1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.82 2004/02/08 21:36:39 gbazin Exp $
2 Changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1:
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6 * Fixed a nasty bug that causes preferences not to be saved some times.
7 * IGMPv3 support for VLC under Windows XP
10 * Brand new DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder based on libdts
11 (http://www.videolan.org/dtsdec.html)
12 * Fixed DTS S/PDIF output
13 * SVCD (Philips OGT) and CVD subtitles
16 * Internal improvments
17 * Improved import/export
20 * Experimental support for Nullsoft streaming video(.nsv) and real media(.rm)
22 * New demux module that uses libavformat from ffmpeg. Adds support for many
23 small and strange formats.
24 * Support for DTS wav files
25 * Support for DTS audio CD
26 * New and experimental DVD input plugin with menus support (using libdvdnav).
29 * MP4/MOV muxer improvements (fast-start, aac in mov, etc...)
30 * Fixed a nasty bug in the mpeg video packetizer
36 * New opengl video output plugin.
39 * A few improvements to the DirectShow input plugin.
41 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0:
42 ---------------------------------
45 * Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
46 Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
47 * New encoder api (Ffmpeg, Vorbis, Theora, Flac and Speex encoders available).
48 * Video outputs are recycled if possible.
49 This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
50 * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
51 * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for
52 subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
55 * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
60 * Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
61 * Support for Flac in Ogg files.
62 * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
63 * Rewrite of the Flac demuxer.
64 * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
65 * Reworked DVB tuning.
66 * Better Icecast support.
67 * New MPEG video elementary streams demuxer.
68 * New DTS audio elementary streams demuxer.
71 * Support for Theora video encoding.
72 * Support for Speex audio decoding/encoding.
73 * Rewrite of the Flac decoder + encoding support.
74 * Support for MPEG2 422 decoding which was recently added to libmpeg2 (cvs).
75 * Support for AAC + SBR and proper multi-channel re-ordering.
76 * MPEG 2.5 audio support.
77 * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
80 * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer.
81 * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
82 * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
83 * Added packetizers for Flac, Speex, Theora, LPCM, DTS and SPU streams.
84 * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
85 * Improved Ogg muxing and added Theora, Speex, Flac and subtitles support.
86 * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
87 * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
88 * Preliminary RTP support.
89 * Fixes to SAP announces.
94 - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option).
95 * New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
97 - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
98 - Improvements and help in preferences
99 - New streaming wizard
100 - Revised Disc Open menu
102 - Improvements of the standard pages
103 - Support for new commands
104 * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
107 * Many fixes to the SAP module
108 * SAP now supports HTTP streams
111 * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
112 * Text subtitles autodetection.
113 * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
114 * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
115 * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
116 * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
117 * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
118 * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
119 * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
122 * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
124 * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem.
125 * Support for Panther.
126 * Support for raw dumping of streams to disk.
127 * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
130 * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams, PVRs...).
131 * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
132 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
133 * Support for 3F2R in audio output.
134 * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
135 * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
136 * Multimonitor support (untested).
137 * Fixed nasty timing bug on some dual-cpu / P4 with hyperthreading systems.
140 * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
141 * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
142 * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
145 * Brand new Gtk 2 interface
148 * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
149 * Audio visual effects filter using goom.
150 * Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations.
151 * libcaca video output (colored ascii)
153 Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
154 ---------------------------------
157 * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
160 * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
161 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
164 * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
165 * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
168 * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
171 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
172 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
175 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
178 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
181 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
182 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
185 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
186 ---------------------------------
189 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
190 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
194 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
195 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
196 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
198 * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
199 * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
202 * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
205 * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
208 * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
209 * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
212 Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
213 ---------------------------------
216 * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
217 * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
221 * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
222 * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
223 * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
224 * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
225 * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
228 * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
229 * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
230 * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
233 * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
234 * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
235 use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
238 * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
239 * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
240 * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
241 * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
242 * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
245 * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
246 * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
247 * A new CORBA control plugin.
250 * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
253 * Improved build system.
