PS3 Movian M7 (by deank) - "libav" swapped for "ffmpeg" & slight name change

Developer @deank who has been continuing development of the (modded version) of the original media center that started on the PS3 (now runs on Android, Amazon Fire Stick, MacOS ,Windown ,Linux & Raspberry pi). The media center originally was named "Showtime" on the PS3 but later renamed to "Movian" by the original developer Andreas Oman years ago.

Since that time, we have not seen the official project do much in recent years (currently home site is down as of writing), but developer deank has been keeping the project alive and evolving (see changelogs over at brewology for all archived changes). One of the biggest changes you will see within Movian-M7 compared to older version, is the change from the older (abandoned) "libav" video decoders/parsers to the current "ffmpeg" that was just replaced in the recent M7 update . This should improve compatibility and make for a more up-to date and versatile media player for all supported platforms including the PS3.

Also, deank has made a quick stop in the forum's, then to see a reported issue and provided a fix (seen here) that is now present in v7.0.2

New ICON0 for the XMB (PS3 version) ​

Latest Changes (not all apply to PS3) ReadMe

• 
  == 7.0.1/7.0.2
  
  • New: Dolby Digital+ (DD+/EAC3) transcode option for 1536 kbps. Improves quality of multi-channel AAC, OPUS and DTS audio.
  • Changed: Dolby Vision options: [Auto] [DV&HDR10+] [DV] [HDR10+] [HDR10/HDR]
  • Updated: Duktape to 1.8.0 (important)
  • Fixed: AV Sync during underrun
  • Fixed: Video thumbnails properly created, stored and loaded from cache (important)
  
  === 7.0.0 Movian MOD 5.0.x is now M7
  
  • New: M7 (Movian 7) replaces Movian 5.0.x MOD
  • New: M7 with new Android app-id will install as a separate application
  • New: Removed obsolete "libav" from 2015 and replaced with latest ffmpeg (4.4.4 2023-12-23)
  • New: 7 years of ffmpeg updates for audio and video decoders/parsers
  • libav: Thank you! ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libav )
  • M7 initial version: 7.0.0
• via https://movian.deanbg.com/readme.txt

  ---

  .You can find the latest Movian version for your platform here:
  
  https://movian.deanbg.com/​
  
  Depending on your platform you have to download the appropriate package and install / side-load it.
  
  Android | Android TV | Google TV | Android Tablet | Android Mobile
  
  * Permanent link to the latest M7 Android version: https://movian.deanbg.com/m7
  
  * Download the .APK file and install / side-load it on your Android device.
  - Supports 32-bit and 64-bit ARM platforms (armeabi-v7a & arm64-v8a)
  - Supports 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms (x86 & x86_64)
  
  * Enable the option "Install from unknown/untrusted sources" on your Android device or/and use a File Manager application like "X-Plore" (available on Google PlayStore).
  * On Android TV go to "Security & Restrictions" and enable "Install from unknown sources" for Movian (to enable upgrades and installation of movianDRM)
  * OR - check the instructions from [adb-platform-tools-windows.txt] to install Movian directlty from your PC without installing X-Plore.
  * Supports Android and Android TV (5.1 or later).
  
  * IMPORTANT: Download movianDRM add-on app and install it on your Android device. It adds support for MPEG-DASH and Widevine DRM playback.
  
  * Permanent link to the latest DRM7 Android version: https://movian.deanbg.com/m7drm
  
  * movianDRM/DRM7
  This is an add-on application we created, and is used by Movian for:
  - HLS version 4/6
  - HLS (Widevine DRM)
  - MPEG-DASH (clear)
  - MPEG-DASH (Widevine DRM)
  - Add-ons/plugins such as F1, Nebula, HMAX, etc.
  You can install movianDRM from within Movian (go to Settings / General / DRM Update) - make sure "Install from unknown/untrusted sources" is enabled for Movian.
  
