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 October changes of note:
7 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
8 2022 September changes of note:
9 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.0 from 1.3.2.
10 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.4.0 from 4.3.0.
11 New render formats - vp9.webm & ALAC, Apple Lossless audio.
12 2022 August changes of note:
13 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
14 2022 July changes of note:
15 Libaom upgraded from 3.2.0 to 3.4.0.
16 Libvpx upgraded from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0
17 2022 June - there are no changes of note
18 2022 May changes of note:
19 OpenJPEG upgraded from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0
20 Many Makefile build changes incorporated for less used O/S-s.
21 2022 April changes of note:
22 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
23 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
24 2022 March changes of note:
25 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
26 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
27 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
28 New lossless render format for vp9 was added.
29 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
30 2022 February changes of note:
31 Updated libraries: libvpx, libogg, tiff, and fftw to current.
32 2022 January changes of note:
33 This month has only had minor changes and fixes added.
34 2021 New Features of note:
35 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
36 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
37 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
38 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
39 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
40 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
41 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
43 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
44 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
46 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
47 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
49 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
50 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
51 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
52 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
53 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
54 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
55 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
56 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
57 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
58 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
59 Plugin changes and additions:
60 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
61 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
62 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
63 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
64 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
65 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
66 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
67 playback speed have been added.
68 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
69 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
70 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
71 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
73 2020 New Features of note:
74 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
75 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
76 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
77 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
78 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
79 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
80 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
81 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
82 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
83 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
84 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
85 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
86 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
87 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
88 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
89 Potential Performance improvements added.
90 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
91 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
92 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
93 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
94 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
95 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
96 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
97 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
98 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
99 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
100 File by Reference capability now available.
102 2019 New Features of note:
103 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
104 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
105 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
106 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
107 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
108 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
109 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
110 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
111 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
112 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
113 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
114 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
115 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
116 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
117 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
118 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
119 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
120 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
122 2018 New Features of note:
123 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
124 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
125 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
126 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
127 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
128 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
129 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
130 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
131 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
132 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
133 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
134 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
135 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
136 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
137 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
138 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
139 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
140 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
141 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
142 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
143 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
144 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
145 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
146 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
147 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
148 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
149 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
150 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
151 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
152 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
153 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
154 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
155 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
157 2017 New Features of note:
158 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
159 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
160 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
161 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
162 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
163 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
164 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
165 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
166 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
167 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
168 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
169 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
170 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
171 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
172 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
173 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
174 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
175 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
176 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
177 Title plugin major changes to include:
178 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
179 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
180 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
181 video, individual character attributes of
182 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
183 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
184 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
185 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
186 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
187 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
188 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.