-$Id: NEWS,v 1.40 2003/05/15 02:02:13 hartman Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.64 2003/08/13 01:45:13 gbazin Exp $
+
+Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
+---------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * Fixed a nasty regression in 0.6.1 which made some streams unplayable.
+
+Stream output:
+ * Transcoder now generates proper pts/dts thus should work a lot better.
+ * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
+
+Access input:
+ * Support for DVB-S/C/T cards using v4l2 API for Linux 2.6.x kernels.
+ * Few fixes to the VCD navigation.
+
+Interfaces:
+ * Support for DVD menus navigation added to the wxWindows interface.
+
+UNIX ports:
+ * ALSA multi-channel support fixed and tested.
+ * Fixed fullscreen with gnome metacity.
+
+Win32 port:
+ * Fixed VCD support which was broken on some machines.
+
+iPaq port:
+ * Familiar interface with Gtk+-1.2 and GPE support removed (deprecreated).
+
+Miscellaneous:
+ * Text subtitles now centered on the picture.
+ * Ffmpeg decoder now generates proper pts and can be used to play
+ mpeg1/2 videos.
+
+Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.6.1:
+---------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * There should be less bogus resampling, particularly on DVDs.
+ * VLC will now wait for the medium to wake up before starting its clock
+ after a pause.
+
+Stream output:
+ * Added vorbis audio support in Ogg streaming.
+ * Added vorbis audio transcoding support.
+ * Added mp3 audio transcoding support (when ffmpeg is compiled with mp3lame).
+ * PS muxer can create mpeg1 files now and produce streams with system headers.
+ * You can transcode a52 with more than two channels to mpga now.
+
+Win32 port:
+ * Fixed DVD support which was partly broken due to a bug in libdvdcss
+ * Fixed 5.1 audio support for the sblive/audigy soundcards.
+ * Fixed sound on Windows NT.
+
+UNIX ports:
+ * Fixed/improved ALSA support and enabled multi-channel audio output.
+ * X11/Xvideo: Should now work on big endian machines, and you can now
+ use the arrow keys to browse through the DVD menus.
+
+iPaq port:
+ * Gtk+2 interface called PDA
+ * Familiar Gtk+ is now deprecreated
+ * Codec a52, Faad2 and flac added
+ * Video4Linux enabled (demux and transcode)
+ * Stream Out with transcode support enabled (use codecs: HuffYuvv and A-law).
+
+Interfaces:
+ * Small updates/fixes to the wxWindows interface.
+ * Improved HTTP remote control interface. You can now create your own HTML pages.
+ * A new CORBA control plugin.
+
+Input demux:
+ * Improved support for the Matroska container format.
+
+Miscellaneous:
+ * Improved build system.
+ * New video filter plugin to overlay logos.
+ * Added support for Winamp 3 B4S files.
+ * New subtitle module which uses freetype2 to render arbitrary fonts in any size.
+ Should also work with languages like russion for instance.
+
Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
---------------------------------
Core Support:
- * Channel Server support was removed
+ * Channel Server support was removed (was deprecated)
Input access:
- * fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
- * fixed large file support on Windows
+ * Fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams.
+ * Fixed large file support on Windows
* Video 4 Linux support
+ * CD Digital Audio support
+ * Fixed IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
Input demux:
* Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
* Support for OpenDML avi files
* More complete .mp4/.mov support
+ * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
Codecs:
- * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replace with libmpeg2
+ * VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
* Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
+ * OSX support for QDM2 and QDMC sound, often used in QT content.
* Fixed a bug which was causing artefacts in DivX video (ffmpeg)
+ * Updated our theora decoder to use the alpha 2 release of libtheora
* If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
+ * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
Interfaces:
- * The wxWindows interface is now Unicode safe
- * New http interface
+ * The wxWindows interface is now fully useable as well as Unicode safe
+ * New HTTP remote control interface
Stream output:
- *
+ * New stream output scheme. It is now possible to build a chain of stream outputs allowing for instance to stream and display some content at the same time.
+ * The stream output now allows to transcode content on the fly.
+ * Fixed major bug that prevented streaming mpeg 1/2 video with pulldown content.
+ * SAP/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
Miscellaneous:
- * New reset all option for preferences
+ * New reset option for the preferences
* You can set your language in the prefences
+ * New video chroma conversion module using ffmpeg
+ * Added a Gentoo ebuild to the distribution
+ * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
+ * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
UNIX ports:
- *
+ * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
+ * New skinable interface ported to X11.
+ * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
Mac OS X port:
* When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
- * New about panel
- * Subtitles are less permanent now.
+ * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
* Fixed the deinterlace menu.
- * Transparency option for video out.
- * Float on top option for video out.
- * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities
- * New icons
+ * Float on top, Fit to Screen and a Transparency option for video out.
+ * New output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities.
+ * New icons by Davor Orel.
* New audio resampler. Should make VLC much faster.
* Fixed disappearing and crackling sound (PTS is out of range bug)
* We no longer automatically save the preferences when you quit the application
+ * Arrow keys are now use to browse the menus in a DVD
Win32 port:
* the wxWindows interface is now the default interface
+ * The keyboard shortcuts are now identical to the linux version
+ * Fixed the "no sound" problem on NT4
+ * Improved skinnable interface (it now uses the wxWindows interface dialogs).
+ * Added support for compressed skins files (.vlt files)
+ * Fixed SVCD chapters support.
+ * Fixed memory leak with 5.1 audio.
BeOS port:
* Interface localization
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