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 August changes of note:
7 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
8 2022 July changes of note:
9 Libaom upgraded from 3.2.0 to 3.4.0.
10 Libvpx upgraded from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0
11 2022 June - there are no changes of note
12 2022 May changes of note:
13 OpenJPEG upgraded from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0
14 Many Makefile build changes incorporated for less used O/S-s.
15 2022 April changes of note:
16 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
17 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
18 2022 March changes of note:
19 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
20 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
21 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
22 New lossless render format for vp9 was added.
23 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
24 2022 February changes of note:
25 Updated libraries: libvpx, libogg, tiff, and fftw to current.
26 2022 January changes of note:
27 This month has only had minor changes and fixes added.
28 2021 New Features of note:
29 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
30 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
31 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
32 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
33 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
34 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
35 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
37 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
38 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
40 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
41 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
43 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
44 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
45 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
46 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
47 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
48 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
49 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
50 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
51 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
52 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
53 Plugin changes and additions:
54 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
55 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
56 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
57 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
58 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
59 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
60 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
61 playback speed have been added.
62 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
63 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
64 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
65 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
67 2020 New Features of note:
68 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
69 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
70 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
71 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
72 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
73 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
74 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
75 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
76 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
77 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
78 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
79 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
80 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
81 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
82 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
83 Potential Performance improvements added.
84 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
85 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
86 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
87 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
88 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
89 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
90 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
91 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
92 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
93 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
94 File by Reference capability now available.
96 2019 New Features of note:
97 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
98 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
99 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
100 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
101 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
102 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
103 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
104 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
105 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
106 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
107 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
108 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
109 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
110 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
111 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
112 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
113 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
114 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
116 2018 New Features of note:
117 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
118 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
119 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
120 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
121 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
122 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
123 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
124 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
125 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
126 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
127 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
128 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
129 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
130 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
131 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
132 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
133 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
134 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
135 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
136 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
137 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
138 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
139 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
140 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
141 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
142 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
143 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
144 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
145 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
146 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
147 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
148 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
149 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
151 2017 New Features of note:
152 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
153 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
154 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
155 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
156 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
157 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
158 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
159 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
160 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
161 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
162 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
163 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
164 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
165 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
166 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
167 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
168 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
169 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
170 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
171 Title plugin major changes to include:
172 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
173 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
174 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
175 video, individual character attributes of
176 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
177 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
178 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
179 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
180 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
181 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
182 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.