FireCore updates its aTV Flash (black) software to version 1.4

FireCore published a blog post earlier today announcing a new update

to its aTV Flash (black) suite. The software package can add a lot of functionality to your jailbroken Apple TV, including an integrated web browser and non-iTunes content support.

The update, which brings the software to version 1.4, includes a number of new features and bug fixes. Keep reading for the full change log…

• New Center channel audio boost (+6dB and +12dB) for 5.0 and 5.1 audio tracks
• New Finish, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, and Swedish translations
• New ’4:3 Crop’ and ’4:3 Stretch’ zoom options
• New support for M3U and PLS playlists
• New EyeTV folder detection
• New TrueHD audio (downmixed)
• New 24-bit and 32-bit audio (downmixed)
• New enhanced downmixing for 5.1 AC3 audio (Dolby Pro Logic II)
• New support for embedded Mp3 covers
• New Automatic EXIF-based image rotation
• New Mp4s embedded subtitles
• New Clock added to main menu
• Improved poster art quality in list and grid view
• Improved buffering logic for DVD files
• Improved cover art fetching from Last.fm
• Improved DVD menu highlighting
• Improved Photo viewer & slideshow
• Improved adjusted slideshow to match native Flickr style
• Improved Danish, Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish translations
• Improved minor UI improvements
• Fixed downmixing issues for specific audio tracks
• Fixed playback issues for specific audio tracks
• Fixed Increased AFP login timeout to 30 seconds
• Fixed metadata issues for files that contain “/” in folder or file name
• Fixed operation of the photo slideshow on iOS 4.x
• Fixed issue with favorites removal when share password is changed
• Fixed incorrect navigation in grid view on iOS 4.*
• Fixed issue with DVD marked as watched after view menu
• Fixed rare issue with incorrect pre-playback screen layout
• Fixed rare crash in libdvdnav when playing DVD files
• Fixed rare DVD playback error
• Fixed rare ‘Bad URL’ error

The update is available to current aTV Flash (black) owners for free. Just visit Maintenance > Manage Extras in the software to download. FireCore also says that it plans to make the app compatible with the new 5.0 Apple TV update as soon as possible.