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Release Notes - 35

The Current Release is 35.0.

Key New Features
Major Changes
mythweb is no longer maintained in this project. Packagers may or may not continue to provide mythweb.
mythtv-setup, which has been marked as deprecated, is replaced with the Web App (<yourBackend>:6544/setupwizard). It is still available from the command line.
Prerequisite Changes
Added support libraries/prerequisites
Removed support libraries/prerequisites
Special Notices & Instructions
Data Migration: v35 will only support direct upgrades from v29 or higher. If you are running on a version earlier than 0.22, you will need to upgrade to 0.22, 0.23 or 0.24 then upgrade to v29. Once on v29 upgrading to v35 is available.
As always, backup your database before upgrading, see this.
We would like to thank the following developers and contributors for their additions to this release
407 David Hampton
220 Peter Bennett
59 Klaas de Waal
40 Scott Theisen
26 GitHub
9 Roland Ernst
8 Bill Meek
6 John Patrick Poet
5 David Engel
4 Nick Morrott
1 Gary Buhrmaster
Commits added in v35
[84b114026c] 2024-02-10 Add "Audio Language" selection
[f828c1c8db] 2025-01-03 Add auto_increment extra to field iptvid in iptv_channel
[21df7f5edd] 2024-12-31 add avprogram_id to streams_changed() callback
[6c77471f13] 2024-10-03 Add * before RCLyricsBand name, sorts first and indicates synchronized on the menu
[69b954b6f7] 2024-12-05 Add EXTINF format (#985)
[92791204e5] 2024-02-12 Add HAVE_MUSICBRAINZ to the config.h.in file.
[00b5817456] 2024-12-07 Add index on chanid in iptv_channel and channelgroup (#991)
[d558dd35e0] 2024-11-02 Add index on type to filemarkup table
[0c4674db7c] 2024-10-07 add LOG_TRACE
[163683829a] 2024-12-18 Add option to exit immediately after creating the database.
[db8c584ad3] 2024-03-30 Add services to support channel restore data
[193b0519ac] 2024-10-04 Add systemd notification if db locking attempt fails.
[da88cd41e8] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(): fix indent
[cbe8886c92] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(): reduce code duplication
[ba8c80dd44] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(): simplify conditional logic
[b4bc47b44c] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::autoSelectVideoTrack(): fully select the track
[5140c3301e] 2024-12-31 AvFormatDecoder::DecodeCCx08(): remove dead code
[920768eaf5] 2024-12-31 AvFormatDecoder: ensure audio streams match the video stream
[cda772efd5] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder: forward the AVCodecContext* from GetFrame()
[36b5d4f5d6] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::GetFrame(): add local codec_id variable
[0840918eeb] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::GetFrame(): ignore AV_CODEC_ID_AC4
[f07b5df108] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::GetFrame(): move call to PreProcessVideoPacket()
[9ed5c71afc] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::GetFrame(): use switch-case
[224d05a035] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder: only call AutoSelectTrack() when m_tracks has changed
[cc51c8e3a2] 2024-12-31 avformatdecoder: remove undefined functions
[3cb6702560] 2025-01-06 avformatdecoder: rename enc to codecContext
[3baaafb6b0] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::ScanStreams(): remove incorrect debug code
[39c3dae4e5] 2025-01-06 AvFormatDecoder::ScanStreams(): remove irrelevant log message
[f0187b7d62] 2024-12-31 AvFormatDecoder::ScanStreams(): simplify adding audio tracks
[a448cbea12] 2024-06-01 Avoid calling RemoveAllPIDFilters() when using Vchan tuning
[cc74f6a587] 2024-07-29 BitReader: add constant k_cacheSizeMax, replace CHAR_BIT
[8ec0a08731] 2024-07-29 BitReader::refill_cache: boundary check inputs
[f57474c1ae] 2024-07-29 BitReader::refill_cache(): m_cache is uint64_t, so match the type cast with it
[1aceffdb8d] 2024-07-29 BitReader::refill_cache(): remove masking
[1f514a96e4] 2024-07-29 BitReader::skip_bits(): match types and fix white space
[1744b1eac5] 2024-07-29 bytereader.cpp: don't use AV_RB32
[0ccfad1da5] 2024-02-15 Change ATSC major/minor channel separator from "_" to "."
[764738df76] 2024-12-29 Change enum name to prevent shadowing another name.
[0aae9a3d57] 2024-12-31 Change how MPEG audio dual mono is signaled
[598454424d] 2024-11-02 Change option deprecated in 32.0 to be removed in 35.0.
[55313728dc] 2025-01-23 Change the OSD position update interval from 1s to 100ms.
[39804e1a22] 2024-10-30 Channel Group Fixes
[0cab85171e] 2024-11-23 Channelgroup name in log message
[1890c69557] 2024-04-28 Channel Service: Improve IconUrl
[772b317648] 2024-12-01 ChannelUtil function GetChannelNumber
[6696609ad9] 2024-11-28 Check for empty XML file before attempting to parse it.
[3bb9c29781] 2024-12-11 Clean up EIT fixes for ProSiebenSat.1 and Vodafone Germany (#993)
[3029b22326] 2025-01-01 Configure: trim HEADERS_LIST
[3e6ea74e02] 2024-12-31 Constify AVIOContext::write_packet buf parameter
[56f215e745] 2024-12-31 Constify AVIOContext::write_packet buf parameter (plugins)
