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To see the current changes under development, read [[Next changes]].
 
To see the current changes under development, read [[Next changes]].
  
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== Changes between 0.8.6a and 0.8.6b ==
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{{:Changelog/0.8.6c}}
  
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=== Various bugfixes ===
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= Changes between 0.8.6a and 0.8.6b =
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== Various bugfixes ==
 
* out-of-bound read in demuxers
 
* out-of-bound read in demuxers
 
* demuxers crashes (incl. [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0256 CVE-2007-0256])
 
* demuxers crashes (incl. [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0256 CVE-2007-0256])
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* [[Codec#Video_Codecs|VP31]] decoding on Windows platforms
 
* [[Codec#Video_Codecs|VP31]] decoding on Windows platforms
  
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=== Decoders ===
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== Decoders ==
 
* Enhanced [[Flash Video]] support incl. [[VP6|VP61]] and [[VP6|VP60]]
 
* Enhanced [[Flash Video]] support incl. [[VP6|VP61]] and [[VP6|VP60]]
 
* Teletext subtitles (telx) support
 
* Teletext subtitles (telx) support
  
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=== Webbrowser plugins ===
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== Webbrowser plugins ==
 
* rectified behaviour and improved usability
 
* rectified behaviour and improved usability
  
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=== Mac OS X Interface & Port ===
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== Mac OS X Interface & Port ==
 
* diverse usability improvements
 
* diverse usability improvements
 
* new wizard option to include subtitles
 
* new wizard option to include subtitles
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* Improved Delete-Preferences-Script
 
* Improved Delete-Preferences-Script
  
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== Changes between 0.8.6 and 0.8.6a ==
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= Changes between 0.8.6 and 0.8.6a =
  
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=== CDDA / VCDX plugins ===
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== CDDA / VCDX plugins ==
 
* Security updates ([http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html VideoLAN-SA-0701])
 
* Security updates ([http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html VideoLAN-SA-0701])
  
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=== Mac OS X Interface ===
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== Mac OS X Interface ==
 
* Fullscreen controller improvements
 
* Fullscreen controller improvements
  
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== Changes between 0.8.5 and 0.8.6 ==
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= Changes between 0.8.5 and 0.8.6 =
  
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=== Playlist ===
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== Playlist ==
 
* Shoutcast TV listings support
 
* Shoutcast TV listings support
  
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=== Input ===
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== Input ==
 
* Support for RTSP authentication
 
* Support for RTSP authentication
 
* Support for adding subtitles on the fly
 
* Support for adding subtitles on the fly
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* Improved support for Flash Video files
 
* Improved support for Flash Video files
  
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=== Decoders ===
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== Decoders ==
 
* Native WMV9/VC-1 support
 
* Native WMV9/VC-1 support
 
* WMA Speech support (through binary codecs)
 
* WMA Speech support (through binary codecs)
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* Fixed swapped colors on DVB subtitles
 
* Fixed swapped colors on DVB subtitles
 
   
 
   
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=== Video output ===
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== Video output ==
 
* Additional OpenGL effects (cylinder, torus, sphere, ...)
 
* Additional OpenGL effects (cylinder, torus, sphere, ...)
 
* Experimental Direct3D 9 video output (win32). Best served on Vista :)
 
* Experimental Direct3D 9 video output (win32). Best served on Vista :)
 
* Improved libcaca support
 
* Improved libcaca support
  
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=== Interfaces ===
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== Interfaces ==
 
* All
 
* All
 
** New hotkeys for crop and zoom
 
** New hotkeys for crop and zoom
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** Notifications using notification-daemon
 
** Notifications using notification-daemon
  
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=== Windows port ===
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== Windows port ==
 
* Support for Unicode filenames (Windows NT and above)
 
* Support for Unicode filenames (Windows NT and above)
 
*:Windows 9x/ME users:  
 
*:Windows 9x/ME users:  
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* Fixed disable screensaver (Direct3D and DirectX video output)
 
* Fixed disable screensaver (Direct3D and DirectX video output)
  
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=== Localization ===
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== Localization ==
 
* Add Czech
 
* Add Czech
 
* Add Slovak
 
* Add Slovak
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* Add Slovenian
 
* Add Slovenian
  
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=== Developers ===
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== Developers ==
 
* Updates to the libvlc API
 
* Updates to the libvlc API
 
* Fixes for the mozilla and activeX plugins
 
* Fixes for the mozilla and activeX plugins

Revision as of 08:32, 18 June 2007

To see the current changes under development, read Next changes.

