NEWS for 1.1.8

NEWS

 Changes between 1.1.7 and 1.1.8-git:
 --------------------------------
 
-Interfaces:
- * Luarc and luatelnet fixes
-
 Mac OS X Interface:
  * New UI graphics by Damien Erambert
 
+Interfaces:
+ * Oldrc interface is again the default RC interface
+ * Luarc, luahttp and luatelnet fixes
+ * Qt and Mac OS X fixes
+ * numerous Skins2 fixes, notably winamp2 skins
+
 Encoder:
- * new libschroedinger-based Dirac codec encoder
+ * new libschroedinger-based Dirac codec encoder, faster than the current one
+
+Access/Demuxers/Codecs:
+ * Subtitles auto-detection is back for .txt files
+ * vod/rtsp server and rtsp input fixes
+ * mp4 demuxer improvements
+ * ogg, rstp input, video filters minor fixes
+ * taglib's replaygain is fixed for mp3
+ * vobsub support has an improved auto-detection
+
+Miscellaneous fixes in:
+ * Pulseaudio audio output, notably for usb cards
+ * Stacktraces are now limited in size on Windows
+ * Video resolution is now limited to 8192x8192, for security reasons
+ * Configure and build system improvements
+ * DirectShow and BDA build headers have been updated
 
 Translations:
  * Update for Finnish, Galician, Dutch, Chinese, German, Japanese, Lithuanian,
-   Slovak, French, Polish
+   Slovak, French, Polish, Estonian, Brazillian Portuguese, Hebrew
 
 
 Changes between 1.1.6 and 1.1.7:

configure.ac

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Autoconf settings for vlc
 
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright 2002-2011 the VideoLAN team])
 
-AC_INIT(vlc, 1.1.8)
+AC_INIT(vlc, 1.1.8-git)
 VERSION_MAJOR="1"
 VERSION_MINOR="1"
 VERSION_REVISION="8"