-Release notes for GStreamer Ugly Plugins 1.0.0
+This is GStreamer gst-plugins-ugly 1.15.0.1.
-The GStreamer project is pleased to announce the very first release of the
-new API and ABI-stable 1.x series of the GStreamer multimedia framework.
+GStreamer 1.15 is the development version leading up to the next major
+stable version which will be 1.16.
-The 1.x series is a stable series targeted at end users. It is not API or ABI
-compatible with the 0.10.x series. It can, however, be installed in parallel
-with the 0.10.x series and will not affect an existing 0.10.x installation.
+The 1.15 development series adds new features on top of the 1.14 series and is
+part of the API and ABI-stable 1.x release series of the GStreamer multimedia
+framework.
-Major improvements include: more flexible memory handling; extensible and
-negotiable metadata for buffers; caps negotiation and renegotiation mechanisms,
-decoupled from buffer allocation; improved caps renegotiation; automatic
-re-sending of state for dynamic pipelines; reworked and more fine-grained pad
-probing; simpler and more descriptive audio and video caps; more efficient
-allocation of buffers, events and other mini objects; improved timestamp
-handling; support for gobject-inspection-based language bindings; countless
-other improvements.
+Full release notes will one day be found at:
-Most of these changes involve the GStreamer plugin API. The application API
-has changed comparatively little, and most applications should be fairly easy
-to port to the new API. There is a porting guide available.
+ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.16/
-The GStreamer team would like to thank everyone who helped bring this release
-about, whether by submitting patches, reporting bugs, testing, sponsoring
-development, attending hackfests, or simply supplying moral support.
+Binaries for Android, iOS, Mac OS X and Windows will be provided shortly
+after the release.
-This is the end of a long development process, but also the beginning of
-one. This release does not mark the pinnacle of perfection, but the point
-where the team is content with the API and stability and quality of the code
-base in general, especially compared to the old 0.10 series.
+This module will not be very useful by itself and should be used in conjunction
+with other GStreamer modules for a complete multimedia experience.
-There will be bugs to fix, and starting from this release there will be
-distinct bug-fixing and feature development cycles, with the goal of getting
-bug-fixes out quicker and unencumbered by other more risky changes. See
+ - gstreamer: provides the core GStreamer libraries and some generic plugins
- http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/wiki/ReleasePlanning/RoadMap
+ - gst-plugins-base: a basic set of well-supported plugins and additional
+ media-specific GStreamer helper libraries for audio,
+ video, rtsp, rtp, tags, OpenGL, etc.
-for a tentative road map and possible schedule.
+ - gst-plugins-good: a set of well-supported plugins under our preferred
+ license
-=== Module
+ - gst-plugins-ugly: a set of well-supported plugins which might pose
+ problems for distributors
-"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
+ - gst-plugins-bad: a set of plugins of varying quality that have not made
+ their way into one of core/base/good/ugly yet, for one
+ reason or another. Many of these are are production quality
+ elements, but may still be missing documentation or unit
+ tests; others haven't passed the rigorous quality testing
+ we expect yet.
-There are times when the world needs a color between black and white.
-Quality code to match the good's, but two-timing, backstabbing and ready to
-sell your freedom down the river. These plugins might have a patent noose
-around their neck, or a lock-up license, or any other problem that makes you
-think twice about shipping them.
+ - gst-libav: a set of codecs plugins based on the ffmpeg library. This is
+ where you can find audio and video decoders and encoders
+ for a wide variety of formats including H.264, AAC, etc.
-We don't call them ugly because we like them less. Does a mother love her
-son less because he's not as pretty as the other ones ? No - she commends
-him on his great personality. These plugins are the life of the party.
-And we'll still step in and set them straight if you report any unacceptable
-behaviour - because there are two kinds of people in the world, my friend:
-those with a rope around their neck and the people who do the cutting.
+ - gstreamer-vaapi: hardware-accelerated video decoding and encoding using
+ VA-API on Linux. Primarily for Intel graphics hardware.
-This module contains a set of plugins that have good quality and correct
-functionality, but distributing them might pose problems. The license
-on either the plugins or the supporting libraries might not be how we'd
-like. The code might be widely known to present patent problems.
-Distributors should check if they want/can ship these plugins.
+ - gst-omx: hardware-accelerated video decoding and encoding, primarily for
+ embedded Linux systems that provide an OpenMax
+ implementation layer such as the Raspberry Pi.
-Other modules containing plugins are:
+ - gst-rtsp-server: library to serve files or streaming pipelines via RTSP
- gst-plugins-base : a basic set of well-supported plugins
- gst-plugins-good : a set of well-supported plugins under our preferred license
- gst-plugins-bad : a set of less supported plugins that haven't passed the
- rigorous quality testing we expect
- gst-libav : a set of codecs plugins based on libav (formerly gst-ffmpeg)
+ - gst-editing-services: library an plugins for non-linear editing
-==== Download
+==== Download ====
-You can find source releases of gstreamer in the download directory:
+You can find source releases of gstreamer in the download
+directory: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gstreamer/
- http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gstreamer/
+The git repository and details how to clone it can be found at
+http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/
-==== GStreamer Homepage
+==== Homepage ====
-More details can be found on the project's website:
+The project's website is https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
- http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
-
-==== Support and Bugs
+==== Support and Bugs ====
We use GNOME's bugzilla for bug reports and feature requests:
+http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer
+
+Please submit patches via bugzilla as well.
+
+For help and support, please subscribe to and send questions to the
+gstreamer-devel mailing list (see below for details).
+
+There is also a #gstreamer IRC channel on the Freenode IRC network.
+
+==== Developers ====
+
+GStreamer is stored in Git, hosted at git.freedesktop.org, and can be cloned
+from there (see link above).
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer
- or
- http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/bugs/
-
-==== Developers
-
-GStreamer is stored in Git, hosted at git.freedesktop.org, and can be
-cloned from there. Interested developers of the core library, plugins, and
-applications should subscribe to the gstreamer-devel list and/or pop into
-our #gstreamer IRC channel on Freenode.
-
-==== Contributors to this release
-
- Alban Browaeys
- Alessandro Decina
- Bastien Nocera
- Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller
- David Schleef
- Edward Hervey
- Jan Schmidt
- Julien Isorce
- Leon Merten Lohse
- Mark Nauwelaerts
- Matej Knopp
- Nicolas Dufresne
- Olivier Crête
- René Stadler
- Robert Swain
- Sebastian Dröge
- Sreerenj Balachandran
- Stefan Sauer
- Thiago Santos
- Thomas Vander Stichele
- Tim-Philipp Müller
- Vincent Penquerc'h
- Wim Taymans
- Руслан Ижбулатов
+Interested developers of the core library, plugins, and applications should
+subscribe to the gstreamer-devel list.
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