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- menno - 2011-06-10 09:44

There is ISO support in the latest nightlies, not all of them work flawlessly though, but the majority does! Just follow the instructions in the first post to get the latest nightly (or should i say unofficial) version installed!


- stu2k4 - 2011-06-10 14:56

menno Wrote:There is ISO support in the latest nightlies, not all of them work flawlessly though, but the majority does! Just follow the instructions in the first post to get the latest nightly (or should i say unofficial) version installed!

Do you have a build that you would reccomend that includes support? I really am only looking for video playback. I don't use it for much other than that. Nothing fancy, mostly dvd rips to .iso.

Thanks


- menno - 2011-06-10 16:56

stu2k4 Wrote:Do you have a build that you would reccomend that includes support? I really am only looking for video playback. I don't use it for much other than that. Nothing fancy, mostly dvd rips to .iso.

Thanks

Take either the 15th of may one, from the first post or the 9-6 one in the "very" experimental thread on this forum. They both work with ISO's although support isnt as good even as in the original oldschool xbox xbmc.


- jd2157 - 2011-06-14 18:04

stu2k4 Wrote:Do you have a build that you would reccomend that includes support? I really am only looking for video playback. I don't use it for much other than that. Nothing fancy, mostly dvd rips to .iso.

There's an even newer build available in the unofficial build thread. Don't bother if you need a remote library (it'll crash) but if you don't need much past playback it should be fine.

I've heard that a new official build might be along soon too so either way things are getting better pretty quickly.


- keith - 2011-06-16 19:55

menno Wrote:Take either the 15th of may one, from the first post or the 9-6 one in the "very" experimental thread on this forum. They both work with ISO's although support isnt as good even as in the original oldschool xbox xbmc.

Xbox used an entirely different player 'under the hood' in XBMC and even then it tooks years to mature.

Give it time, or submit patches.


- daMouse - 2011-06-17 17:20

And sometimes it still locks up or just plays sound but no video. And this is with a current Xbox XBMC. Technology just is not bullet proof. Fact of life unfortunately.


Archive post for 10.0-7 issues - procrastinator - 2011-06-20 19:09

Archive of Issues for ver. 10.0-7

The following applies to the 10.0-7 official iOS/ATV2 release made on 19th Feb.

Playback, video:
  • 1080p playback is not smooth for all files, but has improved since the first release. At present, the ATV2 can decode 1080p video, it is limited by frontrow to outputting 720p video. Improvements in this area will focus on achieving smooth playback of 1080p files at 720p output. Though 1080p output may be possible, it is not a priority at the moment. To see if you can really benefit with 1080p output, please consult this chart
  • Hardware decoding is for h264 only. As a result, 720p XviD, WMV and other HD encodings stutter. SD should work fine. (thanks nmat)
  • MMS streams do not work (thanks keith)
  • large MKV files packaged with subtitles in the container can crash XBMC unless subtitles are disabled (thanks candyman2000)
  • There is currently no control over display characteristics, e.g. autoswitching refresh rate 24/50/60 Hz (thanks acidduck)
  • Interlacing is disabled on mpeg2. (maybe more??) No easy short-term fix. (thanks keith)
  • Video_TS.IFO will play in file mode, but not in library mode (thanks dtviewer)
  • Video_TS playback will not work if menus are included in addition to video files, unless played from a local source (thanks neohusky and this thread, and newsilentsilver)
  • ISO playback does not work
  • Although not universal, a significant number of users are reporting difficulty in streaming video over SMB - there are numerous threads on the subject, use the forum search for further info (thanks haffi)

Playback, audio:
  • AC3 Audio can stutter and pause video. Generating Thumbnails is the culprit, go into Settings > Video > File and deselect 'extract thumbnails and video information'. Fix is in mainline, not atv2 branch yet. Also some are experiencing static with this enabled, regardless of Generate Thumbs selected or not. (thanks keith)
  • incorrect downmixing of audio - front channels downmixed to right stereo channel, rear channels downmixed to left stereo channel (thanks nukedeath)
  • volume control and muting do not do anything (thanks Gooki)
  • special note on AC3/DTS issues from Memphiz:
    "The whole sound passthrough story (AC3, DTS) seems very specific to the used components. [...] there are definitly issues, but they don't appear for all constellations. There are some solutions which work for some components in the FAQ thread."

