Kodi 19 „Matrix“: Zweite Alpha-Version verfügbar

Noch in diesem Jahr soll die finale Version 19 der beliebten Mediensoftware „Kodi“ bereitgestellt werden. Vor etwa 2 Monaten gab es die erste Alpha-Version von Kodi 19 „Matrix“. Nun wurden diverse Fehler und Probleme behoben und man hat die zweite Alpha-Version veröffentlicht.

Hier einmal der Changelog:

Playback

• Music: Display album duration in info dialog. Album duration can be used in smart playlists in the same way as for songs
• Music: Read tags and and album art from music files served from an http(s) server
• Music: Fix list view of files containing multiple streams
• Feature: Audio decoder addons can now pass more information on Kodi (album, year, notes …)
• Audio decoder addons can now pass more information to Kodi (album, year, notes …)

Subtitles

• ASS: Fixed timestamp overlapping overlays

Skin/Look-and-Feel

• Improvements to both music and video library artwork
• Better „out the box“ behaviour, optionally use all image files found in media folders
• Artwork levels – max, basic, custom, none
• GUI settings for custom configuration of whitelists (replacing awkward editing of advancedsettings.xml)
• Redesigned SeekBar that will auto-hide when video playback is paused

Platform Specifics

Apple TV

• Fix Kodi crash on start after a manual install with dpkg -i command (jailbroken devices only)
• Fix TopShelf feature after a manual install with dpkg -i command (jailbroken devices only except Unc0verTV devices, needs investigation)
• Fix missing thumbs on TopShelf items

Python/Addons

• Fix scripts/plugins not being notified of abortRequest intents on app close
• Deprecate xbmc.translatepath in favour of xbmcvfs.translatepath towards convergence with the binary addon API
• Broken/deprecated add-ons are now highlighted in the add-on list, and you’re now prompted when you try to activate one
• Fix: Prevent VFS addon changes (update, disable and uninstall) if in use
• Fix: VFS addon problem, where Kodi needed a restart before showing a newly-installed version
• Binary addon system revised to ensure higher security in data exchange between addon and Kodi (only inputstream missing)
• Revised binary add-on system documentation for outside developers (only inputstream missing)
• Internal binary add-on settings dialogs cleaned up, plus updated help text (audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac, audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma, screensaver.xbmc.builtin.dim)

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