Emby Server 4.6 is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Rewritten Music Scanning
This 4.6 release will rescan your music library. We apologize if this causes any inconvenience. This solves a lot of our previous music-related shortcomings, specifically:
Any folder structure now accepted, no matter how clean or dirty
Albums are now fully tag driven and are no longer tied to folders
Local metadata for albums will still be supported, and local metadata for
Team,
Today, we're going to show you how you can be the master of your domain with Emby Users. Why create separate user accounts for each member of your household? Because users can have their own personalized media libraries, user data, recommendations, parental controls, security settings, and more. Users are managed by opening the server dashboard and navigating to Users.
Users
Users are generally intended to be people who don't already have an online Emby Connect account. This i
In keeping with our goal to be the best personal media server on the planet and, in order to avoid any confusion or apprehension for new users, we've decided to increase our base Emby Premiere license device limit from 15 to 25 devices. We know from the fact that not many people buy the larger licenses that 15 is usually enough, but there have been questions many times from new users because it may not appear that it was adequate for some households. We feel increasing the base license to 25 w
A small update to our 4.6 release is currently rolling out to address a few minor issues that came up. Here are the highlights:
Resolve cause of sporadic database locked errors
Fix graphic subs burn-in with tone mapping on qsv
You can learn about the original 4.6 release here:
Have you tried CoverArt? It is just one of the additional features you get with Emby Premiere.
Cover Art is available in the Server Plug-in Catalog
Cover Art is an "Image Processor" for Emby Server. It does not download any artwork. What it does is take the artwork you have (either downloaded with the normal MB providers or supplied by you) and apply different specialized treatments to those images. So, it can take a plain movie poster and make it look like a Blu-Ray case, or a beveled g
A small update to our 4.6 release is currently rolling out to address a few minor issues that came up. Here are the highlights:
Fix web app playback regressions of videos that successfully played in previous server version
Fix sporadic cases of audio playback stopping in the web app
Fix sporadic cases of subtitle burn in not working
Update sort by date last episode added to not be affected by virtual items in the database
Fix Synology dashboard showing Emby Se
A small update to our 4.6 release is currently rolling out to address a few minor issues that came up. Here are the highlights:
Fix incorrect season 0 content showing in series next up list
Fix queries by album ids not respecting user library access
Fix sessions getting dropped from active devices display when the server admin has restricted their own remote control access of other devices
Fix detail screen for light themes
Fix legacy next up not respecting li
A small update to our 4.6 release is currently rolling out to address a few minor issues that came up. Here are the highlights:
Resolve sporadic database locked errors (may require an additional server restart)
Various fixes related to non-standard episode naming
Fix library options sometimes appearing to not save
Fix regression in xmltv series identification (requires running the live tv guide refersh)
Fix clicking see all on next up showing an empty list
We're pleased to announce our Emby Theater app is now available in the Mac App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emby/id992180193?ls=1&mt=8
The app works very well as a desktop app for your Mac as well as an HTPC connected to your TV. Enjoy these screens below and check it out in the app store !
Now available everywhere on Amazon - Emby T-Shirts
Show your Emby pride with one of our new t-shirts. There are two options currently available - one understated one with just a logo on the front and another with the front logo plus a huge Emby icon on the back.
Both options available in Men's, Women's and Youth styles and four spiffy colors. Get yours now and be the first on your block to strut your Emby stuff!
