1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.49 2003/06/15 01:23:31 massiot Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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7 * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
10 * fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
11 * fixed large file support on Windows
12 * Video 4 Linux support
13 * CD Digital Audio support
14 * Fixed an ipv6 link-local multicasting bug affecting all platforms but GNU/Linux
17 * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
18 * Support for OpenDML avi files
19 * More complete .mp4/.mov support
22 * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
23 * Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
24 * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
25 * Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
26 * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
27 * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
30 * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
31 * New HTTP remote control interface
34 * 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.
35 * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
36 * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
37 * SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) support.
40 * New reset option for the preferences
41 * You can set your language in the prefences
42 * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
43 * Added a Gentoo ebuild file to the distribution
44 * Added a new smaller subtitles font + scripts to generate your own
47 * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
48 * New skinnable interface ported to X11.
51 * When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
52 * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
53 * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
54 * Float on top and a Transparency option for video out.
55 * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
56 * New icons by Davor Orel.
57 * New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
58 * Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
59 * We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
60 * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
63 * the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
64 * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
65 * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
66 * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
67 * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
68 * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
69 * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
70 * Fixed ipv6 multicast support (not tested).
73 * Interface localization
74 * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
75 * A few new keyboard shortcuts
76 * New full-featured Preferences window
78 Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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82 * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
83 * support for skins at the interface level
84 * new OSD module using Freetype2
85 * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
86 * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
87 input level before dropping out of date frames.
88 * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
91 * fixed HTTP redirects
92 * support for opening an entire directory
93 * EOF should be detected more reliably
94 * new video4linux access plug-in
95 * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver
98 * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders
99 * fix for some ogg web radio streams
100 * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP
103 * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
104 * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
105 * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
106 * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
107 * better SSA4 subtitles recognition
108 * new codec for raw I420 video
109 * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
112 * improvements to wxWindows based interface
113 (although it still misses some important features)
114 * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
117 * new HTTP output support
118 * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer
119 * fixed AV synchronization issues
122 * support for oldstyle id3 genres
125 * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
128 * reorderable playlist
129 * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
130 * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
131 * support for mono audio output devices
132 * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
133 * fixed several cosmetic issues
134 * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
135 * the messages window remembers more lines
136 * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
137 * http and ogg stream output options
138 * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
141 * new skinnable interface
142 * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
144 iPAQ familiar Linux port:
145 * support for FLAC audio format
146 * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation
148 * network tab in the interface
149 * "apply" handling in preferences
152 Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
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156 * advanced config options are now hidden by default
157 * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default
158 * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams
159 * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily
161 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work
165 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library
166 * support for FLAC audio through libflac
167 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2
168 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks)
171 * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS
172 * new --ttl option for Time To Live
175 * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support
178 * fixed the GNU-pth support
181 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout
183 * localization support via gettext is now fully working
184 * rc interface is now fully useable
185 * fixed the MSVC project files generation
188 * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with
189 M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver
190 bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin
191 iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work)
192 * VLC now uses the default audio device
194 * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript
195 * support for mouse gestures
196 * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines
199 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the
200 YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it
203 * improved ID3 tag detection
204 * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is
205 not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these
206 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful
208 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
211 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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215 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
216 English was set as the preferred language
219 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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223 * new mouse gesture interface
224 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
228 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
229 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
230 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
233 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
234 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
238 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
241 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
242 without the user consent
245 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
247 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
248 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
249 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
252 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
253 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
254 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
255 * playlist enhancements
256 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
257 * new step forward/step backward commands
258 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
259 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
260 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
263 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
264 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
265 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
268 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
269 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
272 * native video output is working again
273 * only commandline interface support
274 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
277 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
278 --------------------------------
281 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
282 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
283 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
284 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
285 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
286 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
287 and A/52 streams are supported)
288 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
293 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
294 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
295 * VCD entry points support
296 * VCD image file support
299 * support for *.asf format
300 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
301 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
302 * support for ogg encapsulation
303 * support for raw DV format
304 * support for *.wav format
305 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
308 Stream discovery & playlists:
309 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
310 * support for .m3u file format
311 * support for .asx file format
312 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
315 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
316 (only available with the .avi demux)
317 * support for ADPCM audio codec
318 * support for raw PCM data
319 * support for Cinepak video codec
320 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
321 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
322 * support for Xvid codec
323 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
324 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
325 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
327 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
329 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
332 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
335 * new WxWindows interface
336 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
337 device and the channels configuration
338 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
339 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
340 format that VLC can play
341 * new swedish translation
342 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
344 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
345 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
346 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
349 * localization support via GNU gettext software
350 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
351 * new preferences panel
352 * new open panel with full features
353 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
354 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
355 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
358 * preferences dialog box redesigned
359 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
361 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
362 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
363 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
364 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
367 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
369 * enhancements of the playlist window
370 * new messages window to see debug info
371 * fixed a few crashes
374 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
375 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
376 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
377 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working