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
7 2023 April changes of note:
8 X264 has been upgraded to r3106 stable release.
10 >>>>>>> 3a4fc0d9ea25818f9de852a0a7e3eab22ceaaebd
11 2023 March changes of note:
12 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.2
13 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.5.0
14 Libjpeg-turbo upgraded to 2.1.5.1
15 Libvpx is now upgraded to 1.13.0
16 2023 February changes of note:
17 GPL headers have been added to essentially all program
18 files with contributor attribution for CV or known author.
19 2023 January changes of note:
20 New shell script added to delete background render files
21 that exist on /tmp named brenderX.
22 Speed up for rendering VP9 4K/8K videos on computers with
23 more than 16 cpu-s has been applied.
25 2022 New Features of note:
26 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
27 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
28 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
29 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
30 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
31 Updated libraries include:
32 Flac to 1.3.2, Tiff to 4.4.0, Libaom upgraded to 3.4.0,
33 Libvpx to 1.12.0, OpenJPEG to 2.5.0, libogg, and fftw.
34 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
35 New script, vaapi_proxy.sh, speeds up vaapi proxy creation.
36 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
37 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
38 New render formats - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28,
39 vp9.webm, ALAC-Apple Lossless audio, and VP9 lossless.
41 2021 New Features of note:
42 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
43 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
44 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
45 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
46 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
47 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
48 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
50 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
51 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
53 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
54 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
56 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
57 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
58 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
59 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
60 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
61 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
62 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
63 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
64 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
65 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
66 Plugin changes and additions:
67 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
68 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
69 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
70 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
71 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
72 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
73 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
74 playback speed have been added.
75 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
76 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
77 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
78 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
80 2020 New Features of note:
81 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
82 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
83 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
84 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
85 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
86 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
87 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
88 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
89 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
90 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
91 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
92 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
93 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
94 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
95 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
96 Potential Performance improvements added.
97 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
98 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
99 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
100 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
101 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
102 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
103 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
104 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
105 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
106 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
107 File by Reference capability now available.
109 2019 New Features of note:
110 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
111 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
112 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
113 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
114 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
115 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
116 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
117 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
118 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
119 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
120 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
121 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
122 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
123 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
124 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
125 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
126 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
127 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
129 2018 New Features of note:
130 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
131 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
132 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
133 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
134 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
135 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
136 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
137 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
138 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
139 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
140 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
141 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
142 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
143 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
144 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
145 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
146 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
147 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
148 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
149 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
150 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
151 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
152 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
153 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
154 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
155 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
156 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
157 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
158 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
159 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
160 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
161 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
162 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
164 2017 New Features of note:
165 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
166 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
167 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
168 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
169 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
170 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
171 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
172 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
173 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
174 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
175 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
176 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
177 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
178 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
179 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
180 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
181 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
182 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
183 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
184 Title plugin major changes to include:
185 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
186 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
187 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
188 video, individual character attributes of
189 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
190 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
191 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
192 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
193 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
194 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
195 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.