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Platform: NUC i5,16GB RAM, Win10 Pro, Gigabit Wired, Internet 10mbit/s Fiber UP/DOWN Platform: AFTV-GEN1, 0S5.0.5.1, Gigabit Wired-AFTV Gen1&2 ports are only 10/100mbit ports, Internet 10mbit/s Fiber UP/DOWN Server: Version 3.0.5972.0 AFTV App: v1.2.00a 3rd Party App: IMDB IBN People Downloader V2 Hi Forum/Devs - Many of you helped me to troubleshoot my AFTV1 VolleyError problem 10 days ago. I had everything working very well and could view the Performers section in both TV and Movies. Now, with the latest update of v1.2.00a I see the Performers section has been removed from both TV and Movies... I feel like someone has sneaked up behind me and popped my birthday balloons Is there any chance Performers will be coming back? Thanks, Tanamur

I have a question/recommendation about trailers... Is there anyway to control the type of trailers played in Cinema Mode? This is not about parental control, it is about the movie types/genres/plots. In other words, if my wife enjoys movies with "Romance", when she selects such a movie, the trailers shown before the movie includes those with "Romance" as a genre or "Romance" as a plot key word. Similarly, my "Action", "Horror", "Sports", "Terrorism", or "Mafia" movies would be preceded with other movies of a similar nature. This feature may already exist, but I have not been able to find any controls similar to this. Thanks!

When I delete movie from Emby ios app then local trailers (files with "*-trailer* in name) remain on server and what is anoying - they started treating as movies by Emby server (adding to library, creating "*-trailer.nfo" files, etc.). This forces me delete all these files and rescan library manually each time, this is not a big problem but not so convinient as it may be. So I would suggest several solutiins (starting from prefered ones): 1) Add "Delete related local trailers when movie is deleted" option somewhere in administration page (disabled by default). If enabled - then all files with "*trailer" prefix will be deleted 2) Add "Do not treat local trailers as movies" option somewhere in administration page (enabled by default). If enabled - then all files with "*trailer" prefix won't be processed as regular movies (not need to generate nfo, posters, etc. data for them) 3) Add "Run script on movie delete action" somewhere in administration page (empty field by default). If path to script is defined then it will be rised with path to the deleted movie as first argument as soon as movie gets deleted from UI. Then I'll be able to delete my trailers writing and using my own script. BTW. Third variant would be extended for other actions in future such as "new movie is added", "user X is strating warching movie", etc...

I installed the trailers plugin and noticed double cover art. There is a clear case without any label inside one with a trailer label. I changed the trailer tab to ignore on cover art and the one with the green trailer label went away but the other remains. I went through all exceptions on cover art and set them to ignore but no change. Any ideas?

