Hi All,
We have reached a couple of new milestones with XBMB3C - release 0.9.0 AND a new skin repo!
But before going into the details, a few words...
We really would like to invite both MediaBrowser users who have previously tried XBMC and found the database capabilities lacking, and XBMC users who have tried or heard about MediaBrowser but found the hardware support lacking to give XBMB3C a shot!
What we are trying to do here is take the very powerful, VERY multi-platform XBMC p
This has been a longer than usual development cycle and as a result we've got some great things to introduce. Let's get right to the release highlights:
New Internet Channels Infrastructure
Improved DLNA Support
Improved Server Localization
Live TV H264 Optimizations
Subtitle downloading via OpenSubtitles.org
Newly designed web client home page
Design and customize your web client
Expanded user audio/subtitle language preferences
Improved remote control in the web clien
This is primarily a maintenance release but does have a few important additions and changes.
Check out the new Wiki:
https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki
We've been working hard on a new wiki to help document all of the features of Media Browser. So to that end...
In App Help:
You'll now see conveniently placed, context-sensitive help buttons through the web interface.
When you click a help button you'll be taken to the corresponding wiki page that will he
This update brings a number of exciting additions, including full support for Windows 10.
Available in the Windows Store
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/media-browser/ad55a2f0-9897-47bd-8944-bed3aefd5d06
Designed for Windows 10
Emby integrates seamlessly with Windows 10 and takes advantage of many of it's new features.
Enjoy Windows 10 Enhancements
Thanks to Windows 10 expanded media format support, you can now enjoy direct play of MKV's, H264, H265, FLAC
Windows Universal support for Xbox One might not be here just yet, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy Emby on your favorite game console while you wait.
Emby Premiere subscribers are invited to try Emby Theater for Xbox One. Just open the Microsoft Edge browser and launch tv.emby.media. You can even turn it into an app by adding it to your home screen!
Supports Xbox One Game Pad Input
Easily control the app thanks to native support for your Xbox One game pad. The D-Pad works just
A small update has gone out. Here are the highlights:
Reduce device discovery traffic
Update WDTV dlna profile
Update live tv channel mapping
Add additional schedules direct error handling
Update xmltv parsing
Attach user agent to omdb requests
A new update to the Android TV app will be released soon with a new fresh look and "smooth scrolling" capability in the live TV guide as well as new vertically scrolling grid views.
A Fresh, Smooth Guide
The live TV guide has received a make-over and now has smooth scrolling through both channels and time instead of the old "paging" implementation.
Going Vertical
You spoke and we listened. The grid views in the app now default to a vertically scrolling presentation
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
Emby Server 4.7.9 - Enhancements to Playlists, Webhooks & New Users...
This is the latest point release of Emby Server containing new features as well as fixes for identified issues.
New User Setup Features: Copy Policy and Configuration Data From Other Users:
Emby now includes the ability to copy policy and configuration settings from an existing user on the system during user creation.
You can pick a user to copy data from during creation of a new user, simplifying the job
This is an exciting server release that brings numerous new enhancements, including live tv to our web client and api. All of our app developers have committed to supporting live tv, so look forward to seeing it in all of your apps.
Live TV
We now support live tv through the use of a modular service provider system. You'll need to install a service provider plugin, and at launch we have one, ServerWMC. We'd like to thank krustyreturns for being a part of this.
A next pvr plugin is al
Available now for your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick in the Amazon
App Store.
Now access your Emby content with an intelligent, fluid interface from one of the most popular streaming devices on the market.
What you want to watch - right up front
Designed with with typical usage in mind, you won't have to go hunting through your library to find the content you are most likely wanting to watch right now. The home screen shows you the items you were watching but had
The stable version of the previous beta has been released! Get it now in time for the holidays. The main highlights of this release are:
Improved Chrome transcoding
Faster web client performance
To learn more, check out the original beta announcement here:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-265-emby-server-beta-3057816-released/
Happy Holidays from the Emby Team
A new version of Emby Server is now rolling out and is designed mainly to address a few remaining issues when running under Mono 4.4, but also includes a few new features. Here are the highlights.
