Team,
Ever since the announcement of the Xbmc to Kodi rebranding, Media Browser communities, call centers and offices around the world have been inundated with phone calls and emails from millions of curious users, all wondering the same thing. Will Media Browser retain it's compatibility after the Kodi name change and Helix release? Today we are here to answer those questions with a resounding yes.
Kodi is a great front-end and we think Media Browser is the perfect companion. Our Kodi a
The long overdue iOS update is in the app store now. The changes include:
Chromecast support
New Custom Video Player
Video Streaming options - direct play, direct stream, stream copy and transcoding
New search feature
Image and media list caching
Numerous bug fixes, UI and performance enhancements.
Available
now in the Google Play Store - Emby for Android TV
Now get Emby on your Nexus Player or other Android TV (5.0+ with LeanBack interface) device.
See what you want - right now
The new Emby Android TV app puts your content right where you want it - up front and easy to find.
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
We've got another great release for you. Here are the highlights:
DLNA Play To
Create collections using the web interface
Identification Feature added to editor
Redesigned video player in web client
Support Xbmc .disc media stubs
Reports
Copy-only option added to Auto-Organize
DLNA Play To
Thanks to help from @7Illusions Now we can detect devices on your network and offer the ability to remote control them. Try it! Please note this is a brand new feature and will ta
We are very excited to introduce you to the new iPad app that we have been working on for the last few months. We wanted to create an app that goes beyond just basic functionality and also has a great user experience.
The central theme that we focused on for this application was speed, speed, speed.
Media Caching
All media information is cached using a combination of both disk and memory caches. On startup we prime our memory caches with our disk cached media list information for a give
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out, and this is largely a bug fix maintenance release while we work on new features for future updates. Here is the list of improvements and issues resolved:
Fix regression with local network multiple subnet detection
Improve cleanup of transcoding processes
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
Work has been progressing furiously to provide a living room client to Android users. We're aiming for a January release of an update to the current client that will be geared towards 10' use. I'd originally hoped it would be under peoples trees for Christmas.
The players
The whole UI has been built with the intent to make physical remote navigation much easier. The new player UI has full support for playlist navigation, chapter/audio/subtitle selection.
Here's a teaser!
http://y
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
Resolve ass/ssa subtitle crash on WebOS 4.0 +
Various bug fixes within the video OSD
Continuing the enhancement and evolution of our Android TV and Fire TV apps - both get some fantastic new interface enhancements.
Live TV Guide
Here is what you can do with it:
You can navigate around through the graphical representation of all your channels' program content 50 channels at a time (unless filtered - see below)
You can bring up program detail information on any individual program
You can schedule individual or series recordings via any individual program
You c
A new version of our Apple TV app is rolling out now. Your device should upgrade automatically. This version cleans up a few things and lays the groundwork for the next release which should have some long-awaited improvements. In this release:
New Features / Improvements:
Rebuilt the startup / login flow to better align with the other Emby applications. This should significantly improve the reliability of the startup / sign in process.
Apple TV Top Shelf Improvements:
Top Shelf is now
Thanks to the efforts of josh4trunks and woodsb02, we now have a FreeNAS plugin available.
Installation
See http://mediabrowser.tv/download
FreeNAS is the go to solution for managing storage
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
This is a small maintenance release that adds a few new features and lays the groundwork for some bigger and better things to come.
New Cinema Mode Feature
Many of you are familiar with Ebr's Intros plugin, which allows you to play trailers and custom intros before movies. This is a great plugin but we've decided to implement a small subset of the features as a core server feature.
With cinema mode you can choose to play trailers before movies or episodes, as well as your own custom
Emby Server 3.5.3 has been released to address two small issues. Here are the highlights.
Resolve Chrome 69+ scroll problems
Resolve repeat install prompts for Visual Studio C++ libraries.
The latest version of the official Roku channel has been published. With this release we have added Live TV to the client. Not only that, but a ton of additional features:
New Features include:
New Design
Photos (including slideshows)
Local trailers
Special features
Additional toggle options including suggested movies, genres for tv/movies
Remember user specific toggles
Ability to browse your collection by letter
Live TV
Intros Plugin support
Remember or forget user on eac
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
There may not have been a lot of public activity on the MBT development side for a while, but behind the scenes, there has been some significant movement. Media Browser Theater is currently going through a significant architectural re-write. Most of the changes are there to make the developer's lives easier, while also greatly improving the extensibility of the software (to support themes and more powerful plugins in the future). However, there are also major changes to the GUI incoming.
Thi
4.0.1 has gone out to address a few issues we've uncovered with the new 4.0 release. Here are the highlights:
Fix movie matching regression of failing to determine movie year from file name
Fix sporadic video crashes on Apple TV
Improve external subtitles with HLS
Various fixes for .ignore files
Fix movie sub-folder detection with mixed content libraries
Add EMC seasons workaround
Fix editing of user preference access option
Fix A-Z picker on folders tabs
Add music videos to se
This is a big one, and it's all about giving you finely grained control of what your server is doing. Let's get to the changes:
First, the warning:
This release will re-scan your library. Please be patient. Also review your user library sharing because you may need to reconfigure some of them.
Finely grained control over metadata settings. Choose where your metadata comes from, prioritize internet fetchers, and choose what formats your metadata gets saved to.
Local metadata is king.
We're pleased to announce LDAP support for Emby Server, now supported by all Emby apps!
Installation
To setup LDAP, simply install the LDAP plugin from the Emby plugin catalog. This feature requires an active Emby Premiere subscription.
Then head over to your LDAP plugin configuration and setup the plugin to connect to your LDAP server:
Users are imported from LDAP as they sign into Emby. You can even set the default permissions for imported users:
Important: U
Subtitle Offset
You can now adjust subtitle offsets directly in the web app video player.
Look for this in other Emby apps in the near future.
Playback Speed
You can now adjust playback speed directly in the web app video player.
Look for this in other Emby apps in the near future.
New Install & Update Process for Synology
Going forward, there is a new procedure for installing and updating Emby Server on Synology. Please follow the instructions o
Emby Server 4.2.1 is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with our 4.2 release. Here are the highlights:
Fix guide tab button colors on light themes
Fix refresh progress display of individual libraries
Fix collections not getting an image when locked
Fix sync using path substitution when it should not be
Fix crashes on Linux due to network event binding
Fix more button on live tv setup page
Fix erroneous constraint on sync table for new installations
Fix ffprobe cr
Voice Control for Emby with your supported Amazon Echo device
Intelligent Voice Control for Emby
The Emby Alexa Skill enables Emby Premiere members to get information about and control playback of their media on any Emby compatible device. Once you have successfully linked your Emby account to Alexa, you can start playing your favorite movies, TV shows and songs on your devices with your voice. Learn all about how to get the skill and set it up on our wiki.
The s
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:
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