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