X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=2ce22fabb46752d82a70117423d1f892c0d7525c;hb=fee6852ad2655eaa51cae4f76ca5845a1c4b1d3d;hp=b5179a9b9b4eb696645c6e81788abc0976fa0dc4;hpb=8e8c87dd11656eb88c2492017b8c11c3ad347674;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b5179a9b9b..2ce22fabb4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,44 +1,185 @@ -$Id: NEWS,v 1.26 2003/03/04 21:54:03 hartman Exp $ +$Id: NEWS,v 1.38 2003/05/05 13:03:23 hartman Exp $ + +Changes between 0.5.3 and 0.5.4: +--------------------------------- + +Core Support: + * + +Input access: + * fixed a big bug in ftp and http access that prevented many platforms (OSX most prominently) to view ftp and http streams. + +Input demux: + * + +Codecs: + * + +Interfaces: + * + +Stream output: + * + +Miscellaneous: + * + +UNIX ports: + * + +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 + +Win32 port: + * + +iPAQ familiar Linux port: + * + +Changes between 0.5.2 and 0.5.3: +--------------------------------- + +Core Support: + * fixed DTS S/PDIF output on little-endian machines + * support for skins at the interface level + * new OSD module using Freetype2 + * video outputs are now destroyed when the associated input ends + * the video output takes into account the caching delay introduced at the + input level before dropping out of date frames. + * configuration option to disable the translation of the interface + +Input access: + * fixed HTTP redirects + * support for opening an entire directory + * EOF should be detected more reliably + * new video4linux access plug-in + * new kfir access plug-in designed to work around a bug in the kfir driver + +Input demux: + * added stream type for some Motorola MPEG-2 video encoders + * fix for some ogg web radio streams + * fixed reading TS streams over HTTP + +Codecs: + * support for 3ivx D4 (not previous versions) + * support for '3ivd' and '3vid' encodings + * support for 'MSS1' codec ( same as WMV2 ) + * support for SAMI subtitles (untested and incomplete) + * better SSA4 subtitles recognition + * new codec for raw I420 video + * improvements to the libmpeg2-based MPEG video decoder + +Interfaces: + * improvements to wxWindows based interface + (although it still misses some important features) + * skeleton for a Gnome2/GTK2 plug-in + +Stream output: + * new HTTP output support + * fixed a segfault in the AVI muxer + * fixed AV synchronization issues + +Miscellaneous: + * support for oldstyle id3 genres + +UNIX ports: + * the SDL vout plug-in will now work on big-endian machines + +Mac OS X port: + * reorderable playlist + * fixed the hiding of the mouse on multiple monitors + * fixed a big issue with some USB speakers + * support for mono audio output devices + * reset the audio-device to its default mode before quitting VLC + * fixed several cosmetic issues + * you can drag the controller window by its background (as it should be) + * the messages window remembers more lines + * delay and fps can now be overruled with subtitles files + * http and ogg stream output options + * Apple menu and friends will now be translated as well + +Win32 port: + * new skinnable interface + * the directx video output doesn't crash anymore on ctrl+alt+del events. + +iPAQ familiar Linux port: + * support for FLAC audio format + * the interface adapts to the screen size/rotation + * playlist + * network tab in the interface + * "apply" handling in preferences + Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2: --------------------------------- +--------------------------------- Core support: - * advanced config options are now hidden by default. - * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default. - * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams. - * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily Mac OS X. + * advanced config options are now hidden by default + * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default + * fixed a 'clicking' sound when switching between streams + * new bandlimited resampler that should improve audio quality on primarily + Mac OS X + * fixed a problem with audio over http that caused some web radios to not work + * DTS S/PDIF support Codecs: - * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library. - * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2. + * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library + * support for FLAC audio through libflac + * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2 + * fixed a major bug in LPCM code (fixes a problem with iDVD disks) + +Stream output: + * support for streaming DivX 1/2/3, wmv1/2, h/i263 over MPEG-2 TS + * new --ttl option for Time To Live + +DVD support: + * fixed quite a few problems with the dvd menu support UNIX ports: - * fixed the GNU-pth support. + * fixed the GNU-pth support Win32 port: - * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX - and Waveout plugins. - * localization support via gettext is now fully working. - * rc interface is now fully useable. + * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX and Waveout + plugins + * localization support via gettext is now fully working + * rc interface is now fully useable + * fixed the MSVC project files generation Mac OS X port: - * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver bug and has been reported to M-Audio. ( Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work). - * new info panel. + * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with + M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver + bug and has been reported to M-Audio. (Sonica, Revolution, Delta, Griffin + iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work) + * VLC now uses the default audio device + * new info panel + * very preliminary support for VLC control via applescript + * support for mouse gestures + * new priority scheme allowing to avoid lock-ups on low-end machines Linupy port: - * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it. + * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the + YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it Miscellaneous: - * improved ID3 tag detection. - * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these. + * improved ID3 tag detection + * changed several errors into warnings ; the frequently reported "this is + not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these + * mouse gestures work on windows and osx, but there still isn't any useful + gestures + * some support for .pls playlists used by shoutcast + Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a: --------------------------------- +--------------------------------- Mac OS X port: * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when - English was set as the preferred language. + English was set as the preferred language Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1: