+2024 September changes of note:
+ Updated libraries include: dcraw, flac, giflib,
+ openjpeg, tiff, svt_av1, and x264 to current latest.
+2024 July changes of note:
+ All of the AppImages are now being built with x265
+ 8/10/12 bit encode options (multibit).
+2024 June changes of note:
+ ChromaKeyAVID new plugin to use instead of ChromKeyHSV
+ with an improved algorithm based on Avid SpectraMatte.
+2024 May changes of note:
+ FFmpeg has been updated from 6.1 to 7.0.
+ ChromaKey and ChromaKeyHSV have improved menus/options.
+ Mjpegtools upgraded from 2.1.0 to 2.2.1.
+2024 January changes of note:
+ X265 library has been updated to snapshot of 17-12-2023.
+ Libsndfile is now at version 1.2.2.
+ Libaom is updated to 3.8.0 but does not work on older O/S.
+ The Resources window info/details now shows sar/dar values.
+ Libsvtav1 is a buildable option for newer distros.
+ Histogram/Videoscpe now allow for greater than 1 values.
+2023 November changes of note:
+ New build farm for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, and Fedora at:
+ https://github.com/einhander/cin-gg-packages/releases
+ FFmpeg has been upgraded to 6.1.
+ Libvpx has been upgraded to 1.13.1.
+ Tiff has been upgraded to 4.6.0.
+2023 September changes of note:
+ Libwebp has been upgraded to 1.3.2.
+ Alternative shortcuts (more Standard) AppImage available.
+2023 August changes of note:
+ Mirror new video plugin has been added.
+ Copyright messages now include GG team & earlier CV team.
+2023 June changes of note:
+ Capability to create DVDs with BFF interlace added.
+2023 April changes of note:
+ X264 has been upgraded to r3106 stable release.
+2023 March changes of note:
+ Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.2
+ Tiff has been upgraded to 4.5.0
+ Libjpeg-turbo upgraded to 2.1.5.1
+ Libvpx is now upgraded to 1.13.0
+2023 February changes of note:
+ GPL headers have been added to essentially all program
+ files with contributor attribution for CV or known author.
+2023 January changes of note:
+ New shell script added to delete background render files
+ that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
+ Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
+ more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
+.
+2022 New Features of note:
+ FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
+ DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
+ A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
+ in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
+ Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
+ Updated libraries include:
+ Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
+ Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
+ BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
+ New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
+ Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
+ Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
+ New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
+ vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
+.
+2021 New Features of note:
+ Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
+ help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
+ most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
+ icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
+ /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
+ The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
+ AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
+ Newer distros use:
+ CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
+ CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
+ Older distros use:
+ CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
+ CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
+ 32-bit distros use:
+ CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
+ CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
+ Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
+ for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
+ The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
+ ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
+ libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
+ Render formats have been added or improved to include:
+ Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
+ and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
+ Plugin changes and additions:
+ Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
+ Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
+ The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
+ Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
+ makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
+ 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
+ FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
+ playback speed have been added.
+ YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
+ available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
+ Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
+ Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
+.
+2020 New Features of note:
+ Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
+ Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
+ Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
+ Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
+ Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
+ Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
+ Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
+ Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
+ Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
+ Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
+ Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
+ Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
+ Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
+ Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
+ New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
+ Potential Performance improvements added.
+ New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
+ Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
+ BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
+ Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
+ Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.