[jbinkley60]

Most of the functionality for the Mezzmo Trailer Checker tool has been written and is working.  I am expecting to post an initial release on GitHub next week.  Below is a sample screen output checking 2 movies from the Mezzmo database, pulling the You Tube trailers (including skipping You Tube trailers which are no longer available and trimming the extra info from the names), inserting them into the Mezzmo database (and replacing the original entries), moving them to the local trailer folder location and recording the resolution and size of the new trailers in the trailer database.  It will skip movies where it already finds local trailers and allows for processing the oldest movies or the newest movies in your Mezzmo library.  Once you run the tool the Mezzmo Kodi addon will sync the new local trailers to all Kodi clients.  The daily sync process with the Mezzmo server will automatically cleanup / delete any temporary files added to the Kodi video database due to trailer playback.  Again this is all automatic.

With this capability to more quickly populate local trailers I have proposed a new feature for the Mezzmo Kodi addon called Mezzmo Movie Previews.  This proposed new feature would  give you a movie theater like experience where you can play up to a selected number of movie previews / trailers before playing the main movie. It would leverage the Mezzmo Kodi Addon Local Movie Trailers feature, be launched by the context menu and have a few option settings.  In the next release of the Mezzmo Kodi addon I will add populating the main movie release dates into the addon trailer database to prepare for this new proposed Mezzmo Movie Previews feature.

Potential settings options:

• Number of previews to play (1-10)
  
• Previews from the year the movie was released to recreate the original movie experience
  
• Previews from the current year of movies in your library with a playcount of 0 for a modern previews experience of unwatched movies
  

Mezzmo Trailer Checker tool sample output:

Mezzmo Trailer Checker started.
Mezzmo check database completed.
Finished getting Mezzmo Trailer records.
Mezzmo Trailer Checker found 2 movies to check trailers.
Found 3 Youtube trailers: Die Hard
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 720p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiOgpkNaR_E
Trailer file fetched: 720p - 97674985 - Why_DIE_HARD_Is_A_Christmas_Movie_Director_John_McTiernan_Explains.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 1080p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYWvwkXreaI
Trailer file fetched: 1080p - 8962819 - Die_Hard_30th_Anniversary_Trailer_20th_Century_FOX.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 1080p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvAWO_HwYY
Trailer file fetched: 1080p - 11765550 - Die_Hard_1988_Trailer.mp4
The # of old trailers for: Die Hard is: 3
The # of new trailers for: Die Hard is: 3
Mezzmo trailers updated - 6
Found 8 Youtube trailers: Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZNko-B_OCw
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 4116178 - Die_Hard_2_-_Die_Harder_1990_Trailer_D.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2oSceSYLic
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 15592379 - Die_Hard_2_-_Die_Harder_1990_Trailer_C.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJQDvUVdmJg
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 9176857 - Die_Hard_2_-_Die_Harder_1990_Trailer_B.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 1080p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isx2fYWGmcg
Trailer file fetched: 1080p - 11400154 - Die_Hard_2_-_Die_Harder_1990_Trailer_A.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxfXQ4MGLQ
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 9991619 - Die_Hard_2_1990_Theatrical_Trailer_1.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iH7S5NHSnI
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 5474193 - Die_Hard_2_1990_Teaser_Trailer.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H34OqD_XmD0
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 5394519 - Die_Hard_2_1990_Theatrical_Trailer_3.mp4
Fetched Youtube trailer at: 480p - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbcRO1uosiI
Trailer file fetched: 480p - 13021644 - Die_Hard_2_1990_Theatrical_Trailer_2.mp4
The # of old trailers for: Die Hard 2: Die Harder is: 8
The # of new trailers for: Die Hard 2: Die Harder is: 8
Mezzmo trailers updated - 16
Mezzmo Trailer Checker completed successfully.



Thanks,

Jeff

[jbinkley60]

While we were away, I completed the Mezzmo Trailer Checker, including most of a Wiki page.  The latest release is version 0.0.6 and can be downloaded here. 

