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 2024 January changes of note:
7 X265 library has been updated to snapshot of 17-12-2023.
8 Libsndfile is now at version 1.2.2.
9 Libaom is updated to 3.8.0 but does not work on older O/S.
10 The Resources window info/details now shows sar/dar values.
11 Libsvtav1 is a buildable option for newer distros.
12 Histogram/Videoscpe now allow for greater than 1 values.
13 2023 November changes of note:
14 New build farm for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, and Fedora at:
15 https://github.com/einhander/cin-gg-packages/releases
16 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 6.1.
17 Libvpx has been upgraded to 1.13.1.
18 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.6.0.
19 2023 September changes of note:
20 Libwebp has been upgraded to 1.3.2.
21 Alternative shortcuts (more Standard) AppImage available.
22 2023 August changes of note:
23 Mirror new video plugin has been added.
24 Copyright messages now include GG team & earlier CV team.
25 2023 June changes of note:
26 Capability to create DVDs with BFF interlace added.
27 2023 April changes of note:
28 X264 has been upgraded to r3106 stable release.
29 2023 March changes of note:
30 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.2
31 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.5.0
32 Libjpeg-turbo upgraded to 2.1.5.1
33 Libvpx is now upgraded to 1.13.0
34 2023 February changes of note:
35 GPL headers have been added to essentially all program
36 files with contributor attribution for CV or known author.
37 2023 January changes of note:
38 New shell script added to delete background render files
39 that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
40 Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
41 more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
43 2022 New Features of note:
44 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
45 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
46 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
47 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
48 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
49 Updated libraries include:
50 Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
51 Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
52 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
53 New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
54 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
55 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
56 New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
57 vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
59 2021 New Features of note:
60 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
61 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
62 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
63 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
64 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
65 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
66 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
68 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
69 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
71 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
72 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
74 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
75 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
76 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
77 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
78 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
79 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
80 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
81 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
82 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
83 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
84 Plugin changes and additions:
85 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
86 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
87 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
88 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
89 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
90 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
91 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
92 playback speed have been added.
93 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
94 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
95 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
96 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
98 2020 New Features of note:
99 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
100 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
101 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
102 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
103 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
104 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
105 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
106 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
107 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
108 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
109 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
110 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
111 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
112 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
113 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
114 Potential Performance improvements added.
115 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
116 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
117 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
118 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
119 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
120 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
121 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
122 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
123 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
124 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
125 File by Reference capability now available.
127 2019 New Features of note:
128 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
129 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
130 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
131 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
132 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
133 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
134 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
135 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
136 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
137 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
138 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
139 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
140 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
141 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
142 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
143 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
144 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
145 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
147 2018 New Features of note:
148 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
149 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
150 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
151 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
152 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
153 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
154 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
155 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
156 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
157 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
158 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
159 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
160 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
161 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
162 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
163 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
164 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
165 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
166 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
167 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
168 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
169 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
170 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
171 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
172 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
173 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
174 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
175 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
176 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
177 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
178 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
179 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
180 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
182 2017 New Features of note:
183 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
184 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
185 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
186 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
187 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
188 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
189 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
190 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
191 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
192 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
193 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
194 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
195 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
196 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
197 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
198 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
199 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
200 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
201 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
202 Title plugin major changes to include:
203 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
204 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
205 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
206 video, individual character attributes of
207 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
208 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
209 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
210 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
211 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
212 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
213 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.