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 new update has been released that resolves a number of issues. Here are the changes
* Support running Windows server as 64-bit process * Fix latest items aspect ratio * Support automatic orientation adjustment for photos with exif data * Resolving caching issue in IE and MS Edge * Add api keys page to authorize other applications such as Sonarr * Fix image editing in Firefox * Adjust recording deletion behavior * Support auto-organize for daily episodes * Add real-time monitor setting for
This beta is mainly targeted towards Windows users.
Emby Server is now able to run as a 64-bit process on Windows.
Important Note
After updating you will see an admin prompt to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 runtime, if you do not already have it installed.
A small update to the previous release has gone out. The following issues are resolved:
Firefox live tv playback
Interlaced video detection
Transcoding of *.ass subtitles
Recordings not saving with unique name
Enjoy
The stable release channel has been updated to 3.0.5785. The following are the changes:
Add support for internet metadata for daily episodes
Fix script error on HDHomerun and NFO config pages
Make Emby server handle internet outages more gracefully
Expand supported subtitle formats in WDTV Live DLNA profile
Add automatic bitrate option for Chromecast
Improve h264 support detection in Firefox for Linux
Add semi-colon as artist separator
Add Indonesian as selectable language
Updat
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 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
A small update to the previous release has gone out, with several fixes and one notable new feature. Here are the highlights.
Encoding with Intel Quick Sync is Here!
There's a lot of great changes going on in our dev branch. Seriously, if you have a system to spare for testing, you should think about joining in on the fun. Quick Sync encoding has been sitting in dev for a while and we're excited to finally bring it to you. Please note - we're still considering this experimental and it is
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
A small update to the previous release has gone out. The following issues are resolved:
Explicitly define SchedulesDirect request dates
Reduce CPU utilization by reducing frequency of image encoding
Adjust subtitle positions in web client when OSD is showing (supported in Chrome only)
Remove yellow backgrounds from login screens in Chrome
Improve upgrade process from older server versions
Enjoy
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
A follow-up to the previous release has gone out to address a few issues. The following issues are resolved:
Update to latest fanart music api
Better handling of errors when extracting image metadata
Fixed photo album images being generated repeatedly
Fixed a few minor graphical anomalies in the web interface
Updated live tv tuner pooling
Fix library setup error in OSX
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
This is a small bug-fix update to the previous release to help tide you over while we work hard on the next major release. The following issues have been resolved:
Fix occasional hang with automated server restarts on Windows
Fix presence of ffprobe data stream causing subtitles to be ordered incorrectly, leading to occasional transcoding failures.
This is a small bug-fix update to the previous release to help tide you over while we work hard on the next major release. The following issues have been resolved:
Fix external subtitles sometimes requiring burn-in via transcoding.
Fix error on forgot password screen
Fix frame by frame analysis for linux
Frame by frame analysis setting now off by default for all users due to longer library scans. Users will need to re-enable this feature.
Fix live tv series recordings not creating
This is the stable release of the previous beta, which you can read all about here:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-239-introducing-the-new-live-tv-for-emby-and-emby-server-beta-305713/
Here's what changed during the beta period:
A Better TV Guide
The guide now has more clearly defined distinctions between program and channels cells:
New Kodi Dlna Profile
If you use Dlna with Kodi, we've added a new profile designed to encourage as much direct pla
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 has gone out. This is primarily a maintenance release. Here are the changes.
Restructured Live TV Database
The live TV database has been significantly improved, making it faster for our apps to retrieve guide information. In addition, the server is longer dependent on startup execution of the Guide refresh scheduled task, which will allow you to get into Live TV immediately after startup.
Faster Live TV Start Time
Up until now we have been probing live TV streams for m
This is a small release that brings a few important improvements. Here are the highlights.
Dramatically Reduced Transcoding CPU Usage
New "just in time" HLS transcoding will dramatically reduce cpu utilization after the initial client buffering period. You'll now be able to enjoy more simultaneous streams and have more peace of mind about your server's resource consumption. The apps that will benefit from this are the mobile web client, Android, Android TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, Windows 8
A new beta has gone out to address a few issues and bring a few improvements. Here are the changes.
Dlna Improvements
Thanks to the help of a few community members, the following Dlna improvements have been made:
Resolved Play To issue with Xbox One that would revert to the default Dlna profile if using a custom device name
Resolved transcoding failures with Sony Bravia's
Resolved missing images with Sony Bravia's
Resolved transcoding failures with Panasonic Viera
Significa
A small update has been pushed out to resolve a few issues and bring a few enhancements.
New Video Loading
When you play content in the web client, you'll now be treated to a new and improved loading screen.
New and Improved Xbox One DLNA
Support for DLNA with Xbox One has been vastly improved. You'll now enjoy:
PlayTo issues resolved
Streaming issues resolved with Xbox Media Player
Checkmarks for watched content
Resume progress bars
Unwatched count indicato
A small update has been pushed out to resolve a few issues and bring a few enhancements.New Video Loading
When you play content in the web client, you’ll now be treated to a new and improved loading screen.
New and Improved Xbox One DLNA
Support for DLNA with Xbox One has been vastly improved. You’ll now enjoy:
PlayTo issues resolved
Streaming issues resolved with Xbox Media Player
Checkmarks for watched content
Resume progress bars
Unwatched count indicators
Beautiful dynamic images
This is a small maintenance release that we're pushing out to resolve a few issues that have been reported. This should move to stable very quickly. Among the issues resolved are:
External streaming with Android
Live TV streams not being properly closed
Tvdb language override not falling back to English when appropriate
Playback stopping prematurely on Chromecast
This is a small maintenance release that we’re pushing out to resolve a few issues that have been reported. This should move to stable very quickly. Among the issues resolved are:
External streaming with Android
Live TV streams not being properly closed
Tvdb language override not falling back to English when appropriate
Playback stopping prematurely on Chromecast
Source
This is predominantly a maintenance release but there are some new goodies to enjoy. Without further ado, here are the highlights.
Control Your Cloud Sync Upload Speed
You can now configure this in the sync settings area.
To learn more about Cloud Sync, check out the release notes from the previous release:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-188-emby-server-305572-released/
Manage Your Sync Conversion Speed
Now you can control both the speed and the num