Release 0.8.1

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Major Changes

Added initial error check before encoding the whole video.
No subtitles are rendered during fades
Output .log file uses the slideshow name instead of dvd-slideshow.log

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Known bugs

None at this time.

These will be fixed in the Subversion Repository

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Files 0.8.1

Sourceforge Download Page

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Programs	User's Guides	Sample Files
dvd-slideshow dvd-menu dir2slideshow gallery1-to-slideshow jigl2slideshow	Installation Examples Frequent Questions	Sample Config File

The following examples best explain how to create slideshows with the dvd-slideshow tools. They get progressively more complex, so if you are a beginner, it is best to start with the first one and go through each one in series. You can also download the examples below so you can try these at home.

Examples are installed into /opt/dvd-slideshow to conform to the linux standards base.

Very Simple: General syntax, title slides, displaying pictures, subtitles, and backgrounds.
Simple: Fades, more complex titles and backgrounds, and special characters.
Audio: Starting and stopping audio, multiple audio tracks, silence, and fades.
Complex: Setting variables, cropping images, kenburns effect, scroll effect.
0.7.5: Shows changes up to version 0.7.5
0.8.1: Shows changes up to version 0.8.1
Complete: Using dir2slideshow, dvd-menu, viewing .vob, creating and burning .iso.
dvd-menu: How to use dvd-menu in different ways

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Changelog 0.8.1

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dvd-slideshow 0.8.1

New Features:

Error check code BEFORE running full script.
Added -logo <logofile> option to add a logo to each slide. (does not work with transitions yet)
Added -mpg output for creating alternate-sized mpeg output that does not conform to dvd standards (very alpha)
Better control over subtitles with new variables subtitle_location_x and subtitle_location_y. Default x location is 0.
Better handling of very long subtitles. (up to 3 lines and reduced font size)
No subtitles are rendered during fades.
Log file now uses the slideshow name instead of dvd-slideshow.log

Bug Fixes:

Allow "widescreen=1" in input file.
Changed "sleep 0.1s" to "sleep 1s" for better compatibility.
Fixed hms2seconds with leading zeros (thanks Arnd Baecker)
Better (larger) resizing for kenburns in high-quality mode.
Smoother scroll effect in normal mode (fixed rounding error)
Font search follows links. Thanks Jim Potter!
Change LANG=C to LANG=POSIX to try to fix radix problems with printf
Added some code to only process one crossfade in the background at a time.
Fixed problem with subtitles- last one was not being displayed.
Added "k" to audio bitrate arguments to ffmpeg (thanks Tony!)
Fixed bug where subtitles would not show in crop and kenburns effects.
Fixed bug with audio timing when using scroll & kenburns.
removed -size option from crop function because large images were improperly cropped.
added -M option to mplex calls (for some reason it was removed)
Fix audio problem when passing an .avi file