comparison CHANGELOG @ 1523:f73a4e8c7040

Merge from branch 3.0-integration

-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.5 since the previous release 2.4.1:
+
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 3.0 (Jan 2017) since the previous release 2.5:
+
+ - Add ability to record audio, and ability to change the audio device
+   for playback or recording in the preferences
+
+ - Add complete support for high-resolution (Hi-DPI or retina)
+   displays, including for layer data rendering as well as UI controls
+   and icons. This makes the biggest difference when using a retina
+   Mac, on which previous versions did not render layer data at retina
+   resolution, but it also improves scaling and rendering of UI
+   elements on Hi-DPI displays on Windows and Linux
+
+ - Add ability to open, display, and analyse very long audio files (of
+   more than 2^32 sample frames)
+
+ - Add ability to export scalable (SVG) image files
+
+ - Run plugins in a separate process, so that if a plugin crashes, it
+   no longer brings down Sonic Visualiser with it. In every other
+   respect the behaviour should be unchanged
+
+ - Scan plugins on startup in a separate process, and report on any
+   that crash or won't load
+
+ - Change mp3 file loading so as to compensate for encoder/decoder
+   delay and padding (using "gapless playback" logic). While this is a
+   real improvement, unfortunately it does mean that the initial
+   padding in mp3 file load has changed from previous versions, which
+   may mean some sessions saved in previous versions are no longer
+   correctly aligned. It's not a great idea to use mp3 as a file
+   format of record, because of differences like this between
+   decoders. The previous behaviour is still available as a preference.
+
+ - Add new Hybrid normalisation type for spectrogram and colour 3d
+   plot layers. This normalises each column to its peak value and then
+   scales the normalised values by the log of the peak in order to
+   restore some distinction in scale between columns with different
+   levels. It can provide quite visually clear results.
+
+ - Add function to subdivide time instant layers into regular
+   intervals (and its inverse)
+
+ - Add new preference for default colour scales
+
+ - Switch to using combined level/pan controls in layer property boxes
+   and for the main volume control
+
+ - Make CSV file reader better able to handle files with varying
+   numbers of columns
+
+ - Fix a number of problems on Windows with loading and saving some
+   file formats to filenames not representable in system codepage
+
+ - Add "What's New" dialog
+
+ - Finally switch the Windows built to 64-bit by default (with
+   adapters to run either 32- or 64-bit plugins)
+
+
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.5 (Oct 2015) since the previous release 2.4.1:
 
  - Add unit-converter dialog, for converting between various pitch and
    timing units
 
  - Fix failure to reload note layers from session file

 
  - Fix generation of wrong layer type from some CSV files
 
  - Fix failure to export last instant in a time-instant layer
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.4.1 since the previous release 2.4:
+
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.4.1 (Oct 2014) since the previous release 2.4:
 
  - Fix a crash when rendering certain colour 3d plot layers
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.4 since the previous release 2.3:
+
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.4 (Sep 2014) since the previous release 2.3:
 
  - Add support for left/right scrolling using a two-finger touchpad
    gesture (where available)
 
  - Make the octave numbering into a configurable option, and change

  - Fix problems with keyboard shortcuts when using Qt5 on OS/X. This
    is the first release in which the official builds use Qt5 for all
    platforms.
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.3 since the previous release 2.2:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.3 (Dec 2013) since the previous release 2.2:
 
  - Add a startup welcome dialog that also explains what SV makes
    network connections for and allows user to forbid them
 
  - Add "Export Audio Data" feature

 
  - Permit installation to non-default location with Windows installer
    build
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.2 since the previous release 2.1:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.2 (July 2013) since the previous release 2.1:
 
  - Build with support for hidpi ("retina") text on OS/X
 
  - Fix very slow analysis when using Ogg or FLAC files decoded
    via libsndfile

 
  - Reset cyclical counters and switch back to navigate mode when
    a new session is started
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.1 since the previous release 2.0.1:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.1 (May 2013) since the previous release 2.0.1:
 
  - Fix incorrect handling of FixedSampleRate outputs (Vamp SDK fix)
 
  - Make it easier to see results from transforms that return a single point
 

 Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.0.1 since the previous release 2.0:
 
