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