| Qt 5.8 introduces many new features and improvements as well as bugfixes |
| over the 5.7.x series. For more details, refer to the online documentation |
| included in this distribution. The documentation is also available online: |
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| http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/index.html |
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| The Qt version 5.8 series is binary compatible with the 5.7.x series. |
| Applications compiled for 5.7 will continue to run with 5.8. |
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| Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers |
| corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker: |
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| https://bugreports.qt.io/ |
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| Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more |
| information about a particular change. |
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| **************************************************************************** |
| * Library * |
| **************************************************************************** |
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| QtMultimedia |
| ------------ |
| |
| - Added QAudio::convertVolume() function. |
| |
| - QtMultimedia global object (QML): |
| * Added convertVolume() function. |
| |
| - VideoOutput (QML): |
| * Can now render frames having the YUV 4:2:2 8-bit (UYVY/YUYV) pixel |
| format. |
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| **************************************************************************** |
| * Platform Specific Changes * |
| **************************************************************************** |
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| Android |
| ------- |
| |
| - Audio volumes passed to a media player are now correctly interpreted |
| as a linear factor. |
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| Linux |
| ----- |
| |
| - Metadata containing a date information is now correctly returned as a |
| QDate or QDateTime. |
| - Added support for QMediaMetaData::CoverArtImage metadata key. |
| - QVideoProbe is now supported when used with a QCamera. |
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| OS X |
| ---- |
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| - Cameras can now support the YUV 4:2:2 8-bit (UYVY/YUYV) pixel format. |
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| Windows |
| ------- |
| |
| - DirectShow: |
| * Audio volumes passed to a media player are now correctly interpreted |
| as a linear factor. |
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| WinRT |
| ----- |
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| - Cameras can now support the YUV 4:2:2 8-bit (UYVY/YUYV) pixel format. |
| - [QTBUG-48539] Fixed Camera (QML) focus mode and focus point mode not |
| being synced with the actual value. |
| - [QTBUG-48541] Camera flash is now supported. |