Admin 347 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 We're back for another go round and we have a pretty exciting beta headed your way. it's packed with features, bug fixes, security improvements, and more. Server Dashboard refreshed for 2015 The server management interface has been given some minor touchups to stay up to date with trends and make it easier than ever to find what you're looking for. And it's just as easy when mobile. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8fa704b251_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Improved Mobile Details The mobile detail view has been simplified, making it prettier and easier than ever before. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8fb8c31ce1_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Introducing Media Browser AnyTime for Windows 8.1 Coming soon to Android, iOS and Windows Phone. We know that sometimes you'd like to have access to your content when you're offline, and we've been working hard to deliver that to our mobile apps. You'll notice sync buttons all througout the web interface: Sync from Categories: src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d91200cf95a_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Sync from detail pages: src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d9122064553_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Sync from context menus: src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d9124eb8089_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> These buttons will allow you to create sync jobs to move content to your mobile devices for offline viewing. Sync jobs have a number of options at your disposal, such as: Quality levels, to save space on the device Limits to the number of items being synced Ability to monitor folders and continuously sync newly added content Ability to remove watched content from the device automatically src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d9152f42ab9_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Note that the AnyTime feature will require a supporter membership. As always we appreciate your donations as they help keep us running so that we can continue to pursue new projects. Your users can sync, and you can manage them As the administrator of your server, you'll have full control over who can sync and who can't. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d9133eb6b03_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Users can even monitor their personal sync jobs using the web client: src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d913a2944eb_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' />src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d9136baa7e8_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> AnyTime supports Parental Control, even when offline The server now allows configuration of an easy pin code for offline access. If utilized this will allow user-specific content to remain protected even when offline, perfect for families and shared devices. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d917616994c_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Shorter URL's The API now supports url's without the /mediabrowser suffix. When you open the web interface from the tray icon you'll now have a shorter, easier to remember url. SSL now supported Thanks to the efforts of Jabbera, SSL is now supported by configuring an HTTPS port and certificate. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8f7e6260cc_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Subtitle Encoding Improvements Thanks to the efforts of Somy and Serios, a number of new character encodings are now supported. We've adopted Mozilla's UniversalDetector library to try and make sure the right encoding is picked for each file. Roku Thumbnails! Thanks to the efforts of a new community member, a new plugin is available in the catalog to generate Roku seek thumbnails. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8f53d1cfb8_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> This provides a nice visual experience when seeking on the device. In Roku language this is called Bif trick mode, and the thumbnail generation process creates a .bif file. It even has an option to save the .bif file alongside your media for easy archiving. src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowser.Plugins/master/RokuMetadata/Images/bif.jpg' alt='Posted Image' /> Important Note: The process to create these thumbnails is slow and will affect your server's CPU. Please take this into consideration when installing the plugin. This will require an update to the Roku app and will take time to go through Roku's approval process. The update is already available in the beta channel. More information on that can be found at: href='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/8001-media-browser-for-roku-channel/' class='bbc_url' title=''>http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/8001-media-browser-for-roku-channel/ /> Revamped web client search Searching is much faster and more accessible than ever. Just start typing to see visual results. Expect more improvements with this to come. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8f0beabfc2_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Play All From Here This function is now available for episodes, allowing you to quickly queue up several at once for playback. These can be played locally or sent to another device. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8e7949afbd_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Improved Collection Management You'll now see the Add to Collection function in many more places throughout the web interface, making it easier than ever to manage them. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8e6c894930_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> New Download Button Now you can easily download your personal media directly from the web interface. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d85da8958fe_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> You can even control which users are allowed access to it: src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d85de197e36_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Opt-In Access Permissions The permissions for library and channel access have been slightly re-worked. Previously you've been accustomed to having to opt-out, that is, new libraries become visible to users by default. You can now stop this from happening by unchecking the option to enable access to all. This means that if add a new library or channel, your users may not be able to see it until you've granted them access. src='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8ec6722459_Untitled.png' alt='Posted Image' /> Supply your Personal Fanart.tv API Key At the request of both Fanart.tv and fans of Fanart, we now have a space where you can enter your fanart personal api key. This will get you access to new images faster as well as other benefits that fanart provides. href='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8ebaf399a3_Untitled.png' class='bbc_url' title=''>http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8ebaf399a3_Untitled.png /> Create your own custom CSS Now you design your own CSS rules and apply them to the web interface. Let us know what you come up with! href='http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8ea242706a_Untitled.png' class='bbc_url' title=''>http://mediabrowser.tv/community/uploads/inline/2/54d8ea242706a_Untitled.png /> Bugs Resolved Fixed multi-disc folder recognition Artists tag in audio files is now read External subtitles in Dlna profiles not being used Fixed Tmdb foreign language fallback Unable to parse Nfo's containing only a single url View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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