[d3b6c3e6ac] 2025-01-06 Convert MythPlayer::SignalTracksChanged(): from a signal to a virtual function
[4f6b0f8b05] 2025-01-02 Convert the CardUtil::INPUT_TYPES enum to enum classes.
[6dd8e2a3b0] 2025-01-02 Convert two DTVConfParser enums to enum classes.
[8c46a73dd1] 2024-12-31 Convert use of internal libavformat/url.h to public libavformat/avio.h (part 1)
[ce17d34e01] 2024-12-31 Convert use of internal libavformat/url.h to public libavformat/avio.h (part 2)
[d93607c738] 2024-12-31 Convert use of internal libavformat/url.h to public libavformat/avio.h (part 3)
[b862a3a056] 2024-12-31 Create AvFormatDecoder::autoSelectVideoTrack from ScanStreams()
[c15815ce9c] 2024-12-31 Create AvFormatDecoder::do_av_seek()
[7f606b4243] 2024-12-22 DecoderBase::m_totalDuration: wrap with MythAVRational
[80f447cbcf] 2024-11-30 Default channel number for IPTV channel scan
[c91be53b0c] 2024-12-07 DeleteAllInputs must not delete iptv_channel (#987)
[5eddc0d0cf] 2024-12-07 Delete IPTV channel data when the channel is removed (#986)
[a4d68f8c26] 2025-01-29 Delete mythtv/libs/libmythtv/format.h
[c81e4e0d7f] 2024-12-22 De-nullify the showtype, colorcode, title_pronounce, and inetref columns
[08c0b0c7db] 2024-12-07 Do not delete IPTV channel in DeleteChannel (#990)
[e22ca3ee7d] 2025-01-01 Do not reference HAVE_AV_CONFIG_H outside FFmpeg
[3789c9c00e] 2025-01-28 Do not set WA_PaintOnScreen of parent widget
[5b3b019cdf] 2025-01-16 Download channel icons from selected videosource
[b93a939a86] 2024-12-18 Drop upgrade capability from mythconverg older than v29.
[4231fc7c65] 2024-12-22 DTVRecorder::UpdateFramesWritten: update comments to reflect code
[8f6c474a15] 2024-07-10 DVB HD Simulcast logical channel numbers
[e2a33a27f6] 2024-02-10 EIT and tuning log message improvements
[59594115da] 2025-01-18 EIT fixup for all Astra-2 multiplexes
[4954da3092] 2025-01-15 EIT fixup for ITV HD multiplexes on Astra-2
[780df9ada3] 2024-12-29 Eliminate warning message by making variable unsigned.
[a8f86b29ff] 2024-11-23 Extend IPTV/HLS/M3U tag parsing
[d9cfe665f3] 2025-01-03 Extend iptvid in iptv_channel to unsigned int
[2341064174] 2024-11-23 Extend satellite tuning data defaults
[2856879600] 2024-09-07 ExternalRecorder: Add a JSON control option (APIv3).
[92fb5134a2] 2024-11-23 ExternalRecorder: minor fixes and cleanup of side-band messages.
[fa67582a45] 2024-10-07 FileLogger: convert to C++ I/O
[861193287d] 2024-12-29 Fix compiler reordering error.
[1c75c6ad7b] 2024-10-17 Fix crashes in lossless transcode.
[7e5e536249] 2024-03-10 Fix Daylight savings bug in service API
[e229de02c7] 2025-01-13 Fix default scan tuning parameters for Astra-2
[1ae9f75b8a] 2024-10-30 Fixes for frontend setup playback groups
[ec39b2050f] 2024-12-07 Fix failure to clear last forced subtitle in a sequence (#979)
[2e462d73bf] 2024-08-03 Fix for negative RecStatus enum values
[ceefef0463] 2024-11-12 Fix HDHomeRun Channel Import for Prime with cablecard (#968)
[4f11a6e056] 2024-12-20 Fix IPTV HLS Qt6 compilation issue
[f6eb325131] 2024-10-15 Fix log message formatting.
[a4f35a7fcb] 2024-12-16 Fix log message in HTTPTS stream handler
[59455856c6] 2024-10-20 Fix member initialization order in the MythVDPAUHelper constructors.
[1ade8170c5] 2025-01-02 Fix missing FREEBOX entry in backend web server.
[d4237739aa] 2024-07-20 Fix MPTS channel creation
[fd660fa916] 2025-01-16 Fix one more potential null pointer dereferences in mythmusic.
[d1dfbc8fd3] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences creating Freesat descriptors.
[c637c2705d] 2025-01-02 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in channelscan_sm.cpp.
[227ee35068] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in EITHelper::AddEIT.
[9569fb2365] 2025-01-02 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in eithelper.cpp.
[69fd406176] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in galleryviews.cpp.
[35aae3d176] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in guidegrid.cpp.
[f2c8dbe344] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in guidegrid.cpp.
[c207fa0f59] 2025-01-02 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in httplivestreambuffer.cpp.
[ed1f6f995f] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in httplivestreambuffer.cpp. (take 2)
[a04544a407] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in libmythfreemheg.
[e03536c03f] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in mythgame.
[a2c2d8c050] 2025-01-04 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in mythmusic.
[5a27ac6093] 2025-01-02 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in tv_rec.cpp.
[f81d2731b1] 2025-01-02 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in videodlg.cpp.
[cfe7923faa] 2025-01-06 Fix potential null pointer dereferences in videodlg.cpp. (take 2)
[c166b740b9] 2024-08-13 Fix precedence of operations in mythmpeg2.
[6f571081ed] 2024-04-24 Fix recent test failures.
[36d76494c1] 2024-02-14 Fix segfault in EIT with empty video source
[54ec415b5c] 2024-07-23 Fix test failues on FreeBSD.
[008c503c5e] 2024-12-31 fix TestMusicMetadata::test_mp4()
[9e9c3de42f] 2024-10-04 Fr...