Playback, other:
  • SSA and ASS subtitles do not display on hardware decoded videos (thanks Thewolf)
  • Visualiser is not working (thanks keith). Visualizations are not on the todo list
  • No karaoke settings. No CDG support (thanks drjt)

GUI:
  • The performance of XBMC's interface is improved over the original release. It is not clear at the moment if it has been fully optimised, or if there is still room for improvement that warrants this being an "issue" (thanks nmat for original info)
  • Navigation sounds are disabled (thanks nmat) but should be fixed when AudioEngine gets merged into trunk, there's no ETA and don't ask for one
  • 'Glassy' reflections seen in many of the skins are not working properly as diffusing isn't currently working properly under OpenGL ES (thanks TwisTz)
  • Screen appears to be incorrectly calibrated on some iPhone and iPads (probably to do with screen rotation - try launching with iDevice orientated in landscape) (thanks jerkychew)

Media/Library:
  • Library scanning / scraping can cause xbmc to crash and/or the scraper itself to crash. Turn off 'Generate Thumbnails'; go into Settings > Video > File and deselect 'extract thumbnails and video information'. (thanks keith)
  • Scanning of remote music stalls on folders containing .m4a files (see this thread, fix coming in next release thanks to Memphiz)
  • Movies contained in folders (e.g. Video_TS) do not display thumbnails/posters in file mode (thanks dtviewer)
  • MySQL can be used to centralize the XBMC library (useful when you have multiple XBMC devices)

Control:
  • Rolling repeat button presses not working from remote control - i.e. scrolling through menus by holding down a direction button (thanks bwelton - via another thread)
  • Keyboard using an eventclient like XBMC Remote on iPhone doesn't seem to work. (thanks keith)
  • With Bluetooth keyboards, some keys dont work. (Shift-R in library mode wont take to the R's for example) This will require a refactoring so no fix in the short term. (thanks keith)
  • no support for third party remotes. Will be coming in future releases (see this thread). Update: there is some support for Logitech Harmony remotes - please see FAQ (below)
  • touch scroll gestures not handled by XBMC yet (i.e. ability to flick through lists rather than use scroll bars)

Other:
  • Time is incorrect - see here for a fix
  • Last.fm submissions are temperamental (thanks keith)


Previous issues: 10.0-4, 10.0-0

MASSIVE thank you to Davilla, Gimli, Memphiz, Keith and Amet for their hard work on this port.


- procrastinator - 2011-06-20 19:10

New release: 10.0-8


So it looks like Davilla dropped a nice little surprise in the form of release 10.0-8 yesterday.



To upgrade either SSH in and run the following command:

Code:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

or upgrade via NitoTV

or if you are on an iPhone or iPad then upgrade via Cydia


I've been very busy with work lately so I really don't know whats going on with XBMC for iOS at the moment. I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know what we can cross off the issues list, and what we need to add to it. If you've been using the latest nightlies up to now then you should know roughly what's working and what's not. Keith says that 10.0-8 is just as up to date as the nightlies currently are.



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- Olethros - 2011-06-20 21:21

procrastinator Wrote:I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know what we can cross off the issues list, and what we need to add to it[/b]. If you've been using the latest nightlies up to now then you should know roughly what's working and what's not.

MMS streams seem to finally work (at least the ones I tested against did).


- procrastinator - 2011-06-20 23:45

Olethros Wrote:MMS streams seem to finally work (at least the ones I tested against did).

That's great, thanks Olethros.


Keep those corrections coming everyone!