LiVES -> Version History

This is the version history page for LiVES, showing the last 20 software updates. You can return to the main page for this software by clicking here.

Index:

• Version 3.0.2 (Sep 8, 2019)
• Version 3.0.1 (Aug 14, 2019)
• Version 3.0.0 (Aug 8, 2019)
• Version 2.10.2 (Jan 10, 2019)
• Version 2.10.1 (Dec 24, 2018)
• Version 2.10.0 (Sep 6, 2018)
• Version 2.8.9 (Mar 16, 2018)
• Version 2.8.8 (Mar 12, 2018)
• Version 2.8.7 (Jun 30, 2017)
• Version 2.8.6 (May 24, 2017)
• Version 2.8.5 (Apr 28, 2017)
• Version 2.8.3 (Dec 29, 2016)
• Version 2.8.1 (Oct 24, 2016)
• Version 2.8.0 (Sep 4, 2016)
• Version 2.6.8 (Sep 1, 2016)
• Version 2.6.7 (Aug 20, 2016)
• Version 2.6.5 (Aug 15, 2016)
• Version 2.6.4 (Aug 8, 2016)
• Version 2.6.3 (May 9, 2016)
• Version 2.6.1 (Mar 28, 2016)

• Release Date: Sep 8, 2019
• • Fix regression in okbutton handling which prevents encoding from actioning.
  • Display splash screen as early as possibley in startup.
  • Code correctness fixes.
  • Updated translations for Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese (Nany Cavalcante)

• Release Date: Aug 14, 2019
• • Update package-config for libweed.
  • Fix hang after setting parameters with combo boxes for realtime effects.
  • Fix crashes in frei0r and ladspa wrappers.
  • Fix undefined values on startup and in swscale.
  • Improve "quick transcode" functionality.

• Release Date: Aug 8, 2019
• • Fix for "Delete Set" not removing files from disk.
  • Fix crash when selecting project directory with new install.
  • Fix crash when starting playback with some generators (e.g. plasma) [regression].
  • Fix to prevent spurious file removal when checking for plugins in a non-existent directory.
  • Fix occasional crash with audio driven video generators.
  • Load theme correctly on fresh installs.
  • Render silence to end of video if necessary during rendering.
  • Improvements to openGL playback plugin, including much smoother playback.
  • Re-enable Advanced options for the openGL playback plugin.
  • Allow "Enough" in VJ / Pre-decode all frames
  • Refactor code for timebase calculations during playback (better a/v synch).
  • Overhaul external audio and audio recording to improve accuracy and use fewer CPU cycles.
  • Auto switch to internal audio when entering multitack mode.
  • Show correct effects state (on / off) when reshowing effect mapper window.
  • Eliminate some race conditions between the audio and video threads.
  • Implemented reference counting for realtime effect instances.
  • Extensively rewrote the main interface, cleaning up the code and making many visual improvements.
  • Improvements to online video downloader, clip size and format can now be selected, added an update option.
  • Optimised recording when video generators are running.
  • Bugfixes for pulseaudio and jack audio players.
  • Improvements to the projectM filter wrapper, including SDL2 support.
  • Eliminate race conditions when applying rendered effects.
  • Record audio looping correctly.
  • Fixes for moved files during crash recovery.
  • Optimisations for libweed.
  • Added an option to invert the Z-order in multitrack compositor (rear layers can now overlay front ones).
  • Added support for musl libc (jorgenatz)
  • Updated translations for Ukranian (Yuri Chornoivan) and Portuguese (Nany Cavalcante)
  • Numerous other optimisations and minor bugfixes.

• Release Date: Jan 10, 2019
• • Fix serious bug in lives_popen() - may prevent saving of new sets.
  • Add in part of the fix for multi_encoder3 which was overlooked in 2.10.1
  • Fix regression in get_extension().
  • Fix regression in get_frame_count().
  • Add new icons.
  • Update copyright years.
  • Correctly reset video playback plugin after cancelling quick transcode.
  • Improved youtube downloading.
  
