X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=0bc47adbd8ea4aa6322b72ce364cbb3e01114e55;hb=4a2ded0bad747c8d671f2321e8ac9e9c556e1d17;hp=e5174c783f2f75aeab3062a5b6041527c8f976b8;hpb=064e3d8fa36571c74645075ffe053d65787c00e3;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e5174c783f..0bc47adbd8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ Important notes: /usr/share/vlc/http/old/.hosts - On Windows they are in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\http\.hosts and C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\http\old\.hosts + - On Mac OS X, you can find it in VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/http/.hosts + and respectively in VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/http/old/.hosts * This version of VLC contains a new interface for Windows and Linux. This - interface lacks a few features that used to be present in vlc 0.8.6: + interface lacks a few features that used to be present in vlc 0.8.6: - "Streaming wizard" and "VLM control". These features will be replaced by a better alternative in the next version. If you absolutely need these features, we advise you to keep vlc 0.8.6 - - Similarly, "Bookmarks" will be reintroduced in an improved version at a + - Similarly, "Bookmarks" will be reintroduced in an improved version at a later point * The default for --sout-keep has changed. It's now activated by default. * The marq, mosaic and logo commands in the rc interface changed. They @@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ Important notes: vlc --sub-filter "marq@test{marquee=Hello}" -I rc You can then use commands like: @test marq-marquee Goodbye These new commands are also available in the telnet interface. + * The "rtp" access output module has been removed: + Please use the RTP stream output instead, e.g.: + Old: '#std{access=rtp,dst=239.255.1.2,sap}' + New: '#rtp{dst=239.255.1.2,sap}' Changes: -------- @@ -40,19 +46,24 @@ Playlist: (Default scripts open YouTube, DailyMotion, metacafe and Google Video URLs) Input/Demuxers: - * UDP-Lite protocol (requires OS support) for RTP/AVP - * DCCP protocol (requires OS support) for RTP/AVP + * UDP-Lite transport for RTP/AVP + * DCCP transport for RTP/AVP * Proxy support for MMSH stream * JACK audio input support * MP4 gpac and Apple chapter support - * Input run time option ( improved live stream recording ) + * Input run time option (improved live stream recording) * Fixed aiff stereo file * Fixed audio glitch on seek - * Improved FLAC demuxer ( duration / current time / meta data ) + * Improved FLAC demuxer (duration / current time / meta data) * AAC tags support * APEv1/2 tags support * Improved ID3v2 tags support + * Improved Ogg/Vorbis tags support * Raw video support + * Standard MIDI File (types 0 & 1) support + * Tivo Series 2 support + * v4l2 access module support + * CD+G karaoke Files support Decoders: * VP60/VP61/VP6F/VP62 support @@ -63,7 +74,14 @@ Decoders: * DosBox Capture support * Karl Morton's Video support * limited atrac3 support - * New codec FOURCCs to support more specific files (Avid, FCP, Sony, Samsung, ...) + * Fluidsynth MIDI software synthesis (with external sound fonts) + * New codec FOURCCs to support more specific files: + Avid, FCP, Sony, Samsung, ... + * Closed Caption Decoder (DVD, ReplayTV, Tivo, DVB/ATSC) + * H.264 PAFF support + * DNxHD / VC-3 support + * NellyMoser ASAO support + * APE ( Monkey audio ) support Encoders: * Flash Screen Video support @@ -88,12 +106,20 @@ Video output and filters: * Support for Intel SSE2 intruction set in chroma converters * Improved use of Intel MMX intruction set in chroma converters -Audio output +Audio output and filters * Replay gain support. - * Play audio when going slower/faster ( no pitch filter yet ) + * Play audio when going slower/faster ( no pitch filter yet ). + * New spatializer audio filter. Stream output: - * UDP-Lite (requires OS support) for RTP/TS encapsulation + * RTSP for TS-multiplexed broadcast streams + * New RTP payload formats: + * Speex voice audio codec + * ITU T.140 (for text, subtitles) output + * G.711 (both A-law and µ-law) output + * UDP-Lite transport for RTP + * DCCP transport for RTP + * Lots of fixes for RTSP broadcasting Interfaces: * Windows/Linux @@ -102,19 +128,37 @@ Interfaces: * Improved user interaction * Improved mouse gestures * Unix - * Allow only one running instance, using D-Bus interface. - * D-Bus Interface (experimental) implements the MPRIS + * Option to allow only one running instance, using D-Bus interface. + * D-Bus Interface implementing the MPRIS (Media Player Remote Interfacing specification), a common dbus control interface for media players that intends to become an xdg standard when - finished. + finished: http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/index.php/Media_Player_Interfaces . * Motion module use disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal + * Ncurses interface now uses ncursesw to correctly display wide characters + when using an UTF-8 locale. + * Plugin to set Telepathy presence message using MissionControl + +Linux Port: + * VLC now complies with the XDG Base Directory Specification version 0.6 + http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.6.html + (which means that VLC doesn't use the $HOME/.vlc directory anymore) + +Mac OS X Port: + * Mac OS X Framework that can be used to embed VLC in third party + applications. (Google Summer Of Code Student project). + +LibVLC: + * Event management and various improvement in libvlc. + (Part of a Google Summer Of Code Student project). Capture: * new BDA device driver plugin for DVB-C/S/T capture cards on Microsoft Windows Localisations: + * Finnish * Persian + * Polish Changes between 0.8.6b and 0.8.6c: