Module Name:	pkgsrc
Committed By:	xtraeme
Date:		Sun Jun 20 18:43:26 UTC 2004

Modified Files:
	pkgsrc/doc: CHANGES TODO
	pkgsrc/multimedia/vlc: Makefile PLIST buildlink3.mk distinfo

Log Message:
Update multimedia/vlc to 0.7.2.

Changes between 0.7.1 and 0.7.2:
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Core support:
 * Bookmarks feature for easier seeking/access inside medias.
 * Support for video output embedded in interfaces.
 * Improved HTTP daemon.
 * Saved playlists now remember VLC-specific options.

Codecs:
 * New Continuous Media Markup Language (CMML) codec.
   (http://www.annodex.net/overview.html)
 * New H.261 video decoder using openmash.
 * H264 encoder, demuxer and packetizer.
 * Packetizer interfaces between demux and codec when needed
   (allows using ffmpeg plugin to decode MPEG streams and better aac decoding).
 * Support for Theora alpha3 (both decoding and encoding).

Input:
 * --start-time <sec> and --stop-time <sec> to start and stop playing a
   file at the specified amount of seconds. Only works with a few
   fileformats (avi, mov, mkv, mp4 )
 * Improved directory access module.
 * New "file-cat" option to play truncated movies.
 * Better handling of meta info (title, author, description, etc...).
 * New options to pass meta info to the input.
 * It is now possible to stream programs from a DVB-S/C/T stream
   (satellite, cable, or digital terestrial television)

Demux:
 * Annodex (http://www.annodex.net) support.
 * mmsh streaming fixes.
 * Fixed infinite loop in the AVI demux on broken/incomplete files.

Subtitles:
 * Subviewer and subviewer v2 subtitles support.
 * Ability to choose autodetected subtitles path.
 * Subtitles delay can be changed in real time with hotkeys.

Stream output:
 * Improved session announcement system.
 * Minimize threads usage by default.
 * Added faster than realtime stream output (limited by CPU) for file output.
 * Improved MOV/MP4 muxer.
 * Improved MPEG TS muxer.
 * Improved transrater.
 * Meta info options used by the muxers.
 * New configuration system.
 * Better audio channels downmixing when transcoding.

VideoLAN manager:
 * New videolan (media) manager (vlm): a little manager designed to launch
   and manage multiple streams from within one instance of VLC.
 * Supports live streams and VoD.
 * Supports scheduling.
 * Telnet interface for vlm.
 * HTTP interface for vlm.

Interfaces:
 * Skins II (Windows and Linux only)
    - Ability to embed video output.
    - Support for bitmap fonts.
    - Lots of improvements.
 * wxWindows (default Windows and Linux interface)
    - New design and set of icons.
    - Ability to embed video output.
    - Support for hotkeys.
    - Support for bookmarks.
 * Mac OS X
    - Support for 'groups' and playlist item properties.
    - Better hotkeys handling.

Mac OS X port:
 * OpenGL video output is now the default when available.
 * Added FAAC encoder (mp4a).
 * Audio output fix to work with multiple streams on a HAL device.
 * Possible fix for conflict with CodeTek VirtualDesktop (untested).

Win32 port:
 * DirectShow input plugin should work with more devices.
 * Disable monitor power down when watching movies.
 * Improved Windows installer.

Linux port:
 * PowerPC fixes.

Misc:
 * Improvements to the Goom visualisation plugin.
 * Roku HD1000 audio output


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -r1.6232 -r1.6233 pkgsrc/doc/CHANGES
cvs rdiff -r1.1839 -r1.1840 pkgsrc/doc/TODO
cvs rdiff -r1.9 -r1.10 pkgsrc/multimedia/vlc/Makefile
cvs rdiff -r1.2 -r1.3 pkgsrc/multimedia/vlc/PLIST
cvs rdiff -r1.4 -r1.5 pkgsrc/multimedia/vlc/buildlink3.mk
cvs rdiff -r1.1.1.1 -r1.2 pkgsrc/multimedia/vlc/distinfo

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