254 * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
255 * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
256 * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
257 Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
260 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
261 ---------------------------------
264 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
267 * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
268 * Fixed large file support on Windows
269 * Video 4 Linux support
270 * CD Digital Audio support
271 * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
274 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
275 * Support for OpenDML avi files
276 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
277 * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
280 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
281 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
282 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
283 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
284 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
285 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
286 * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
289 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
290 * New HTTP remote control interface
293 * New stream output scheme. It is now possible to build a chain of stream outputs allowing for instance to stream and display some content at the same time.
294 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
295 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
296 * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
299 * New reset option for the preferences
300 * You can set your language in the prefences
301 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
302 * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
303 * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
304 * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
307 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
308 * New skinable interface ported to X11.
309 * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
312 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
313 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
314 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
315 * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
316 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
317 * New icons by Davor Orel.
318 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
319 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
320 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
321 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
324 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
325 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
326 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
327 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
328 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
329 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
330 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
333 * Interface localization
334 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
335 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
336 * New full-featured Preferences window
338 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
339 ---------------------------------
342 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
343 * support for skins at the interface level
344 * new OSD module using Freetype2
345 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
346 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
347 input level before dropping out of date frames.
348 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
351 * fixed HTTP redirects
352 * support for opening an entire directory
353 * EOF should be detected more reliably
354 * new video4linux access plug-in
355 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
358 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
359 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
360 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
363 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
364 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
365 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
366 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
367 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
368 * new codec for raw I420 video
369 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
372 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
373 (although it still misses some important features)
374 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
377 * new HTTP output support
378 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
379 * fixed AV synchronization issues
382 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
385 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
388 * reorderable playlist
389 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
390 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
391 * support for mono audio output devices
392 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
393 * fixed several cosmetic issues
394 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
395 * the messages window remembers more lines
396 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
397 * http and ogg stream output options
398 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
401 * new skinnable interface
402 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
404 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
405 * support for FLAC audio format
406 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
408 * network tab in the interface
409 * "apply" handling in preferences
412 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
413 ---------------------------------
416 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
417 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
418 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
419 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
421 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
425 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
426 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
427 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
428 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
431 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
432 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
435 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
438 * fixed the GNU-pth support
441 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
443 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
444 * rc interface is now fully useable
445 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
448 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
449 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
450 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
451 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
452 * VLC now uses the default audio device
454 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
455 * support for mouse gestures
456 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
459 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
460 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
463 * improved ID3 tag detection
464 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
465 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
466 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
468 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
471 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
472 ---------------------------------
475 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
476 English was set as the preferred language
479 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
480 --------------------------------
483 * new mouse gesture interface
484 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
488 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
489 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
490 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
493 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
494 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
498 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
501 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
502 without the user consent
505 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
507 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
508 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
509 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
512 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
513 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
514 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
515 * playlist enhancements
516 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
517 * new step forward/step backward commands
518 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
519 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
520 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
523 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
524 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
525 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
528 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
529 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
532 * native video output is working again
533 * only commandline interface support
534 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
537 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
538 --------------------------------
541 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
542 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
543 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
544 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
545 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
546 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
547 and A/52 streams are supported)
548 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
553 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
554 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
555 * VCD entry points support
556 * VCD image file support
559 * support for *.asf format
560 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
561 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
562 * support for ogg encapsulation
563 * support for raw DV format
564 * support for *.wav format
565 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
568 Stream discovery & playlists:
569 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
570 * support for .m3u file format
571 * support for .asx file format
572 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
575 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
576 (only available with the .avi demux)
577 * support for ADPCM audio codec
578 * support for raw PCM data
579 * support for Cinepak video codec
580 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
581 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
582 * support for Xvid codec
583 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
584 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
585 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
587 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
589 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
592 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
595 * new WxWindows interface
596 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
597 device and the channels configuration
598 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
599 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
600 format that VLC can play
601 * new swedish translation
602 * enhancements of the playlist window
603 * new messages window to see debug info
604 * fixed a few crashes
607 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
608 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
609 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
610 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working