movian M7 v7.0.273 by Andreas Smas / deank

Movian (formerly known as Showtime Media Center) is a media player for use on HTPC media centers. It is primarily intended to be controlled via keypad input such as a IR or bluetooth remote control, keyboards, etc but works also very well with a pointer device.

A quick overview of its features:

• Playback of video (mkv, mpg, mp4, divx, etc.) and audio files
• .srt, txt and .sub (Microdvd) subtitles support
• Per-file and per-folder settings
• Javascript plugins
• Unified search
• View photos and images in slideshow mode
• Live TV streaming from Tvheadend
• Icecast/Shoutcast radio streaming
• Navi-X, YouTube, Opensubtitles integration
• FTP Server, NTFS support, Temperature monitor
• FTP client support (Stream content directly from FTP servers)
• Custom background (via plugin)
• Support for BIG5 character encoding, On Screen Keyboard layouts.

Available on Android, Linux, OS/X, Raspberry Pi and PS3

The new MovianM7 website is movian.eu.

=== 7.0.272 (2026-08-04)
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• Improvements and lower CPU usage: -- SMB/SMB2 extended attributes (option in Settings/Network) -- SMB2 access to macOS shares; async operation mode -- SMB/SMB2/NETBIOS - [Local Network] (WSD) service discovery detects SMB2 / Windows 10/11 shares -- Video seek, startup, sync and tunnel mode -- Video color saturation (SW decoder) -- Music playback (audio files) -- Inter-thread synchronization

=== 7.0.270 (2026-07-27)
AUDIO: SPDIF / IEC61937 (Optical HDMI-ARC HDMI-eARC)

• Added IEC61937 encapsulation for pass-through enabled formats (DD/DD+/TRUEHD/DTS)
• Added [Audio][SPDIF * IEC61937 (AVR)] option in Settings -- Output codec/format depends on the enabled pass-through formats -- Output is the original bitstream or transcoded if set by other options (upmix, format preference) -- [IEC61937] will send IEC61937 packets only ([PCM] will use raw/pcm mode, use with caution) -- Adds playback of audio formats supported by your external system (AV Receiver, TV or Soundbar), even if you device lacks support
• Fixed audio issues when transcoding to 2.0 (DD/DD+) in video tunnel-mode (some devices)
• Google GTV Streamer can now use IEC61937 mode for DTS and DTS-HD 2.0/5.1/7.1 pass-through

Why use the [SPDIF • IEC61937 (AVR)] option?
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• You have an old Android device
• Your Android device doesn't support normal pass-through modes
• You have an external system (AV Receiver or soundbar) with more decoding capabilities
• You connect your Android device to a TV, which can decode more formats

=== 7.0.269 (2026-07-21)
AUDIO:

• Lower AT buffers and delay, DTS/DD improvements
• Dolby TrueHD improved handling of 96/192 kHz, 5.1/7.1 ch SYSTEM:
• Lower CPU usage
• Fixed [BACK]-ing out of empty/broken video/playback pages
• Faster media pipe lock/unlock for smoother rendering and audio playback
• Switch to CLOCK_MONOTONIC for thread/mutex conditions to avoid locks/jumps when device sets its clock via NTP

=== 7.0.268 (2026-07-16)
AUDIO: DOLBY TRUEHD (MPL)

• Added pass-through support for Dolby TrueHD (5.1/7.1 48kHz/96kHz)
• Tested OK - Google TV (Android 14) TCL 65C8L, 5.1 and 7.1 channels, 48000Hz and 96000Hz sample rate
• Tested OK - [Internal Speakers] and HDMI/eARC connected soundbar TCL S55H (Tutti Choral & soundbar-only)
• Added [Audio][Dolby TrueHD] pass-through option in Settings AUDIO: Added [Audio][Format Preference] conversion option, used when transcoding 5.1/7.1 TRUEHD, OPUS, AAC and FLAC to DD/DD+/DTS

=== 7.0.267 (2026-07-13)
APK: Added support for installing .apk files from /storage/Download
APK: Bookmark /storage/Download, copy/paste APKs from ftp/smb or transfer via FTP
MISC: Improved support for TCL C655/QM6K and C8L/QM8L models (A/V/RC-keys)
VIDEO: Option in [Advanced][SW Red (Cr/U) channel strength][77%] to control red color
UI/FILES: Added [Copy to location...] for VIDEO files in ItemMenu/RightClick/Hold-OK menu
UI/FILES: [Copy to location] also allows you to copy/download (torrent:browse) files to local/smb2/ftp bookmarks
AUDIO: Lower AudioTrack PCM latency/buffer (10ms) and smoother video playback (24-30 fps range)

=== 7.0.266 (2026-06-26)
HLS: Added Dolby Vision detection (manifest codecs & fMP4 map probe)
HLS: Dolby Vision playback with HW decoder config for live/vod fMP4/TS
HLS: Added SUPPLEMENTAL-CODECS manifest tag parsing
UI: Display [HLG] [HDR] [DV HDR] badges (files & HLS)
UI: Decrease OSD menu brightness by 40% (HDR content)
SUBTITLES: Decrease intensity by 40% (HDR content)
UI: Option in [Video/Info Banner] - [HDR Intensity]: 60%