The latest updates for v0.0.6 are:

• Added detection for trailer files where the video stream is missing or the resolution cannot properly be determined by ffmpeg.
• Fixed minor bug which could cause a movie file viewed with "show name" to have it also cleaned from the Mezzmo Trailer Checker database.
• Added the ability to fetch specific movie trailers by name or number

The main Wiki page to help get you started are:

How it Works has a good overview, along with a diagram
Getting started is the instructions to get started
Running Mezzmo Trailer Checker shows how to run the tool

I've got a bit more updating to do on the Wiki, including adding an FAQ page.  But the tool has been excellent at pulling down high quality trailers, identifying trailers which are bad or too long. Here you can see a sample set of stats.

The complete set of working features are:

• Read current You Tube movie trailer information from the Mezzmo database
• Movie trailers can be fetched by newest, oldest, movie name or movie number
• Track movies which have local trailers, which don't and last checked time
• Download high quality trailers from You Tube for local playback with daily limit setting
• Automatically normalize and trim the You Tube trailers names
• Detect You Tube trailers which cannot be downloaded and marks them "Bad"
• Automatically remove bad trailers from Mezzmo
• User selectable feature of 480P, 720P or 1080P quality trailers (if available, otherwise best quality available)
• Option to set the maximum duration of trailers
• Automatically move trailers to designated location (i.e. NAS, local disk etc.)
• Option for automatically locking the Mezzmo metadata to avoid overriding trailer information
• Option for how many movies to check in each batch run of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker
• Option to limit how many trailers per movie
• Option to order trailers by size
• Option to prefer official trailers
• Option for local trailers only
• Option for supporting prefer local trailers capability to allow You Tube trailers for Mezzmo web interface
• Check feature to update trailer size, resolution and duration after manual trailer changes
• Added checks for missing trailer files and trailer files with invalid names
• Full detailed logfile
• Full Trailer Checker statistics
• Command line backups of Mezzmo Trailer Checker database
• User ability to clear trailer information by movie name or database number


The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I will be starting an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page
with some of the most common question related to running the tool with Mezzmo.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. Some planned features for upcoming release are:

• Add the ability to remove trailers from the tracker database when they are no longer in Mezzmo


The hosting of local trailers has made me watch trailers much more than before. This tool makes the job of managing them very easy and automatic. No
more slow trailers, ones with broken links which don't work or ones where the underlying You Tube accounts get shut off.. 

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

To catch up on things while we were away,  updated versions of the Mezzmo Kodi addon
for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.8.5 / v1.1.8.6) and Kodi v19+ (v2.1.8.5 / v2.1.8.6) have been
posted on GitHub. These versions contain two minor enhancements to prepare for some
proposed new features and a fix for a minor bug introduced in the 1.1.8.5 / 2.1.8.5
versions.


*** Important Note ***

Support for Kodi 17 and below is being phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will have full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
for Kodi 18 anytime soon.

v1.1.8.5 Kodi 18

•  Added detecting Mezzmo server version.  This may be required for future
    addon updates which may require specific versions of Mezzmo.  You can see
    your Mezzmo server information in the kodi.log file and the addon sync logs.
•  Added underlying movie release year and release date to the addon movie
   trailer database in order to support upcoming Mezzmo Movie Previews
   planned feature.

v1.1.8.6 Kodi 18

• Fixed minor bug introduced in v1.1.8.5 which would cause an exception error
if the Mezzmo sync server was down when the background sync process tried
to run.

v2.1.8.5 Kodi 19+

•  Added detecting Mezzmo server version.  This may be required for future
    addon updates which may require specific versions of Mezzmo.  You can see
    your Mezzmo server information in the kodi.log file and the addon sync logs.
•  Added underlying movie release year and release date to the addon movie
   trailer database in order to support upcoming Mezzmo Movie Previews
   planned feature.

v2.1.8.6 Kodi 19+

• Fixed minor bug introduced in v2.1.8.5 which would cause an exception error
if the Mezzmo sync server was down when the background sync process tried
to run.


