Our online web client has now been updated to support all of the latest server features.
How it Works
Visit http://app.emby.media from any web browser and sign in using Emby Connect. You'll be able to connect any of your servers and enjoy all of your media.
Also available via https:
https://app.emby.media
Now with User Language Settings
Each user can now have their own separate language settings. These are available within the Settings menu.
Please update your bookmarks to:
http://app.emby.media/
About the Online Web Client
Simply use your Emby Connect (forum) login, and then you can access any of your servers (owned or shared).
Once you sign in, you'll see the very same web client you've come to know and love. Switching servers is easy:
As you can see the layout is currently limited to one server at a time, but this is only the beginning. We know that many of you are clamoring for multi-server presenta
We're please to announce revamped Chromecast support. This is currently featured in the web client and will soon be making it's way to Android, iPhone and iPad. Let's go through how it works and you'll see how easy it is.
You'll start by clicking the remote control icon you've come to know and love.
Upon doing so, the Chromecast extension will appear and allow you to select the Chromecast receiver you'd like to cast to.
Once the connection is established, you'll see t
Update: This release got bumped to 8.0.67.1 due to a small bug with the IAP. If you have the original release, you'll get the update shortly.
Update 2: We have also made the IAP free for the following week
We are pleased to announce that the Windows Phone app has received a nice little update which contains a few new features and fixes. So what's new?
Emby Branding
We know, took us long enough, right?! Everything in the app has been renamed, rebranded, relogo'd to use our new nam
Available in both the Google and Amazon stores very soon, Emby for Android TV and Emby for Fire TV will have a new, re-vamped player based on VLC and several interface improvements.
Less transcoding, better audio and easy sub switching
The integration of VLC for playback means less transcoding, Dolby Digital audio bitstreaming (Android TV only) and fast, seamless internal audio and subtitle track switching for much of your content. Right now, VLC and direct stream playback is limited to
Emby for Android 2.3.79 has been released to the play store and now features a new video player built around LibVlc, the same engine that powers VLC.
What this means is you can expect less server transcoding, more stable playback, and faster performance. In future releases you can expect even more enhancements that will take advantage of what LibVlc has to offer.
Redesigned In-Video Menus
You'll find the menus much easier and more responsive to navigate.
Support for Gestu
Team,
The latest server release features new and improved video streaming in the desktop editions of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 11, and Opera. Thanks to our integration with Viblast Player, we now have the ability to utilize Emby Server's HLS and MPEG-DASH streaming, which up until now has been limited to the mobile browsers and standalone apps.
This a big win for us and it brings a number of new benefits. If you're a Google Chrome user, we're finally able to eliminate the Webm str
A new release is out and is purely a maintenance and bug fix release. Thanks to the help of the community, the following bugs have been resolved:
Local metadata settings sometimes not respected
Certain combinations of settings leading to people getting lost
Improved Firefox responsiveness with remote control and scheduled tasks
Xbox one layout distorted
Playback notifications not including series name
Default user icon in header too small
Non-admins able to group versions
Playback
Welcome to Emby for Kodi
The Emby for Kodi team is proud to announce our first stable release - Emby for Kodi 1.0 [codename : Liv]
A whole new way to manage and view your media library!
The Emby addon for Kodi combines the best of Kodi - ultra smooth navigation, beautiful UIs and playback of any file under the sun, and Emby - the most powerful fully open source multi-client media metadata indexer and server.
Emby for Kodi is the absolute best way to enjoy the incredible Kodi play
A new server beta is available, and it's primarily a maintenance release due to our focus on new app development.
New Social Media Sharing
Before we begin: this feature does not share any media files, only web pages containing media information.
Share your content over Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and more!
When you share, a temporary, public url will be created on your server that will display static information about your media. Here is an example:
As you can see,
Emby Server is now available on Asustor's App Central!
It is compatible with the following models:
AS6
AS50XX ( Intel Celeron 2.0Ghz (Quad-Core) J1800)
AS51XX (Intel Celeron 2.41GHz (Dual-Core) J1900)
AS7XXX(Intel Core i3-4330 3.5Ghz(Dual Core) )
More Information
http://www.asustor.com/apps/app_detail?id=306
Hello All,
I am pleased to announce that we are now ready for beta testers on our second generation Kodi addon - Emby for Kodi! A whole new way to manage and view your media library!
For a long time we have been battling with the slowness of Python for parsing data from the server - it has been suggested many times to try to sync to the Kodi library - but this was a big project with a lot of technical hurtles.
@marcelveldt took on the challenge and developed a proof of concept. The r
A new beta has gone out. This is primarily a maintenance release. Here are the changes.
