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Please post any questions/support queries here for the Movie Theme Videos Plugin Full plugin details here: http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/2006-movie-theme-videos-plugin/ FAQ here:

Please post any questions/support queries here for the TV Theme Videos Plugin Full plugin details here: http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/1068-tv-theme-videos-plugin/

Movie Theme video won't play in multipart movie I just added Avatar The Way of Water 3D to Emby. It is two parts on separate discs. When I put both parts in the main movie folder, as per the official naming convention, the theme video does not play. Any way to get this to work?

Greetings I have tried the theme videos and think they are great. Unfortunately I have the problem that every time one is played the resolution and the hz are changed which has the consequence that the TV briefly goes black. I have also created some in 4k and with the hz of my shield default setting but in 4k theme videos do not play correctly. Is it possible that theme videos can be ignored if you have display refresh rate switching enabled?

i find some talk about how to enable theme background video. https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159179 i don't have install any plugins, i just enable display->enable theme video. this is my video folder structure. my folder is movie type. /anime /helloworld smile.mp4 /backdrops video1.mkv when i use chrome to browse "helloworld" folder, the background not show video1.mkv. How to configure it correctly?

Hi All, I get a lot of repeat questions that I thought an FAQ might cover off so here goes: Q: What are the Media Theme Video and Music Plugins? A: These plugins download extra metadata to your Movie and TV shows which ultimate enriches the library experience whilst browsing your collection. They do not control any part of the media playback and simply download the theme media, putting it in the correct place within your media collections. What and where the media is played back is controlled by the client you are using and it's greatly advisable that you check with the client as to what functionality you will get before buying the plugins. Q: Where can I buy them? A: Either individually though the emby plugin catalog or as a bulk buy via my website https://www.ballingtons.com/products Q: OK, so I have them installed, what should I do next? A: Run the scheduled tasks! Depending on which plugins you have installed, you will have some download tasks under your scheduled tasks within the emby dashboard. Run them up and theme media will start to download. Q: I don't seem to have as many themes downloaded as I was hoping? A: The plugins have load balancing within them so it can take a few runs over a few days to get all available for your collection. Not all movies or shows in your collection will have themes but the library is always getting bigger. Q: What do I need to do if a new TV show or Movie is added to my collection? A: Nothing! The particular theme plugins for that type will automatically detect the new addition and scan for themes straight away. If one isn't available right then, as long as you have the scheduled task scheduled to run periodically, it will hopefully be picked up in the future. Q: I'm having a problem with one of the plugins, what should I do? A: Get in touch! I'd always suggest dropping a post on one of the support threads for the plugin you're having issue with. If i'm not available, someone else will likely be and can often help if the issue is something simple. Always try and post fresh debug logs (Enable debug logging, restart emby, run the plugin with the issue, wait for it to complete the scheduled task) or if you're worried about sensitive data, feel free to drop me a PM with you log and licence info. Q: The plugins have stopped working, now what? A: Report it to me via one of the support threads. From time to time, there are some breaking changes to emby or the host which require a rework of my plugins to get them up and running again, it's just a fact of life. I am a long standing member of emby and have been around for years with no intention of leaving yet. My personal work has taken me away from emby more than I would ideally like but I'm definitely not going anywhere soon. Emby is still central to my media setup and I personally use my own plugins so take it as a good thing that from a selfish perspective, I want these plugins to stay working as much as you do. If they're broken, I'll always do my best to fix them. Q: What emby clients work with the theme media metadata downloaded? A: The clients are always changing and being updated so it's tough to keep on top of which ones are doing what. Before buying the plugins, it's always advisable to make use of the trial or just manually place some theme media in the right locations to give it a test and make sure you're happy with what you're going to get. If you don't check this out and you're not happy with what you've got then not a lot can be done. Due to the nature of the plugins and the fact they're delivering meta data, no refunds can be given and you have already got the functionality they offer by downloading the theme media. Q: Can I change the location the media is downloaded to? A: No. The media needs to be stored in the correct places to be detected by the emby server, If I change the place, the theme media will no longer be found by emby server. Q: Where is the location the media is downloaded to? A: See the Emby support article here: https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159179 I'm sure there are plenty more FAQ's but that's my start for now.

I am sort of new to Emby for Kodi. I tried to set it a long time ago and gave up, but I thought I would give it another try. I currently use Emby Theater but it does not support launching external apps and Kodi is much more feature rich. However, I cannot get Kodi to do what I want! I have searched the forums and haven't found anything to help me. First off, I'm using EmbyCon with the Titan theme. I setup my home screen like in the video tutorial I found here in the forums. But when I select a movie, it automatically plays the movie. I DON'T want that. I want it to go to a detail screen, where I can see my movie extras, cast, chapters, versions etc. Is this possible? Also, if so, is there anyway I can get the theme videos to play in the background like in Emby Theater? Please Help! I've spent hours trying to figure out how to do this.

