X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=d4b67f48e5a115ea6ec3afe855cfccc881f73c40;hb=029138a07de2d76a3302f0be82c2cbc9fcae4e87;hp=957a7eb9e7ea10763d0808f39373a48b4718b5ce;hpb=330fc0299ce916349af22b9169e749f7cb3815e0;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 957a7eb9e7..d4b67f48e5 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ -Changes between 0.9.8a and 1.0.0-git: ------------------------------------- +Changes between 0.9.9 and 1.0.0-pre2: +------------------------------------- + +Important notes: +---------------- + * Alsa and OSS audio capture has been removed from the v4l and v4l2 accesses. + See 'Access:' for more info. Playback: * Instantaneous pausing @@ -20,9 +25,11 @@ New Decoders: * Close Caption under SCTE-20 standard Demuxers: - * Support for Dirac and RealVideo in Matroska files + * Support for Dirac, MLP and RealVideo in Matroska files * Major improvements in RealMedia files opening (.rm and .rmvb) * Improvements of the TS demuxer for M2TS files from Blu-Ray and AVCHD + * Metadata for mod files are supported + * GSM codecs in Wav files are supported Encoders: * Dirac encoding using libdirac (supported in Ogg and in TS) @@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ Access: * Opening of any file descriptor using 'fd://' * MTP device access on Unix * CD-Text support on the cdda module (CD-Audio) + * :start-time and :stop-time can handle sub-second values Inputs: * Mouse cursor support in x11 and win32 screen modules @@ -67,13 +75,17 @@ Linux/Windows interface: * 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 + * Additional usability improvements Stream output: * Restored the old mpeg2 transrating module. * Multiple bridge-in instances are now possible. * bridge-in can be used to configure a placeholder stream. * Remote Audio Output Protocol (AirTunes) module. + * Fixed mosaic memleak. Mosaics are now usable again. Maemo Port: * New Maemo port with: @@ -83,17 +95,56 @@ Maemo Port: 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 + Audio output: * Removed obsolete Esound and aRts plugins * Surround support for PulseAudio Video output: * Effects (cube, torus, etc.) removed from OpenGL video output - * Video is able to stay in original size and to zoom in fullscreen (hotkey 'o') while keeping black borders + * Video is able to stay in original size and to zoom in fullscreen + (hotkey 'o') while keeping black borders + * Image video output has been rewritten into a video-filter named 'scene'. + The old image video output has been removed. + * Support for scaling and converting video chromas with FFMPEG imgresample was + withdrawn due to bugs. Please use the newer FFMPEG swscale instead. Miscellanous: * Invmem, a fake codec to display images from external applications +Changes between 0.9.8a and 0.9.9: +--------------------------------- + +Decoders: + * Experimental new decoder for Real Video 3.0 & 4.0 + +Demuxers: + * Various fixes related to real demuxer + +Mac OS X Interface: + * Fixed circumstances, which could lead to an empty Information panel + - Note that VLC will show information on the currently _selected_ item + instead of the currently _playing_ item, if the playlist is visible in the + main controller window. + * Fixed multiple UTF8 issues in the Streaming / Exporting Wizard + +Mac OS X Port: + * Improved video playback performance on Intel-based Macs + +New Localizations: + * Indonesian + * Bengali + * Updates of other localizations + +Various bugfixes: + * Support for receiving RTP packets on odd port numbers. + * Lots of small bugfixes. + * Correct Fullscreen behaviour on Multi-Screen setups on Windows + * Telnet fixes on Windows + * Resampling fixes when transcoding Changes between 0.9.6 and 0.9.8a: ---------------------------------