Bino 2.3 is released

2024-10-06

In this release:

• Added support for slideshow mode.
• Improved support for image file formats, including MPO.
• Improved compatibility with ARM platforms. Bino now works on the Raspberry Pi 5! Thanks to Hubert Meier for tireless testing and for providing access to a test system!
• Added new capabilities to --vr-screen for easy configuration of two-screen stereo setups.

Qt Multimedia Compatibility

2024-09-29

Qt switched to FFmpeg as its default media backend on all platforms a while back. That is certainly good news and the right decision in the long run.
However, there are still a few glitches in the FFmpeg backend at the moment. If you encounter a video that Bino cannot play, it may help to try an alternative backend.
For example, on Linux, install the GStreamer backend (the package might be called qt6-multimedia-gstreamer or similar), and run Bino like this:
export QT_MEDIA_BACKEND=gstreamer
bino

Bino 2.2 is released

2024-06-02

This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:

• Added support for capturing windows and screens. This allows to bring your desktop or arbitrary applications into your Virtual Reality environment.
• Added support for HighDPI output.
• Added support for 3D HDMI frame-pack output mode.
• Improved performance in multi-host/multi-GPU Virtual Reality setups.
• Improved compatibility for various OpenGL implementations, including on Mac OS.

Bino 2.1 is released

2023-02-01

This release brings new features as well as bug fixes:

• Added support for loading/saving/editing play lists, with loop modes off/one/all.
• Added support for 180° videos, with and without 3D.
• Added 3D output modes left-right(-half), right-left(-half), top-bottom(-half), bottom-top(-half).
• Added support for rendering controller models in VR mode.
• Improved GUI menu structure.
• Fixed color space conversion for several pixel formats, mostly used by image file formats.
• Fixed various scripting mode problems.

Bino 2.0 is released

2022-11-08

This is a complete rewrite of Bino. All code is new and based on Qt6:

• Builds with CMake instead of autoconf
• Media input is handled by Qt Multimedia instead of FFmpeg and libass
• Media output is handled by Qt abstractions instead of OpenAL, GLEW and plain OpenGL
• Virtual Reality support is handled by QVR instead of Equalizer
• Translations use Qt mechanisms instead of gettext

• Support for 360° videos, with and without 3D
• Simpler and more powerful VR mode, with autodetection of SteamVR
• Support for both desktop OpenGL and OpenGL ES
• GPU accelerated video decoding

• Scripting commands have changed, see the manual
• Multi-screen fullscreen now always requires VR mode, but is simple to set up with QVR.
• LIRC support is not built in anymore but can be achieved by writing scripting commands to a named pipe

• Cropping and zooming
• Parallax adjustment
• Crosstalk ghostbusting

• Advanced subtitle formats
• Separate left/right video tracks

Web site updated

2022-11-07

The web site was updated. The news section now offers an RSS feed. Older news are stored in the news archive.