chowbok 74 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Cinema Mode used to select a trailer randomly from all your trailers, but Luke changed that so now it selects a random trailer from movies that are "related" to the current movie. Can an option be added to go back to the old behavior? I liked the incongruity of having a trailer from a completely different type of movie show. Plus it helps me remember movies I've added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14904 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hi. No, we've always tried to choose a trailer that somehow is relevant to the main movie you are watching. This hasn't changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowbok 74 Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hmm, okay. Maybe it's just gotten smarter about it, then? I guess then consider this a feature request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37020 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 It is the exact same algorithm used by more like this, although for Cinema mode the similarity bar is lower so these days it should be fairly random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowbok 74 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just wanted to bump this as a possibility. I would really like it to pick a trailer randomly rather than something considered related. Could it possibly be made an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusher11 851 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I'd just like it to be more random so I don't know exactly which trailer I'll get every time I start a movie. Literally any noir I watch, I get the Lady from Shanghai trailer. Every time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmack3000 84 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 hours ago, crusher11 said: I'd just like it to be more random so I don't know exactly which trailer I'll get every time I start a movie. Literally any noir I watch, I get the Lady from Shanghai trailer. Every time. Yes this! The randomization is unfortunately very bad. It seems to connect a trailer with a movie, and always play the same one anytime that movie is played. I have 25 different trailers for Scott Pilgrim and yet every time my wife watches Mama Mia, the exact same trailer plays. And then since I have two trailers set up to play, it proceeds to play another trailer from the same film. Two days ago I watched a Stones documentary, and it played to trailers for Woodstock. It's not a lack of trailer options. The randomizer is just lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowbok 74 Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Any possibility this will be added? It doesn't have to be the default, just an option. Would it be doable as a plugin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37020 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I think it would be easier to just add the option to Cinema Intros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowbok 74 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/22/2021 at 12:48 PM, Luke said: I think it would be easier to just add the option to Cinema Intros. Can that be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37020 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Yes it's possible for the future. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowbok 74 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 I don't mean to be a pest, but I still would love to see this feature added. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejim 344 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 hours ago, chowbok said: I don't mean to be a pest, but I still would love to see this feature added. One year later... Your no pest mate! You have showed true patience's. I wish you all the best and hope eventually it will happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty018210 42 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Bump this again to see if we can finally get some traction on this. I for one would love to have some more variety to the selection of trailers shown before movies. For example if I am watching a Star Wars film. I don't need to see 5 trailers for other Star Wars movies. Why on earth would I want that? I think we should be seeing a mix of the genes types we have in our media libraries. I've gotten to the point on this that I might just turn trailers off. I end up skipping most of them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejim 344 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Smitty018210 said: Bump this again to see if we can finally get some traction on this. I for one would love to have some more variety to the selection of trailers shown before movies. For example if I am watching a Star Wars film. I don't need to see 5 trailers for other Star Wars movies. Why on earth would I want that? I think we should be seeing a mix of the genes types we have in our media libraries. I've gotten to the point on this that I might just turn trailers off. I end up skipping most of them anyway. Yeah the novelty wore off for me.. The quality is iffy and the selection/algorithm is crap at the mo. I gave up and disabled it, still got the plugin installed just in case things change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty018210 42 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Junglejim said: Yeah the novelty wore off for me.. The quality is iffy and the selection/algorithm is crap at the mo. I gave up and disabled it, still got the plugin installed just in case things change. I have it set to only play local trailers. So the quality isn't the issue for me. What ever algorithm is being used isn't working, or if it is.......................... it's just plain terrible. There is no randomness to it as far as I can see. I can't play the same movie time and time again (I've tested this) and it will play the same 5 trailers every time. What is the point of that? I am pretty close to disabling it. Such a shame too. I have spent hours and hours tracking down trailers to save them to my library. Such a sad waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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