LiVES 1.6.1 Beta

Version 1.6.1
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Optimise playback by tweaking audio settings.
Fix regression in backup.
Fix floating point fps bug for mkv decoder. *
Fix external window capture to work with Compiz.
Add (experimental) openGL playback plugins. (Thanks to Antti Silvast).
Minor GUI fixes.
Implement recording of external audio during playback.
Prevent clip names getting squashed in sets. *
Further code cleanup.
Updated translations to Ukranian, Finnish and UK English.


Version 1.6.0 (14 January 2012)
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Handle reconnection to pulse / jack more robustly.
Clean up diskspace properly on exit. *
Improved handling of split audio blocks.
Allow setting of playback start and end times via OSC.
Implement "autolives" toy.
Fix several annoying GUI issues.
Fix threaded palette conversion uyvy -> rgb. *
Fix warning text in vloopback2 playback plugin. *
Fix audio encoding for webm format. *
Fix encoding when up sampling with letterbox. *
Fix remaining compilation issue in mkv_decoder.c *
Robustness changes part 1. (check for read/write errors in front end)
Robustness changes part 2. (check for system errors in front end)
Robustness changes part 3. (check for read/write/system errors in the back end)
Major code cleanup for 1.6.0
Updated translations to UK English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Finnish, Ukranian, Uzbek and Telugu.



Version 1.3.12 (10 Dec 2011)
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Stop PAL formats changing to NTSC in x264 encoder.
Fix bug to add fewer blank lines to ~/.lives file.
Do not show "Loaded subtitles" message when subtitles are not loaded.
Move correct pointer (start or end) when the timeline is clicked in longer files.

Fix important bug with audio shifting when leaving/re-entering multitrack mode.
Fix antialias option in Preferences (regression).
Fix buttons in Frame Calculator (regression).
Fix updating of parameters with fileread textfields.
Restore missing rte plugins which were omitted from the last release.
Fix device listing for vloopback output plugin.
Add new omc commands: /lives/constant/value/get, /video/loop/set,
/video/loop/get, /video/pingpong/set,
/video/pingpong/get
Try to force showing of vpp advanced and parameter dialogs on GUI screen.
Fix bugs in append_audio (regression).
Fix undo/redo effect in multitrack (regression)
Fix broken opening of float and reverse endian audio.
Fix hang when applying effect to a single frame in a virtual clip.


Version 1.4.9 (8 December 2011)
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Add support for v4l2loopback output.
Implement instant opening of webm / matroska clips.
Implement a Youtube download tool.
Fix crash recovery for virtual clips.
Fix crash when showing preview frame in multitrack (regression).
Optimise memory for multiplanar images.
Fix compilation problem (not finding weed-palettes.h)



Version 1.4.8 (26 Nov 2011)
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Optimise resizing for virtual clips.
Implement letterbox mode for fullscreen playback.
Implement letterbox mode for encoding.
Playback start may now be triggered by joystick or MIDI.
Implement threading for some palette conversions.
Load pngs directly using libpng.
Use libswscale for internal scaling if possible.
Fix bugs in append_audio (regression). *
Fix undo/redo effect in multitrack (regression) *
Set default back to "loop video to fit audio".
Add new encoder formats flv and wmv2/wma to mencoder_encoder.
Fix missing audio for kvcd encoding.
Various minor fixes.
Initial language support for Uyghur [Gheyret T. Kenji]
Updated translations for Chinese (Simplified), Finnish, Japanese, Slovak, Spanish, Telugu, Ukranian and Uzbek.


Version 1.4.7 (15 Oct 2011)
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Instant opening of asf (wmv) files.
Fix broken opening of float and reverse endian audio. *
Implement enable/disable of individual decoder plugins in Preferences.
Complete translation to Japanese (Takashi Sakamoto, Shunshi Kurose and others).
Updated translations to Ukranian, Spanish and Polish.


Version 1.4.6 (27 Aug 2011)
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Fix hang when applying effect to a single frame in a virtual clip. *
Fix decoding for some ogg/theora files with broken keyframes.
Add several new OMC commands.
Compatibility fixes for frei0r 1.2.
Various minor fixes.


Version 1.4.5 (23 July 2011)
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Add -tmpdir startup option.
Stop PAL formats reverting to NTSC in x264 encoder. *
Fix bug to add fewer blank lines to ~/.lives file. *
Do not show "Loaded subtitles" message when subtitles are not loaded. *
Instant opening of some .flv files.
Move correct pointer (start or end) when the timeline is clicked in longer files. *
Add video fade in/out effect.
Fix frames being cut after applying effects in virtual clips. *
Clean up code for rendered effects post-processing. *
Clean up code for dynamic menu building.
Front end stability fixes.
Mouse scroll now switches clips in the play window too.


Version 1.4.4 (13 June 2011)
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Fix compilation problem for missing linux/videodev.h


Version 1.4.3 (11 June 2011)
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Fix important bug with audio shifting when leaving/re-entering multitrack mode. *
Add support for spacial multithreading in effects plugins.
Fix antialias option in Preferences (regression). *
Fix buttons in Frame Calculator (regression). *
Fix updating of parameters with fileread textfields. *
Add new oggstream playback plugin.
Add new realtime effects: RGB_delay, YUV_delay and mask_overlay.
Updated translations to Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese and Ukranian.
* = backported to 1.3.12 (stable version)


Version 1.4.2 (26 Mar 2011)
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Restore missing rte plugins which were omitted from the last release. *
Fix device listing for vloopback output plugin. *
Add new omc commands: /lives/constant/value/get, /video/loop/set,
/video/loop/get, /video/pingpong/set,
/video/pingpong/get *
Handle saving and restoring of alternate video playback plugin settings.
Try to force showing of vpp advanced and parameter dialogs on GUI screen. *
Add weed filter hint WEED_FILTER_HINT_MAY_THREAD, deprecate WEED_FILTER_HINT_IS_POINT_EFFECT.
Remove WEED_CHANNEL_FOLLOWS_OUTPUT.
Update libweed to 0.5.0
Updated translations to Simplified Chinese and Hungarian.
* = backported to 1.3.12 (stable version)

Version 1.4.1 (try 2) (21 Feb 2011) - aka 1.3.11
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Fix compilation error *properly*
Fixes for gen blank frames and gen title frames with png format.

