3rd party libraries (contrib):
* /extras/contrib has been replaced by a better system in /contrib
+Codecs:
+ * Support for CDXL, Ut Video, VBLE, Dxtory codecs via libavcodec.
+ * Numerous improvements in OpenMAX IL codec
+ * Support for Ulead DV audio
+ * Support for TechSmith Screen Codec 2, Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen,
+ Microsoft Application Screen Decoder 1 (MSS1)
+ * Support for Indeo Audio Coder, RealAudio Lossless
+ * Add Hardware Acceleration support on OS X for H.264 based upon VDADecoder
+
+Encoders:
+ * high10, high422 and high444 encoding support in h264
+
+Access:
+ * Screen: Added support for OS X Lion
+ * Major improvements in DASH support
+ * Improvements in Blu-Ray module, notably for multiple video tracks support
+ * Important improvements and rewrite of the v4l2 access module
+ * HTTP: support for Internationalized Domain Names
+
+Demuxers:
+ * MP4: partial support for fragmented MP4
+ * Vorbis: better support for metadata and cover art
+ * AVI: better support for tags and extended metadata
+ * Support for FLAC, Atrac and some ADPCM in AVI
+ * Support for DV data type 1 in AVI and 12 bits DV Audio
+ * Support for total number of tracks in major container
+ * Support for Cook and Atrac in MKV
+ * AVI: support for files produced by Nikon cameras
+ * Support for more MJPEG streams
+
Audio output:
* Windows Audio Session API audio output support
* OpenBSD sndio audio output support
-
-Encoders:
- * high10,high422 and high444 encoding support in h264
+ * Important improvements on the OpenSL ES module
Audio Filters:
* new remapping channel filter
* new filter to enhance stereo effect by mono suppression and delay effect
* new VSXu visualization plugin
-Codecs:
- * Support for CDXL, Ut Video, VBLE, Dxtory codecs via libavcodec.
-
-Access:
- * Screen: Added support for OS X Lion
+Video Outputs:
+ * OpenGL: use glsl instead of ARB to do the YUV->RGB conversions
+ * Fix the power management issue on Windows for standby management
Video Filters:
* new anaglyph video filter which transforms side by side 3D video streams in
anaglyph glasses (aka red/blue) compatible images.
+ * Support in deinterlacing filter for most 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4 YUV formats
+ and for bits depth higher than 8bits (like 10bits)
+ * Improvements on the transform filter, to support 10bits and RGB formats
+ * Revival of the openCV and openCV example filters
+
+Stream Output:
+ * Extended support for recording, notably for MKV and AVI
Interfaces:
* configurable password for the HTTP server.
* .hosts removed from the HTTP server.
* fixed Lua command line interface console mode under Windows.
+ * Better support for MCE remotes on Windows
+ * Hotkey support for TS program selection
+
+Mac OS X Port:
+ * Discontinued support for PowerPC-based and 32bit Intel-based Macs
+ * VLC requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later now
Mac OS X Interface:
- * added a GUI for the QTSound access module to process audio captured locally
- * added an option to let the Apple Remote control the system volume instead of
+ * add a GUI for the QTSound access module to process audio captured locally
+ * add an option to let the Apple Remote control the system volume instead of
VLC's internal volume level
- * added an option to show next / previous buttons
- * added an option to hide the shuffle and repeat buttons
+ * add an option to show next / previous buttons
+ * add an option to hide the shuffle and repeat buttons
+ * add optional playlist columns for track number, genre, album, description,
+ date and language.
