xine-lib (1-beta11)
* fix bugs in selecting ogm subtitles
* fix multiple lines subtitles' display in OGM container
* fix fastforward bug (slow playback with unused cpu cicles)
* fix input_net (tcp) seeking
* network input plugins do not freeze when no data is available
* fix seeking in ogg files
* fix av/desync in ogmfiles
* fix ac3 in ogm support
* no more xshm completion events
* performance improvements (enabled ffmpeg direct rendering)
* faster seeking
* simple 10-band equalizer
* fix scaling of video with a pixel aspect ratio not equal to one
* mms protocols (mmst + mmsh ) bugfixes
* new input plugin api
* Quicktime fixes (now all Matrix: Reloaded teasers and trailers play)
* fix playback of video files created by Canon digital cameras
xine-lib (1-beta10)
* loading and displaying png images (e.g. for logos)
* capability of on-the-fly stream rewiring
* libdvdnav: PGC based positioning:
seeking on DVDs now spans the entire feature
* font encoding cleanup (xinefonts use unicode now)
* freetype2 support for OSD
* ffmpeg sync (build 4663). WMV8 decoder enabled.
* much more accurate time display with DVDs
* xine health check fixes for non-mtrr machines
* fixes for high-bandwidth RV30 streams
* fix for vplayer format subtitles
* fix for distorted display of some DVD menus
* DVD title/part MRLs (dvd:/
.) work much more reliable
* OGM subtitles support
* network controler improvements
* generic error reporting mechanism using events
* DVD: report the current menu type
* DVD: menu calls ("Escape" in xine-ui) can now jump back from the
menu into the movie as well
xine-lib (1-beta9)
* implement XINE_PARAM_AUDIO_AMP_LEVEL so xine's volume can be
set independantly from other applications
* mpeg-4 postprocessing support added to ffmpeg video decoder
* support HTTP redirections
* fix mpgaudio demuxer to not try to falsely handle AVI files
* fix mpeg demuxer to work with chunks bigger than xine's buffers
* fix libmpeg2 to not wait endlessly for I/P frames,
fix MPEG artifacts on seek
* fix the MP3 by content detection for some streams
* fix segfault with non-multiple of 16 height video and XShm
* fix BAD STATE error on seek with ALSA audio driver
* fix artefacts when playing certain DivX video streams on i386
* libavcodec divx/xvid qpel bug workaround ported from ffmpeg cvs
* libdvdnav: method to try-run VM operations,
now used for safer chapter skipping and menu jumps
* libdvdnav: do not rely on a 1:1 mapping between PTTs and PGs
* libdvdnav: do not rely on PGs to be physically layed out in sequence
xine-lib (1-beta8)
* fix DVD highlight problems
xine-lib (1-beta7)
* libdvdnav updated to 0.1.6cvs: fixes a whole class of problems caused
by dvdnav being a bit ahead in the stream due to xine's fifos
* libdvdread updated to 0.9.4
* streaming of avi files (e.g. via http)
* experimental TiVo-like functionality using WinTV-PVR cards (pvr plugin)
* rtp input updated to latest API, and rewritten to handle arbitrary
packet sizes, and both real RTP packets and a stream sent as raw UDP
packets (common in IP-TV). RTP packet parsing not tested, and does
not handle sequence counter. There's also a deadlock in many demuxers
when trying to stop during a network timeout, xine has to be SIGKILLED
in this case.
