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Bino 2.8 is released
2026-07-31
This release brings several improvements:
Added an overlay user interface for both GUI and VR
Added a "Launch VR" dialog to the GUI
Added support for remote control and scripting via TCP Sockets, Unix Domain Sockets, and FIFOs (in addition to the existing support for script files). This replaces the --read-commands option with a set of --control-* options.
Improved support for playing audio files: a title image will be shown
Fixed support for videos that don't match the VR screen aspect ratio
Fixed the horizontal wrap artefact for 360° surround videos
Fixed compatibility with newer Qt QMediaPlayer
Removed OpenGL quad-buffered stereo autodetection; use --stereo instead
Bino 2.7 is released
2026-03-13
This release fixes several minor problems.
If you experience problems with the NVIDIA proprietary driver on Linux, try adding the options --platform xcb --disable-stereo to your Bino command line.
Bino 2.6 is released
2025-11-12
This release brings some improvements to the user interface, to OpenGL quad-buffered stereo support, and to Mac OS portability.
Bino 2.5 is released
2025-02-15
In this release:
Improved meta data detection, for automatic selection of stereoscopic 3D and surround modes
A few small bug fixes.
Note: Having ffprobe installed is recommended, but not strictly necessary. Bino works fine without it, but detection of the video type is improved if it is available. The ffprobe binary is part of FFmpeg.
Document on meta data
2025-02-15
We have a new document on meta data for stereoscopic 3D and 360°/180° surround video.
Bino 2.4 is released
2025-02-13
In this release:
Added support for HDR video input with tone mapping.
Added support for zooming in surround videos.
Increased minimum Qt version to 6.6.
Bino 2.3 is released
2024-10-06
In this release:
Added support for slideshow mode.
Improved support for image file formats, including MPO.
Improved compatibility with ARM platforms. Bino now works on the Raspberry Pi 5! Thanks to Hubert Meier for tireless testing and for providing access to a test system!
Added new capabilities to --vr-screen for easy configuration of two-screen stereo setups.
Qt Multimedia Compatibility
2024-09-29
Qt switched to FFmpeg as its default media backend on all platforms a while back. That is certainly good news and the right decision in the long run.
However, there are still a few glitches in the FFmpeg backend at the moment. If you encounter a video that Bino cannot play, it may help to try an alternative backend.
For example, on Linux, install the GStreamer backend (the package might be called qt6-multimedia-gstreamer or similar), and run Bino like this:
export QT_MEDIA_BACKEND=gstreamer
bino
Bino 2.2 is released
2024-06-02
This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:
Added support for capturing windows and screens. This allows to bring your desktop or arbitrary applications into your Virtual Reality environment.
Added support for HighDPI output.
Added support for 3D HDMI frame-pack output mode.
Improved performance in multi-host/multi-GPU Virtual Reality setups.
Improved compatibility for various OpenGL implementations, including on Mac OS.
Bino 2.1 is released
2023-02-01
This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:
Added support for loading/saving/editing play lists, with loop modes off/one/all.
Added support for 180° videos, with and without 3D.
Added 3D output modes left-right(-half), right-left(-half), top-bottom(-half), bottom-top(-half).
Added support for rendering controller models in VR mode.
Improved GUI menu structure.
Fixed color space conversion for several pixel formats, mostly used by image file formats.
Fixed various scripting mode problems.
Bino 2.0 is released
2022-11-08
This is a complete rewrite of Bino. All code is new and based on Qt6:
Builds with CMake instead of autoconf
Media input is handled by Qt Multimedia instead of FFmpeg and libass
Media output is handled by Qt abstractions instead of OpenAL, GLEW and plain OpenGL
Virtual Reality support is handled by QVR instead of Equalizer
Translations use Qt mechanisms instead of gettext
New features:
Support for 360° videos, with and without 3D
Simpler and more powerful VR mode, with autodetection of SteamVR
Support for both desktop OpenGL and OpenGL ES
GPU accelerated video decoding
Changed features:
Scripting commands have changed, see the manual
Multi-screen fullscreen now always requires VR mode, but is simple to set up with QVR.
