1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.20 2003/02/16 23:32:05 hartman 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 mp4 plug-in
18 * new TS --buggy-psi option for streams which don't update the
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 doing fullscreen or volume up from the popup menu
30 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
31 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
32 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
35 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
36 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-up on slow machines
37 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
38 * playlist enhancements
39 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
40 * new step forward/step backward commands
41 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
42 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/theora support
43 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
47 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
50 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-up
51 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
54 * Native video output is working again.
55 * Only commandline interface support.
56 * Support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package.
58 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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62 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
63 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
64 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
65 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
66 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
67 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
68 and A/52 streams are supported)
69 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
74 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
75 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
76 * VCD entry points support
77 * VCD image file support
80 * support for *.asf format
81 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
82 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
83 * support for ogg encapsulation
84 * support for raw DV format
85 * support for *.wav format
86 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
89 Stream discovery & playlists:
90 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
91 * support for .m3u file format
92 * support for .asx file format
93 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
96 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
97 (only available with the .avi demux)
98 * support for ADPCM audio codec
99 * support for raw PCM data
100 * support for Cinepak video codec
101 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
102 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
103 * support for Xvid codec
104 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
105 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
106 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
108 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
110 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
113 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
116 * new WxWindows interface
117 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
118 device and the channels configuration
119 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
120 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
121 format that VLC can play
122 * new swedish translation
123 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
125 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
126 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
127 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
130 * localization support via GNU gettext software
131 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
132 * new preferences panel
133 * new open panel with full features
134 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
135 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
136 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
139 * preferences dialog box redesigned
140 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
142 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
143 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
144 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
145 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
148 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
150 * enhancements of the playlist window
151 * new messages window to see debug info
152 * fixed a few crashes
155 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
156 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
157 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
158 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working