Version 1.4.1 (20 Feb 2011)
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Fix compilation error when system Weed not present.
Fix missing return value in one function.


Version 1.4.0 (17 Feb 2011) - a.k.a 1.3.11
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Added new encoder formats to x264_encoder (h264/aac/mp4 super high quality) and DivX Plus HD.
Implemented autotransition in multitrack.
Added unicap device support.
Implemented drag and drop of media files into gui.
Updates to x264/blu-ray format.
Added audio caching to jack audio player.
Fixed a possible crash when loading the default keymap.
Fixed crash when recording parameters set from a parameter window.
Removed startup warning for xmms not found.
Set fps default to 25.0 for frei0r sources, use default_fps for others.
Added several new OSC commands.
Minor improvements for non-local playback plugins.
Updates for vloopback output plugin.
Fix crash after encoding fails (regression).
Updates for breakage in ffmpeg_encoder and transcode_encoder.
Add pkg-config files for libweed, add weed_setup() prototype, and bump version number to 0.4.0.
Started adding doxygen documentation.
Add startup option "-fxmodesmax"
Add support for FREIOR_PATH environment variable.
Fix -debug mode.
Increase gtk+ recommended version to 2.16 or higher.
Various minor fixes and updates.
Updated translations to Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Croatian, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian.


Version 1.0.10 (15 October 2010)
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Backported fixes from development branch.

Version 1.3.10 (19 Sep 2010)
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Fix regression in multitrack effects rendering.
Updated translation to Ukranian.


Version 1.0.9
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Various fixes backported from 1.2.0

Version 1.2.1 (27 Feb 2010)
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Fix crash when opening ogg/theora files (regression).
Updated translations to Catalan, Finnish, Hungarian, and Spanish.

Version 1.2.0 (21 Feb 2010)
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GUI updates for multitrack mode.
Implement drag and drop effects in multitrack mode.
Allow continuous mouse movement on multitrack timeline.
Allow timecode to be edited in multitrack mode.
Switching to->from multitrack mode maintains the layout in memory.
Allow startup in mt mode.
Better scrolling of tracks in multitrack.
Implement progressive image loading.
Change multitrack "snap mode" to "gravity left" / "gravity normal"
Allow jack transport to set play start position.
Add option of resizing frames to fit in clip editor interface.
Removed "File/Encode" ("File/Encode as" is safer)
New startup wizard for first time users.
Added Help/Troubleshoot.
Faster frame generation for realtime generators.
Add python 3 support to multi_encoder.
Add OSC commands /clip/close,/clip/copy,/clip/selection/copy,/clip/selection/cut,/clip/selection/delete,/clipboard/paste,/clipboard/insert_before,/clipboard/insert_after.
Fixed a possible bootstrap issue with weed plugins. *
Fixed an encoder/png problem. *
Fixed image loading (regression).
Fixed problem with crash recovery restoring a file twice. *
Fixed some minor memory leaks. *
Handle SIGABRT correctly. *

Initial translations to Telugu, Ukranian and Romanian. Updated translations to Arabic, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Turkish, Uzbek and others.

* Backported to 1.0.9


Version 1.0.8 (28 Dec 2009)
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Fix minor multitrack compositor issue.


Version 1.1.8
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Fix regression with encoding with audio.
Fix minor multitrack compositor issue.


Version 1.0.7 (27 Dec 2009)
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Set encoder output format correctly on first startup.
Fix problems when mt compositor/transition has 0 input frames.
Minor compilation updates for OSX and others.
Resample/undo resample was leaving extra frames in clip.
Fix some very rare crash conditions.

Version 1.1.7 (27 Dec 2009)
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Set encoder output format correctly on first startup. *
Fix problems when mt compositor/transition has 0 input frames. *
Add sox to startup button group.
Allow use of png for internal image format.
Optimise frame pump for virtual clips/rendered effects.
Fix some audio conversion inaccuracies.
Update all encoders to current versions of externals.
Resample/undo resample was leaving extra frames in clip. *
Minor compilation updates for OSX and others. *
Fix some very rare crash conditions. *

Initial translations to Arabic, Catalan, Estonian, Galician and Uzbek.

Updated translations to Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish.


Version 1.0.6 (15 Nov 2009)
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Fix crash when recording with audio gets activated during silent clip.
Fix compilation with ENABLE_JACK undefined. (thanks Holgero).
Fix warnings from gcc 4.4

Version 1.1.6 (15 Nov 2009)
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Make keyboard more responsive in fs mode.
Fix hang/crash in pulse audio player with pa 0.9.19.
Fix -aplayer startup opts (regression).
Stop blocks from moving when they are double clicked in mt window.
Fix audio channel mismatch when reloading mt auto backup.
Allow setting of start and end frames for clips in the mt window.
Fix warnings from gcc 4.4 *
Fix crash when recording with audio gets activated during silent clip. *
Fix compilation with ENABLE_JACK undefined. (thanks Holgero and others). *
Add new realtime transitions: iris rectangle, iris circle, 4 way split, dissolve.
Add -debug startup option to help analyse crash situations.
Updated translations for Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and Spanish.


Version 1.0.5 (27 Oct 2009)
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Fix libvisual startup crash (regression).
Fix multitrack effects breakage (regression).
Fix set locking with symlinked executable.
Fix handling of characters " andin string parameters.
Always show Tools->Generators submenu.
Fix memory leak in rendered effect preview.
Plug some minor memory leaks.
Fixes for Darwin compilation.

