v1.8.1 - Maintenance & Plugin Update

[iwalton3]

This version is primarily for updating dependency versions such as the web client and MPV, which notably is now up to date and compiling properly for Windows whereas it used to be pinned to a 2021 release.

Additionally experimental support for Skip Intro and Jellyscrub is included. You need to install these unofficial plugins to your Jellyfin server manually and enable support in client settings. Support is implemented in the form of separate plugins which I have adapted from the original web client modifications so that the integration is cleaner.

Note: Adding support for this is intended to alleviate the alternative which is people manually patching the client. Please do not bother other Jellyfin client maintainers to add unofficial plugin support. In the event that official Jellyfin functionality replaces unofficial plugins or renders them unusable, unofficial plugins will be dropped.

Note: The Mac OS version is having issues with being notarized. I will update the release when the signed version is available, but for now you need to use the right-click workaround.

Changes:

• Update web client to 10.8.9.
• Add support for Jellyscrub and Skip Intro. (Must be enabled manually, requires third-party plugins.)
• Update to MPV version 20230205 e439ddc (Windows).
• Update to MPV version v0.35.1 (Flatpak).
• Add input map for DualShock 4 connected via USB (Add input map for DualShock 4 connected via USB #359)
• Add support for DVBSUB subtitles (Add support for DVBSUB subtitles #279)
• Allow screensaver when video is paused (Allow screensaver when video is paused. #276)
• Fix Debian package for bookworm.
• Fix issue where plugin support was not enabled correctly by configuration (Jellyscrub plugins cannot be enabled separately #371).

If you have issues with media playback due to hardware decoding (green/purple or artifacts), you can disable it using these instructions.

About Windows Downloads:

• The desktop installer requires administrator rights.
• You can avoid warnings on files by unblocking the file in the properties dialog.
• You can manually build a release using these instructions.

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