Comments on: Release 0.1.1: Baby steps http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/ The Plex blog Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CharlieC http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-1341 CharlieC Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:44:56 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-1341 Whoa, wasn't expecting this but if AAC audio works, this is awesome awesome news! Thanks for your hard work! Whoa, wasn’t expecting this but if AAC audio works, this is awesome awesome news! Thanks for your hard work!

]]> By: jms_uk http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-576 jms_uk Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:06:37 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-576 @Elan, I'll see if I can get you a sample to test - though I noticed it on most .mkvs I tried playing for any length of time. Perhaps the performance enhancements with your new release will fix it :) On a side note, I know you and the team are busy getting the core functionality running sweet as possible - though do you know if anyone is looking at the Video Library issues I raised? To further test, I cleared all my sources out and started again.. now, I have to "Set Content" for an external drive, each time I start XBMC in order for it to grab the meta data.. XBMC's normal files view still works fine with artwork, its just the library view that has to go off and re-fetch information each time (is it possible to cache or save that data once its been downloaded/edited so that it doesn't have to go off again?) @Elan,

I’ll see if I can get you a sample to test – though I noticed it on most .mkvs I tried playing for any length of time. Perhaps the performance enhancements with your new release will fix it :)

On a side note, I know you and the team are busy getting the core functionality running sweet as possible – though do you know if anyone is looking at the Video Library issues I raised? To further test, I cleared all my sources out and started again.. now, I have to “Set Content” for an external drive, each time I start XBMC in order for it to grab the meta data..

XBMC’s normal files view still works fine with artwork, its just the library view that has to go off and re-fetch information each time (is it possible to cache or save that data once its been downloaded/edited so that it doesn’t have to go off again?)

]]> By: elan http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-571 elan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:52:18 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-571 @chris gillespie and LuchaLibre: I'm using plain vanilla ffmpeg trunk (well, I was until this weekend, anyway). The trick is to compile static libraries and not dynamic libraries, which is broken on Leopard. @Televinken: Hey, I won't turn down hardware, and having it in-hand would make it easier to track down these problems. A Macbook Air isn't even needed, as any of the latest Macbooks also have X3100 video chips. We cannot accept any "Hackintosh" type donations as we're doing our best to stay on the right side of Apple. @Lavaweb: Make SURE your XBMC_HOME environment variable isn't set. After that, whacking ~/Library/Application Support/XBMC will return you to the proverbial clean slate. @jms_uk: I noticed that a bit on one or two videos, but whenever I've tracked it down it was because of a slightly corrupted MKV. If you have a short MKV that demonstrates the problem (and is know good with other players), please upload it to the wiki and we'll have a look. @chris gillespie and LuchaLibre: I’m using plain vanilla ffmpeg trunk (well, I was until this weekend, anyway). The trick is to compile static libraries and not dynamic libraries, which is broken on Leopard.

@Televinken: Hey, I won’t turn down hardware, and having it in-hand would make it easier to track down these problems. A Macbook Air isn’t even needed, as any of the latest Macbooks also have X3100 video chips. We cannot accept any “Hackintosh” type donations as we’re doing our best to stay on the right side of Apple.

@Lavaweb: Make SURE your XBMC_HOME environment variable isn’t set. After that, whacking ~/Library/Application Support/XBMC will return you to the proverbial clean slate.

@jms_uk: I noticed that a bit on one or two videos, but whenever I’ve tracked it down it was because of a slightly corrupted MKV. If you have a short MKV that demonstrates the problem (and is know good with other players), please upload it to the wiki and we’ll have a look.