  * Permanent link to the latest DRM7 Android version: https://movian.deanbg.com/m7drm​
  
  Amazon Fire TV | Stick (Android)
  
  * On your Fire TV, go to 'Settings' -> 'Device' -> 'Developer Options.'
  * Turn on 'Allow apps from Unknown Sources'
  * From the Amazon Fire main menu, go to 'Search.'
  * Type 'Downloader'.
  * Click on the Downloader app icon to download and install it.
  * Launch the Downloader app.
  * In the Downloader app main menu, enter the following address:
  - for Movian (M7): https://movian.deanbg.com/m7
  - for Movian DRM (DRM7): https://movian.deanbg.com/m7drm
  * Click 'Go'.
  * The installation file (apk) will now begin to download.
  * Once the download process is complete, install it on your Amazon Fire TV/Stick.
  * Click on 'Open' to Launch Movian on your FireStick.​
  
  Google Chrome (NaCl) (Windows | Linux | MacOS)
  
  * Google announced it will discontinue the support for (P)NACL apps in late December 2022, but it is still supported (June 2023).
  * Latest supported Chrome version is 113 (June 2023)
  
  * Download the .ZIP file (movianM7-7.0.2-deank-nacl-google-chrome.zip) and extract it in your current (or new) Movian NACL installation folder
  * To manage/install the application open chrome://extensions in Google Chrome and click [Load unpacked] then point to the folder where you extracted the .zip archive
  
  * Download and use Chrome-113-Portable-64bit.zip on your Windows PC
  ** chrome://flags
  ** Enable: "Native Client"
  ** Enable: "WebGL"​
  
  
  Linux | Ubuntu | Mint
  
  * Download the .DEB file for your platform (64bit only) (movianM7-7.0.2-deank-linux-amd64.deb) and install it.
  * Supports Ubuntu 20/22.04​
  
  PlayStation®3
  
  * Download the .PKG file (movianM7-7.0.2-deank-playstation3.pkg) and install it on your PS3 using [* Install Package Files] option in the GAME column​
  
  Apple | MacOS
  
  * Download the .ZIP file (movianM7-7.0.0-deank-macOS.zip) and double-click on it in Finder. If you had a previous version you may have to delete the contents of your user's ~/.hts folder.​
  
  Raspberry Pi
  
  * Download the .ZIP (movian-5.0.753-deank-raspberry-pi.zip).
  ** For UBUNTU - replace your current "showtime.sym" and "showtime" files
  ** For STOS: Type "settings:dev" in the HOME screen search bar and enable the "Binreplace" option. Then use the downloaded showtime.sqfs file with curl application to upgrade your current version. Use curl as described on the official Movian github page (replace rpi_ip_address with your Raspberry LAN IP address):​
  
  curl --data-binary @showtime.sqfs http://rpi_ip_address:42000/api/replace
  
  
  
  Old 5.0.x versions - https://movian.deanbg.com/5.0
  ​

Deank's "Movian-M7" links

• Movian -M7 Download Page
  • Read ME:> https://movian.deanbg.com/readme.txt
• Older Movian 5.0 MOD version
• Donation Page (multiMAN / SMan / Movian-M7)
• Download Mirror's @ brewology

 

Haven't used this in years but it's great to see @deank still trucking along. Nostalgia for sure.

 

i use it on ps3 and phone. one can control the other over network and serve media via ftp also. great program.

 

I am very glad to see deank keeping movian alive. Great app, and hands down the best media player for the PS3 from a very talented dev.

Thanks deank.

 

I reported an issue with DLNA metatag bug in this post: <this website> /threads/transcoding-issues.39613/

The tl;dr is that M7 isn't sending the right header to dlna servers so transcoding doesn't kick in. In my post I show some network dumps of the dlna calls from Movian and from the normal PS3 media server menu.

If you aren't familiar with Jellyfin or Plex, it's a home media server program that hosts video on your local network. DLNA with the PS3 is incredible because it is the only way to stream content onto a 4:3 crt that is natively connected (other devices require HDMI adapters from amazon and have resolution issues).

edit: also I just noticed that sub titles are broken now (shows font info in the subtitle)

Is the M7 source code public?

 

Are their any other issues found. I'd like to install this on a PS3 that is not easily maintained due to it's location and myself.

I am wondering if waiting until next time I am nearby this PS3 may be best. Have a few days left for any app feedback.

 

I wanted to try this version of the app but i deleted the old one just to try to avoid any conflict, to my surprise just found out that the OnlineTV and SHOUTcast! plugins are not there to download anymore...

 

I'd also like to report that subtitles feature is broken. I can select online subs but they don't appear.

 

I think I'll wait just a second for this PS3, I'll test this with my home PS3 and hopefully @deank sees this thread and corrects any bugs found by all in the meantime.

