-$Id: NEWS,v 1.34 2003/04/06 15:43:02 massiot Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.54 2003/06/23 11:41:25 zorglub Exp $
+
+Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
+---------------------------------
+
+Core Support:
+ * 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 IPv6 multicasting on Windows and OSX.
+
+Input demux:
+ * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
+ * Support for OpenDML avi files
+ * More complete .mp4/.mov support
+ * Very early support for the Matroska container format (don't complain if it doesn't work ;)
+
+Codecs:
+ * 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
+ * Indeo Video 3 (IV32) support for little-endian computers. (so not for OSX)
+
+Interfaces:
+ * 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/SDP announcing support. (both IPv4 and IPv6)
+
+Miscellaneous:
+ * 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 to the distribution
+ * Added a new smaller subtitles font (now the default) + scripts to generate your own
+ * SAP/SDP IPv6 support
+
+UNIX ports:
+ * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
+ * New skinable interface ported to X11.
+ * Run opie-vlc and zaurus-vlc as GuiServer
+
+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, 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.
+
+BeOS port:
+ * Interface localization
+ * Screensaver disabled if playing in fullscreen
+ * A few new keyboard shortcuts
+ * New full-featured Preferences window
Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
---------------------------------
* fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines
* support for skins at the interface level
* new OSD module using Freetype2
+ * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends
+ * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the
+ input level before dropping out of date frames.
+ * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface
Input access:
* fixed HTTP redirects
Codecs:
* support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions)
- * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' files
+ * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings
+ * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 )
* support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete)
* better SSA4 subtitles recognition
* new codec for raw I420 video
+ * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder
+
+Interfaces:
+ * improvements to wxWindows based interface
+ (although it still misses some important features)
+ * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in
Stream output:
* new HTTP output support
UNIX ports:
* the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines
- * skeleton for a GTK2 plug-in
Mac OS X port:
* reorderable playlist
* fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors
* fixed a big issue with some USB speakers
* support for mono audio output devices
- * reset the device to its default mode before quitting VLC
+ * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC
* fixed several cosmetic issues
* you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be)
* the messages window remembers more lines
- * delay and fps can now be overriden with subtitles files
+ * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files
+ * http and ogg stream output options
* Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well
Win32 port:
* new skinnable interface
+ * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events.
iPAQ familiar Linux port:
* support for FLAC audio format
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