-$Id: NEWS,v 1.73 2003/11/18 18:45:33 gbazin Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.78 2003/12/13 15:28:41 rocky Exp $
-Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.3:
+Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0:
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Core support:
* Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
- * New encoder api (ffmpeg, vorbis and theora encoders available).
+ * New encoder api (Ffmpeg, Vorbis, Theora, Flac and Speex encoders available).
* Video outputs are recycled if possible.
This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
* Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
* New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
+
+Playlist:
* Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
+ * Playlist sorting
Input:
+ * RTP/RTSP support.
* Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
- * Support for FLAC in Ogg files.
+ * Support for Flac in Ogg files.
* MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
- * Fixed seeking support in FLAC files.
+ * Rewrite of the Flac demuxer.
* cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
* Reworked DVB tuning.
* Better Icecast support.
- * rtp/rtsp support.
+ * New MPEG video elementary streams demuxer.
+ * New DTS audio elementary streams demuxer.
Codecs:
* Support for Theora video encoding.
- * Support for Speex audio.
- * Support for AAC + SBR.
- * MPEG 2.5 support.
+ * Support for Speex audio decoding/encoding.
+ * Rewrite of the Flac decoder + encoding support.
+ * Support for MPEG2 422 decoding which was recently added to libmpeg2 (cvs).
+ * Support for AAC + SBR and proper multi-channel re-ordering.
+ * MPEG 2.5 audio support.
* Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
+Stream output:
+ * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer.
+ * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
+ * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
+ * Added packetizers for Flac, Speex, Theora, LPCM, DTS and SPU streams.
+ * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
+ * Improved Ogg muxing and added Theora, Speex, Flac and subtitles support.
+ * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
+ * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
+ * Preliminary RTP support.
+ * Fixes to SAP announces.
+
Interface:
- * Bug fixes / improvements in the skins (eg. "stay on top" option).
- * Improvements to the wxwindows playlist (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
- * Help in the wxwindows preferences window.
+ * Skins:
+ - Bugfixes
+ - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option).
* New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
+ * wxWindows
+ - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
+ - Improvements and help in preferences
+ - New streaming wizard
+ - Revised Disc Open menu
+ * HTTP
+ - Improvements of the standard pages
+ - Support for new commands
* OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
- * Improvements to the Web interface.
- * Fixes for the SAP interface.
+
+Service discovery:
+ * Many fixes to the SAP module
+ * SAP now supports HTTP streams
+
+Subtitles:
+ * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
+ * Text subtitles autodetection.
+ * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
+ * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
+ * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
+ * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
+ * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
+ * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
+ * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
Mac OS X port:
* New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
* Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental).
Win32 port:
- * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams...).
+ * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams, PVRs...).
* VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service.
* Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
* Support for 3F2R in audio output.
* New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
* Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
+ * Multimonitor support (untested).
+ * Fixed nasty timing bug on some dual-cpu / P4 with hyperthreading systems.
Linux port:
* Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
* Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
+ * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface.
-Stream output:
- * Improvments to the MPEG TS muxer.
- * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
- * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
- * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
- * Improved Ogg muxing and added theora, speex and subtitles support.
- * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
- * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
- * Preliminary rtp support.
- * Fixes to SAP announces.
-
-Subtitles:
- * Text subtitles now have a black outline.
- * Text subtitles autodetection.
- * Text subtitles charset autodetection.
- * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary.
- * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially.
- * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles.
- * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support.
- * Support for subtitles in Matroska files.
- * Support for subtitles in DVB streams.
+iPaq port:
+ * Brand new Gtk 2 interface
Miscellaneous:
* Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
* Audio visual effects filter using goom.
* Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations.
- * SAP now supports HTTP streams.
* libcaca video output (colored ascii)
Changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2:
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