djlf 40 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Can we please get the same functionality we had in MB Intros put into cinema mode? Especially the ability to pick custom intros in an order of preference and specific playback order rather than random choices being played. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar_Mudder 14 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I agree, but I would like to see the MB Intros from back in the original days, where you can play a random file based on audio codec. The wife still complains that she misses all the cool DTS intros. On a side note I cant even get cinema mode to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37064 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I agree, but I would like to see the MB Intros from back in the original days, where you can play a random file based on audio codec. The wife still complains that she misses all the cool DTS intros. On a side note I cant even get cinema mode to work. Hi, to learn how to enable cinema mode, check out our wiki: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Cinema-Mode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Cinema Mode works well... It's just missing some very important functionality to be truly Cinema like. Please add codec intro specific support to Cinema Mode. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlf 40 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Please add ability to play specific custom intros in order of choosing rather than random intros . I have intros made to show my home cinemas capability that play before a movie but this is no longer possible without MB Intros support. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memc 22 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I still use MB Intros to play 2 trailers and 2 customer intros before a movie. Cinema mode just doesn't have the options I need to be able to do this so it would be good if it had the same features. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Memc, can you please provide the plugin for me to download. I have accidentally deleted it rather than cut/paste it out of my plugins folder. Perhaps we can try and figure out what is all wrong with it, so Ebr (or a new Dev) can fix it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I just posted a status update asking to help support the resurrection of MBIntros, or help Cinema Mode get up to speed. Hopefully it will draw in support for our cause. Are there any Devs interested in picking up where Ebr left off?? The ground work has been laid, we just have some bugs to work out. If I remember correctly, this was a premium app. Thanks Devs for all the hard work you do. Please help bring a truly cinema mode experience back to Emby before the new Emby Theater beta launch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) @@djlf Please rewrite the first post asking specifically what you'd like to see. Personally, I'd like to see MBIntros (or Emby Intros) resurrected and get the bugs worked out... But to get Cinema Mode up to speed, lets list the specific content we'd like to see added. I think it's going to come down to either or.Unfortunately, I don't think that we will have much support. I have a dedicated theater in my house, intros are important to me. But the average user may only have a 56" TV, they might not want intros. Hopefully we can convince the Devs how important it is. Edited November 17, 2015 by Xzener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 For those of you reading this and would like more functianality... Please "Like" the first post. That is where the Devs look for popular feature requests and decide to take action. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memc 22 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) Here is the MB Intros plugin Xzener. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24051022/MBIntros.rar Edited November 17, 2015 by memc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) Sorry Memc, do you mind zipping that first... W10 wont allow it to download, potential risk it says. Thanks. Also, do you mind adding your MBIntros config file too... I may have to manually configure it for my setup as the plugin wouldn't allow me to add intros/trailers. That was the reason I deleted it in the first place. Thanks. Edited November 17, 2015 by Xzener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memc 22 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have put a new link in my post above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14912 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 We don't want to resurrect the plug-in. It wasn't dropped because it was broken. It was broken because it was dropped. We are open to potentially increasing the functionality of the core feature but it needs to be done in such a way that it is still very simple for the average user to setup and understand. The plug-in was only in use by the most hardened power-users because its configuration was so complex. Plus, its very existence was confusing to many users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlf 40 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 @@Xzener. Like you I have dedicated cinema in home and intros add to the experience massively. I think I just need the random part in cinema mode to be changed to allow me to play specific intros and in an order of my choosing ie the first part of mb intros. I don't really use the codec part. I use mb intros to showcase my theatres capability. So 1 custom home theatre name intro 2 dts hd ma intro 3 Dolby true hd intro. 4 optoma dlp hd intro. Try playing this on random and its useless. If we can keep the plugin great but would love something more than what cinema mode offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar_Mudder 14 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 We don't want to resurrect the plug-in. It wasn't dropped because it was broken. It was broken because it was dropped. We are open to potentially increasing the functionality of the core feature but it needs to be done in such a way that it is still very simple for the average user to setup and understand. The plug-in was only in use by the most hardened power-users because its configuration was so complex. Plus, its very existence was confusing to many users. I guess I don't totally buy the to complex claim. To me the Emby Server Library is way to complex and hard to get around in, that is why I still use Meta Browser for all my scraping of meta data. MB Intros was easy compared to all the library settings. You just have to be willing to learn, I could learn how the library works if I took the time, I just don't need it so I don't. All you can do it put the tools out their for people to use, they have to be willing to learn how to use them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I think you might have more "hardened power-users" than you might think... As Luke states all the time... 80/90% of users don't even come here to the forums 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14912 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I guess I don't totally buy the to complex claim. To me the Emby Server Library is way to complex and hard to get around in, that is why I still use Meta Browser for all my scraping of meta data. MB Intros was easy compared to all the library settings. You just have to be willing to learn, I could learn how the library works if I took the time, I just don't need it so I don't. All you can do it put the tools out their for people to use, they have to be willing to learn how to use them. This is actually a perfect example of the point I was trying to make . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14912 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I think you might have more "hardened power-users" than you might think... As Luke states all the time... 80/90% of users don't even come here to the forums Yes, but most of those are not power users. If you want the actual number As I said, we are open to expanding the current feature in a reasonable way. We just don't need a plug-in that does the same basic thing (for the vast majority of users). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlf 40 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 @@ebr can you then look at expanding the custom intro part of cinema mode to allow some form of customisation. MB intros actually made me move from mediaportal to emby. I would bet that most users dont create their own custom intros or implement them, but if you have a dedicated theater then it adds to the experience. Cinema mode allows loads of options for trailers but is that even fully supported anymore? - Ive had to user the youtube trailer plugin. However one Random Intro ???? We should be able to at least play a custom intro followed by dts or dolby intro. wouldnt you agree? I would like to see the ability to play a few custom intros and in order of choosing. Thats all, and i think it would be an ok compromise and balance up the emphasis on trailers in cinema mode. I'm at the point of begging!!! With the new Emby Theatre on the Horizon, surely you can see our point. A Theatre with one intro ? Its this feature that has really impressed my friends when ive shown it to them. Please, Please, Please expand custom intros in cinema mode. Otherwise i'll cry. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37064 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I am adding something to allow intros based on codecs and tags. It will be just like the rest of cinema mode in that it will be very easy and no fuss. I think with this change the number of people using cinema mode but feel it's inadequate will be reduced drastically. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Time to dust off the ole codec intros. Thanks in advance Luke! I think others were hoping for another custom intro. And the ability for the user to arrange the order in which they are presented. Any chance of those?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlf 40 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) @@Luke @@Xzener thanks Luke that would be great. I would still love for the ability to play specific intros and place them in order of choosing if possible? But codec based will probably work for me too as long as the new cinema mode allows a custom intro followed by a codec intro ?? Is this what you have in mind ? Also had another thought - would it be possible to have it as a plugin exclusively for the new theatre as this is where it really comes into play and thus leaving the sever cinema mode with basic functions? Edited November 18, 2015 by djlf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Cinema Mode already works well with the current MBT. I would imagine the new Emby Theater will also work just as well. I agree, it would be nice to have more options for custom intros and the ability to sort them in the order in which we choose. Hopefully Luke can add these new features and keep it "very easy and no fuss". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) How bout allowing to choose which devices will use cinema mode rather than just what media types Actually does anyone actually use cinema mode for TV shows? How bout only having it applied to movies and just a white list of devices instead Edited November 18, 2015 by Vidman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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