Changelog 0.8.0

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dvd-slideshow 0.8.0

New Features:

• NOTE: The slideshow timings of fades will change with this version!
• Fadein/Fadeout/Crossfade to/from kenburns/scroll effects works now: ( fades happen during movement of effect )
• Default ffmpeg to no b frames.
• Now using ffmpeg to encode video. Seems over 2x faster than mpeg2enc.
• Add title and button information to .xml file automatically for dvd-menu use.
• Allow multiple \n in titles (up to 4)
• Added variables subtitle_color, subtitle_outline_color, and subtitle_location
• Use variable subtitle_type=render to force subtitles to be rendered in frames.
• Remove option for srt subtitles since we can force render them now.
• Updated audio timing to be more accurate for long slideshows
• Added kenburns syntax for crop,kb,crop duration
• Kenburns has smooth start and end now.
• Add option to sharpen images (-sharpen) with ImageMagicks unsharp mask.
• .flv output [alpha] use -flv for now, but his might change
• Specify output size other than default with -s 320x240 (alpha)
• Added -border option to add space between image and edge of screen.
• Added "wipe" transition between frames: wipe:duration:subtitle:[right|left] (soon up|down also)
• mp4/aac audio is possible with faad
• Fadein/Fadeout/Crossfade to/from kenburns/scroll effects works now: ( fades happen during movement of effect )
• Adding .avi video inline is possible. See docs. [alpha]
• Initial theme support [beta]
• Widescreen (16:9) support using -w [alpha] Not tested yet.
• Improved font variables.
• kenburns effect is much smoother for slow effects in high-quality mode. (slower)Added -vcd and -svcd output options [beta] (lightly tested)
• Inline audio processed as background job when specifiying -smp
• Audio fadein and fadeout times can be specified in decimals like 0.250
• Automatically sets smp option if the current kernel has "smp" in the name.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed kenburns coordinates when passing numbered coordinates.
• Escape brackets in [:blank:] (thanks Christian Molière)
• Fixed mismatch in kenburns coordinates due to non-square pixels. (thanks Tony Sauri)
• Manual chapter markers fixed.
• Fixed reading of $HOME/.dvd-slideshow/dvd-slideshowrc settings.
• Single or double quotes allowed in variable settings.
• Got rid of lsof debugging lines. No longer needed.
• Fixed bug in seconds2ms that mishandled durations of 0.080 ms (thanks Eric)
• Remove wc --chars calls for compatibility with FreeBSD
• Remove seq calls for compatibility with FreeBSD
• Add FreeBSD font path so fonts are found.

dvd-menu 0.8.0

Changes:

• Added 6image layout option. It can also read the title and icon from the .xml file output from dvd-slideshow. more testing is needed.
• Added many more variables to control the layout of the menu also.
• Added -vcd and -svcd modes. Works! tested -vcd a little.
• Audio automatically fades in/out for 2 seconds
• Reads variables correctly from ~/.dvd-slideshow/dvd-slideshowrc
• Updated variables. See dvd-slideshowrc example file
• Better control of fonts and variables.
• Deletes temp directory when finished.
• -nocleanup works
• Reads -theme files
• Added -fadein and -fadeout for menus.
• Remove seq calls for compatibility with FreeBSD (Thanks David Mulcahy)
• Remove wc --chars calls for compatibility with FreeBSD

dir2slideshow 0.8.0

Changes:

• Add audiobook option- looks for audio files and images & adds titles
• Allow wipe effect as default between images -w duration
• Allow decimals in crossfade duration.
• Allow two different subtitles -s or -s2
• Add random kenburns effect (-k)
• Output file is copied to screen while running
• Full paths are specified to images in output .txt file.
• Start of themes being implemented. See theme documentation.
• Add subtitle options to add path and/or filename. (Thanks Kenneth Weinert)
• Add recursive directory search. -R and -r (Thanks Kenneth Weinert)
• Removed seq calls for compatibility with FreeBSD