LIRC support is not built in anymore but can be achieved by writing scripting commands to a named pipe
Removed features that might be added back if there is enough interest:
Cropping and zooming
Parallax adjustment
Crosstalk ghostbusting
Removed features that depend on support being added to Qt Multimedia:
Advanced subtitle formats
Separate left/right video tracks
November 4, 2021
Bino 1.6.8 is released!
This version contains several minor updates and improves multi-camera support.
August 25, 2018
Bino 1.6.7 is released!
This version fixes a problem where the beginning of a video was skipped in loop mode, and adds compatibility with the latest FFmpeg releases.
January 15, 2018
Bino 1.6.6 is released!
This version fixes the preferences dialog for multi-display fullscreen mode, and a few other problems.
December 16, 2016
Bino 1.6.5 is released!
This version fixes a bug that prevented Bino from working correctly in some languages.
November 30, 2016
Bino 1.6.4 is released!
This version fixes a several problems, including crashes with the latest Qt versions and build problems with the latest FFmpeg libraries. OpenGL stereo support is temporarily disabled when Qt >= 5.7 is used, until a proper fix is found.
February 11, 2016
Bino 1.6.3 is released!
This version fixes build problems.
February 1, 2016
Bino 1.6.2 is released!
This version includes several updates and patches collected over the last months. Please test the new preferences dialog.
October 13, 2014
Bino 1.6.1 is released!
The Russian translation was updated. No further changes were made.
September 19, 2014
Bino 1.6.0 is released!
This version adds an option to force a specific video aspect ratio, and it supports newer versions of important libraries (FFmpeg, Qt, Equalizer).
Bino 1.4.4 is released!
This version fixes a bug that was introduced in version 1.4.3. Bino crashed on some input files. An upgrade is highly recommended. Sorry for the inconvenience.
November 11, 2013
Bino 1.4.3 is released!
This version fixes a few bugs and restores compatibility with the latest FFmpeg versions.
January 27, 2013
Bino 1.4.2 is released!
This version restores compatibility with the latest FFmpeg versions.
October 13, 2012
Bino 1.4.1 is released!
The following changes were made:
Fix display of 2D video and images.
Fix compatibility with OpenGL 2.0, for certain Intel graphics chips.
Fix problems with NVIDIA driver series 304.x on Linux.
Fix several problems with the build system.
Add Bulgarian translation.
June 24, 2012
Bino 1.4.0 is released!
This is the new stable version. Since version 1.2, the following features were added:
Support for the new output mode Left/right view alternating, also known as frame sequential. This works with 120Hz active stereo projectors and displays when OpenGL stereo is not available.
Better support for audio control. Volume, mute, and delay can be adjusted, and the output device can be selected.
Support for scripting via script files or named pipes.
Much improved support for older graphics cards.
Support for video output via SDI on NVIDIA Quadro cards.
Automatic support for high precision color input and output (30 bits per pixel).
Single-frame stepping via the '.' key.
An adjustable zoom mode for videos that are wider than the screen.
Support for opening multiple input devices, and for requesting MJPEG data from input devices.
Support for the MPO, JPS, and PNS file formats for stereoscopic images.
Support for DLP 3-D Ready Sync.
Various user interface tweaks, including support for multimedia keyboards and a Recent Files section in the File menu.
January 29, 2012
Bino 1.3.0 is released! This is a development version intended for testing only.
Some of the new features that will end up in the next stable version:
Better support for audio control. Volume, mute, and delay can be adjusted, and the output device can be selected.
Support for high precision color input and output (30 bits per pixel).
Support for the MPO file format for stereoscopic photos (this requires a recent version of FFmpeg).
An adjustable zoom mode for videos that are wider than the screen.
Support for a "Recent Files" section in the File menu.
Support for multimedia keyboards.
Various user interface tweaks.
October 10, 2011
Bino 1.2.1 is released! This release fixes a few bugs, most importantly a frame size problem with some 1080p videos. The czech translation has been re-enabled.
September 8, 2011
Bino 1.2.0 is released! This is the new stable version. Improvements include:
Flexible fullscreen mode with support for multiple screens
Support for remote controls via LIRC
Support for camera devices
A loop mode
User interface improvements
Portability improvements
May 9, 2011
Bino 1.1.0 is released! This is a development release.
The following features were added:
Support for camera devices.
Support for selecting the screen to use in fullscreen mode.
A loop mode.
April 28, 2011
Bino 1.0.0 is released! This is the release announcement:
The Bino project released the first stable version 1.0.0 today.
Bino is a video player for stereoscopic 3D videos. Its main features are:
Support for 2D and stereoscopic 3D video in a wide variety of input formats and stereo layouts.
Support for many 3D output methods, including anaglyph glasses, shutter glasses, autostereoscopic displays, 3D TV sets, and distributed multi-display installations such as powerwalls or Virtual Reality installations.
Additionally, Bino supports subtitles in all common formats. Version 1.0.0 is available in English, Czech, French, German, Polish, and Russian.
Bino is free software (GPLv3+). It uses FFmpeg for multimedia input, and OpenGL for video output. It currently works on GNU/Linux systems, Mac OS X, and Windows. The Bino project provides source code only; binaries for various platforms are provided by independent third parties.
See http://bino.nongnu.org/ for more information.
The Bino developers.
April 24, 2011
Bino 0.9.4 is released, with the following improvements:
New translations to russian, polish, and french.
Better support for high-quality audio formats.
Better integration into the look-and-feel of many platforms.
April 16, 2011
Bino 0.9.3 is released!
This release adds the following features:
Support for subtitles. Hard subtitles (bitmap format) and soft subtitles (text, SRT, SSA/ASS) are all supported.
Support for translations. This release is available in english, german, and czech.
A new stereo-3D output format: HDMI frame packing mode for some 3D TV sets.
March 7, 2011
Bino 0.9.2 is released!
This release fixes various minor problems and improves compatibility with some video formats, especially Ogg/Theora.
February 26, 2011
Bino 0.9.1 is released!
This release uses multithreading to read, decode, and display video data in parallel, for better performance. Several bugs were fixed.
February 19, 2011
Bino 0.9.0 is released!
This release contains a lot of improvements:
Video and audio streams can now be selected.
All parameters can now be changed during playback, including input and output modes.
Support for green/magenta and amber/blue anaglyph glasses is added.
The implementation of the high-quality Dubois anaglyph method is improved.
Seeking now works with more file formats.
January 16, 2011
Bino 0.8.1 is released!
This release does not have any new features, but fixes some bugs and improves the GUI.
January 7, 2011
Bino 0.8 is released!
Again there are many changes in this release:
Adjustable ghostbusting to reduce crosstalk artifacts.
Parallax adjustment.
Mouse-based seeking.
Initial support for choosing an audio stream.
Improved compatibility with many video types.
Bino is now usable for many videos, and has entered beta status!
December 14, 2010
Bino 0.7 is released!
There are many changes in this release. The video output was rewritten for improved quality, and now requires OpenGL 2.1 + framebuffer objects. Bino can now recognize the input format based on file name conventions (see the man page). There is a new 3D Equalizer output mode. A benchmark mode was added. Multithreaded video decoding is enabled by default on multi-core systems. And much more...
Note that sRGB textures are currently broken with some free OpenGL drivers, e.g. Mesa/r600. See freedesktop.org bug 32323. If your video is displayed too bright, you can set the environment variable SRGB_TEXTURES_ARE_BROKEN to enable a temporary workaround.
November 27, 2010
Bino 0.6 is released!
This release fixes several bugs, including random audio crashes on some systems.
November 21, 2010
Bino 0.5 is released!
The big news in this release is initial support for multi-display setups.
Additionally, the GUI now remembers your last input and output settings, and the masking 3D output modes (those using alternating columns or rows) now use appropriate filtering for higher quality output.
(Version 0.4 had a few annoying bugs and was quickly replaced with 0.5.)
November 6, 2010
Bino 0.3 is released!
This release adds a simple GUI, based on Qt. Freeglut is not used anymore. Several bugs have been fixed and several performance improvements were made.
October 17, 2010
Bino 0.2 is released!
This version fixes a few bugs and portability problems, and adds support for more output formats.
October 2, 2010
Bino 0.1 is released!
This is the first version. It already plays a lot of 3D videos (see the examples), and of course 2D videos as well.
