1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.24 2003/03/02 12:10:46 gbazin 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.
23 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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27 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
28 English was set as the preferred language.
31 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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35 * new mouse gesture interface
36 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
40 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
41 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
42 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
45 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
46 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
50 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
53 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
54 without the user consent
57 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
59 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
60 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
61 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
64 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
65 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
66 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
67 * playlist enhancements
68 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
69 * new step forward/step backward commands
70 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
71 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
72 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
75 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
76 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
77 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
80 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
81 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
84 * native video output is working again
85 * only commandline interface support
86 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
89 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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93 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
94 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
95 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
96 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
97 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
98 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
99 and A/52 streams are supported)
100 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
105 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
106 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
107 * VCD entry points support
108 * VCD image file support
111 * support for *.asf format
112 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
113 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
114 * support for ogg encapsulation
115 * support for raw DV format
116 * support for *.wav format
117 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
120 Stream discovery & playlists:
121 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
122 * support for .m3u file format
123 * support for .asx file format
124 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
127 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
128 (only available with the .avi demux)
129 * support for ADPCM audio codec
130 * support for raw PCM data
131 * support for Cinepak video codec
132 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
133 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
134 * support for Xvid codec
135 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
136 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
137 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
139 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
141 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
144 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
147 * new WxWindows interface
148 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
149 device and the channels configuration
150 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
151 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
152 format that VLC can play
153 * new swedish translation
154 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
156 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
157 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
158 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
161 * localization support via GNU gettext software
162 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
163 * new preferences panel
164 * new open panel with full features
165 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
166 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
167 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
170 * preferences dialog box redesigned
171 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
173 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
174 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
175 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
176 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
179 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
181 * enhancements of the playlist window
182 * new messages window to see debug info
183 * fixed a few crashes
186 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
187 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
188 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
189 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working