 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
347 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
350 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
352 * enhancements of the playlist window
353 * new messages window to see debug info
354 * fixed a few crashes
357 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
358 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
359 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
360 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working