Extremely Faint Item Background Image on Home and Detail pages on v2.3.6

[Monkey1971 0]

Hi all,

This is not a showstopper by any means but the Background Image (or Theme Video) displayed for the selected object on both the Home and Detail screens is VERY faint, to the point that for darker images, they are almost invisible on the default Dark theme.

I have two Samsung TV's and both of them exhibit the same issue;
UE75TU7020KXXU - Software v. T-KTSU2DEUC-2743.0
UE65RU7100KXXU - Software v.T-MSLDEUC-1500.9

Both are running the native Tizen Emby app version 2.3.6 (I think this is the latest available in the UK store).

This is not blocking anything, it's just a quality of life thing. I only noticed as I am trialing a move away from Firestick (with Amazon's play to lockdown the device). I gave the native app a spin as almost everything else I need is available through the TV OS. Overall I'm fairly happy with how the app performs (it's not the same speed as an Android client but it's pretty good for a TV OS). This is the only thing I have found thus far that is bugging me. I only noticed as I still have one device on Firestick and moving between the two it's blatantly obvious.

This may be fixed in a later app version (I don't want go to down the Beta route for what is basically a cosmetic change) in which case I will hold fire until a new version is released. If someone could send a later build to Samsung for updating in the store that would be great though

I have attached images of both the Home and Detail pages on Tizen and Fire OS for comparison. Sorry for the cameo and crappy quality of some, the screens are just a bit too reflective in daylight

Fire OS - Detail Page

 

 

Fire OS Home

Tizen Detail Page

Tizen Home

Edited 11 hours ago by Monkey1971

[visproduction 374]

A darkened mask over the background image is shown in one and not the other.  It would seem that style display is handled differently between the two setups.  This can vary per TV app, possibly even per TV.  Web browser Emby can be adjusted to remove masks, using a custom css.  All other TV apps versions have style built inside the code and in my understanding,  cannot be adjusted by users.  The dark mask style was popular to allow any text and buttons to be easily read.  This was probably a requested feature at some point. 

I like having full color in the background, but I also don't mind having food mixed on my dinner plate. Ha!  You can control masks with the web app but there are many built in for the base Emby styles and removing them is complex. With Web Emby, you may want to look into the custom .css channel for user created themes that don't have the darken masks.

 https://emby.media/community/forum/144-web-app-css/

WIth TV Apps, you have to wait for updates to see if it changes or an option to remove masks is offered.

Edited 3 hours ago by visproduction

[Luke 43131]

Hi, the rendering engine in the 2019 and 2020 tizen models doesn't support the fade technique that we're using. We'll have to look into an alternative way for older hardware. Thanks.