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* 0.6 "Works with HTML5" June, 2010
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This release focuses on improvements for the new multimedia elements in HTML5.
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The H.264 and Theora decoders are now significantly faster, the Vorbis decoder
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has seen important updates and this release supports Google's newly released
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libvpx library for the VP8 codec and WebM container.
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Other important changes are additions of decoders including, but not limited to,
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Intel Indeo 5, WMA Pro, WMA Voice and HE-AAC.
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See the Changelog file for a list of significant changes.
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Please note that our policy on bug reports has not changed. We still only accept
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bug reports against HEAD of the FFmpeg trunk repository. If you are experiencing
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any issues with any formally released version of FFmpeg, please try a current
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version of the development code to check if the issue still exists. If it does,
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make your report against the development code following the usual bug reporting
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API and other notable Changes
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Please see the file doc/APIchanges for programmer-centric information.
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- deprecated vhook subsystem removed
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- deprecated old scaler removed
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- nonfree libamr support for AMR-NB/WB decoding/encoding removed
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- RTMP support in libavformat
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- -formats option split into -formats, -codecs, -bsfs, and -protocols
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- RTMP/RTMPT/RTMPS/RTMPE/RTMPTE protocol support via librtmp
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- CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL added
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- CorePNG decoding support
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- 8088flex TMV demuxer and decoder
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- enable symbol versioning by default for linkers that support it
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- V210 decoder and encoder
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- SoX native format muxer and demuxer
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- AMR-NB decoding/encoding, AMR-WB decoding via OpenCORE libraries
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- Electronic Arts Madcow decoder
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- DivX (XSUB) subtitle encoder
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- experimental AAC encoder
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- IEC-61937 compatible Muxer
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- Bluray (PGS) subtitle decoder
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- LPCM support in MPEG-TS (HDMV RID as found on Blu-ray disks)
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- Core Audio Format demuxer
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- MD STUDIO audio demuxer
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- RF64 support in WAV demuxer
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- MPEG-4 Audio Lossless Coding (ALS) decoder
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- CDG demuxer and decoder
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- Auravision Aura 1 and 2 decoders
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- Deluxe Paint Animation playback system
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- Adobe Filmstrip muxer and demuxer
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- RTP packetization and depacketization of H.263 and AMR
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- Bink demuxer and audio/video decoders
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- IFF PBM/ILBM bitmap decoder
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- Kega Game Video (KGV1) decoder
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- Psygnosis YOP demuxer and video decoder
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- RTP hinting in the mov/3gp/mp4 muxer
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- VP8 decoding via libvpx
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Notable license related changes
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- remaining GPL parts in AC-3 decoder converted to LGPL
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- libswscale can now be compiled in LGPL mode
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This point release includes some updates to make the 0.6 release series usable
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for users that need to retain the existing behavior as closely as possible.
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The changes follow below:
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- fix autodetection of E-AC-3 substream samples
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- performance fix for seekable HTTP
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- add missing VP80 fourcc code for the VP8 codec
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- small documentation fixes
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- fix several potentially exploitable issues in the FLIC decoder
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(addresses CVE-2010-3429)
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This release includes a backport of the AAC decoder from trunk, which
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enables proper playback of HE-AAC v2 media.
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This is a maintenance-only release that addresses a small number of security
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and portability issues. Distributors and system integrators are encouraged
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to update and share their patches against this branch.
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Programming errors in container and codec implementations may lead to
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denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if the user is
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tricked into opening a malformed media file or stream.
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Affected and updated have been the implementations of the following
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codecs and container formats:
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- VC1 decoder (Change related to CVE-2011-0723)
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- APE decoder (cf. http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt)
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