Changes between 0.6.2 and 0.7.0: --------------------------------- Core support: * Brand new decoder/packetizer api. Adds a lot more flexibility while also simplifying the decoder plugins. * New encoder api (Ffmpeg, Vorbis, Theora, Flac and Speex 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 using filters. * New input core. Advantages are: better seeking, more responsive, support for subtitle files at the core, and much much more. Playlist: * Added a repeat mode to repeat a single file over and over. * Playlist sorting Input: * RTP/RTSP support. * 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. * Rewrite of the Flac demuxer. * cddax and vcdx plugins using libcdio, libvcd and libvcdinfo. (Linux only) * Reworked DVB tuning. * Better Icecast support. * New MPEG video elementary streams demuxer. * New DTS audio elementary streams demuxer. Codecs: * Support for Theora video encoding. * Support for Speex audio decoding/encoding. * Rewrite of the Flac decoder + encoding support. * Support for MPEG2 422 decoding which was recently added to libmpeg2 (cvs). * Support for AAC + SBR and proper multi-channel re-ordering. * MPEG 2.5 audio support. * Removed deprecated decoders (a52_old, mpeg_video and mpeg_audio). Stream output: * Improvements to the MPEG TS muxer. * New transrating module for MPEG2 video. * Added packetization for MPEG AAC ADTS streams. * Added packetizers for Flac, Speex, Theora, LPCM, DTS and SPU streams. * Improved mp4 muxing and added AAC/MP4V support when transcoding. * Improved Ogg muxing and added Theora, Speex, Flac and subtitles support. * 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. * Fixes to SAP announces. Interface: * Skins: - Bugfixes - misc improvements (eg, "stay on top" option). * New standardized and customizable hotkeys. * wxWindows - Playlist improvements (Sort, Search, mode buttons). - Improvements and help in preferences - New streaming wizard - Revised Disc Open menu * HTTP - Improvements of the standard pages - Support for new commands * OSD ( OS X and hotkeys only atm ). Service discovery: * Many fixes to the SAP module * SAP now supports HTTP streams Subtitles: * Text subtitles now have a black outline. * Text subtitles autodetection. * Text subtitles charset autodetection. * Text subtitles for all videofiles. Results may vary. * Text subtitles in Hebrew are supported. Arabic partially. * Automatic fontsize selection for text subtitles. * Fixed SAMI text subtitles support. * Support for subtitles in Matroska files. * Support for subtitles in DVB streams. Mac OS X port: * New controller designed by Max Rudberg from www.maxthemes.com * Save playlist. * Works on 10.1.x again. Apologies for that problem. * Support for Panther. * Support for raw dumping of streams to disk. * Mozilla plugin for Mac OS X (experimental). Win32 port: * New DirectShow input module (for video acquisition cards, webcams, PVRs...). * VLC can be installed as a Windows NT service. * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface. * Support for 3F2R in audio output. * New --one-instance option to "force" only one running instance of VLC. * Mozilla plugin for Windows (experimental). * Multimonitor support (untested). * Fixed nasty timing bug on some dual-cpu / P4 with hyperthreading systems. Linux port: * Improved Video4Linux input. Also added support for an audio only input. * Support for real-time priority when running with root privileges. * Allow on the fly switching of the main interface. iPaq port: * Brand new Gtk 2 interface Miscellaneous: * Audio visual effects filters (spectrum, scope and random). * Audio visual effects filter using goom. * Spanish, Portuguese Brazilian and Hungarian translations. * libcaca video output (colored ascii)
there is something that may need a newer automake let me see if I could make it work w/out
*** Bug 37171 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 37639 ***