=== 7.0.265 (2026-06-21)
SMB2: Added write support, free space detection, hide system shares
BT: Fixed 2GB (int32_t) limit - [Max cache size per torrent] limit is 4000MB
BT: Bittorrent cache can be stored on a smb2:// share
PLUGINS: Updated [native/fs] module exposure to plugins
AUDIO: Allow [Audio delay] adjustment in video tunnel mode
GCC: ARM7:ALL-O3 ARM8/X86:CORE-O3,LIBAV-Oz

=== 7.0.264 (2026-06-15)
SYSTEM:

• Added support for SMB2/3 (2.0-3.11); Windows 8/10/11 SMBv2/v3 shares are now supported
• smb:// prefix for SMBv1 shares
• smb2:// prefix for SMBv2/v3 shares THANKS: To Buksa for bringing libsmb2 to M7

=== 7.0.263 (2026-06-08)
VIDEO: Improved channel/title switching (wait for HW decoder release)
AUDIO: Improved audio track switching (wait for AT release)
UI: Option in Settings/Video to change [OK] button behaviоr during playback (restart M7 after change)
UI: Redesigned video page, UI elements at the bottom of the page, added time remaining

=== 7.0.256 (2026-04-24)
VIDEO: Fixed SKIP/PLAY NEXT to correctly start from 0 seconds (SW Decoder)
VIDEO: Added fast seek forward in buffered data (SW Decoder)
UI Core: Added support for [chaseFocus] property for [list_x] glw/view elements
UI: [Settings], [Bookmarks] and [Applications] display additional info, similar to Movian 4.x
PAGE: Added support for [epg] node for videoparams (epg[{t/d/s/e}]) for live streams with EPG
IMAGE: Added support for WEBP images
BT: Changed PEER_ID / client version

=== 7.0.255 (2026-04-20)
VIDEO: Correct display of portrait oriented videos when SAR is missing
VIDEO: Auto use of SW decoder to deinterlace/sharpen SD content ([SW decoder for SD content]: [Auto])
VIDEO: Fixed SKIP/PLAY NEXT title to correctly start from 0 seconds (SW decoder)
SYSTEM: Option in Settings/Advanced [External intents] to control (direct) playback from external players
UI Core: Added support for touch-mode horizontal scroll of [list_x] glw/view elements
UI: [Developer] is now [Advanced], small changes to ||| video menu and [Advanced] section

=== 7.0.253 (2026-04-12)
VIDEO (SW DECODER):

• Smoother video rendering
• Color correction (U/Cr/Red component) for YUV/NV output
• Sharpen SD video sources - useful for old SD AVI/VC1/MPEG2/MPEG4 (DivX/XviD)
• Option in Settings/Developer to control sharpen (>0) / blur(<0) / disable (=0)
• [SW decoder for SD content] option (used with interlaced content or when sharpen is enabled) SYSTEM: Fixed playback when switching to next/prev video/tv-channel

=== 7.0.251 (2026-04-01)
VIDEO:

• Use video DAR to correctly display and upscale 4:3 content
• Reworked [Upscale] logic
• Fixed subtitle display & timings for VOD HLS TS in tunnel mode
• Improved tunnel mode and fixed video-only playback progress display
• Improved playback stop when user clicks [BACK]
• [Tunnel Mode for interlaced AVC/MPEG] option in Settings/Developer
• [Adaptive Format] option in Settings/Video defines device resolution limits (HLS & upscale) SYSTEM LOG: |D|-grey, |I|-white, |E|-red, |N|-yellow (navigator), |T|-blue (tunnel/pass-through)

=== 7.0.250 (2026-03-27)
VIDEO:

• Apply correct aspect ratio based on video SAR (HW Video Decoder)
• Use SAR for precise upscale and tunnel mode config
• Fixed wrong activation of tunnel mode triggered by audio tracks
• Do not fall back to 25 fps by default (HW Video decoder) HLS:
• Probe first segment (or fMP4 map) to detect video properties (W/H/FPS/SAR/DAR)
• Do not fall back to 1920x1080 but try to probe segment/map first (simple playlists)
• Fixed activation of tunnel mode due to wrong/default WIDTH/HEIGHT (simple playlists)
• Fixed switching variants with different video codecs INFO: Updated Sony Playstation 3, Linux and Chrome/NaCl versions to 7.0.250

=== 7.0.239 (2026-02-16)

• HLS: Fixed crash when master playlist contains 8K resolutions on 4K/2K devices
• HLS fMP4: Fixed wrong audio timescale/sample-rate with some fMP4 44.1 kHz sources INFO: Updated Sony Playstation 3, Linux and Chrome/NaCl versions to 7.0.239

=== 7.0.238 (2026-02-04)
HLS fMP4 fixes:

• Correct timescale (video/audio) for some special broadcast cases (fmp4 demuxer)
• Crash when #EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY is encountered
• Changing audio tracks and video quality
• Correct timescale (audio) for VOD sources (fmp4 demuxer) AUDIO: Use different audio-session when switching tracks (non-tunneled mode)

=== 7.0.236 (2026-01-28)

• Fixed: Memory leak and errors when detecting and displaying IPv6 addresses
• Fixed: HLS live playback when video PID changes
• Fixed: HLS live playback crash when no segments are available
• Added: Support for fs.funlink in plugins (require('native/fs').funlink(path);)
• Changed: URL_MAX to 3KB (from 2KB)

7.0.273