Version 1.1.5 (27 Oct 2009)
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Fix libvisual startup crash (regression) *
Fix memory leak in pulse audio player.
Fix memory leak in rendered effect preview. *
Fix handling of characters " andin string parameters. *
Fix set locking with symlinked executable. *
Fix rt effect to key mapping (regression).
Fix jack startup for new users.
New aspect/blocksize algorithm for more succesful encoding.
Show encoder debugging info within the application.
Add multi core support for mjpegtools_encoder.
Always show Tools->Generators submenu. *
Plug some minor memory leaks. *
Fixes for Darwin compilation. *
Updates for Finnish, German and Spanish translations.


Version 1.0.4 (16th October 2009)
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Fade audio out was skipping last frame in selection.
Fix some minor memory leaks.
libweed: add missing weed_deinit_f to weed.h
libweed: fix for free and copy 0 length data
Fix a crash when autoreloading layouts.
Set correct filename in "File -> Save..." (regression).
Fade audio in/out should not be active with no file loaded.
Do not remove recovery files for other users.

Version 1.1.4 (15th October 2009)
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Auto backup of multitrack layouts.
Allow mouse scroll to switch clips.
Allow selection of aspect ratio for custom mjpegtools format. (Thanks Doug).
Fix for solaris patch.
Transfer focus between clip editor and multitrack.
Fade audio out was skipping last frame in selection. *
Fix several small memory leaks. *
Improved handling of locale filenames.
Call weed_desetup() when unloading weed plugins.
libweed: add missing weed_deinit_f to weed.h *
libweed: fix for free and copy 0 length data *
Fix a crash when autoreloading layouts. *
Do not remove recovery files for other users. *
Set correct filename in "File -> Save..." (regression). *
Fade audio in/out should not be active with no file loaded. *
Updated translations to Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Slovak, and Spanish.


Version 1.0.3 (27th September 2009)
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Fix a bug relating to reloading of multitrack audio tracks.
Fix radix issue in mjpegtools encoder (thanks Doug).
Fix multitrack audio mixer (regression).
Undoing load new audio should restore original audio.
Fix build error for BSD.


Version 1.1.3 (27th September 2009) development
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Increase gtk+ level to gtk+ 2.14 or higher.
Add support for pulse audio.
Improve the help menu.
Make disk cleanup more vigorous.
Show list of sets in File -> Reload clip set.
Show event list for selected time only.
Fix a bug relating to reloading of multitrack audio tracks. *
Fix radix issue in mjpegtools encoder (thanks Doug). *
Fix multitrack audio mixer (regression). *
Fixes for building on solaris (thanks Milan Jurik).
Undoing load new audio should restore original audio. *
Fix build error for BSD. *
Initial translation to Finnish (thanks Jussi Aalto and Mika Filpus).
Updated translations for Brazilian Portuguese, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
* backported to 1.0.3


Version 1.0.2
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Fix startup crash when loading frei0r plugins.
Fix hang/crash in rfx builder rebuild.
Fix strange error message when cancelling "load device map".


Version 1.1.2 (12th September 2009) development
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Fix startup crash when loading frei0r plugins. *
Fix hang/crash in rfx builder rebuild. *
Increase gtk+ level to gtk+ 2.12 or higher.
Update "about" dialog.
Update volume button.
Fix strange error message when cancelling "load device map". *
* backported to 1.0.2


Version 1.0.1 (9th September 2009)
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Fix crash when loop continuous is pressed with no file loaded.
Fix MIDI/js device load/save for 64 bits.
Fix possible crash in MIDI/js learner.
Fix controller matching bug in MIDI/js learner.
Fix oversized constants in jack connection timeout.
Fix occasional freeze in background clip.
Encoder pixel block size bugfix.
Fix broken audio in encode selection.
Fix some file open checks in omc-learn.c
Correctly show effect keys > 10 in effect mapper.
Remove ancient debian and redhat files.
Updated translations for Brazilian Portuguese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.


Version 1.1.1 (9th Sept 2009) development
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Fix crash when loop continuous is pressed with no file loaded. *
Fix MIDI/js device load/save for 64 bits. *
Reduce external control latency to 4 ms.
Fix possible crash in MIDI/js learner. *
Add alsa-midi support. (thanks ORL)
Fix MIDI note on/note off (were swapped).
Allow cycling of effect key mode via MIDI/js.
Add startup option -devicemap. (thanks ORL)
Fix controller matching bug in MIDI/js learner. *
Fix oversized constants in jack connection timeout. *
Fix occasional freeze in background clip. *
Encoder pixel block size bugfix. *
Fix broken audio in encode selection. *
Fix some file open checks in omc-learn.c *
Correctly show effect keys > 10 in effect mapper. *
Updated config.guess and autogen.sh
ACX_PTHREAD config.
Updated gettext to 0.17
Remove ancient debian and redhat files.
Initial translation to en_GB (thanks Harry Rickards and Helen McCall).
Updated translations for Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
* backported to 1.0.1 (stable branch)


Version 1.0 (22 July 2009)
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Fixes for joystick/MIDI learner.
Fixed crash after recording audio for selection.
Fixed crash after deleting then replacing audio.
Fix breakage in encoding a selection.
Mt GUI and theme refinements.
Initial translation to Hebrew (thanks Lielf).
Updated translations to Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Japanese and Slovak.


Version 1.0-pre2 (7 July 2009)
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Fix Tools/Resize (regression).
Fix crash when clicking anchor in multitrack (regression).
Allow opening of dv files > 2GB.
Fix for a/v sync problem in large dv files.
Add preference to create symlinks only in /tmp (required for dynebolic).
Fix encoding error in mencoder_encoder (regression).
Fix layout memory estimation error (was causing crash in mt undo/redo).
New theme (crayons) for 1.0
Suppress error when no theme is selected (regression)
Complete fix for non-C locale encoding.
Initial translation to Slovak (thanks Milboy).
Updated Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Czech, and Italian translations.


