1 Email cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org 4 help.
2 For usage help, refer to the following:
3 https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual.pdf
4 http://g-raffa.eu/Cinelerra/HOWTO/basics.html
6 2022 January changes of note:
7 This month has only had minor changes and fixes added.
8 2021 New Features of note:
9 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
10 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
11 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
12 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
13 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
14 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
15 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
17 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
18 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
20 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
21 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
23 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
24 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
25 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
26 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
27 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
28 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
29 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
30 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
31 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
32 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
33 Plugin changes and additions:
34 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
35 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
36 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
37 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
38 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
39 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
40 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
41 playback speed have been added.
42 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
43 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
44 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
45 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
47 2020 New Features of note:
48 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
49 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
50 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
51 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
52 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
53 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
54 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
55 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
56 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
57 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
58 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
59 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
60 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
61 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
62 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
63 Potential Performance improvements added.
64 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
65 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
66 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
67 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
68 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
69 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
70 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
71 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
72 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
73 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
74 File by Reference capability now available.
76 2019 New Features of note:
77 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
78 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
79 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
80 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
81 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
82 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
83 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
84 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
85 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
86 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
87 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
88 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
89 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
90 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
91 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
92 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
93 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
94 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
96 2018 New Features of note:
97 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
98 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
99 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
100 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
101 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
102 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
103 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
104 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
105 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
106 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
107 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
108 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
109 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
110 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
111 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
112 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
113 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
114 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
115 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
116 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
117 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
118 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
119 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
120 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
121 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
122 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
123 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
124 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
125 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
126 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
127 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
128 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
129 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
131 2017 New Features of note:
132 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
133 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
134 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
135 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
136 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
137 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
138 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
139 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
140 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
141 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
142 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
143 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
144 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
145 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
146 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
147 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
148 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
149 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
150 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
151 Title plugin major changes to include:
152 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
153 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
154 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
155 video, individual character attributes of
156 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
157 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
158 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
159 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
160 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
161 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
162 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.