MythTV 36.0 has been officially released, marking the latest stable iteration of this open-source media center software. MythTV allows users to record TV, play videos, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, listen to music, and view photos, similar to the functionalities seen in TiVo.
This version comes after over a year of development and introduces compatibility with the newly launched FFmpeg 8, which offers significant advancements in hardware acceleration and codec support. Among the new features in MythTV 36.0 are the migration from Qt WebKit to Qt WebEngine, an option for season and episode theming, an upgraded Video tab with search and category drop-downs, and enhanced scheduling options allowing users to set recordings up to 24 hours in advance.
Additionally, this update integrates VA-API deinterlacers specifically designed for AMD GPUs, boosts accuracy in the cutlist editor for seeking, resolves issues with Apple AirPlay support for FFmpeg 7.1, and introduces support for handling Wayland DPI scaling. Users will now also see recorded time for ongoing recordings on the interface.
The MythTV Web App, known as MythWeb, has received several improvements including new sorting options for previously recorded content, enhanced authentication protocols, and better search capabilities for past recordings. Furthermore, MythWeb has been optimized to remember sort parameters and prevent mishaps with multiple selections on unsupported tuners.
This release includes numerous internal enhancements, bug fixes, and code refinements. Users can explore the complete list of changes in the full changelog. The MythTV 36.0 version is currently available for download from the official website as a source tarball. It’s important to note that the developers have ceased distributing pre-compiled binaries, meaning users will need to compile the software from source or obtain it through their preferred GNU/Linux distribution’s software repository. For instance, MythTV can be installed on Arch Linux via the AUR.
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