X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=8e30ab9e7bf3c4b29c290d759587dbc5c08a519a;hb=8cedf34f93a75e2bb4f8a1fc3162b3296cac5a3f;hp=382489dead1b6241bb54d139651e6011a2dfe616;hpb=c48ac54880b101834b5106bca116024999067db2;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 382489dead..8e30ab9e7b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,14 +1,101 @@ -Changes between 1.0.0-rc1 and 1.1.0-git: ----------------------------------------- +Changes between 1.0.1 and 1.1.0-git: +------------------------------------ +Access: + * Port of the screen module from Xlib to XCB -Changes between 0.9.9a and 1.0.0-rc1: ------------------------------------- +Demuxers: + * Support for ADPCM in .flv streams + * EXPERIMENTAL support for .aob files from DVD-Audio (MLP and LPCM) + (Full disc support is NOT present yet) + * Support for TwinVQ (.vqf) files + +Mac OS X Interface: + * Completely reworked user interface (based upon works from GSoC 2008) + +Playlist: + * WPL playlist support + * ZPL playlist support + * Lua scripts for Mpora and Vimeo playback + +Audio filters: + * Chorus/Flanger audio filter + +Encoders: + * x264, add psy-rd parameter and change default settings + * x264, add profile-limitter sameway as x264.eve has, for example + #transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{profile=baseline,level=1.2},vb=384,width=320,height=176} + * x264, defaults to crf=23 as x264.exe-does, if bitrate is given, uses ABR and if qp-value is set + uses CQP + +Video Output: + * Added desktop mode to the Direct3D output module. It differs from DirectX + desktop mode, because it hides the desktop icons, but reacts to mouse clicks. + * New x11 and xv modules based on XCB + +Visualisation: + * Support of .milk visualisation files using projectM libraries + +Windows port: + * Integration in Windows 7 taskbar + +Removed modules: + * csri + * galaktos + * showintf + * transrate + * x11, xvideo, xvid + + +Changes between 1.0.0 and 1.0.1: +-------------------------------- + +Demuxers: + * Fix wmv/asf issues that caused audio to drop + * Various fixes for ac3, mp3, dts and stability for wav format + * Fix seek in RTSP in conformity to RFC 2326 + * Fix Dailymotion access script + * Fix crashes in xspf files handler + * Fix seeking and timing issues in some flv files on Windows version + +Access: + * Add extra caching for files on network shares + * Prevent integer underflow in Real pseudo-RTSP module, discovered by tixxDZ, DZCORE Labs, Algeria + +Decoders: + * Fix seeking in mpeg2 video files + * Improve SSA subtitles rendering + * Update most codecs for the Windows and Mac version + +Muxers: + * Fix sound recording of .flv files with mp3 audio + +Qt Interface: + * Possibility to change the opacity level of the Fullscreen controller + * Fix various crashes and VIDEO_TS folders opening + +Mac OS X Interface: + * Added options to disable support for Apple Remote and Media Keys + * Fixed options for Volume, Last.fm password and Subtitle Encoding + * Fixed redraw issues when autosizing the video window + * Preferences panel now includes help through tool-tips + * More reliable Information and Messages panels + * Fix various crashes + +Windows port: + * The ZVBI module is now available for Windows, for complete teletext support + +Translations updates for Brazillian, French, German, Korean, Norwegian Nynorsk, Lithuanian + + +Changes between 0.9.9a and 1.0.0: +--------------------------------- Important notes: ---------------- * Alsa and OSS audio capture has been removed from the v4l and v4l2 accesses. See 'Access:' for more info. + * Support for Mac OS X 10.4.x was dropped due to its technical limitations Playback: * Instantaneous pausing @@ -27,7 +114,7 @@ Decoders: * New QCELP (Qualcomm PureVoice) decoder * Improved Real Video 3.0 & 4.0 decoder * New WMA v1/2 fixed point integer decoder - * Close Caption under SCTE-20 standard are now correctly decoded + * Closed Captions using the SCTE-20 standard are now correctly decoded * Improvement of WavPack decoder to support all integer modes and float mode * Corrections on 5.1 and 7.1 channel decoding and ordering @@ -38,7 +125,7 @@ Demuxers: * Metadata for mod files are supported * GSM codecs in Wav files are supported * New raw audio demuxer supporting raw PCM streams - * New dirac demuxer for raw dirac streams + * New Dirac demuxer for raw Dirac streams Encoders: * Dirac encoding using libdirac (supported in Ogg and in TS) @@ -53,7 +140,9 @@ Access: OSS or Alsa audio input. Use --input-slave alsa:// or oss:// if needed. * DVB scanning on linux * 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) + * On-the-fly zip file decompression and browsing (MRL of the form + zip://file.zip!/file.avi to specify the file - the development form of + zip://file.zip|file.avi is not supported anymore) * Opening of any file descriptor using 'fd://' * MTP device access on Unix * CD-Text support on the cdda module (CD-Audio) @@ -62,7 +151,7 @@ Access: Inputs: * Mouse cursor support in x11 and win32 screen modules * Screen module now features partial screen capture and mouse following on - Windows. + Windows and Mac OS X. Playlist: * Export the playlist in HTML @@ -80,13 +169,13 @@ Linux/Windows interface: - Improvements on many dialogs - New dialog for plugins listing - Fixed-size mode for videos - - Better teletext, trickplay and encrypted streams control + - 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 + * Easy addition of subtitles through the Video menu * Additional usability improvements Stream output: @@ -105,8 +194,9 @@ 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 + * New document icons by Dominic Spitaler + * Support for latest iSight models Audio output: * Removed obsolete Esound and aRts plugins @@ -121,7 +211,7 @@ Video output: * Support for scaling and converting video chromas with FFMPEG imgresample was withdrawn due to bugs. Please use the newer FFMPEG swscale instead. -Miscellanous: +Miscellaneous: * Invmem, a fake codec to display images from external applications @@ -499,7 +589,7 @@ Interfaces: if libncursesw is available. * Some nice colors if the terminal supports it (most do) * Experimental Lua interface modules. See vlc -I lua and - share/lua/playlist/README.txt for more info. + share/lua/intf/README.txt for more info. * Unix * Option to allow only one running instance, using D-Bus interface. * D-Bus Interface implementing the MPRIS