* The HTTP interface is now only available on the local machine by default.
If you want to make it available from other machines, you will have to
edit the ".hosts" file.
- XXX: DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS HERE :XXX
+ - On UNIX/Linux, the file is in /usr/share/vlc/http/.hosts
+ If you're using the old http interface, it's located in
+ /usr/share/vlc/http/old/.hosts
+ - On Windows they are in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\http\.hosts and
+ C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\http\old\.hosts
+ - On Mac OS X, you can find it in VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/http/.hosts
+ and respectively in VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/http/old/.hosts
* This version of VLC contains a new interface for Windows and Linux. This
- interface lacks a few features that used to be present in vlc 0.8.6:
+ interface lacks a few features that used to be present in vlc 0.8.6:
- "Streaming wizard" and "VLM control". These features will be replaced
by a better alternative in the next version. If you absolutely need these
features, we advise you to keep vlc 0.8.6
- - Similarly, "Bookmarks" will be reintroduced in an improved version at a
+ - Similarly, "Bookmarks" will be reintroduced in an improved version at a
later point
* The default for --sout-keep has changed. It's now activated by default.
* The marq, mosaic and logo commands in the rc interface changed. They
vlc --sub-filter "marq@test{marquee=Hello}" -I rc <somevideo>
You can then use commands like: @test marq-marquee Goodbye
These new commands are also available in the telnet interface.
+ * The "rtp" access output module has been removed:
+ Please use the RTP stream output instead, e.g.:
+ Old: '#std{access=rtp,dst=239.255.1.2,sap}'
+ New: '#rtp{dst=239.255.1.2,sap}'
Changes:
--------
(Default scripts open YouTube, DailyMotion, metacafe and Google Video URLs)
Input/Demuxers:
- * UDP-Lite protocol (requires OS support) for RTP/AVP
- * DCCP protocol (requires OS support) for RTP/AVP
+ * UDP-Lite transport for RTP/AVP
+ * DCCP transport for RTP/AVP
* Proxy support for MMSH stream
* JACK audio input support
* MP4 gpac and Apple chapter support
- * Input run time option ( improved live stream recording )
+ * Input run time option (improved live stream recording)
* Fixed aiff stereo file
* Fixed audio glitch on seek
- * Improved FLAC demuxer ( duration / current time / meta data )
+ * Improved FLAC demuxer (duration / current time / meta data)
* AAC tags support
* APEv1/2 tags support
* Improved ID3v2 tags support
+ * Improved Ogg/Vorbis tags support
* Raw video support
+ * Standard MIDI File (types 0 & 1) support
+ * Tivo Series 2 support
+ * v4l2 access module support
+ * CD+G karaoke Files support
+ * MXF files support
Decoders:
* VP60/VP61/VP6F/VP62 support
* DosBox Capture support
* Karl Morton's Video support
* limited atrac3 support
- * New codec FOURCCs to support more specific files (Avid, FCP, Sony, Samsung, ...)
+ * Fluidsynth MIDI software synthesis (with external sound fonts)
+ * New codec FOURCCs to support more specific files:
+ Avid, FCP, Sony, Samsung, ...
+ * Closed Caption Decoder (DVD, ReplayTV, Tivo, DVB/ATSC)
+ * H.264 PAFF support
+ * DNxHD / VC-3 support
+ * NellyMoser ASAO support
+ * APE ( Monkey audio ) support
+ * VBI & EBU (Teletext) support
Encoders:
* Flash Screen Video support
was previously part of the mosaic module.
* Fix random characters problem in RSS filter.
* Add rotate-deciangle for more precision on rotate filter
+ * Support for Intel SSE2 intruction set in chroma converters
+ * Improved use of Intel MMX intruction set in chroma converters
-Audio output
+Audio output and filters
* Replay gain support.
- * Play audio when going slower/faster ( no pitch filter yet )
+ * Play audio when going slower/faster ( no pitch filter yet ).
+ * New spatializer audio filter.
Stream output:
- * UDP-Lite (requires OS support) for RTP/TS encapsulation
+ * RTSP for TS-multiplexed broadcast streams
+ * New RTP payload formats:
+ * Speex voice audio codec
+ * ITU T.140 (for text, subtitles) output
+ * G.711 (both A-law and ยต-law) output
+ * UDP-Lite transport for RTP
+ * DCCP transport for RTP
+ * Lots of fixes for RTSP broadcasting
Interfaces:
* Windows/Linux
* Improved user interaction
* Improved mouse gestures
* Unix
- * Allow only one running instance, using D-Bus interface.
- * D-Bus Interface (experimental) implements the MPRIS
+ * Option to allow only one running instance, using D-Bus interface.
+ * D-Bus Interface implementing the MPRIS
(Media Player Remote Interfacing specification), a common dbus control
interface for media players that intends to become an xdg standard when
- finished.
+ finished: http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/index.php/Media_Player_Interfaces .
* Motion module use disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal
+ * Ncurses interface now uses ncursesw to correctly display wide characters
+ when using an UTF-8 locale.
+ * Plugin to set Telepathy presence message using MissionControl
+
+Linux Port:
+ * VLC now complies with the XDG Base Directory Specification version 0.6
+ http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.6.html
+ (which means that VLC doesn't use the $HOME/.vlc directory anymore)
+
+Mac OS X Port:
+ * Mac OS X Framework that can be used to embed VLC in third party
+ applications. (Google Summer Of Code Student project).
+
+LibVLC:
+ * Event management and various improvement in libvlc.
+ (Part of a Google Summer Of Code Student project).
Capture:
* new BDA device driver plugin for DVB-C/S/T capture cards on Microsoft
Windows
Localisations:
+ * Finnish
* Persian
+ * Polish
Changes between 0.8.6b and 0.8.6c:
projects / vlc / blobdiff