The FireCore Dev-Team have recently tweeted that they have released a new version of aTV Flash (black) that is now available to download.

Download aTV Flash (Black) 1.4In this aTV Flash (black) update, bringing the aTV Flash (black) software to version 1.4, comes a variety of bug fixes, improvements and new features. Unfortunately this update did not bring on compatibility with the Apple TV 5.0 firmware update, but the FireCore Dev-Team have mentioned that they are going to begin work on a new version of aTV Flash (black) that is compatible with the next generation Apple TV firmware.

You can find the complete changelog for aTV Flash (black) 1.4 in the quoted area below.

  • NEW: Center channel audio boost (+6dB and +12dB) for 5.0 and 5.1 audio tracks
  • NEW: Finnish, 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 single ISO files in a folder
  • FXIED: Increased AFP login timeout to 30 sec
  • FIXED: Metadata issues for files that contain ‘/’ in folder or file name
  • FIXED: Operation of the photo slideshow on iOS 4.x
  • FXIED: 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 viewing 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
  • FIXED: Other miscellaneous bug fixes

If you haven’t already installed aTV Flash (black) then you can purchase a copy over here, it’s only $29.95. Current users can update to the latest version by navigating to Maintenance –> Manage Extras menu. Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts on this update in the comments.