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* The Raspberry Pi Foundation offers additional video codec licenses for a few dollars. At the moment you can purchase MPEG-2 and VC1, both with support up to 1080P. Read [[#Enabling_additional_video_codecs|below]] on how to enable these. | * The Raspberry Pi Foundation offers additional video codec licenses for a few dollars. At the moment you can purchase MPEG-2 and VC1, both with support up to 1080P. Read [[#Enabling_additional_video_codecs|below]] on how to enable these. | ||
* MJPEG, VP6, VP8 and OGG Theora are supported as GPU accelerated software decoders. These are limited to SD resolutions. | * MJPEG, VP6, VP8 and OGG Theora are supported as GPU accelerated software decoders. These are limited to SD resolutions. | ||
* | * omxplayer does not support software decode of video. dvdplayer can support software decode of SD resolutions of unsupported codecs like DivX 3, msmpeg and sorenson spark. Use context-menu and "play using dvdplayer" (with Gotham). | ||
* DVD ISOs and | * DVD ISOs now default to using dvdplayer and menus should work fine (with Gotham). | ||
* Software DTS audio decode was initially problematic, but works quite well in recent builds. TrueHD audio is | * Software DTS audio decode was initially problematic, but works quite well in recent builds. TrueHD audio is CPU intensive and may require overclocking. | ||
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| Question= Video and audio output on the Raspberry Pi | | Question= Video and audio output on the Raspberry Pi | ||
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* Video output via HDMI up to 1080P ( | * Video output via HDMI up to 1080P. The GUI is 1080p by default (with Gotham), but can be reduced without affecting video resolution. | ||
* Video output via the analog component video (RCA) jack will be in SD. | * Video output via the analog component video (RCA) jack will be in SD. | ||
* Analog audio output via the mini phone jack is supported. | * Analog audio output via the mini phone jack is supported. | ||
* USB audio is | * Experimental I2S and USB audio is supported with Gotham using paplayer (music) and dvdplayer (video). omxplayer only supports the on-board HDMI and analogue connections. | ||
* DTS and AC3 audio passthrough audio is supported (and recommended, as it will reduce CPU load on the R-Pi) | * DTS and AC3 audio passthrough audio is supported (and recommended, as it will reduce CPU load on the R-Pi) | ||
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* If your receiver/TV supports DTS or AC3 passthrough then enable these in audio settings and you will get 6 channel audio. | * If your receiver/TV supports DTS or AC3 passthrough then enable these in audio settings and you will get 6 channel audio. | ||
* Latest builds support multichannel PCM audio over HDMI. Note: not all receivers support this and toslink/optical will not. | * Latest builds support multichannel PCM audio over HDMI. Note: not all receivers support this and toslink/optical will not. | ||
* Enable by setting the speaker configuration to suitable value (e.g. 5.1). | * Enable by setting the speaker configuration to suitable value (e.g. 5.1 or 7.1). | ||
* If your recevier does not support multichannel PCM, then leave this at 2.0. You will still get multichannel audio through passthrough. | * If your recevier does not support multichannel PCM, then leave this at 2.0. You will still get multichannel audio through passthrough. | ||
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| Question= Add-ons and skins | | Question= Add-ons and skins | ||
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* XBMC for Raspberry Pi is a full version of XBMC and will be able to use all non-platform specific [[add-ons]] and [[skins]]. More feature rich (CPU demanding) skins | * XBMC for Raspberry Pi is a full version of XBMC and will be able to use all non-platform specific [[add-ons]] and [[skins]]. More feature rich (CPU demanding) skins might not run smoothly, so keep to "lighter" skins. | ||
* Recommended lite skins include: Confluence (default skin), Amber, Metropolis, Quartz, Quartz Reloaded, Slik, xTV-SAF. | * Recommended lite skins include: Confluence (default skin), Amber, Metropolis, Quartz, Quartz Reloaded, Slik, xTV-SAF. Aeon Nox 5 is usable on Gotham builds. | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 26 April 2014
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Frequently Asked Questions XBMC running on the Raspberry Pi.
General FAQ
- See also: XBMC all platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of XBMC.
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