  

• Release Date: Dec 24, 2018
• • Fix regressions in rendering of internal audio.
  • Fix frame rate when rendering after recording from generator plugins.
  • Fixes for showing time remaining in progress dialog (partial regression from 2.10.0)
  • Fix invisible window pre external window capture (regression).
  • Fix regression in some preview displays in the clip editor.
  • Fix preview for Compositor effect in multitrack.
  • Fixes for Record External Audio.
  • Fix regression in sending audio to audio triggered video generators (milkdrop, libvisual).
  • Sort plugins alphabetically within packages.
  • Ensure playback does not stop too soon in autolives mode.
  • Fix audio fade in / out, using smaller chunk sizes.
  • Allow effect output parameters to feed to internal macros, similar to MIDI / joystick controller.
  • Improve effect previews in multitrack mode.
  • Make the display mask colour/opacity configurable in Trim Frames / Add Border tool.
  • When an original clip is not found, allow the user to retry as well as browse - to allow for unmounted disks, etc.
  • Add menu option: VJ / Pre-decode all frames.
  • Improve pulse audio sync when recording / playing from external audio.
  • Create set lock file in correct location during crash recovery.
  • Improve timing accuracy of realtime recording.
  • Fix crash in subtitle rendering.
  • Fix syntax problems with multi_encoder3 for python3.
  • Fix some problems with jack audio playback.

• Release Date: Sep 6, 2018
• • Fix regression issues with youtube download.
  • Ensure audio waveform is redrawn after running fade audio.
  • Fix crash when adjusting cross-linked real time effect parameters (e.g LADSPA effects).
  • Fix an instability caused by NULL messages in the message cache (regression).
  • Fix possible crash when the real time effect parameters window is open during rendering.
  • Fix hang when clearing matches in the MIDI / JS learner window (GUI issue).
  • Improve the MIDI / JS tab in Preferences.
  • Add pref for creating a dummy alsa MIDI output port.
  • Add "OMC notify" to MIDI / JS mapper (MIDI -> OSC, sends USER1 notify event to all listeners).
  • Code cleanup. Standard checkbuttons and check menuitems now have their state set in the creation function.
  • Remove "use_mnemonic" parameter for widget functions. Use widget_opts.mnemonic_labels instead.
  • Amend the autolives toy so it can be triggered via OSC (and move to vj menu, add startup options).
  • MIDI channel can now used as a filter instead of a parameter to be matched.
  • Device mappings can now be shipped with builds.
  • Improved a/v synch with pulse audio.
  • Correct some minor GUI issues.
  • -noset startup option now has a permanent effect.
  • Add -asource [internal | external] startup option.
  • Fix bug in setting loop mode via OSC.
  • Fix broken framerate after pause / unpause during realtime playback.
  • Updated translation to Czech (thanks to Pavel Borecki).

• Release Date: Mar 16, 2018
• • Fix dataloss and crash issues from 2.8.8

• Release Date: Mar 12, 2018
• • Fix "undo render to same clip" after rendering to selection.
  • Add new libav_stream playback plugin (WIP).
  • Set openGL playback plugin (if present) as the default for new installs.
  • (Multi monitor support) always show dialog windows on the gui monitor.
  • Re-enable audio recording from external sources (was inadvertantly disabled).
  • Fix possible problems with layout reloading (regression).
  • Reset to correct playback position when stop is pressed during / after pause (multitrack),
  • Increase size of playback area in multitrack mode.
  • Increase preview window size for video part open.
  • Add quick transcode menu option (beta).
  • Keep showing framebar when not playing (can be overriden in prefs).
  • Show audio source in framebar (overridden by pref).
  • Optimise redrawing of audio waveforms in clip editor.
  • Implement external audio trigger for recording.
  • Theme fixes for buttons.
  • Various optimisations.
  • Scale many widget sizes based on screen resolution.
  • Fix crash in multitrack parameter adjustment for effects with repeated channels.
  • Ctrl + mouse scroll can be used to zoom in / out in multitrack.
  • Disable ctrl-q (quit) accelerator during playback to prevent accidental triggering.
  • Updates for libav 3.5.
  • Updated Ukrainian translation (Yuri Chernovian).

• Release Date: Jun 30, 2017
• • Remove glad.h dependence on khr.
  • Prompt for clip name when rendering to new clip.
  • Fix autolives toy.
  • Increase default frame size to 1024x768 for new installs.
  • Allow override of frame size when encoding to ffmpeg / h264 format.
  • Fix breakage in the threaded progress window.
  • Updated Ukrainian translation (Yuri).

