source: smplayer/trunk/Release_notes.txt@ 110

Version 0.6.9.

Most important changes since 0.6.8:

* A serious bug has been fixed: sometimes smplayer failed to find subtitles 
  in opensubtitles.org.
* Implemented the possibility to mark an A-B section, to play a part of the
  file only.
* (Linux) smplayer doesn't use alsa as default audio driver anymore. It should
  fix freezing problems on Ubuntu.
* Possibility to display the video resolution and frames per second in the
  status bar.
* Audio: selection of left or right channel does work now.
* (Linux) Improved support for vdpau.


Version 0.6.8.

Most important changes since 0.6.7:

* Added support for TV (more info in Watching_TV.txt).
* New option to enable a global volume.
* (Linux) Support for vdpau.
* New option to take consecutive screenshots.
* Possibility to add some of the submenus to the toolbars.
* Better support for *.ts files (requires mplayer >= r29381).
* Added the Vietnamese translation.
* Added the Estonian translation.
* (Windows) New options to try to disable the screensaver.


Version 0.6.7.

Most important changes since 0.6.6:

* Added experimental (and uncomplete) support for dvd menus. Requires a mplayer
  build compiled with dvdnav support. Please read dvdmenus.txt to know how
  to enable it.
* Now loading an external subtitle file doesn't require to restart the mplayer
  process (except for idx/sub subtitles).
* (Playlist) When a file is added to the playlist, if it was already in the 
  list, it's moved to the end of the list.
* Options for mplayer: finally spaces in arguments between quotes are handled 
  properly.
* Added two options (in the audio and subtitle menus) to allow the user to 
  enter the audio and subtitle delay (in milliseconds).
* (ASS subtitles) The outline and shadow options now accept values with 
  decimals.
* (ASS subtitles) Possibility to change the color of the border and shadow.
* Now the default value for the "correct pts" option is auto.
* (Windows) Now the screensaver is allowed to turn on if the file is paused 
  or it's an audio file.
* (Windows) The direct3d video output is now the default for Windows Vista.


Version 0.6.6.

Most important changes since 0.6.5:

* Added an option to generate a preview (thumbnails) of the video.
* Added a new gui (mpcgui, a media player classic clone) developed by 
  Matthias Petri.
* Added some auto zoom options, to display the video without black borders.
* Implemented a new (and optional) method to save the file settings.
  This method uses an ini file per each played file. It's faster than the old
  one.
* Added a new option in Preferences->Video: add black borders on
  fullscreen. If this option is enabled, black borders will be added to
  the image in fullscreen mode. This allows subtitles to be displayed on
  the black borders.
* Increased the resolution of the seekbar. Allows a more accurate seeking.
* Added 3 modes for the stay on top option: always, never and while playing.
* Added a history to the open URL dialog.
* Added new action to cycle through all aspect ratios. Assigned by default to 
  key "A".
* It's possible to run some specified actions every time a file is loaded.
* Possibility to set up a proxy for internet connections (used for subtitle
  downloading).


Version 0.6.5.

Most important changes since 0.6.4:

* The subtitles when using the SSA/ASS library can now be further
  customized. It's possible to select the font, size, colors, bold,
  italic, outline, shadow... 
* (Linux) Now smplayer tries to follow the XDG Base Directory
  Specification for the config files. That means the now the configuration
  files will be saved under the directory $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/smplayer (or 
  $HOME/.config/smplayer if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not defined). 
  If you want to keep your preferences, copy or move the files from 
  $HOME/.smplayer to the new location.
* Added some options in Preferences->Interface to configure the floating 
  control.
* The commandline option -ini-path has been removed and replaced with
  -config-path, which specifies the directory where smplayer will store
  its data (not only smplayer.ini).


Version 0.6.4.

Most important changes since 0.6.3:

 * Now the dialog to find subtitles can also download the subtitle file and 
   load it in smplayer automatically.
 * (Linux) The black screen problem when using Compiz should really be fixed 
   now.
 * Added support for encoding autodetection for subtitle files. Requires a 
   mplayer compiled with enca support.
 * (Linux) Now it's possible to choose the audio device to be used with alsa 
   (needs the application "aplay").
 * (Windows) Now it's possible to choose the audio device to be used with 
   dsound.
 * (Windows) The menu Video->Screen displays now the actual available screens
   with their names.
 * Added the possibility to add consecutive files (video_01.avi, video_02.avi..)
   automatically to the playlist.
 * Bugfix: logout is not cancelled by smplayer.
 * Now the options in preferences display a tooltip with a help message.
 * Now it's possible to change the video track.
 * Added the Galician translation.


