X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=b940efc3c5f4e4ae9f46bb3e13a106f335d20382;hb=b2fafcee354efb6b49686307da632999f158f72c;hp=ef628a4ce51b4bb9472522a6c69b6eade0d81606;hpb=e938f3a470813a21d02f8fb4f7be36785004f064;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ef628a4ce5..b940efc3c5 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -9,17 +9,24 @@ Important changes for packagers: * /extras/contrib has been replaced by a better system in /contrib Codecs: + * Support for OPUS via libopus. * Support for CDXL, Ut Video, VBLE, Dxtory codecs via libavcodec. * Numerous improvements in OpenMAX IL codec * Support for Ulead DV audio + * Support for TechSmith Screen Codec 2, Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen, + Microsoft Application Screen Decoder 1 (MSS1) + * Support for Indeo Audio Coder, RealAudio Lossless + * Add Hardware Acceleration support on OS X for H.264 based upon VDADecoder Encoders: - * high10,high422 and high444 encoding support in h264 + * high10, high422 and high444 encoding support in h264 Access: * Screen: Added support for OS X Lion * Major improvements in DASH support * Improvements in Blu-Ray module, notably for multiple video tracks support + * Important improvements and rewrite of the v4l2 access module + * HTTP: support for Internationalized Domain Names Demuxers: * MP4: partial support for fragmented MP4 @@ -28,43 +35,123 @@ Demuxers: * Support for FLAC, Atrac and some ADPCM in AVI * Support for DV data type 1 in AVI and 12 bits DV Audio * Support for total number of tracks in major container + * Support for Cook and Atrac in MKV + * AVI: support for files produced by Nikon cameras + * Support for more MJPEG streams Audio output: * Windows Audio Session API audio output support * OpenBSD sndio audio output support + * Important improvements on the OpenSL ES module Audio Filters: * new remapping channel filter * new filter to enhance stereo effect by mono suppression and delay effect * new VSXu visualization plugin +Video Outputs: + * OpenGL: use glsl instead of ARB to do the YUV->RGB conversions + * Fix the power management issue on Windows for standby management + Video Filters: * new anaglyph video filter which transforms side by side 3D video streams in anaglyph glasses (aka red/blue) compatible images. * Support in deinterlacing filter for most 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4 YUV formats and for bits depth higher than 8bits (like 10bits) + * Improvements on the transform filter, to support 10bits and RGB formats + * Revival of the openCV and openCV example filters + +Stream Output: + * Extended support for recording, notably for MKV and AVI Interfaces: * configurable password for the HTTP server. * .hosts removed from the HTTP server. * fixed Lua command line interface console mode under Windows. * Better support for MCE remotes on Windows + * Hotkey support for TS program selection + +Mac OS X Port: + * Discontinued support for PowerPC-based and 32bit Intel-based Macs + * VLC requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later now Mac OS X Interface: - * added a GUI for the QTSound access module to process audio captured locally - * added an option to let the Apple Remote control the system volume instead of + * add accessibility support to playback windows, open panel and fullscreen + controller + * add a GUI to manage podcasts + * 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 VLC's internal volume level - * added an option to show next / previous buttons - * added an option to hide the shuffle and repeat buttons - * added optional playlist columns for track number, genre, album, description, - date and language. + * 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 + multiple configuration sets of all the individual filters + * 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, + 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 a new panel for media conversation and streaming + * allow the OS to turn off the screen(s) when playing audio-only media while + the user is idle + * The Streaming/Transcoding wizard and the open dialog's output panel are + deprecated now + +Qt: + * Partial support for Qt5.0 + * Menus modifications and improvements + * Playlist improvements and fixes, including PictureFlow view + * Streaming output wizard rewrite + * Numerous fixes + +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 + * new libvlc_log_subscribe and libvlc_log_unsubscribe function to register logging callbacks + * new audio equalizer API Removed modules: - * portaudio audio output + * portaudio audio output: use the native audio output instead * X11 On Screen Display notifications (xosd) * Linux Framebuffer On Screen Display interface (fbosd) + * PVR: IVTV analog TV encoder - use V4L instead * RTMP access: use libavformat avio instead * RTMP access_output: use libavformat avio instead + * Hildon GUI + * MSN messenger "now playing" (broken and unmaintained since VLC 1.0.0) + * Telepathy framework "now playing" (broken and unmaintained since VLC 1.0.0) + + +Changes between 2.0.2 and 2.0.3: +-------------------------------- + +Access: + * Fix some HTTP request that broke some radio channels + +Demuxers: + * Fix support for some flv files (notably joined) + * Fix a crash when opening ape files with ID3v1 tags + +Mac OS X: + * Add GateKeeper support + * Fix handling for some hotkeys + * Fix fullscreen toggle over extra interfaces + * Minor bugfixes and improvements + +Qt: + * Fix Windows 8 interface style + +Translations: + * Updates for Breton, Czech, Dutch, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, + Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovenian, + Thai, Turkish and Walloon + * New translations to Uzbek and Marathi + * Fix activation of Gaelic and Thai translations Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0.2: @@ -266,8 +353,8 @@ Miscellaneous: Security: * Update libpng to 1.5.9 (CVE-2011-3026) * Update freetype to 2.4.9 (CVE-2012-1126 up to CVE-2012-1144) - * Fix MMS stack overflow (SA-1201) - * Fix RealRTSP heap overflow (SA-1202) + * Fix MMS stack overflow (SA-1201 - CVE-2012-1775) + * Fix RealRTSP heap overflow (SA-1202 - CVE-2012-1776) Translations: * Update of Czech, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Walloon translations