Collabora4h ago

From hardware acceleration and zero-copy pipelines to HDR, color support, and AI inference, GStreamer 1.28 brings important improvements across the multimedia stack.

Our multimedia engineering team contributed key updates for modern media workflows, including Wayland color handling, codec fixes, and RTP/WebRTC interoperability improvements.

https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/16-contributors-cross-stack-improvements-collabora-work-gstreamer-128.html

#GStreamer #AIInference #ComputerVision #EdgeAI

16 contributors, cross-stack improvements: Collabora's work on GStreamer 1.28

Our multimedia engineering team delivered major improvements to GStreamer 1.28 including hardware acceleration and zero-copy pipelines, HDR and color support for Wayland, and more.

Collabora | Open Source Consulting
9to5Linux12h ago

#Linux Weekly Roundup for May 17th, 2026: #Debian 13.5, #KDE Plasma 6.6.5, #Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn flaws, #GStreamer 1.28.3, KDE Plasma 6.7 beta, #fwupd 2.1.3, #SparkyLinux 8.3, #LibreOffice 25.8.7, #PipeWire 1.6.5, #Shelly 2.3, #Rescuezilla 2.6.2, MX Linux 25.2 beta, #Ubuntu 25.10 to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade path, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-may-17th-2026

#OpenSource #FOSS #GNU

Show threadFossery Tech  1d ago

(more Linux news in original post)

Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-brings-performance-improvements

Bazaar 0.8.0 Adds Direct Flatpak Bundle Installation and Cache Management for GNOME:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-080-released/

Heroic Games Launcher 2.22 Finally Lets You Fix Your Messy Game Library:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/heroic-games-launcher-222-released-1a/

Wine 11.9 Brings Bundled SQLite and Better System Thread Handling to Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-119-released/

Wine Staging 11.9 Brings Faster vkd3d Support for Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-staging-119-released/

Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 brings FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (like the Steam Frame):
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-11-0-1-beta-3-brings-fex-upgrades-for-linux-arm64-like-the-steam-frame/

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Brings D3D12 Shader Extensions to Linux Gaming:
https://lunar.computer/dxvk-nvapi-0-9-2-brings-d3d12-shader-extensions-20260513

Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files:
https://9to5linux.com/six-year-old-linux-kernel-flaw-lets-unprivileged-users-read-root-owned-files

Fragnesia Is Yet Another Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel:
https://9to5linux.com/fragnesia-is-yet-another-local-privilege-escalation-flaw-in-linux-kernel

Linux 7.0.6 Released To Finish Mitigating the Dirty Frag Vulnerability:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released

PipeWire 1.6.5 Brings Extra Security Checks and Hardening Fixes to Pulse Server:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-5-brings-extra-security-checks-and-hardening-fixes-to-pulse-server

Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8:
https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8

GStreamer 1.28.3 Adds NXP i.MX 8M Plus Hardware-Accelerated H.265 Encoding:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-3-adds-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-hardware-accelerated-h-265-encoding

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Shelly #Bazaar #HeroicGamesLauncher #Wine #WineStaging #Proton #DXVK #Security #LinuxKernel #PipeWire #Fwupd #GStreamer #FosseryTech

Script Kiddie4d ago

#Linux gains more critical #Windows apps: 3D Movie Maker and Space Cadet Pinball

source: theregister.com/oses/2026/05/1…

It's not only a native port, they also had to do more work to make it 64-bit clean, add native file load and save dialog boxes, #MIDI background #music via #FluidSynth, and a video player powered by #GStreamer – among other things. Currently, they're looking at making a #RaspberryPi version as well.

Who even needs #Microsoft #Windows anymore?

#news #software #linux #software #game #gamer #gaming #foss #floss #freedom #hooray #future #computer #os #porting #port

Linux gains more critical Windows apps ... 3D Movie Maker and Space Cadet Pinball

Further demonstrating its role as industry default OS the versatility of modern porting tools

theregister
AskUbuntu6d ago

Why is Gstreamer in Ubuntu 26.04 on RPi5 not handling h.265 video (it was working in 24.04) #raspberrypi #gstreamer #2604

https://askubuntu.com/q/1566703/612

Why is Gstreamer in Ubuntu 26.04 on RPi5 not handling h.265 video (it was working in 24.04)

My system is a Raspberry Pi 5 16GB running a fresh install of Ubuntu 26.04 with restricted extras installed plus all Gstreamer add-ons including good, bad and ugly. If I use Showtime (Gstreamer-bas...

Ask Ubuntu
GripNews6d ago
🌘 GitHub - pion/rtwatch：透過 WebRTC 與好友同步觀影，由伺服器端統一控制播放狀態
➤ 打造去中心化的即時同步影音劇院
✤ https://github.com/pion/rtwatch
rtwatch 是一款創新的影音同步觀影工具，其核心理念在於「集中化控制」。不同於傳統將影片檔案傳送給客戶端的做法，rtwatch 利用 WebRTC 與 GStreamer 技術，將影片處理作業完全交由伺服器端執行。系統僅向觀看者傳送當前的影音串流畫面，這不僅確保了所有參與者能精準同步播放、暫停與快轉操作，更有效地保護了原始影片資源，防止使用者在本地下載或快取檔案。無論是透過本地路徑還是遠端 URI，使用者都能輕鬆搭建專屬的即時同步劇院。
+ 這對於保護版權非常有幫助，影片內容完全留在伺服器端，使用者無法下載原始檔案，非常適合私人觀影分享。
+ 使用 GStreamer 處理串流是個很強大的選擇，雖然安裝依賴套件稍微繁瑣，但能實現這種低延遲的同步效果非常值得。
#WebRTC #GStreamer #Go語言 #串流技術 #同步觀影
GitHub - pion/rtwatch: Watch videos with friends using WebRTC, let the server do the pausing and seeking.

Watch videos with friends using WebRTC, let the server do the pausing and seeking. - pion/rtwatch

GitHub
GStreamer6d ago

📢 New GStreamer 1.28.3 bug-fix release for our stable 1.28 series!

Includes security fixes, bug fixes, stability and performance improvements.

Details at https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.28/#1.28.3

📦 GStreamer 1.28.3 binary packages for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android are also available now at:

https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/

#gstreamer #multimedia #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #release

9to5Linux6d ago

#GStreamer 1.28.3 Open-Source Multimedia Frameworks Released with NXP i.MX 8M Plus Hardware-Accelerated H.265 Encoding https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-3-adds-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-hardware-accelerated-h-265-encoding

@gstreamer #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Collabora6d ago

ICYMI 👉 Faster pipelines, smarter inference, and sharper playback.

How our multimedia engineering team helped shape GStreamer 1.28 with hardware acceleration, zero-copy improvements, HDR and color support, AI integration, and key codec, RTP, and WebRTC fixes: http://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/16-contributors-cross-stack-improvements-collabora-work-gstreamer-128.html

#GStreamer #AIInference #ComputerVision #EdgeAI

16 contributors, cross-stack improvements: Collabora's work on GStreamer 1.28

Our multimedia engineering team delivered major improvements to GStreamer 1.28 including hardware acceleration and zero-copy pipelines, HDR and color support for Wayland, and more.

Collabora | Open Source Consulting
RSM92May 10

🚀 New Phantom Player 2.1.0 release!

#PhantomPlayer is a smart media player for local videos, offering a smooth, streaming-like experience with your own media.

Supported platforms:
+ #Debian #Ubuntu
+ #ArchLinux
+ #Fedora (now officially supported)
+ #Windows
+ #FreeBSD (partial support)

#VLC replaced with #GStreamer for #Wayland support and #GTK4 transition.

https://phantom-player.rsm92.fr

#Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware