[x265-commits] [x265] release: Release notes for v2.9

[Ashok Kumar Mishra]

details:   http://hg.videolan.org/x265/rev/f9681d731f2e
branches:  stable
changeset: 12425:f9681d731f2e
user:      Ashok Kumar Mishra <ashok at multicorewareinc.com>
date:      Fri Oct 05 17:44:40 2018 +0530
description:
release: Release notes for v2.9
Subject: [x265] Added tag 2.9 for changeset f9681d731f2e

details:   http://hg.videolan.org/x265/rev/169e76b6bbcc
branches:  stable
changeset: 12426:169e76b6bbcc
user:      Ashok Kumar Mishra <ashok at multicorewareinc.com>
date:      Fri Oct 05 17:47:21 2018 +0530
description:
Added tag 2.9 for changeset f9681d731f2e

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 doc/reST/releasenotes.rst |  26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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diff -r 49f283a70aa3 -r 169e76b6bbcc .hgtags
--- a/.hgtags	Wed Oct 03 13:48:47 2018 +0530
+++ b/.hgtags	Fri Oct 05 17:47:21 2018 +0530
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ 64b2d0bf45a52511e57a6b7299160b961ca3d51c
 0e9ea76945c89962cd46cee6537586e2054b2935 2.6
 e41a9bf2bac4a7af2bec2bbadf91e63752d320ef 2.7
 a158a3a029663133455268e2a63ae6b0af2df720 2.8
+f9681d731f2e56c2ca185cec10daece5939bee07 2.9
diff -r 49f283a70aa3 -r 169e76b6bbcc doc/reST/releasenotes.rst
--- a/doc/reST/releasenotes.rst	Wed Oct 03 13:48:47 2018 +0530
+++ b/doc/reST/releasenotes.rst	Fri Oct 05 17:47:21 2018 +0530
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@
 Release Notes
 *************
 
+Version 2.9
+===========
+
+Release date - 05/10/2018
+
+New features
+-------------
+1. Support for chunked encoding
+
+   :option:`--chunk-start and --chunk-end` 
+   Frames preceding first frame of chunk in display order will be encoded, however, they will be discarded in the bitstream.
+   Frames following last frame of the chunk in display order will be used in taking lookahead decisions, but, they will not be encoded. 
+   This feature can be enabled only in closed GOP structures. Default disabled.
+
+2. Support for HDR10+ version 1 SEI messages.
+
+Encoder enhancements
+--------------------
+1. Create API function for allocating and freeing x265_analysis_data.
+2. CEA 608/708 support: Read SEI messages from text file and encode it using userSEI message.
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+1. Disable noise reduction when vbv is enabled.
+2. Support minLuma and maxLuma values changed by the commandline.
+
 Version 2.8
 ===========