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)
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)
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== 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
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via https://movian.deanbg.com/readme.txt
.You can find the latest Movian version for your platform here:
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
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
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