This morning, the new version is available XBMC 13.0, with more than 500 corrected.
XBMC Media Center (from the Xbox Media Center) is a free cross-platform media player and
HTPC software open source.
List of changes:
- Updated sound engine;
- Visual interface change, that should improve usability;
- Updated FFMPEG v1.2, that is used for playing audio/video;
- Improved management of loading and select target subtitle;
- Now stereo stream can be blended to 5.1 and displayed through the Optical/SPDIF device;
- Added support for 3D rendering (for formats: SBS, TAB);
- Improved UPnP.
After fifteen months of development presented new large version of open Media Center XBMC 13.0 \”Gotham\”. Since the last issue made 530 changes from 51 Developer.
Among the added in XBMC 13.0 innovations:
- Support for stereoscopic 3D output. Perhaps
play 3D movies, encoded formats such, as
horizontal stereo pair (SBS), Top-and-Bottom (TAB), Anaglyph
(Anaglyph) and interlaced stereo pair (Interlaced). 3D support
BluRay discs are not yet implemented, also hardware acceleration is unavailable
for 3D movies in formats FullSBS/TAB; - Drastically improved the information provided in the last branch
the audio subsystem XBMC AudioEngine, providing support for HD-audio
high quality, means to mix any audio streams,
synchronization mechanisms with video stream, volume leveling
(ReplayGain), means re-encoding change flows and frequency
sample rate. Code AudioEngine has been redesigned to simplify,
accelerate, increase the quality and harmonization of support for different platforms.
For the Linux platform supported joint work correctly
XBMC with the PulseAudio sound server; - Introduces a new user interface for
configuration management. The settings are divided into two levels: the proposed
by default, the basic set for beginners and
extended set of options for experts. All settings are equipped with
explanations, that allows you to clarify the essence of options in more detail, than
reflected in the header. Added a button to return to the settings
default, While it is possible to reset individual configuration sections,
eg, only video or audio settings; - Expanded support for UPnP. XBMC-based media centers
can now communicate on UPnP with other instances of the XBMC and
other UPnP devices. Including funds provided for
navigating the content library and play a media file on
external device. eg, You can view the library with a Tablet and
send video for playback on a stationary Media Center or
computer with XBMC. Moreover, When viewing videos with XBMC on server
UPnP, view the status will be updated, that will relieve the user from
remembering, What kind of video files in earlier; - Improved support for touchscreens, including
added ability to use screen gestures to control
video playback and navigation lists; - Support for hardware video decoding, available on devices based on the Android platform 4 x;
- Work to increase productivity
Raspberry Pi platforms and Android. Acceleration is especially noticeable when
working with mediabibliotekoj, downloading images and run
video playback; - Improved tools for searching subtitles. Before the first
operation of movie watching or finding prompts the user to choose
one of the 19 Add-ons for subtitles. Improved handling of
Download and subtitle selection; - Advanced API for Python and JSON-RPC, Which one
allows you to control all aspects of the work of the XBMC, without interfering with the
user interface. You can use the API to create applications
for remote control, Web interfaces and various supplements; - Transition to use FFMPEG libraries 1.2 to play audio and video;
- The ability to convert stereo audio into view 5.1 and play through SPDIF;
- Numerous usability improvements;
- Expansion of tools for creating themes;
