X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=75e59cccd8cf431bcb61895645612a8a10134902;hb=e496c16baa296c006f9dd2cb87fb7383085bcff1;hp=b3d976f2a52d5ad46781c52588f69fcee2f28d3d;hpb=91463596b4b10b3dbf335a282a9c7fc06aede3a8;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b3d976f2a5..75e59cccd8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,25 +1,54 @@ $Id$ -Changes between 0.8.4a and 0.8.5-svn (not yet released): --------------------------------------------------------- +Changes between 0.8.5 and 0.8.6 (not released yet) +-------------------------------------------------- +Core support: + * New playlist core + +Localization: + * Add Czech + + +Changes between 0.8.4a and 0.8.5 +--------------------------------- Core support: + * Statistics collection (bitrates, packets, connections, ...) + * Support for downloading updates + * Updated strings Input: * Initial support for RTSP-over-HTTP (to allow NAT traversal) * Linux DV (Digital Video - Firewire) input * Improvements to the Audio CD input + - Separate playlist entries for the tracks + - Support for CDDB * Support for more DVB (satellite) encryption modules * Improved subtitles encoding support + * Improved support for playing MP4 files from the Web Decoders: * Cook (Real audio) support -Playlist / Services discovery : +Playlist / Services discovery: + * XSPF playlist support * Podcast support + * Updated Shoutcast to use new listing -Video output - * New video filters : magnify, gradient and edge detection +Audio output: + * New JACK audio output + +Video output: + * New video filters: + - magnify: allows you to zoom on part of the image + - gradient and edge detection: "cartoon-like" effect + - bluescreen: overlay parts of a video transparently on another one + * Logo video filter: can now loop through multiple images + * RSS video filter: display feed images. Support for Atom feeds. + * Improvements to the subtitles rendering + +Stream output: + * Initial support for throttling users on VOD streams Interfaces: * System to inform the user and request information @@ -28,31 +57,40 @@ Interfaces: - ... * wxWidgets - VLM (VideoLAN Media Manager) control panel + - Improved media information panel (shows statistics, metadata, ...) + - Drag & Drop support in the playlist * Skins2 + - New default skin - Support for Winamp 2 skins - Improved playlist handling - Support for popup menus, animated bitmaps, equalizer, ... * OS X - - Overlay control panel - - + - Embedded Video output + - new Go-To-Specific-Time feature + - Video cropping and aspect ratio changing while playing + - Improved media information panel (shows statistics, metadata, ...) + - support for processing multiple items with the wizard in a single run + - option to save selections in the wizard for a session (default enabled) * HTTP - - Much improved default interface pages + - New default interface pages for VLC and VLM (including a mosaic wizard) + - A bunch of new RPN functions Windows Port: * MSN messenger "Now playing" support OS X Port: - * + * Mac-Intel compatibility + * Enhanced support of various audio output devices + * Growl "Now playing" support *Nix port: * Ability to log to syslog * Root wrapper to avoid running VLC as root Developers: + * New libvlc API (not finished yet) * Java bindings - - - + * A bit more automatic testing Changes between 0.8.4 and 0.8.4a: --------------------------------- @@ -120,7 +158,7 @@ Stream output: * Fixed MTU handling to avoid IP fragments Interfaces: -- new cone icon by Richard ¯iestad (Eurodata, retron.info) +- new cone icon by Richard ¯iestad (Eurodata, retron.info) * Mac OS X - New streaming and transcoding wizard - New extended controls panel