I noticed a problem earlier with the Apple TV app (that works now, btw) that compelled me to dig further. The original symptom was when Cinema Mode was turned on, the movie wouldn't play, at all. I traced it down to a problem with the Trailers plugin. When I initially tried trailers in ATV4, I got no response. I tried it on my iPad (beta 1.1.5 (2)) and on my iPhone 6 (general availability version) and both gave the errors: "There was an error playing the video." I tried my two android devices and web browsers and they play the trailers and cinema mode just fine. I uninstalled beta 1.1.5 (2) and went back to the GA version (I believe it is 1.1.3) and I got the same error. So then I started digging through the logs. I tested the ATV4 first to review those logs, and somehow, all of a sudden it works fine. Trailers, custom intro, and all. But, iPad and iPhone still give the same problem. But now, instead of just stopping at the error, "There was an error playing the video", when I tap on on "OK" it continues on to the next file (in my case the custom intro). The custom intro plays fine, and the movie following that plays fine. I reinstalled 1.1.5 (2) and had the same behavior. My log file shows the error message, "An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine" I researched that error and it appears to be just a boilerplate message for a myriad of problems. Any suggestions? Here is the piece of the log where the event occurred (I believe I've captured all of the relative lines related to this event) If you need the full log, let me know: 2016-04-04 23:53:32.0048 Info HttpServer: HTTP GET http://192.168.1.5:8096/emby/Videos/2e6fc1aa84310c326a4854eb48cf6c51/stream.mp4?Static=true&mediaSourceId=584ba3c645f7249f02ee68a7b3216452&deviceId=EAE3E0A7-EF7F-4C47-A1A2-EA9C88E02C87. UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 9_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/601.1.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/13E233 2016-04-04 23:53:32.0048 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: http://cdn.movie-list.com/hd/10cloverfieldlaneb720.mp4 2016-04-04 23:53:32.4708 Debug HttpServer: HttpConnection.BeginReadRequest. Connection closed. ConnectionId: 58cd6d40725f479893bc8b3d1d383198 2016-04-04 23:53:32.4708 Error HttpAsyncTaskHandler: Error occured while Processing Request: Unable to write data to the transport connection: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine. *** Error Report *** Version: 3.0.5912.0 Command line: C:\Users\JMarshall-LR\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\System\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe Operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Processor count: 6 64-Bit OS: True 64-Bit Process: True Program data path: C:\Users\JMarshall-LR\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server Application Path: C:\Users\JMarshall-LR\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\System\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe Unable to write data to the transport connection: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine. System.IO.IOException at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at SocketHttpListener.Net.ResponseStream.InternalWrite(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at SocketHttpListener.Net.ResponseStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at ServiceStack.Formats.HtmlFormat.SerializeToStream(IRequest request, Object response, IResponse httpRes) at ServiceStack.HttpResponseExtensionsInternal.WriteErrorToResponse(IResponse httpRes, IRequest httpReq, String contentType, String operationName, String errorMessage, Exception ex, Int32 statusCode) at ServiceStack.ServiceStackHost.OnUncaughtException(IRequest httpReq, IResponse httpRes, String operationName, Exception ex) at ServiceStack.HostContext.RaiseUncaughtException(IRequest httpReq, IResponse httpRes, String operationName, Exception ex) at ServiceStack.HttpResponseExtensionsInternal.WriteToResponse(IResponse response, Object result, ResponseSerializerDelegate defaultAction, IRequest request, Byte[] bodyPrefix, Byte[] bodySuffix) at ServiceStack.HttpResponseExtensionsInternal.WriteToResponse(IResponse httpRes, IRequest httpReq, Object result, Byte[] bodyPrefix, Byte[] bodySuffix) at ServiceStack.HttpResponseExtensionsInternal.WriteToResponse(IResponse httpRes, IRequest httpReq, Object result) at ServiceStack.Host.Handlers.ServiceStackHandlerBase.HandleResponse(Object response, Func`2 callback, Func`2 errorCallback) InnerException: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags) at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) 2016-04-04 23:53:32.4708 Info HttpServer: HTTP Response 500 to 192.168.1.11. Time: 466ms. http://192.168.1.5:8096/emby/Videos/2e6fc1aa84310c326a4854eb48cf6c51/stream.mp4?Static=true&mediaSourceId=584ba3c645f7249f02ee68a7b3216452&deviceId=EAE3E0A7-EF7F-4C47-A1A2-EA9C88E02C87 2016-04-04 23:53:32.5459 Info HttpServer: HTTP OPTIONS http://192.168.1.5:8096/emby/Sessions/Playing/Stopped. UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 9_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/601.1.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/13E233 2016-04-04 23:53:32.5459 Info HttpServer: HTTP Response 200 to 192.168.1.11. Time: 0ms. http://192.168.1.5:8096/emby/Sessions/Playing/Stopped

I'm a developer too and sometimes when you spend so much time developing on your own product you tend to need some fresh eyes. I have a couple of suggestions that will make your app a little better. These 2 suggestions focus on the trailers and collections Trailer Trailer for movies. When users download tons of movies, they tend not to see them all at once. For example, I have hundreds of obscure movies I forgot I even downloaded and would love to see the trailer for it. I get that some won't have a trailer but perhaps scrapping Youtube for a trailer for that movie would be a great idea. Plex has this, I really think this is needed. Collections Having a dedicated collections box or button means you dont have to dig into your movies library to find what you need plus I think it's a natural feeling to have quick access to them. You could have collections from the left hand list or a box on top

Hello and thanks advance for any support; it's a bit of a read, but I'm hopeful a simple fix exists... A few weeks ago, I decided to batch process hundreds of VOB files into MKV equivalents using MakeMKV and an applet program called MKV Batch Converter. The process renamed each VOB file (e.g., "25th Hour (2002)\VIDEO_TS) into an MKV file within the same parent folder (e.g., "25th Hour (2002)\25th Hour.mkv") and I manually deleted the original "VIDEO_TS" and "AUDIO_TS" files. None of the other metadata/artwork appeared to be modified during these conversions, however I recently discovered that Emby Server generated a second NFO file for many (but not all) of those batch processed movies. The duplication involves one NFO title which matches the MKV file name (e.g., "25th Hour (2002)\25th Hour (2002).nfo) and another which seems to resurrect the ghost of the previously deleted VIDEO_TS file (e.g., "25th Hour (2002)\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.nfo). This dynamic has now made the MKV movie files unplayable on the server ("Video Error - There was an error playing the video"). Interestingly, the trailer files all seem to play fine on Emby Server, regardless of folder structure (some in the their own "Trailer" folders, e.g., "25th Hour (2002)\Trailers\trailer.flv" and some within the parent folder itself, e.g., "21 Jump Street (2012)\21 Jump Street (2012)-trailer.mp4"). I originally discovered this issue in Emby for WMC when many of my local trailer icons disappeared and hitting "play movie" would instead play the trailer. I became curious whether a trailer had to actually be within a "Trailers" subfolder for EMC to recognize both file types. I tried to triage the issue for hours until I realized that the common denominator was not the form of the trailers folder structure, but instead that those media folders with two NFO files were causing different playback issues on both the server and client side. Notably, more recent library additions I have made--not conversions from VOBs, but straight rips to MKV--only have one NFO file within the parent folder and play/display perfectly fine in both Emby Server and Emby for WMC. For the problem movies, however, even when I try to manually delete the duplicate VIDEO_TS.nfo file, Emby Server immediately regenerates it. I could really use some advice on how to permanently remove these duplicate NFO files (and prevent regeneration) so that I can (1) watch trailers AND movies in Emby Server and (2) don't have to relocate every trailers file into its own "Trailers" subfolder for EMC playback. Screenshots of folder structures and Emby Server metadata settings attached.

