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0.1.4 - 2026-04-10

Added

  • Added owned .opus audio support in the app and extension metadata.
  • Added an audio-only Quick Look mode that keeps playback controls visible without showing an empty video frame.
  • Added stronger regression tests for volume state handling and for preventing playback metrics from overwriting the user-controlled volume slider position.
  • Added local VLCKit volume-notification diagnostics so downstream audio timing can be measured instead of guessed.

Changed

  • Full Quick Look preview autoplays again in expanded mode; compact Finder preview remains a non-live summary.
  • Volume slider state is now driven by the last user-commanded value instead of repeated backend metric write-backs.

Fixed

  • Selecting another file while a preview is already open now stops the previously active preview session before the new one loads, preventing stray audio from continuing in the background.
  • Pause now cuts audible output immediately before VLC finishes its own state transition, so the control feels more responsive.
  • Volume handle release now stays at the released position instead of snapping back to the earlier pickup position.
  • The custom slider no longer pre-applies an absolute value on knob drag start, which was a real source of incorrect volume-handle movement.

Known Issues

  • Direct click on the volume bar still has an observable delay on the target machine even though handle placement is now exact.
  • The remaining volume-click latency is instrumented but not fully eliminated in Finder-hosted Quick Look.

0.1.3 - 2026-04-09

Changed

  • Replaced the committed VLCKit binary payload with a pinned bootstrap download script.
  • Updated install, DMG-build, and GitHub Actions release paths to fetch VLCKit automatically when needed.
  • Updated the GitHub Actions release workflow to skip RendererSmokeTests at the xcodebuild layer so the DMG packaging path can complete on GitHub-hosted macOS runners.
  • Clarified the README release flow so the asynchronous DMG upload behavior on GitHub Releases is easier to understand.

Fixed

  • Reduced repository bloat by removing the tracked VLCKit runtime payload and generated release artifacts from Git history.
  • Fixed the release pipeline so a tagged GitHub Actions run can finish and attach a downloadable DMG asset to the GitHub Release.

Notes

  • Local development still keeps the full renderer smoke tests.
  • GitHub release runs intentionally skip only the GUI renderer smoke tests; the metadata and layout tests still run in CI.

0.1.2 - 2026-04-09

Changed

  • Added automatic tag-driven GitHub Release automation with a macOS GitHub Actions workflow.
  • Added a script to build a release DMG and upload-ready release artifacts.
  • Added developer and release documentation for GitHub Releases, ignored build artifacts, and repository size policy.

Notes

  • v0.1.2 was the first automated-release attempt and exposed CI incompatibility in the renderer smoke tests.

0.1.1 - 2026-04-09

Added

  • Bundled VLCKit playback backend embedded directly into the Quick Look preview extension.
  • Shared playback layer for the app and Quick Look extension:
    • MediaPreviewPlayer
    • VLCKitMediaPreviewPlayer
    • PreviewContentView
    • VideoLayout
  • Playback diagnostics via unified logging under:
    • subsystem: com.robertwildling.MKVQuickLook
    • category: Playback
  • Host-app playback lab for renderer and layout verification outside Finder.
  • Renderer smoke tests that verify visible video output for real sample media.
  • Metadata tests that verify Launch Services ownership and extension-supported types.
  • UI regression tests for overlay visibility and playback button availability.

Changed

  • Quick Look playback now starts paused by default in all contexts.
  • Compact Finder column preview is non-live summary mode instead of autoplaying media.
  • Finder routing now relies on exported and owned app UTIs plus document claims, not extension registration alone.
  • The play/pause button was moved into the control row to the left of the seek bar.
  • Volume changes while dragging are immediate.
  • Seek dragging is stable and no longer snaps back to the old value after release.
  • Seek and volume controls now emit timestamped diagnostics for latency analysis.

Fixed

  • Finder now reliably selects MKVQuickLook for the supported owned media UTIs.
  • Reflections.mkv now renders through the custom Quick Look path instead of the stock preview.
  • Large-preview renderer regressions where state changed but no visible video frame appeared.
  • MKV centering issues caused by earlier renderer/layout experiments.
  • Immediate autoplay in Finder column preview.
  • Stuck overlay text such as Preparing video surface... after video output becomes visible.
  • Audio muting regressions introduced during paused-start experiments.
  • Pause button becoming unavailable while VLC remained in opening or buffering.

Notes

  • avi remains best-effort support.
  • The current OGG sample in example-videos resolves to audio on this machine, not Theora video.
  • Pure seek-bar click behavior has been strengthened again in this version and should be revalidated in Finder on the target machine.

Third-party software

This release bundles VLCKit 3.7.2 (VLC 3.0.23), licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1 or later (license text: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/-/blob/3.7.2/COPYING).

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