From: Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:45:33 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * NEWS: updated with new features.
X-Git-Tag: 0.7.0~485
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7d0dc9c466cd72e86332b28c510316318508805b;p=vlc

* NEWS: updated with new features.
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2f33241d54..01afdba55b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-$Id: NEWS,v 1.72 2003/11/17 06:31:22 hartman Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.73 2003/11/18 18:45:33 gbazin Exp $
 
 Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.3:
 ---------------------------------
 
 Core support:
+ * Brand new decoder/packetizer api.
+   Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins.
+ * New encoder api (ffmpeg, vorbis and theora encoders available).
  * Video outputs are recycled if possible.
    This removes any 'flicker' between two similiar video files.
- * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when these are used.
+ * Fixed the video filters. Video should no longer go black when using filters.
  * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more.
  * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over.
 
 Input:
- * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 audio in DVB streams.
+ * Fixed annoying seeking problem with Ogg files (seeking would take ages).
+ * Support for FLAC in Ogg files.
+ * MPEG TS demuxer also handles A52 and AAC audio in DVB streams.
  * Fixed seeking support in FLAC files.
  * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only)
  * Reworked DVB tuning.
@@ -19,19 +24,20 @@ Input:
  * rtp/rtsp support.
 
 Codecs:
+ * Support for Theora video encoding.
  * Support for Speex audio.
  * Support for AAC + SBR.
  * MPEG 2.5 support.
- * removed old a52, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio codecs, since we are using others now.
+ * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio).
 
 Interface:
  * Bug fixes / improvements in the skins (eg. "stay on top" option).
- * Improvements to the wxwindows playlist  (Sort,Search, mode buttons).
+ * Improvements to the wxwindows playlist (Sort, Search, mode buttons).
  * Help in the wxwindows preferences window.
  * New standardized and customizable hotkeys.
  * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ).
  * Improvements to the Web interface.
- * Fixes of the SAP interface.
+ * Fixes for the SAP interface.
 
 Mac OS X port:
  * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com
@@ -49,11 +55,16 @@ Win32 port:
  * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC.
  * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental).
 
+Linux port:
+ * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input.
+ * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges.
+
 Stream output:
+ * Improvments to the MPEG TS muxer.
+ * New transrating module for MPEG2 video.
  * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams.
  * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding.
  * Improved Ogg muxing and added theora, speex and subtitles support.
- * Theora video encoding.
  * MPEG TS muxer follows the ATSC/DVB specs for embedded A52 audio.
  * --sout-keep option to keep the stream open while changing input.
  * Preliminary rtp support.