1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.36 2003/04/06 23:00:24 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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7 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
8 * support for skins at the interface level
9 * new OSD module using Freetype2
10 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
11 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
12 input level before dropping out of date frames.
15 * fixed HTTP redirects
16 * support for opening an entire directory
17 * EOF should be detected more reliably
18 * new video4linux access plug-in
19 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
22 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
23 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
24 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
27 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
28 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
29 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
30 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
31 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
32 * new codec for raw I420 video
33 * improvements to the libmpeg2 based MPEG video decoder
36 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
37 (although it still misses some important features)
38 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
41 * new HTTP output support
42 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
43 * fixed AV synchronization issues
46 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
49 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
52 * reorderable playlist
53 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
54 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
55 * support for mono audio output devices
56 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
57 * fixed several cosmetic issues
58 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
59 * the messages window remembers more lines
60 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
61 * http and ogg stream output options
62 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
65 * new skinnable interface
66 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
68 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
69 * support for FLAC audio format
70 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
72 * network tab in the interface
73 * "apply" handling in preferences
76 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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80 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
81 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
82 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
83 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
85 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
89 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
90 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
91 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
92 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
95 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
96 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
99 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
102 * fixed the GNU-pth support
105 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
107 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
108 * rc interface is now fully useable
109 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
112 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
113 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
114 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
115 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
116 * VLC now uses the default audio device
118 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
119 * support for mouse gestures
120 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
123 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
124 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
127 * improved ID3 tag detection
128 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
129 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
130 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
132 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
135 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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139 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
140 English was set as the preferred language
143 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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147 * new mouse gesture interface
148 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
152 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
153 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
154 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
157 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
158 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
162 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
165 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
166 without the user consent
169 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
171 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
172 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
173 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
176 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
177 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
178 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
179 * playlist enhancements
180 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
181 * new step forward/step backward commands
182 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
183 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
184 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
187 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
188 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
189 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
192 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
193 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
196 * native video output is working again
197 * only commandline interface support
198 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
201 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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205 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
206 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
207 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
208 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
209 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
210 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
211 and A/52 streams are supported)
212 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
217 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
218 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
219 * VCD entry points support
220 * VCD image file support
223 * support for *.asf format
224 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
225 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
226 * support for ogg encapsulation
227 * support for raw DV format
228 * support for *.wav format
229 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
232 Stream discovery & playlists:
233 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
234 * support for .m3u file format
235 * support for .asx file format
236 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
239 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
240 (only available with the .avi demux)
241 * support for ADPCM audio codec
242 * support for raw PCM data
243 * support for Cinepak video codec
244 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
245 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
246 * support for Xvid codec
247 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
248 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
249 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
251 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
253 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
256 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
259 * new WxWindows interface
260 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
261 device and the channels configuration
262 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
263 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
264 format that VLC can play
265 * new swedish translation
266 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
268 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
269 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
270 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
273 * localization support via GNU gettext software
274 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
275 * new preferences panel
276 * new open panel with full features
277 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
278 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
279 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
282 * preferences dialog box redesigned
283 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
285 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
286 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
287 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
288 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
291 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
293 * enhancements of the playlist window
294 * new messages window to see debug info
295 * fixed a few crashes
298 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
299 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
300 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
301 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working