A lot of exciting, community-driven development has taken place and we're pleased to announce new features that are available.
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Now Supports HDMI-CEC Control With Your TV Remote
The latest version now supports the HDMI-CEC protocol. If your HTPC has the appropriate HDMI-CEC hardware, yo
Emby Server 4.7.6 - Multi-Select & Right to Left Languages
This is the latest point release of Emby Server containing a couple new features as well as fixes for identified issues.
Support shift to multi-select
Newly added to 4.7.6 is the ability to multi-select. Instead of having to select each and every media item you can now select the first media item as shown below:
then holding the shift key on your keyboard, select the top-left circle with your mouse on your e
Version 3.0.187.0 of Media Browser Classic has just been released.
There are several fixes and enhancements in this release but the biggest one is a brand new interface during video playback. This new interface is much more modern looking, provides more information and great functionality including customized skipping, direct access seeking and full, interactive chapter access with chapter images.
Please see the new interface usage guide for a complete description of how it all
New, much easier way to switch user profiles in MB Classic
Starting with version 3.0.100.0 it will be much easier to manage a mult-user profile setup with MBC. As each theme gets it implemented, you should have an easy button somewhere on the interface to allow you to select a different user profile than the one you are currently within.
The below images show where this button is in chocolate and the default theme. Subdued also implements this new feature. If you don't use one of th
Emby Server 4.7.7 - Keyword Recording, Lock Screen, Mini-Dock & More
This is the latest point release of Emby Server containing new features as well as fixes for identified issues.
DVR: Support Keyword-Based Recordings
Newly added to 4.7.7 is the ability to record based on keyword(s). One way to access this new feature is to use the Recording tab from the Live TV interface, clicking on the Add Recording button as shown below.
This brings up the following menu allow
A small update to the previous release has gone out. The following issues are resolved:
Text-based subtitles being unnecessarily burnt in via transcoding
Person object updates triggering notifications to apps and plugins
Resolved an issue with deletion of Live TV recordings
Increased Schedules Direct download timeout length
Enjoy
Keeping Entertainment Family-Friendly: Setting Up Kid Accounts and Parental Controls in Emby
One of the most powerful features of Emby is the ability to create individual user accounts. This becomes especially useful for families as parents can give kids their own profiles while keeping control over what content they can access. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to set up kid accounts and enable parental controls in Emby, step by step.
Why Create Kid Accounts?
Age-
A small update to the previous release has gone out. The following issues are resolved:
Fix marking series played marks future episodes as played
Update on-demand image downloading for live tv items & channel items
Fix null reference error with schedules direct
Improved stability of in-browser HLS streaming
Enjoy
Emby Server can now be installed on TerraMaster NAS devices. To install, simply browse the TerraMaster app store on your NAS and install Emby Server.
Please note the version in the TerraMaster app store may run a little behind the latest due to delays involved with the TerraMaster review process.
A small update to the previous release has gone out. The following issues are resolved:
Fix #1216 - Scraper (thetvdb) searches in wrong language
Fix #1245 - Unable to find [REC] unless brackets are removed
Fix #1248 - Browsing to /web/ causes error
Stop playback when ending Chromecast session from web client
Added cache file deletion error handling
Added error handling when parsing media bitrates
Updated dvd vob list parsing
Fix interval scheduled task triggers firing re
This morning a new version of the Win8.1 app was released in store.
What's new?
Search
After a long wait the feature that should have been in the app since day one has been added.
You can now easily search your collection, just type what you're searching for and either use the search hints or do a full search
MCE
For those of you who use a media center (MCE) remote with the app, it has now become a little easier. We're not done with this feature by a long shot, but this ough
Emby for Apple TV 1.6.9 Released - Skip Intro & Multi-Player Support
This is the latest release of Emby for Apple TV. It's a small maintenance release, containing improvements to existing functionality as well as a couple fixes for user identified issues.
Revamped video player with automatic switching between two player engines
Emby for Apple TV 1.6.9 includes enhancements to improve video playback. One of the new enhancements is the Preferred Video Player in Playback settings.
A small update has been pushed to our Chromecast receiver to improve MP4 playback. MP4 video with AC3 audio will now direct stream.
Please note you'll need to reboot your receiver device in order to see the changes. Enjoy, and look for iOS to take advantage of the new Chromecast receiver soon.
Thanks to the help of outkastm, Emby Server is now available on Thecus NAS devices.
Installation
Installation is a breeze and can be performed directly within Thecus AppCenter. For complete installation instructions, check out the download page of the Emby website:
http://emby.media/nas-server.html
Emby for LG 1.0.35 has been released. We hope you enjoy the many new features of this build!
Visual Timeline Seeking including Thumbnail Graphics
Included in our new 1.0.35 release for LG is support for visual seeking. You can Rewind, Fast Forward or Jump to any position in the timeline
quickly and easily using our new seeking. Best of all, our new seeking combined with thumbnail graphics makes it easy to pin-point the scene you want to re-watch or queue up.
The above p
Xenon Beta is here!!
Available thru MBC config Plugins page.
Forgot to blog this, but certainly looking for any help to test. Its very stable and functional.
This is a beta and the time to ween out any final bugs your are seeing and probably a good time to through in any suggestions.
I still have a tonne of backlog stuff i know I need to finish, but it's 90% there and should give you an enjoyable experience.
Thanks for your help and patience!!
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Today I'm pleased to announce that the MediaBrowser client for Android has been released to the Google Play store. The app is available for all devices running Android OS 4.0 (ICS) or newer.
Application Features:
Browse your entire MediaBrowser library
Stream Music, movies and TV from your library
Remote play to other MediaBrowser clients
Open Books (Requires MB Bookshelf server plugin and document readers installed)
1.0.20 is available and includes the following updates:
Improve direct play support for high bitrate content, including 4K video
Update to latest Emby Theater interface
Installation
Users in the USA with a Samsung Tizen Smart TV can install now from the Samsung App Store.
A Modern App for Modern Times
The interface for this app has been built with HTML, but this is nothing like the web apps you're accustomed to. This has been built purely with modern features that bring
Emby Theater for Windows 2.9.3 has been released. Here are the highlights.
New refresh rate switching feature (enable in video settings)
Remember volume when re-opening app
Installation Windows Desktop: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html
1.0.16 is available and includes a few fixes:
Resolve video OSD display issue
Improve support for external subtitles
Installation
Users in the USA with a Samsung Tizen Smart TV can install now from the Samsung App Store.
A Modern App for Modern Times
The interface for this app has been built with HTML, but this is nothing like the web apps you're accustomed to. This has been built purely with modern features that bring a level of performance that wasn't even possible a y
A new version of our Roku app has been rolling out and, in addition to several other quality, consistency and performance improvements, the app now supports a full array of language translations - even more than the Roku devices themselves do!
The default setting will follow your Roku device setting but, if you'd like a different language that the Roku itself doesn't support, you can select it in the options. Our translations are an ongoing community project. If you'd like to help, just
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