X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=9c4dede205970e5df22a0df08b30813eb316fafa;hb=06ac7b773e98af42f5e391f5bc2662c98a2b1397;hp=a2827d7b190858ccf53d84bddae1555b418de085;hpb=d7ceb34d91f4a93eabd5164cd654c6d44905260d;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a2827d7b19..9c4dede205 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ -Changes between 1.1.5 and 1.2.0-git: +Changes between 1.1.x and 1.2.0-git: ------------------------------------ Important changes for packagers: * The default builds now assume that the operating system uses UTF-8 for its file systems and files content (except the Windows port). If this is not acceptable, pass --enable-non-utf8 to the configure script. + Non-UTF-8 file systems support will be removed in future versions. + * The VLC plugins path can be overriden with the VLC_PLUGIN_PATH environment + variable. The --plugin-path command line option was removed. * The default tarballs are now .tar.xz * The NPAPI webplugin has moved to git://git.videolan.org/npapi-vlc.git @@ -14,11 +17,13 @@ Access * Multiple files are now supported inside RAR files * BDA: experimental support for ClearQam devices * DVB-S scanning support + * DVB-C scanning scans correct modulation/symbolrate if needed * DShow: support for freq and video standard selection * Support for VDR recordings (http://www.tvdr.de/) folders * Blu-Ray Discs integration using libbluray * HTTP Live Streaming (IETF draft) playback support - * Blackmagic DeckLink SDI card input support (Linux only currently) + * Blackmagic DeckLink SDI cards input support (Linux only currently) + * Linear Systems (HD-)SDI cards input support (Linux) * RTP: support for dynamic payload types by specifying the payload format in an option (no autodetection): only Theora supported for now @@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ Interfaces Video Output: * New video output based on Direct2D for Windows 7 and Vista (with Platform Update) * New video output for iOS platform - * New video output using EGL + * Experimental work in progress on a video output using EGL * Adaptation of the OpenGL layer for OpenGL ES 1.1 * Various vmem improvements @@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ Video Filter: * New posterize filter for lowering the number of colors * Atmo ambilight: improve Fnordlicht up to 254 channels * New sepia filter for creating sepia effect in videos + * New deinterlacer mode Phosphor, a framerate doubling CRT TV simulator + * New deinterlacer mode IVTC, to do live inverse telecine for NTSC films Audio Output: * New audio output based on AudioQueue API for iOS @@ -79,6 +86,15 @@ Stream output: dst=public_html/iphonestreamfile-###.ts}" * RTP: support for Vorbis and Theora * Major rework of VoD support + * New delay module, to introduce delays of one ES, when streaming: + #delay{id=12,delay=500}:standard... + * New setlang, setid modules to change lang or id of one ES, when streaming: + #setid{id=12,new-id=42}:std... + * New langfromtelx module, to change lang of one ES, when streaming, based on + a telextex page: #langfromtelx{id=12,magazine=7,page=0x99,row=1}:std... + * New select module, to replace an existing ES with another ES in the same track + #duplicate{dst=bridge-out{id=1},select=video,dst=bridge-out{id=0xa3},select=audio} + #transcode{...}:bridge-in{id-offset=0}:select{disable=0}:setid{id=0,newid=0xa3}:autodel:std{...} Services Discovery: * Search API to be able to query distant search APIs from the interfaces @@ -89,12 +105,165 @@ libVLC: ** libvlc_audio_filter_list_get, libvlc_video_filter_list_get to get the list of available audio and video filters +Removed modules: + * asademux: use libass only + * fake, invmem: use the new image demuxers + * hal, v4l, gapi, omapfb, hd1000a, hd1000v: obsolete unmaintained modules + * id3tag: use taglib + * upnp: use upnp_intel + + +Changes between 1.1.8 and 1.1.9: +-------------------------------- + +Windows and Mac OS X: + * Update of external library modplug, to address a security issue + +Demuxers: + * mp4: Fix heap-based buffer overflow (VideoLAN-SA-1103) + +Mac OS X Interface: + * Miscellaneous interface look adjustments + * Improve Apple Remote handling + * Fixe bugs in the Streaming / Transcoding wizard + * Layout fixes in the Preferences and Controls windows + * Fix incomplete list of hotkeys in the Preferences dialog + * Fix quitting through Apple Events (Dock menu, App Switcher, AppleScript, etc.) + +Mac OS X Port: + * Fix Growl local notification