# 0.8.7 - added 544x480 as valid NTSC resolution (thanks to C.Y.M) # - removed 688x576 from the valid PAL resolutions; # - calculate USE_SPEED with 30 fps instead of 29.97 # - use '-vf' and '-af' instead of '-vop' and '-aop', as the # latter are deprecated # # 0.8.6 - fixed a copy'n'paste bug regarding the subtitle background # alpha color (thanks to Christian Haider) # - changed the fps values from rational values to integer ones # - fixed a typo setting DETC (thanks to Soeren Sonnenburg) # - disabled the use of -forceidx for RealVideos, because since # mplayer-1.0pre5 it isn't necessary anymore # # 0.8.5 - changed the check for the existence of the video file to check also # that it can actually be read # - added a new PAL height: 544 # - [experimental] use detelicining (detc) filter to play NTSC as PAL; # thanks to Martin Hoffmann for this one # - [experimental] make the detelecinig filter configurable via conf-file # - changed the warning messages about wrong DVD options to be displayed # only when DEBUG is set to true # - added a comment to mplayer.sh.conf that the DVD dummy files MUST be # named DVD/VCD in capital letters # - removed '-afm 9' from AO defaults, because audio filters by numbers are # removed from MPlayer (9 meant hwac, it is handeled differently anyway) # - changed the the use of the -speed parameter: the man pages says one # should use a value between 0.01 and 100, not something like 25:24 # # 0.8.4 - added some more debugging info # - changed the MPlayer option that is used to play DVDs and VCDs from # -vcd/-dvd to VCD:// and DVD:// # - added cuefile support for MPlayer version 1.0x # - added new config option to distinguish MPlayer versions (0.9x or 1.0) # important for playing cuefiles # - fixed bug in detecting empty CACHE option # - fixed a bug where USE_SPEED is ignored and '-speed' always used # - added a check for the return value of 'mplayer -identify' # - added support for AC3 sound when playing a DVD # - make audio output configurable via config file (e.g. for DXR3) # # 0.8.3 - changed the default value of USERDEF from '-really-quiet' to '-quiet', # because it suppressed the progressbar messages from mplayer # - added '-dvd 1' to the DVD call to reliably play a DVD # (though only the first one) # # 0.8.2 - changed the way mplayer is called to identify files; # should prevent the opening of a X window, that happens # on some systems # - play mpeg files without any scaling if possible # - added config line for AC3 out via DVB card (thanks to Christian Jacobsen) # - added a new config option to choose the video out device; # intended for dx3 users # - added config options for subtitles (thanks to Martin Åkerström) # - fixed a bug when SLOW_CPU is set to "false" instead of being # just commented out # - minor code clean-up # - cleanup some comments and messages # # 0.8.1 - fixed a bug when DVDFiles or DVD not set correctly # - if path to mplayer is incorrect, log an error and exit # - cue file support; you can now choose a cue file as input; # after I did this on user request, I asked myself, for what # do one needs this, as mplayer can play .bin files directly... # - support for 16/9 TV sets (thanks to Vaclav Janecek) # # 0.8.0 - bumped the version number to be more flexible # - added VCD/DVD support # # 0.0.7 - clear LANG variable # - added support for slow computers: reduces the Y # resolution to the half of the possible maximum # - use kind of a window for detecting the frames_per_sec # # 0.0.6a-jha # - fixed a bug that prevented the SLAVE mode from working # # 0.0.6-jha # - major rework # - added config option to disable either NTSC or PAL support # - added mplayer's '-speed' option; is disabled by default (see # config file), because it didn't work as expected for me # - rudimentary sub titles support: # if a sub titles file (.sub suffix) with exactly the # same name as the played video file exists, it is used # (not really useful yet) # - changed the was the config file is parsed: # let's do it the simple way, just source the file # ================================================= # ---> IMPORTANT! you MUST use the new config file # ================================================= # # 0.0.5d-jha # - added AC3 support (thanks to Christian Jacobsen # ) # - better support for mplayers SLAVE mode # - fixed some scaling problems # - some minor clean-ups # # 0.0.5c-jha # - play videos with 24 or 23.976 fps as NTSC, not PAL # # 0.0.5b-jha # - Improved getvidxy - thanks to new mplayer option '-identify' # it gets now the correct values for X-/Y-resolution # and the framerate (if defined in the video file) # for all media files # - reworked the scaling calculation to scale only if needed # and if so, scale as little as possible to save CPU power # - distinguish between NTSC and PAL files; play them with # the right TV norm # # 0.0.4 Improved getvidxy - No Temp Files needed anymore ! # # 0.0.3 Seems to work fine - still lacks support for X x 432 Files # What about MPEG Files ?