* dvaudio support
* stdin plugin fix (pause engine when there is no data available)
* .rm file reference handling bugfxi
* mute console output unless XINE_PARAM_VERBOSE is set
xine-lib (1-beta6)
* inform the width and height for the v4l input plugin
* ffmpeg aspect ratio detection code fixed
* demux_ogg arm patch by dilb
* memleak fixes by ewald snel
* plugin loader segfault fix
* fb configure check fixed
xine-lib (1-beta5)
* new AV sync strategy (audio resample) for DXR3 users
* improved fb driver with zero copy
* fix the v4l plugin for lower resolution devices (webcam)
* nvtv bugfixes
* network code bugfixes (again long wait for some streams)
* fix flac content detection (caused trouble to other demuxers)
* OSS driver fixes (for cards using GETOPTR sync method)
* fixed gnome-vfs plugin to be used for remote locations (other than http)
* at least for DVD input, the language reporting is now channel-aware
* CD-ROM/XA ADPCM decoder
* QT demuxer fixes to select among multiple A/V traks and support
non- and poorly-interleaved files
* support for the css title key cache in the latest versions of a well
known css decryption library
* allow to crop the dxr3 overlay area to help users who see green lines
at the top or bottom of the dxr3 overlay image
* fixed discontinuity detection bug in MPEG block demuxer
(this might fix occasional - or, in case of "Dances with Wolves" RC2,
enduring - audio stutters in DVD playback)
* win32 loader bugfixes (most notably indeo, quicktime and wmv9)
* FFT post plugin improvements
* 'Qclp' Qualcomm PureVoice audio decoing via Quicktime DLL
* libdvdnav updated to 0.1.5: miscellaneous fixes
* HuffYUV video decoding via ffmpeg
* vidixfb vo driver for vidix overlay on linux frame buffer
* video processing api race condition fixes and other updates
* make number of video buffer configurable by the user
(performance tuning option)
xine-lib (1-beta4)
* http input fixes
* rtsp input fixes (remove long wait on end of stream)
* build fixes
* support for reference streams (.asx, .ram)
xine-lib (1-beta3)
* PSX STR file demuxer
* Westwood Studios AUD demuxer
* PVA file demuxer
* VOX file demuxer
* NSF file demuxer
* raw AC3 file demuxer
* Goom plugin updated and acceleration added (mmx/ppc)
* live rawdv playback (from device)
* plugin loader improvements
* basic oscilloscope post plugin
* basic Fast Fourier Transform post plugin
* CD digital audio input source and stream demuxer
* Dialogic ADPCM audio decoder
* reporting of unhandled codecs
* NSF audio decoding via Nosefart
* DVB plugin updated to new DVB API, DVB-C and DVB-T support
* gnome-vfs input plugin added
* external subtitles support. use either MRL syntax like
"test.mpg#subtitle:file.sub" or the frontend option.
* updated VIDIX driver (image controls supported)
* "mms over http" streaming protocol support
* experimental v4l input plugin (analogue tv)
* FLAC support (demuxer/decoder)
* fixed yuy2 overlays on big-endian systems
* experimental tvout support using nvtvd (configure --enable-nvtv)
xine-lib (1-beta2)
* what a GOOM! post plugin
* Digital TV (DVB) input plugin (experimental)
* Interplay MVE playback system (file demuxer, video decoder, audio decoder)
* support for real video 4.0 (through external real binary plugins)
* quicktime binary-only codec support bugfixes
xine-lib (1-beta1)
* updated libfaad
* improved engine for seeking and slider positioning
* network input plugin is working again
* handle avi files produced by dvgrab
* real media demuxer should handle most files now
* real media rv20/rv30 video and cook/sipro/dnet audio should work
(except dnet x86 only)
* real media rtsp protocol streaming support
* mms input plugin cleanup/bugfixes/improvements
* syncfb and sdl vo plugins ported
* quicktime binary-only codec support (highly experimental)
* dmo wmv9 binary codec support
* MNG demuxer added
* raw dv demuxer added
* many FLI/FLC fixes
xine-lib (1-beta0)
* fix decoder priority configuration
* cache available plugins for faster xine loading
* metronom's improvements for streams with slightly wrong sample rates
* fix case were XV driver would segfault (YUY2)
* first xine post effect plugin
* new version of internal libdvdread fixing some DVD problems
* longstanding dxr3 bug fixed: for some still menus the highlight did not move
* asf demuxer fixes
* fb video output plugin ported to new architecture
* MPEG-4 file (*.mp4) support
* closed caption support ported to new architecture
xine-lib (1-alpha2)
* configurable image position
* DVD menu button highlight position fixes
* internal engine changes to allow a new layer of post effect plugins
* VCD playback fixed (actually it was a bug in the real demuxer)
* pnm input plugin (old real network protocol)
* real demuxer fixes
* use binary real codecs to decode rv20/30 video, sipro/cook audio
(experimental)
* arts audio output plugin ported to new architecture
* esound audio output plugin ported to new architecture
xine-lib (1-alpha1)
* transport stream demuxer fixes
* DVD playback should be working again (please report DVDs that don't play!)