Has anyone ever successfuly disabled Trailers plugin? Every time I try to uninstall it, it comes back right after. I don't download or manage any trailers at all, and I'm not interested in seeing trailers inside Emby. And worst... I'm being "nagged" because in REPORTS, METADATA MANAGER, etc... it shows a red projector icon stating that it doesn't have local trailer. I KNOW I DON'T HAVE IT, stop showing me this :-) Is it possible to entirely disable anything related to Trailers from Emby? Thanks!!

@@ebr Coverart appears to be treating the trailers plugin area with my folder treatment. Tried a few different scenarios but regardless of what I put in coverart config for the trailers section it is not using them. Am I missing something simple? Server 3.0.5865.0 Trailers 1.0.5810.30116 CoverArt 4.0.9.8 Also any chance of this being looked into... http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/12565-coverart-indicator-overlay-trailers/?hl=%2Bcoverart+%2Bindicator+%2Boverlay Thanks

Are only local trailers playable, or are YouTube trailers streamable from within the app? Does the app read the trailer tag for YT trailers in the movie.xml file and play them? If there is a local trailer and a YT trailer in the movie.xml file, are both available for playback? Basic questions and I think I know the answer, but just comparing app to the Android TV app. Thanks in advance

How do I sort the trailers by date in the Emby Theater Trailer plug-in? Why is it sorted alphabetically? This infuriates me.

I had been trying out the Trailers plugin for a couple of weeks and the trial period has expired. I do like Emby very much so I purchased a Lifetime Key. I received this key in an email and installed it in the server. The server recognizes the key. On the Help - Donate screen, it says: You have a lifetime supporter membership. You can provide additional donations on a one-time or recurring basis using the options below. Thank you for supporting Emby. The problem is that Trailers doesn't seem to recognize my key. Using the Web Client, I can click on Channels and get the Latest from Trailers screen but when I click on More, I get a Supporter Membership is Required message. Same thing happens when I click Channels - Trailers. I restarted the server a few times and also uninstalled and reinstalled Trailers. Still having problem.

Hi there forum - I am using the trailers plug-in with no problem on the web client on my server but cannot get them to play on my Amazon FireTV box (not stick). I have a hardwired connection with oodles of d/l speed so no problems there. I can navigate the Trailers menus, see default cover art and descriptions show up but no streaming content. Anyone else experiencing this on AFTV? Cheers, @Tanamur

Is there support for TV trailers, same as movie trailers. If so, does it also support for trailers at season level? i.e. trailer for season 1, trailer for season 2, etc

I have two issues with the trailers plug-in. First issue, I'm trying to understand how the sorting for the trailers plug-in works in Emby for WMC. I have only selected New and Upcoming in Theaters as I don't really care about the other two categories. In Emby webclient I have my trailers sorted by date added and in ascending order. In the emby wmc client there isn't the same options as the webclient so I have it sorted by date. The two don't seem to be the same however. In the webclient I can see the latest trailers have been added at the top, but in the wmc client it always only shows trailers that I've watched at the top. When I scroll down to the bottom, I can see the new trailers displayed as in the webclient. What options do I need to set it to show the latest new trailers at the top in the wmc client? I've checked out all the other sort options and none of them seem to fit? Second issue, my trailers don't seem to be adding any new content. According to WMC in the main menu page when I hover over the Trailers menu, the last added content was on 29 June. Nothings been updated or added since then. I'm assuming that there are new trailers available since my last update of 29 June? Any ideas?

I am having a strange issue when trying to use random intros. Windows version: 8.1 x64 Both standard Cinema Mode and Advanced Intros exhibits the following behaviour: Works perfectly for random trailers from local library. Works perfectly for specific intro file. Does not work when asking it to get a random file from a directory, this goes for audio intros and random trailers. So basically any time you just put in a directory, not a specific file, it will not work. Says null item.

