Core support:
* Bookmarks feature for easier seeking/access inside medias.
* Support for video output embedded in interfaces.
- * Improved http daemon.
+ * Improved HTTP daemon.
+ * Saved playlists now remember VLC-specific options.
Codecs:
* New Continuous Media Markup Language (CMML) codec.
(http://www.annodex.net/overview.html)
- * New h261 video decoder using openmash.
- * Packetizer interfaced between demux and codec when needed
+ * New H.261 video decoder using openmash.
+ * H264 encoder, demuxer and packetizer.
+ * Packetizer interfaces between demux and codec when needed
(allows using ffmpeg plugin to decode MPEG streams and better aac decoding).
-
-Playlist:
+ * Support for Theora alpha3 (both decoding and encoding).
Input:
- * mmsh streaming fixes.
- * subviewer and subviewer v2 subtitles support.
- * Annodex support (http://www.annodex.net).
+ * --start-time <sec> and --stop-time <sec> to start and stop playing a
+ file at the specified amount of seconds. Only works with a few
+ fileformats (avi, mov, mkv, mp4 )
+ * Improved directory access module.
* New "file-cat" option to play truncated movies.
* Better handling of meta info (title, author, description, etc...).
* New options to pass meta info to the input.
- * New start-time and stop-time options.
+ * It is now possible to stream programs from a DVB-S/C/T stream
+ (satellite, cable, or digital terestrial television)
+
+Demux:
+ * Annodex (http://www.annodex.net) support.
+ * mmsh streaming fixes.
+ * Fixed infinite loop in the AVI demux on broken/incomplete files.
+
+Subtitles:
+ * Subviewer and subviewer v2 subtitles support.
+ * Ability to choose autodetected subtitles path.
+ * Subtitles delay can be changed in real time with hotkeys.
Stream output:
* Improved session announcement system.
- * Minimize threads useage by default.
+ * Minimize threads usage by default.
* Added faster than realtime stream output (limited by CPU) for file output.
- * Improved mov/mp4 muxer.
+ * Improved MOV/MP4 muxer.
+ * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
+ * Improved transrater.
* Meta info options used by the muxers.
+ * New configuration system.
* Better audio channels downmixing when transcoding.
VideoLAN manager:
* New videolan (media) manager (vlm): a little manager designed to launch
and manage multiple streams from within one instance of VLC.
+ * Supports live streams and VoD.
+ * Supports scheduling.
* Telnet interface for vlm.
- * Http interface for vlm.
+ * HTTP interface for vlm.
Interfaces:
- * Skins II
+ * Skins II (Windows and Linux only)
- Ability to embed video output.
- Support for bitmap fonts.
- Lots of improvements.
-
- * wxWindows
+ * wxWindows (default Windows and Linux interface)
- New design and set of icons.
- - New streaming wizard.
- Ability to embed video output.
+ - Support for hotkeys.
+ - Support for bookmarks.
+ * Mac OS X
+ - Support for 'groups' and playlist item properties.
+ - Better hotkeys handling.
+
+Mac OS X port:
+ * OpenGL video output is now the default when available.
+ * Added FAAC encoder (mp4a).
+ * Audio output fix to work with multiple streams on a HAL device.
+ * Possible fix for conflict with CodeTek VirtualDesktop (untested).
Win32 port:
* DirectShow input plugin should work with more devices.
* Disable monitor power down when watching movies.
+ * Improved Windows installer.
+
+Linux port:
+ * PowerPC fixes.
Misc:
- * Improvements to the GOOM visualisation plugin.
+ * Improvements to the Goom visualisation plugin.
* Roku HD1000 audio output.
Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.1a: