Add a NEWS file for tracking major changes across versions

NEWS files commonly used for storing changes in a human-readable
format, and can be combined with AppStream metainfo files.
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Version 0.8.5
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Released: 2023-01-09
Features:
* Upgrade to FFmpeg 5.1
Miscellaneous:
* Use XDG_CONFIG_HOME on Unix systems.
Version 0.8.4
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Released: 2022-07-10
Features:
* Add 2 more palettes and change the default.
* Allow changing the DFT window size and function.
* Allow switching between audio streams and channels.
* Add translations for 14 additional languages.
Miscellaneous:
* Remove dependency on intltool.
* Fix FFmpeg build warnings.
* Detect AR tool.
* Use Homebrew for macOS dependencies.
* Improve test coverage.
Bugfixes:
* Remove association with .mod and MIDI files.
* Fix autoconf errors.
* Fix an AVX-related crash.
Version 0.8.3
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Released: 2013-02-26
Bugfixes:
* OS X specific bugfix release
Version 0.8.2
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Released: 2013-02-24
Features:
* Open .opus audio files (#39).
Miscellaneous:
* Use non-deprecated FFmpeg decoding API.
* Moved downloads to Google Code since GitHub no longer offers downloads (#38).
* Compatibility with retina-based Macs (#32).
Bugfixes:
* Fix magnitude calculation for the first and the last frequency band.
* Support planar sample formats (#44).
Version 0.8.1
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Released: 2012-09-27
Bugfixes:
* Fixed mapping of the spectral density into the palette.
Version 0.8.0
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Released: 2012-09-23
Features:
* Adjustable spectral density range (#4).
* Switched from GTK+ to wxWidgets for better Windows and OS X integration.
* Single .exe version for Windows.
* Added translations in 8 more languages (totalling 16).
Miscellaneous:
* Switched to .xz tarballs.
* Split out libspek and added unit tests.
* 24-bit APE support (upstream fix).
* Better toolbar icons on Windows and OS X (#21).
* Installer options for app shortcuts on Windows (#1).
* Associate with audio/video files on OS X (#2).
* Online manual (#24).
Bugfixes:
* Fixed crash when the preferences file is not writable.
* Fixed crash when the home directory is not writable.
* Fixed duration and rendering for some video files.
* Fixed compilation with newer FFmpeg and libav versions.
* Proper handling of Unicode file names under Windows (upstream fix).
* Don't lock the input file on Windows (#26).
Version 0.7
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Released: 2011-04-24
Features:
* Added translations in 8 languages
* Preferences to select a language and to check for a new version
* Spectral density ruler
* Added a menu bar, cleaned up the tool bar.
* Better OS X integration
Miscellaneous:
* Show the version number in the window
* Pre-compute the cosine table to speed up analysis by ±16%
* Use jhbuild and ige-mac-bundler to build and package Spek on OS X
* spek(1) man page
* Avoid using APIs depreciated in GTK3
Bugfixes:
* Fixed link activation on OS X (issue 31)
* Fixed new version detection on OS X
* Fixed duration for unsynchronised ID3v24 mp3 tags (upstream fix)
* Fixed rigth click → Quit (issue 24) and the ⌘ Q shortcut (issue 44)
Version 0.6
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Released: 2010-07-13
Features:
* Switch from GStreamer to FFmpeg libraries for audio decoding. This speeds up the overall analysis by a factor of 1.5 to 2.
* Decode audio and perform the analysis in separate threads. This makes the analysis 1.3~1.8 times faster on multi-core systems (issue 11).
* Check for a new version once a week and notify when it becomes available (issue 27)
Miscellaneous:
* Windows installer branding (issue 32)
* Option to launch Spek when the Windows installer exits
Bugfixes:
* Fix link activation on Windows (issue 31)
* Fix ALAC issues on OS X (issue 23)
* Re-run the analysis only if the window width has been changed
* Fix opening of files containing Unicode symbols in their name on Windows
Version 0.5
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Released: 2010-06-25
Features:
* Speed up spectral analysis by using the optimal number of frequency bands.
* DTS files support.
* Distribute Windows version as a ZIP archive in addition to the MSI installer.
* Mac OS X installer.
* Use Pango to render text.
* Brand new icon.
Version 0.4
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Released: 2010-05-21
Features:
* Associate with audio files ("Open with..." menu in file managers)
* Show the name of the open file in the window title
* Support 24-bit FLACs
* Drag and Drop support
* Show file name and its properties in the window