Try it, it's fun :-)
2026-07-31
This release brings several improvements:
Added an overlay user interface for both GUI and VR
Added a "Launch VR" dialog to the GUI
Added support for remote control and scripting via TCP Sockets, Unix Domain Sockets, and FIFOs (in addition to the existing support for script files). This replaces the --read-commands option with a set of --control-* options.
Improved support for playing audio files: a title image will be shown
Fixed support for videos that don't match the VR screen aspect ratio
Fixed the horizontal wrap artefact for 360° surround videos
Fixed compatibility with newer Qt QMediaPlayer
Removed OpenGL quad-buffered stereo autodetection; use --stereo instead
Bino 2.7 is released
2026-03-13
This release fixes several minor problems.
If you experience problems with the NVIDIA proprietary driver on Linux, try adding the options --platform xcb --disable-stereo to your Bino command line.
Bino 2.6 is released
2025-11-12
This release brings some improvements to the user interface, to OpenGL quad-buffered stereo support, and to Mac OS portability.
Bino 2.5 is released
2025-02-15
In this release:
Improved meta data detection, for automatic selection of stereoscopic 3D and surround modes
A few small bug fixes.
Note: Having ffprobe installed is recommended, but not strictly necessary. Bino works fine without it, but detection of the video type is improved if it is available. The ffprobe binary is part of FFmpeg.
Document on meta data
2025-02-15
We have a new document on meta data for stereoscopic 3D and 360°/180° surround video.
Bino 2.4 is released
2025-02-13
In this release:
Added support for HDR video input with tone mapping.
Added support for zooming in surround videos.
Increased minimum Qt version to 6.6.
Bino 2.3 is released
2024-10-06
In this release:
Added support for slideshow mode.
Improved support for image file formats, including MPO.
Improved compatibility with ARM platforms. Bino now works on the Raspberry Pi 5! Thanks to Hubert Meier for tireless testing and for providing access to a test system!
Added new capabilities to --vr-screen for easy configuration of two-screen stereo setups.
Qt Multimedia Compatibility
2024-09-29
Qt switched to FFmpeg as its default media backend on all platforms a while back. That is certainly good news and the right decision in the long run.
However, there are still a few glitches in the FFmpeg backend at the moment. If you encounter a video that Bino cannot play, it may help to try an alternative backend.
For example, on Linux, install the GStreamer backend (the package might be called qt6-multimedia-gstreamer or similar), and run Bino like this:
export QT_MEDIA_BACKEND=gstreamer
bino
Bino 2.2 is released
2024-06-02
This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:
Added support for capturing windows and screens. This allows to bring your desktop or arbitrary applications into your Virtual Reality environment.
Added support for HighDPI output.
Added support for 3D HDMI frame-pack output mode.
Improved performance in multi-host/multi-GPU Virtual Reality setups.
Improved compatibility for various OpenGL implementations, including on Mac OS.
Bino 2.1 is released
2023-02-01
This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:
Added support for loading/saving/editing play lists, with loop modes off/one/all.
Added support for 180° videos, with and without 3D.
Added 3D output modes left-right(-half), right-left(-half), top-bottom(-half), bottom-top(-half).
Added support for rendering controller models in VR mode.
Improved GUI menu structure.
Fixed color space conversion for several pixel formats, mostly used by image file formats.
Fixed various scripting mode problems.
Bino 2.0 is released
2022-11-08
This is a complete rewrite of Bino. All code is new and based on Qt6:
Builds with CMake instead of autoconf
Media input is handled by Qt Multimedia instead of FFmpeg and libass
Media output is handled by Qt abstractions instead of OpenAL, GLEW and plain OpenGL
Virtual Reality support is handled by QVR instead of Equalizer
Translations use Qt mechanisms instead of gettext
New features:
Support for 360° videos, with and without 3D
Simpler and more powerful VR mode, with autodetection of SteamVR
Support for both desktop OpenGL and OpenGL ES
GPU accelerated video decoding
Changed features:
Scripting commands have changed, see the manual
Multi-screen fullscreen now always requires VR mode, but is simple to set up with QVR.
