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 2025 March/April changes of note:
7 An additional SYSLIB Blend Program of tone_mapping.bp
8 has been created for tonemapping an HDR media and
9 report its values within the range (0, 1.0).
10 Tiff has been updated to version 4.7.0.
11 2025 January/February changes of note:
12 BlendAlgebra and BlendProgram major blending enhancements
13 have been implemented and documented in the Manual.
14 Flac library has been updated from 1.4.3 to 1.5.0.
16 2024 New Features of note:
17 Building with oneVPL now available using --with-onevpl.
18 Updated libraries include:
19 SVT-AV1 to 2.3.0, Nvidia encode headers to 12.2.72.0,
20 x265 to 4.0, libvpx to 1.14.1, libwebp to 1.4.0,
21 mjpegtools to 2.2.1, ffmpeg to 7.0, libsndfile to 1.2.2,
22 libaom to 3.8.0, libjpeg-turbo to 3.0.4.
23 The following have been updated to the current latest:
24 dcraw, flac, giflib, openjpeg, tiff, svt_av1, x264.
25 There are new vaapi/qsv/mediacodec rendering formats.
26 All of the AppImages are now being built with x265.
27 8/10/12 bit encode options (multibit).
28 ChromaKeyAVID new plugin to use instead of ChromKeyHSV
29 with an improved algorithm based on Avid SpectraMatte.
30 ChromaKey and ChromaKeyHSV have improved menus/options.
31 Libsvtav1 is a buildable option for newer distros.
32 Histogram/Videoscpe now allow for greater than 1 values.
34 2023 New Features of note:
35 New build farm for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, and Fedora at:
36 https://github.com/einhander/cin-gg-packages/releases
37 Updated libraries include:
38 FFmpeg to 6.1, Libvpx to 1.13.1, Tiff to 4.6.0,
39 Libwebp to 1.3.2, X264 to r3106 stable release,
40 Flac to 1.4.2, Libjpeg-turbo to 2.1.5.1, Libvpx to 1.13.0.
41 Alternative shortcuts (more Standard) AppImage available.
42 Mirror new video plugin has been added.
43 New shell script added to delete background render files
44 that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
45 Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
46 more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
48 2022 New Features of note:
49 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
50 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
51 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
52 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
53 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
54 Updated libraries include:
55 Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
56 Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
57 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
58 New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
59 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
60 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
61 New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
62 vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
64 2021 New Features of note:
65 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
66 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
67 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
68 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
69 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
70 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
71 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
73 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
74 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
76 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
77 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
79 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
80 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
81 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
82 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
83 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
84 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
85 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
86 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
87 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
88 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
89 Plugin changes and additions:
90 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
91 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
92 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
93 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
94 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
95 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
96 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
97 playback speed have been added.
98 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
99 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
100 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
101 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
103 2020 New Features of note:
104 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
105 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
106 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
107 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
108 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
109 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
110 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
111 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
112 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
113 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
114 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
115 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
116 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
117 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
118 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
119 Potential Performance improvements added.
120 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
121 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
122 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
123 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
124 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
125 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
126 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
127 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
128 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
129 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
130 File by Reference capability now available.
132 2019 New Features of note:
133 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
134 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
135 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
136 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
137 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
138 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
139 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
140 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
141 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
142 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
143 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
144 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
145 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
146 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
147 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
148 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
149 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
150 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
152 2018 New Features of note:
153 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
154 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
155 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
156 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
157 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
158 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
159 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
160 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
161 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
162 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
163 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
164 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
165 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
166 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
167 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
168 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
169 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
170 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
171 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
172 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
173 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
174 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
175 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
176 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
177 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
178 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
179 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
180 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
181 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
182 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
183 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
184 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
185 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
187 2017 New Features of note:
188 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
189 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
190 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
191 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
192 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
193 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
194 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
195 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
196 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
197 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
198 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
199 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
200 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
201 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
202 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
203 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
204 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
205 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
206 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
207 Title plugin major changes to include:
208 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
209 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
210 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
211 video, individual character attributes of
212 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
213 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
214 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
215 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
216 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
217 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
218 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.