[xiph-commits] r8429 - websites/theora.org

[giles at motherfish-iii.xiph.org]

Author: giles
Date: 2004-12-15 12:55:36 -0800 (Wed, 15 Dec 2004)
New Revision: 8429

Modified:
   websites/theora.org/download.html
   websites/theora.org/index.html
Log:
Post the 1.0alpha4 release to the news and download pages.


Modified: websites/theora.org/download.html
===================================================================
--- websites/theora.org/download.html	2004-12-15 20:44:13 UTC (rev 8428)
+++ websites/theora.org/download.html	2004-12-15 20:55:36 UTC (rev 8429)
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@
 <p>Currently we only provide source code for the theora reference 
 implementation. There are no official binaries.</p>
 
-<p>The latest release is <em>1.0 alpha 3</em>. Despite being 
+<p>The latest release is <em>1.0 alpha 4</em>. Despite being 
 alpha, this release is quite stable and suitable for real use. The api 
-is subject to revision, but the files the encoder produces will always 
-be supported.
+is subject to revision, but as with the alpha 3 release, the files the 
+encoder produces will always be supported.
 </p>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha3.tar.bz2">libtheora-1.0alpha3.tar.bz2</a></li>
-<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha3.tar.gz">libtheora-1.0alpha3.tar.gz</a></li>
-<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha3.zip">libtheora-1.0alpha3.zip</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.bz2">libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.bz2</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.gz">libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.zip">libtheora-1.0alpha4.zip</a></li>
 </ul>
 <p>
 To compile this you will also need the latest versions of the ogg and 
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
 <h3>Documentation</h3>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href="doc/libtheora-1.0alpha3/">libtheora API reference</a> (HTML)</li>
-<li><a href="doc/libtheora-1.0alpha3.pdf">libtheora API reference</a> (PDF)</li>
+<li><a href="doc/libtheora-1.0alpha4/">libtheora API reference</a> (HTML)</li>
+<li><a href="doc/libtheora-1.0alpha4.pdf">libtheora API reference</a> (PDF)</li>
 </ul>
 
 <ul>

Modified: websites/theora.org/index.html
===================================================================
--- websites/theora.org/index.html	2004-12-15 20:44:13 UTC (rev 8428)
+++ websites/theora.org/index.html	2004-12-15 20:55:36 UTC (rev 8429)
@@ -125,6 +125,43 @@
 
 <div class="content">			
 
+<h3>[ 2004 Dec 15 - libtheora 1.0 alpha 4 release ]</h3>
+<p>We're pleased to announce a new release of the libtheora reference
+implemenation. This is an incremental update over alpha 3, in support
+of <a href="http://icecast.org/">Icecast's</a> use of some new utility
+calls to provide theora streaming support.</p>
+<blockquote>
+<a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.bz2">
+  libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.bz2
+</a><br><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.gz">
+  libtheora-1.0alpha4.tar.gz
+</a><br><a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/theora/libtheora-1.0alpha4.zip">
+  libtheora-1.0alpha4.zip
+</a>
+</blockquote>
+<p>Changes since the alpha3 release:
+<ul>
+ <li>first draft of the Theora I Format Specification</li>
+ <li>API documentation generated from theora.h with Doxygen</li>
+ <li>fix a double-update bug in the motion analysis</li>
+ <li>apply the loop filter before filling motion vector border
+   in the reference frame</li>
+ <li>new utility functions:
+   <tt>theora_packet_isheader(),</tt>
+   <tt>theora_packet_iskeyframe()</tt>, and
+   <tt>theora_granule_frame()</tt></li>
+ <li>optional support for building without floating point</li>
+ <li>optional support for building without encode support</li>
+ <li>various build and packaging fixes</li>
+ <li>pkg-config support</li>
+ <li>SymbianOS build support</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+<p>We still plan to make incompatible api changes before the first beta 
+release, but this new alpha provides a stable base including all the 
+work that has happened up to those changes.</p>
+<p>Thanks to everyone who contributed!</p>
+
 <h3>[ 2004 Dec 11 - Theora support in LiVES ]</h3>
 <p>Theora is now fully supported in LiVES is a Video Editing System (LiVES), as of version 0.9.1.
 If you are interested in having a nice, user friendly interface for