1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.28 2003/03/05 00:05:23 sigmunau 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.
13 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
14 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
17 * fixed the GNU-pth support.
20 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout plugins.
21 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
22 * rc interface is now fully useable.
23 * fixed the MSVC project files generation.
26 * 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. ( Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work).
30 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
33 * improved ID3 tag detection.
34 * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
35 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful gestures
37 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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41 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
42 English was set as the preferred language.
45 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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49 * new mouse gesture interface
50 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
54 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
55 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
56 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
59 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
60 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
64 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
67 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
68 without the user consent
71 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
73 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
74 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
75 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
78 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
79 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
80 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
81 * playlist enhancements
82 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
83 * new step forward/step backward commands
84 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
85 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
86 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
89 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
90 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
91 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
94 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
95 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
98 * native video output is working again
99 * only commandline interface support
100 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
103 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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107 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
108 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
109 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
110 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
111 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
112 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
113 and A/52 streams are supported)
114 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
119 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
120 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
121 * VCD entry points support
122 * VCD image file support
125 * support for *.asf format
126 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
127 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
128 * support for ogg encapsulation
129 * support for raw DV format
130 * support for *.wav format
131 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
134 Stream discovery & playlists:
135 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
136 * support for .m3u file format
137 * support for .asx file format
138 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
141 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
142 (only available with the .avi demux)
143 * support for ADPCM audio codec
144 * support for raw PCM data
145 * support for Cinepak video codec
146 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
147 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
148 * support for Xvid codec
149 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
150 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
151 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
153 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
155 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
158 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
161 * new WxWindows interface
162 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
163 device and the channels configuration
164 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
165 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
166 format that VLC can play
167 * new swedish translation
168 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
170 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
171 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
172 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
175 * localization support via GNU gettext software
176 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
177 * new preferences panel
178 * new open panel with full features
179 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
180 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
181 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
184 * preferences dialog box redesigned
185 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
187 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
188 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
189 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
190 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
193 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
195 * enhancements of the playlist window
196 * new messages window to see debug info
197 * fixed a few crashes
200 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
201 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
202 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
203 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working