-$Id: NEWS,v 1.74 2003/11/23 11:02:39 zorglub Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.86 2004/03/02 23:49:38 hartman Exp $
-Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.3:
+Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.1a:
+---------------------------------
+
+Mac OS X:
+ * Fixed the infamous 'mp3 takes twice the CPU it should take' bug
+ * Playing MOD files is working now.
+
+
+Changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1:
+---------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * Fixed a nasty bug that causes preferences not to be saved some times.
+ * IGMPv3 support for VLC under Windows XP and Linux.
+
+Codecs:
+ * Brand new DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder based on libdts
+ (http://www.videolan.org/dtsdec.html)
+ * Fixed DTS S/PDIF output
+ * SVCD (Philips OGT) and CVD subtitles
+
+Playlist:
+ * Internal improvments
+ * Improved import/export
+
+Input:
+ * Experimental support for Nullsoft streaming video(.nsv) and real media(.rm)
+ container formars.
+ * New demux module that uses libavformat from ffmpeg. Adds support for many
+ small and strange formats.
+ * New PVA demux.
+ * New MOD audio demux.
+ * Support for DTS and A52/AC3 wav files.
+ * Support for DTS and A52/AC3 audio CD.
+ * New and experimental DVD input plugin with menus support (using libdvdnav).
+ * Added back DV audio support in raw DV demuxer.
+
+Stream output:
+ * MP4/MOV muxer improvements (fast-start, aac in mov, etc...).
+ * Fixed a nasty bug in the mpeg video packetizer.
+ * Improved transcoding (multithreading, more tuning, etc...).
+
+Service discovery:
+ * Fixed sdp in SAP.
+
+Mac OS X port:
+ * New opengl video output plugin.
+
+Win32 port:
+ * A few improvements to the DirectShow input plugin.
+ * Fixed ipv6 name resolution.
+
+Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0:
---------------------------------
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.
+ * 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.
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.
+ * 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 and subtitles support.
+ * 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.
- 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
* 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.
+
+iPaq port:
+ * Brand new Gtk 2 interface
Miscellaneous:
* Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random).
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