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