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* _**NEW in v1.70**: Support for 4k (h265) video with the new "-h265" option._ (Recent Apple devices will send HEVC (h265) video in AirPlay mirror mode
if larger resolutions (_h_ > 1080) are requested with UxPlay's "-s wxh" option; wired ethernet connection is prefered to
wireless in this mode, and may also be required by the client;
the "-h265" option changes the default resolution from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, and leaves default maximum framerate at 30fps.)
the "-h265" option changes the default resolution from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, but leaves default maximum framerate ("-fps option") at 30fps.)
* **An experimental ("beta") version of UxPlay with support for HLS streaming of YouTube Videos from the YouTube
app on an iOS client is now also available at** https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/tree/video2, and this feature will be added in a future release of UxPlay.
_See the [Wiki page](https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/wiki/experimental-version-of-UxPlay-with-support-for-HLS-video-streaming-(you-tube-movies)) for details._
## Highlights:
* GPLv3, open source.
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Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye), but is present in Buster.
* **H265 (4K)** video is supported with hardware decoding by the Broadcom GPU on Raspberry Pi 5 models, as well as
on Raspberry Pi 4 model B. **While GStreamer seem to make use of this hardware decoding, satisfactory rendering of
4K video by UxPlay on these Ras"pberry Pi models has not yet been acheived.** The option "-h265" is required for actvating h265 support,
as well as a resolution setting "-s wxh" with h > 1080.
A wired ethernet connection is preferred in this mode (and may be required by the client)
"_4K video on Raspberry Pi is still a work in progress, and may require some redesign of the video pipeline._"
on Raspberry Pi 4 model B. **While GStreamer seem to make use of this hardware decoding, satisfactory rendering speed of
4K video by UxPlay on these Raspberry Pi models has not yet been acheived.** The option "-h265" is required for actvating h265 support.
A wired ethernet connection is preferred in this mode (and may be required by the client).
Even with GPU video decoding, some frames may be dropped by the lower-power models to keep audio and video synchronized
using timestamps. In Legacy Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye), raspi-config "Performance Options" allows specifying how much memory
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# Changelog
1.70 2024-09-17 Add support for 4K (h265) video (resolution 3840 x 2160).
1.70 2024-10-04 Add support for 4K (h265) video (resolution 3840 x 2160). Fix issue
with GStreamer >= 1.24 when client sleeps, then wakes.
1.69 2024-08-09 Internal improvements (e.g. in -nohold option, identifying GStreamer videosink
selected by autovideosink, finding X11 display) in anticipation of future HLS video support.