Please post any questions/support queries here for the Movie Theme Videos Plugin Full plugin details here:http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/2404-themevideo-backdrops-for-mediabrowser-classic-free/

If you use display mirroring to MBC and browse movies with the web client, theme videos do not act as expected. The theme video will play properly with the first movie you browse to. If you then try to browse to another movie - the theme video plays (the sound can be heard), but appears to be in the background. Only the movie art is shown.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Theme-songs-&-videos

A lot of people have been asking how they can contribute to the theme video collections recently and with the recent host change to mediafire, this has all become a lot easier. There are a few things that are required but the process is now fairly simple! Firstly, make sure the resolution is 720 or above (the preferred format is mp4 but I can probably work with anything), then all you have to do is name the TV or Movie Theme in the following format: TV Shows T - {tvdbid} – {showname}.ext Or Movies M - {tmdbid} – {moviename}.ext Where tvdbid and tmdbid are the ids which can be found on either thetvdb.com for tv shows and themoviedb.org for movies. Examples being: T - 79349 – Dexter.mp4 M - 4147 - Road to Perdition.mp4 Once you have the files named as above, simply head to this link and upload! Theme Uploads! Once the upload completes, I will get an email notification and perform the necessary to get the theme added to the database. All of you that are using the previous method of upload, please keep doing so. The older method is definitely the preferred, this one will hopefully enable an easier way to make the collection even bigger for everyone! :-D Any questions, please post below!

Is it possible to gain the volume of the theme videos and theme songs to background level? I know I can gain the mp3 with mp3gain but it would be nice if this can be done automaicly. Now some have songs that have low volume and others are much too loud. Also when theme songs or videos are playing and I delete items from the library from within MBClassic the music stops and the recycle sound takes over. Is it possible that this does not happen?

Movie Theme Videos Downloads Theme Videos for Movies Theme Videos for Movies The Movie Theme Videos Plugin will download Movie Intros where available to your local media library in the correct format and location required by the MediaBrowser 3 Server. Once installed and the movie theme intro videos downloaded,they will appear as backdrops whilst browsing your collections. As Theme Videos are supported by the Media Browser server, any client/theme can make use of them if they choose to. Current supported Clients & Themes Media Browser Theatre Media Browser Classic - All themes (with ThemeVideo Backdrops for MediaBrowser Classic - FREE plugin installed) Due to the nature of this plugin, a trial is offered which only downloads shows beginning with the letter A. Registering will give complete download of all available Support For support, please post HERE Revision History 1.0.2.0 (Release) API Update & Performance enhancements 1.0.0.1 (Release) API Update and delay added to reduce server load 1.0.0.0 (Release) Release

TV Theme Videos Downloads Theme Videos for TV Shows Theme Videos for TV Shows The TV Theme Videos Plugin will download TV Show Intros where available to your local media library in the correct format and location required by the MediaBrowser 3 Server. Once installed and the theme intro videos downloaded,they will appear as backdrops whilst browsing your collections. As Theme Videos are supported by the Media Browser server, any client/theme can make use of them if they choose to. Current supported Clients & Themes Media Browser Theatre Media Browser Classic - All themes (with ThemeVideo Backdrops for MediaBrowser Classic - FREE plugin installed) Due to the nature of this plugin, a trial is offered which only downloads shows beginning with the letter A. Registering will give complete download of all available Support Support For support, please post HERE Revision History 1.0.2.0 (Release)API Update & Performance enhancements 1.0.1.5 (Release) API Update and delay added to reduce server load 1.0.1.4 (Release) Updated some lookups in prep for new source & changed licence message in log to stop Cbers stressing 1.0.1.3 (Release) Cleanup of temp files on fail 1.0.1.2 (Release) Trial facility added 1.0.0.2 (Release) Changed File Attributes to hidden on new downloads.

This is a repeat request but thought I'd see if there is greater interest in this now (I saw someone else request this recently). I'd love it if we could select the download location, or have it centrally stored like the other meta data, for theme songs/videos. I store my movies/tv shows on an Unraid server, using User Shares that I set as read-only. Because they are read-only the way it downloads to the tv show/movie folder location doesn't work for me. To me, it'd be great if we had the option to have it stored centrally on the server similar to the other meta-data that is scrapped. Luke, I know I talked to you a while ago about this and it was a matter of priorities, but wanted to see what the Dev/User community feedback was now. I know Plex, for example, doesn't require these to be stored in the movie/tv show folder. Thanks!

In the ThemeVideo Backdrops for MediaBrowser Classic plugin, I would like to have the choice to fall back to theme audio (and static backdrops) after the theme video has finished. Ideally, I would like to play the theme video first then play the theme song on infinite loop while image backdrops rotate (at least until the screen saver kicks in). Thanks!

Version 1.0.4.0 brings Audio Nomalisation to its users. Simply download and install the latest version and configure your preferred volume from the plugins configuration pages. Note: in order for the normalisation to be performed, the themes need to be downloaded again. Also in 1.0.4.0 Users will also notice a significant increase in speed when downloading the them theme videos. A lot of time has been put into server side optimisations to ensure the plugins can perform as fast as possible.

New Release (1.0.2.1) In the latest release of the TV and Movie Theme Video/Song Plugins, a new filter has been added to prevent the download of a theme if its not wanted it in your collection. When the plugin downloads a theme in the future, a new filter item will automatically be added to the plugins configuration page. If that theme is then deleted from your collection, the theme will never be downloaded again. If you change your mind, simply enter the plugins configuration page and delete the filter from the list, and run the scheduled task again. You can also add filters manually by clicking the + icon and entering the Movie/TV Show name in the box (this must be written exactly the same was as displayed in the items details screen)

HI Luke, I'm using Radeons TV Theme Videos and have noticed that the theme keeps looping. eg plays to end then restart after a sec or so ad infinitum. Is this meant to happen? if so could we have an option to allow playing the theme once only please. thanks and great work, it's awesome for an Alpha build.

Hi All, I just want to announce the new Movie Theme Videos Plugin! After a lot of work sourcing, uploading and indexing videos, the plugin is now available from the MediaBrowser Server Catalog. Full details here: http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/2006-movie-theme-videos-plugin/ The amount of videos is getting bigger and bigger with already another 200+ to add