Version 1.0-pre1 (15 June 2009)
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Fix resampling bug (regression).
Fix some problems with inserting selections in mt, and with inserting audio
after playback.
Fix potential crash in multitrack playback.
Fixed numerous layout loading bugs.
Trim frames/add border should resize to the border size.
Play back at correct speed when switching between files (regression) (relnote).
Allow mixing of background and foreground generators.
Allow setting of generator target fps.
More robust gtk+ startup.
Splash screen.
Many minor fixes and updates.
Initial translation to Simplified Chinese (thanks Yinghua Wang)
Updated translations to Italian, Japanese and Polish.


Version 0.9.9.9 (1 Jun 2009)
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Implement realtime mixing of audio in multitrack mode.
Fix rendering of frames on layers >0 (regression).
Correct various bugs with realtime audio recording/rendering.
Fix incorrect reporting of affected layout frames.
Add initial Russian translation (thanks to Andrey Staravoitov and Xen).
Much improved Italian translation (thanks to Guybrush88).


Version 0.9.9.8 (30 Apr 2009)
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Fix track visibility when on video track > 0 (regression).
Right click in separate window will save frame (regression).
Improved usability of audio_transition.
Fix crash in text parameters (regression).
Improved handling of jack startup problems.
Fix mt time selection with mouse mode select.
Implement several new OMC commands for the background clip.
Audio fade in/out can now be applied to the selection.
Remove redundant "bgcolour" preference.
Add initial Turkish translation (thanks to "gamer").


Version 0.9.8.4 (26/03/07)
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Fix random crash in multitrack playback.
Fix compilation with --disable-osc (regression)
Faster resampling when inserting multiple times from the clipboard into
the same target clip.
Add RFX special widget "framedraw|singlepoint"
Fix crash in "compositor" effect (regression)
Fix visual interpolation of floats in the mt window.
Add "targetted zoom" realtime effect.
Make it more obvious when the user can draw on the frame preview.
GUI improvements for the multitrack window.
Updated Czech translation (thanks to Martin Svoboda).
Correct Czech language code to "cs" instead of "cz" (thanks to Martin Svoboda).
Add multitrack "expanded" view.
Add time scrollbar in multitrack.
Add multitrack options "follow playback" and "center on cursor".
Improved checks when setting a target encoder.
Show a warning before viewing a very large event list.





Version 0.9.8.3 (15/03/07)
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Code cleanup.
Add many startup options and help text.
Simplify LiVES OSC startup.
Updates to videojack sender/receiver.
Fix threading problem when saving a set.
Optimise some realtime effects.
Configuration fixes.
Add "slide over" realtime transition.
OSC improvements.
Show pointers on all tracks during playback.
Fix erroneous deletion of filter maps when loading layouts.
Allow "mark" (using "m" key) during playback in multitrack mode.
Multitrack stability fixes.
Fix bug where layouts could not be loaded after a crash recovery.
Allow playback from any position in the multitrack timeline.
Implement rewind in multitrack.
Fix crash when converting palette for frames with width not divisible by 4.






Version 0.9.8.2 (19/12/06)
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Fix broken "header_version" in clip headers (backported to 0.9.8 on
19/12/06)
Fix broken downsampling of video and reloading (backported to 0.9.8 on
19/12/06).

Add experimental 3gp encoding support in ffmpeg_encoder (needs testing).
Check for memory errors when quantising.
Update Czech and Portuguese translations.




Version 0.9.8 (16/12/06)
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Added effect "bumpmap".
Fix crash in "textfun" effect.
Fix "alien_overlay" (again).
Compilation updates for IRIX platform.
Updates for video jack.
Fix crash when stopping a generator with no files loaded (regression).
Set more reasonable defaults for generator framerates.
Fix snap to overlap with mouse mode select.
Fixes for encoder/format selection boxes.
Fully updated Czech translation (thanks to Martin Svobodicz).



Version 0.9.8-test1
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Add "plasma" generator.
Fix crash when editing effects by double clicking.
Faster startup, set loading and set saving.
Allow optional saving/loading of width, height and audio values when saving/loading a layout.
Allow adjustment of width, height and audio values in mt.
Audio volume and pan effect in mt.
Show audio volume parameters in mt.
Fix reverse audio playback in multitrack (regression).
Fix audio resampling signed/unsigned bug (regression).
Faster audio rendering in multitrack.
Add Fade audio in/out feature for clips in clip editor.
Option to render only audio or only video.
Finalise Weed audio spec. version 1.0
Finalise Weed event spec. version 1.0
Code cleanup.
Add optional support for liboil.
More accurate opening of file selections (remove workarounds for buggy
older versions of mplayer).
Fixed alien overlay effect (regression).
Improve realtime generator performance.
Only set parameter node values for parameters which are changed.
Add volume slider when using jack audio player.
Improve menubar transport buttons.
Record audio to new clip.
Record new audio for selection.
Option to grab audio when recording external window.
Set maximum record time and framerate when recording external window.
Add new fonts to textfun effect.
Update Weed effects spec to 1.1.
Finalise LiVES clip header specification 1.0.






Version 0.9.8-pre2 (19/11/06)
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Fix compilation errors when compiling without jack.
Show a warning message when compiling without jack.
Update to jack >= 1.0
Show/hide audio track(s) from View menu.
Show/hide context box from View menu.
Add multitrack menu option Edit|Ignore selection limits when inserting audio.
Fix crash in interpolation of boolean parameters.
Fixes for jack audio pause/unpause.
Fix crash if Preferences are opened with no clip loaded.
Fix compilation on OSX/Darwin.
Adjust audio block start/end points and velocity.


Version 0.9.8-pre1
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Add audio track and audio preferences to multitrack window.
Fix a layout save/load bug.
Fix trim_frame/add border (so it adds a border again)
Allow recording of audio events.
Fix undo cut after speed-changed audio has been deleted.


