Emby Server 4.3.1 is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with our 4.3 release. Here are the highlights:
Fix arm64 transcoding crashes
Fix stopping live streams killing recordings
Fix m3u tuners with m3u8 sources
Fix photo downloads
Fix missing PlaybackPositionTicks in PlaybackStart event (for Trakt plugin)
Fix server uninstaller
Fix changing audio tracks when remote controlling another app
Add black theme option
Improve light theme
Emby for iOS 2.0.9 has been released and now includes Apple Watch support! Enjoy the following features directly on your Apple Watch:
Play music on your Apple Watch
Control playback of your iOS device from Apple Watch
The new release also includes improved CarPlay support, new options for control of subtitle appearance, and more.
Emby for LG 1.0.37 features Intro Skip, Lyrics & RTL Support
Embedded Lyrics Support for Music Files
Emby now supports display of musical lyrics you provide. This doesn't require modifying your actual music tracks but is done using a text file residing next to the track!
You can quickly and easily use a tool such as MediaHumon Lyrics Finder that makes quick work of adding Lyrics to your existing content. Rescan your music library and have this:
This is a great new feature
Emby for LG 1.0.47 has been released. Here are the highlights:
Improve ASS/SSA subtitle rendering
Add text size setting
Improve the startup behavior option related to remembering login info
Add option to auto-open single items in folders
The wait is over! We are excited to announce public availability of the new Emby Linux app beta program.
Why a Native Linux App?
While Emby’s web app works well across platforms, there are limits to what a browser-based player can achieve, especially when it comes to modern video and audio playback. The Linux app was created to go beyond those limits. At the core of this decision is one simple goal: BEST IN CLASS VIDEO PLAYBACK.
Browsers continue to improve, but they inevitably la
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
We are happy to announce that a new version of the Windows 8 app has hit the store.
It includes some really nice features, such as the option to select subtitles and audiotracks, improved transcoding settings, media folder support etc.
Subtitles, just bring up the appbar during playback to change subtitles
Audiotracks, just bring up the appbar during playback to change audiotrack
Streamingquality. (Bring out the Charms menu -> Settings -> Streaming)
Applogs. (Bring out the Ch
New release, v1.8.0
Glad to announce that today we've released a new version of the Windows 8.1 app.
What's new:
Basic Multipart-video support
Support for 480p -720k transcoding
Hide Music-Section when no music is available
Support for .mov files
Navigation buttons (Up,down,left,right,Select,Back,Home) on remotecontrol view if the client supports it.
Fixes:
Fix for audioplayback
Correct sorting of Media Folders
Fix for LiveTile
Check it out: http://apps.microsoft.com/w
MaxCDN (http://www.maxcdn.com) has graciously offered to provide space and bandwidth for Media Browser on their content delivery network. MaxCDN has a history of supporting FOSS (Free Open Source Software) projects and we are thankful to join the list of beneficiaries of this generous company. Their own software infrastructure makes use of FOSS, and this is their way of giving back to the open source community. For more information on FOSS projects supported by MaxCDN, visit http://www.maxcdn.co
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
Today we pushed a release for our Windows Phone app (8.0.66.0) which sees a massive improvement in streaming and what the app is requiring the server to transcode.
So what does this mean? Basically, if you have a video in your collection that your Windows Phone device would be able to play natively (as if you dragged the video onto your phone from your PC), then the server will know that it doesn't need to transcode the video, it can do a direct stream to your phone. This decreases the load
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
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
A new beta is up with new features and fixes. Here are the highlights.
New Cinema Mode Features
This is a treat for our advanced users. Now, in addition to custom intros, you can assign intros based on audio codecs and tags. Have you ever wanted to create a custom intro for all your movies with DTS audio? Now you can. Our how about a custom intro for all of your Valentine's Day flicks? Now you can using intros by tags.
Please try it out and leave us your feedback.
Issues Res
A small update to the previous release has gone out.
Issues Resolved
Prevent incorrect default movie rating
Fix file date modified change not refreshing content
Improve mobile safari loading problems
Prevent media from being blocked when user access to transcoding is disabled
Resolve music randomly stopping on Android
Other Changes
Improve performance of metadata editor
Update mac server to newer garbage collection model
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
A new update to the Android TV and Fire TV apps is rolling out to both stores now with major improvements in a number of areas.
New Look
First, many areas of the app have a new, stunning design that makes identifying and reading information even faster and easier.
Live TV and DVR Support
This release also includes numerous enhancements to both Live TV and recording management (DVR functions).
New Recording Options
All settings for recordings can now be con
1.0.21 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
A new release of Emby Server is rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Improve Live TV playback
Improve browsing performance in all apps
Speed up audio playback
Show icon for home videos in photo libraries
Include home videos in photo slideshows
Switch to Skia for image processing (Windows + Mac)
Reduce resource consumption of realtime monitor
Update parental control filters
Revert hwaccel auto
Improve photo metadata provider
Bug Fixes
Fix occasional issue with plugin u
Another update to our brand new Roku app is rolling out to the store right now. It features a cleaner look, improved playback, video playlist support and more!
New, Cleaner Tile Display
Wrap-around Scrolling for all Rows
You can now go left from the first item of all rows to quickly get to the end and, when at the end, the items will wrap back around to the front.
Easier Access to Other Library Views
Remote Messaging Support
Use the new server feat
We're pleased to announce availability of a new package for Emby Server for MacOS. To learn how to install it, head over to the download page of our website:
https://emby.media/download
Rebuilt with Faster Components
We've rebuilt the server around Microsoft .NET Core, which is smaller and offers major performance improvements over the Mono runtime that was used in the previous package.
Additionally, everything is self-contained into a single download which means no more manual i
We're pleased to announce availability of a new package for Emby Server for Western Digital NAS. To learn how to install it, head over to the download page of our website:
https://emby.media/download
Enjoy !
A new update for our Apple TV app has just been released which makes the app compatible with both tvOS 12.4 and 13. As a bonus, you also get all of the following : Brand New Home Screen
We've entirely re-written home screen. This gives you top level access to your Favorites, and an improved search.
In addition this new home screen includes the following improvements:
High quality images on Apple TV 4K
Better refreshing when content changes
Faster loading compared to the old s