Restructured Live TV Database
The live TV database has been significantly improved, making it faster for our apps to retrieve guide information. In addition, the server is longer dependent on startup execution of the Guide refresh scheduled task, which will allow you to get into Live TV immediately after startup.
Faster Live TV Start Time
Up until now we have been probing live TV streams for m
Emby for Roku 2.09 has been pushed to beta. This resolves the issue of the app occasionally hanging during playback. If you have been affected by this we recommended you switch to the beta channel where the fix is available immediately.
The update has also been pushed to the public channel but will take time to go through Roku's approval process.
Beta Channel Installation:
https://owner.roku.com/add/EmbyBeta
Now TV Installation Guide:
http://mediabrowser....owser-on-now-tv
Now rolling out to the Google Play Store. Amazon soon to follow.
Android has been a little quiet lately and this is because well, we've been busy rewriting the app. Today, we are happy to unveil the result. It's prettier, faster, leaner, and draws inspiration heavily from the mobile web client. Let's go over the highlights of what this new version brings.
Mobile Sync is Here!
Mobile sync finally comes to Android. Sync everything from home videos to music, live tv recordings, movies,
Thanks to hamstercat, A OneDrive cloud sync plugin is now available in the plugin catalog! Please try it out and give us some feedback.
More info:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21893-onedrive-cloud-sync/
About Cloud Sync & Folder Sync
We worked really hard on sync during this release cycle to bring you new features that you'll find useful. Cloud & Folder Sync allow you to sync media to external locations, whether it be for backup purposes or to archive content
Continuing the enhancement and evolution of our Android TV and Fire TV apps - both get some fantastic new interface enhancements.
Live TV Guide
Here is what you can do with it:
You can navigate around through the graphical representation of all your channels' program content 50 channels at a time (unless filtered - see below)
You can bring up program detail information on any individual program
You can schedule individual or series recordings via any individual program
You c
This is a small release that brings a few important improvements. Here are the highlights.
Dramatically Reduced Transcoding CPU Usage
New "just in time" HLS transcoding will dramatically reduce cpu utilization after the initial client buffering period. You'll now be able to enjoy more simultaneous streams and have more peace of mind about your server's resource consumption. The apps that will benefit from this are the mobile web client, Android, Android TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, Windows 8
Thanks to hamstercat, A Dropbox cloud sync plugin is now available in the plugin catalog! Please try it out and give us some feedback.
More info:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21715-dropbox-cloud-sync-beta/
About Cloud Sync & Folder Sync
We worked really hard on sync during this release cycle to bring you new features that you'll find useful. Cloud & Folder Sync allow you to sync media to external locations, whether it be for backup purposes or to archive c
A new beta of Emby Server has been released with some exciting new additions. Before we go over them, if you missed our recent Emby announcement you can read all about that here:
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-179-introducing-emby/
Introducing Cloud Sync & Folder Sync
We worked really hard on sync during this release cycle to bring you new features that you'll find useful. Cloud & Folder Sync allow you to sync media to external locations, whether it
The Emby central server will be down for a short time on Sunday May 17th as we upgrade our infrastructure. We expect the downtime to last less than an hour and it will take place sometime between 10:00pm and Midnight, Eastern Daylight Time (Monday May 18th 2:00am - 4:00am UTC/GMT).
This will include the emby.media website, the Emby Community forum, and all central services such as Emby connect, Emby plugin catalog, and Emby supporter verification.
Thanks for your patience as we work to p
Emby for Android TV Now Available on More Devices
A quick follow-up to our brand new Emby for Android TV app makes it now compatible with any device running at least Android 4.2.2 (JellyBean) as well as providing a few nice enhancements. All of the following enhancements will be available in both the Google and Amazon (Fire TV) based apps.
Improved Playback Interface
The OSD when playing back items has been completely re-designed to be sleeker and provide much better info
A new version of Emby for Roku is now available. This is primarily a maintenance release. The following issues have been resolved:
Fix audio playlist playback via remote control
Resolved playback issue with PGS subtitles
Updated streaming profile for more efficient direct play / transcoding decision making
Resolved live TV stream not getting closed under certain conditions
New Music Features
New screen for artists, albums and music genres have been added that make it possi
A new beta has gone out to address a few issues and bring a few improvements. Here are the changes.
Dlna Improvements
Thanks to the help of a few community members, the following Dlna improvements have been made:
Resolved Play To issue with Xbox One that would revert to the default Dlna profile if using a custom device name
Resolved transcoding failures with Sony Bravia's
Resolved missing images with Sony Bravia's
Resolved transcoding failures with Panasonic Viera
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