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