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 August changes of note:
7 Mirror new video plugin has been added.
8 Copyright messages now include GG team & earlier CV team.
9 2023 June changes of note:
10 Capability to create DVDs with BFF interlace added.
11 2023 April changes of note:
12 X264 has been upgraded to r3106 stable release.
13 2023 March changes of note:
14 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.2
15 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.5.0
16 Libjpeg-turbo upgraded to 2.1.5.1
17 Libvpx is now upgraded to 1.13.0
18 2023 February changes of note:
19 GPL headers have been added to essentially all program
20 files with contributor attribution for CV or known author.
21 2023 January changes of note:
22 New shell script added to delete background render files
23 that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
24 Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
25 more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
27 2022 New Features of note:
28 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
29 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
30 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
31 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
32 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
33 Updated libraries include:
34 Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
35 Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
36 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
37 New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
38 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
39 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
40 New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
41 vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
43 2021 New Features of note:
44 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
45 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
46 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
47 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
48 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
49 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
50 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
52 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
53 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
55 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
56 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
58 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
59 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
60 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
61 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
62 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
63 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
64 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
65 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
66 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
67 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
68 Plugin changes and additions:
69 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
70 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
71 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
72 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
73 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
74 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
75 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
76 playback speed have been added.
77 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
78 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
79 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
80 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
82 2020 New Features of note:
83 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
84 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
85 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
86 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
87 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
88 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
89 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
90 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
91 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
92 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
93 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
94 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
95 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
96 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
97 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
98 Potential Performance improvements added.
99 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
100 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
101 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
102 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
103 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
104 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
105 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
106 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
107 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
108 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
109 File by Reference capability now available.
111 2019 New Features of note:
112 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
113 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
114 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
115 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
116 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
117 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
118 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
119 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
120 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
121 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
122 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
123 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
124 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
125 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
126 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
127 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
128 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
129 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
131 2018 New Features of note:
132 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
133 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
134 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
135 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
136 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
137 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
138 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
139 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
140 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
141 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
142 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
143 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
144 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
145 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
146 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
147 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
148 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
149 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
150 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
151 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
152 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
153 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
154 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
155 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
156 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
157 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
158 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
159 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
160 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
161 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
162 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
163 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
164 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
166 2017 New Features of note:
167 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
168 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
169 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
170 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
171 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
172 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
173 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
174 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
175 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
176 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
177 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
178 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
179 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
180 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
181 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
182 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
183 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
184 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
185 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
186 Title plugin major changes to include:
187 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
188 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
189 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
190 video, individual character attributes of
191 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
192 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
193 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
194 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
195 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
196 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
197 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.