Browse DLNA File Sources

[sneakers282 5]

Emby is great media server, I'm really enjoying it's features however I do have a feature request that I think would be of use.

 

A lot of regular DLNA media servers have a file/folder structure browsing mode alongside media library mode and some dont even have the media library mode, the emby server only has media library mode with no file folder structure browsing.

 

Not everyone (at least in my family) likes the media library mode with having to dig down through multiple menus to get to content, they are accustomed to simply browsing folders like on a computer & prefer it that way. In addition sometimes you have content that doesnt really fit into a media library like vacation or temp videos.

 

Would it be possible to add an option into the DLNA settings on the emby server allowing it show the file/folder directory layout sources you added, that way those who want to view the media library via DLNA and those who want just files/folders are both covered. At the DLNA top level you have Emby then when you go into that you have your normal Movies\TV\Music entries along with the optional "File Sources" if enabled.

 

Thanks.

 

Update: Found the mixed sources feature in the set content type, this seems to do the job of basic folder browsing for DLNA so scratch this request.

Edited October 9, 2015 by sneakers282

[adrian_ 0]

I second this. Even wondered, that this isn't available. For me it would also be fine as a premiere feature.

[ebnerjoh 2]

Me too. 

[Luke 37046]

Yes I think it's a good idea.

[FreeBSD_Lover 13]

Did this get implemented? I using Version 3.2.33.0 (on FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE if that matters).  I too prefer the file/folder structure browsing mode.  I'm trying to turn it on but I don't see where to configure it.

 

Thanks all!

[Luke 37046]

under Library -> display it can be turned on but it hasn't been added to Dlna browsing as of yet.

[FreeBSD_Lover 13]

Boys oh boys, this thing just keeps on getting better.  When this feature shows up in DLNA that very well may be the icing on the cake.  I'm a big fan of DLNA, its such a lightweight way to stream to video devices.  I used to use miniDLNA because some other media server didn't do a good job of it.  This seems to be working really well.

 

Edit - DLNA can be lightweight, but I see in Emby it uses transcoder resource (FFMPEG) by default.

 

Thanks a ton everyone!

Edited November 4, 2017 by FreeBSD_Lover

[KOD 2]

It seems like when you enable folder view, that part of the folder browsing function work though DLNA, but not all. It's a bit of a mix of folder view and album view.

[Luke 37046]

@@KOD can you describe this in more detail? Thanks !

[KOD 2]

@Luke

The picture below is the way the folder structure is within my music folder on my nas

 

 

 The next picture is taken from within Windows, but this example is the same on every DLNA connected device when I use folder view

 

 

It says folder for items I even don't have as a folder :-) (soul ballads, Italo magic, Liquid mind)
And yes I have checked all the rights of emby on the folders and files and yes did a rescan of all folders, but it just stays like this.

Edited January 26, 2018 by KOD

[FrederikB 1]

Got involved in this starting with emby on my configuration: Linux server and Yamaha (musiccast controlled) and it turns out emby does provide folder browsing in the meantime on some DLNA clients, amongst those my old Philips TV, but NOT on the Yamaha Musiccast (whereas Plex does). So it's an emby+Yamaha issue. I'll post my images at the thread related to Yamaha.

[Luke 37046]

This may be improved in the 4.7 beta channel. Thanks.