-$Id: NEWS,v 1.39 2003/05/05 13:15:06 titer Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.46 2003/05/27 21:48:44 gbazin Exp $
-Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.5.4:
+Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.6.0:
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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
Input demux:
- *
+ * Better detection of AAC and mp3 files
+ * Support for OpenDML avi files
+ * More complete .mp4/.mov support
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)
+ * If ffmpeg cannot keep up, skip and try to recover instead of stopping altogether
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.
+ * SAP (Session Announcement Protocol) support.
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 file to the distribution
UNIX ports:
- *
+ * Basic support for the X11 Xinerama extension.
Mac OS X port:
* When you add several items to the playlist, they are sorted alphabetically.
- * New about panel
- * subs are removed more often now.
- * transparency option for video out.
- * float on top option for video out.
- * new output dialog for transcode and display while stream capabilities
+ * New about panel and revamped preferences panel.
+ * Fixed the deinterlace menu.
+ * Float on top 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
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.
BeOS port:
* Interface localization
* A few new keyboard shortcuts
* New full-featured Preferences window
-iPAQ familiar Linux port:
- *
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Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3:
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