+ * add options to the Advanced Open File dialog for start and stop time
+ * add an option to play videos as a desktop background
+ * add a new panel for media conversation and streaming
+ * The Streaming/Transcoding wizard and the open dialog's output panel are
+ deprecated now
+
+Qt:
+ * Partial support for Qt5.0
+ * Menus modifications and improvements
+ * Playlist improvements and fixes, including PictureFlow view
+ * Streaming output wizard rewrite
+ * Numerous fixes
+
+libVLC:
+ * new libvlc_audio_output_device_list_get and libvlc_audio_output_device_list_release functions
+ to replace the deprecated libvlc_audio_output_device_count, libvlc_audio_output_device_longname
+ and libvlc_audio_output_device_id
+ * new libvlc_log_subscribe and libvlc_log_unsubscribe function to register logging callbacks
Removed modules:
- * portaudio audio output
+ * portaudio audio output: use the native audio output instead
* X11 On Screen Display notifications (xosd)
* Linux Framebuffer On Screen Display interface (fbosd)
+ * RTMP access: use libavformat avio instead
+ * RTMP access_output: use libavformat avio instead
+ * Hildon GUI
+ * MSN messenger "now playing" (broken and unmaintained since VLC 1.0.0)
+ * Telepathy framework "now playing" (broken and unmaintained since VLC 1.0.0)
+
+
+Changes between 2.0.2 and 2.0.3:
+--------------------------------
+
+Access:
+ * Fix some HTTP request that broke some radio channels
+
+Demuxers:
+ * Fix support for some flv files (notably joined)
+ * Fix a crash when opening ape files with ID3v1 tags
+
+Mac OS X:
+ * Add GateKeeper support
+ * Fix handling for some hotkeys
+ * Fix fullscreen toggle over extra interfaces
+ * Minor bugfixes and improvements
+
+Qt:
+ * Fix Windows 8 interface style
+
+Translations:
+ * Updates for Breton, Czech, Dutch, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic,
+ Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovenian,
+ Thai, Turkish and Walloon
+ * New translations to Uzbek and Marathi
+ * Fix activation of Gaelic and Thai translations
+
+
+Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0.2:
+--------------------------------
+
+Video Output:
+ * XP machine will now use DirectX mode by default, like in previous versions.
+ There were too many errors with broken drivers.
+ * More accurate colourspaces conversions for YUV->RGB in OpenGL
+ * Add menu support for libvlc / VLCKit applications on Mac OS X
+ * Various fixes on Mac OS X, notably for crop, zoom, osd and menu support
+ * Misc fixes in OpenGL module, on all platforms
+ * Fix video output on PowerPC-based Macs equipped with an ATI Radeon 7500,
+ an ATI Radeon 9200 or a NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra.
+ * Fix video output of 10bit encoded contents on Intel-based Macs equipped
+ with an Intel GMA 950 chipset running OS X 10.6 or later.
+ * Add support for the HiDPI mode used on recent Apple products with so-called
+ Retina Displays.
+
+Access:
+ * Rework Digital TV module for Windows. DVB-T and DVB-C should work again
+ * Fixes for RAR compressed files
+ * Fix DirectShow crashes on exit
+ * Improve PulseAudio input latency
+ * Fixes for HTTP access through a proxy
+ * v4l2 webcam outputting H264 can now be used directly (use --v4l2-chroma=h264)
+ * Fix subtitles auto-detection in subfolders and detection behaviour
+ * IE http proxy is not used anymore by VLC on Win32
+ * Accept more extensions for DVD images
+ * Fix crash in VC1 packetizer
+ * Improvements in Blu-Ray playback
+ * Improvements and fixes in HLS support
+
+Codec:
+ * Fix crashes in AAC decoder on channels changes, notably in ISDB streams
+ * Fix compilation with multiple FFmpeg and libav versions
+ * Fix G726 support
+ * Fix MP3 free format support
+
+Demuxers:
+ * Fixes for MKV segments, seeking and MKV title display
+ * Fix for some mp4, voc, midi and au crashes
+ * Fix for Real .ram, .f4v, .avi and .ra files support
+ * Fix for DVB channels file support
+ * Fixes for alac, vorbis, DTS, VC-1 and Dirac in mp4
+
+Encoders:
+ * Fix for MPEG Audio encoding, use layer2 when using fourcc "mp2 " and "mp2a"
+ * Fix for JPEG generation, when doing snapshots
+
+Audio filters and output:
+ * Limitation of spatializer volume output
+ * Fix DirectSound device selection
+ * Correct PulseAudio volume control
+ * Do not apply volume in file output
+ * Fix sampling rate in JACK output
+ * Fixes in ALSA output for latency and for broken drivers
+
+Mac OS X:
+ * Enable drag and drop of playlist items between the temporary playlist and
+ the persistant media library
+ * Enable import of playlist items taken from the service discovery modules
+ to the media library or the temporary playlist
+ * Media key support for keyboards by other manufacturers than Apple
+ This fix was facilitated through a hardware donation by ZF Friedrichshafen AG
+ manufacturing keyboards under the brand "Cherry".