MythTV

We like to think of MythTV as the ultimate Digital Video Recorder and home media center hub. Think of it as a Free and Open Source alternative to Windows Media Center or Tivo. It started out in 2002 as a way for Isaac Richards to produce a better TV-viewing environment than his cable company's digital cable box could provide, and through the help of the open source community quickly grew into a powerful tool for watching and recording television. With its plugin architecture, it has been transformed from a mere TV viewing application into a full home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections, as well as keep you up to date with the weather, a ZoneMinder home security system, and much, much more.


MythTV Features

Watch and record analog and/or digital TV, including HDTV.
Pause, skip, and rewind live TV shows.
Completely automatic commercial detection/skipping, with manual correction via an intuitive cutlist editor.
Intelligently schedules recordings to avoid conflicts.
Parental controls to keep your kids out of the good shows.
Watch and archive DVDs.
Listen to your digital music collection.
Schedule and administer many functions remotely via a web browser.
Flexible client/server architecture allows multiple frontend client machines to access content served by one or more backend servers (although the most common installation consists of a single computer running both the client and server together).
Many more...
Though MythTV was initially written to run only on the Linux operating system, BSD and MacOS X are also well supported, and it has recently become possible to build a version that can run on Microsoft Windows. We are constantly working to bring MythTV to as many users as possible, regardless of your preferred operating system.


MythBackend

The backend server application runs the core "behind the scenes" functionality for MythTV. The bulk of this is taken up by scheduling and recording your TV shows, but also includes keeping your TV listings up to date, managing the database, and performing routine maintenance on any files generated in the recording process. Backend servers are also responsible for streaming recording files to any remote frontends that do not have direct access to them.
Having a separate backend application allows ambitious users to split their MythTV setup between different locations best suited to each task. For instance, a powerful (i.e. large and noisy) server to host recording files and hardware, hidden away in a closet, and a minimal (i.e. small and quiet) frontend machine kept next to the TV.


MythFrontend

The frontend client is the human interface to MythTV. This is where you watch TV, listen to music, etc. Each frontend communicates with one or more backend servers in order to determine which recorded shows are available to be watched, or which TV tuners are available to watch live TV.
In addition to this, the frontend also provides access to system status, the TV listings guide (so you can schedule new recordings), upcoming shows that will be recorded, and much more. If you install plugins like MythMusic and MythVideo (so you can watch a DVD or listen to music), you will also see these listed in the frontend. As you can see from the table of contents for this guide, there are many plugins to choose from.