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Apps FireCore, Infuse 4 for Apple TV

thekayman said:
- however, it does not play "raw" formats such as mts, m2t, m2ts, ts, the kinds that your camcorder will record. The app either hangs or simply crashes back to the home screen.
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I hope this is just a bug. The current iOS app plays m2ts files...a lot of my movies are direct blu-ray rips and in this file format.
 
I also have the beta for Infuse for Apple TV. The ability to stream videos directly through NAS/afp/SMB shares without the need for a computer/server software is worth buying an Apple TV for.

I also contacted FireCore, addressing the need of marking folders as "favourites", which is problematic if your library is split up between disks/shares. They told me they're working on a unified library view, but that it won't make it in the initial release.
 
Does this app pass through HD audio? What about up to 7.1 pcm audio?

Also what does it do if it encounters vc1 or mpeg2 video in an mkv? Does it decode in software and display natively?

What about PGS subtitles in an mkv? And does it honor forced subtitle flags automatically?

Is the app playing high bit (40+ Mbps) bd rips without issue over a network?

Can someone post screenshots or a video of the UI yet?

Any support for iso playback of dvd or bluray with menus?

Thanks!
 
Sound214 said:
I also have the beta for Infuse for Apple TV. The ability to stream videos directly through NAS/afp/SMB shares without the need for a computer/server software is worth buying an Apple TV for.

I also contacted FireCore, addressing the need of marking folders as "favourites", which is problematic if your library is split up between disks/shares. They told me they're working on a unified library view, but that it won't make it in the initial release.
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Unified library view like Plex is a must
 
TrackZ said:
Does this app pass through HD audio? What about up to 7.1 pcm audio?

Also what does it do if it encounters vc1 or mpeg2 video in an mkv? Does it decode in software and display natively?

What about PGS subtitles in an mkv? And does it honor forced subtitle flags automatically?

Is the app playing high bit (40+ Mbps) bd rips without issue over a network?

Can someone post screenshots or a video of the UI yet?

Any support for iso playback of dvd or bluray with menus?

Thanks!
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No ISO support yet.....you might want to go here to follow the beta progress and find out about features:
http://firecore.com/forum/topic/13575
 
Munky said:
I hope this is just a bug. The current iOS app plays m2ts files...a lot of my movies are direct blu-ray rips and in this file format.
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Update on the TS playback story:

I remapped my network shares in the Infuse app using the SMB protocol rather than dlna/upnp. Now Infuse seems to be able to play TS type files as follows:
- I have a few reference clips from native BR files in the M2TS format. It plays those fine.
- clips shot with an older HD camcorder (using mpeg2 codec) in M2T format play fine but with jaggies due to lack of deinterlacing.
- clips shot with an AVCHD camcorder in MTS format start to play but freeze after a few seconds. AFAIK, decoding AVC is very CPU intensive plus the high bitrate of 24mbps probably does not help. I don't have high hopes that Infuse will ever play these files well.
- TV broadcasts captured in TS format, some play fine (without proper deinterlacing however), some don't play at all
 
Looks nice. Would still a confirmation that it plays vc1 and mpeg2 via software decoding. HD audio pass through would also seal the deal on it.
 
loekf said:
Didn't hear him saying that. I think it's a matter of weeks. If they are really able to fetch metadata from filename/foldername and can offer some form of DD/DTS bitstreaming I might consider this over my current Kodi+Nvidia Shield setup.
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Just out of curiosity, why would you choose this over your current setup?

From what I've read and seen online, the shield is better.

Thx
 
TrackZ said:
Looks nice. Would still a confirmation that it plays vc1 and mpeg2 via software decoding. HD audio pass through would also seal the deal on it.
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I posted on their comment section and one of the developers confirmed HD audio passthrough. I'm not sure about MPEG2 and VC1. I wonder how well they play? (I have a bunch of bluray rips with VC1 so I'm concerned...)
 
chunker said:
Just out of curiosity, why would you choose this over your current setup?

From what I've read and seen online, the shield is better.

Thx
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The Nvidia Shield TV is really nice and Nvidia even added support for DTS and HD Audio playback. However, Kodi hasn't implemented it so I'm not sure how long (if ever?) until they get around to adding it. If infuse was released today, it sounds like it would have better support for playback than Kodi on Shield TV except for 23 Hz playback.

Personally, I'm waiting to try inFuse when it's released and I'm hoping that Kodi (MrMc) also gets released with full HD audio support, etc.
 
Search for firecore, rather than infuse and it appears. Searching for apps on the App store needs ironing out.

Or just look under your purchased app tab if you already bought the pro version.
 
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