Hi I'm a new user who bought the lifetime supporter key (its an amazing bit of software). I seem to automatically have trailers when I view the details of a movie, before playing it. I presume this is standard behavior for Emby. But I also see a trailer plugin for supporters [developer - luke]. Is this what I have by default, or does it do something more? I noticed it said HD trailers so I'm wondering if SD trailers is built in, and HD trailers are reserved for supporters? I guess what I'm asking is, should I install the Trailers plugin. I actually paid for the Movie Theme Videos plugin too, but I guess I dont need this now?

I am using the Custom Intros plug in to run trailers before screening a movie. The problem is that I also have concerts and stand up comedy acts in my collection which are treated by Emby as a movie just the same. I tried categorizing the concerts and stand up comedy as Unset (mixed content), but Emby still treats those items as movies and generates trailers which I don't want. How do I force Emby to treat those items as not requiring trailers??

Hi guys, I don't know where to open Troubletickets for Emby, so I will try it in this forum. My Emby installation is running on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS 64-Bit. For testing purposes I installed the Trailers Plugin, which I wanted to remove later on. I clicked the Uninstall button and the server stated to restart Emby. When I issued "sudo service mediabrowser restart" on the server console and logged back in to the web interface, the Trailers Plugin was still there. How can I remove the Trailers plugin from my installation? Am I missing something? Regards, Bondfreak

Running WMC Emby v3.0.264.0. Trailers do not appear to play before MKV movies but works with Blu-Ray folders. I tested this with two MKV movies, the first with just rotating static backgrounds while the second had a video background. The relevant snippet from the log is attached. If any additional information is required, please let me know. Any suggestions? Thanks! Emby.txt

Hi I'd like to start off saying I've used Emby (oringally MB3 when I started) for the past year and have found it an absolute treat to use. It's been the perfect HTPC solution that has been easy to configure & 100% non-tech savy partner approved (which was the biggest stumbling block for every other front end solution). I've had the trailers plugin downloading through to a local folder on my HTPC which has been running for the past 6 or so months. It was configured to download 'x' amount of trailers and refresh them every month. To memory, I recall setting this up in the settings of the trailer plugin. I had this local folder configured into the advanced intros plugin so anytime I played a movie it would pick 2 random files (just like the movies ) Just over the past couple weeks I noticed the intro had stopped working and have only had the time to investigate it recently. When attempting to backtrack my setup, I can no longer see the option to cache a designated number of local trailers in the plugin. And my local folders has emptied out (presumably from reaching the refresh period and then not being able to download due to settings no longer existing?) I have dabbled in using Cinema Mode for these intro trailers, but my HTPC is on a wireless link which can be quite choppy at times which makes streaming difficult. Is there still a setting in the trailer plugin, or another setup someone could recommend, which allows me to download/refresh trailers locally on the HTPC so I could have either Advanced Intros or Cinema Mode point to bypass slow internet? Any assistance or recommendations are much appreciated

MBC with MPC-HC as external player. Enter a film with a trailer, trailer plays as background. Press play, and movie starts in external player but the trailer continues to play in the background MBC. Is there any way to get MBC to send a stop command to stop playing the trailer before it sends the play command to mpc-hc? Or is there another way around this?

Hi, Recently I have experienced a problem with the playback priority of trailers. I usually download all trailers locally to the movie folder and this is the trailer being played back in MBC. However lately I noticed the quality of the trailer being poor and buffering going on, so I started investigating. It seems that when I select to playback trailer, it will first stream the trailer(s) defined in the trailer URL tag(s), and then it will playback my local trailer. Could you please change this back, so if a local trailer exist - then only playback this or at least playback first. If a local doesn't exist then I am fine with playing the URL as a streamed trailer - although I would prefer a higher resolution for those trailers. I am using: MBC 3.0.243.0 MB 3.0.5490.2 I have trailers plugin 1.0.5498.21443 installed as well, but I don't this has any influence. I believe the fault lies within either MBC or Server in terms of priority of local trailers. Best regards, Lars-Heine

I would like for Gamebrowser to be updated so that it can again auto play trailers as it once did. Thanks Tester

Is there a way to not have trailers (either from the channel folder or before a movie in cinema mode) to not launch an external player (mpc-hc)? My current setup uses the external player feature in MBC for all my movies (which are in .mp4 format), and now it seems the Internet trailers are streaming in .mp4. So the external player loads the stream and plays it. This process takes a little while (about 30 seconds or so) for every streaming trailer, so it would be nice if the trailers could just be played by the internal player and not trigger the external one to fire up. I was looking in the server to see if there is a way for me to change the .mp4 extension of the trailers, but since I have them streaming I do not think I can. Hope that someone can help. Thank You