v0.7.0

Overview of the community activity

• ~1550 commits since 0.6.0.
• Launched a few side projects - cf https://github.com/gpac/.
• New test public infrastructure.

General

• Many security fixes (static compile and fuzzing through AFL, always ongoing).
• Colorized log.
• Changed default audio volume to 100% instead of 75%.
• Expose more experimental options through the documentation.
• Improved GLES renderer on mobile platforms.
• Improvements on AVI dump.
• Fixed pkg-config Private.libs.
• SAT>IP playback support.

Codecs and File Formats

• Added L-HEVC File Format support (SHVC/MV-HEVC tracks and HEVC Tile Tracks).
• Added MPEG IFF (image File Format) support.
• Range extension support for AVC and HEVC.
• SHVC and MV-HEVC importers and playback: moved to final spec version (SHM6+).

Adaptive streaming

• Support of HLS with fragmented MP4 playback.
• APIs: gf_mpd_() functions and new segmenter API.
• Improved alternate groups.
• More support for PIFF PSEC and Smooth Streaming ( file format & playback).
• DASH client: pluggable algorithms + improvements with scalable contents.
• The counter source from the DASH sequences added to the public content.
• HLS and DASH playback minor fixes.
• DASH client logs are clearer.

VR and 360

• Added support for DASH SRD in 360 for independent videos videos (NxM partial spheres) more
• Added support for DASH SRD in 360 for HEVC tiled videos (NxM tiles on one sphere) - checkout tuto

Mobile

• Apple VideoToolBox hardware decoding support for OSX and iOS for AVC|H264.
• Android hardware decoding hardware acceleration for AVC|H264 (HEVC on its way).
• YUV422 and YUV444 8 and 10 bit support in GLES renderer.
• Android build is based on Android Studio.
• Android: new File Manager.

Subtitles

• Import of TTML via NHML according to MPEG-4 part 30 improved.