[FR] Allow media playing to overlay menus

[JasonG 16]

This is really one of the last features of WMC that Emby doesn't have at this time. While it's probably more a client enhancement, is there any thought or development timeframe for allowing continued playback of video media in either the background or in a smaller window (this already happens with music) when a user backtracks into the menu system? 

[darkassassin07 652]

+1 A small window in the bottom right corner would be really nice.

[Luke 42077]

It is a possibility for the future. Thanks.

[ebr 16169]

One of the issues with this is that most devices do not use that paradigm anymore (although Android is implementing it now to some extent) and most of the remote controls for the devices do not even have a 'stop' button on them.  If you don't stop the video when backing out, there is no way to stop it...

 

So, in apps like Theater (and Android TV to the extent allowed there) we can probably do this but as a normal operation I fear it will cause confusion since the standard practice now is "back out to stop the video".

[CBers 7450]

This is really one of the last features of WMC that Emby doesn't have at this time. While it's probably more a client enhancement, is there any thought or development timeframe for allowing continued playback of video media in either the background or in a smaller window (this already happens with music) when a user backtracks into the menu system?

That's freaky, as I was going to post something similar, so that you could look at the cast etc. during playback in the ATV app.

[JasonG 16]

One of the issues with this is that most devices do not use that paradigm anymore (although Android is implementing it now to some extent) and most of the remote controls for the devices do not even have a 'stop' button on them. If you don't stop the video when backing out, there is no way to stop it...

 

So, in apps like Theater (and Android TV to the extent allowed there) we can probably do this but as a normal operation I fear it will cause confusion since the standard practice now is "back out to stop the video".

What about a triple purpose Play button? One tap for play/pause, and a long hold (2-3s) for stop?

 

 

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[darkassassin07 652]

Or a stop button in the player, the back button keeps the video playing in a small window in the corner that can be swiped off the screen. Similar to YouTube mobile

[ebr 16169]

Making up brand new interfaces that can only be discovered by accident is not a good plan and the standard operation of the back button on all of these devices is to stop the currently playing video.  No matter how cool it might be to come up with some different way of doing it, that just would confuse people who are used to using the device with every other app.

 

Specifically, for Android TV, there is a new Picture in Picture mode that allows you to basically do what you are asking.  It does not use the back button though (as that backs out and stops the video).  Instead, there is a special button on the OSD to enter into PiP mode.  We will be looking to implement this in the future but it requires 7.0 so that limits it to the Shield and NP right now I believe (who knows if the Fire will ever get there - it is still on 5.1).

[JasonG 16]

Making up brand new interfaces that can only be discovered by accident is not a good plan and the standard operation of the back button on all of these devices is to stop the currently playing video. No matter how cool it might be to come up with some different way of doing it, that just would confuse people who are used to using the device with every other app.

 

Specifically, for Android TV, there is a new Picture in Picture mode that allows you to basically do what you are asking. It does not use the back button though (as that backs out and stops the video). Instead, there is a special button on the OSD to enter into PiP mode. We will be looking to implement this in the future but it requires 7.0 so that limits it to the Shield and NP right now I believe (who knows if the Fire will ever get there - it is still on 5.1).

Completely understand. Hopefully there will be a way to implement this in the future, as things progress!

 

 

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