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RELEASE_NOTES: small grammar fixes and improvements

Signed-off-by: Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet <reynaldo@osg.samsung.com>
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10-bit support in spp, but maybe it's more important to mention the addition 10-bit support in spp, but maybe it's more important to mention the addition
of colorlevels (yet another color handling filter), tblend (allowing you of colorlevels (yet another color handling filter), tblend (allowing you
to for example run a diff between successive frames of a video stream), or to for example run a diff between successive frames of a video stream), or
eventually the dcshift audio filter. the dcshift audio filter.
There is also two other important filters landing in libavfilter: palettegen There are also two other important filters landing in libavfilter: palettegen
and paletteuse, submitted by the Stupeflix company. These filters will be and paletteuse. Both submitted by the Stupeflix company. These filters will
very useful in case you are looking for creating high quality GIF, a format be very useful in case you are looking for creating high quality GIFs, a
that still bravely fights annihilation in 2015. format that still bravely fights annihilation in 2015.
There are many other features, but let's follow-up on one big cleanup There are many other new features, but let's follow-up on one big cleanup
achievement: the libmpcodecs (MPlayer filters) wrapper is finally dead. The achievement: the libmpcodecs (MPlayer filters) wrapper is finally dead. The
last remaining filters (softpulldown/repeatfields, eq*, and various last remaining filters (softpulldown/repeatfields, eq*, and various
postprocessing filters) were ported by Arwa Arif (OPW student) and Paul B postprocessing filters) were ported by Arwa Arif (OPW student) and Paul B
Mahol. Mahol.
Concerning API changes, not much things to mention. Though, the introduction Concerning API changes, there are not many things to mention. Though, the
of devices inputs and outputs listing by Lukasz Marek is a notable addition introduction of device inputs and outputs listing by Lukasz Marek is a
(try ffmpeg -sources or ffmpeg -sinks for an example of the usage). As notable addition (try ffmpeg -sources or ffmpeg -sinks for an example of
usual, see doc/APIchanges for more information. the usage). As usual, see doc/APIchanges for more information.
Now let's talk about optimizations. Ronald S. Bultje made the VP9 decoder Now let's talk about optimizations. Ronald S. Bultje made the VP9 decoder
usable on x86 32-bit systems and pre-ssse3 CPUs like Phenom (even dual core usable on x86 32-bit systems and pre-ssse3 CPUs like Phenom (even dual core
Athlons can play 1080p 30fps VP9 content now), so we now secretly hope for Athlons can play 1080p 30fps VP9 content now), so we now secretly hope for
Google and Mozilla to use ffvp9 instead of libvpx. Google and Mozilla to use ffvp9 instead of libvpx. But VP9 is not the
center of attention anymore, and HEVC/H.265 is also getting many
But VP9 is not the center of attention anymore, and HEVC/H.265 is also improvements, which include C and x86 ASM optimizations, mainly from James
getting many improvements, which includes optimizations, both in C and x86 Almer, Christophe Gisquet and Pierre-Edouard Lepere.
ASM, mainly from James Almer, Christophe Gisquet and Pierre-Edouard Lepere.
Even though we had many x86 contributions, it is not the only architecture Even though we had many x86 contributions, it is not the only architecture
getting some love, with Seppo Tomperi adding ARM NEON optimizations to the getting some love, with Seppo Tomperi adding ARM NEON optimizations to the
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complete Git history on http://source.ffmpeg.org. complete Git history on http://source.ffmpeg.org.
We hope you will like this release as much as we enjoyed working on it, and We hope you will like this release as much as we enjoyed working on it, and
as usual, if you have any question about it, or any FFmpeg related topic, as usual, if you have any questions about it, or any FFmpeg related topic,
feel free to join us on the #ffmpeg IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) or ask feel free to join us on the #ffmpeg IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) or ask
on the mailing-lists. on the mailing-lists.