plugin + * VLC bundle now includes the Growl framework + * Fixes for eyeTV + +Translations: + * Updates of Lithuanian, Estonian, Chinese, Japanese, Bengali, Dutch, Polish, + German, Galician, Traditional Chinese translations + * New Luganda Translation + + +Changes between 1.1.7 and 1.1.8: +-------------------------------- + +Mac OS X Interface: + * New UI graphics by Damien Erambert + +Interfaces: + * Oldrc interface is again the default RC interface, on Windows + * Luarc, luahttp and luatelnet fixes + * Qt and Mac OS X fixes + * numerous Skins2 fixes, notably winamp2 skins + +Encoder: + * new libschroedinger-based Dirac codec encoder, faster than the current one + +Access/Demuxers/Codecs: + * Subtitles auto-detection is back for .txt files + * vod/rtsp server and rtsp input fixes + * mp4 demuxer improvements + * ogg, rstp input, video filters minor fixes + * taglib's replaygain is fixed for mp3 + * vobsub support has an improved auto-detection + * fix a crash in malformed ape files + +Miscellaneous fixes in: + * Pulseaudio audio output, notably for usb cards + * Stacktraces are now limited in size on Windows + * Video resolution is now limited to 8192x8192, for security reasons + See CORE-2011-0208, CVE-2010-3275, CVE-2010-3276 + * Configure and build system improvements + * DirectShow and BDA build headers have been updated + +Translations: + * Update for Finnish, Galician, Dutch, Chinese, German, Japanese, Lithuanian, + Slovak, French, Polish, Estonian, Brazillian Portuguese and Hebrew + * New icelandic translation + + +Changes between 1.1.6 and 1.1.7: +-------------------------------- + +Linux port: + * Integration with the KDE GUI platform is disabled due to KDE bugs + #234484 and #260719. + +Mac OS X port: + * Updated live555 library to fix playback of RTSP and Freebox streams + * Running VLC in 64bit mode requires Mac OS X 10.6.0 or later for speed + and stability reasons + +Demuxers: + * Fix for Matroska / WebM remote code execution vulnerability. + VideoLAN-SA-1102 + +Translations: + * Update for Hebrew, Japanese, Danish and Russian translations + + +Changes between 1.1.6 and 1.1.6.1: +---------------------------------- + +Source: + * Fix libnotify, lirc, pulse compilation and packaging for Unix/Linux + + +Changes between 1.1.5 and 1.1.6: +--------------------------------- + +Audio output: + * Multiple fixes and improvements on PulseAudio output + PACKAGERS are VERY STRONGLY advised to update libpulse to 0.9.22. + Update is required to use PulseAudio with the Phonon-VLC backend (KDE) + and with the Mozilla VLC web browser plugin. + +Access: + * Fix the Audio CD crash when looking for CDDB metadata on Windows + +Decoders: + * Support for MPC SV7 and SV8 on Windows and Mac OS X (Unix was already working) + * Enabled FluidSynth MIDI playback plugin on Mac OS X + * Faster VP8/Webm decoding with recent codecs libraries + * Fix heap corruption in CD+G decoder - CVE-2011-0021 / VideoLAN-SA-1101 + +Demuxers: + * Fix Buffer overflow in Real demuxer - CVE-2010-3907 / VideoLAN-SA-1007 + * Fix some asf/wmv seeking issues, notably when seek didn't go to a keyframe + * Support for 24-bits PCM over RTP (audio/L24) + +Subtitles and renderer: + * Do not auto-detect .txt files for subtitles + * Mark more freetype options as safe + * Mac OS X: fixed fontconfig cache creation + * Fix heap corruption in subtitle decoders, potentially exploitable, + discovered by Harry Sintonen - sintonen at iki.fi - CVE-2011-0522 + +Visualization: + * Fix projectM visualization for Linux in all locales + * Fix projectM visualization support for Windows + * Various projectM improvements: the module should be working now + * Fix goom crash on Windows XP and Mac OS X + +Interfaces: + * Qt4: fixes for media keys processing and MCE remotes + * Qt4: various fixes and portability improvements + +Miscellaneous fixes: + * KDE device solid actions + * XDG screensaver + * Transcode integer overflow + * HTTP Icy metadata reading + * Windows: revert to 1.1.4 performance timers + +Translations: + * Update translations for Chinese, Nippon, Slovak, Estonian, Spanish, Galician, + Swedish, Bulgarian, French, Bengalese, German, Slovak, Japanese, Dutch, + Polish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Sinhala and Irish + Changes between 1.1.4.1 and 1.1.5: ---------------------------------- Security: - * Fix a Windows crash on accessing Network Shared files/drives, + * Fix a Windows crash on accessing Network Shared files/drives, VideoLAN-SA-1006 Access: