Next XBMC release will get improved audio-engine

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The developers of the media player, XBMC will be possible in the upcoming version has an improved audio engine to integrate. This should allow XBMC hd-audio streams can play and improved pass-through-options.

Shortly after the release of XBMC 11.0, also known by the acronym Eden, is the work begun on version 12.0. This release has codename Frodo received and according to the current planning this year to come true. One of the improvements relates to the playback of hd-audio formats, which-particularly in blu-ray titles are to be found, such as the lossless audio codecs Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.

Meanwhile on GitHub code posted from AudioEngine. This framework would be able to get the hd audio formats in XBMC to play it and it would by now have been sufficiently developed to Frodo to be able to be recorded. In addition to the bit-for-bit forwarding of audio streams via the pass-through mode, AudioEngine also be able to get the lossless audio codecs from Dolby and DTS to play. In addition, it would be within Linux environments, the Alsa sound system is no longer configured need to be.

The AudioEngine code on GitHub is now available for review to the XBMC developers. In addition to an improved audio engine for Frodo even more new features in the pipeline. So should XBMC also on mips-based processors, run by Sigma Designs will be produced, while also a variant for BSD variants such as FreeBSD in the planning are included. In addition, it should be possible to bluetooth and wi-fi within the XBMC interface to configure, and there is improved support for hdmv menus in blu-ray titles.