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 2024 May changes of note:
7 FFmpeg has been updated from 6.1 to 7.0.
8 ChromaKey and ChromaKeyHSV have improved menus/options.
9 Mjpegtools upgraded from 2.1.0 to 2.2.1.
10 2024 January changes of note:
11 X265 library has been updated to snapshot of 17-12-2023.
12 Libsndfile is now at version 1.2.2.
13 Libaom is updated to 3.8.0 but does not work on older O/S.
14 The Resources window info/details now shows sar/dar values.
15 Libsvtav1 is a buildable option for newer distros.
16 Histogram/Videoscpe now allow for greater than 1 values.
17 2023 November changes of note:
18 New build farm for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, and Fedora at:
19 https://github.com/einhander/cin-gg-packages/releases
20 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 6.1.
21 Libvpx has been upgraded to 1.13.1.
22 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.6.0.
23 2023 September changes of note:
24 Libwebp has been upgraded to 1.3.2.
25 Alternative shortcuts (more Standard) AppImage available.
26 2023 August changes of note:
27 Mirror new video plugin has been added.
28 Copyright messages now include GG team & earlier CV team.
29 2023 June changes of note:
30 Capability to create DVDs with BFF interlace added.
31 2023 April changes of note:
32 X264 has been upgraded to r3106 stable release.
33 2023 March changes of note:
34 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.2
35 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.5.0
36 Libjpeg-turbo upgraded to 2.1.5.1
37 Libvpx is now upgraded to 1.13.0
38 2023 February changes of note:
39 GPL headers have been added to essentially all program
40 files with contributor attribution for CV or known author.
41 2023 January changes of note:
42 New shell script added to delete background render files
43 that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
44 Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
45 more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
47 2022 New Features of note:
48 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
49 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
50 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
51 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
52 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
53 Updated libraries include:
54 Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
55 Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
56 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
57 New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
58 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
59 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
60 New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
61 vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
63 2021 New Features of note:
64 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
65 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
66 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
67 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
68 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
69 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
70 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
72 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
73 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
75 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
76 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
78 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
79 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
80 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
81 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
82 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
83 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
84 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
85 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
86 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
87 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
88 Plugin changes and additions:
89 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
90 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
91 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
92 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
93 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
94 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
95 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
96 playback speed have been added.
97 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
98 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
99 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
100 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
102 2020 New Features of note:
103 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
104 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
105 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
106 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
107 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
108 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
109 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
110 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
111 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
112 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
113 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
114 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
115 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
116 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
117 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
118 Potential Performance improvements added.
119 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
120 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
121 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
122 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
123 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
124 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
125 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
126 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
127 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
128 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
129 File by Reference capability now available.
131 2019 New Features of note:
132 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
133 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
134 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
135 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
136 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
137 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
138 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
139 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
140 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
141 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
142 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
143 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
144 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
145 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
146 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
147 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
148 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
149 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
151 2018 New Features of note:
152 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
153 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
154 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
155 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
156 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
157 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
158 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
159 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
160 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
161 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
162 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
163 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
164 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
165 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
166 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
167 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
168 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
169 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
170 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
171 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
172 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
173 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
174 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
175 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
176 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
177 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
178 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
179 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
180 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
181 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
182 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
183 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
184 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
186 2017 New Features of note:
187 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
188 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
189 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
190 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
191 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
192 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
193 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
194 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
195 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
196 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
197 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
198 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
199 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
200 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
201 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
202 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
203 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
204 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
205 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
206 Title plugin major changes to include:
207 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
208 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
209 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
210 video, individual character attributes of
211 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
212 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
213 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
214 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
215 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
216 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
217 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.