Version 0.9.7
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Multitrack effect fixes.
Show effects at frame
Edit effect
Delete effect
Allow deletion of parameter change at time 0.
Reorder effects
Adjust region using spinbuttons
Further file loading improvements.
Fix memory errors affecting some systems (gdk-pixbuf hack).
Copy selection -> timecode and vice-versa.


Version 0.9.7-pre2
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Make switching audio players easier.
Fixed a few crash bugs.
Multitrack improvements:
Dragging a clip to before start will insert it at time 0.
Shift-left-arrow and shift-right-arrow move left and right 1 frame
Zoom in/zoom out in multitrack.
Jump to boundary now uses 2 keys
Implement auto effect preview option
Implement autoreload clip set, and autoreload layout
Fix for exporting projects which are not in a set.
Keep disk cleaner (remove empty sets).


Version 0.9.7-pre1 (29/08/06)
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Fix for appending clips to an existing set
Add realtime deinterlace filter
Fix some bugs with setting filter parameters in multitrack
Add "apply effect to region" in multitrack
Add support for applying transitions in multitrack
Add support for loading files with "strange" audio values
Improved file opening
Add support for compositors in multitrack
Add multirect special widget


Version 0.9.6
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Add drag'n'drop in the multitrack window.
Prompt to save layout on multitrack exit.
Double click on clip opens it in clip editor
Add multi-level "undo"/"redo" in multitrack window.
Multitrack preferences : prompt for encoder or use a default
Multitrack preferences : memory for undo/redo
Multitrack preferences : return to clip editor after rendering
Move block, split block
Toggle for "Move effects with blocks"

Prompt to save clip set on exit
Move load_set, add close all clips

Export/Import Project
Add lives-dvgrab
If jack is present on first startup, it will be set as default audio player

Mouse mode: select
Remove all gaps in selection
Remove first gap in selection
Snap on/off
Select to end time
Select from zero time

Fix regression with saving/loading effect defaults.
Add "auto" audio listener for libvisual plugins.


Version 0.9.6-pre4 (11/06/06)
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Further improvements to image opening
Fix hang when switching audio player to jack if jack is not started
Code cleanup
Multitrack improvements (apply effect to selected block; save layout;
load layout; set parameter nodes in effects)
Add multi_blends realtime transition pack.
Prevent spurious double messages from being shown in the message area.
Rationalise clip headers and sets.
Implement set locking while set in use.
Add crash recovery feature.
Optimise "delete all audio".
Allow recording of effect parameter changes.
Provide interpolation of effect parameter changes for rendering and
playback.
Show time estimates on most operations.
Pre-encode bugfixes.
Prompt for encoder settings when saving a clip.


Version 0.9.6-pre3
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Begin moving up to gtk+-2.4
Add colourkey and vertigo realtime effects
Add initial jack audio support
Fix resampling problem (mono/stereo)
Updates to encoder plugins (thanks Marco !)
Fix image opening regression
Fix gcc-4 crash with colour parameters
Allow longer "filenames" for streams



Version 0.9.6-pre2 (28/02/06)
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Bugfix opening video with no audio (regression)
Bugfix opening when LiVES is running in the background (mplayer issue)
Bugfix opening preview hanging at end (regression)
Add "layout_blends" realtime effect.
Improve RFX layout (add more sliders).
Suggest frame size and fps depending on target encoder when going into
multitrack mode.



Version 0.9.6-pre1 (16/02/06)
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Allow setting and saving of parameter defaults for realtime effects.
Allow setting of default sizes for generators
Add package files for redhat and debian (thanks to contributors !)
Throttle CPU usage during playback
Add "Jack integration" tab in preferences
Some fixes for gcc 4.
Allow up to 64 "virtual" real time effect keys
Updates to RFX spec and RFX builder to better integrate with realtime effects
Fix for buggy opening of mono clips (finally)
Support more colorspace conversions, fix some palette conversion errors
Add colour correction filter
Preview when applying rendered effects


Version 0.9.5 (30/12/05)
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Switched from livido to Weed effects/events framework
Fixed crash in error dialog
Added support for Frei0r effects
Added effect/clip-switch recording to default record mode.
Compiler fixes for AMD64.
Added support for automatic palette conversion/resizing.
Fixes for recording/rendering from generators.
Added Portuguese translation (thanks to VJ pixel).


Version 0.9.5-pre6 (09/12/05)
------------------
Add initial multitrack window.
Add jack transport support.
Experimental video jack support.
Changed timing format again, now internal format is int64_t, in 100ths
of a microsecond.
Added -fPIC to compile options for livido-plugins (for AMD64 and PPC)
Fix to mencoder_encoder (improves quality for mjpeg encoding).
Fix to transcode encoder (update to transcode 1.0.1)
Fix to qtutils encoder (add undocumented -l)
Fixed crash in text_overlay and other effects.


Version 0.9.5-pre5
-------------
Add in "mplayer -identify" fix (was accidentally omitted in release).
Fix 2 more stability bugs for VJ mode.
Add more realtime effects.
Fix DISTDIR for Makefile.am for icons and RFXScripts.
Show progress when resampling/reordering.
Use "long" for timing, instead of "long double".
Improve realtime recording.
Updates to multi_encoder/subencoders (thanks Marco).
Made realtime effects and clip switches recordable.
Added "event_list" to LiVES.
Created internal architecture for multi-track rendering.


Version 0.9.5-pre4
------------------
Added Japanese translation (thanks to Jun Iio).
Fixed fullscreen mode when there are no playback plugins.
Removed support for gtk+2.0, now only gtk+2.2+ supported.
Added real time effects window, fixed some livido init/deinit bugs.
Bring livido support up to April 2005 spec.
Fixed audio resampling bug when LiVES does an auto resample before saving.
Updated frame rates in mjpegtools encoder to use ratio fps.
Output from "mplayer -identify" changed. Fix smogrify to support new
output format.
Begin work to bring livido support up to June 2005 spec.
Add support for colourspace rgb32.
Begin porting effecTV effects to Livido.
Fix bug: when all frames are deleted, and then this is undone, restore
the old frame size.
Fix regression: undo_delete should put back deleted audio.
Wrote new realtime effect: textfun.
Added a "Files/cleanup diskspace" menu option.


