X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=85aef61d36282b8ce66429574c893eb26af64cc4;hb=5ec2ab65b9da97c218818273f7a8e62cd7eaee09;hp=98775bc313272783196688d1a536276a3cd1c4bc;hpb=f289c1f178d4eee60e527153021fa6f91adb4d7a;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 98775bc313..85aef61d36 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -35,32 +35,55 @@ Important notes: * The old access:url syntax is no longer supported. Use access://url instead. E.g.: vlc:quit -> vlc://quit ; udp:@239.255.12.12 -> udp://@239.255.12.12 - * The ffmpeg module has been removed and replaced by the avcodec, avformat, - swscale (or imgresample if you use a swscale-less ffmpeg build) and - postproc modules. + * The ffmpeg module has been removed and replaced by avcodec, avformat, swscale + (or imgresample if you use a swscale-less ffmpeg build) and postproc modules. + * The web plugins ActiveX (IE)/Firefox/Mozilla/Safari now recognize the following + states: IDLE/CLOSE=0, OPENING=1, BUFFERING=2, PLAYING=3, PAUSED=4, STOPPING=5, + FORWARD=6, BACKWARD=7, ENDED=8, ERROR=9. With FORWARD and BACKWARD being + reserved for future implementations and are thus not functional atm. Changes: -------- +Security updates: + * Updated libfreetype on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-??) + Playlist: * Vastly improved playlist support: * Media library support * "Live search" * Shoutcast TV listings - * Audioscrobbler/last.fm support + * Audioscrobbler/Last.FM support * Album art support * User definable Lua playlist scripts. See share/lua/playlist/README.txt (Default scripts open YouTube, DailyMotion, metacafe and Google Video URLs) * User definable Lua metadata and album art fetcher scripts. See share/lua/meta/README.txt -Input/Demuxers: +Inputs: + * Video for Linux 2 (V4L2) input support * 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) + * BDA devices access module for DVB-C/S/T capture cards on Microsoft Windows + * Re-written Screen access module for Mac OS X + using OpenGL instead of QuickDraw + * Screen module now supports partial screen capture and mouse following on X11. + * Experimental EyeTV access module (Mac OS X only) + This requires the user to install a plugin to EyeTV.app + (available as a separate download). + * RTMP input support + * QTKit-based Input module for Mac OS X allowing display and streaming of video + taken from all QuickTime-compatible video devices (no audio yet) + * HTTP access now supports gzip compressed data and Digest Access + Authentication. + * New options to reduce latency between arrival of raw data and display of + frames. (--auto-adjust-pts-delay and --use-stream-immediate) + +Demuxers: + * MP4 gpac and Apple chapter support * Fixed playback of AIFF stereo files * Fixed audio glitch on seek * Improved FLAC demuxer (duration / current time / meta data) @@ -71,18 +94,8 @@ Input/Demuxers: * Raw video support * Standard MIDI File (types 0 & 1) support * TiVo Series 2 support - * v4l2 access module support - * BDA devices access module for DVB-C/S/T capture cards on Microsoft Windows * CD+G karaoke Files support * MXF files support - * Re-written Screen access module for Mac OS X using OpenGL - instead of QuickDraw - * Screen module now supports partial screen capture and mouse following on X11. - * Experimental EyeTV access module (Mac OS X only) - This requires the user to install a plugin to EyeTV.app - (available as a separate download). - * HTTP access now supports gzip compressed data and Digest Access - Authentication. Decoders: * VP60/VP61/VP6F/VP62 support @@ -115,12 +128,13 @@ Subtitles: * Realtext subtitle support * DKS subtitle support * SubViewer 1.0 (SubRip09) subtitles support + * Correct Right-to-left languages in subtitles support Encoders: * Flash Screen Video support * Improved H.264 encoding speed -Video output and filters: +Video outputs and filters: * New CoreAnimation output module (Mac OS X 10.5 only) * Adjust, Invert and Distort (now split into Wave, Ripple, Gradient and Psychedelic) video filters can now be streamed @@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ Video output and filters: * Support for Intel SSE2 instruction set in chroma converters * Improved use of Intel MMX instruction set in chroma converters -Audio output and filters +Audio outputs and filters: * Replay gain support * Audio playback when going slower/faster (no pitch filter yet) * New spatializer audio filter @@ -156,6 +170,7 @@ Stream output: * UDP-Lite transport for RTP * DCCP transport for RTP * Lots of fixes for RTSP broadcasting + * RTMP output Interfaces: * Windows/Linux @@ -169,7 +184,7 @@ Interfaces: * Full support for meta data editing (ID3v2, Ogg/Vorbis, AAC, APEv1/2) * Mac OS X * Improved video output features - * Access to VideoLAN's Help Wiki within VLC + * Online access to VideoLAN's Help Wiki within VLC * New setting to disable the "Recent Items" service * When playing Radio (live) streams, the current track is shown correctly * Correct appearance on Macs using Aqua's graphite theme @@ -184,7 +199,7 @@ Interfaces: (Media Player Remote Interfacing specification), a common dbus control interface for media players that intends to become an xdg standard when finished: http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/index.php/Media_Player_Interfaces . - * Motion module use disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal + * Motion module using disk accelerometers to keep video horizontal * Plugin to set Telepathy presence message using MissionControl * Fixed VLM schedule time on Linux @@ -196,6 +211,7 @@ Linux Port: 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, Mac OS X 10.5 only) + * New text renderer based on Quartz replacing the existing Freetype solution * Complete compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard * It is now required to compile a fully featured build * The support of Mac OS X 10.3.9 was discontinued. @@ -209,11 +225,55 @@ New Localizations: * Persian * Polish -Developpers: +Developers: * LibVLC now supports externally built plugins properly. A "vlc-plugin" pkg-config package is provided. * Java bindings are now built from a separate source. + +Changes between 0.8.6g and 0.8.6h: +---------------------------------- + +Security updates: + * Updated GnuTLS and libgcrypt on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2008-1948, + CVE-2008-1949, CVE-2008-1950) + * Updated libxml2 on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2007-6284) + +Goodies: + * Updated libebml and libmatroska on Mac OS X. Reliability improvements. + * Miscellaneous bugfixes in multiple modules and in libvlc + (ftp access, record access filter, video filters, RC interface, + playlist demuxer, IP networking, MPJPEG muxer, stream outputs) + * Improved support for MPEG2 content created by Final Cut Pro + * More reliable audio reception for MPEG TS streams + * Fixed a regression in 0.8.6g where usage of the snapshot feature could lead + to an unexpected application termination + * New Serbian translation + * Updated Romanian translation + + +Changes between 0.8.6f and 0.8.6g: +---------------------------------- + +Security updates: + * Removed VLC variable settings from Mozilla and ActiveX + (CVE-2007-6683, VideoLAN-SA-0804) + * Removed loading plugins from the current directory + (CVE-2008-2147, VideoLAN-SA-0805) + * Updated libpng on Windows and Mac OS X (CVE-2008-1382) + * Fixed libid3tag denial of service (CVE-2008-2109) + * Fixed libvorbis vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-1419, CVE-2008-1420, CVE-2008-1423) + * Fixed speex insufficient boundary check (CVE-2008-1686, oCERT-2008-004) + +Various bugfixes: + * Fixed various memory leaks, improving stability when running as a server + * Fixed compilation with recent versions of FFmpeg + * Correctly parses SAP announcements from MPEG-TS + * Fixed AAC resampling + * The Fullscreen Controller appears correctly on Mac OS X, + if the 'Always-on-top' video option was selected. + + Changes between 0.8.6e and 0.8.6f: ----------------------------------