Default Multiple Version Selection

[ebr 16169]

1 hour ago, brothom said:

Is it a release? Is it a version? Who knows

The way I described above would allow the end user to decide.

 

[ABOhiccups 3]

Can you add a feature to make a specific version as default option?

[ebr 16169]

On 10/14/2025 at 1:02 AM, ABOhiccups said:

Can you add a feature to make a specific version as default option?

Hi.  Please read the discussion in this thread.

[YKEmbyMedia 3]

Hi,

I have the same complain on auto selection. May I ask to add an option to the server when checked, instead of auto selection it suggests the user to pick the version they like to play?

 

In my case I have 2 versions of movie: 4k remux and 4k web dolby vision version. I prefer the last one and know that I need to pick it from version list before hitting Play, which I might forget to do. And even after I picked the version I like, started watching, and then hit Back on remote control, Emby automatically swiched back to bluray version. So I have to pick again another version. And that is really annoying.

Moreover with tv series its even worse - going back afer each episode starts playing to pick the version I like is nightmare - there would be great if the popup dialog I spoke above included "Remember selection" checkbox for tv series.

 

I know it's not a critical thing as you might think and affects small amount of users, but from user perspective having this dialog would resolve most of issues discussed ear6in this topic.

[ebr 16169]

10 hours ago, YKEmbyMedia said:

May I ask to add an option to the server when checked, instead of auto selection it suggests the user to pick the version they like to play?

 

[Zeckro 8]

On 12/17/2025 at 6:38 PM, YKEmbyMedia said:

Hi,

I have the same complain on auto selection. May I ask to add an option to the server when checked, instead of auto selection it suggests the user to pick the version they like to play?

 

In my case I have 2 versions of movie: 4k remux and 4k web dolby vision version. I prefer the last one and know that I need to pick it from version list before hitting Play, which I might forget to do. And even after I picked the version I like, started watching, and then hit Back on remote control, Emby automatically swiched back to bluray version. So I have to pick again another version. And that is really annoying.

Moreover with tv series its even worse - going back afer each episode starts playing to pick the version I like is nightmare - there would be great if the popup dialog I spoke above included "Remember selection" checkbox for tv series.

 

I know it's not a critical thing as you might think and affects small amount of users, but from user perspective having this dialog would resolve most of issues discussed ear6in this topic.

Just accept that any changes regarding the handling of multiple versions will never happen. While your suggestion should not and never be default – I do think that this could be annoying after some time but I personally would accept this as a temporary solution before making customization for version defaults possible –, an optional user setting for this could easily prevent unnecessary negative feedback and would help the users who are unhappy with the current default version implementation, not even mentioning that this is easier to implement than default version customizing. But alas, 8 pages of discussion in almost 8 years in this thread (plus multiple similar threads) did nothing and apparently do not suffice for changes to be made in the handling of multiple versions.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, we plan to improve on this in future updates. Thanks.

[Zeckro 8]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

Hi, we plan to improve on this in future updates. Thanks.

Great to hear, I sincerely hope so but I am skeptical. Let's see what becomes of this plan one year in the future.