VLC mediaplayer : nightly builds (v.0.8.5-svn)

[CoMa]

If you want to try the latest VLC version

http://nightlies.videolan.org/


Changes between 0.8.4a and 0.8.5-svn (not yet released):
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Core support:
* Statistics collection (bitrates, packets, connections, ...)

Input:
* Initial support for RTSP-over-HTTP (to allow NAT traversal)
* Linux DV (Digital Video - Firewire) input
* Improvements to the Audio CD input
* Support for more DVB (satellite) encryption modules
* Improved subtitles encoding support

Decoders:
* Cook (Real audio) support

Playlist / Services discovery :
* Podcast support

Audio output:
* New JACK audio output

Video output:
* New video filters: magnify, gradient, edge detection and bluescreen
* Logo video filter: can now loop through multiple images
* RSS video filter: display feed images. Support for Atom feeds.

Interfaces:
* System to inform the user and request information
- HTTP authentication
- Fatal errors
- ...
* wxWidgets
- VLM (VideoLAN Media Manager) control panel
* Skins2
- Support for Winamp 2 skins
- Improved playlist handling
- Support for popup menus, animated bitmaps, equalizer, ...
* OS X
- new Update-Checker
- support for processing multiple items with the wizard in a single run
- option to save selections in the wizard for a session (default
enabled)
* HTTP
- New default interface pages for VLC and VLM
- A bunch of new RPN functions

Windows Port:
* MSN messenger "Now playing" support

OS X Port:
*

*Nix port:
* Ability to log to syslog
* Root wrapper to avoid running VLC as root



/CoMa

 

[Roger Johansson]

If you want to try the latest VLC version
http://nightlies.videolan.org/

This nightly does not work in my win98se system,
but my old VLC 0.8.4 still works nicely, fortunately.

 

[Hans Schlager]

- Support for Winamp 2 skins

cool