Changes between 0.8.6b and 0.8.6c

Various bugfixes

Notably:

  • Windows Vista compatibility
  • Cropping in Direct3D
  • Fullscreen change crash on Mac OS X
  • RSS filter string overflow
  • Few memory leaks
  • MKV demuxer crash (related to seeking)

CDDA / Vorbis / Theora / SAP plugins

Demuxers

  • Fixed a problem with detecting embedded subtitles (GAB2 format) in AVI
  • Prevent WAV file integer overflow (CVE-2007-3467 & CVE-2007-3468)

Decoders

  • Updated FLAC API compatibility

Input

  • Support for new v4l2 encoder API

Localisation

  • New localisation: Arabic, Persian

Changes between 0.8.6a and 0.8.6b

Various bugfixes

  • out-of-bound read in demuxers
  • demuxers crashes (incl. CVE-2007-0256)
  • Mac OS X Interface crashes
  • VP31 decoding on Windows platforms

Decoders

Webbrowser plugins

  • rectified behaviour and improved usability

Mac OS X Interface & Port

  • diverse usability improvements
  • new wizard option to include subtitles
  • screensaver/automatic sleep mode is enabled when a video is paused
  • Improved Delete-Preferences-Script

Changes between 0.8.6 and 0.8.6a

CDDA / VCDX plugins

Mac OS X Interface

  • Fullscreen controller improvements

Changes between 0.8.5 and 0.8.6

Playlist

  • Shoutcast TV listings support

Input

  • Support for RTSP authentication
  • Support for adding subtitles on the fly
  • Fixed MPEG-PS duration calculation
  • ATSC support for DVB input
  • Partial reading support for DVR-ms recordings
  • Partial reading support for MXF and GXF fileformat
  • Improved support for Flash Video files

Decoders

  • Native WMV9/VC-1 support
  • WMA Speech support (through binary codecs)
  • VP5/VP6 - Flash Video support (not VP61)
  • The True Audio Lossless codec support
  • Matroska WavPack support
  • Improved H.264 support (interlaced, speed improvements etc but no PAFF)
  • Fixed a problem with MPEG2 field pictures
  • Fixed swapped colors on DVB subtitles

Video output

  • Additional OpenGL effects (cylinder, torus, sphere, ...)
  • Experimental Direct3D 9 video output (win32). Best served on Vista :)
  • Improved libcaca support

Interfaces

  • All
    • New hotkeys for crop and zoom
    • Support for snapshots from the HTTP interface
  • Windows
    • Systray support in skins
  • OS X
    • Support for Apple Remote control
    • Fullscreen controller panel (artwork by Simon Damkjær Andersen)
    • New playmode buttons (artwork by Simon Damkjær Andersen)
    • right/ctrl-click menu in video outputs
    • Main Menu uses autohide when playing videos in fullscreen mode
  • Linux
    • Notifications using notification-daemon

Windows port

  • Support for Unicode filenames (Windows NT and above)
    Windows 9x/ME users:
    • Please note that these versions of Windows are not officially supported
    • Unicode support for Windows 9x/ME applications is available through the
      Microsoft Layer for Unicode available from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com.nsatc.net/globaldev/handson/dev/mslu_announce.mspx
      Download the MSLU package (unicows) and extract the content into the folder C:\Windows\System
  • Fixed IPv6 support on the client side
  • Fixed disable screensaver (Direct3D and DirectX video output)

Localization

  • Add Czech
  • Add Slovak
  • Add Malay
  • Add Slovenian

Developers

  • Updates to the libvlc API
  • Fixes for the mozilla and activeX plugins
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