-$Id: NEWS,v 1.40 2003/05/15 02:02:13 hartman Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.50 2003/06/15 22:32:06 hartman Exp $
Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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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
* Video 4 Linux support
+ * CD Digital Audio support
+ * Fixed an ipv6 link-local multicasting bug affecting all platforms but GNU/Linux
Input demux:
* Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
* More complete .mp4/.mov support
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
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 (Session Announcement Protocol) support.
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 file to the distribution
+ * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
UNIX ports:
- *
+ * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
+ * New skinnable interface ported to X11.
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.
+ * Fixed ipv6 multicast support (not tested).
BeOS port:
* Interface localization
projects / vlc / blobdiff