A small update has been pushed to our Chromecast receiver to improve MP4 playback. MP4 video with AC3 audio will now direct stream.
Please note you'll need to reboot your receiver device in order to see the changes. Enjoy, and look for iOS to take advantage of the new Chromecast receiver soon.
Version 2.2.10 of the app has been published to stores and now includes support for automatic camera image uploading.
Stay tuned for mobile sync coming soon to Android.
Here is a recap of camera uploading from the server release notes it debuted in:
Automatic Camera Image Uploading
You'll notice the Devices section has a Camera Upload tab. Camera upload allows automatic uploading of images from your smartphones and tablets. It's easy! Just enable the devices you'd like to u
Now Supporting Media Browser Connect
We've been longing for a way to make it easier to access your server when you're away from home, and we're pleased to announce our solution. It's Media Browser Connect.
Now you can use your forum username and password to sign into any Media Browser app from any location, and it will know how to locate your server in the most efficient way possible. This means you no longer have to fumble with IP addresses. Not only does this make it easier to access your
As you all know from our previous announcement, we have some great things coming on Android:
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-154-coming-soon-to-your-android-living-room/
Before the new version is rolled out, we thought about doing a sale, and then we thought why not go free for short while to help create excitement and bring more new people to Media Browser. It is free in both the Play Store and Amazon App Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=
Please support Redshirt's excellent app by purchasing it from the Amazon App Store:
http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Linton-Mediabrowser-Android-Client/dp/B00GVH9O0I
We're looking to move up Amazon's store rankings so for a limited time, the app is available for $0.99. Please consider purchasing to show your support even if you already have the Play Store version.
Important note: Chromecast requires Google Play Services and is therefore not supported by the Amazon app. Please factor this i
Media Browser 3 Chrome Extension Gives You Quick Access to MB3 Notifications and Features
I am pleased to announce the Media Browser 3 Companion for Chrome. With this extension, you can quickly access status updates, latest news, and other important MB3 features without the need to load up the MB3 web client.
Features include:
Notification status icon displays number of unread notifications
Click status icon to review notification details including: new plugins that are available for
We are happy to announce that Media Browser for iPad has been approved in the Apple App Store.
Appstore Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/media-browser-client/id879475585?ls=1&mt=8
We know this has been a long time coming and we are glad the community has been so patient with us while we worked on it.
There is still a lot of work to come. We plan to make this a universal app so that you can also use it on the iPhone. We also have a slew of features that we plan to implement in the
Add Videos from the Web to your Media Browser Server!
The latest update to Media Browser Chrome Companion includes the ability to add your favorite web videos to Media Browser. This new functionality requires that you have the Video Bookmarks plugin installed on your Media Browser server.
Navigate to the video source page (on Youtube, Vimeo, etc.). Click on the Chrome Companion plugin
Click the Find Videos tab (video icon on the bottom right).
Click the plus symbol.
Put in
To celebrate this slew of releases and announcements today, for one week all of our apps can be purchased for $.99:
Android @ Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GVH9O0I
Android @ Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mb.android&hl=en
Windows 8.1:
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/media-browser/ad55a2f0-9897-47bd-8944-bed3aefd5d06
Windows Phone:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/media-browser/f4971ed9-f651-4bf6-84bb-94fd98613b
A new server release is available which features significant improvements to our transcoder in terms of performance, reliability and features. Without much further ado, here are the highlights:
Improved reliability and quality of video transcoding
A new transcoding throttling feature which can dramatically reduce cpu usage in certain situations
Improved support for Advanced SubStation Alpha and SRT subtitles
Improved DLNA reliability
Added DLNA special folders
Added resume progr
We're releasing a follow-up to the previous release to address a Samsung DLNA issue that crept up on us. But we also managed to squeeze in a few more goodies.
Chromecast 2.0 in the Web Client
I think the title says it all, but now you can send media to your Chromecast using the web interface. A separate blog post will be coming with full details and a walk-through. In addition, our Chromecast look and feel has been revamped. Look for the Android and iOS apps to incorporate this soon a
If you guys haven't heard of the news yet, Chromecast SDK is public now. This means we are READY TO CAST!
The devs have been working hard to bring Chromecast support to MB! We are currently in beta testing with the different platforms including Android, iOS and web. We worked very closely with the Google devs over the last few weeks to add Chromecast support to our existing client apps. Chromecast as a receiver device will seamlessly integrate with the other MB apps like MB Classic, MB-Web a
Xenon Beta is here!!
Available thru MBC config Plugins page.
Forgot to blog this, but certainly looking for any help to test. Its very stable and functional.
This is a beta and the time to ween out any final bugs your are seeing and probably a good time to through in any suggestions.
I still have a tonne of backlog stuff i know I need to finish, but it's 90% there and should give you an enjoyable experience.
Thanks for your help and patience!!
I would also like to persona
Just a heads up that with the upcoming release of MBC to the public, The Mediabrowser-Classic Theme - Subdued now has the new changes implemented for Chapter selection on the Final Details Page.
MB Classic Version 3.0.117.0 has been released as Beta. The two major features included in this release are:
The Chocolate Theme has become the new default face of MB Classic. It will be installed and selected automatically for any new installations. Current installations will not be modified (although Chocolate will still be installed). The old default theme has been re-named to "Classic" and can still be selected via the config page.
MBC now supports filtering any view by both Un-wa
MB Classic Version 127 has been released to beta. This version includes several small fixes and tweaks to both the core and the default Chocolate theme but the biggest new feature, by far, is the ability to now manage your connection information and all plug-ins within MBC itself.
Administrative-level users will now have both a Plug-ins and Advanced tab in configuration. The configurator should now only be needed for external player setup.
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
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 is where mos
The update for the Android TV and Fire TV apps rolling out now is a biggie. Lots of improvements in design, consistency and features so let's get right to it...
New Home Screen
The home screen is now much more consistent with the rest of the app and makes it much easier to get to features like search, settings, and switching between users as these are now at the top instead of all the way on the last row.
Also, there is a new option in Display Settings called "Enhanced Home
We are going to be upgrading our web infrastructure over the weekend. This is going to mean an interruption in all of our web-based services including this forum for, hopefully, a very brief period.
The website, forum, plug-in catalog and registration information will be temporarily unavailable starting Sunday, May 11 9:00pm EDT
We hope this interruption will be minimal and the new infrastructure should improve our ability to handle both the forum and new version deliveries of all our co
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
There is a new ListenBrainz plugin available for Emby Server. Music fans will want to check this out in the Emby plugin catalog.
The ListenBrainz project is similar to the original AudioScrobbler®. Unlike the original project, ListenBrainz is open source and will publish its data as open data.
A team of former Last.fm and current MusicBrainz hackers created the first version of ListenBrainz in the space of a weekend. Since the original project was created, technology has advanced at an i
Team,
As you all know, we're a community-driven project and we're always looking for new people to get involved and help us evolve. If you're looking for a new project then we can find a place for you, no matter your skill set.
Take on a Development Project
If you're skilled with JavaScript, C#, Java, BrightScript, or Swift, then send me a note and I'll let you know what's available. We're not afraid to reshape our road map based on community contribution, so if you have an idea,
By now, you've seen the images of how pretty Emby Theater is:
You can learn more about the app by reading the original announcement:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-290-introducing-the-new-emby-theater-for-windows-and-the-web/
But what about the skinning engine? How can we create our own skins? We're please to announce that it's very easy.
All You Need is a Little HTML
If you can do HTML and JavaScript, then you can build a skin for Emby Theater.
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