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+Release Notes

+=============

+

+* 0.5 "Bike Shed" March 3, 2009

+

+General notes

+-------------

+

+It has been so long since the last release that this should be considered the

+first FFmpeg release of recent times. Because of the way things have unfolded to

+date, the notes for this version cannot be entirely conventional.

+

+See the Changelog file for a list of significant changes.

+

+Please note that our policy on bug reports has not changed. We still only accept

+bug reports against the HEAD of FFmpeg trunk repository. If you are experiencing

+any issues with any formally released version of FFmpeg, please try a current

+version of the development code to check if the issue still exists. If it does,

+make your report against the development code following the usual bug reporting

+guidelines.

+

+API notes

+---------

+

+In the next release, it is intended to remove a number of deprecated APIs. We

+decided to put out a release that includes said APIs for the benefit of third

+party software.

+

+As such, this release:

+- provides a sync point for said APIs

+- increases awareness of API changes

+- allows the next release to detail how to transition from the old to the new

+

+The deprecated APIs to be removed are:

+- imgconvert (to be replaced by libswscale)

+- vhook (to be replaced by libavfilter)

+

+If at all possible, do not use the deprecated APIs.