LIRC support is not built in anymore but can be achieved by writing scripting commands to a named pipe
Removed features that might be added back if there is enough interest:
Cropping and zooming
Parallax adjustment
Crosstalk ghostbusting
Removed features that depend on support being added to Qt Multimedia:
Advanced subtitle formats
Separate left/right video tracks
November 4, 2021
Bino 1.6.8 is released!
This version contains several minor updates and improves multi-camera support.
August 25, 2018
Bino 1.6.7 is released!
This version fixes a problem where the beginning of a video was skipped in loop mode, and adds compatibility with the latest FFmpeg releases.
January 15, 2018
Bino 1.6.6 is released!
This version fixes the preferences dialog for multi-display fullscreen mode, and a few other problems.
December 16, 2016
Bino 1.6.5 is released!
This version fixes a bug that prevented Bino from working correctly in some languages.
November 30, 2016
Bino 1.6.4 is released!
This version fixes a several problems, including crashes with the latest Qt versions and build problems with the latest FFmpeg libraries. OpenGL stereo support is temporarily disabled when Qt >= 5.7 is used, until a proper fix is found.
February 11, 2016
Bino 1.6.3 is released!
This version fixes build problems.
February 1, 2016
Bino 1.6.2 is released!
This version includes several updates and patches collected over the last months. Please test the new preferences dialog.
October 13, 2014
Bino 1.6.1 is released!
The Russian translation was updated. No further changes were made.
September 19, 2014
Bino 1.6.0 is released!
This version adds an option to force a specific video aspect ratio, and it supports newer versions of important libraries (FFmpeg, Qt, Equalizer).
Bino 1.4.4 is released!
This version fixes a bug that was introduced in version 1.4.3. Bino crashed on some input files. An upgrade is highly recommended. Sorry for the inconvenience.
November 11, 2013
Bino 1.4.3 is released!
This version fixes a few bugs and restores compatibility with the latest FFmpeg versions.
January 27, 2013
Bino 1.4.2 is released!
This version restores compatibility with the latest FFmpeg versions.
October 13, 2012
Bino 1.4.1 is released!
The following changes were made:
Fix display of 2D video and images.
Fix compatibility with OpenGL 2.0, for certain Intel graphics chips.
Fix problems with NVIDIA driver series 304.x on Linux.
Fix several problems with the build system.
Add Bulgarian translation.
June 24, 2012
Bino 1.4.0 is released!
This is the new stable version. Since version 1.2, the following features were added:
Support for the new output mode Left/right view alternating, also known as frame sequential. This works with 120Hz active stereo projectors and displays when OpenGL stereo is not available.
Better support for audio control. Volume, mute, and delay can be adjusted, and the output device can be selected.
Support for scripting via script files or named pipes.
Much improved support for older graphics cards.
Support for video output via SDI on NVIDIA Quadro cards.
Automatic support for high precision color input and output (30 bits per pixel).
Single-frame stepping via the '.' key.
An adjustable zoom mode for videos that are wider than the screen.
Support for opening multiple input devices, and for requesting MJPEG data from input devices.
Support for the MPO, JPS, and PNS file formats for stereoscopic images.
Support for DLP 3-D Ready Sync.
Various user interface tweaks, including support for multimedia keyboards and a Recent Files section in the File menu.
January 29, 2012
Bino 1.3.0 is released! This is a development version intended for testing only.
Some of the new features that will end up in the next stable version:
Better support for audio control. Volume, mute, and delay can be adjusted, and the output device can be selected.
Support for high precision color input and output (30 bits per pixel).
Support for the MPO file format for stereoscopic photos (this requires a recent version of FFmpeg).
An adjustable zoom mode for videos that are wider than the screen.
Support for a "Recent Files" section in the File menu.
Support for multimedia keyboards.
Various user interface tweaks.
October 10, 2011
Bino 1.2.1 is released! This release fixes a few bugs, most importantly a frame size problem with some 1080p videos. The czech translation has been re-enabled.
September 8, 2011
Bino 1.2.0 is released! This is the new stable version. Improvements include:
Flexible fullscreen mode with support for multiple screens
Support for remote controls via LIRC
Support for camera devices
A loop mode
User interface improvements
Portability improvements
May 9, 2011
Bino 1.1.0 is released! This is a development release.
