2024.02.26

• Removed option to start with a systemd service.
  • When starting the program as a service VLC would not display the video. Instead it would write video data as blobs to the Journal.
• Added script to update ~./profile to allow autostarting.
• Added detection for SSH sessions to avoid attempting to play videos with the caca display.
• Added PID handling to prevent multiple instances from being launched at the same time.

2024.02.22

• Update program for use with Raspberry Pi OS 'Bookworm'
• Update to utilize VLC for video playback. The previously-used library for video playback is no longer supported in Raspberry Pi OS.
• Update to utilize a new YouTube download library. The previously-used library for YouTube downloads is no longer available.
• Resolve issue with '0' value arguments.
• Conditionally load backlight control libraries as they are dependent on the display hardware supporting software control of the backlight.

2020.10.27

• Fix bug where paths were not case-sensitive
• Change volume input to use decibels -- as that is what is displayed when using the + and - keys during playback.
• Set minimum and maximum initial volume:
  • Minimum: -60db
  • Maximum: 6db

2020.10.12

• Added ability to playback all files in a specified category folder.

  This can be accomplished by executing (replacing the word cartoons with the category folder name):

  tiny-tv 'category' --category 'cartoons'
  

• Minor syntax cleanup and addressing of edge use cases

Initial Release

This is the initial public release of the software.