1. No user installed addons are supported, python or otherwise.
2. No, they really are not supported.
3. They are not coming back
4. Read from 1. again
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Other than that, we hope you enjoy MrMC so far and we welcome any input and feedback you might have.
Team MrMC.
2. No, they really are not supported.
3. They are not coming back
4. Read from 1. again
Any mention of illegal streaming sites, addons or any pirated material will not be tolerated. This is not democracy and any offenders will be banned and posts deleted immediately without warning.
Other than that, we hope you enjoy MrMC so far and we welcome any input and feedback you might have.
Team MrMC.
tvOS 11
- timstephens24
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Re: tvOS 11
The 20Mbps HEVC Jellyfish test played smoothly, so I don't think you'd have a problem upgrading to tvOS 11 and using MrMC when Davilla/Amet start working on it. tvOS 11/macOS 10.13 is next week, so I'd expect they'll be working on it after MrMC 3.1 is pushed.
- Everbrave
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Re: tvOS 11
Without Plex transcoding enabled?! I cannot reproduce that; sorry!timstephens24 wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 14:30 The 20Mbps HEVC Jellyfish test played smoothly, so I don't think you'd have a problem upgrading to tvOS 11 and using MrMC when Davilla/Amet start working on it. tvOS 11/macOS 10.13 is next week, so I'd expect they'll be working on it after MrMC 3.1 is pushed.
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Re: tvOS 11
of course you can't. you don't have tvOS 11 yet!Everbrave wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 20:00Without Plex transcoding enabled?! I cannot reproduce that; sorry!timstephens24 wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 14:30 The 20Mbps HEVC Jellyfish test played smoothly, so I don't think you'd have a problem upgrading to tvOS 11 and using MrMC when Davilla/Amet start working on it. tvOS 11/macOS 10.13 is next week, so I'd expect they'll be working on it after MrMC 3.1 is pushed.
- timstephens24
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Re: tvOS 11
It was with tvOS 11 and an app that supports the new HEVC decoding. Just showing that it's possible.Everbrave wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 20:00Without Plex transcoding enabled?! I cannot reproduce that; sorry!timstephens24 wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 14:30 The 20Mbps HEVC Jellyfish test played smoothly, so I don't think you'd have a problem upgrading to tvOS 11 and using MrMC when Davilla/Amet start working on it. tvOS 11/macOS 10.13 is next week, so I'd expect they'll be working on it after MrMC 3.1 is pushed.
- Everbrave
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Re: tvOS 11
I see some misunderstanding has been induced through the short replies.cosmoxl wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 20:05of course you can't. you don't have tvOS 11 yet!Everbrave wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 20:00Without Plex transcoding enabled?! I cannot reproduce that; sorry!timstephens24 wrote: ↑04 Sep 2017, 14:30 The 20Mbps HEVC Jellyfish test played smoothly, so I don't think you'd have a problem upgrading to tvOS 11 and using MrMC when Davilla/Amet start working on it. tvOS 11/macOS 10.13 is next week, so I'd expect they'll be working on it after MrMC 3.1 is pushed.
Whatever, I hope you are right; it won't take long to find out!
- davilla
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Re: tvOS 11
I suspect that 1080p HEVC (higher bit rates) will not have an issue under tvOS11 on the ATV4. While FFMpeg does use neon, it is not the most optimal implementation.
I would expect that Apple's sw implementation of HEVC would perform much better. Plus under videotoolbox, frames would be decoded direct to ioSurfaces and this would skip one copy of the frame plus upload to GPU as a gles texture. This step saves some CPU/neon time. Seeing the positive results of other Apps that have taken the tvOS11 HEVC step, this is a very safe bet.
But 4k HEVC would still be difficult under the ATV4's A8. This is where the new ATV5 would shine. I suspect that Apple 'could' do hw decode on ATV4 but since it can only display 1080p, there's not much reason for it plus they need something to promote the move to ATV5s
I would expect that Apple's sw implementation of HEVC would perform much better. Plus under videotoolbox, frames would be decoded direct to ioSurfaces and this would skip one copy of the frame plus upload to GPU as a gles texture. This step saves some CPU/neon time. Seeing the positive results of other Apps that have taken the tvOS11 HEVC step, this is a very safe bet.
But 4k HEVC would still be difficult under the ATV4's A8. This is where the new ATV5 would shine. I suspect that Apple 'could' do hw decode on ATV4 but since it can only display 1080p, there's not much reason for it plus they need something to promote the move to ATV5s
- Everbrave
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Re: tvOS 11
If what you suspect turns out to be a fact, it would considerably prolong the life time of ATV4. My personal attitude, however, is that tvOS 11 is such a big step that deserves an updated HW to utilise its full capabilities, especially taking into account that Apple TV was actually never in the focus of Apple (but just a hobby). ATV5 is the first serious product in this line; definitely on the top priority for me, because I don't want to start watching a movie and worry about the codec or bit-rate or resolution. My personal preference is to "freeze" a working system OS/HW (used to do this with my mac) and start fresh with the latest system OS/HW. May be then I can retire my Minix U1 box and use only ATV5.davilla wrote: ↑05 Sep 2017, 16:05 I suspect that 1080p HEVC (higher bit rates) will not have an issue under tvOS11 on the ATV4. While FFMpeg does use neon, it is not the most optimal implementation.
I would expect that Apple's sw implementation of HEVC would perform much better. Plus under videotoolbox, frames would be decoded direct to ioSurfaces and this would skip one copy of the frame plus upload to GPU as a gles texture. This step saves some CPU/neon time. Seeing the positive results of other Apps that have taken the tvOS11 HEVC step, this is a very safe bet.
But 4k HEVC would still be difficult under the ATV4's A8. This is where the new ATV5 would shine. I suspect that Apple 'could' do hw decode on ATV4 but since it can only display 1080p, there's not much reason for it plus they need something to promote the move to ATV5s
- Everbrave
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Re: tvOS 11
I couldn't have peace of mind until I try it out
So, I updated my tvOS to 11 beta 10 today (since it is not my primary device anyway) and downloaded infuse 5.5.2.
Yes, it can now play Jellyfish, HEVC, 10bit, 20Mbps but I would not call it "smooth", compared to Plex or Minix U1. So, it seems that this is about the highest limit; but it exceeded my expectations. The Sopranos, HEVC, 10bit, 3Mbps plays smoothly which it didn't before. So, it is definitely an big improvement!
MrMC plays well also, without changing any audio settings, but as expected, no HEVC playback improvement yet.
PlayerXtreme, Plex, DS Video (Synology), Squire, VLC, Kodi 17.4 all work fine.
Conclusion, tvOS 11 does indeed offer better SW HEVC support.
- timstephens24
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- Everbrave
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Re: tvOS 11
What I’m really looking forward to is the new ATV5timstephens24 wrote: ↑08 Sep 2017, 16:165.5.3 (currently beta) has the most recent changes relevant to iOS 11.