1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.26 2003/03/04 21:54:03 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.
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
22 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
23 * rc interface is now fully useable.
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.
36 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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40 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
41 English was set as the preferred language.
44 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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48 * new mouse gesture interface
49 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
53 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
54 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
55 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
58 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
59 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
63 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
66 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
67 without the user consent
70 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
72 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
73 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
74 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
77 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
78 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
79 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
80 * playlist enhancements
81 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
82 * new step forward/step backward commands
83 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
84 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
85 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
88 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
89 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
90 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
93 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
94 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
97 * native video output is working again
98 * only commandline interface support
99 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
102 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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106 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
107 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
108 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
109 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
110 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
111 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
112 and A/52 streams are supported)
113 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
118 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
119 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
120 * VCD entry points support
121 * VCD image file support
124 * support for *.asf format
125 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
126 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
127 * support for ogg encapsulation
128 * support for raw DV format
129 * support for *.wav format
130 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
133 Stream discovery & playlists:
134 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
135 * support for .m3u file format
136 * support for .asx file format
137 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
140 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
141 (only available with the .avi demux)
142 * support for ADPCM audio codec
143 * support for raw PCM data
144 * support for Cinepak video codec
145 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
146 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
147 * support for Xvid codec
148 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
149 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
150 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
152 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
154 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
157 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
160 * new WxWindows interface
161 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
162 device and the channels configuration
163 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
164 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
165 format that VLC can play
166 * new swedish translation
167 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
169 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
170 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
171 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
174 * localization support via GNU gettext software
175 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
176 * new preferences panel
177 * new open panel with full features
178 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
179 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
180 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
183 * preferences dialog box redesigned
184 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
186 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
187 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
188 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
189 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
192 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
194 * enhancements of the playlist window
195 * new messages window to see debug info
196 * fixed a few crashes
199 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
200 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
201 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
202 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working