Version 0.9.5-pre3
------------------
Updated encoders, python versions >=2.3.4 now supported. (Marco)
Add noisify effect (Marco)
Fix "export custom RFX" (salsaman)
Added string_list type to RFX.


Version 0.9.5-pre2.2 (released 26/03/05)
----------------------------------------
Add pdf_encoder to CVS (ommited by accident)
Layout fix for trim frames/add border
Build fixes for packagers
Fix bug in smogrify when upgrading from 0.9.1


Version 0.9.5-pre2 (released 25/03/05)
--------------------------------------
Run RFX post-loop code on a cancel/keep.
Fixed "open new audio" and "append audio" (regression).
Add avi_encoder which was accidentally omitted.
Theora aspect ratio fix (thanks Marco).
Add text_overlay and transition_checkerboard RFX effects.
Add libvisual_020 wrapper for libvisual 0.2.0. Fixes most libvisual memory leaks, adds gforce randomisation,
and adds a new visual (corona).
Fix and improve encodedv_encoder plugin.
Add more audio rates to the multi_encoder (Marco).
Fix hang at end of opening preview.
Allow direct opening of .mod and .xm audio files (with mplayer compile options).
Put parameter windows in a scrolled window.
Put i18n translations back in Preferences (regression).
Add pdf_encoder.


Version 0.9.5-pre1 (released 24/01/05)
--------------------------------------
Fix locale language regression (thanks to Insomniak for help testing)
Update to build system to allow build from non-source dir (thanks to
Mike Castle)
Remove all dependencies on mplayer (patch for debian)
Misc build fixes, including *BSD fixes.
Support for RFX string parameters
Added 7 new RFX rendered effects: photo/still, posterize, brightness_change, hue_change, saturation_change,
pixilate and modulate.
Updates to encoders (thanks Marco) - support for Snow, h264 and xvid.
Fixes for easier compilation/running on *BSD (thanks to gunnut and NicM).
LC_NUMERIC fix for plugins.


Version 0.9.1 (released 07/12/04)
--------------------------------
Encoder updates, many fixes.


Version 0.9.1-pre7
--------------------------------------------------------
Finished livido generator handling - integrated with libvisual plugins
Bug fixes/improvements for encoder plugins.
- Aspect ratio is now correctly calculated.
- Audio codec is updated when the output format changes.
- updates to multi encoder; added support for encoding to theora, MNG, animated gif and dirac formats (Marco)
- made livido default system for realtime effects
- fix bug where audio codec of "none" would crash LiVES
- added initial OSC/OMC support (configure --enable-OSC)
- livido updates
- fixes for ppc
- fixes for gentoo
- updated build system (make install now works, SDL and mjpegtools autodetected all plugins built from source where possible)


Version 0.9.1-pre6 (Salsaman)
-----------------------------
Keyboard fixes for some window managers.
Improved livido support, added libvisual hooks (still in development).


Version 0.9.1-pre5 (Salsaman, with help from nelburg)
------------------
Improved performance of SDL playback plugin.
Added yuv4mpeg streaming playback plugin.
Added support for yuv420 input and mixing.
Check encoder restrictions before prompting for file save name.
Fixed a bug with audio codec not being remembered.
Project save directory bug is now fixed.


Version 0.9.1-pre4 (Salsaman, Laurent Lalanne, Ales Zemene, and Marco de la Cruz)
------------------
Fixed locale support in LiVES, initial support for fr_FR (French) translation was
added. Thanks to Laurent Lalanne, lead French translator.
A new theme, camera, was added - also contributed by Laurent Lalanne.
Czech language support was added, thanks to Ales Zemene.
Some minor RFX fixes - active widget is remembered between calls to effects.
Fixed some build errors in build-lives-rfx-plugin
Made the init trigger a "heavyweight" trigger, i.e. it can call subroutines in
smogrify. Fixed error handling in pre/loop/post/init_trigger and documented same.
Fixed various trigger problems in RFX builder. Added move up/down for parameter
window hints.
Some changes were made to handle non-Perl encoder plugins. Added support for the
multi_encoder (contributed by Marco). LiVES can now encode to ogg/mp4 and Matroska mp4.
Many minor fixes in RFX scripts.
Added RFX rendered transitions.


Version 0.9.1-pre3 (salsaman)
------------------
Implemented the new RFX (rendered effect plugins) system:
Made a command line routine (build-plugin) which can build rendered
effect plugins from scripts.
Converted all LiVES rendered effects and some tools to plugins. Optimised the
rendered effects, and fixed a few minor glitches in them.
Added new effects : deinterlace, blur, spread, adjust contrast,
despeckle, emboss, remove subtitles (thanks Marco; requires python2.3)
Added frame calculator and the kruler custom plugin.
Small optimisation for image directory loading.
Split encoding/effects tabs in Preferences. Added a new pref
'antialias'.
Removed 'effects command' from preferences and ~/.lives as it is no
longer necessary.
Internally: added new lives_rendered_effect_t and lives_param_t
structures. Created functions to generate parameter windows from a
lives_rendered_effect_t and g_list's of window hints and triggers.
Started implementing the new 'Advanced' menu.
Made the effects/tools/advanced|run test rfx menu entry be dynamically
generated.
Created RFX builder window (still some rough edges...)
Fixed some file close ommisions (oops) !


