X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=30a4c982e37fc11b7f06b9c7b0b409bf186f2bc8;hb=6cbcfee8f26994c0a5250aa004b3583c8489ed7a;hp=5f8b9c0c7deae8f5e88c88bd7b4272c6dd523b92;hpb=20fcfd5809bf87e20fcd552b3397c0f5cd51a8ab;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 5f8b9c0c7d..30a4c982e3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ -Changes between 0.9.8a and 1.0.0-git: ------------------------------------- +Changes between 0.9.8a and 1.0.0-pre1: +-------------------------------------- + +Important notes: +---------------- + * Alsa and OSS audio capture has been removed from the v4l and v4l2 accesses. + See 'Access:' for more info. Playback: * Instantaneous pausing * Frame-by-Frame playback - * Timeshift for all medias + * Finer speed control + * Timeshift for most medias * On-the-fly recording for all medias * RTSP trickplay support @@ -15,14 +21,17 @@ New Decoders: * Blu-Ray Linear PCM * QCELP (Qualcomm PureVoice) * Real Video 3.0 & 4.0 + * WMA v1/2 fixed point integer + * Close Caption under SCTE-20 standard Demuxers: * Support for Dirac and RealVideo in Matroska files * Major improvements in RealMedia files opening (.rm and .rmvb) - * Improvements of the TS demuxer for M2TS files + * Improvements of the TS demuxer for M2TS files from Blu-Ray and AVCHD Encoders: * Dirac encoding using libdirac (supported in Ogg and in TS) + * Shine mp3 fixed-point encoder Access: * RTSP authentication with Darwin Streaming Server @@ -32,7 +41,11 @@ Access: * New OSS and Alsa accesses. The v4l2 and v4l modules no longer support OSS or Alsa audio input. Use --input-slave alsa:// or oss:// if needed. * DVB scanning on linux - * EXPERIMENTAL Blu-Ray Disc Folder support + * EXPERIMENTAL Blu-Ray Disc and AVCHD Folders support + * On-the-fly zip file decompression and browsing (MRL of the form zip://file.zip|file.avi to specify the file) + * Opening of any file descriptor using 'fd://' + * MTP device access on Unix + * CD-Text support on the cdda module (CD-Audio) Inputs: * Mouse cursor support in x11 and win32 screen modules @@ -42,20 +55,34 @@ Inputs: Playlist: * Export the playlist in HTML * Lua script for BBC radio playback + * Better metadata handling and reading Linux/Windows interface: - * Recently played items list - * Interface customizations * Global Hotkeys on Windows and Linux + * Various fixes for skins2 interface + * Recently played items list + * Interface toolbar customizations + * Various Improvements on the Qt interface: + - More menus actions + - Finer speed slider + - Improvements on many dialogs + - New dialog for plugins listing + - Fixed-size mode for videos + - Better teletext, trickplay and encrypted streams control + * Better integration in GTK environments Mac OS X Interface: + * Controllable by the Media Keys on modern Apple keyboards (brushed Aluminium) * Reveal-in-Finder functionality for locally stored items. + * Easy addition of Subtitles through the Video menu + * Additional usability improvements Stream output: * Restored the old mpeg2 transrating module. * Multiple bridge-in instances are now possible. * bridge-in can be used to configure a placeholder stream. * Remote Audio Output Protocol (AirTunes) module. + * Fixed mosaic memleak. Mosaics are now usable again. Maemo Port: * New Maemo port with: @@ -65,17 +92,22 @@ Maemo Port: Windows CE Port: EXPERIMENTAL work for the winCE port has been done. +Mac OS X Port: + * Support for Mac OS X 10.4.x was dropped due to its technical limitations + * Speed improvements by using llvm-gcc + Audio output: * Removed obsolete Esound and aRts plugins * Surround support for PulseAudio Video output: * Effects (cube, torus, etc.) removed from OpenGL video output + * Video is able to stay in original size and to zoom in fullscreen (hotkey 'o') while keeping black borders + * Image video output has been rewritten into a video-filter named 'scene'. The old image video output has been removed. Miscellanous: * Invmem, a fake codec to display images from external applications - Changes between 0.9.6 and 0.9.8a: ---------------------------------