Easily Re-order Playlists with Drag Handles
You'll now see drag handles next to playlist items, allowing for quick and easy re-ordering.
Better Music Genre Images
We think you'll enjoy these. Please note, if you want replace your existing images with the new style, you'll need to d
New Single Click Recordings
Want to record something? Just toggle it. It's as easy as a single click. No more filling out a form to configure the recording.
Of course you can still configure it. Just click the Settings button after scheduling.
Time-shift your Live TV !
You can now pause, rewind, and fast-forward your Live TV. This feature is now available in the Emby Web app using Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. We've begun our support for this feature in th
The new beautiful Emby for Roku is available now
The new face of Emby is available in the store now on your compatible* Roku device. Install or update it now and get a gorgeous, fresh interface for Emby on Roku.
Smart Home Screen
Find your most recent content quickly and easily with a design that more closely matches the web app and other TV platform interfaces.
Easy Library Views
When you need to drill down into your libraries, find the content yo
Emby Server 4.3 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.
New Remote Control OSD
The updated design now shares many of the same features as the video OSD:
Big buttons
Support for thumbnails while seeking
As well as
A new beta is currently rolling out to the website for download. This time around, there are only a few new features. We spent a lot of time over the last month resolving defects and refining existing features. Here are the highlights.
Hardware Video Decoding is Here
If you have the appropriate hardware, there is a new setting that you can enable to activate GPU decoding with Intel QuickSync.
Faster Image Editing
You no longer need to drill all the way down into the metadata
7Illusions has updated his Emby app for Windows Store and we're pleased to announce it here.
Important: This is an independent app built by our beloved community member, 7Illusions. The core Emby team will have an official app in the near future.
Have a Windows 10 HTPC, Tablet, Phone or XBox? Visit the Windows Store. Enjoy your Emby experience with the same native app on all platforms. Released to coinside with the Windows 10 Anniversary update (ver 1607) on Aug 2. We have delayed the fo
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New! Design Your Home Screen Just click the gear icon right on the home screen of the app.
Start Recording During Live TV Playback It's easy! Just click the recording button directly inside the video player.
Improved Playback
The web app now supports level 51 H264 in all browsers. In addition, it will be more aggressive in it's attempts to direct play and can automatically switch to transco
If your library contains folder format media - this is only old disc style VIDEO_TS and BDMV folders - then be on the lookout for this new release and update as soon as possible.
If your library does not contain that kind of media or you do not allow delete privileges for your Emby users then none of this applies to you and you can continue on your way...
The issue
With only these old-style disc rip formats it is possible that using the Emby UI to delete one of them could potential
EMBY HOW TO BLOGS
We will be releasing a variety of how to blogs over the next few weeks during the holidays. A lot of people will be home and have some time to "tinker" with their home servers and these little entries will be a great starting point to working more closely with your server. For more in depth knowledge that these blogs do not cover, or any questions that may pop up, please reach out to any of the staff members on the forums in the appropriate channels and we will be glad to
It has been a while since the iOS client release and thanks to you all your support, it has been a great success. In the last few weeks, I have been working on updating some the client to fix some critical bugs and add highly requested features including a new custom player with seek, playback mode (Direct Stream, Stream Copy etc), higher bit rate support, global search, etc. The update will also see some UI enhancements and huge performance improvements in the app loading times.
The update
The wait is over, the new version of Media Browser for Windows 8.1 is here.
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/media-browser/ad55a2f0-9897-47bd-8944-bed3aefd5d06
Even though the app has a lot of cosmetic improvements such as rotating backdrops, more artwork used etc etc, the biggest changes are under the hood. Playback is vastly improved and performance is even better.
Here's a list of the biggest changes
Playback
Support for HLS streams, providing a more reliable trans
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
If you enjoy the Emby web app and would like to use it fullscreen like any other app, then try the Chrome app.
We've recently updated it with new features including:
Multi-server support
Emby Connect
Special thanks to techywarrior for helping with this.
Installation
Visit this url and click "Add to Chrome"
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/emby/pejchbgakmkcikonfkahmnapmhkllmnp
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