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 2021 October changes of note:
7 Hungarian automated-google translation has been added.
8 Long existing bug when using Fade in/out in the Titler
9 plugin when there is an alpha channel in use is fixed.
10 Added new render formats of Cineform, DPX, and mxf.
11 In AppImage, the plugins are no longer loaded every time.
12 2021 September New Features of note:
13 Improvements have been made to the LV2 plugin code that
14 makes it more robust and prevents crashes on startup.
15 Additional 9 Video icons in the Resources window added.
17 2021 August New Features of note:
18 FFmpeg has been upgraded to 4.4 to include new plugins.
19 Speed PerCent plugin for easily changing video speed
21 FAST_SPEED and SLOW_SPEED variables to personalize your
22 playback speed have been added.
24 2021 July New Features of note:
25 Libraries x264, x265, and libaom have been upgraded.
26 YUV Colorspace 601 and 2020 have been split into more
27 available options of 601 NTSC/PAL and 2020 NCL/CL.
29 2021 June New Features of note:
30 High fps rendering formats added for over 60 fps.
31 Upgrade of libjpeg-turbo to 2.1.0.
32 Additional mxf + other rendering formats added.
34 2021 May New Features of note:
35 Context Help has been added using hotkey Alt/h by Georgy. The
36 help page will come up in your web browser tab for the item
37 most relevant to where you used Alt/h on a menu, plugin, button,
38 icon, transition, window, or tooltip. For additional information:
39 /https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Troubleshooting_Help.html
41 2021 March New Features of note:
42 AppImage is the method of distributing new releases;
43 Newer distros use: CinGG-20210331-x86_64.AppImage
44 Older distros use: CinGG-20210331-x86_64-older_distros.AppImage
45 There are 2 new plugins: Posterize and Timelapse Helper.
47 2021 1st Quarter New Features of note:
48 The manual can now be used in HTML format besides PDF.
49 Autosave backups optional feature in Preferences.
50 Additional FFmpeg video/audio render formats available.
51 Aspect ratio and Interlace improvements are in.
52 Batch Render menu now has hidden feature to prevent mistakes.
53 Openjpeg upgraded from 2.3.1 to 2.4.0.
55 2020 New Features of note:
56 Drag select and deselect edits was added on the timeline.
57 Tile mixers allows for designating a rectangular area.
58 Motion plugin improvements by SGE for better results.
59 Faster transition playing with cache + drag capable.
60 Bump Autos new feature; especially useful for speed.
61 Language preference now in Settings->Preferences.
62 Added drag speed highlighting for easier usage of auto.
63 Option and shortcut to select multiple edits.
64 Align Timecodes for various timecodes/stamps is available.
65 Subtitles can be generated in either SRT, SUB, or uDVD form.
66 Mix masters make it easy to use multicam mode on timeline.
67 Ganging modes added for DAW-like editing of channels.
68 Rotate plugin has been modernized and improved.
69 Audio track height button added, separate from video height.
70 New patchbay toggle to vary individual vertical track height.
71 Potential Performance improvements added.
72 New way of creating and using a stack of Effects.
73 Additional ShapeWipe transitions are now available.
74 BoxBlur plugin allows forjust blurring an area.
75 Videoscope is now on the Compositor and Viewer.
76 Several new Shape Wipe transitions are included.
77 New ColorSpace plugin to convert color space/range.
78 Updated 17 thirdparty libraries to keep up to date.
79 Rewrote and replaced OGG/Theora/Vorbis file codec.
80 PulseAudio option is now built in as audio choice.
81 Updated reference Manual using LaTeX now complete.
82 File by Reference capability now available.
84 2019 New Features of note:
85 Edit EDLs feature added for easily editing nested EDLs.
86 OTA TV support for Happauge 1657 Dual USB device recording.
87 Audio improvements added for playback/speed/sampling.
88 Spanish, Russian, French, and German translations updated.
89 Transcode 1:1 added to convert to a different format.
90 Compositor zoom using the wheel & panning is available.
91 Scaling for any size monitor now available in Preferences.
92 Improved and new transitions and plugins to include:
93 Tracer, Crop & Position, Compressor Multi, Alpha, Foreground.
94 Libraries updated for FFmpeg, libvpx, x264, x265, and Dav1d.
95 Major improvements for Masking in the Compositor.
96 Camera and Projector menu and usage improvements added.
97 Hardware acceleration capabilities added to include:
98 nvenc for nvidia boards, vdapu and vaapi hardware, + cuda.
99 Additional options for Preview mode in Resources window.
100 Named layouts for easier identification purposes.
101 Capability for ShuttlePro/Xpress usage has been added.
102 Insert Mixers for multiple cameras general improvements added.
104 2018 New Features of note:
105 Inter-View mode / Identifying Source Targets added.
106 Cut and Paste behavior added; right mouse button on clip.
107 Grouping and ungrouping possibilities in Arrow mode,
108 Color titles and media with changable colors and alpha.
109 Change thumbnail size, vicon memory usage and color mode.
110 Preview window zoom scale for vicons in Resources window.
111 Sketcher plugin newly added to "pencil in" lines/curves.
112 Window layout save and load feature added - total of 4.
113 Title plugin has unlimited number of characters allowed.
114 Histogram Bezier bug fixes and some improvements applied.
115 Trim Feature enhancement with drag handle and split look.
116 Dynamic keyframes implemented so can use large numbers.
117 Color correction+others highlighted with expand subtrees.
118 Motion plugins now have more visible stippled lines.
119 Neophyte theme and German translations compliments of Olaf.
120 Bins/Folders added for organizing media.
121 Preview capability with Mouse Over and vicon tweaks.
122 Find in Resources, User title, and Show edit options added.
123 Added Display packed icons and Display icon list in Resources.
124 LV2 Audio plugins have been hooked in to include Calf, X42, +.
125 Unbundled build scripts are now available and tested a few.
126 OpenCV FindObj updated and StyleObj, PuzzleObj added.
127 Perpetual Session preference and 1 extra backup.
128 Speed automation will now update the track duration.
129 Can now Paste Silence a single frame at hairline cursor.
130 Audio waveform partial image will show in the Viewer.
131 Loop play added in Viewer and Compositor.
132 Mouse play action implemented in Viewer/Compositor.
133 Nested EDLs are now available and automatically render.
134 Raw Video (yuv/rgb) and raw audio available.
135 Audio waveform icons, color coded, in Resources Media.
136 Allowance for piped file usage has been added.
137 2 Pass option for VP9/webm added.
139 2017 New Features of note:
140 Many plugin icons and other new icons modernized by Sam.
141 Mixer Viewer for multiple media/cameras was added.
142 Blade cut and hard edges are now available.
143 Snap/Cut editing and snap while dragging stickiness.
144 New plugins of CriKey, Motion51 and HistEq added.
145 Perspective/BlueBanana/C41 plugins were fixed/improved.
146 Grabshot/Snapshot new options for screen grab/shot.
147 Colorspace & Color range improvements for BT601/709/2020.
148 HV7 mods merged in to include X11 Direct playback.
149 Alternative shortcut keys for computers without numpad.
150 Search box in the Resources window to narrow choices.
151 Proxy Editing added to Settings pulldown.
152 OpenCV optional compile with 4 plugins now available.
153 Shortcuts.html added to shell cmds icon for easy view.
154 Faststart option added for Mp4 and QT ffmpeg format.
155 Probe Order preference added for flexibility.
156 Dcraw program updated to latest Coffin version.
157 Zoom bar in compositor handles any size.
158 Upgraded FFMPEG to 3.3 + other 3rd party libraries.
159 Title plugin major changes to include:
160 ColorPicker added, fast Font selection,
161 Stroker for fonts added, BC_FONT_PATH.
162 Drag with 9 different handles, Background
163 video, individual character attributes of
164 Color, Size, Font, Underline, Bold, Italic,
165 Caps, Blink, Alpha, Nudge, Sup(erscript,
166 subscript), and PNG inclusion + Rt. Click.
167 Now handles 3071 characters and a count provided.
168 Bluray creation improved & allows for non-root usage.
169 Unicode characters can be put into textbox.
170 Smooth Lines create near-perfect circles/curves.