If you have version 1.1.4.4 or 2.1.4.4 installed (or higher) and automatic updates
are enabled this update will be automatic over the next 24 hrs. Otherwise please
use the links below for manual installation.

There are separate links for the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19 versions. The Kodi 19 version is based upon the
latest Kodi 18 v1.1.8.6 code.

Kodi 18 link

Kodi 19+ link

Click on the download source as a zip option and then to add it to Kodi by using the install from zip file option.


Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. I would like to understand how many of you use
the addon to play music from Mezzmo ? This could help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.7) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has a few bug fixes and new features, including the ability to generate a report of all movies
in your Mezzmo database which do not have trailers.


v0.0.7 fixes and features:

• Improved trailer file name dupe checking when a movie has many trailers with
the same name after trimming extraneous You Tube characters.
• Added average trailer file size calculation to the stats output
• Added "CSV notrail" command to generate a listing of all movies in the Mezzmo
database which have no trailers.
• Increased movies per fetch maximum to 50 per run and You Tube trailer fetches
per day to 400.
• Code cleanup and additional Python level error checking


To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.7 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and  the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo.  The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. At this point the tool appears to be rock solid and I
don't have any planned features or fixes. I've used it on over 50% of my movie database and it is working great.

The hosting of local trailers has made me watch trailers much more than before. This tool makes the job of managing them very easy.

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.8.7) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.8.7) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
major new feature called Mezzmo Movie Previews. This feature turns your movie
watching into a theater like experience by allowing you to select a specific
number of trailers to view prior to the main movie. It allows selecting current
year or release year trailers and will not show trailers for movies in your library
that you have already watched.  This new feature works in both native Kodi
and GUI modes of operation from the context menus.  It also tracks to ensure
you do not see the same movie trailer more than once in a day.


*** Important Note ***

Support for Kodi 17 and below is being phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will have full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
for Kodi 18 anytime soon.


v1.1.8.7 Kodi 18

• Added major feature, Mezzmo Movie Previews which will play a user defined
number of movie previews and then the main feature in order to simulate a
theater like experience.

v2.1.8.7 Kodi 19+

• Added major feature, Mezzmo Movie Previews which will play a user defined
number of movie previews and then the main feature in order to simulate a
theater like experience.

If you have version 1.1.4.4 or 2.1.4.4 installed (or higher) and automatic updates
are enabled this update will be automatic over the next 24 hrs. Otherwise please
use the links below for manual installation.

There are separate links for the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19 versions. The Kodi 19 version is based upon the
latest Kodi 18 v1.1.8.7 code.

Kodi 18 link

Kodi 19+ link

Click on the download source as a zip option and then to add it to Kodi by using the install from zip file option.


Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. I would like to understand how many of you use
the addon to play music from Mezzmo ? This could help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

One of the key capabilities with the Mezzmo Kodi addon is duplicate content detection.  I got a pleasant surprise to see it in action today.  When looking through one of the sync log summaries this morning I saw this:

2023-05-03 03:02:19.520 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync server responded: Mezzmo
2023-05-03 03:02:19.537 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync server version: 6.0.7.11
2023-05-03 03:02:19.559 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync beginning.
2023-05-03 03:02:19.601 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo selective sync not enabled. Syncing all records.
2023-05-03 03:02:25.355 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo total Kodi DB record count: 19104
2023-05-03 03:02:25.378 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo total Mezzmo record count: 19415
2023-05-03 03:02:25.401 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo total Live Channels count: 0
2023-05-03 03:02:25.421 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo total nosync videos count: 310
2023-05-03 03:02:25.441 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo total movie trailer count: 7461
2023-05-03 03:02:25.509 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync process in sync at 100.0%. Real time updates disabled.
2023-05-03 03:02:25.548 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo autosync is enabled.
2023-05-03 03:02:25.591 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync completed. 400 videos in 0m 5s checked.
2023-05-03 03:02:25.628 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync setting is: Newest
2023-05-03 03:02:25.658 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo performance logging is enabled.

