Features » History » Version 10
Leonid Protasov, 02/02/2014 11:19 AM
1 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | h1. Showtime 4.4 - List of features |
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2 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
3 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. File browsing |
4 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
5 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | * Local file system (on PS3 Showtime also supports reading/writing on USB attached NTFS hard drives) |
6 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * "SMB / CIFS":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block - "Windows shares" |
7 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * "FTP":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol - File Transfer Protocol |
8 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * UPnP/DLNA |
9 | 4 | Andreas Smas | * "WebDAV":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV |
10 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
11 | 1 | Andreas Smas | In addition to this normal HTTP can also be used for streaming. |
12 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
13 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. Video streaming |
14 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
15 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * "HLS":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming - HTTP Live Streaming. For multi bit rate streams Showtime will select optimum stream based on available bandwidth. |
16 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * "RTMP":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol - Streaming protocol used for Flash players. |
17 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * "HTSP":https://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/wiki/Htsp - Streaming of Live TV from "Tvheadend":https://tvheadend.org |
18 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
19 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. Plugins |
20 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
21 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | Showtime supports plugins installed from a centralized repository. Some of the more popular plugins are Youtube, Navi-X, Twitch.tv, Opensubtitles, Spotify (Not available on PS3), SVT Play. |
22 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
23 | 5 | Andreas Smas | For the full list of available plugins see "this link":https://showtimemediacenter.com/plugins/showtime. |
24 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
25 | 5 | Andreas Smas | Plugins are, by default, automatically upgraded when a new version is available. |
26 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
27 | 5 | Andreas Smas | Developing plugins is easy if you know javascript. See the [[PluginDevelopment]] wiki page for docs. |
28 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
29 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. Unified search |
30 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
31 | 1 | Andreas Smas | Searching using the toolbar on the home page will search in all installed plugins that support searching. |
32 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
33 | 5 | Andreas Smas | h2. In-application automatic upgrades. |
34 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
35 | 5 | Andreas Smas | On PS3 and RPi Showtime can upgrade itself. In addition, on RPi it can also upgrade the entire "STOS operating system":https://showtimemediacenter.com/projects/stos. |
36 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
37 | 6 | Andreas Smas | The user can select to upgrade form three different tracks (In Settings -> General): |
38 | 6 | Andreas Smas | |
39 | 6 | Andreas Smas | * Stable - Most stable version. |
40 | 6 | Andreas Smas | * Testing - Upgraded approximately bi-weekly depending on changes made and risk for severe bugs in the master branch. |
41 | 6 | Andreas Smas | * Bleeding Edge - Tracks master branch. Every commit made by the development team is a new release. Could be very unstable from time to time. |
42 | 5 | Andreas Smas | |
43 | 3 | Andreas Smas | |
44 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. File formats |
45 | 3 | Andreas Smas | |
46 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * All formats supported by libav can be played. For instnace, MKV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, etc. For a full list see "here":http://libav.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats-and-Codecs. Currently Showtime uses libav version 9. |
47 | 3 | Andreas Smas | |
48 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. Codecs |
49 | 3 | Andreas Smas | |
50 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * See "libav's list":http://libav.org/general.html#Video-Codecs for supported video decoders |
51 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * See "libav's list":http://libav.org/general.html#Audio-Codecs for supported audio decoders |
52 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * In addition to this Showtime can also play various game music formats (not available on all platforms) |
53 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
54 | 1 | Andreas Smas | h2. Hardware accelerated video decoding |
55 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
56 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | * PS3: Accelerated H.264 (up to level 4.2), MPEG-2 |
57 | 9 | Leonid Protasov | * RPi: Accelerated H.264 High 10 Profile (up to level 5.0), MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD), MPEG-2 (needs license). VP8, VP6, MJPEG (GPU accelerated - SD resolutions only) |
58 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | * Linux: Accelerated H.264 using VDPAU (NVIDIA cards only) |
59 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | * OS X: Accelerated H.264 |
60 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
61 | 1 | Andreas Smas | h2. Audio output |
62 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
63 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * PS3: Multi channel audio streams are re-encoded to 6 or 8 channel DTS (Limitation of PS3 LV2 operating system) |
64 | 8 | Leonid Protasov | * RPi/Linux: Digital pass thru of DTS, AC3, E-AC3. For PCM output up to 32 bit 192kHz is supported depending on source content. Discrete multi channel output is also supported. |
65 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
66 | 1 | Andreas Smas | h2. Built-in metadata lookup |
67 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
68 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * Artist and Album graphics are looked up using "last.fm":http://last.fm |
69 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * Movie metadata (including posters) are looked up via "themoviedb.org":http://themoviedb.org |
70 | 3 | Andreas Smas | * TV shows (including posters) are looked up via "thetvdb.org":http://thetvdb.org |
71 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * Metadata lookup can be turned on/off per folder. (Default on) |
72 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * Options exist for user to choose if multiple results are available. A custom search query can also be entered. |
73 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
74 | 1 | Andreas Smas | h2. Supported subtitle formats (External files) |
75 | 1 | Andreas Smas | |
76 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * DVD Subtitles and VOBSUB |
77 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * ASS/SSA |
78 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * SRT |
79 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * SUB (Microdvd) |
80 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * TTML |
81 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * Automatic code page detection using language heuristics |
82 | 1 | Andreas Smas | * On the fly decompression of .zip files and .gz files containing subtitles |
83 | 2 | Andreas Smas | |
84 | 3 | Andreas Smas | h2. Network services |
85 | 2 | Andreas Smas | |
86 | 2 | Andreas Smas | * Built in HTTP server available on port 42000. Currently this is mostly used for diagnostics. |
87 | 2 | Andreas Smas | * Built in FTP server. This is default disabled but can be enabled in Settings -> Network |