The waiting is finally over, The moment "Soon" is now.
The Windows 8 client is now available for download.
Get it here:
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/media-browser/ad55a2f0-9897-47bd-8944-bed3aefd5d06
Breeze is a breath of fresh air and is the fastest theme available today and is in the MB Store right now.
Beautiful glass panels and silky-smooth animation make Breeze a delight to use.
For more details check out http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/2721-breeze-theme-for-mbc/
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
Version 3.0.96.0 of MBC brings chapter viewing and direct playback to themes that are modified to support it.
Currently default, Chocolate and Subdued support chapters with more themes coming. Legacy themes may never support this functionality so this may be a good time to investigate a new theme.
Good news for all you kindle owners. The Android client has been approved for distribution on the Kindle store. Now let's see what awesome features I can add as we go forward from here.
ThemeVideo Backdrops
Bringing ThemeBackdrop Videos and Audio to MBC for All Themes
Hey All, i just wanted to introduce the ThemeVideo Backdrops plugin for Media Browser Classic, you may remember something like this back in the days of MB2 and well, we have brought it into the world of MBC.
A massive effort has come from @Cheesegeezer on this so please make sure you give him a like for this one. A massive thank you to you Cheese, it wouldn't have happened without you!
Just a heads up that with the upcoming release of MBC to the public, The Mediabrowser-Classic Theme - Subdued now has the new changes implemented for Chapter selection on the Final Details Page.
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)
This is a very minor release with some enhancements required for the upcoming preview build of Media Browser Theater.
We now retrieve all Music Brainz Id's directly from Music Brainz. No other source is used for this information, (aside from saved xml). This should result in better matches.
Soundtracks can now be used as theme songs
Soundtracks can utilize theme videos from their linked movie, series or game
TV specials can now be displayed directly within seasons
Search now suppor
3.0.5061.25570 has been released into the wild. This brings a number of enhancements:
Manual image downloads
Rate and review plugins in the catalog
Improve movie/series searches using non-standard naming
Ignore xbmc .actors folder
Resolve image downloading issues with previous release
Limit users ability to remote control other users
Manual Image Downloads
Rate and Review Plugins
Remote Control
A new beta release has been pushed out. Your server will update sometime this week depending on your automatic update settings, and our update staggering. This release is mostly about metadata and bug-fixes. The highlights are:
Support for missing and unaired episodes
Support all Plex/Xbmc image file conventions
Support combining multiple backdrop sources
Support automatic updates from themoviedb.org
Numerous subtitle fixes
New sidebar indicators in editing area
Full changeli
A couple of weeks ago, we were really excited to announce our first app was out in the wild on iOS. Today, we're just as excited to announce the general availability of Media Browser for Windows Phone.
This app is available for both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8, although it should be noted that currently, video streaming is only available on Windows Phone 8.
What can you do with this app? Well:
Stream your videos (WP8 only)
Stream your music
Browse your collection
Start a v
RUSH Theme for MBC is now available to the general public. From the author of previous themes Neo, Pearl, Rush is probably one of the fastest themes available.
For more details checkout the link below:
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/2492-rush-theme-for-mbc/
New Release (1.0.2.1)
In the latest release of the TV and Movie Theme Video/Song Plugins, a new filter has been added to prevent the download of a theme if its not wanted it in your collection.
When the plugin downloads a theme in the future, a new filter item will automatically be added to the plugins configuration page. If that theme is then deleted from your collection, the theme will never be downloaded again.
If you change your mind, simply enter the plugins configuration pa
Version 1.0.4.0 brings Audio Nomalisation to its users.
Simply download and install the latest version and configure your preferred volume from the plugins configuration pages.
Note: in order for the normalisation to be performed, the themes need to be downloaded again.
Also in 1.0.4.0
Users will also notice a significant increase in speed when downloading the them theme videos.
A lot of time has been put into server side optimisations to ensure the plugins can perform as fast as
Movie Theme Songs
Downloads Theme Songs for Movies
Theme Songs for Movies
The Movie Theme Songs Plugin will download Movie Theme Songs where available to your local media library in the correct format and location required by the MediaBrowser 3 Server.
Once installed and the theme intro songs downloaded,they will be played whilst browsing your collections.
As Theme Songs are supported by the Media Browser server, any client/theme can make use of them if they choose to.
Cur
This is just a bug fix release. Changes:
Fix direct streaming with Windows 8.1 app
Fix Added value not being read from local xml metadata
Fix Dlna Play To/Server issues with WDTV live devices (may benefit other devices as well).
Our move to a completely new hosting environment for our back-end server was completed last weekend and everything appears to be running very smoothly with much better response from the forums and package delivery system.
At the same time, we have returned home to our original web address. Please update all your links and bookmarks to http://mediabrowser.tv
A huge thanks go to BigJohn and Abobader for making this transition so smooth. Please give them both some "Likes" on the forum whe
We're looking to expand our open source repertoire by growing our team and building new apps for new platforms. This includes any platform that we're not currently on, as well as new kinds of apps for existing platforms.
We're constantly adding new contributors for smaller projects, but now we're looking for developers willing to take on major projects such as these. Among our app goals are:
More smart tv apps
Apps for wearables
Companion apps (apps that are not full fledged but do s
Click here to buy and save almost $8!Just select the "MB3 Theme Media 4 Pack" and complete the PayPal Checkout using your supporter key email address and your licences will be automatically added
This just cuts out the PayPal fees for the individual transactions and for that, saves you money. :-)
As you all know by now we at Media Browser love it when new people step up and use our API to do new things. That's why we're pleased to announce public availability of our developer libraries so that anyone can build apps using the same tools as our core apps.
The project can be found here:
https://github.com/M....ApiClient.Java
It is built with popular libraries such as Volley and OkHttp. It will soon be available on Maven. Now anyone can build apps for Android using the same libra
All windows fans are sure to enjoy this skin. It's reminiscent of both Windows 8 and Xbox One. Big thanks to marcelveldt for his work on this, and of course, the original skin creator, Sranshaft. Get it while it's hot!
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/11544-immersive-skin-with-mb3-support/
Click here to buy all 4 plugins for £5!!!Just select the "MB3 Theme Media 4 Pack" and complete the PayPal Checkout using your supporter key email address and your licences will be automatically added
What a sharp looking skin!. Big thanks to Im85288 for his work on this. Get it while it's hot!
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/10375-1080xf-mediabrowser-edition-helix-only/