What caught my eye was the numbers didn't add up.  If I do:  19104 + 310 = 19414 not 19415.  That told me there was likely a duplicate in my library.  So a quick look at the daily sync log which does dupe detection I found this:

2023-05-03 00:54:48.145 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync server responded: Mezzmo
2023-05-03 00:54:48.184 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync server version: 6.0.7.11
2023-05-03 00:54:48.219 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo sync beginning.
2023-05-03 00:54:48.250 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo selective sync not enabled. Syncing all records.
2023-05-03 00:54:48.304 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo daily sync process flag set.
2023-05-03 00:54:52.033 T:19636    info <general>: Kodi database Mezzmo data cleared.
2023-05-03 00:54:52.273 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo duplicate logging is enabled.
2023-05-03 00:54:57.527 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo checkDBpath parent path added: 1 http://192.168.0.34:53168/
2023-05-03 00:55:15.463 T:19636    info <general>: Mezzmo duplicate found.  Kodi file table record #: 2 Title: 0 FBI: S005 E014: Money for Nothing

What happened was my OTA software recorded an episode of a TV show I already had in the library.  You might think that this is no big deal since wouldn't it be a simple file name comparison to find a dupe ?  Perhaps in some instances but the Mezzmo Kodi addon is far more advanced.  It compares TV shows by series name, season and episode, irrespective of where it is in the library, file name, file type etc.. .  In this case the two files in question were in different folders with very different file names.  Movies are handled similarly except the match is on title.  Two movies cannot have the exact same title name, even if the file names, file types etc are different.  

The fix was a quick delete of the new duplicate episode in Mezzmo and all Kodi clients immediately saw it.  The whole time was less than 30 seconds from when I found the math error to deleting the duplicate.  The Mezzmo Kodi addon kept the duplicate from being populated into the Kodi database so it was simply just logging errors of a dupe.  This all fits into the design goal of making things as automated as possible and spending a minimal amount of time managing my library.


Jeff

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.7) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has a couple of minor fixes.

v0.0.8 fixes and features:

• Improved trailer file naming for You Tube trailers with very short names
   filled with odd characters.
•  Fixed command line error if the first argument was invalid.  Now the help
   screen will appear vs. a Python error.


To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.8 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and  the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo.  The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. At this point the tool appears to be rock solid and I
don't have any planned features or fixes. I've used it on over 50% of my movie database and it is working great.

The hosting of local trailers has made me watch trailers much more than before. This tool makes the job of managing them very easy.

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

Over the past 2 weeks I have been using the new Mezzmo Movie Previews feature which will play a predetermined number of local trailers and then the main movie, just like being at the movies.  My wife loves the feature and since it presents movies which we haven't seen yet by looking where the playcount is 0, we find ourselves watching a broader set of movies than before.  I have noticed a few things which I plan to fix in the next releases of the Mezzmo Kodi addon and the Mezzmo Trailer Checker. 

The Mezzmo Movie Previews stops showing previews and skips right to the main feature when all of the movies in your library for a given year have a playcount greater than 0.  basically you've watched everything in your library for that year.  In the next release of the Mezzmo Kodi addon it will try when the playcount is 0 first and then if it doesn't get back the right number of trailers it will expand to includes ones which you may have already seen. 

When playing back a series of trailers there are times when Kodi will lose sound when switching to the next trailer.  This is because I have Kodi set to Optimized vs. Fixed for the audio output configuration and the frame rates between the trailers don't match and Kodi has to try and switch.  What I found is that even though I request 24fps trailers from You Tube with the Mezzmo Trailer Checker, sometimes it returns other frame rates including 25, 30, 60 etc.  I am updating the Mezzmo Trailer Checker to detect incorrect frame rates and if you want, the Mezzmo Trailer Checker will automatically reencode to the proper frame rate to ensure smooth playback.

I've also noticed that the audio level on many trailers is much louder than the main movies.  I am adding a setting where you can tell the Mezzmo Movie Trailer to adjust the volume, when it downloads local trailers, to between 50-200% of the original volume. 

