X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=888cf2213a6731ee3c0d97b9a429db5180e4ccd0;hb=75946591b91bb1b117d3d1e74081fa709a34315c;hp=d8d822394686e56b2f23dcc66c4bf46fa7172f66;hpb=6479d47f06462dcca890e0f985750d095af7b6fd;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d8d8223946..888cf2213a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,47 @@ -Changes between 2.0.x and 2.1.0-git: +Changes between 2.1.x and 2.2.0-git: +-------------------------------- + +Access: + * Added TLS support for ftp access and sout access. + New schemes for implicit (ftps) and explicit (ftpes) modes. + +Decoders: + * Partial support for Voxware MetaSound + +Encoder: + * Support for MPEG-2 encoding using x262 + * Support for HEVC/H.265 encoding using x265 + * Support for Opus encoding using libopus + +Demuxer: + * New CAF format module + +Streaming: + * WebM streaming, including live sources, compatible with all major browsers + vlc vlc://quit --sout '#transcode{vcodec=VP80,vb=1000,acodec=vorb,ab=128} + :std{access=http{mime=video/webm},mux=webm,dst=:4212}' + +Video Output: + * Direct rendering and filtering for VDPAU hardware acceleration + * New CoreGraphics video output module for NPAPI plugins + +Video Filter: + * New Oldmovie effect filter + * New VHS effect filter + * New Freeze effect filter + +libVLC: + * add equalizer API libvlc_audio_equalizer_* functions + +Visualizations: + * Add a 3D OpenGL spectrum visualization. + +Removed modules: + * ios video output: use ios2 + * OpenMash H.261 video decoder + + +Changes between 2.0.x and 2.1.0: -------------------------------- Important changes: @@ -17,7 +60,7 @@ Core: * Full support for UNICODE Windows mode * Partial support for Windows Store App * Removed SQL support - * Added audio fingerprinter support + * Add an audio fingerprinter * Disabled and marked obsolete --language selection Decoders: @@ -36,6 +79,7 @@ Decoders: Encoders: * high10, high422 and high444 encoding support in h264 + * QuickSyncVideo Encoding (Intel Media SDK) support using Intel GPU on Windows Access: * Screen: add support for OS X Lion and later, @@ -63,13 +107,17 @@ Demuxers: * AVI: support for files produced by Nikon cameras * Support for more MJPEG streams * Add support for liveleak streams + * Add support for Wave/RF64 files + * Prevent numerous uncaught exceptions in MKV causing the + program to terminate. + * Add protection against several heap buffer overflow in libebml Audio output: * Windows Audio Session API audio output support * OpenBSD sndio audio output support * Important improvements on the Android OpenSL ES module * Android AudioTrack audio output support - * OS X Auhal output support for 6.1 and 7.1 playback and layouts + * OS X Auhal output support for 6.1, 7.1, 8.0 and 8.1 playback and layouts * Rewrite of OSS module to support OSSv4 * OS X Auhal output support for multi-buffer output devices This fix was facilitated through a hardware lending by TEAC Europe GmbH @@ -82,6 +130,7 @@ Audio Filters: * New filter to enhance stereo effect by mono suppression and delay effect * New VSXu visualization plugin * ARM NEON acceleration of volume filter + * Rewrite of the simple downmixer filter Video Outputs: * New module to output using Decklink Blackmagic cards @@ -112,7 +161,7 @@ Stream Output: * Added chromaprint based audio fingerprinting Fingerprinters: - * Added AcoustID/Musicbrainz based fingerprinter + * Add AcoustID/Musicbrainz based fingerprinter Interfaces: * configurable password for the HTTP server. @@ -127,40 +176,46 @@ Services discovery: * Support for multiple UPnP resources on a single item OS X Interface: - * add support for multiple video outputs - * add accessibility support to playback windows, open panel and fullscreen + * Add support for multiple video outputs + * Add accessibility support to playback windows, open panel and fullscreen controller - * add a GUI to manage podcasts - * add a new panel for media conversation and streaming - * add a GUI for the QTSound access module to process audio captured locally + * Add a GUI to manage podcasts + * Add a new panel for media conversation and streaming + * Add a GUI for the QTSound access module to process audio captured locally - This also allows to capture input from a webcam and a mic at the same time. - * add a GUI to capture QTSound data along with the current screen content - * add an option to let the Apple Remote control the system volume instead of + * Add a GUI to capture QTSound data along with the current screen content + * Add an option to let the Apple Remote control the system volume instead of VLC's internal volume level - * add the ability to create custom equalizer presets based upon the current + * Add a new Subtitles menu to change Subtitles and their properties during + playback + * Add the ability to create custom equalizer presets based upon the current selection and to manage the list of presets - * add custom profiles for video and audio effects, which let the user keep + * Add custom profiles for video and audio effects, which let the user keep multiple configuration sets of all the individual filters * Support for pausing iTunes during media playback with VLC - * add support for video filters to clone the video output or split it in parts - * add A->B loop feature known from the Qt interface - * add an option to disable skipping to next/previous file with the Apple Remote - * add an option to show next / previous buttons - * add an option to hide the shuffle and repeat buttons - * add optional playlist columns for track number, genre, album, description, + * Add support for video filters to clone the video output or split it in parts + * Add A->B loop feature known from the Qt interface + * Add an option to disable skipping to next/previous file with the Apple Remote + * Add an option to show next / previous buttons + * Add an option to hide the shuffle and repeat buttons + * Add an option to hide the audio effects button (default enabled) + * Add optional playlist columns for track number, genre, album, description, date and language - * add options to the