VLC media player 3.0.16 'Vetinari'

This is the seventeenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.
This release fixes a regression in the Direct3D11 module on Windows 8 &
8.1.
It also:
- Adds touchbar support
- Fixes the RTSP server timeout handling

Along with a few other improvements!

VLC media player 3.0.15 'Vetinari'

This is the sixteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fix delays when seeking with D3D11
- Fix opening DVD folders with non ascii characters
- Fix ASF regressions with brodcast streams
- Fix dropping audio on seek with MP4 content
- Fix seek & volume sliders overlapping with subtitles
- Improve freetype fonts outlining
- Fix HTTPS support on Windows XP

VLC media player 3.0.14 'Vetinari'

This is the fifteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This update focuses on fixing a critial issue with the auto updater on
Windows, causing the new installer to be downloaded, but without
launching the installation.
Unfortunately windows users will have to manually update from 3.0.12
to a newer version.

VLC media player 3.0.13 'Vetinari'

This is the fourteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fix artifacts in HLS streams
- Fix MP4 audio support regressions
- Add SSA text scaling support
- Add NFSv4 support
- Improve SMB2 integration
- Improve Direct3D11 rendering smoothness
- Add mousewheel horizontal axis support
- Security fixes

And many more, check our NEWS file for more details!

VLC media player 3.0.12.1 'Vetinari'

This is the thirteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fix audio glitches during the start of an audio playback on macOS
- Fix adaptive streaming handling of resolution settings
- Fix crashes when using Direct3D11 videl filters
- UI improvements for macOS Big Sur
- Add support for Reliable Internet Stream Transport
- Various web interface fixes
- Various security fixes

This is also our first release with native support for Apple Silicon.

Check our NEWS file for more details!

VLC 3.0.12.1 is a macOS arm only release.

VLC media player 3.0.12 'Vetinari'

This is the thirteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fix audio glitches during the start of an audio playback on macOS
- Fix adaptive streaming handling of resolution settings
- Fix crashes when using Direct3D11 videl filters
- UI improvements for macOS Big Sur
- Add support for Reliable Internet Stream Transport
- Various web interface fixes
- Various security fixes

This is also our first release with native support for Apple Silicon.

Check our NEWS file for more details!

3.0.12-1 restores macOS 10.7 support in the release build.

VLC media player 3.0.12 'Vetinari'

This is the thirteenth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fix audio glitches during the start of an audio playback on macOS
- Fix adaptive streaming handling of resolution settings
- Fix crashes when using Direct3D11 videl filters
- UI improvements for macOS Big Sur
- Add support for Reliable Internet Stream Transport
- Various web interface fixes
- Various security fixes

This is also our first release with native support for Apple Silicon.

Check our NEWS file for more details!

VLC media player 3.0.11.1 'Vetinari'

This is the twelfth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

VLC 3.0.11.1 is a macOS only release, mainly fixing an issue
with audio playback. For more details, please see the NEWS file.

Vetinari is a major release changing a lot in the media engine of VLC.
It is one of the largest release we've ever done.

Notably, it:
 - activates hardware decoding on all platforms, of H.264 & H.265, 8 & 10bits,
   allowing 4K60 or even 8K decoding with little CPU consumption,
 - merges all the code from the mobile ports into the same codebase with
   common numbering and releases,
 - supports 360 video and 3D audio, and prepares for VR content,
 - supports direct HDR and HDR tone-mapping,
 - updates the audio passthrough for HD Audio codecs,
 - allows browsing of local network drives like SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS...
 - stores the passwords securely,
 - brings a new subtitle rendering engine, supporting ComplexTextLayout
   and font fallback to support multiple languages and fonts,
 - supports ChromeCast with the new renderer framework,
 - adds support for numerous new formats and codecs, including WebVTT,
   AV1, TTML, HQX, 708, Cineform, and many more,
 - improves Bluray support with Java menus, aka BD-J,
 - updates the macOS interface with major cleaning and improvements,
 - support HiDPI UI on Windows, with the switch to Qt5,
 - prepares the experimental support for Wayland on Linux, and
   switches to OpenGL by default on Linux.

VLC media player 3.0.11 'Vetinari'

This is the twelfth release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates contains various fixes and improvements:
- Fixes a regression with some encrypted HLS streams
- Fixes HLS live stream playback regression
- Fixes imprecise seeking in m4a files
- Fixes resampling on Android
- Fixes a potential crash on startup on macOS
- Fixes a crash when listing blurays mount points on macOS
- Avoids unnecessary permision warnings on macOS
- Fixes AAC playback regressions

Additionanally, it fixes the security issue reported as
CVE-2020-13428, and bumps libarchive to 3.4.2 as a result of
CVE-2020-9308 & CVE-2019-19221

Check our NEWS file for more details!

VLC media player 3.0.10 'Vetinari'

This is the eleventh release of VLC 3.0 branch, named "Vetinari",
in reference to the Lord Patrician from Discworld.

This updates focuses on fixing issues with VLSub

It also improves support for the meson build system in our contribs.

Vetinari is a major release changing a lot in the media engine of VLC.
It is one of the largest release we've ever done.

Notably, it:
 - activates hardware decoding on all platforms, of H.264 & H.265, 8 & 10bits,
   allowing 4K60 or even 8K decoding with little CPU consumption,
 - merges all the code from the mobile ports into the same codebase with
   common numbering and releases,
 - supports 360 video and 3D audio, and prepares for VR content,
 - supports direct HDR and HDR tone-mapping,
 - updates the audio passthrough for HD Audio codecs,
 - allows browsing of local network drives like SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS...
 - stores the passwords securely,
 - brings a new subtitle rendering engine, supporting ComplexTextLayout
   and font fallback to support multiple languages and fonts,
 - supports ChromeCast with the new renderer framework,
 - adds support for numerous new formats and codecs, including WebVTT,
   AV1, TTML, HQX, 708, Cineform, and many more,
 - improves Bluray support with Java menus, aka BD-J,
 - updates the macOS interface with major cleaning and improvements,
 - support HiDPI UI on Windows, with the switch to Qt5,
 - prepares the experimental support for Wayland on Linux, and
   switches to OpenGL by default on Linux.