Version 0.9.1-pre1 (salsaman)
------------------
Added preliminary support for LiViDO effect plugins. (See: http://livido.dyne.org/codedoc/index.html). LiVES will fully support this new architecture.
Add initial support for rendered effect plugins and plugin generation from script- (still in progress).
Added 'Decoding' tab in Preferences.
Use internal key polling function during playback. No more crazy cursor keys in
other applications :-) Removed 'disable fast key repeat' pref.
Important fix in smogrify to ensure that images are all opened in RGB24 format.
Change tooltips for play buttons, they should now change from 'Play All' to
'Preview' appropriately.
Allow cancel after recording external window.
Do not show error dialogs in 'capture' mode.
Fixed a hang when 'capture external window' gets no images (regression).
Removed dependency on jpeg (thanks for the testing Marco !). Allow png to be used
instead.
Fixed a bug where fixed horizontal shift would not wrap.
Don't show 'resize' menu option if 'convert' is not present.
Allow undo of 'Load new audio'.
Remove all dependencies on 'mogrify'; use 'convert' everywhere instead.
Changed the mplayer interface code so that mplayer player works again. If anyone
from mplayer ever reads this, please can you stop changing your $%*@#$!@ -mf
format !! Thanks :-)
Only check encoder audio restrictions if we are encoding with audio.
Add an mjpegtools encoder for encoding to mpeg.
Add extra encoding restrictions for mpeg encoding (aspect ratio, pixel block
size).
Calculate best combination of aspect and block size for encoding.
Add button on menu bar for 'Show Play Window'
Hitting return in most spinbuttons should now activate 'OK'.


Version 0.9.0pre1
-----------------
Make the default focus be on the slider when play window is opened.
Allow 'Escape' key to cancel effects/etc.
Show 'Mono' in GUI for mono sound (regression).
When the key realtime effect is a transition, and the transition is on, and LiVES is playing,
next_clip (ctrl-page-down), previous_clip (ctrl-page-up) and store_clip (Fn key)
will change the background (blend_file) instead of foreground (current_file). [notify]
If a set is loaded, it will be preserved on a segfault.
'Trim audio to play start' now works in audio only files, thus giving a crude wav file trimmer.
Fixed bug with backup/restore of audio only clips.
Stop playback when 'Quit' is activated (was causing problems in fs mode).
Add support for swf encoding, including audio rate restrictions.
Allow preview for 'append audio'.
Made some small fixes so the code compiles under gcc 2.9.x again.
Set frame size to 0x0 when all frames are deleted.
Changed the menu entry 'Trim Audio' to 'Trim/Pad Audio' to make its function clearer.
Fixed a problem where padding with silence could sometimes end mid-sample.
Optimised directory loading a little.
Fixed a streaming problem by allowing 'do not send bandwidth' in open location.
Fix use of 'enough' when opening an image directory.
Fixed code to compile with gcc 2.9.x (thanks Clay).







Version 0.8.5
------------------
Improved playback performance, particularly when playing in a separate window.
Fixed occasional hangs with the 'enough' and 'preview' buttons when loading.
Re-enabled backspace key for start/end selectors.
Implemented first playback plugin (SDL).
Allow multiple realtime effects, and rendering of realtime effects.
Changed wording on menu toggles to make them clearer (hopefully).
Added play buttons on the main menu.
Show selection length and time in the GUI.
Split interface.c into interface.c and gui.c
Switch back to previous clip when open/restore/capture is cancelled.
Put frame preview in play window.
Check that file exists after saving.
Allow performance recording when 'loop continuous' is on.
Allow 'none' theme to be selected again (regression).
Added 'delete selected audio','delete all audio' and 'insert silence' menu options.
Added support for resampling variable fps--->fixed fps.
Turned 'shrink' effect into 'shrink/expand'
Improved performance of 'random zoom'
Added 'colour filter' effect.
Give a warning and clean up if backup runs out of disk space.
Trim bottom blank row from captured windows.
Show length of selection in main window.
Show previews for images in the fileselector.
Correct some memory errors in rgb2uyvy conversion.
Make backup/restore more efficient
Improve trim frames dialog (part 1)
Make new framedraw widget (framedraw.c)
Clear up some disk space issues.
Add basic support for grabbing from firewire (using dvgrab)
Make 'cancel' more robust.
Allow realtime effects to grab keyboard 'k'
Fix some GUI glitches
Use a glist index in menu order for switching/closing clips.
Change 'loop video to fit audio' to '(auto)loop video to fit audio' and make the
default setting on.
Added 'debug mode' for encoder plugins.



Version 0.8.1
-------------
Fixed cancel in insert
Fixed record (was playing at double speed)
Made some fixes for receiving audio streams.
Rewrote some buggy code for switching to/from separate window.
Fixed a bug in the resampling code.
Allow recording with ping-pong loops on.


Version 0.8.0
-------------
Fixed an image loading bug in the back end.
Made sure that the play pointer is always redrawn after play.
Made selection with mouse a little more accurate.
Fixed 'jumble' effect so it only jumbles frames in the selection.
Allow cancel during copy to clipboard.
Added a new tool: 'trim frame size'.
Made a fix for gnome so that the 'processing' window has a border.
Made non-fatal startup errors be non-fatal again.
Fixed a crash when merging a still image with a clip.
Fixed a regression where undo after a merge would not always undo frames.
Fixed a bug where fps changes could be wrong when recording a selection.
Implemented clip switching (ctrl-pageup, ctrl-pagedn) and freeze (ctrl-backspace)
Added save_vj_set and load_vj_set
Added the 'shrink', 'shift' effects.
Added some nice real-time effects (accessed by ctrl-1 ctrl-2 etc,).
Improved directory loading so it loads in alpha order.
Added realtime effects : nervous, alien, noise, negate, posterize
Use default fps when opening a single frame.
Allow antialiasing on/off via a .lives pref.