]]> By: Lavaweb http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-568 Lavaweb Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:05:35 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-568 iRAW: Thank you for the help and for not flaming, I will now hid myself from the hurdling flames and navigate my way to the FAQ. :P iRAW: Thank you for the help and for not flaming, I will now hid myself from the hurdling flames and navigate my way to the FAQ. :P

]]> By: iRAW http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-563 iRAW Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:27:34 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-563 Anyone know what the Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 does exacly? (it is just under 50MB in size, and all it sais is that it "improves stability and compatibility" and that is not exacly specific). The update becomes available once you have installed the 10.5.2 update of OS X http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/leopardgraphicsupdate10.html One assumed it may contain updated graphics drivers and OpenGL fixes which could indirectly be of benifit to XBMC. @Lavaweb, there is still no AC3/DTS software downmix to analog stereo support in OSXBMC so you will not be able to correctly playback any files that has a AC3/DTS audio-stream unless you are using digital passthrough output to a reciever that does the audio decoding. That is in the FAQ so do not be suprised if you now get flamed for not reading it. Anyone know what the Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 does exacly? (it is just under 50MB in size, and all it sais is that it “improves stability and compatibility” and that is not exacly specific). The update becomes available once you have installed the 10.5.2 update of OS X
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/leopardgraphicsupdate10.html

One assumed it may contain updated graphics drivers and OpenGL fixes which could indirectly be of benifit to XBMC.

@Lavaweb, there is still no AC3/DTS software downmix to analog stereo support in OSXBMC so you will not be able to correctly playback any files that has a AC3/DTS audio-stream unless you are using digital passthrough output to a reciever that does the audio decoding. That is in the FAQ so do not be suprised if you now get flamed for not reading it.

]]> By: jms_uk http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-562 jms_uk Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:08:35 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-562 There's a minor sound drop-out issue when playing back .mkv x264 files with AC3 audio. Don't know if any of the devs were aware of that.. basically the sound will periodically drop out and return a second or so later There’s a minor sound drop-out issue when playing back .mkv x264 files with AC3 audio. Don’t know if any of the devs were aware of that.. basically the sound will periodically drop out and return a second or so later

]]> By: Lavaweb http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-560 Lavaweb Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:48:46 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-560 I'm still getting the fast video problems with AAC and analog output. So i'm wondering how to fix that, and wondering if it has to do with possible left over information from the previous versions. How would i go about making sure everything has been removed so i can install a clean copy of the 1.1 release? I’m still getting the fast video problems with AAC and analog output. So i’m wondering how to fix that, and wondering if it has to do with possible left over information from the previous versions. How would i go about making sure everything has been removed so i can install a clean copy of the 1.1 release?

]]> By: Televinken http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-558 Televinken Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:47:53 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-558 How about starting a specific donation drive to buy Elan a Mac with Intel X3100 GMA graphics (like the MacBook Air)?, or alternaive money for him to build a new HTPC computer based on a motherboard with onboard X3100 GMA? He could then run that as a dual-boot Hackintosh with OSx86 and Linux for development :) How about starting a specific donation drive to buy Elan a Mac with Intel X3100 GMA graphics (like the MacBook Air)?, or alternaive money for him to build a new HTPC computer based on a motherboard with onboard X3100 GMA? He could then run that as a dual-boot Hackintosh with OSx86 and Linux for development :)

]]> By: LuchaLibre http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-557 LuchaLibre Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:39:45 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-557 Why not submit those FFmpeg tweaks directly upstream to FFmpeg instead as then MacPorts and Fink and all other software that uses FFmpeg can get the tweaks with the rest of the FFmpeg code? Checkout their mailing list http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu Why not submit those FFmpeg tweaks directly upstream to FFmpeg instead as then MacPorts and Fink and all other software that uses FFmpeg can get the tweaks with the rest of the FFmpeg code? Checkout their mailing list
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu

]]> By: mattsoft http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-555 mattsoft Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:18:15 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/02/13/release-011-baby-steps/#comment-555 Ya, pink screen when playing any type of video file on my MacBook - GMA X3100 video. Great progress guys, look forward to seeing what you can do. Thanks so much for doing this. Ya, pink screen when playing any type of video file on my MacBook – GMA X3100 video. Great progress guys, look forward to seeing what you can do. Thanks so much for doing this.

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