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- version 0.7.12 (unstable/development)
- =====================================
- 2002-01-04
-
- * improved support for SVCD- and CVD-style subtitles
- * new conversion tool cdxa2mpeg added
- * minor subheader change for SPI area
- * create 150 sector post-gap ("leadout pregap") by default
- * fixed compilation with linux kernel headers prior to 2.2.16
- * switched to new automake/conf versions
-
- version 0.7.11 (unstable/development)
- =====================================
- 2001-10-21
-
- * improved linux cdrom support by adding support for the generic packet
- cdrom interface
- * added native BSD/OS CDROM support
- * fixed libxml2 external entity loader
- * fixed minor subheader bug
- * be more tolerant when vcdxrip'ing faulty PBCs
- * new "leadout pregap" option
- * added 3 "-no*" options to vcdxrip
-
- version 0.7.10 (unstable/development)
- =====================================
- 2001-08-29
-
- * vcdxrip: new option for ignoring (faulty) extended pbc's
- * fixed wrong warning for extended end list attributes
- * allow multi default selections to have entry points as play-item
- * gui mode added to vcdxbuild, vcdxminfo and vcdxrip
- * changed --version output format
- * progress display added to vcdxbuild and vcdxminfo
- * rewrite/improvement of MPEG scanning code (detect audio parameters)
- * detect OGT channels and set flags accordingly
- * new option "svcd vcd30 tracksvd"
- * set pregap and subindexes explicitly in cue sheet
- * vcdxminfo output format changed and enhanced
- * missing flag to indicate presence of extended PBC (hotspots) on
- VCD2.0 added
- * new options for customization track gaps/margins
- * added --image-type/--image-option to vcdxbuild
- * implemented setting of <publisher-id>
-
- version 0.7.9 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-08-01
-
- * fixed assertion bug in vcdimager cli frontend
- * added support for HQ-VCD and VCD 1.0 formats
- * fixed bug in vcdxgen which created a PBC section for VCD 1.x by
- default
- * new "leadout pause" option
- * implemented <auto-pause> points for segment play items
- * implemented SCANDATA.DAT dumping for vcddebug
- * fixed offset bug in SCANDATA.DAT creation for SVCD
- * implemented checking for unreferenced PBC items
- * fixed play nothing item in selections
-
- version 0.7.8 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-07-28
-
- * updated VideoCD DTD
- * fixed minor ISO9660 PVD bug
- * renamed --add-dir to --add-dirtree and implemented a 'real'
- --add-dir (e.g. for adding an empty SEGMENT dir)
- * implemented end list extension for SVCDs
- * reverted autoplay experiment
- * minor compatibility change for SVCD compatibility
- * fixed non working "svcd vcd30 entrysvd" option
- * added new tool for dumping mpeg infos/aps addresses
- * added support for empty (ref-less) <select> and <play-item>'s
- * fixed/added support for multi default selections
- * implement <default-entry> for allowing to reference the default
- entry point of sequence items
-
- version 0.7.7 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-06-30
-
- * be more tolerant about ISO9660 fs, when disassembling images
- * implemented cdrdao style split image file writer
- * fixed item____.mpg enumeration bug exposed on multisegment SPIs
- * implemented/added (untested) auto play flag/xml tag
- * match enumeration of ISO9660 entries for ripped mpeg streams files
-
- version 0.7.6 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-06-16
-
- * fixed boundary checks for segment play items
- * fix/workaround for cygwin stack bug exposed in vcddebug
- * made vcd30 mpegav more accurate
-
- version 0.7.5 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-06-12
-
- * major documentation improvement
- * implemented creation of directories
- * new 'update scan offsets' option for fixing scan offset data in
- video mpeg2 streams
- * more verbose info on mpeg errors
-
- version 0.7.4 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-06-07
-
- * added checks for scan information data in mpeg2 streams
- * create extended PBC including selection areas
- * fixed creation of invalid XML
- * parsing of selection areas in vcdxrip implemented
- * fixed ISO9660 pathtable ordering
- * cleanups/bugfixes
-
- version 0.7.3 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-06-02
-
- * implemented ISO9660 fs extraction
- * enhanced vcddebug to display extended PBC files and dump fs
- structure with XA flags
- * fixed some XA flags related misunderstandings
- * fixed handling of unordered aps presentation timestamps (which fixes
- entry point calculation)
- * fixed XML output of filesystem dump
-
- version 0.7.2 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-05-31
-
- * vcddebug: fixed for pbc less vcds
- * improved subheader generation for SPIs
- * handle hybrid stills better
- * implemented option-tag parsing
- * new <option name="relaxed aps" value="true"/> for relaxed aps
- constrains (see manual on access point sectors as well for important
- warnings)
- * handle truncated streams more tolerant
- * started updating manual
- * 'broken svcd mode' xml-<option> splitted up into "svcd vcd30 mpegav"
- and "svcd vcd30 entrysvd" (see manual as well)
