1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.34 2003/04/06 15:43:02 massiot 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
12 * fixed HTTP redirects
13 * support for opening an entire directory
14 * EOF should be detected more reliably
15 * new video4linux access plug-in
16 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
19 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
20 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
21 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
24 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
25 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' files
26 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
27 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
28 * new codec for raw I420 video
31 * new HTTP output support
32 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
33 * fixed AV synchronization issues
36 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
39 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
40 * skeleton for a GTK2 plug-in
43 * reorderable playlist
44 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
45 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
46 * support for mono audio output devices
47 * reset the device to its default mode before quitting VLC
48 * fixed several cosmetic issues
49 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
50 * the messages window remembers more lines
51 * delay and fps can now be overriden with subtitles files
52 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
55 * new skinnable interface
57 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
58 * support for FLAC audio format
59 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
61 * network tab in the interface
62 * "apply" handling in preferences
65 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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69 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
70 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
71 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
72 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
74 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
78 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
79 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
80 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
81 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
84 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
85 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
88 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
91 * fixed the GNU-pth support
94 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
96 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
97 * rc interface is now fully useable
98 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
101 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
102 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
103 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
104 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
105 * VLC now uses the default audio device
107 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
108 * support for mouse gestures
109 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
112 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
113 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
116 * improved ID3 tag detection
117 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
118 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
119 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
121 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
124 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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128 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
129 English was set as the preferred language
132 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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136 * new mouse gesture interface
137 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
141 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
142 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
143 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
146 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
147 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
151 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
154 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
155 without the user consent
158 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
160 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
161 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
162 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
165 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
166 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
167 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
168 * playlist enhancements
169 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
170 * new step forward/step backward commands
171 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
172 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
173 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
176 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
177 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
178 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
181 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
182 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
185 * native video output is working again
186 * only commandline interface support
187 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
190 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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194 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
195 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
196 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
197 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
198 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
199 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
200 and A/52 streams are supported)
201 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
206 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
207 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
208 * VCD entry points support
209 * VCD image file support
212 * support for *.asf format
213 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
214 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
215 * support for ogg encapsulation
216 * support for raw DV format
217 * support for *.wav format
218 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
221 Stream discovery & playlists:
222 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
223 * support for .m3u file format
224 * support for .asx file format
225 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
228 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
229 (only available with the .avi demux)
230 * support for ADPCM audio codec
231 * support for raw PCM data
232 * support for Cinepak video codec
233 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
234 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
235 * support for Xvid codec
236 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
237 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
238 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
240 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
242 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
245 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
248 * new WxWindows interface
249 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
250 device and the channels configuration
251 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
252 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
253 format that VLC can play
254 * new swedish translation
255 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
257 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
258 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
259 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
262 * localization support via GNU gettext software
263 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
264 * new preferences panel
265 * new open panel with full features
266 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
267 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
268 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
271 * preferences dialog box redesigned
272 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
274 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
275 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
276 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
277 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
280 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
282 * enhancements of the playlist window
283 * new messages window to see debug info
284 * fixed a few crashes
287 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
288 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
289 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
290 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working