So, here we go, with no further ado, we'd like to present the first Alpha releases of Kodi 20.x "Nexus".
This is a major release, so, as you'd expect, it comes with many new features. However, it will inevitably cause problems for some people, which is why we'll go through a more traditional Alpha/Beta/Release Candidate model. As such, then, please be aware that installing this will inevitably break things, and we'd really like your help at that point to identify the problems and get them fixed.
Initial support for M1 native including native windowing/input handling PRNOTE: We do not provide prebuilt M1 dmg's. Any devs willing to work on ironing out the many corner cases of the native windowing implementation, don't hesitate to ping @fuzzard on the forums if you have any questions.
New setting to use 10 bit swapchain for SDR videos. Improves video quality and more precise colour conversions: YUV to RGB, limited to full range, shaders, etc. This is true even if video output is limited to 8 bit RGB by system or graphics driver. PR
Improved DXVA2 (HW video decoding) performance by sharing decoding and rendering surfaces. Avoids video copy operations and drastically reduces video memory usage on NVIDIA and AMD graphics using recent drivers. PR
i8n support
Harfbuzz rendering for scripts with open type font shaping features PR
Add support to add video HDR type info to a video list item
Function for removing orphaned dependencies recursively PR
If you want to take the plunge, you can get Alpha 1 from here. Select your platform of choice, and look in the "Prerelease" section. Again, though, please: expect some breakage, don't use this as your daily installation unless you know how to get things working again, and please share your experiences back with us so we can really get going on those bugs.
As usual - well, it is open source - you can see what's changed between v20 and v19 here. It's a long list...
I'm always interested to see how people use PreShow. Please let me know what modules you use and feel free so share any description of what you do with your PreShows?
Excluding the actual hardware for your media (screen, speakers, amps, receivers, etc.) what is your favorite thing that enhances your movie watching experience?
So, here we go, with no further ado, we'd like to present the first Alpha releases of Kodi 20.x "Nexus".
This is a major release, so, as you'd expect, it comes with many new features. However, it will inevitably cause problems for some people, which is why we'll go through a more traditional Alpha/Beta/Release Candidate model. As such, then, please be aware that installing this will inevitably break things, and we'd really like your help at that point to identify the problems and get them fixed.
So, all that aside... what's actually changed?
Video
Subtitles
Discs
EDL
GUI
Input
Skinning
Estuary/Estouchy
Games
Platform Specifics
UNIX Family Platforms:
iOS/TVOS:
macOS:
Android:
Linux:
Windows:
i8n support
PVR
Build System/Dependencies
Date/Time
Addons
If you want to take the plunge, you can get Alpha 1 from here. Select your platform of choice, and look in the "Prerelease" section. Again, though, please: expect some breakage, don't use this as your daily installation unless you know how to get things working again, and please share your experiences back with us so we can really get going on those bugs.
As usual - well, it is open source - you can see what's changed between v20 and v19 here. It's a long list...
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