* stdin_fifo input plugin
* vcd input plugin
* native Windows Media Audio (a.k.a. WMA, DivX audio) decoding via ffmpeg
* XviD decoder is working again
* DV decoder (ffmpeg)
xine-lib (1-alpha0)
* dvd plugin replaced by dvdnav with full menu support
* fix segfault on exit for w32codecs
* fix yuy2 on xshm bug (affects w32codecs and msvc)
* reimplemented x/y zoom
* Wing Commander III MVE movie file demuxer
* Creative Voice (VOC) file demuxer
* Westwood Studios VQA file demuxer
* AIFF file demuxer
* Sun/NeXT SND/AU file demuxer
* YUV4MPEG2 file demuxer
* RealMedia & RealAudio file demuxers
* Electronic Arts WVE file demuxer
* Id CIN video decoder
* QT RLE video decoder
* QT SMC video decoder
* QT RPZA video decoder
* Wing Commander III video decoder
* Logarithmic PCM (mu-law & A-law) audio decoder
* GSM 6.10 audio decoder
* Electronic Arts ADPCM audio decoder
* time-based seeking in ogg-streams
* improved support for ogg-streams containing video (so-called ogm streams)
* spu encoding for full overlay support with dxr3
* icecast/shoutcast support
* dvd raw device support
* decode id3v1 tags in mp3 files
* updated internal liba52 to version 0.7.4
* numeric selection of dvd menu buttons (could make some dvd easter eggs accesible)
* big api cleanup
* xine engine can open more than one stream at a time
* audio compressor filter
* content detection fixes (e.g. mpeg program streams)
* much improved plugin loader, makes it possible to have several
versions of libxine installed in parallel
* file:// mrl use an uri-like syntax now, %xx-encoded chars are handled,
'?' is used to separate subtitle files
* incorporated pgx64[fb] plugin
* improved support for invalid mpeg streams
* some metronom changes hopefully improving some last glitches in dvd playback
* URI conforming MRL syntax, new delimiter # for various stream parameters
* variuos fixes for dxr3 overlay mode
xine-lib (0.9.13) unstable; urgency=low
* improved audio resampling for cards limited to 16 bits, stereo or mono
* native wmv7 decoder using ffmpeg
* enable ffmpeg's native msmpeg4 v1/v2 decoder
* correct highlight placement for anamorphic and pan&scan menus with DXR3
* half-way support for widescreen tv sets with DXR3
* WAV file demuxer
* SMJPEG file demuxer
* Id CIN file demuxer
* FLI file demuxer
* FLI video decoder
* Raw RGB video support
* Raw YUV video support
* Microsoft RLE decoder
* AAC decoder (FAAD2 library)
* Reworked ALSA audio support
* demux_qt improvements to handle .mp4
* initial support of Quicktime6 files
* image redraw in paused mode (for window resize, adjusts etc)
* skip by chapters GUI enhancement
* deliver frame statistics only if frames have been skipped/dropped
-- Siggi Langauf Sat, 3 Aug 2002 22:44:16 +0200
xine-lib (0.9.12) unstable; urgency=low
* demux_ts fixes for ATSC streams
* configurable size of avi subtitles
* fixed bug in libsputext that caused subtitle flashing
* update win32 codec loading code
* use directshow filter to decode msmpeg4 v1/v2
* fixed logo file name extension
* fixed german i18n files
-- Guenter Bartsch
xine-lib (0.9.11) unstable; urgency=low
* sync with ffmpeg cvs
* some endianess and 64bit machine fixes
* better quality using linearblend filter
* new FILM (CPK) demuxer
* new RoQ demuxer
* RoQ video decoder
* RoQ audio decoder
* new SVQ1 decoder
* new QuickTime demuxer
* DXR3 overlay mode fixed
* DXR3 support for libfame 0.8.10 and above
* fixes for transport streams demuxer
* VIDIX video out driver (experimental)
* TV fullscreen support using nvtvd
* better support for gcc 3.1 (libmpeg2)
* assorted open source ADPCM audio decoders
* support setting config options using "opt:" pseudo MRLs
-- Guenter Bartsch
xine (0.9.10) unstable; urgency=low
* fixed snapshot: capture current frame with overlays
* AVI progressive index reconstruction
* demuxers seeking cleanup and fixes
* "streaming" AVI support (plays growing files)
* handle AVIs bigger than 2GB
* new resizing behaviour for xine-ui: user may choose if stream
size changes should update video window size.
