1 $Id: NEWS,v 1.23 2003/02/17 18:58:46 hartman Exp $
3 Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
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7 * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
8 English was set as the preferred language.
11 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
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15 * new mouse gesture interface
16 * audio volume can now be changed at any time, even when no file is
20 * various minor fixes on the network inputs
21 * fixed some weird URL parsing problems (/Volumes/toto:tata/harry@coin.mpg)
22 * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
25 * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
26 * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
30 * support for MPEG-2 intra slice refresh (aka. Slice-I) streams
33 * fixed a bug which turned the default interface command-line only
34 without the user consent
37 * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
39 * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
40 * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
41 * ALSA: fixed mono files output
44 * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
45 * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
46 * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
47 * playlist enhancements
48 * added half, normal and double video window menu items
49 * new step forward/step backward commands
50 * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
51 * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
52 * vlc.app is now VLC.app
55 * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
56 * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
57 * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
60 * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
61 * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
64 * native video output is working again
65 * only commandline interface support
66 * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
69 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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73 * object structure which allows for full re-entrancy, known as libvlc
74 * new audio output architecture based on filter pipelines, providing
75 S/PDIF and multi-channel support
76 * localization support via gettext on most architectures
77 * new stream output architecture, allowing to use VLC to unicast,
78 multicast or broadcast a stream to another VLC (only MPEG 1, 2 and 4
79 and A/52 streams are supported)
80 * build system now uses autoconf/automake/autopoint
85 * stability fixes in the HTTP access
86 * auto-detection of RTP encapsulation
87 * VCD entry points support
88 * VCD image file support
91 * support for *.asf format
92 * improved support for *.avi, especially over an HTTP connection
93 * support for *.mp4 and *.mov format
94 * support for ogg encapsulation
95 * support for raw DV format
96 * support for *.wav format
97 * new demuxdump demux allowing to save a stream to a file
100 Stream discovery & playlists:
101 * support for the SAP/SDP and SLP protocols
102 * support for .m3u file format
103 * support for .asx file format
104 * hack to find the streaming sources in html-pages with embedded wmp
107 * support for the microdvd, subrip, ssa1, ssa2-4 subtitles file formats
108 (only available with the .avi demux)
109 * support for ADPCM audio codec
110 * support for raw PCM data
111 * support for Cinepak video codec
112 * support for DV video codec via libdv or ffmpeg
113 * support for AAC audio codec via libfaad2
114 * support for Xvid codec
115 * support for Xiph.org's Vorbis audio codec
116 * support for Xiph.org's Tremor audio codec (when compiling from sources)
117 * support for Xiph.org's Tarkin and Theora video codecs (when compiling
119 * new codecs supported by latest ffmpeg versions: WMV, WMA, SVQ 1, H263,
121 * fixed an endianness bug in LPCM codec
124 * experimental preliminary support for DVD menus via libdvdplay
127 * new WxWindows interface
128 * all interfaces allow to dynamically change the volume, the audio
129 device and the channels configuration
130 * headphone channel mixer with virtual spatialization effect
131 * Mozilla plugin based on libvlc for embedded playback in webpages of any
132 format that VLC can play
133 * new swedish translation
134 * updated french, german, dutch and italian translations
136 GNU/Linux, *BSD & misc. UNIX ports:
137 * OSS and ALSA audio output modules support A/52 over S/PDIF output
138 * OSS support for multi-channel (up to 6) analog sound cards
141 * localization support via GNU gettext software
142 * completely revamped Cocoa interface
143 * new preferences panel
144 * new open panel with full features
145 * video output screen can be chosen in the Video menu
146 * audio device and channels configuration can be chosen in the Audio menu
147 * new playlist drawer and messages windows
150 * preferences dialog box redesigned
151 * waveout module supports multi-channel audio output and A52 over S/PDIF
153 * new dialog box to select avi subtitles
154 * some new shortcuts (in particular to play/pause or stay on top)
155 * new menu entry to spawn another interface
156 * rc interface is partly fixed and useable
159 * new settings window for adjusting post-processing, brightness,
161 * enhancements of the playlist window
162 * new messages window to see debug info
163 * fixed a few crashes
166 * slider bar in GTK+/GPE Familiar interface
167 * fixed crash on directory change in Familiar interface
168 * added qte_main module for use in all modules that need Opie or Qte support
169 * native video output module for Qt Embedded/Opie is not working