X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=fa53a5adf52b0dc01ef92679bc3dcf279e9f7fea;hb=d2d2ad184a632b527119c7e26880b24632d710ec;hp=612d43e30948e63abc050b83e62b97a37e176a09;hpb=f0e39102166f22e923e4cc529eeb484be6a83f0b;p=vlc diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 612d43e309..fa53a5adf5 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,7 +1,177 @@ $Id$ +Changes between 0.8.1 and 0.8.2-test2: +----------------------------------------------------- + +Core support: + * Rewrite of the playlist + - Tree structure + - Input preparsing (for meta-data) + - Grouping (by artist, ...) support + * Preferences improvements: + - New organization, designed to improve usability + - New configuration types (list of modules, ...) + * XML parsers + * Core image manipulation support + * Client-side SSL/TLS support + * SSL Client certificates checking support (allows for secure VoD) + * Renamed --spu-channel to --sub-track + * Renamed --spumargin to --sub-margin + * Renamed --audio-channel to --audio-track + * Renamed --filter to --vout-filter + * filters, extra interfaces, visualizations and service discovery modules are + now seperated by ':' instead of ',' + * Access filter architecture + * Track selection based on preferred language (--sub-language and --audio-language) + * Zsh autocompletion for vlc's arguments + * Many bugfixes... + +Input/Demuxers: + * Support for SOCKS proxy + * Support for Shoutcast Meta-data + * Support for (HE-)AAC raw-audio streams + * Support for images on a HTTP server that get refreshed on the server + * Better support for Kasenna streams + * RTSP UDP->TCP rollover support + * Massive Matroska improvements + * Support for XA and VOC audio files + * TiVo demuxer + * Samba (Windows shares) access module + * Improved CDDAX module (uses several playlist items) + * Fixes to Linux DVB support + * Fix the "negative subtitles delay" bug + * Support for FTP over IPv6 + +Decoders / Encoders: + * Dirac decoder and encoder + * PNG decoder/encoder + * Improvements to DVB subtitles encoder + * Support for Apple Lossless Audio Codec + +Access filters: + * New Record and Timeshift filters + +Services discovery: + * New type of modules, that add items to the playlist + * Brand new SAP module + * To enable SAP, you now need to use "-S sap" or add SAP in + the "Manage->Services Discovery" menu + ( IPv6 SAP is now enabled by default ) + * Non-standard support for HTTP streams SAP announces removed + * HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) discovery + * DAAP (iTunes shares) support + * Shoutcast + +Audio output: + * Support for 20/24 bits LPCM + +Video output: + * Video snapshot support (png or jpg) + * Image file video output (png) + * Motion detection filter (can trigger playlist actions) + * Improvements to wall video filter + * Support for font color and opacity + * Fixed Mac OS X OpenGL output + +Stream output: + * Muxers + - ASF improvements + * VLM / VoD + - Ability to load a configuration file on startup + - Seeking support in VoD streams + * Mosaic (picture-in-picture system) + +Interfaces: + * wxWidgets + - Redesigned playlist : add playlist, add directory, ... + - Improved preferences + - Improvements to the wizard + - DVD, VCD and Audio CD navigation buttons + * MacOS X + - Redesigned playlist + - Improved preferences + * Skins + - Support for multiple actions + - Fixes + * HTTP + - Support for the new playlist system + * Lirc + - Now uses new config settings. See doc/lirc/example.lirc + +Windows port: + * Screensaver disabling fix + * DirectShow tuner configuration + * Support for no-decoration windows + +MacOS X port: + * Many Tiger related fixes + * A new audio module that should work more reliable for analog audio output in various configurations. + - Supports multichannel discrete analog output + - Digital audio output requires you to change a preference setting because it + is not yet available in the new module + - Please read the README.MacOSX.rtf file for more information. + +BeOS port: + * Support for single-buffered overlay + +Pocket PC port: + * Many fixes + * New interface + * New video output + +Mozilla Plugin: + * Javascript fixes + * Mozilla plugin for MacOS X is back (not yet distributed) + +IE Plugin: + * Brand new Internet Explorer ActiveX plugin + +Translations: + The following languages were added + * Catalan + * Danish + * Greek + * Hindi + * Pashto + * Burmese + * Tetum + * Tagalog + * Bengali + + +Changes between 0.8.0 and 0.8.1: +----------------------------------------------------- + +Core support: + * Include TLS/SSL API (on plattforms where libgnutls is available) + * SSL support in the HTTP daemon (HTTP stream output and HTTP interface) + +Windows port: + * Fixed win32 multichannel audio output support (which was broken in 0.8.0) + * Fixed DV and MPEG (WinTV PVR 250/350) support in the dshow input + * Fixed spurious taskbar item after switching to fullscreen + +WinCE port: + * A few more updates (we still miss an interface and a fast video output). + +Audio Output: + * Portaudio audio output plugin improvements + +Video Output: + * Proper subpictures scaling using the aspect-ratio info when available + +Demuxers: + * Fixed crash with ODML avi files + * Fixed autodetection of VCD/SVCD bin files + * Supports Kasenna VoD (MPEG2 only) and simulcast streaming + +Stream Output: + * Encoders: + * Fixed aspect ratio and interlaced support in ffmpeg encoder module + * Stream output: + * Support of playlist group announcement + Changes between 0.7.2 and 0.8.0: -This version is in development and not yet released. ----------------------------------------------------- Core support: @@ -30,7 +200,7 @@ Demuxers: * Windows Media Server RTSP support * Support for MPEG TS streams with error correction (204/192 bytes TS packets) * Support for DTS audio in MPEG TS (ETSI TS 102 154 Annex G) - * Skins2 .vlt file loader (only when skin2 is the current interface) + * Skins2 .vlt file loader (only when skins2 is the current interface) * Improved Ogg demuxer * Support for MPEG PS streams with MPEG 4 video. * Support for so called AACPlus webstreams @@ -58,6 +228,7 @@ Stream Output: * Multipart mjpeg muxing. Your video is directly viewable in a Mozilla Browser * 14496-17 text track muxing for MPEG TS * Support for DTS audio in MPEG TS (ETSI TS 102 154 Annex G) + * Teletext (0x56 descriptor) streaming support in MPEG TS. * New WAV muxer (supports multi-channel audio) * Improved ASF muxer Misc: @@ -70,6 +241,7 @@ Audio Output: * Very trivial volume normalizer * True channel downmixing when playing 5:1 material on Stereo * More gradual resampling which should improve the pitch changing effect + * New audio output plugin using portaudio v19 Video Output: * Roku HD1000 Video output @@ -101,6 +273,7 @@ Mac OS X port: Linux port: * New galaktos visualization plugin (MilkDrop-compatible) * Experimental SVG rendering module + * Support for DVB CAM modules. Windows port: * DirectX Media Object decoder (allows playing some media types, like WMV3) @@ -109,6 +282,9 @@ Windows port: * Fixed problem with CPU usage with subtitles rendering * Wallpaper mode for the DirectX video output (only in overlay mode) +WinCE port: + * Massive update (we still miss an interface and a fast video output). + Mozilla plugin: * Added a lot of Javascript accessible funtionality * Volume, position, length, seek etc etc etc.