MythTV

A recent bugfix required that we upgrade the version of the communication protocol used between the various MythTV components. In order to allow users to keep track of this change, we are pleased to announce that 0.23.1 has been ... [More] released, which includes the aforemented bug fix along with many others. A complete list of changes in 0.23.1 can be found in the Release Notes on the wiki. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Tarballs of all MythTV releases, past and present, are available on the FTP server, or you can check the code out from subversion. If you prefer a pre-packaged version, you may want to check out the wiki packages page to see if your favorite distribution has binaries available for installation or download. [Less]

We wanted to write to a brief announcement on the fast and furious progress being made on MythTV 0.24, and also to recognize the winner of our MythUI patch competition. After considering the submissions made during ... [More] the 0.22-0.23 development cycle, the winner of our MythUI patch competition is John Poet. John submitted a massive rework of MythUI button lists that allow the themer to size selected and unselected items differently, allowing the list to dynamically resize and adjust. This cool feature is already used in many new themes. John is the winner of a free year's membership to Schedules Direct. Work continues on MythTV 0.24 at a blistering pace. Over the past several months, features including the HD Audio branch, the MythUI OSD, a complete rework of Program Info handling, unencrypted Blu-ray playback, mass metadata updating in MythVideo, and the foundations of the MythMusic rewrite have been added to trunk. .24 promises to be a great step forward and we are still on track to bring it to you in the early fall. Congratulations to John and we will see you all again soon as we solicit testers after the .24 feature freeze. [Less]

After six months of our new accelerated development schedule, MythTV 0.23 is now available. MythTV 0.23 brings a new event system, brand new python bindings, the beta MythNetvision internet video plugin, new audio code ... [More] and surround sound upmixer, several new themes (Arclight and Childish), newly resynced ffmpeg libraries, and fixes for analog scanning, among many others. Work towards MythTV 0.24 is in full swing, and has be progressing very well for the last several months. If all goes according to plan, MythTV 0.24 will bring a new MythUI OSD, a nearly rewritten audio subsystem capable of handling 24 and 32 bit audio as well as up to 8 channels of output, Blu-ray disc and disc structure playback, and various other performance, usability, and flexibility improvements. For a more complete list of changes and new features, read the Release Notes on the wiki. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Tarballs of all MythTV releases, past and present, are available on the FTP server, or you can check the code out from subversion. If you prefer a pre-packaged version, you may want to check out the wiki packages page to see if your favorite distribution has binaries available for installation or download. [Less]

After six months of our new accelerated development schedule, MythTV 0.23 is now available. MythTV 0.23 brings a new event system, brand new python bindings, the beta MythNetvision internet video plugin, new audio code ... [More] and surround sound upmixer, several new themes (Arclight and Childish), newly resynced ffmpeg libraries, and fixes for analog scanning, among many others. Work towards MythTV 0.24 is in full swing, and has be progressing very well for the last several months. If all goes according to plan, MythTV 0.24 will bring a new MythUI OSD, a nearly rewritten audio subsystem capable of handling 24 and 32 bit audio as well as up to 8 channels of output, Blu-ray disc and disc structure playback, and various other performance, usability, and flexibility improvements. For a more complete list of changes and new features, read the Release Notes on the wiki. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Tarballs of all MythTV releases, past and present, are available on the FTP server, or you can check the code out from subversion. If you prefer a pre-packaged version, you may want to check out the wiki packages page to see if your favorite distribution has binaries available for installation or download. [Less]

After six months of our new accelerated development schedule, MythTV 0.23 is now available. MythTV 0.23 brings a new event system, brand new python bindings, the beta MythNetvision internet video plugin, new audio code ... [More] and surround sound upmixer, several new themes (Arclight and Childish), newly resynced ffmpeg libraries, and fixes for analog scanning, among many others. Work towards MythTV 0.24 is in full swing, and has be progressing very well for the last several months. If all goes according to plan, MythTV 0.24 will bring a new MythUI OSD, a nearly rewritten audio subsystem capable of handling 24 and 32 bit audio as well as up to 8 channels of output, Blu-ray disc and disc structure playback, and various other performance, usability, and flexibility improvements. For a more complete list of changes and new features, read the Release Notes on the wiki. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Tarballs of all MythTV releases, past and present, are available on the FTP server, or you can check the code out from subversion. If you prefer a pre-packaged version, you may want to check out the wiki packages page to see if your favorite distribution has binaries available for installation or download. [Less]

The third Release Candidate for MythTV 0.23 is now available. Important changes since the last RC include: Several crash fixes. Fix several bugs that prevented proper playback of ... [More] DVDs and ISOs. Add the winner of the theming competition, Childish, to myththemes. Please make sure to read the Release Notes before upgrading. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Or check the code out from subversion. [Less]

During the MythTV .23 development cycle, we ran a theming competition to invite users to rethink MythTV's UI in radical and creative new ways. The MythTV developers and public have spoken, and the following are our winners! ... [More] First Place: Childish, a 4:3 theme by Michael Lynch, designed with the author's children in mind. Second Place: LCARS, a 16:9 theme by Gary Butters based on a science fiction computer interface. Third Place: TransBlue, a minimalist 16:10 theme by Reto Wechner. Congratulations to all involved for their hard work and perseverence. Childish will be included in the MythThemes repository starting with the .23 release. The winners of the theme competition will receive tuner and high definition capture devices courtesy of Hauppauge, as well as listings subscriptions from Schedules Direct, and a T-Shirt. [Less]

The second Release Candidate for MythTV 0.23 is now available. Important changes since the last RC include: Several crash fixes Many new and updated translations ... [More] Fix seeking in some recorders in LiveTV Theme fixes Please make sure to read the Release Notes before upgrading. You can download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Or check the code out from subversion. [Less]

Only a few weeks late on our new, improved short release schedule, the first Release Candidate for MythTV 0.23 is now available. Please make sure to read the Release Notes before upgrading. You can ... [More] download the tarballs now: MythTV (MD5) MythPlugins (MD5) MythThemes (MD5) Or check the code out from subversion. [Less]

With the release of MythTV 0.22, theme authors have powerful new tools in their hands to mold the MythTV interface as they see fit. We are very excited to announce a public MythTV theming competition to run through from the ... [More] release of 0.22 until the feature freeze for MythTV 0.23, on approximately February 1st, 2010. Examples of prizes being offered in the theme competition are: Hauppauge TV Tuners and an HD-PVR Schedules Direct memberships Inclusion of your theme in MythTV Free T-Shirts and more! If you are interested in contributing to MythTV and competing, your first step is to read the competition rules. If you have any questions, join us on the theming mailing list or in #mythtv-theming on freenode. [Less]