Customize DLNA Menus

[sjkiss 28]

Hi there: 

It would be helpful to have a way to customize the browsing tree the DLNA server presents. Attached are two screenshots from my HEOS app. The first is from the Emby Media Server's Album Artist index. I also run an Asset UpnP (https://www.dbpoweramp.com/asset-upnp-dlna.htm) server on the same NAS indexing the same volumes, but it allows me to customize the browsing tree. The second image is from that interface. Note that I can set up an ABC, DEF, GHI, tree to get to artists more quickly.

It's extremely helpful for accessing the music in a convenient way through the HEOS. I assume this might be a problem for others accessing music on an NAS. 

I should say, Emby is close to resolving this be being able to cast music through the Emby Mobile or Web interface directly to DLNA devices but *it does not work very well*. Somewhere there is thread about that, but I can't locate it. 

Thank you!

 

s

[Luke 42079]

Hi, more options are possible for the future. thanks.

[rbjtech 5284]

Err.. casting to my Denon via DLNA works perfectly from the Emby app on my mobile - or any other Emby app/web client on that broadcast network.

It even turns the AVR on remotely, displays the Song title on the front display etc - Full functionality as far as I can tell ...

imo -  the Denon HEOS App is horrendous, other than the initial AVR/Zone setup - I not sure why you would be using that as there are so many better alternatives - emby being one of them.

 

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by rbjtech

[MBSki 1114]

29 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

Err.. casting to my Denon via DLNA works perfectly from the Emby app on my mobile - or any other Emby app/web client on that broadcast network.

It even turns the AVR on remotely, displays the Song title on the front display etc - Full functionality as far as I can tell ...

imo -  the Denon HEOS App is horrendous, other than the initial AVR/Zone setup - I not sure why you would be using that as there are so many better alternatives - emby being one of them.

Yea, that would be nice, but it isn't possible to cast to a Receivers zones. You can only cast to the main zone. 

[MBSki 1114]

1 hour ago, sjkiss said:

Hi there: 

It would be helpful to have a way to customize the browsing tree the DLNA server presents. Attached are two screenshots from my HEOS app. The first is from the Emby Media Server's Album Artist index. I also run an Asset UpnP (https://www.dbpoweramp.com/asset-upnp-dlna.htm) server on the same NAS indexing the same volumes, but it allows me to customize the browsing tree. The second image is from that interface. Note that I can set up an ABC, DEF, GHI, tree to get to artists more quickly.

It's extremely helpful for accessing the music in a convenient way through the HEOS. I assume this might be a problem for others accessing music on an NAS. 

I should say, Emby is close to resolving this be being able to cast music through the Emby Mobile or Web interface directly to DLNA devices but *it does not work very well*. Somewhere there is thread about that, but I can't locate it. 

Thank you!

 

s

Do you have to go several levels down to get to the above view? First improvement IMO is to allow access to the music from the first view. Right now I have to go to Browse Folders\Music first before I can even get to the Album Artists view.

[rbjtech 5284]

13 minutes ago, mbarylski said:

Yea, that would be nice, but it isn't possible to cast to a Receivers zones. You can only cast to the main zone. 

ok with you, I use all my speakers in one Atmos zone, but I guess if you had a separate zone for another room for example, then it would be nice to select this I agree.

But I don't think the OP is concerned with 'Zones' they just want to cast music presumably from emby (lol) and that works just fine.