With this new release we’ve added the ability to create playlists in the web client, but it also brings some other improvements and fixes. Here’s the rundown:
- Create playlists in the web client
- Improved DLNA compatibility and image support
- Increased server localization
- Chrome will now direct stream compatible mkv’s
- New People metadata settings
- New channel downloading settings
- New folder view setting
- New local password setting
There are also some new features for developers:
- TTML subtitle output
- VTT segmentation within m3u8 playlists
And a few important fixes:
- Fixed open subtitle password issue (Windows users will need to reconfigure their passwords)
- Fixed auto-organize not running on a schedule
- Live TV recording paths not updating
Playlists
The highlight of this release is the ability to create playlists from the web client. In the coming weeks you’ll see this feature rolled out to all of our clients. How do you create a playlist? Easy!
Right click any song, album, artist, genre, movie, tv series, season or episode:
Mobile users can also accomplish this via the tap-hold menus. Then you’ll see a nifty slideout menu:
Once added, you’ll have a new Playlists section on your home page. You’ll then see your list of playlists.
Click into any playlist to manage or play it:
But that’s not the only way you can do it. Detail pages now have a more button containing this as well as the Edit function:
And it can also be done in bulk using the selection tool:
Expect the playlist feature to evolve significantly in upcoming releases. Be sure to leave feedback and be a part of the process.
DLNA Improvements
Persistence pays off, and thanks to the efforts of a few community members our DLNA device support has improved significantly with this release. Even devices that were already functioning should see improved image support. Users with custom profiles will need to rebuild them using the new system profiles as a base.
DLNA also has a couple new features – Live TV support, as well as a new device profile setting to control music transcoding bitrate.
People Metadata
Do your actor biographies take a long time to download? We feel your pain. Now you can limit this with new fine tuning controls.
New Channel Settings
Now you can easily control the size of your downloaded channel content.
New Folder View Setting
Now there is an option to display a plain folder view as part of your customizable user views. If enabled this will show up in any client that supports user views, including the web client, DLNA, MBT, and soon Roku.
Local Password Setting
Now you can configure easy login ability when users are inside your home network.
Join the Team
As always we’re recruiting and looking for new developers to step up and join us. Our focus is starting to turn to the Android platform. If you have Android or Java experience, there are multiple projects available so please drop us a line.