Front Only Front and Back
Emby for iOS 2.0.3 has been released. Here are the highlights:
Improved CarPlay browsing
Fix duplicate devices displayed in Emby Server activity
Various subtitle fixes
Add support for multi-select filtering
Fix genre screen occasionally being empty depending on where you came from
Restore death date on person detail screen
Improve dynamic data refreshing on detail screen
Add home videos landing screen option
Emby Server 4.5.4 is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with the previous release. Here are the highlights:
Fix regression in 4.5.3 causing slow browsing and search performance in certain situations
Fix regression in 4.5.2 causing incorrect items to be queued to conversion tasks
Fix Nvidia HEVC level detection
Emby Server 4.5.3 is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New Search Experience
New search for mobile and desktop layouts. Improvements over previous search:
There's now a Top Results section which provides a truly global search, something we didn't have before
You can see all the different types of items that matched the search, and filter by type
The type categories are now ordered by search relevance, whereas previously they were just hard-coded
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New Convert Media Feature
Want to reduce on the fly transcoding? We now have a feature that can help you convert your library into streaming-friendly formats. It's easy, just right click or tap on a video and select Convert in the menu.
Then specify the options you want:
The media will then be converted and stored in the original media folder with the original item.
Want to convert new conte
An update to Emby for Apple TV is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
tvOS user support. App data is now stored per user on Apple TV
MPV is now the default player when the app is freshly installed
Filtering by favorite Live TV Channels is now available in the Channels tab of Live TV
You can now sort Live TV Channels in the Channels tab of Live TV
Live TV, Movies, Shows, Music and Home search screens have been updated to align with the webapp. You m
An update to Emby for Samsung Tizen Smart TV is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New Video OSD
The new design features big buttons and big graphics, making it easier and more fun to use.
New Audio OSD Similar to the new Video OSD design, with different variations based on the type of screen you're playing from.
Other Improvements
Various subtitle and playback improvements
Improved search feature
We now have packages for twelve Western Digital NAS models, where previously we had just four. The supported models are now:
My Cloud DL2100
My Cloud DL4100
My Cloud PR2100
My Cloud PR4100
My Cloud EX2
My Cloud EX2100
My Cloud EX2 Ultra
My Cloud EX4100
My Cloud Mirror Gen 1
My Cloud Mirror Gen 2
My Cloud Gen 1
My Cloud Gen 2
Download
https://emby.media/western-digital-server.html
Everything is sel
Emby for iOS 1.9.9 has been released. Here are the highlights.
New Apple CarPlay Support
This is a treat for our Emby Premiere users. Now you can take advantage of Apple CarPlay while you're on the road.
Other Improvements
Improved HDR playback
Support in-app AV1 decoding
Added camera upload photo folder selection
Support playback speed and subtitle offset selection
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen bac
Emby for Android 3.1.60 is currently rolling out to the Google Play Store, and is also available for download on our website if apk's are needed.
Highlights
Revamp audio and video playback
Improve HDR video support
Add refresh rate switching option for video playback
Add speed control to video player
Added camera upload photo folder option
Improve voice search support with Android Auto
Support search with google assistant
Support subtit
Maintenance Window: 11pm Eastern Time on Nov 16 - 2am Eastern Time on Nov 17
It is time for another back-end system upgrade to keep up with software that we use. All Emby back end systems may be unavailable during the window above. We hope for the actual downtime to be less than one hour but want to provide warning for a larger time frame just in case. This may affect Emby Connect and initial Premiere validations. Most operations will be unaffected.
Thanks.
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with the 4.5 release. Here are the changes:
Resolve slow file read/write performance on Windows
Emby for macOS 1.9.9 has been released. Here are the highlights:
Fix screen turning off during video playback
Fix fuzzy app icon
Support subtitle offset control during video playback
Support playback speed control during video playback
Support downloading subtitles during video playback
Improve HDR video support
Support decoding AV1 video in-app
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen backdrops
Emby for Apple TV 1.4.9 has been released with improved support for HDR ! Here are the highlights:
Improved support for HDR
Support in-app AV1 video decoding
Implement support for tvOS 14 search suggestions
On episode detail use the series logo as the hero image.
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with the 4.5 release. Here are the changes:
Resolve install failures on certain Synology NAS models
Fix include by tags feature returning incorrect content in certain situations
Fix SSL http2 errors on Windows 8 & 2012
Fix connection issues when used with HAProxy
Fix local network address detection causing virtual adapters to be preferred
Don't try to schedule wakes w
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