Important changes for packagers:
* The --with-tuning and --without-tuning options are removed. To tune
compilation for a specific processor type, set CFLAGS manually.
+ * The licenses of numerous modules have changed from GPLv2+ to LGPLv2.1+
3rd party libraries (contrib):
* /extras/contrib has been replaced by a better system in /contrib
+Core:
+ * Audio core rewrite
+ * Fix support for .001, .00x splitted files on Windows
+
Codecs:
* Support for OPUS via libopus.
* Support for CDXL, Ut Video, VBLE, Dxtory codecs via libavcodec.
* Important improvements and rewrite of the v4l2 access module
* HTTP: support for Internationalized Domain Names
* Microsoft Smooth Streaming support (H264 and VC1) developped by Viotech.net
+ * NTSC EIA-608 closed caption input support via V4L2 VBI devices
Demuxers:
* MP4: partial support for fragmented MP4
* Support for Cook and Atrac in MKV
* AVI: support for files produced by Nikon cameras
* Support for more MJPEG streams
+ * Add support for liveleak streams
Audio output:
* Windows Audio Session API audio output support
Stream Output:
* Extended support for recording, notably for MKV and AVI
+ * Options support for AVIO output module
Interfaces:
* configurable password for 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
+ * Rewrite of D-Bus inhibit interface
Mac OS X Port:
* Discontinued support for PowerPC-based and 32bit Intel-based Macs