Version 0.7.5
-------------
Improved playback for faster frame rates.
Video and audio can now be previewed during open.
Quantisation of frames has been made smoother - recording looks much better now.
Added ability to switch to another clip whilst opening.
Fixed a bug where backups would only save to selection end (backported to 0.7.1-2)
Fixed an audio bug when opening files with mplayer as the audio player.
Allow recording of performances even in clips with no audio.
Freeze smogrify API (in progress).
Fixed a problem with merge (frame-in-frame).
Added new effects 'jumble frames' and 'tunnel'.
Video length is now calculated properly after fps changes are recorded.
Eliminated extremely long backup/restore times for larger files.
Fixed an overflow issue in the player code.
Added a basic timeline.
Option to maintain aspect when opening directories of images.
Added a preference to disable fast key repeat on playback.
Fixed 'export audio' so that it doesn't append silence at the end.
Added an option 'trim audio from beginning to play start'
Made encoders be plugins.
Added a 'continuous loop' option.
Fixed external window so it _really_ doesn't crash.
Made some updates to work with mplayer1.0pre1








Version 0.7.1
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Implemented encoding with ffmpeg - 4 new output formats, including divx !
Added three new options to the audio menu 'export selected audio', 'append audio'
and 'trim audio to selection'.
Cut/copy/insert/delete/paste now all work with sound as well as video.
Improved visibility of the playback cursors.
Added a function to resample video at a new framerate.
Added a function to resample audio at new rate/channels/sample size.
Audio is now auto-resampled between clips.
Added a preference to auto-resample video between clips ("insert_resample").
Fixed a bug where frames merged before a selection would sometimes 'jump'.
File size is now updated properly after backup/restore.
Subdirectories no longer prevent image directories from loading.
Fixed a freeze when the temp. directory does not end in '/'.
Added preview when opening file selection. Improved the responsiveness of file
preview.
Audio files can now be loaded without video.
Added 'sticky' mode for playing in a separate window.
Improved 'colorize' effect and 'dream' effect.
Improved stability and performance.
LiVES should now respect 'configure --prefix' when looking for themes, etc.





Version 0.6.5
-------------------
Mainly a bugfix and stability release.
Fixed some menu bugs. Underscores in recent files are now handled correctly.
Fixed the crash in audio preview.
Fixed the problem with file names getting lost after saving.
Fixed a bug in loading of WAV files.
Fixed a bug with selection start and end after merge.
Fixed some minor audio issues for Save Selection

One new feature: midi synch - if this is checked, then a midi start
will be sent when playback starts, and a midi stop when playback
stops. By default, /dev/midi is used, this can be changed by editing
the files '/usr/bin/midistart' and '/usr/bin/midistop'






Version 0.6.0
-------------
Added lossless backup/restore function.
Implemented basic events and recording of performances.
Reordering of frames is now possible after recording.
Made preview frame invisible again on blank background (regression).
Allow video to play backwards (using ctrl-down during playback).
Added a 'reverse direction' key, (ctrl-space during playback).
Fixed the bugs in external capture. It no longer crashes !
Fixed a bug to do with file extensions becoming corrupted.
Optimised the player code, playback is now much smoother.
Allow transparent to white; fixed frame-in-frame transparency.
Fixed some bugs to do with merging, and undoing pre-inserted frames.
Tidied up the undo/redo system - it should now work properly now even after switching clips.
Allow use of 'themes' to change the look of the app (3 builtin themes are available).
Added xmms random play feature. Added 'Recent Files' to the Files menu.
Many improvements to the GUI; numerous other stability and performance fixes.







Version 0.5.5
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Merge now supports two types of variable transparency.
Added support for opening file selections, and opening remote locations.
Added previews on file open operations.
It is now possible to save individual frames to disk (right click on the frame).
A possible bug with blank file save names was fixed.
Updated the colorize effect to work with the latest imagemagick (5.5.4)
Added an option to load files without sound.
Numerous small fixes/cleanups.







Version 0.5.0
-------------
Added basic merge function.
Allow single images or directories of images to be opened.
(Just open an image or a directory as you would a video file.)
Fixed a bug where the config file would not be updated for users
of older versions. Ooops...
Fixed a bug to prevent a crash with video streams.
Added flip and wave effects.






Version 0.4.5
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The internal player can now play in a separate window.
Mouse pointer is hidden in the playback window.
Improved selection menu.
Timer bars are now clickable/draggable.
Audio tracks can be loaded from CD (requires cdda2wav).
Ctrl keys during pb.
LiVES can now capture the output of (almost) any other window.







Version 0.4.0
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Added (experimental) internal player.
New features of the internal player include:
- more accurate A/V sync
- variable speed playback
- tracking of playback position
- instant switch to fullscreen/double
- looping of selections
- smooth looping, even in fullscreen mode

Added 'normalize' effect
Many minor bugfixes





Version 0.3.5
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Play video double size.
Implemented preferences.
Added solarize function, improved rotation and colorization.
Improved 'insert' to allow multiple insertion/insert to end of audio.
Added 'random zoom' effect.
Save without sound.
Allow pause/preview during effect processing.
Added basic timer bars.
Allowed LiVES to handle more types of video.
Upgrade to mogrify 5.4.8 (older versions should still work).




Version 0.3.0
-------------
Upgraded to use mplayer 0.9.0rc1
Implemented cut/delete/close/paste functions.
Show clipboard info/play clipboard.
Fixed some bugs with spin buttons.
Fixed a regression where video without sound would not stop properly.
Added 'resize' function, and autoresize of inserted frames.
Prevent flicker during playback.
Fixed a problem with saving audio.
Added 'strobe' effect (via 'negate')
Added 'change playback speed' option.



Version 0.2.5
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Vastly improved audio/visual sync.
Allowed multiple files to be opened.
Implemented copy/insert.
Added experimental 'black background' option.
Auto detection of sound players.
Turned off debugging output.
Numerous small bug fixes.


Version 0.2
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Fix major A/V sync error.
Show an error dialog when save fails.
Show preview in main window.
Added Help|About.
Fixed scrolling in info area.
Implemented cancel during file load.
Added 'undo'/'redo' functions.
Improved load speed.


Version 0.1.5
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Added basic audio sync
Fixed memory leaks
Implemented progress bars
Made smogrify run in background mode, allowed lives-exe to run in bg
Added first frame and last frame controls.
Added file info window.
Change main window title when file is loaded.



Version 0.1
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First public release