-Cinelerra Unify (GG) continuously merged/enriched from the
- original Heroine Virtual of Adam Williams which does not
- support many modern formats, and now contains CV mods
- provided over prior years from the Community Version.
-Email cinelerra@lists.cinelerra-cv.org 4 help.
+Email cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org 4 help.
For usage help, refer to the following:
- https://cinelerra-cv.org/docs/cinelerra_cv_manual_en.html
- https://cinelerra-cv.org/five/Features5.pdf
+ https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual.pdf
http://g-raffa.eu/Cinelerra/HOWTO/basics.html
-Cinfinity icons selected in Preferences Sam (CC BY 3.0,
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
-Neophyte theme selected in Preferences by Olaf Wolff (CC BY 4.0,
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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-Oct 2018 New features of note:
+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.
+ New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
+ Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
+ Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
+ PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
+ Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
+ File by Reference capability now available.
+.
+2019 New Features of note:
+ Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
+ OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
+ Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
+ Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
+ Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
+ Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
+ Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
+ Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
+ Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
+ Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
+ Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
+ Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
+ Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
+ nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
+ Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
+ Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
+ Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
+ Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
+.
+2018 New Features of note:
+ Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
+ Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
+ Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
+ Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
+ Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
+ Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
+ Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
+ Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
- Additional ffmpeg plugins available (FF icon for now).
Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
- Autos, like fade, allow for textbox input & tooltip values.
-.
-Sept 2018 New Features of note:
Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
- New Export Project option; h26x_mp3 audio format available,
- Overlays Winow toggle on/off XYZ for Camera/Projector.
- Patchbay Expander icon moved up to allow for better usage.
-.
-July/Aug 2018 New Features of note:
Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
- Numbers on the keypad can be used in dialog boxes.
- OpenGL driver rework for fixes and/or improvement.
- Proxy switcher added to ease going back and forth.
- Single image proxy of scalar and non-scalar both work.
Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
-.
-June/May 2018 New Features of note:
- Proxy usage with multicams has been corrected.
LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
- Jpeg, libx265, and Dcraw have been upgraded.
Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
- FFmpeg plugins have had a slider bar added for easier use.
-.
-April 2018 New Features of note:
- FFmpeg has been updated to V 4.0. Libx265 to 2.7.
OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
- Shortcuts F11-F12 in compositor / b for load backup.
- Drag widget designed/added for future versatility.
-.
-March 2018 New Features of note:
- Audio now is associated when in the Proxy folder.
Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
Speed automation will now update the track duration.
- Locking tracks in patchbay, highlites that scenario.
Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
- Load files from the Resources window now via "o".
- SVG with Inkscape rewritten to not use Shell command.
- Hyperlinks for the Table of Contents added to Features5.
-.
-February 2018 New Features of note:
- Pulldown menus now stay until window or mouse change.
Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
- Adding a matched set of tracks is now available.
Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
- Audio plays the first few bars in the Resources window.
- Third-party programs have been upgraded.
- File size indicator in File Load has numeric options.
- Shortcuts.html updated for some new or missing actions.
- Clips in the Resources window show a png thumbnail.
-.
-January 2018 New Features of note:
- Plugin names in EDL now all english & not translated.
Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
- Render Farm minor enhancements and bug fixes.
- Pixels for Render Video and Samples/Quality for Audio.
2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
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2017 New Features of note:
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