 

Olá Deank, estou em um grupo com o Luan Teles e estávamos conversando sobre o movian do PS3, sobre TV online com uma lista de IPTV que toda vez que abre analisa linhas, sugerimos que essas linhas sejam analisadas apenas na primeira vez que o adicionar algo como um cache à lista de IPTV para que da próxima vez não tenhamos que esperar tanto para abrir a lista, seria uma boa modificação.

English:
Hello Deank, I'm in a group with Luan Teles and we were talking about the PS3 movian, about online TV with an IPTV list that every time it opens analyzes lines, we suggest that these lines are only analyzed the first time you add something as a cache for the IPTV list so that next time we don't have to wait so long to open the list, it would be a good modification.

 

Report a bug: 60fps,1080p,level4.2,h264 encoded mp4 video,there is always the problem of audio and video being out of sync,video can't keep up with audio

 

Anyone else has an issue with opensubtitles plugin? It looks for subs, but none appears on screen. External and embedded subs appear correctly.

 

new updates:

=== 7.0.8

Fixed: Reduced video/audio frame drops on pause/resume
Fixed: Lower AudioTrack and hardware video-decoding latency (better lip-sync)
Added: Seek buttons (forward/rewind) for video pages
Added: Platform-dependent upgrade (devices will download/install only the upgrade apk for their own platform)​

=== 7.0.7 - This version should be considered pretty stable

Fixed: Crash on some Samsung devices (use the armv7-32bit version if your device crashes!)
Added: Simple ASS/SSA subtitle decoding for embedded subtitles
Added: SDH processing for text in brackets ()
Fixed: Hardware video decoding (less crashes and better error handling)
​

== 7.0.1/6

New: Dolby Digital+ (DD+/EAC3) transcode option for 1536 kbps. Improves quality of multi-channel AAC, OPUS and DTS audio.
Changed: Dolby Vision options: [Auto] [DV&HDR10+] [DV] [HDR10+] [HDR10/HDR]
Updated: Duktape to 1.8.0 (important)
Fixed: AV Sync after data underruns (video/audio/subtitles going out-of-sync)
Fixed: Video thumbnails properly created, stored and loaded from cache (important)
Fixed: Bittorrent cache management (read/write/seek) when cache file exceeds 2GB (important)
Fixed: Throbber animation, video-page buttons, seekbar & loading indication during underrun pause
Fixed: Large buffers for audio-only & DVD-video playback
Added: Option in Look&Feel 'Debug Log'
Added: Option in Bittorrent 'Hash check'
Fixed: Torrent startup on slow connections​

http://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=196

 

Anyone else has an issue with opensubtitles plugin? It looks for subs, but none appears on screen. External and embedded subs appear correctly.

Have you tried some of the latest updates pushed since the news post?
See above post, 7.0.7 had some subtitle additions, not sure if that helps your issue or not but worth trying if you have not had that version installed.

 

Have you tried some of the latest updates pushed since the news post?
See above post, 7.0.7 had some subtitle additions, not sure if that helps your issue or not but worth trying if you have not had that version installed.

Thank you, but the problem with the subtitles still seems to be there. Tried 7.0.7 + 7.0.8.

 

Report a bug: 60fps,1080p,level4.2,h264 encoded mp4 video,there is always the problem of audio and video being out of sync,video can't keep up with audio

Tested version 7.0.8, the problem still exists. In addition to the MP4 mentioned above, there is also a WMV(HD) format. Although it only has 30fps, the problem is the same. The video playback speed is very slow and cannot keep up with the audio speed
The video encoding is VC1(1080p) and the audio encoding is WMA10 Professional
The video plays at normal speed on the PS3's own player, just no sound(Because the PS3 only supports WMA9)

 

Thank you, but the problem with the subtitles still seems to be there. Tried 7.0.7 + 7.0.8.

Subtitles work, but you have to get into opensubtitles add-on and introduce your account and password (verified in android version not ps3).

 

Thanks to Deank for carry on the saga. I really like using Movian from time to time.

 

Subtitles work, but you have to get into opensubtitles add-on and introduce your account and password (verified in android version not ps3).

What do you mean to verify? I used it on android to check, but it still doesn't show any subtitles.

Could you please explain further?

 

Subtitles work, but you have to get into opensubtitles add-on and introduce your account and password (verified in android version not ps3).

Yeah I meant the ps3, sorry for any confusions. On the ps3 there's no option (yet) and it was not needed before. Going back to older movian versions also didn't help btw.