• Release Date: May 24, 2017
• • Remove dependency on (deprecated) GLee.
  • Show audio as volume levels in Clip Editor.
  • Performance improvements for multitrack playback.
  • Ensure that timeline track backgrounds are painted in multitrack (regression).
  • Properly expand text width in the message info window.
  • Improve zoom in multitrack (zooms around cursor rather than screen center).
  • Prevent annyoing focus stealing when mt is backed up in the background.
  • Fix broken audio fade in/out (regression).
  • Fix external window capture (regression).
  • Fix crash in palette conversions.
  • Fix compilation issues with liblives scripting engine.
  • Fix for keys being in multitrack fullscreen preview.
  • Code reformatting and tidying (W.I.P)

• Release Date: Apr 28, 2017
• • Fix audio loss when inserting without audio in clip editor (regression).
  • Fix compiler error and warnings for gcc 7 (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=853520)
  • Fix regression in mkv_decoder.
  • Fix compiler warnings for openGL plugin.
  • Change max seek allowed from 1 second to 2 seconds in avformat decoder.
  • Update css state selectors for gtk 3.18+
  • Experimental support for Wayland.
  • Updated translation to Ukranian (thaks Yuri).
  
  

• Release Date: Dec 29, 2016
• • Correct errors in cance Insert fix from 2.8.2
  • Fix some minor issues with alarm timers.
  • Fix trivial focus issue with Insert dialog in Clip Editor.

• Release Date: Oct 24, 2016
• Vesion 2.8.1 (23 October 2016)
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  Fix various security issues on multi-user systems - see:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756565
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798043
  
  
  Fix audio length encoding bug:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=810146
  
  
  Fix some compilation issues.

• Release Date: Sep 4, 2016
• • Correct blank frame fix from 2.6.8 (add one to last frame).
  • Fix coding error when centering windows.
  • Correctly parse the path variables for frei0r, libvisual and ladspa.
  • Set nicer defaults for RGBDelay effect.

• Release Date: Sep 1, 2016
• • Fix bug which could result in blank frames / hang after deleting frames.
  • Fix some internal issues with image types.
  • Fix a crash after recording a generator and cancelling.
  • Correctly remove layouts directory if the clips in a set are deleted.
  • Print info text if libav decoder cannot find a usable pixel format.
  
  

• Release Date: Aug 20, 2016
• • Fix breakage in single image loader (regression).
  • Alter icon location to comply with LSB.
  • Fix for older libav.

• Release Date: Aug 15, 2016
• • Fix bug with multitrack startup not showing clip editor on switch (regression).
  • Fix crash when statring in headless (nogui) mode (regression).
  • Remove some debugging output from 2.6.4
  • Update rte window after mapping effects via OSC.
  • Add OSC commands /audio/source/set and /audio/source/get.

• Release Date: Aug 8, 2016
• • Fix bugs with opening new audio (regression).
  • Fix bug with yuv420p -> rgb palette conversions (regression).
  • Better centering of dialogs in some window managers.
  • Fix error with setting / resetting midi raw in Preferences.
  • Fix crash when opening clips with older versions of libav.
  • Minor compilation fixes.
  • Updated translations to French and Ukranian.

• Release Date: May 9, 2016
• • Fix bug which caused error moving sets with no layouts (regression).
  • Optimise recording of generated frames.
  • Fixes for recording audio from external pulse audio.
  • Fix incorrect recognition of single jpeg/png as video (regression).
  • Fix "Open Location" (regression).
  • Use png rather than jpeg internally whenever possible.
  • Improved support for mpv instead of mplayer.
  • Add a few new effects ported from Toonz.

• Release Date: Mar 28, 2016
• • Fix flickering in multi threaded palette conversion.
  • Improved YUV / RGB palette conversions.
  • Play selections should function even after switching clips, restarting playback.
  • Add encoded files to global "recently used files".
  • Implement new theming engine, allow custom themes / colours in Preferences.
  • Fix bug with layout reloading after crash.
  • Fix bugs in setting in/out points in multitrack.
  • Fix showing of textbuffer parameters in effect windows (regression).
  • Fix possible minor memory leak when applying inplace effects (regression).
  • Fix crash / bug in MIDI / joystick learner.
  • Fix bug which prevented OSC clip changes during recording.
  • Rewrite keyboard handler, fixing keyboard repeat for ctrl-arrow keys.
  • Allow for slightly longer strings in LiVES libOSC.
  • Improvements to edge detect and onedTV filters.
  • Compatibility updates for ffmpeg 2.9+
  • Add qtrle format and quality settings to ffmpeg_encoder.
  • Add new VJ keys: ctrl-alt-space (change direction of background clip), ctrl-alt-page-up/down (adjust speed of background clip)
  • Major code cleanup and optimisations.
  • Minor compilation fixes for gtk+ 2.x
  • Fix bug in finding of "Next filter map" in multitrack.
  • Updated translation to Ukranian (thanks Yuri Churnoivan).
  • Updated translation to Brazilian Portuguese.