Changes between 0.7.2 and 0.8.0:
This version is in development and not yet released.
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Core support:
* Major work on libvlc. Changed/renamed/added functions
- * Complete switch to the new access2 and demux2 systems
+ * Complete switch to the new input core (better seeking, multi-input, ...)
* New plugins cache to speed up launch time
* Fix crash with deinterlace switching
* New --play-and-stop feature which stops the playlist after each played item
- * Daemon mode
+ * Daemon mode (to run vlc in the background)
* Technical improvements to the subtitle/OSD subsystem
Input:
(selection of titles/chapters).
Demuxers:
- * Support iTunes Music Store previews
+ * Support for iTunes Music Store previews
* Support for MJPEG webcams (i.e. AXIS cams)
* Added initial mp4 and mpeg-ts text track support
* Windows Media Server RTSP support
* Re-use audio/video/spu decoders in transcoder module. From now on,
everything that is playable by VLC should be transcodable as well
* Subtitles overlaying in transcoder
+ * Subpictures overlaying in transcoder (see video output)
* Frame rate selection in the transcoder
* DVB subtitles encoder
* MPEG 1 layer 2 audio encoder using libtoolame
* New audio equalizer filter
* Very trivial volume normalizer
+Video Output:
+ * Roku HD1000 Video output
+ * Experimental generic OpenGL video output (X11, Win32, MacOS X)
+ with support for effects.
+ * Improved filter and subpictures support :
+ - New filters can be streamed.
+ - "Subpicture filters" to overlay subpictures on video
+ - Centralized scaling and blending
+ * New filters :
+ - "time", to display current time
+ - "marq", to display a marquee
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Interfaces:
* OSD sliders for volume and postition information
* OSD icons for Play and Pause
- * New Streaming Wizard for Windows and Linux default interfaces
+ * New Streaming Wizard for Windows and Linux default interfaces (wxWindows)
* A few skins2 improvements
* Added search, volume, loop and random functions to the ncurses interface
* Added a filesystem browser to the ncurses interface
* Volume, position, length, seek etc etc etc.
Misc:
- * Roku HD1000 Video output
* Server/client network synchronization module
* VBrick streams fully supported
* Cisco IP/TV streams supported
- * Experimental OpenGL video output for X11 and win32
- * a Time filter that displays the current time over the video
Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.2:
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