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anderbytes

count on it.  Subtitles I can do with setup.    I also want to fix the catalog horizontal scrolling issues.  1080P on WebOS 1.0 may not be possible though because I'm pretty certain that this capability is based on native WebOS browser functionality  due to the use of <video> tags to support playback.

 

Thanks and...  what a pity about the browser playback support  :-///// sucks

 

About the horizontal scroll. I accidentaly found that if the remote has the scroll button (vertical one), it serves the purpose actually pretty well.

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kwilcox

I just had a thought about your issue as I was verifying that 1080P movies play on my LG TV.  I did notice that I get a black screen for a bit (about 5-10 seconds) while its buffering the movie.  Which got me thinking: How fast is the network connection on your TV?  Mine connects over 802.11N giving about a 400-500 Mbps connection to my emby server.  I don't think the movie would play if the connection was over 54 Mbps 802.11G.

 

I'll test this app on the webOS 1 emulator tomorrow and see if it reproduces the issue.

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anderbytes

Here is G Wifi, and the average speed is 2.0 Mb/s. But in dlna I can watch the vídeo normally

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kwilcox

That may be because in dina it is transcoding.  2.0Mb/s is maybe the root of the issue since this app doesn't transcode.

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anderbytes

That may be because in dina it is transcoding.  2.0Mb/s is maybe the root of the issue since this app doesn't transcode.

 

Probably no... because I disabled transcoding for anything at all, I avoid it at all costs. I even use ffmpeg in a daily basis to reencode all my media do H264 and AAC, that are very basic standards that probably all TVs support

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anderbytes

I'll tonight do one more test about this: will wait like 1 minute to understand if it is a buffer being filled.

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kwilcox

Guys, Luke has requested that I rebrand so that he can have the name "emby" for their upcoming Emby Theater for LG TVs app.  Want to help?

 

We would rebrand to "<name> for emby".  "<name> for emby"  would show on Splash Screen/upper left brand, <name> would appear under the Emby Icon for the icon.

Suggestions/graphic content are welcome!  Icon needs to be 80x80 (I will do after we have <name>), upper left is  250x60, splash is 700 x 700.  

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anderbytes

What about naming it "Kwox", in thanks for your dev work?

 

"Kwox for Emby"

 

After you guys decide the name... I'll try to help with logo and icon, too.

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cmarques

I've had this many many times....  In my case, its the WebOS emulator, not vbox itself.  I do this to fix: Fire up the installer and choose uninstall.  Uncheck everything but the WebOS TV emulator that's giving you the problem.  It will uninstall the emulator.  Now close the installer, re-open and choose install.  The webOS emulator will be availabe to install.  Check it and a fresh copy will be downloaded/installed.

Hi @@kwilcox, finally I was able to get the emulator working again, thus I got test some more changes I made in the visual layout, see some shots below.
 
About the naming maybe we should ask Simon some sugestion, because the first code was provided from him (it's a variant of his Playz app), of course you are putting too much work on it now, and it's great!! ... but don't know i think we should ask Simon's opinion.
 
I like this name I use Emby for WebOS... its not just Emby and thus fits this "problem". I like the ideia to remember that the apps is for webos specifically.

 

folows the pics

 

main page

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main page with focus on an item

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movie detail

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all movies page

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all movies with focus on an item

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gallery

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gallery with focus on an item

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not Emby for WebOS because that will sound like it's coming from the core team. A unique name or unique name + " for Emby" are both great. Just avoid anything that starts with Emby.

 

Those screenshots look great by the way.

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kwilcox

I like it too but Emby for WebOS starts with "Emby" which is the problem.  I get Luke's point.  Maybe we name it "Cine" or something far cooler.  Think of a word that invokes a home theater.... Maybe we could put "powered by Emby Server" on the splash/banner.

 

@@anderbytes: Bad news.  I can re-create your 1080P issue on the v1.3 emulator.  So it looks like a WebOS browser capability issue.

 

maybe...

 

ViewPoint

   powered by Emby Server

 

 

Splash screen would carry acknowledgements.  I was thinking along the lines of  

 

"based on Playz by Simon J Hogan" (http://github.com/simonjhogan/playz-emby

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Right, I got it the naming issue now.

 

I like Cine, but just Cine? perhaps CinePlay or CinePlayz plus the phrase "powered by Emby Server"

 

@@Luke, thanks for the compliment about the pics.

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I like it too but Emby for WebOS starts with "Emby" which is the problem.  I get Luke's point.  Maybe we name it "Cine" or something far cooler.  Think single syllable word that invokes a home theater.... Maybe we could put "powered by Emby Server" on the splash/banner.

 

@@anderbytes: Bad news.  I can re-create your 1080P issue on the v1.3 emulator.  So it looks like a WebOS browser capability issue.

 

Damn  :-((((

 

This is just a +1 reason to choose Android TV as next TV operation system (here in Brazil selled in Sony TV's, for now)

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Right, I got it the naming issue now.
 
I like Cine, but just Cine? perhaps CinePlay or CinePlayz plus the phrase "powered by Emby Server"
 
@@Luke, thanks for the compliment about the pics.

 

 

CinePlayz powered by Emby Server, King of Meereen, King of the Andals, Sir Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Khal of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and Father of Dragons

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CinePlayz powered by Emby Server, King of Meereen, King of the Andals, Sir Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Khal of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and Father of Dragons

 this means you liked it?? :blink::lol:

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 this means you liked it?? :blink::lol:

 

It was a joke hehe... because it's a little to big.

Remember that the whole name needs to be readable inside icons, banners, splash, etc...

 

Maybe only "Cine for Emby"...

 

What about "MoviZ for Emby"?

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:D I know you was joking.

 

So, the "powered by Emby Server" I understand that mean that it should appears only on splash screen, thus the name itself will be just "CinePlayz"

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anderbytes

All ideas were great for now.

 

Actually... anything that works in my LG is welcome, no matter the name!  :-DDD

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cmarques

All ideas were great for now.

 

Actually... anything that works in my LG is welcome, no matter the name!  :-DDD

+1  :D

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cmarques

let's talk about the app now.

 

what about the screens? what you think about that layout?

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kwilcox

I don't see much difference actually.  Can you describe specific mods for me?

 

 Here's a thought on branding:

 

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cmarques
So, in summary I have changed the size of overall boxes, and push the entire <div> to down, so letting the backdrops shines in all pages.

 

on header I have created a gradient effect, so the header informations do not confuse with the backgrounds but holds the transparency.

 

I changed the size of the <div> with media's name, thus when the media is selected by the remote control the media's name goes more in evidence.

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