1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.21 2003/02/17 06:15:21 sam Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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7 * new mouse gesture interface
8 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
12 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
13 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
14 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
17 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
18 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
22 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
25 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
26 without the user consent
29 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
31 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
32 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
33 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
36 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
37 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
38 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
39 * playlist enhancements
40 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
41 * new step forward/step backward commands
42 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
43 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
44 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
48 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
49 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
50 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
53 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
54 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
57 * native video output is working again
58 * only commandline interface support
59 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
62 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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66 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
67 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
68 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
69 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
70 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
71 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
72 and A/52 streams are supported)
73 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
78 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
79 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
80 * VCD entry points support
81 * VCD image file support
84 * support for *.asf format
85 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
86 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
87 * support for ogg encapsulation
88 * support for raw DV format
89 * support for *.wav format
90 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
93 Stream discovery & playlists:
94 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
95 * support for .m3u file format
96 * support for .asx file format
97 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
100 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
101 (only available with the .avi demux)
102 * support for ADPCM audio codec
103 * support for raw PCM data
104 * support for Cinepak video codec
105 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
106 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
107 * support for Xvid codec
108 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
109 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
110 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
112 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
114 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
117 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
120 * new WxWindows interface
121 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
122 device and the channels configuration
123 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
124 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
125 format that VLC can play
126 * new swedish translation
127 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
129 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
130 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
131 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
134 * localization support via GNU gettext software
135 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
136 * new preferences panel
137 * new open panel with full features
138 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
139 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
140 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
143 * preferences dialog box redesigned
144 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
146 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
147 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
148 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
149 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
152 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
154 * enhancements of the playlist window
155 * new messages window to see debug info
156 * fixed a few crashes
159 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
160 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
161 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
162 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working