  - Fix incorrect samplerate in reading m4a files on OS/X
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.0 since the previous release 1.9:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 2.0 (July 2012) since the previous release 1.9:
 
  - Support 64-bit builds on OS/X (using CoreAudio instead of
    obsolete QuickTime audio file reader)
 
  - Simplify RDF reading and fix some bugs. Now requires Dataquay

    directly. Release builds use Sord/Serd rather than Redland
 
  - Add a fullscreen mode on the F11 key
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.9 since the previous release 1.8:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.9 (Oct 2011) since the previous release 1.8:
 
  - Add session templates; save session as template; apply template to
    session
 
  - Tidy up the file open logic so as to remove the dialog asking how
    to open a file, where possible
 
  - Various bug fixes.
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.8 since the previous release 1.7.2:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.8 (Apr 2011) since the previous release 1.7.2:
 
  - Sonic Visualiser now registers as a file type handler on OS/X,
  providing better integration with the desktop generally (Dan Stowell)
 
  - There is a new function to toggle all Time Rulers at once (key #)

  Windows.
 
  - A Czech translation is now included (thanks to Pavel Fric).
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7.2 since the previous release 1.7.1:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7.2 (May 2010) since the previous release 1.7.1:
 
  - The time-value layer now has an origin line and an option to
  show derivatives (change from one point to the next) rather than
  raw values
 

 
  - A crash when pressing Play straight after New Session has been
  fixed
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7.1 since the previous release 1.7:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7.1 (Oct 2009) since the previous release 1.7:
 
  - The RDF importer does a better job of assigning labels to layers,
  layers to panes, and values to labelled regions
 
  - Interactive editing in the Text layer benefits from the same

  status bar
 
  - The Russian translation has been updated (thanks Alexandre)
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7 since the previous release 1.6:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.7 (Sep 2009) since the previous release 1.6:
 
  - A new "Insert Item At Selection" function on the Edit menu
  can be used to create Note and Region layer items whose time
  extents correspond to the current selection(s)
 

  timing (importing MIDI files using with the more common
  timebase-based timing was already supported)
 
  - Time values throughout the display may optionally be shown in
  seconds and frames at various frame rates
- 
+
  - A crash on exit in Windows has been fixed
 
  - A very unobtrusive user survey is now included
 
  - Various other bug fixes.
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.6 since the previous release 1.5:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.6 (Jun 2009) since the previous release 1.5:
 
  - The Colour 3D Plot layer now supports logarithmic vertical
  scale and linear interpolation options.
 
  - A new colour scheme (High Gain) has been added for spectrogram

  Plot.
 
  - Various other bug fixes.
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.5 since the previous version 1.4:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.5 (Mar 2009) since the previous release 1.4:
 
  - You can now insert time instants, time values, and notes using
  a MIDI device during playback.  If a time value or note layer is
  current it will be used for insertion (giving a value equal to
  the pitch class, or the played note, respectively); otherwise an

 
  - Several serious crashing, deadlock, and data corruption bugs have
  been fixed.
 
 
-New features in Sonic Visualiser 1.4 since the previous version 1.3:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.4 (Dec 2008) since the previous release 1.3:
 
  - SV now has a Region layer type, used for display of features with
  durations.  It also supports Vamp v2.0 plugins that provide durations
  for features.
 

  XML, you need to know you're doing it.
 
  - Several crashes and other bugs have been fixed.
 
 
-Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.3 since the previous version 1.2:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.3 (Jul 2008) since the previous release 1.2:
 
  - There is a new spreadsheet-style data viewer and editor for
  viewing and editing the data in some types of annotation layer.
 
  - Alignments are now saved to the session file.

  - There is a new, somewhat provisional PulseAudio output driver.
 
  - Several other bug fixes.
 
 
-New features in Sonic Visualiser 1.2, since the previous version 1.0:
+Changes in Sonic Visualiser 1.2 (Feb 2008) since the previous release 1.0:
 
  - SV now supports time-alignment of multiple performances of a work
  loaded at the same time.  This option is enabled when the MATCH Vamp
  plugin is installed.  When alignment is switched on and more than one
  audio file is open, SV will assume that all open files are