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XBMC 12.0 'Frodo' Released: PVR-Support, HD Audio and More
fluor2 writes "Team XBMC have released XBMC 12 'Frodo.' Features for XBMC 12 include: HD audio support (including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD) via the new XBMC AudioEngine (OS X/iOS not yet available), live TV and PVR support, h.264 10-bit (aka Hi10P), 64-bit support in OS X to match the 64-bit support in Linux, improved image support, support for the Raspberry Pi, initial support for the Android platform, improved AirPlay support across all platforms, improved controller support in Windows and Linux, advanced filtering in the library, video library tags to complement movie sets, advanced UPnP sharing, and more!"
..that haven't been working since at least RC2.
This annoys me because the interface is such a f*ck*rse to operate with the mouse.
It's OK Bender, there's no such thing as 2.
Is that a limitation of the PVR API, or the PVR plugin your using?
If it's available within the API, then I'd wager it's coming sooner rather then later, if the plugin is actively maintained.
That's the beauty of implementing the backend client in a plugin, they can be updated far more regularly then XBMC proper.
The live TV/PVR "functionality" is still dogshit, apparently shoehorned in at the last minute. I've used it with NPVR and MythTV backends and it doesn't do the most basic things like pause or rewind. Other than that it's lovely.
I think you're doing something wrong. I been running frodo in a raspberrypi using mythtv backend, and I can rewind, fast forward, pause and schedule recordings. I even returned the cable boxes to my cable provider, 4 of boxes and now comcast refunds me $3 per month for not renting their cable box. I could not do any recordings if the backend was tvheadend but it works just fine with mythtv and VDR.
If you're forced to watch a lot of hi10p stuff (thanks, bandwagon-jumping fansub groups!) you may want to grab this patch:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2064
it enables multithreaded decoding of hi10p content (and *only* hi10p, it won't enable multithreading for anything else, where it could potentially be buggy). Since there's nothing at all capable of hardware decoding hi10p at present, this is a huge boon for those of us trying to watch HD hi10p files on little media server boxes. It takes typical hi10p files from 'visibly jerky' to 'nearly perfect' on my zotac box. OpenELEC 3.0 rc2 has this patch built in, as it comes from an openelec dev; other XBMC users might want to add it to their setups.
It's a limitation of the add-on that you're using. Multiple add-ons support these features, and you can find all the information on our wiki: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=PVR And as the dev who merged PVR support in and maintained the PVR support in XBMC for the last 3-4 years: no it was not shoehorned in. You just failed to read the documentation that is available and/or you're using a backend or add-on that doesn't support these things.
Even if it does run on Android, try not to get your Frodo mixed up with your Froyo. That never ends well.
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Okay, unless you like short hairy people covered in yogurt. I guess i shouldn't judge.
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Are you selling axes? Do they come in other shapes than the one you're grinding now?
>Can someone explain why should we care about this profile?
In really basic terms, in Hi10p more data is used to define color which means there is less banding for a smaller file size. It's an H.264 profile which uses 10 bits of information to represent color. It's a huge improvement because there is less file size, which in the long run saves bandwidth.
Advantages
Significantly higher compression ratios resulting in decreased file sizes.
Far more information is preserved from the original, removing such issues as banding and poor detail in dark scenes.
Disadvantages
Slower decoding and encoding.
No support for DXVA or CUDA as of writing.
Slight compatibility issues with older devices during playback.
If you want to play it, http://haruhichan.com/forum/showthread.php?7545-KCP-Kawaii-Codec-Pack/page23the Kawaii Codec Pack is probably your best bet.
Just so i have the whole picture. You have a cableCARD fed MythTV box, outputting to Raspberry Pi frontend (with appropriate codec licenses, i assume)?
You are recording the premium HD channels right? not just QAM?
I ask because i have the exact same tuner setups, save i have the older 'dual'. I am using a Win7 DVR right now but would eventually like to switch to a MythTV box and output via R Pi.
Any distro you recommend? I have tried doing Myth on ubuntu and i get stuck in an infinite menu loop in the setup every time i try.
Good-bye
Try OpenELEC then, it's an XBMC distro that runs perfectly well off a USB thumbdrive, and takes all of 15 minutes to install. It would at least make dual booting a snap.
Personally I use a relatively cheap, low power Zotac ZBOX to run XBMC (OpenELEC) permanently, and keep the noisy, power hungry 3D gaming machine turned off 99% of the time. Just the power savings alone would pay off the Zotac box in a few years.