Version 0.6.3.1 (release for Windows only)

This release includes a fix for an important bug in 0.6.3 which affected
the version for Windows: the video window would be black on the first
video played, or always if the user opened the preferences dialog before
playing a video. In those cases "directx," was used as video driver but
the -colorkey option was not passed to mplayer producing the problem.
Windows Vista probably wasn't affected by this bug, as it uses a
different video driver as default.


Version 0.6.3.

Most important changes since 0.6.2 (see the Changelog for the whole list):

 * Two fixes for Windows Vista. Now IPv4 is used by default (connection to
   networks are faster). And now it really uses "gl:yuv=2:force-pbo:ati-hack" 
   as the default video output driver. Note: this mode could give problems 
   with some graphic cards (specially ATI), if you experience any, try the
   other gl variants, or just directx.
 * (Linux) Added a fix for a black screen problem when using Compiz.
 * Added an option to select the number of threads that mplayer will use for
   decoding (only works for MPEG-1/2 and some H.264 videos).
 * Added the possibility to disable the audio equalizer. Seems to be necessary
   to use the S/PDIF output.
 * Added some options to increase/decrease the speed by 1% and 4%. This allows
   to play 24 fps movies at 25 fps speed and vice versa.
 * Fix: sometimes the playlist is not shown. Added a workaround for the problem.
 * Added some checks to avoid crashes when selecting subtitle tracks.
 * (Windows) Added a new submenu Video->Screen to select the screen which will
   display the video when using directx.
 * The settings in smplayer.ini have been reorganized in several sections. 
   (This also means most of your preferences will be lost and you will have to 
   reconfigure smplayer again).
 * Added an option to mirror the video. And now it's also possible to flip and
   rotate the subtitles along with the image.
 * Added a new shortcut set (sda.keys) which can be loaded in the shortcut 
   editor in preferences.
 * Added two new translations: Arabic and Kurdish.


Version 0.6.2.

Most important changes since 0.6.1:

 * Added an audio equalizer (please read Audio_equalizer.txt).
 * Added a dialog to search and download subtitles from opensubtitles.org
   (See Finding_subtitles.txt).
 * The toolbars can be configured. The user can remove, add or change the
   order of the buttons. Right now it can only be done by editing manually
   the configuration file. A graphical editor will be added in the next
   version. See Configuring_the_toolbars.txt.
 * The single instance port can now be chosen automatically by the application.
 * Possibility to compile a portable version which (by default) won't write 
   anything outside the smplayer's folder. It won't write either anything 
   in the Windows registry. See Portable_Edition.txt for details.
 * Added the Slovenian translation.


Version 0.6.1.

Most important changes since 0.6.0 final:

 * Now compact mode resizes the window, instead of leaving black borders.
 * Added an option in Preferences->Interface which allows the user to select
   his/her preferred GUI. This way it's easier to use the mini GUI, for those
   who prefer a simpler interface with few buttons.
 * One more fix for Qt 4.4. The option FAQ in the Help menu didn't work.
 * (Windows) Fix: zoom didn't work well (black blocks appeared) if using 
   directx.
 * Added the Catalan translation.


Version 0.6.0 final.

Most important changes since 0.6.0rc4:

 * (Bugfix) Two mplayer processes were run when opening a file. This could
   even make Aero in Windows Vista to be disabled.
 * Seeking with the time slider works much better.
 * Now it's possible to add directories recursively to the playlist.
 * Added a preferences dialog for the playlist.
 * The right mouse button can be configured.
 * (Linux) File managers should now display an option to enqueue files in
   the smplayer playlist.
 * (Fix) The playlist was shown for a small moment on startup. This caused
   problems if using compiz, as the window might not hide.
 * Fix for Qt 4.4, the logo didn't show.
 * Some translations have been updated (Simplified-Chinese, Italian, 
   Ukrainian, Dutch, French, Romanian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, 
   Spanish and German)
 * Now the file Install.txt contains updated info about how to compile and
   install smplayer.


Version 0.6.0rc4.

Most important changes since 0.6.0rc3:

 * (Bugfix) Now DVDs start to play at chapter #1, instead of chapter #2, 
   if using mplayer 1.0rc2 or older.
 * (Fix) A delay could happen on startup if there were non local files in 
   the recent's menu.
 * (Bugfix) When using the command line options -send-action or -actions, 
   some actions like aspect_4:3 didn't work.
 * Initial support for edl files. If a file with the same name of the file 
   to play but with extension .edl (or .EDL) exists, then smplayer will load 
   it automatically. An edl file allows to skip or mute parts of the video.
 * Possibility to automatically get info (length and name) about the files 
   added to the playlist. This option is enabled by defaul on linux and
   disabled on windows (it's slow in this OS).
 * Added in Preferences->General->Video an option to select the default 
   deinterlacer.
 * Added support for the mouse's buttons XButton1 and XButton2.
 * Some new options have been added to the list of available actions for
   mouse buttons.
 * Possibility to merge the 6 seeking buttons in the GUI into only two.
   It would only show the "rewind 10 secs" and "forward 10 secs" buttons. 
   Keeping them pressed for a moment would popup menu with the rest of the 
   buttons. This option is DISABLED by default and currently it can only be 
   enabled at compile time changing the MINI_ARROW_BUTTONS define in 
   src/guiconfig.h before compiling.


Version 0.6.0rc3.

Most important changes since 0.6.0rc2:

 * (Windows) Enqueuing multiple files in smplayer should work ok now even 
   if smplayer is not running.
 * Added new menu Video->Rotate, with options to rotate the image.
 * Added new option Play->Jump to, which will show a dialog where you can 
   enter the position (time) to jump.
 * Added two new options in the Subtitles menu: "Enable closed caption" and 
   "Forced subtitles only".
 * The software equalizer should work now with gl, gl2 and directx:noaccel.
 * Some multimedia keys should be recognized now in the shortcut editor.
 * Added help for all options in the preferences dialog.
 * New error dialog which will be shown if mplayer crashes, fails to start
   or finishes unexpectedly.
 * SMPlayer will try to use xv (or directx in windows) as default.
 * Added two new translations: Macedonian and Basque.


Version 0.6.0rc2.

This version includes some bugfixes.

Most important changes since 0.6.0rc1:

 * Fix for relative paths to the mplayer binary. The problem could cause that
   smplayer couldn't play anything if a directory or file named "mplayer"
   existed in the home directory.
 * The option Play -> Repeat has been improved.
 * The selection of chapters in mkv files didn't work well if using a recent
   mplayer from svn. This has been fixed now.
 * (Windows) Bugfix: the buttons to select the font color in
   Preferences->Subtitles->SSA/ASS didn't show the color.
 * (Windows) Now the screensaver should be disabled even if protected by 
   password (tested on Windows XP).
 * (Windows) Bugfix: don't try to convert to 8.3 short names files that
   don't exist. That could cause that URLs were corrupted.


Version 0.6.0rc1.

Most important changes since 0.5.62:

 * Added support for pls playlist files.
 * Better accuracy on subtitle selection. Fixes problems with mp4 embedded 
   subtitles. Requires mplayer svn r25158 or above.
 * Now the screensaver and powersave on Windows are really turned off, even on
   Windows Vista.
 * The cache setting is independent for each type of media.
 * Added an option which allows to fix the problem of loud volume on startup
   (requires a patched mplayer).
 * (Windows) The file associations code has been improved. Now it should work
   better in Windows Vista as well as other versions of Windows.
 * New option Video->Add black borders, which replaces the letterbox options 
   in Video->Aspect ratio.
 * (Windows) Work-around for a mplayer bug: now filenames with characters 
   outside the local codepage can be opened, by passing to mplayer the short 
   version of the filename. This can be enabled in Preferences->Advanced.
 * Now the H.264 loop filter can be disabled for High Definition videos only
   (720p and above).
 * Possibility to update the video while dragging the time slider.
 * New icons for the default theme.
 * SSA/ASS subtitles can also be resized during playback. Requires at least 
   mplayer r25843.
 * Now it's possible to zoom out the video image.
 * New Help->About dialog.
 * New option Help->FAQ which will show the FAQ.
 * Bugfix: the colorkey is passed properly to mplayer.
 * Added the Finnish and the Korean translations.