* fix VCD playback
* libmad updated to 0.14.2b and optimized for speed
* cinepak video decoder (native)
* libwin32 compilation fixes
* dxr3 compilation fixes
* SyncFB video-out (brightness/contrast control is back, updated doc, ...)
* new spec files for rpm package generation (xine-ui and xine-lib)
* SDL video out driver (experimental)
* XVidMode support fixed
-- Guenter Bartsch
xine (0.9.9) unstable; urgency=low
* new (fast) demuxer seeking
* libdivx4 updated to support divx5
* several memory leak fixes
* sound card clock drift correction
* reworked video driver api
* new deinterlace method (linear blend)
* win32 dll stability fixes
* updated ffmpeg (with divx5 support)
* updated mpeg2dec (0.2.1)
* new metronom code and discontinuity handling
* logo moved to xine-lib
* improved still frame detection and video_out code
* several dxr3 fixes
* avi multiple audio stream support
* font encoding support for avi subtitles
* avi subtitles can be turned off
* mms streaming plugin
* better playing support for ffmpeg/win32 codecs on slow machines
* using "%" instead of ":" as subtitle file seperator
* xvid (http://www.xvid.org) codec support
* use of $CFLAGS instead of $GLOBAL_CFLAGS
-- Guenter Bartsch Sat Apr 20 20:32:33 CEST 2002
xine (0.9.8) unstable; urgency=low
* Linux framebuffer video out driver (experimental)
* several bugfixes
* still frame detection
* closed caption decoding
* ffmpeg updated to cvs version
* metronom bugfixes
* better looking OSD fonts
* fix audio pause on discontinuities
* merged dxr3 and dxr3enc drivers into single dxr3 driver. See README.dxr3
* dxr3 encoding support for librte-0.4 besides the traditional libfame.
* support for (live) mpg streams via tcp
* two new skins
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun Jan 13 16:15:07 CET 2002
xine (0.9.7) unstable; urgency=low
* fix some win32 dll segfaults
* seamless branching on input_dvd
* fix no audio deadlock
* OSD (On Screen Display) for rendering text and graphics into overlays
* reworked spu and overlay manager (multiple overlays supported)
* support for avi text subtitles (use something like xine stream.avi:foo.sub)
* altivec support
-- Guenter Bartsch Tue Nov 27 01:20:06 CET 2001
xine (0.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
* demux_asf big fragments handling
* working setup dialog (experimental)
* dxr3 bugfixes
* sun audio interface version fixed
* fix segfault with -A null
* add support for quicktime streams without audio
* audio plugin interface fix
-- Guenter Bartsch Tue Nov 27 01:20:06 CET 2001
xine (0.9.5) unstable; urgency=low
* improved responsiveness (pause, stop, resume, seek)
* catch segfaults when loading plugins
* test OS support for SSE instructions
* new win32 codecs supported (including Windows Media Video 7/8)
* libwin32dll bugfixes and DirectShow support
* demux_asf reworked to handle asf oddities
* input_http bugfixes, proxy, auth and proxy-auth support
* snapshots of YUY2 images should work now
* SyncFB video out plugin: bug fixes, YUY2 support and several enhancements
* dxr3 overlay<->tv & TV mode switching on-the-fly (see README.dxr3)
* new config file handling (.xinerc is gone, .xine/config is the replacement)
* setup dialog preview
* new metronom code for smoother playback of streams containing broken pts
* xinerama patch by George Staikos
-- Guenter Bartsch Fri Nov 23 14:10:26 CET 2001
xine (0.9.4) unstable; urgency=low
* new SyncFB video out plugin (see README.syncfb)
* catch SIGSEGV during libdivxdecore version probing. see README.divx4.
