The FireCore development team have recently tweeted that they have updated aTV Flash (black) to version 1.2 for the Apple TV 2G. In aTV Flash (black) 1.2 comes a variety of new features such as video-zoom, grid view watched icons, access to visited pages and so much more.

aTV Flash (black) 1.2

aTV Flash (black) 1.2 is a great update for the new year and is sure to impress! The most notable features present in this update can be found below…

  • New Zoom Options: Includes new Zoom options such as Normal, Crop and Stretch. This means you can keep videos in their native format (widescreen or pillar box) or crop/stretch them to fill the entire screen.
  • Grid View Watched Indicators: If you have the Grid View set you will be presented with watched indicator icons (can be disabled through Media > Settings menu if desired).
  • Recently Visited Pages: The Couch Surfer now displays thumbnails of the websites you have viewed in the ‘top shelf’ area of the main menu.

The full changelog for aTV Flash (black) 1.2 can be found in the quoted area:

  • Added video zoom options (available through Playback Menu)
  • Added watched indicators to grid view
  • Added ‘Recently Visited’ section to Browser top shelf
  • Added support for MicroDVD .SUB files
  • Added screensaver during pause
  • Added file delete option
  • Added activity indicator for metadata clearing
  • Added ‘tune’ icon placeholder for audio files without metadata
  • Added episode number to the fetched name the list view
  • Added Reload Metadata’ option in contextual menu for folders
  • Added ‘no items’ message to the ‘Unwatched’ filter of the list view
  • Added gray ticket image caching
  • Added loading screen when opening Manage Extras menu
  • Improved scrubber bar logic
  • Improved audio feedback for watched and pre-playback screens
  • Improved poster loading for large folders
  • Improved support for DVDs without menus
  • Improved subtitle support for right-to-left languages (e.g. Hebrew)
  • Improved installer device detection
  • Resolved minor memory management issues
  • Resolved issues with subtitles settings while playing a playlist
  • Resolved issues with yellow subtitles displayed for movies converted with Handbrake
  • Resolved conflicts with default audio player
  • Resolved issues with passwords that contain @ symbols
  • Resolved issues with metadata loading for files that contain ‘/’ in folder or file name
  • Resolved buffer overflow in libafpclient observed when navigating folders with long names
  • Resolved issues with installer Bonjour detection
  • Resolved rare crashes during web browsing
  • Changed metadata format to S.# / Ep.# for TV Shows
  • Disabled metadata processing during movie playback
  • Corrected audio feedback when pressing Menu while in grid view
  • Minor UI improvements
  • Other miscellaneous bug fixes

If you would like to download aTV Flash (black) 1.2 you will simply need to visit the official web page. Are you already running aTV Flash (black) on your Apple TV? Then you can update through the Maintenance > Manage Plugins menu. Please share any further questions or thoughts in the comments section below.