Archive - Samsung Smart TV App - Public Alpha Test

[chessdragon136 677]

@@c0m3r - I'm not taken i must admit - splitting into 1 drop down and 1 hidden sounds messy...Navigation should be in one place as far as my design philosophy goes.  With what I have above I think I can make it work. If i need to change some menu defaults so it takes you to the most popular places first (all movies, all tv) then that's easy enough

 

You're welcome to make some mock ups that may help me see what you're thinking. And as much as others say about a MB3 feel I don't want to be a clone either. 

[c0m3r 95]

I do like that, certainly an improvement on the original and I had planned something similar to go after the season selection screen I posted a few pages ago. Now that we see that a dark backdrop works with white text, the two could compliment each other quite well. My only issue is that I still think it needs more graphical content and a little less white text or maybe, with the extra graphics the white text wont look so overpowering?

 

In terms of the splitting the menus, the more I think about it, the more I personally think its the best solution. I think most people will simply wish to browse their media and therefore making the submenu something you need to bring up with a button press is simple enough to use. To me, the submenu is more about sorting that browsing and dont think its unusual to have the two separate. 

[TolkienBard 54]

So I've come across a bit of a strange issue. So far it only applies to three titles in my massive collection, but to be fair, I haven't tried loading all 3,000 titles. When trying to load the titles (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Morning Glory) I get a rather lengthy connection error. The only way the app will function after I get the error is to close out the ap and restart. But the error remains with these titles even then. I have tried streaming them through MB on other devices using the standard MB3 app and MBT. I have no issues that way. I tried deleting the movies and re-ripping them to the library, that did not fix anything.

 

I took a picture of the screen. I'll try to see if I can get a cleaner/steadier one here after my kid finishes watching her movie (streaming flawlessly via this app).

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fp65z43lwoe6mh/20140730_223635.jpg

Edited July 31, 2014 by TolkienBard

[chessdragon136 677]

So I've come across a bit of a strange issue. So far it only applies to three titles in my massive collection, but to be fair, I haven't tried loading all 3,000 titles. When trying to load the titles (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Morning Glory) I get a rather lengthy connection error. The only way the app will function after I get the error is to close out the ap and restart. But the error remains with these titles even then. I have tried streaming them through MB on other devices using the standard MB3 app and MBT. I have no issues that way. I tried deleting the movies and re-ripping them to the library, that did not fix anything.

 

I took a picture of the screen. I'll try to see if I can get a cleaner/steadier one here after my kid finishes watching her movie (streaming flawlessly via this app).

 

 

Ok can you look at the message and tell me if there is a part that states "videobitrate=undefined" or audiobitrate=undefined -> If there is it's a known issue and will be fixed

Are you on the latest version? v0.484? As connection issues shouldn't crash like it does...  

[TolkienBard 54]

Ok can you look at the message and tell me if there is a part that states "videobitrate=undefined" or audiobitrate=undefined -> If there is it's a known issue and will be fixed

Are you on the latest version? v0.484? As connection issues shouldn't crash like it does...  

 

videobitrate=undefined yes.

audiobitrate has a value, but it is lost in the text describing the film. I'll recreate the error in about 5 minutes.

 

It looks like I might be a version out of date. I'll update first, then I will recreate to get specifics since my attempt to post a photo has met with an epic failure.

[TolkienBard 54]

videobitrate=undefined yes.

audiobitrate has a value, but it is lost in the text describing the film. I'll recreate the error in about 5 minutes.

 

It looks like I might be a version out of date. I'll update first, then I will recreate to get specifics since my attempt to post a photo has met with an epic failure.

 

So I updated, silly me, and that resolved the crash issue.

[Hogan 0]

Hi,

 

I'm an end user type with modest pc skills and I'm trying out MB3, which I have working well on a home network.

 

However, I have a question with regards to the samsung app which I'm trying to install on a Samsung HT-E6750W home theatre.

 

This theatre appears to have all the functionalty of a Samsung TV but when I try to install the MB app the web server comes back with a 403 Forbidden error.

 

I read chessdragons post #96 and, before I try and setup things within my own network, would like to ask if it's possible to have the server also recognise the Samsung theatre units.

 

And, does anyone know if this app will actually work with Samsung theatre units.

 

Cheers

 

Hogan

[chessdragon136 677]

Hi,

 

I'm an end user type with modest pc skills and I'm trying out MB3, which I have working well on a home network.

 

However, I have a question with regards to the samsung app which I'm trying to install on a Samsung HT-E6750W home theatre.

 

This theatre appears to have all the functionalty of a Samsung TV but when I try to install the MB app the web server comes back with a 403 Forbidden error.

 

I read chessdragons post #96 and, before I try and setup things within my own network, would like to ask if it's possible to have the server also recognise the Samsung theatre units.

 

And, does anyone know if this app will actually work with Samsung theatre units.

 

Cheers

 

Hogan

 

@@Hogan

 

Believe it or not even I don;t know if they work on home theatre units or not - the Samsung developer documentation is limited to say the least!

I know there was one other user in this thread that had a home unit and could not get the app to install. As such I think there must be a difference and I don't think it will install.

 

Sorry.

[above1 41]

So I have an MKV that is causing the Sammy client to hang/fail.  It's the Disney Nature video of Bears.  It play fine in the web browser. Do let me know if there is any other info I can provide.   I am running the latest version of the client.   0.484 I believe.

 

Here is the MBS log:

 

2014-08-05 18:10:41.5913 Debug - Dlna: No matching device profile found. The default will be used. User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/36.0.1985.125 Safari/537.36.
2014-08-05 18:10:41.5913 Info - App: C:\Users\Larry\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\ffmpeg\20140612\ffmpeg.exe -fflags +genpts -i file:"D:\Movies\Bears (2014)\Bears [G].mkv" -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -vcodec libvpx -force_key_frames expr:gte(t,n_forced*5) -vf "scale=min(iw\,1280):trunc(ow/dar/2)*2" -speed 16 -quality good -profile:v 2 -slices 8 -crf 12 -maxrate:v 9872000 -bufsize:v (9872000*2) -b:v 9872000 -r 23.97602 -vsync vfr -map_metadata -1 -threads 2 -acodec libvorbis -ac 2 -ab 128000 -af "aresample=async=1,volume=2" -y "C:\MediaBroswerTemp\Transcoding\7d4fd0e696661c9e02f24e0ed5aa65ae.webm"
2014-08-05 18:10:41.6113 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP Response 200 to ::1. Response time: 34.0085 ms.
 Url: http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Items/5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00/Images/Primary?width=150&tag=bf223f3d0fe8ed15a11464e719b18d92&quality=90
2014-08-05 18:10:41.9899 Debug - SessionWebSocketListener: Received ReportPlaybackStart message
2014-08-05 18:12:20.2560 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP DELETE http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Videos/ActiveEncodings?deviceId=11ba0a00b9ace413d794f48e15cb10331530ccec
2014-08-05 18:12:20.2610 Info - App: Killing ffmpeg process for C:\MediaBroswerTemp\Transcoding\7d4fd0e696661c9e02f24e0ed5aa65ae.webm
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Debug - App: Disposing stream resources
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Info - App: FFMpeg exited with code 0
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Info - App: Deleting partial stream file(s) C:\MediaBroswerTemp\Transcoding\7d4fd0e696661c9e02f24e0ed5aa65ae.webm
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP Response 204 to ::1. Response time: 100.0259 ms.
 Url: http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Videos/ActiveEncodings?deviceId=11ba0a00b9ace413d794f48e15cb10331530ccec
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Error - App: Error streaming media. The client has most likely disconnected or transcoding has failed.
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP GET http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Videos/5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00/stream.webm?audioChannels=2&AudioStreamIndex=1&deviceId=11ba0a00b9ace413d794f48e15cb10331530ccec&Static=false&mediaSourceId=5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00&VideoCodec=vpx&AudioCodec=vorbis&MaxWidth=1280&VideoBitrate=9872000&AudioBitrate=128000&EnableAutoStreamCopy=false&SubtitleStreamIndex=5&profile=&level=&starttimeticks=982169990
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3540 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP Response 500 to ::1. Response time: 98775.7729 ms.
 Url: http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Videos/5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00/stream.webm?audioChannels=2&AudioStreamIndex=1&deviceId=11ba0a00b9ace413d794f48e15cb10331530ccec&Static=false&mediaSourceId=5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00&VideoCodec=vpx&AudioCodec=Vorbis&maxWidth=1280&videoBitrate=9872000&audioBitrate=128000&EnableAutoStreamCopy=false
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3701 Debug - Dlna: No matching device profile found. The default will be used. User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/36.0.1985.125 Safari/537.36.
2014-08-05 18:12:20.3701 Info - App: C:\Users\Larry\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\ffmpeg\20140612\ffmpeg.exe -ss 00:01:38.216 -fflags +genpts -i file:"D:\Movies\Bears (2014)\Bears [G].mkv" -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -vcodec libvpx -force_key_frames expr:gte(t,n_forced*5) -speed 16 -quality good -profile:v 2 -slices 8 -crf 12 -maxrate:v 9872000 -bufsize:v (9872000*2) -b:v 9872000 -r 23.97602 -vsync vfr -filter_complex "[0:5]format=yuva444p,scale=1280:720,lut=u=128:v=128:y=gammaval(.3) _{; [0:0] overlay,scale=min(iw\,1280):trunc(ow/dar/2)*2" -map_metadata -1 -threads 2 -acodec libvorbis -ac 2 -ab 128000 -af "aresample=async=1,volume=2" -y "C:\MediaBroswerTemp\Transcoding\265ff01410906ad48964168599125ca0.webm"
2014-08-05 18:12:20.8085 Info - App: IntervalTrigger fired for task: Organize new media files
2014-08-05 18:12:20.8085 Info - App: Executing Organize new media files
2014-08-05 18:12:20.8085 Info - App: Organize new media files Completed after 0 minute(s) and 0 seconds
2014-08-05 18:12:20.8085 Info - ServerManager: Sending web socket message ScheduledTaskEnded
2014-08-05 18:15:37.0393 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP GET http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/Videos/5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00/stream.webm?audioChannels=2&AudioStreamIndex=1&deviceId=11ba0a00b9ace413d794f48e15cb10331530ccec&Static=false&mediaSourceId=5eff8f116935cd270e13b8df5c1c3c00&VideoCodec=vpx&AudioCodec=vorbis&MaxWidth=1280&VideoBitrate=9872000&AudioBitrate=128000&EnableAutoStreamCopy=false&SubtitleStreamIndex=5&profile=&level=&starttimeticks=982169990
2014-08-05 18:15:37.0564 Debug - Dlna: No matching device profile found. The default will be used. User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/36.0.1985.125 Safari/537.36.
2014-08-05 18:15:40.3472 Error - App: Error streaming media. The client has most likely disconnected or transcoding has failed.
2014-08-05 18:15:40.3472 Debug - HttpServer: HTTP Response 500 to ::1. Response time: 3308.886 ms.}

