-$Id: NEWS,v 1.84 2004/02/22 00:15:33 gbazin Exp $
+$Id$
+
+Changes between 0.7.2 and 0.7.3:
+--------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * Major work on libvlc. Changed/renamed/added funtionality
+ * Complete switch to the new access2 and demux2 systems
+ * 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
+
+Demux:
+ * Support iTunes Music Store previews
+ * Support for MJPEG webcams (i.e. AXIS cams)
+ * Added initial mp4 and mpeg-ts text track support
+
+Codecs:
+ * G.726 audio support
+ * 14496-17 MPEG TS text support
+ * MPEG-4 text support
+
+Stream Output:
+ * text track muxing for mp4
+ * 14496-17 text track muxing for MPEG TS
+ * H.263 RTP streaming support
+
+Interfaces:
+ * added search, volume, loop and random functions to the ncurses interface
+ * added a filesystem browser to the ncurses interface
+ * OSD sliders for volume and postition information
+ * OSD icons for Play and Pause
+ * New Streaming Wizard for Windows and Linux default interfaces
+
+Mac OS X port:
+ * Fixed the "cannot set buffersize:[nope]" coreaudio problem
+
+Mozilla plugin:
+ * added a lot of javascript accessible funtionality
+ * volume, position, length, seek etc etc etc.
+
+Misc:
+ * Roku HD1000 Video output
+ * Experimental network synchronization module
+ * Experimental SVG rendering module
+ * VBrick streams fully supported
+ * Kasenna MediaBase streams largely supported
+ * Cisco IP/TV streams supported
+
+Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.2:
+--------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * Bookmarks feature for easier seeking/access inside medias.
+ * Support for video output embedded in interfaces.
+ * 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 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).
+ * Support for Theora alpha3 (both decoding and encoding).
+
+Input:
+ * --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.
+ * 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 usage by default.
+ * Added faster than realtime stream output (limited by CPU) for file output.
+ * 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.
+
+Interfaces:
+ * Skins II (Windows and Linux only)
+ - Ability to embed video output.
+ - Support for bitmap fonts.
+ - Lots of improvements.
+ * wxWindows (default Windows and Linux interface)
+ - New design and set of icons.
+ - 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.
+ * Roku HD1000 audio output.
+
+Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.1a:
+---------------------------------
+
+Mac OS X:
+ * Fixed the infamous 'mp3 takes twice the CPU it should take' bug
+ * Playing MOD files is working now.
+
+
Changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1:
---------------------------------
Core support:
* Fixed a nasty bug that causes preferences not to be saved some times.
- * IGMPv3 support for VLC under Windows XP
+ * IGMPv3 support for VLC under Windows XP and Linux.
Codecs:
* Brand new DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder based on libdts
* Support for DTS and A52/AC3 wav files.
* Support for DTS and A52/AC3 audio CD.
* New and experimental DVD input plugin with menus support (using libdvdnav).
+ * Added back DV audio support in raw DV demuxer.
Stream output:
* MP4/MOV muxer improvements (fast-start, aac in mov, etc...).
projects / vlc / blobdiff