* audio_force_rate .xinerc option
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun Nov 4 23:43:55 CET 2001
xine (0.9.3) unstable; urgency=low
* XShm gamma adjusting (brightness)
* bugfix: lot skipped frames and low cpu
* bugfix: dolby 2.0 audio was not correctly played back (mono)
* option for constant downmixing to dolby 2.0 added (see README.xinerc)
* reworked spu/menu decoder
* new deinterlace method using Xv scaling for slower systems
* mmx/mmxext/sse optimized memcpy functions
* oss softsync fixes
* EXPERIMENTAL dxr3enc video driver for displaying non-mpeg streams on dxr3
(read xine-ui/doc/README.dxr3 for details on compilation and usage)
* version checking of external libdivxdecore.so in divx4 decoder plugin
* default priority of divx4 decoder (4) lower than ffmpeg (5)
* removed divx4 decoder warning and code cleanup; updated README.divx4
* dxr3 option for 'zoom' mode (see README.dxr3)
* dxr3 still-menu/audio sync fixes / menu buttons now auto-display
* dxr3 now keeps BCS values in .xinerc / Aspect ratio autodetection
xine (0.9.2) unstable; urgency=low
* bugfixes
* ogg/vorbis support
* improved softsync (esd, oss) support
* ASF support
* non-gcc compiler support
* improved spu/menu support
* fast, specialized scaling functions
* documentation cleanup
* audio volume slider
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun Oct 14 20:13:20 CEST 2001
xine (0.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
* support for subtitle names
* new software deinterlacer (try --deinterlace; caution: CPU intensive!)
* new --version argument
* autoconf-2.52/automake-1.5 support (please test!)
* lots of small bugfxes...
-- Siggi Langauf Tue, 18 Sep 2001 01:48:38 +0200
xine (0.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
* generic menu support
* many bugfixes
* quicktime demuxer
* dts via s/pdif output
-- Guenter Bartsch Fri Sep 14 01:37:31 CEST 2001
xine (0.5.3) unstable; urgency=low
* small bugfix release
-- Guenter Bartsch Wed Sep 5 02:41:11 CEST 2001
xine (0.5.2) unstable; urgency=low
* many bugfixes
* ffmpeg (mpeg4, opendivx ...) works on bigendian machines now
* time-based seeking (try the cursor keys)
* stream bitrate/length estimation (not implemented in all demuxers yet)
* transport stream support should work now
* trick-plays (fast forward, slow motion, true pause function)
* audio output architecture change
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun Sep 2 23:47:00 CEST 2001
xine (0.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
* ffmpeg plugin (OpenDivX, MS mpeg 4, motion-jpeg support)
* various bugfixes
-- Guenter Bartsch Sat, 11 Aug 2001 01:39:12 +0200
xine (0.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
This is the big, long-awaited architecture change
* new, plugin-based architecture
* major GUI enhancements (MRL browser, usability...)
* ports to Solaris (sparc/intel), IRIX (mips)
* fullscreen and yuy2 support for XShm
* support for remote X11 displays
* aalib video output
* artsd support
* dxr3/h+ support now finally in the official tree
* 4/5/5.1 audio channel output (OSS/ ALSA?)
* a new default skin by Jérôme Villette
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:10:52 +0200
xine (0.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
This is a minor bugfix release
* GUI bugfixes and minor improvements
* build fixes for FreeBSD
* tarball should be complete now
* improved demuxer file type detection
* making metronom a bit more tolerant for small wraps
* improved mp3 sample rate handling
-- Guenter Bartsch Sun, 16 May 2001 22:59:00 +0200
xine (0.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
This is mainly a bugfix release for those who want a stable xine _now_,
before the new, better, universal 0.5 architecture has stabilized.
