File README.md of Package nova-video-player-beta

# Nova Video Player VLC4 Beta

![Nova VLC4 Beta Logo](https://nova-video-player.com/images/logo.png)

**Ultimate experimental version with VLC 4.0 Beta, Qt6, and FFmpeg 8**

> ⚠️ **WARNING: EXTREME BETA SOFTWARE**  
> This version contains experimental VLC 4.0 Beta components.  
> May crash, have playback issues, or break unexpectedly.  
> **For testing purposes only!**

## 🚀 Features

### VLC 4.0 Beta Integration
- **libplacebo video output** - Modern GPU-accelerated video rendering
- **Vulkan video decoding** - Hardware acceleration via Vulkan API
- **AV1 hardware decoding** - Support for next-gen AV1 codec via dav1d/SVT-AV1
- **HDR10+/Dolby Vision** - Experimental HDR playback support
- **10-bit color depth** - Improved color accuracy and gradient handling
- **Zero-copy pipelines** - Reduced memory bandwidth and latency
- **Spatial audio** - Enhanced 3D audio processing

### Qt6 Modernization
- **Native Wayland support** - Seamless integration with modern Linux desktops
- **QtQuick Controls 2** - Modern, fluid UI components
- **Async texture uploads** - Smoother video playback
- **Vulkan rendering backend** - GPU-accelerated UI
- **Qt6 Multimedia** - Updated media framework

### FFmpeg 8 Support
- **Latest codec support** - All new formats and improvements
- **Enhanced filtering** - Modern audio/video processing
- **Hardware acceleration** - Improved GPU offloading
- **Better subtitle handling** - Advanced subtitle rendering

### Additional Enhancements
- **PipeWire 1.2+** - Modern audio/video server integration
- **AI-powered metadata** - Smart library organization
- **Network streaming improvements** - Better DLNA/UPnP support
- **Torrent streaming** - Built-in torrent client with libtorrent 2.0
- **Media library** - SQLite-based library with advanced scanning

## 📋 Requirements

### System Requirements
- **OS**: Linux (tested on openSUSE Tumbleweed)
- **Kernel**: 6.6+ (for latest hardware support)
- **Display Server**: X11 or Wayland
- **Graphics**: Vulkan 1.3 capable GPU recommended

### Package Dependencies

#### Mandatory
- **VLC Beta 4.0+** (from VideoLAN repository)
- **Qt6 6.7+** runtime libraries
- **FFmpeg 8** libraries
- **libplacebo 7+**

#### Recommended
- **dav1d** - AV1 software decoder
- **SVT-AV1** - AV1 hardware decoder
- **libaom** - AV1 reference decoder
- **rav1e** - AV1 encoder
- **pipewire-alsa/pulse** - Audio backend
- **vulkan-tools** - Vulkan utilities

#### Hardware Acceleration
```bash
# Intel
sudo zypper install intel-media-driver vaapi-intel-driver

# AMD
sudo zypper install amdvlk

# NVIDIA
sudo zypper install nvidia-vulkan-common