Screensaver photo library restriction

[arrbee99 1919]

In connection with this - https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/79229-43022-screensaver-options/

 

It would be nice if the Photo library screensaver can be restricted  to only use a certain folder, so that you can just, say, show images of your trip to Kazakhstan, without them being intermingled with images of your broken motorcycle sprocket / widget.

[Red5ive 30]

I second this.

It's great that we finally have a slideshow but now it needs some options! Would like to see a better pan & scan effect and reading of image metadata to perhaps show the date taken etc.

[Volfan6415 19]

I second this.

It's great that we finally have a slideshow but now it needs some options! Would like to see a better pan & scan effect and reading of image metadata to perhaps show the date taken etc.

 

I am going to second more options.  Specifically the one to show date taken.  I would rather see the date taken than the file name.

[MBSki 1131]

Agree, and an option to choose which photo libraries to include rather than all photo libraries. 

[beckfield 177]

I have several Photo libraries.  One has all of my unedited, "raw" photos.  Another has edited, "ready for public viewing" photos in tif format, and another has the edited photos in jpg format.  Still another has family photos.

I would like to be able to tell Emby to only use certain libraries for the screen saver.  I could see this either as a list of checkboxes under Screensaver settings, or "Use in Screensaver" options when editing a Library.

[Zyley 0]

And this can already be accomplished for the most part by manually starting a shuffled/randomized slide show from within each photo library. Just not as a screensaver. 

[Teredactle 44]

Please add options to select libraries for the screen saver, I would also like this and it makes sense that it won't scrape every JPG file globally.

Thank you

[abroadhursthall 4]

I'd definitely appreciate the option to exclude libraries from the screensaver. While creating a restricted user account is a workaround, it's no use when we want to watch films but dont want the backdrops as a screensaver.

[howllor 53]

I would love to be able to choose which libraries to include in the screensaver, I would love movie and TV backdrops but not music artist backdrops. And can we please get some transitions, like fade in / fade out or something. Just switching between photos like it does now doesn't look great.

I've been trying to get a screensaver from the play store to work on my TV box but it refuses to activate, but the Emby built in screensaver seems to work but it's just so basic

[Teredactle 44]

On 10/20/2026 at 2:06 PM, howllor said:

I would love to be able to choose which libraries to include in the screensaver, I would love movie and TV backdrops but not music artist backdrops. And can we please get some transitions, like fade in / fade out or something. Just switching between photos like it does now doesn't look great.

I've been trying to get a screensaver from the play store to work on my TV box but it refuses to activate, but the Emby built in screensaver seems to work but it's just so basic

Try Fotoo from the play store. Much more likely an option that expecting any type of request to be addressed on here (this has been my experience)

[howllor 53]

2 hours ago, Teredactle said:

Try Fotoo from the play store. Much more likely an option that expecting any type of request to be addressed on here (this has been my experience)

The problem is that it can't get my TV box to start the screensavers. They work if I start them manually but they don't activate on their own. Been trying to problem shoot it but have had little luck. The Emby screensaver works though, which is why I commented on this FR.