1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.25 2003/03/03 19:39:48 hartman 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.
11 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
12 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
15 * fixed the GNU-pth support.
18 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX
20 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
21 * rc interface is now fully useable.
24 * 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).
28 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
31 * improved ID3 tag detection.
32 * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
34 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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38 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
39 English was set as the preferred language.
42 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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46 * new mouse gesture interface
47 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
51 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
52 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
53 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
56 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
57 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
61 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
64 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
65 without the user consent
68 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
70 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
71 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
72 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
75 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
76 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
77 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
78 * playlist enhancements
79 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
80 * new step forward/step backward commands
81 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
82 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
83 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
86 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
87 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
88 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
91 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
92 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
95 * native video output is working again
96 * only commandline interface support
97 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
100 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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104 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
105 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
106 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
107 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
108 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
109 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
110 and A/52 streams are supported)
111 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
116 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
117 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
118 * VCD entry points support
119 * VCD image file support
122 * support for *.asf format
123 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
124 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
125 * support for ogg encapsulation
126 * support for raw DV format
127 * support for *.wav format
128 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
131 Stream discovery & playlists:
132 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
133 * support for .m3u file format
134 * support for .asx file format
135 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
138 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
139 (only available with the .avi demux)
140 * support for ADPCM audio codec
141 * support for raw PCM data
142 * support for Cinepak video codec
143 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
144 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
145 * support for Xvid codec
146 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
147 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
148 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
150 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
152 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
155 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
158 * new WxWindows interface
159 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
160 device and the channels configuration
161 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
162 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
163 format that VLC can play
164 * new swedish translation
165 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
167 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
168 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
169 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
172 * localization support via GNU gettext software
173 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
174 * new preferences panel
175 * new open panel with full features
176 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
177 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
178 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
181 * preferences dialog box redesigned
182 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
184 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
185 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
186 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
187 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
190 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
192 * enhancements of the playlist window
193 * new messages window to see debug info
194 * fixed a few crashes
197 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
198 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
199 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
200 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working