Kodi 20 Released With VA-API AV1 Support, Steam Deck Controls Support
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It's been nearly two years since the release of Kodi 19 "Matrix" while out this weekend is Kodi 20 "Nexus" as the newest version of this open-source and cross-platform HTPC/PVR software.
Among the highlights to find with Kodi 20 include:
- AV1 codec support within the InputStream code. There is also a fix to not attempt to use hardware-accelerated AV1 decoding if wanting to force AV1 software decoding.
- AV1 accelerated hardware decoding via the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) on Linux systems.
- Kodi has added Steam Deck controls support for enhancing the experience if wanting to use Kodi 20 on Steam Deck handhelds.
- Multi-instance support for PVR client add-ons.
- Performance optimizations and code refactoring to the PVR recording code.
- Support for "continue watching" (resume) for certain video folders from the context menu of several folder locations.
- Fixes and improvements to the TV channel/show information scrapers.
The Kodi 20 sources are available from GitHub while the Kodi 20 binaries for various platforms can be found on Kodi.tv.
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