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Media Player 0.9 Released for Apple TV 2

Posted October 4, 2011 at 1:44pm by iClarified · 7210 views
Firecore has announced a substantial update of Media Player for the 2nd gen (black) AppleTV.

What's new in version 0.9?
● Added hardware decoding for .m2ts files
● Added TV Show metadata fetching
● Added option to correct movie metadata
● Added DSI ping for better operation with AFP shares
● Added folder tagging
● Added metadata view indicator
● Added support for metadata overriding using xml files
● Added DVD menu buffering
● Improved data buffering and playback performance
● Improved network error handling
● Improved filename parsing for metadata fetching
● Improved NAS drives support and increased connection timeout
● Improved video loading process
● Improved playback position detection
● Resolved audio synchronization issues
● Resolved problems when streaming from an AirPort Extreme
● Resolved issues that caused the first subtitle section to be skipped
● Resolved performance and crash related issues for certain DVD files
● Resolved audio playback issues when the connection to Last.fm fails
● Resolved potential issues in shares handling and filename processing
● Resolved AFP related crashes
● Resolved .dvdmedia extensions and folder images not hiding
● Resolved floating crash during metadata fetching
● Resolved critical compatibility issues with iOS 5
● Minor UI improvements

With aTV Flash (black) installed, Media Player 0.9 can be downloaded on your ATV2 through the Maintenance --> Manage Extras menu. If you don't have aTV Flash you can find more information about it at the link below...

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