OST-Box 0.3.2 review
DownloadOST-Box is (yet another) set-top box program
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OST-Box is (yet another) set-top box program. OST-Box's goal is to give an easy access to all kind of media and to be easy to extend.
It has an open design : The program itself is mainly a xml/javascript browser. Also, most content is provided via small perl scripts, which are easier to tune to your needs.
Xml introduce a distinction between the interface and the code.
Javascript is a powerfull language when it comes to write lots of simple functionnality.
Perl is very usefull to gather all kind of information (MP3 titles, TV program, detect system configuration, meteo, ...)
Here are some key features of "OST Box":
Browsing photo collection, with thumbs, zoom, rotations
Play video clip within your photo collection (with mplayer installed)
Browsing videos recorded from TV and start them with mplayer...
Control from a lirc remote is working. You'll have to adjust interface/map.xml to configure your remote key.
OST-box has multiple language support. Currently, english and french are available.
It should be easy to add a new language. Have a look into src/interface/ostbox-i18n.xml if you want to help !
Requirements:
sqlite > 3.1
libxml2
SDL, SDL_ttf, SDL_image, SDL_gfx
libjpeg
What's New in This Release:
This release adds an internal TV/video player with alpha-blended OSD.
It is now possible to watch the EPG of another channel when watching TV.
Some speed related issue were fixed, improving startup time, GUI latency, and DVB tuning delays.
The LIRC input layer was reworked to allow automatic reconnection and better event filtering.
Finally, a full configuration guide was added, with a concrete example about using a DVB card.
OST-Box 0.3.2 keywords