+ * Add support for the Apple Remote to set the Mac to sleep using a longer
+ press on the Play/Pause button
+ * Remove libfontconfig's font cache by an Apple Type Services lookup.
+ This removes the "Updating Cache" dialog, before finding all fonts.
+ * Re-add an option to hide the window decoration during video playback
+ * Improve compatibility with other 3rd party apps using SPMediaKeyTap
+ * Many Fullscreen fixes
+ * Keep Aspect Ratio when resizing is back
+ * Add controls to manipulate the Subtitles Duration to the Track
+ Synchronization panel
+ * Hidden items in the sidebar are being retained for the next launch now
+ * Fix crash when trying to open an Audio CD by drag & drop
+ * Improve reliability when opening DVDs or BDs by drag & drop
+ * Fix crashes on exit
+ * Fix crash when mounting a device with multiple logical volumes while
+ VLC is running
+ * Chosen audio output device is retained throughout multiple sessions
+ * Since running the Mac OS X interface as an Extra Interface or Control
+ Interface can lead to undefined results, eventual settings will be
+ automatically reset on the first launch.
+ - This fixes issues with unresponsive playback controls and crashes on quit.
+ * Update Growl plugin for use with Growl 1.3
+ * Miscellaneous minor interface improvements
+
+Lua Scripts:
+ * Fixes for stdin/stdout and for different locale issues
+ * Fixes for icecast SD
+
+Qt:
+ * Fix preferences for audio devices on Windows
+ * Fix playlist search and selector behaviour
+ * Fix multiple issues in the Open Disc dialog
+ * Miscellaneous fixes in preferences, buttons, EPG, playlist and customize dialog
+ * Fix tags and file names display
+ * Fix various crashes, display issues and usability issues
+
+Skins2:
+ * Fix mousewheel on Windows
+ * Fix for key events and focus loss
+
+Web interface:
+ * Fix display of some buttons
+ * Fix listing of files in the Open interface
+ * Fixes for widgets behaviour and vlm dialog
+
+Security:
+ * Fix Ogg Heap buffer overflow
+ * Update taglib (CVE-2012-2396)
+ * Update libavcodec and other codecs libraries
+
+Translation:
+ * Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Walloon, Slovak, Polish, Khmer,
+ Japanese, Italian, French, Czech, Belarusian, Breton, Greek, Spanish,
+ Estonian, Irish, Galician, Hungarian, Japanese, Dutch, Telugu, Ukrainian,
+ Thai translations update
+ * New Scottish Gaelic translation
Changes between 2.0.0 and 2.0.1:
Security:
* Update libpng to 1.5.9 (CVE-2011-3026)
* Update freetype to 2.4.9 (CVE-2012-1126 up to CVE-2012-1144)
- * Fix MMS stack overflow (SA-1201)
- * Fix RealRTSP heap overflow (SA-1202)
+ * Fix MMS stack overflow (SA-1201 - CVE-2012-1775)
+ * Fix RealRTSP heap overflow (SA-1202 - CVE-2012-1776)
Translations:
* Update of Czech, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Walloon translations
* Fix folders opening from the interface
Translations:
- * Update translations for Lithuanian, Bengali, Slovak, French, Dutch, Ukranian
+ * Update translations for Lithuanian, Bengali, Slovak, French, Dutch, Ukrainian
Polish, Simplified Chinese, German and Galician
Changes between 0.9.5 and 0.9.6:
--------------------------------
New Localizations:
- * Ukranian
+ * Ukrainian
Security updates:
* Fixed overflow in CUE support from VCD access (SA-0810, CVE-2008-5032)
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