XBMCbuntu 13.04 with XBMC Frodo 12.2 (nvidia only)

As requested by some users. Here’s a first image based on Ubuntu 13.04 with XBMC Frodo 12.2. This image is an Nvidia and Intel only. Within 13.04 the AMD drivers are broken. Please use at your own risk!

Download: http://xbmcfreak.binkey.nl/xbmcbuntu-13.04.Intel-NVIDIA-Frodo12.2.iso

I also compiled a ubuntu image with the XBMC packages from wsnipex. This version contains many stability improvements as well some performance and framedrop improvements over de generic XBMC version. More details can be found over here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996

Download: http://xbmcfreak.binkey.nl/xbmcbuntu-13.04.Intel-NVIDIA-Frodo12.2-wsnipex_v1.iso

XBMC 12.2 released

XBMC 12.2 has been released. The following changes were made between XBMC 12.1 and XBMC 12.2.

  • Fixed infinite loop on addon dependencies, resolves crashing problem that arrose immediately post 12.1 launch
  • Numerous UPnP fixes
  • Memory leak fixed when XBMC is minimized
  • Various Raspberry Pi playback fixes and software codec support
  • Fixed OSX audio mixing
  • Fixed some audio-related crashes in Linux builds
  • AirPlay fixes
  • Bluray folder resume-bookmarks now work
  • Ability to scan for new content on file folders has been reimplemented
  • Language updates from Transifex

XBMCbuntu should upgrade by using the “sudo apt-get update” command followed by “sudo apt-get upgrade”.

XBMC 12.2, FFmpeg 1.2 and Dirty regions for fullscreen video

Here’s a short update on what’s going on at this moment within the XBMC scene. XBMC 12.2 pre-testing has been started a fey days a ago. 12.2 will feature a even more stable XBMC Frodo. More info here: http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2013/04/09/xbmc-12-2pre-testing/

Within the development branch (XBMC 13) some interesting things are happening. Support for FFmpeg 1.2 has been merged lately which gives XBMC support for even more codecs and so on. Another major improvement is also in queue to enable Dirty regions rendering for fullscreen video. Dirty regions is now only playing part withing the menu section of XBMC. Dirty regions supprt for fullscreen video should improve the performance quite a lot. The developer FernetMenta, who created this new freature, is also working on XVBA (AMD Fusion) rendering support for XBMC 13. Hopefully this will enter the XBMC mainline also real soon.

OpenELEC 3.0.0

OpenElec 3.0.0 has been released. OpenElec is a very small Linux system built around XBMC. Version 3.0.0 features XBMC 12.1 along many other improvements. Here’s a summary:

OpenELEC 3.0.0 incorporates XBMC 12.1 with support for NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel solutions, along with a dedicated Raspberry Pi build. In addition to XBMC 12.1 and the Raspberry Pi port, 3.0.0 brings stable AMD XVBA video decoding, along with many other stability improvements and other improvements across the entire platform.

For more information or to update your copy, feel free to visit the OpenELEC 3.0.0 announcement page.

XBMC 12.1

As expected, XBMC 12.1 has been released with many bugfixes. This is a complete list:

  • XBMC now supports using OSX’s default output device for audio as well as hardware decoding with Intel GPUs in OSX
  • XBMC no longer hogs audio for Linux and on resume audio will continue to work in Linux
  • Full iPhone 5 resolution is now enabled
  • Volume buttons on Android devices now control Android volume, rather than XBMC volume
  • Volume buttons on OSX devices once again control OSX volume, rather than XBMC volume
  • Player optimization on the Raspberry Pi, including more efficient playback, better subtitle support, and many crash fixes
  • iOS 6 support on the AppleTV 2.
  • XBMC does not crash when listed on the AppleTV top shelf
  • Added support for additional Xbox 360 controller types
  • Broader and more intelligent support for CEC devices
  • Fixed problems with several addons due to broken binary read/write in our python interface
  • Language fixes, including 7 new languages: Albanian, Burmese, Malay, Persian (Iran), Tamil (India), Uzbek, Vietnamese
  • AirPlay fixes, including making discovery of XBMC more reliable on OSX
  • Numerous crashing and stability fixes across all platforms

For more information follow this link: http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2013/03/18/xbmc-12-1-now-even-better/

First XBMC Frodo 12.1 test package released

A first Frodo 12.1 test package has been released. This test version features many AudioEngine related changes and bugfixes. Please post your results here:

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/win32/XBMCSetup-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo.exe

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/darwin/ios/xbmc-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo-ios.deb

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/darwin/atv2/xbmc-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo-atv2.deb

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/android/xbmc-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo-armeabi-v7a.apk

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/osx/xbmc-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo-x86_64.dmg

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/osx/xbmc-20130311-99ee1f3-Frodo-i386.dmg

XBMC running on the Ouya

Here’s an interesting video from one of the team-XBMC members who has ported XBMC to the Ouya. The Ouya is a $99 gaming console, powered by Android, which will be released later this year. Here’s the video:

XBMC ported to Wayland

Here’s an interesting blogpost about someone that has ported XBMC to Wayland. Wayland is a lightweight displaymanager suposed to follow up the X display manager. The source code is also available for people who would like to test. More info below:

wayland-screenshot2

http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/hello-from-xbmc-on-wayland/

XBMC 12.1 to be released soon

XBMC Frodo 12.1 will be released soon. XBMC 12.1 will feature mainly AudioEngine fixes, such as high cpu fixes, device detection fixes and suspend/resume issues. XBMC 12.1 will also feature support for iOS6.

If you like to keep track of the current changes have a look over here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commits/Frodo?

XBMC 12.0 – Frodo final released

XBMC 12.0 final has been released. If you’re interested in this release grab a copy from: http://xbmc.org/download/

Here’s a short changelog:

  • HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine (OSX/iOS not yet available)
  • Live TV and PVR support
  • h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P) video software decoding for anime
  • 64bit support in OSX to match the 64bit support in Linux
  • Improved image support, allowing the database to accomodate numerous additional image types and more interesting and complex skins
  • Support for the Raspberry PI
  • Initial support for the Android platform
  • Improved AirPlay support across all platforms, including AirPlay audio in XBMC for Windows to match the other platforms
  • Improved controller support in Windows and Linux
  • Advanced Filtering in the library
  • Video library tags to complement movie sets
  • Advanced UPnP sharing
  • Default video languages now match the language being used by XBMC
  • Translations now powered by Transifex

XBMC 12 Frodo final might be released soon

Looks like the developers finally found a solution for the Audio suspend/resume function. This is the last major blocking defect for XBMC 12 Frodo final. I’ll keep you posted about the progress. Here’s the related defect in more detail:

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2061

XBMC 12 Frodo – RC3 released

Release candidate 2 of XBMC 12 Frodo has been released:
http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2013/01/03/xbmc-12-frodo-release-candidate-3/

Grab your copy from: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/
XBMCbuntu users should upgrade by using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

XBMC 12 Frodo – RC2 released

Release candidate 2 of XBMC 12 Frodo has been released:

http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2012/12/20/xbmc-12-frodo-release-candidate-2/

Grab your copy from: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/
XBMCbuntu users should upgrade by using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

XBMC 12 Frodo – RC2 tagged and to be released soon

XBMC 12 Frodo RC2 has been tagged and will be released soon. Here’s the commit from last day:

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/a5d9c8ee3d385f925335f75bd08dc15e8320ccb9

XBMC 12 Frodo – RC1 released

Release candidate 1 of XBMC 12 Frodo has been released. Grab your copy from: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/

XBMCbuntu users should upgrade by using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade