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@@ -1,46 +1,22 @@ -Release notes for GStreamer Bad Plugins 1.0.0 -The GStreamer project is pleased to announce the very first release of the -new API and ABI-stable 1.x series of the GStreamer multimedia framework. +Release notes for GStreamer Bad Plugins 1.0.1 -The 1.x series is a stable series targeted at end users. It is not API or ABI -compatible with the 0.10.x series. It can, however, be installed in parallel -with the 0.10.x series and will not affect an existing 0.10.x installation. -Major improvements include: more flexible memory handling; extensible and -negotiable metadata for buffers; caps negotiation and renegotiation mechanisms, -decoupled from buffer allocation; improved caps renegotiation; automatic -re-sending of state for dynamic pipelines; reworked and more fine-grained pad -probing; simpler and more descriptive audio and video caps; more efficient -allocation of buffers, events and other mini objects; improved timestamp -handling; support for gobject-inspection-based language bindings; countless -other improvements. +The GStreamer team is proud to announce a new release +in the 1.x stable series of the +core of the GStreamer streaming media framework. -Most of these changes involve the GStreamer plugin API. The application API -has changed comparatively little, and most applications should be fairly easy -to port to the new API. There is a porting guide available. -The GStreamer team would like to thank everyone who helped bring this release -about, whether by submitting patches, reporting bugs, testing, sponsoring -development, attending hackfests, or simply supplying moral support. +The 1.x series is a stable series targeted at end users. +It is not API or ABI compatible with the stable 0.10.x series. +It is, however, parallel installable with the 0.10.x series and +will not affect an existing 0.10.x installation. -This is the end of a long development process, but also the beginning of -one. This release does not mark the pinnacle of perfection, but the point -where the team is content with the API and stability and quality of the code -base in general, especially compared to the old 0.10 series. -There will be bugs to fix, and starting from this release there will be -distinct bug-fixing and feature development cycles, with the goal of getting -bug-fixes out quicker and unencumbered by other more risky changes. See - - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/wiki/ReleasePlanning/RoadMap - -for a tentative road map and possible schedule. - -=== Module "That an accusation?" + No perfectly groomed moustache or any amount of fine clothing is going to cover up the truth - these plugins are Bad with a capital B. They look fine on the outside, and might even appear to get the job done, but @@ -48,12 +24,14 @@ at the end of the day they're a black sheep. Without a golden-haired angel to watch over them, they'll probably land in an unmarked grave at the final showdown. + Don't bug us about their quality - exercise your Free Software rights, patch up the offender and send us the patch on the fastest steed you can steal from the Confederates. Because you see, in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig. + This module contains a set of plugins that aren't up to par compared to the rest. They might be close to being good quality, but they're missing something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests, a real live @@ -67,113 +45,89 @@ New contributors can start here for things to work on. Other modules containing plugins are: - gst-plugins-base : a basic set of well-supported plugins - gst-plugins-good : a set of well-supported plugins under our preferred license - gst-plugins-ugly : a set of well-supported plugins, but might pose problems - for distributors - gst-libav : a set of codecs plugins based on libav (formerly gst-ffmpeg) -==== Download +gst-plugins-base +contains a basic set of well-supported plugins +gst-plugins-good +contains a set of well-supported plugins under our preferred license +gst-plugins-ugly +contains a set of well-supported plugins, but might pose problems for + distributors +gst-libav +contains a set of codecs plugins based on libav (formerly gst-ffmpeg) -You can find source releases of gstreamer in the download directory: - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gstreamer/ -==== GStreamer Homepage + -More details can be found on the project's website: +Features of this release + + * Parallel installability with 0.10.x series + * fieldanalysis and frei0r plugins ported to 1.0 + * DVD playback fixes + * pitch: transform timestamps properly after a seek + * camerabin fixes + * bug fixes - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ +Bugs fixed in this release + + * 667220 : dvdspu: add NV12 support + * 681562 : Issue setting " video-source " property on wrappercamerabinsrc + * 681564 : Issue setting " video-source-filter " property on wrappercamerabinsrc + * 681678 : frei0r: port to 1.0 + * 684740 : chromaprint: resolve undefined symbols + * 684847 : curl: fix build on win32 + * 685065 : Missing cast in curlbasesink + * 685159 : chromaprint: Missing unmap buffer in transform_ip -==== Support and Bugs +==== Download ==== -We use GNOME's bugzilla for bug reports and feature requests: +You can find source releases of gst-plugins-bad in the download +directory: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-bad/ + +The git repository and details how to clone it can be found at +http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/ + +==== Homepage ==== - http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer - or - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/bugs/ - -==== Developers - -GStreamer is stored in Git, hosted at git.freedesktop.org, and can be -cloned from there. Interested developers of the core library, plugins, and -applications should subscribe to the gstreamer-devel list and/or pop into -our #gstreamer IRC channel on Freenode. - -==== Contributors to this release - - Alban Browaeys - Albert Astrals Cid - Aleix Conchillo Flaque - Alessandro Decina - Andoni Morales Alastruey - Andre Moreira Magalhaes (andrunko) - Andy Wingo - Antoine Tremblay - Arnaud Vrac - Arun Raghavan - Benjamin Otte - blake tregre - Brian Pepple - Carlos Rafael Giani - Carsten Kroll - Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller - Damien Lespiau - Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula - David Biomech360 - David Schleef - Dmitry Ketov - Edward Hervey - Fabrizio (Misto) Milo - Gil Pedersen - Guillaume Desmottes - Gwenole Beauchesne - Jacob Meuser - Jan Schmidt - John Hein - Jonas Larsson - Julian Scheel - Julien Isorce - Lasse Laukkanen - Luis de Bethencourt - Lukáš Lalinský - Marc-André Lureau - Mark Nauwelaerts - Mart Raudsepp - Matej Knopp - Michael Smith - Mike Ruprecht - Nicola Murino - Nicolas Dufresne - Oleksij Rempel (Alexey Fisher) - Olivier Crête - Patricia Muscalu - Peter Kjellerstedt - Peter Korsgaard - Peter Seiderer - Philippe Normand - Raimo Järvi - René Stadler - Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet - Rico Tzschichholz - Rob Clark - Robert Swain - Sebastian Dröge - Sebastian Rasmussen - Sreerenj Balachandran - Stefan Kost - Stefan Sauer - Thiago Santos - Thibault Saunier - Thomas Vander Stichele - Tim-Philipp Müller - Tommi Myöhänen - Tony Houghton - Vincent Penquerc'h - Wim Taymans - Wind Yuan - Xavier Queralt - Youness Alaoui - Zaheer Abbas Merali - Zhao Halley - Руслан Ижбулатов +The project's website is http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ + +==== Support and Bugs ==== + +We use GNOME's bugzilla for bug reports and feature requests: +http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer + +Please submit patches via bugzilla as well. + +For help and support, please subscribe to and send questions to the +gstreamer-devel mailing list (see below for details). + +There is also a #gstreamer IRC channel on the Freenode IRC network. + +==== Developers ==== + +GStreamer is stored in Git, hosted at git.freedesktop.org, and can be cloned +from there (see link above). + +Interested developers of the core library, plugins, and applications should +subscribe to the gstreamer-devel list. + + +Applications + +Contributors to this release + + * Andoni Morales Alastruey + * Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller + * Christophe Fergeau + * Jan Schmidt + * Michael Smith + * Nicolas Dufresne + * Rob Clark + * Robert Swain + * Sebastian Dröge + * Thiago Santos + * Tim-Philipp Müller + * Yaakov Selkowitz + * Руслан Ижбулатов +
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