The following features were added:
Support for camera devices.
Support for selecting the screen to use in fullscreen mode.
A loop mode.
April 28, 2011
Bino 1.0.0 is released! This is the release announcement:
The Bino project released the first stable version 1.0.0 today.
Bino is a video player for stereoscopic 3D videos. Its main features are:
Support for 2D and stereoscopic 3D video in a wide variety of input formats and stereo layouts.
Support for many 3D output methods, including anaglyph glasses, shutter glasses, autostereoscopic displays, 3D TV sets, and distributed multi-display installations such as powerwalls or Virtual Reality installations.
Additionally, Bino supports subtitles in all common formats. Version 1.0.0 is available in English, Czech, French, German, Polish, and Russian.
Bino is free software (GPLv3+). It uses FFmpeg for multimedia input, and OpenGL for video output. It currently works on GNU/Linux systems, Mac OS X, and Windows. The Bino project provides source code only; binaries for various platforms are provided by independent third parties.
See http://bino.nongnu.org/ for more information.
The Bino developers.
April 24, 2011
Bino 0.9.4 is released, with the following improvements:
New translations to russian, polish, and french.
Better support for high-quality audio formats.
Better integration into the look-and-feel of many platforms.
April 16, 2011
Bino 0.9.3 is released!
This release adds the following features:
Support for subtitles. Hard subtitles (bitmap format) and soft subtitles (text, SRT, SSA/ASS) are all supported.
Support for translations. This release is available in english, german, and czech.
A new stereo-3D output format: HDMI frame packing mode for some 3D TV sets.
March 7, 2011
Bino 0.9.2 is released!
This release fixes various minor problems and improves compatibility with some video formats, especially Ogg/Theora.
February 26, 2011
Bino 0.9.1 is released!
This release uses multithreading to read, decode, and display video data in parallel, for better performance. Several bugs were fixed.
February 19, 2011
Bino 0.9.0 is released!
This release contains a lot of improvements:
Video and audio streams can now be selected.
All parameters can now be changed during playback, including input and output modes.
Support for green/magenta and amber/blue anaglyph glasses is added.
The implementation of the high-quality Dubois anaglyph method is improved.
Seeking now works with more file formats.
January 16, 2011
Bino 0.8.1 is released!
This release does not have any new features, but fixes some bugs and improves the GUI.
January 7, 2011
Bino 0.8 is released!
Again there are many changes in this release:
Adjustable ghostbusting to reduce crosstalk artifacts.
Parallax adjustment.
Mouse-based seeking.
Initial support for choosing an audio stream.
Improved compatibility with many video types.
Bino is now usable for many videos, and has entered beta status!
December 14, 2010
Bino 0.7 is released!
There are many changes in this release. The video output was rewritten for improved quality, and now requires OpenGL 2.1 + framebuffer objects. Bino can now recognize the input format based on file name conventions (see the man page). There is a new 3D Equalizer output mode. A benchmark mode was added. Multithreaded video decoding is enabled by default on multi-core systems. And much more...
Note that sRGB textures are currently broken with some free OpenGL drivers, e.g. Mesa/r600. See freedesktop.org bug 32323. If your video is displayed too bright, you can set the environment variable SRGB_TEXTURES_ARE_BROKEN to enable a temporary workaround.
November 27, 2010
Bino 0.6 is released!
This release fixes several bugs, including random audio crashes on some systems.
November 21, 2010
Bino 0.5 is released!
The big news in this release is initial support for multi-display setups.
Additionally, the GUI now remembers your last input and output settings, and the masking 3D output modes (those using alternating columns or rows) now use appropriate filtering for higher quality output.
(Version 0.4 had a few annoying bugs and was quickly replaced with 0.5.)
November 6, 2010
Bino 0.3 is released!
This release adds a simple GUI, based on Qt. Freeglut is not used anymore. Several bugs have been fixed and several performance improvements were made.
October 17, 2010
Bino 0.2 is released!
This version fixes a few bugs and portability problems, and adds support for more output formats.
October 2, 2010
Bino 0.1 is released!
This is the first version. It already plays a lot of 3D videos (see the examples), and of course 2D videos as well.
Try it, it's fun :-)