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
6 2022 November changes of note:
7 New render format - h264-rgb.mp4 fixes problem in OBS 28.
8 Alpha channel fix when using nested or reference EDL and
9 displaying images with transparencies in Compositor/Viewer.
10 In the doc subdirectory there is now a script available,
11 vaapi_proxy.sh, that speeds up proxy creation if have vaapi.
12 2022 October changes of note:
13 Speed up using direct copy for EXR and PPM sequences.
14 2022 September changes of note:
15 Flac has been upgraded to 1.4.0 from 1.3.2.
16 Tiff has been upgraded to 4.4.0 from 4.3.0.
17 New render formats - vp9.webm & ALAC, Apple Lossless audio.
18 2022 August changes of note:
19 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 5.1 from 4.4.
20 2022 July changes of note:
21 Libaom upgraded from 3.2.0 to 3.4.0.
22 Libvpx upgraded from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0
23 2022 June - there are no changes of note
24 2022 May changes of note:
25 OpenJPEG upgraded from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0
26 Many Makefile build changes incorporated for less used O/S-s.
27 2022 April changes of note:
28 DPX image reader added to easily load a list file of DPX images.
29 Bluray lpcm and tsmuxer audio options added + chapter intervals.
30 2022 March changes of note:
31 A new script, bld_appimage.sh, includes rework of linuxdeploy
32 in order to create appimages for aarch64 and armhf + x86_64/i686.
33 Context Help for the Shuttle has been improved for reliability.
34 New lossless render format for vp9 was added.
35 BSD compiled CinGG for version 13.0 and 12.3 is available.
36 2022 February changes of note:
37 Updated libraries: libvpx, libogg, tiff, and fftw to current.
38 2022 January changes of note:
39 This month has only had minor changes and fixes added.
40 2021 New Features of note:
41 Context Help has been added using hotkey alt/h by Georgy. The
42 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
43 most relevant to where Alt/h used on a menu, plugin, button,
44 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. Additional information:
45 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
46 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
47 AppImage is now the method of distributing new releases;
49 CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
50 CinGG-20211231-multibit.AppImage
52 CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
53 CinGG-20211231-x86-64-older_distros-multibit.AppImage
55 CinGG-20211231-i386.AppImage
56 CinGG-20211231-i386-newer_distros.AppImage
57 Procedures to build for Android tablet/phone using Termux and
58 for aarch64 have been proven and partially documented.
59 The following libraries have been upgraded to newer versions:
60 ffmpeg to 4.4; libjpeg-turbo to version 2.1.2; x264; x265;
61 libaom to v3.2.0 and may be faster; openjpeg to 2.4.0.
62 Render formats have been added or improved to include:
63 Cineform, DPX, mxf, miscellaneous FFmpeg video/audio;
64 and high fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
65 Plugin changes and additions:
66 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing speed added.
67 Posterize and Timelapse Helper are new plugins.
68 The update of ffmpeg, included several new plugins.
69 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
70 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
71 15 plugin GUIs are visually improved and minor changes.
72 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
73 playback speed have been added.
74 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
75 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
76 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences added.
77 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to avoid mistakes.
79 2020 New Features of note:
80 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
81 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
82 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
83 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
84 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
85 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
86 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
87 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
88 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
89 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
90 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
91 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
92 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
93 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
94 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
95 Potential Performance improvements added.
96 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
97 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
98 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
99 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
100 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
101 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
102 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
103 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
104 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
105 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
106 File by Reference capability now available.
108 2019 New Features of note:
109 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
110 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
111 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
112 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
113 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
114 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
115 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
116 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
117 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
118 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
119 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
120 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
121 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
122 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
123 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
124 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
125 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
126 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
128 2018 New Features of note:
129 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
130 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
131 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
132 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
133 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
134 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
135 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
136 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
137 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
138 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
139 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
140 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
141 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
142 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
143 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
144 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
145 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
146 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
147 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
148 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
149 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
150 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
151 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
152 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
153 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
154 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
155 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
156 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
157 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
158 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
159 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
160 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
161 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
163 2017 New Features of note:
164 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
165 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
166 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
167 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
168 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
169 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
170 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
171 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
172 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
173 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
174 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
175 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
176 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
177 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
178 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
179 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
180 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
181 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
182 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
183 Title plugin major changes to include:
184 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
185 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
186 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
187 video, individual character attributes of
188 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
189 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
190 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
191 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
192 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
193 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
194 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.