* RPM package fixes (version 0.4.01)
* Stability/portability patches by Henry Worth
(fixes lots of hangs and the like, should build on ppc now)
* tests for ALSA version <0.9 in configure
* improved synchronization, especially for AVIs
* added file browser dialog (bad hack, but mostly working)
* fixed "squeeking mpeg sound" bug
* fixed segfault bug with non-seekable input plugins
* fifo plugin now refuses to handle plain file name MRLs
(fixes broken seek for files on some installations)
-- Siggi Langauf Sun, 6 May 2001 14:24:01 +0200
xine (0.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
* new multithreaded architecture - xine becomes idle
* notable performance improvements
* lots of portability patches (alpha, powerpc...)
* dynamic loading of demuxers
* added support for ESD audio output
* new CORBA interface (optional)
-- Siggi Langauf Sat, 3 Mar 2001 01:36:39 +0100
xine (0.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
* subpicture/subtitle support
* experimental AC3 digital output with some ALSA drivers
* restricted Debian build architecture to i386
(closes:Bug#83138,Bug#83541,Bug#83373)
* added Setup dialog for brightness and contrast controls
-- Siggi Langauf Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:44:23 +0100
xine (0.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
* support for field pictures
* added autoprobing for audio driver
* fixed autoconf paths for architecture independant files
* VCD support for FreeBSD
* raw device support fixed
* libmpg123 update and bugfixes
* mpeg audio (mp3) demuxer
* video window resizing for Xv available
* updated Debian control and copyright (closes:Bug#82817,Bug#83044,Bug#83047)
-- Siggi Langauf Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:06:08 +0100
xine (0.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
* (hopefully) fixed autoconf for Athlon processors
* fixed aspect ratio calculation (=> SVCD support)
* fixed demuxer bug (xine crashed aftera few minutes w/ some streams)
* teletux support for YUY2 video format
* added fixed build architecture for Debian package
* Debian packages are now using /usr/lib/win32 for Windows Codecs
* using English man page instead of French one, both to come...
-- Siggi Langauf Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:10:57 +0100
xine (0.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
* re-debianized package using debhelper (much cleaner debian packages)
* rudimentary support for win32 codecs
* added Teletux support patch from Joachim Koenig
* 3Dnow! support
* build improvements on K6/K7 processors
-- Siggi Langauf Mon, 8 Jan 2001 04:03:11 +0100
xine (0.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
* playlist, autoplay function
* seamless branching
* lpcm support
* sigint handling
* fixed shared memory release
* fixed NTSC aspect ratio
-- Siggi Langauf Thu, 04 Jan 2001 01:37:42 +0100
xine (0.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
* audio rate up/downsampling
* new yuv2rgb routines
* anamorphic scaling for Xshm output
* gui improvements (audio channel selection, fullscreen,
skinfiles, slider, transparency, a new theme)
* ac3dec performance improved
* improved debugging/logging functions
* improved dabian packages
* RedHat 7 / gcc "2.96" build fixes
-- Siggi Langauf Wed, 13 Dec 2000 02:44:18 +0100
xine (0.3.1p1) unstable; urgency=high
* Bugfix for Debian package: 0.3.1 always segfaulted. This release should
work...
-- Siggi Langauf Tue, 21 Nov 2000 21:43:18 +0100
xine (0.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
* Initial release of Debian package.
* xine should run on kde now
* better audio driver detection
* fixed aspect ratio bug
* fixed pause function (restart pos)
* fixed playlist-next bug
-- Siggi Langauf Sun, 19 Nov 2000 15:33:28 +0100
xine (0.3.0+older) unstable; urgency=low
0.3.0
- NULL audio driver (ability to run without sound card)
- ALSA audio driver
- pause function
- simple playlist function
- massive performance improvements for xshm
through subslice output
- gui/skin improvements
- improved build process
- improved internal architecture
- many minor updates/bugfixes
0.2.4
this is a maintenance/bugfix
release, just wanted to release all the small little changes
before we go for the next big architecture update that will
be in the 0.3.x series
0.2.3
- included patches by Alan Cox:
net_plugin, bug fixes (i.e. VCD ...)
- xshm video output module fixed for bpp>16
(but don't use that for speed reasons!)
- new iDCT_mmx code from walken
=> picture quality massively improved :))
- FAQ update
- speed improvements due to new compiler switches
- minor Makefile fixes for FreeBSD ports
-- Siggi Langauf Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:59:12 +0100