-
- version 0.7.1 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-05-27
-
- * fixed broken entry id resolving
- * read support for NRG images added
- * support for rejected PBC items implemented
- * replaced vcdrip by vcddebug
- * added (previously) missing IO error detection for output in vcdxrip
- * minor cleanups
-
- version 0.7.0 (unstable/development)
- ====================================
- 2001-05-24
-
- * dummy PBC generation disabled for classic vcdimager frontend
- (use vcdxgen instead)
- * warn if labels are non-conforming
- * use PTS times instead of inaccurate GOP timecodes
- * support for segment items added
- * support for additional entry points added
- * support for (auto)pause points added
- * (full) PBC support (including playlists, menus/selections) added
- * new XML based frontend(s) added (vcdxgen, vcdxbuild, vcdxrip)
-
- version 0.6.2 (stable)
- ======================
- 2001-05-15
-
- * improved SPI ripping
- * fixed ripping of vcds with additional entry points
- * made album set parameters configurable by commandline
- * mpeg padding on the fly implemented
- * create /EXT/SCANDATA.DAT for SVCD (disabled for VCD2.0)
- * detect audio streams
- * mpeg scanning code rewritten
- * minor XVCD & XSVCD support improvements
-
- version 0.6.1 (stable)
- ======================
- 2001-05-01
-
- * compilation fixes
- * fixed wrong SVCD/TRACKS.SVD creation for multitrack SVCDs
- * fixed support for writing 2336 based images
- * minor SVCD related conformance fixes
- * minor vcdrip improvements
-
- version 0.6.0 (stable)
- ======================
- 2001-04-15
-
- * implemented --rip-spi operation
- * give up on invalid mpeg packets when scanning mpeg
- * fixed directory section growing into karaoke area
-
- version 0.5.9beta4
- ==================
- 2001-03-18
-
- * improved manual
- * added 2336 byte sectors support to vcdrip
- * fixed fd-leaking when adding files
- * fixed maximal cd image size boundary check
- * fixed zero file size bug
- * handle play times >= 100 mins (for svcd)
- * fixed pathtable entry ordering
- * added experimental --add-dir feature to vcdimager
-
- version 0.5.9beta3
- ==================
- 2001-03-11
-
- * improved packaging
- * minor portability fixes for non-gcc compiler
- * included popt library
- * minor fixes
-
- version 0.5.9beta2
- ==================
- 2001-01-21
-
- * fixed empty last block bug with --add-file
- * minor vcdrip improvements
- * scandata.dat scantable support for vcd 2.0
- * extended psd & lot for vcd 2.0
- * added handling of 2ndary audio channel and OGT (subtitles)
-
- version 0.5.9beta1
- ==================
- 2001-01-15
-
- * fixed padding packet losing bug in vcdrip
- * fixed misplaced MPEGAV-isofs offset bug introduced in alpha4
- * minor improvements in mpeg scanning code
-
- version 0.5.9alpha4
- ===================
- 2001-01-13
-
- * major vcdrip dump output improvement
- * VCD1.1 compatibility improved
- * fixed I/O error handling
- * added --broken-svcd-mode compatibility (mis)feature
- * search.dat transposition fix
-
- version 0.5.9alpha3
- ===================
- 2001-01-06
-
- * improved ISO9660 file addition facility
- * minor ISO9660 file entry ordering fix
- * minor documentation improvements
- * big endian fix for struct bitsets
- * new option '--quiet' for vcdimager cli fe
- * fixed --add-file-2336 bug
-
- version 0.5.9alpha2
- ===================
- 2001-01-03
-
- * creation of scanpoints for SVCDs
- * compilation fix for cygwin environment
- * vcdrip SVCD detection improved
- * oversize warnings
-
- version 0.5.9alpha1
- ===================
- 2000-12-23
-
- * 2336-byte-sector image support
- * improved cli frontend (progress visualization, short options)
- * experimental SVCD support
- * improved VCD 2.0 and VCD 1.1 support
- * started gnome-- frontend (non functional yet!)
- * bugfixes
- * vcdrip utility
- * removed glib dependancy from cli frontend
-
- version 0.5
- ===========
- never released
-
- * major rewrite
-
- version 0.4
- ===========
- 2000-08-27
-
- * CD-i support enabled by default with default cdi path
- * added short options
- * improved portability
-
- version 0.4alpha4
- =================
- 2000-08-25
-
- * added simple support for video format detection/warnings
- * added PAL support
-
- version 0.4alpha3
- =================
- 2000-08-25
-
- * fixed missing EOF subheader marking
- * improved logging output
- * internal bugfixes/restructuring
-
- version 0.4alpha2
- =================
- 2000-08-24
-
- * custom file support bugfix
- * fixed wrongly reported start sectors in verbose output
- * internal bugfixes
-
- version 0.4alpha1
- =================
- 2000-08-22
-
- * big endian fix
- * supports upto 98 mpeg tracks (of previously 33 possible tracks)
- * more CD-ROM XA compliance/fix
- * CD-i support
- * experimental support for adding custom files to ISO9660 fs
-
- version 0.3
- ===========
- 2000-08-16
-
- * EDC/ECC calculation bug fixed
- * portability fixes
-
- version 0.2
- ===========
- 2000-08-14
-
- * fixed a few core dumps
- * --bin-file= option bug fixed
- * more verbose warnings/error messages
-
- version 0.1
- ===========
- 2000-08-13
-
- * initial public release
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