1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.30 2003/03/06 23:52:31 sigmunau 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.
11 * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work.
14 * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
15 * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
16 * fixed a major bug in LPCM code ( fixes a problem with iDVD disks )
19 * fixed the GNU-pth support.
22 * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout plugins.
23 * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
24 * rc interface is now fully useable.
25 * fixed the MSVC project files generation.
28 * 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. ( Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work).
30 * very prelimenary support for VLC control via applescript.
33 * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
36 * improved ID3 tag detection.
37 * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
38 * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful gestures
39 * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast
41 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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45 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
46 English was set as the preferred language.
49 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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53 * new mouse gesture interface
54 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
58 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
59 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
60 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
63 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
64 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
68 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
71 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
72 without the user consent
75 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
77 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
78 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
79 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
82 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
83 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
84 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
85 * playlist enhancements
86 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
87 * new step forward/step backward commands
88 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
89 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
90 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
93 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
94 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
95 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
98 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
99 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
102 * native video output is working again
103 * only commandline interface support
104 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
107 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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111 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
112 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
113 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
114 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
115 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
116 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
117 and A/52 streams are supported)
118 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
123 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
124 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
125 * VCD entry points support
126 * VCD image file support
129 * support for *.asf format
130 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
131 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
132 * support for ogg encapsulation
133 * support for raw DV format
134 * support for *.wav format
135 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
138 Stream discovery & playlists:
139 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
140 * support for .m3u file format
141 * support for .asx file format
142 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
145 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
146 (only available with the .avi demux)
147 * support for ADPCM audio codec
148 * support for raw PCM data
149 * support for Cinepak video codec
150 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
151 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
152 * support for Xvid codec
153 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
154 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
155 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
157 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
159 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
162 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
165 * new WxWindows interface
166 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
167 device and the channels configuration
168 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
169 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
170 format that VLC can play
171 * new swedish translation
172 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
174 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
175 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
176 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
179 * localization support via GNU gettext software
180 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
181 * new preferences panel
182 * new open panel with full features
183 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
184 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
185 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
188 * preferences dialog box redesigned
189 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
191 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
192 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
193 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
194 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
197 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
199 * enhancements of the playlist window
200 * new messages window to see debug info
201 * fixed a few crashes
204 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
205 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
206 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
207 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working