 

 

_{Media Info:}

 

_Video

_{CodecH264
ProfileHigh
Level41
Resolution1280x720
Aspect Ratio16:9
AnamorphicNo
InterlacedNo
Framerate23.97602
Bitrate10741 kbps
Bit Depth8 bit
Pixel Formatyuv420p}

_Audio

_{Languageeng
CodecDCA
ProfileDTS
Layout5.1
Bitrate1536 kbps
Sample Rate48000 khz
DefaultYes}

_Audio

_{Languageeng
CodecAC3
Layoutstereo
Bitrate320 kbps
Sample Rate48000 khz
DefaultNo}

_Audio

_{Languagespa
CodecAC3
Layout5.1
Bitrate640 kbps
Sample Rate48000 khz
DefaultNo}

_Audio

_{Languagepor
CodecAC3
Layout5.1
Bitrate640 kbps
Sample Rate48000 khz
DefaultNo}

_Subtitle

_{Languageeng
CodecPGSSUB
DefaultYes
ForcedNo
ExternalNo}

 

_{Size5981 MB}

 

_{Path\\OFFICE01\Movies\Bears (2014)\Bears [G].mkv}

Edited August 6, 2014 by above1

[chessdragon136 677]

@@above1 -> Sorry, I'm currently in a complete redesign of the app - once that's settled out i'll take a look. 

 

I need designs for episode and film pages - my idea doesn't work  

[Pine 8]

@above1 -> Sorry, I'm currently in a complete redesign of the app - once that's settled out i'll take a look. 

 

I need designs for episode and film pages - my idea doesn't work

 

Hi chessdragon136

 

I have seen in previous posts that you are not keen on "following" other clients and that you prefer to "do your own thing". I would however like to try and encourage you to look what are clients are doing for ideas. There are lots of users out there using more than one platform and I am sure they will appreciate some sort of "standard" across the different platforms (the other clients seem to roughly "adhere" to this). I am sure that no user would blame you for not reinventing the wheel on a new interface and rather spend your valuable time on giving a fully functional and stable client. I also suppose that a stable product would also reach the Samsung appstore a lot quicker. Once the product is stable you can always add nice features which other clients do not have.