Advanced Open File dialog for start and stop time - * add an option to play videos as a desktop background - * add support for playing video and showing audio visualizations side by side + * Add options to the Advanced Open File dialog for start and stop time + * Add an option to play videos as a desktop background + * Add support for playing video and showing audio visualizations side by side * improve fullscreen controller time slider with larger click target * rewrite of minimal macosx module for use within VLCKit - * add support for 'macosx-autoplay' to the Apple Event / Apple Script bindings + * Add support for 'macosx-autoplay' to the Apple Event / Apple Script bindings when adding new inputs - this also affects network streams opened through 3rd party applications - * add a UI to the preferences dialog to configure the default application + * Add a UI to the preferences dialog to configure the default application handler for ftp, mms, rtmp, rtp, rtsp, sftp, smb and udp streams + (system-wide settings) + * Add support for the Video Title option + * Add support for the Boss Key * The Streaming/Transcoding wizard and the open dialog's output panel are - deprecated now + deprecated now and will be removed in a future release. Qt: * Partial support for Qt5.0 @@ -176,17 +231,28 @@ Qt: * Support for a Maximum volume in the UI * Numerous fixes * Add audio track fingerprinting from media info - * Removed language preference + * Remove language preference + * New profiles format and dialog to handle filters and quality. + Added new profiles. + +Skins2: + * Port to OS/2 + * Extend sliders, offsets options + * New bitmaps caching mechanism + * Numerous fixes and improvements + * Skinning of the Fullscreen controller libVLC: * new libvlc_audio_output_device_list_get and libvlc_audio_output_device_list_release functions to replace the deprecated libvlc_audio_output_device_count, libvlc_audio_output_device_longname and libvlc_audio_output_device_id * libvlc_audio_output_get_device_type and libvlc_audio_output_set_device_type are now deprecated - * new libvlc_log_subscribe and libvlc_log_unsubscribe function to register logging callbacks * new libvlc_media_tracks_get and libvlc_media_tracks_release methods to get more info about the media tracks. libvlc_media_get_tracks_info is now deprecated. - * new fingerprinter_Create and fingerprinter_Destroy for fingerprinter support. + * new fingerprinter_Create and fingerprinter_Destroy for fingerprinter support + * new libvlc_log_set, libvlc_log_set_file, libvlc_log_unset, libvlc_log_get_context and + libvlc_log_get_object for a better logger mechanism + * new libvlc_set_app_id to complement libvlc_set_user_agent to set the icons Removed modules: * portaudio audio output: use the native audio output instead @@ -206,6 +272,96 @@ Removed modules: * Removed DLL loader for non-Windows Operating Systems * SQL Media Library (broken and unmaintained) * SQL Lite (only used as SQL Media library backend) + * htcpcp :) + + +Changes between 2.0.6 and 2.0.7: +-------------------------------- + +Input: + * Fix playback termination when switching ES tracks (PowerPC only) + * Fix memory exhaustion vulnerability when playing specifically crafted + playlist files + +Decoders: + * Fix WMA Pro, MPEG 4 ALS, APE, MLP and ADPCM-IMA4 playback + +Encoders: + * Fix audio encoding for numerous codecs, notably mp3 and aac + +Muxers: + * Fix noticeable memory leak when creating AVI files + +Video output: + * Fix crash when using libvlc in 3rd party applications (Mac only) + +Mac OS X Interface + * Minor improvements + * Fix issue which could lead to loss of media files created through transcoding + +HTTP Interface + * Fix two xss vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-3565) + +Translations: + * Update Basque, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Turkish, Portuguese, Norwegian Bokmål, + Burmese, Lithuanian, Italian, Hindi, Spanish, German, Czech, Danish, Welsh translations + * New Azerbaijani, Kirgyz, Oriya translations + + +Changes between 2.0.5 and 2.0.6: +-------------------------------- + +Access: + * Fix HTTPS playback with some certificates previously rejected + +Audio Output: + * Improve lookup of human readable device names in AUHAL plugin (OS X) + +Demuxers: + * Fix crash with broken asf files (SA-1302) + * Fix MKV behaviour with unknown or new ebml elements + * Fix use-after-free crash in Ogg demuxer, found by Tomi Juntunen + * Fix regression on some paletted codecs in AVI + * Fix ALAC in mp4 regression + * Improvements to the vimeo playlist parser + +Decoders: + * Fix GPU decoding on Intel HD 2000/3000 cards on Windows + * Fix FLAC 6.1 and 7.1 channel layout + * Fix crashes in HTML srt subtitles + * 3rd party codecs updates + +Mac OS X: + * Fix subtitle rendering resolution when using OS X's native fullscreen mode + * Improve fullscreen controller time slider with larger click target + * Fix listing of the lua interfaces (web, telnet and console) + in the advanced preferences panel + * Fix spatializer audio filter panel + * Fix crash within the video output code + * Fix BDMV folder selection issue on OS X Mountain Lion, which treats such + folders as a AVCHD file as soon as they include an item named INDEX.BDM + * Fix bug which caused a hidden fullscreen panel + * Fix various minor UI drawing issues (main window, fullscreen controller, + lua extensions, ...) + * Allow VLC to be associated with .dvdmedia packages + +Qt: + * Fix clearing of Media Info panel on dialog exit + +GNU/Linux: + * Numerous D-Bus and MPRIS2 improvements + * Reject broken versions of PulseAudio + +Windows: + * Fix uninstallation in different location than C:\ + +Translations: + * Update of Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Portuguese, + Japanese, Italian, Hebrew, Estonian, Spanish, Czech, Catalan, Bosnian, + Asturian, French, Romanian, Serbian, Russian, Hindi, Estonian, German + Slovenian Norwegian Bokmål, Khmer, Icelandic, Interlingua, Welsh, Ukrainian, + Dutch, Danish, translations + * New Gujarati, Aragonese translations Changes between 2.0.4 and 2.0.5: