-$Id: NEWS,v 1.44 2003/05/20 18:53:03 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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* 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
Codecs:
* VLC's own MPEG1/2 decoder has been replaced with libmpeg2
* Support for Sorenson 3 (SVQ3 or Quicktime content) via ffmpeg
- NOTE: QDM2 sound, often used in QT content, is not yet supported
+ * 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:
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:
* 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 and revamped preferences panel.
* Fixed the deinterlace menu.
- * Float on top and a Transparency option for video out.
+ * 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
* 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