 

Please do not see above as criticism - it is just my feeling of how a task like this should be handled (I might be very wrong though). If have high regard for the work you are doing (which I cannot do) and really appreciate what you are doing. I would really like to assist you in making this one of the great products out there. I have not done any programming for many years (and do not intend to do it now) but have a good background in computing and good knowledge of product development and getting it to market. Let me know if/when I can assist in any way.

 

Regards

Pine

[chessdragon136 677]

@@Pine

 

In truth there is no standard across any of the clients - that is one of the problems when each client is developed and designed by a different person. I do use a lot from other clients and use some minor touches of my own, but each client has different issues, mainly in screen space and navigational options. Keyboard and mouse are easy, touch-screens and tv remotes not so But I don't see it as criticism, everyone has an opinion. But the design did need a redesign and many pages are now nearing completeness. 

 

For features and functionality its actually a good time for me to do this redesign as I am waiting for some features to hit the stable server version before i can push out some updates.. 

[above1 41]

@@above1 -> Sorry, I'm currently in a complete redesign of the app - once that's settled out i'll take a look. 

 

I need designs for episode and film pages - my idea doesn't work

 

No problem.   It works thru the web client as well as the roku.   I'm in no hurry to get this addresses.

 

Thanks for your work and dedication.

 

above1

[sornis 0]

public alpha test should be enough to give us a clue about the porpouse of this topic.... 

on the other hand some features could bem standard but why? if we can have the best a platform can give us why be dragged down by the standard?

 

can we aspire to have an ebook reader when looking at my ebook list in samsung.... for instance, I guess not?

but if use my pc browser client I wish for that feature to be the best it can be so if it is able to open an ebook directly wonderfull right?

 

after the "final alpha version" or beta im sure Chess can say anything other than this has to be submited to approval.... but this is the fase of the project that "anything goes" in the realm of wishfull thinking so not following a standar is a good thing.

[CBers 6768]

Seeing "undefined" appearing on episode pages:

 

 

Seems to appear on all episode pages, no matter what the series is.

 

Thanks.

[chessdragon136 677]

Thats all fixed for the next version 

[gogreenpower 26]

Hi guys,

 

I've just brought a 2013/2014 samsung 60" H7000 and I've managed to get this far but no further,

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s8d9dathvmbdamp/Photo%2017-08-2014%209%2022%2000%20pm.jpg

 

What step should take place after I finish entering the server ip and press enter/ok?

 

 

 

Also the install process for a H series is different again, I can put a rough step by step together if you want??

[gogreenpower 26]

Ahh, sorted it out, I needed the internal IP address no the external one the MB server shows.

[psmc 8]

Hey Guys loving the app so far nothing caused trouble to install ..today my router was turned off when it came back MB app v0.84/2 not sure which failed to work so I reset everything on the tv to start again, I can get online apps work etc ..cant seem to get the media browser app back up ...keep hitting ERR002DEV error with the IP  92.232.122.228 is it changed?

[chessdragon136 677]

No the ip address hasn't changed but it will be offline until I am home tonight.

[CBers 6768]

No the ip address hasn't changed but it will be offline until I am home tonight.

Is that why updates/downloads are sometimes unavailable?

[chessdragon136 677]

Potentially yes..

[psmc 8]

Cheers man

[chessdragon136 677]

Basically there are times i have to use it to host test versions temporarily.. And this time m must have forgotten to put back the latest release version for download! Sorry.. I'm nearing the end of my app redesign got some issues to fix and then I'm done so will push outa new version with latest gui, then go back to some functionality bits

[Ka Hooli 1]

@@Hogan

 

Believe it or not even I don;t know if they work on home theatre units or not - the Samsung developer documentation is limited to say the least!

I know there was one other user in this thread that had a home unit and could not get the app to install. As such I think there must be a difference and I don't think it will install.

 

Sorry.

i was the other user with the same issue... I'd given up on MB working on the SmartHub on my HT-E6750W, but I might try again soon.

 

I'd rather use MB for the parental controls, and watch the samsung app's development as closely as I can, but for the meantime I'm having to use Plex