tvOS 2.8.0 released

[davilla]

Changes since tvOS 2.7.1

- fixed, segfault caused by not protected method CGUITextureManager::HasTexture
- refact, CBitstreamParser::FindIdrSlice so it works with both annexB and avcC formats
- removed, unused CBitstreamConverter::MaybeInterlaced
log m_lastIDRframe clamp correctly
- changed, tvOS. log what changed when screenDidDisconnect fires
- added latest ios devices for proper screen scale, thx Memphiz
silenced, debuging log spam in CDVDPlayerVideo
- fixed, tvOS. if we are paused when screensaver pops, come back paused unless we get pushed to background
- cosmetics, fixup comments in previous commit
- changed, move CheckForInterlaced to base class so we can use it in other demuxers
- fixed, used hints.maybe_interlaced to check for interlaced. using parseh264_sps cause false positive with rare h264i (finally found one
- changed, more robust CheckForInterlaced DVDDemuxFFmpeg
- sidestream sync, fixed, start at boot per app name. thx koying
- fixed, darwin/tvos typos
- sidestream sync, fixed use CLOCK_MONOTONIC, as OS. thx koying
-changed, ffmpeg makefile. 1) always build as release, 2) disable-vda, we do not use it under osx, 3) disable-runtime-cpudetect, we do explicit targetting, and 4) add arm64 build support
- changed, move back to full core usage under ffmpeg decode, no sign of previous deinterlacing issue
- fixed, mem/cpu usage logging under droid
- sidestream sync, droid arm Dyloader LP64 support
- fixed, tvOS. Downscale 4k to 1080p in h264 decoder to bypass memory bandwidth limit
refactor, tvOS MainController for better foreground/active/inactive/background handling
tweaks, buffers and friends in CDVDVideoCodecVideoToolBox
- fixed crash, music -> fullscreen. fake UnregisterAudioCallback better
- core: changed DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec drop/drain
- core: fixed h264/5.2 hw playback. remove ancient codec clamps in DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec
- core: silence depreciated warning on tvos/ios
- core: silence xcode warnings
- core: fixed ZebraListAccessCheck, need to compare paths using results from realpath, else they might not match
- tvos: topshelf image fix fro service based items
- core, CCurlFile::Download. add try/catch for internal throws that can crash us and move to direct to file. fixed crash on downloading large files'
- core, bump up render buffers for osx
core, speed up CUtil::GetFileAndProtocol by a factor of three
- core, increase the read size for CUtil::GetFileMD5
- changed, plex client. use g_sysinfo.HasInternet and fallback to PingHost to plex.com for checking internet access
- added, debug setting to periodic log app memory/cpu usage
- show Load profile window from settings submenu, Profile setup needs to be done in Settings -> profiles
- fixed, hack in fix for sierra/osx libcurl
- fixed crash, plex client. defer GetDefaultHeaders until we have a network
- fixed, tvOS crash when in background. do not render if we cannot
- fixed, exclude dvd/stills from DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec. Always set m_videobuffer.pts so dvdplayer knows. thx koying
- fixed, jpegio. return original size, thx koying
- DVDOverlaySSA: Fix Leak with SSA subtitles
- GUIFontTTFGL: Fix texture leak in subtitles
- cosmetic cleanup, no functional change
- plex: fix listing of shows/movies if only one content section exists.
- skin.amber: hide music , tvshow and movies if user so chooses.
- fixed, another message memleak in ActiveAE
- upstream sync, rar deadlock with cbr + net vfs #10830

[jabohn]

It may be nothing, but the first time launching the app since the update was installed (it had the little blue dot next to it), it crashed the AppleTV. The whole screen flickered, then went black. The spinning icon was in the middle of the screen for a moment and then the main AppleTV screen loaded. The app seems fine now but I thought I'd report it. I'm not in the TestFlight.

[cosmoxl]

wow, that was a fast release. tvos store people must not have much to do this week.

[joelpref]

Congrats on the release of 2.8.0

it has been quite a difference in the cpu usage when rendering the larger stream bitrates

i was sitting around 200% cpu and dropping frames , here is a screenshot with video acceleration on

http://imgur.com/a/kqzGK

i do notice there is not as much smoothness using the software rendering only, but it also wasnt watchable like before, so take it as it is unless there is some more tuning to be done.

Cheers, this has almost become my only media appletv4 except having to flip back for plex channels.

[davilla]

Congrats on the release of 2.8.0

it has been quite a difference in the cpu usage when rendering the larger stream bitrates

i was sitting around 200% cpu and dropping frames , here is a screenshot with video acceleration on

http://imgur.com/a/kqzGK

i do notice there is not as much smoothness using the software rendering only, but it also wasnt watchable like before, so take it as it is unless there is some more tuning to be done.

Cheers, this has almost become my only media appletv4 except having to flip back for plex channels.

Little confused here, good or bad ?

Our tests with vtb show very smooth rendering, even with 5.2 levels. debuglog might show something interesting if you are having issues with vtb.

[cosmoxl]

Congrats on the release of 2.8.0

it has been quite a difference in the cpu usage when rendering the larger stream bitrates

i was sitting around 200% cpu and dropping frames , here is a screenshot with video acceleration on

http://imgur.com/a/kqzGK

i do notice there is not as much smoothness using the software rendering only, but it also wasnt watchable like before, so take it as it is unless there is some more tuning to be done.

Cheers, this has almost become my only media appletv4 except having to flip back for plex channels.

Little confused here, good or bad ?

Our tests with vtb show very smooth rendering, even with 5.2 levels. debuglog might show something interesting if you are having issues with vtb.

agree - for me VTB is beautifully smooth. I'll keep an eye on things.

[joelpref]

Release is good, very impressed the team could tap into some hardware acceleration.

[FrankSchmitt84]

Apple TV Screensaver unfortunately stops the music playback. Sure that this happens for AMBER skin. Don't know exactly if the other skins are infacted , too.
Furthermore there is no MUSIC Catergory to choose in AMBER skin after the update(MUSIC category is activated in settings)
Other skins are ok in view of this bug.

[FotoModel]

Can i ask, why is there not an option for skin Estuary? (couse i see, Kodi 17 has new skin.. And i think, is more beautiful... I just say. Would be more modern on AppleTV.)

[davilla]

Can i ask, why is there not an option for skin Estuary? (couse i see, Kodi 17 has new skin.. And i think, is more beautiful... I just say. Would be more modern on AppleTV.)

Estuary requires core changes. Adding those core changes would also mean fixing up all the existing skins. Doable but not an easy task.