I may also add the ability to do bulk conversions / fixes of frame rates and volume on local trailers which have been downloaded (i.e. by incorrect frame rate, release year of main movie, movie number etc..) .  This is a stretch goal for the next version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker.

All of these tweaks should continue to improve the overall experience.


Thanks,

Jeff

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.8.8) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.8.8) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
minor update to the new Mezzmo Movie Previews feature and a bug fix for
generic UPnP servers which return very little information.


*** Important Note ***

Support for Kodi 17 and below is being phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will have full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
for Kodi 18 anytime soon.


v1.1.8.8 Kodi 18

• Changed Mezzmo Movie Preview query to account for when all movies in the
requested year have a playcount of > 0. Previously the addon would not play
further previews. Now it will return the requested number of previews in the
addon setting.

v2.1.8.8 Kodi 19+

• Fixed a bug with the generic UPnP browser where a UPnP server would not return
any actor / cast information causing an exception error.
• Changed Mezzmo Movie Preview query to account for when all movies in the
requested year have a playcount of > 0. Previously the addon would not play
further previews. Now it will return the requested number of previews in the
addon setting.


If you have version 1.1.4.4 or 2.1.4.4 installed (or higher) and automatic updates
are enabled this update will be automatic over the next 24 hrs. Otherwise please
use the links below for manual installation.

There are separate links for the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19 versions. The Kodi 19 version is based upon the
latest Kodi 18 v1.1.8.8 code.

Kodi 18 link

Kodi 19+ link

Click on the download source as a zip option and then to add it to Kodi by using the install from zip file option.


Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. I would like to understand how many of you use
the addon to play music from Mezzmo ? This could help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.9) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has number of fixes and new features with the major feature being adjust trailers which allows 
both automatic and on demand bulk adjustments of the trailer frame rates and audio levels.  I looked
at the frame rates on my local trailers and I had 60+ different frame rates, even though the Mezzmo 
Trailer Checker asks for the same one each time.  This feature has been a huge time saver and major
improvement in movie preview consistency.

v0.0.9 fixes and features:

• Added statistics for count of movies with local trailers and those with no
   movie trailers in Mezzmo.
• Added trailer fps check to add trailer frame rate to trailer checker database
• Fixed bug where a check new would continually check the same trailers vs.
   checking the oldest last checked trailers.
•  Fixed minor bug where check new would not check a local trailer with "youtube"
   trailer in the file name.
•  Added the ability to automatically adjust / standardize local trailer frame
   rates and audio levels as new local trailers are fetched with a backup option
   to retain the original unmodified local trailer.
•  Added on demand feature to adjust frame rate and audio levels by trailer frame
   rate, movie number or a range of movies by number.
•  Added trailer frame rate statistics display.


To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.9 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and  the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo.  The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. At this point the tool appears to be rock solid and I
don't have any planned features or fixes. I've used it on over 100% of my movie database and it is working great. v0.0.9 takes it
to the next level.

The hosting of local trailers has made me watch trailers much more than before. This tool makes the job of managing them very easy.

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.8.9) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.8.9) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
few minor updates and a major new feature, Mezzmo Fast Sync, for Native
Mode Users. Mezzmo Fast sync allows speeding up the sync time between
Mezzmo and Kodi for new library content and bookmarks / resume point sharing
across clients. You can now adjust the replication time in the native settings
section of the addon.

The comparison chart of features between GUI and Native mode has been
updated. The goal has been to achieve as close to 100% feature parity as possible.
Other Kodi sharing solutions often force you to choose or require separate addons.


*** Important Note ***

Support for Kodi 17 and below is being phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will have full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
for Kodi 18 anytime soon.


v1.1.8.9 Kodi 18

• Fixed minor bug which could cause the same trailer to be played multiple times a
day even when there were unplayed trailers from the same year.
• Improved trailer tracking of main movie playcount with the background sync process.
Previously it would only update once a day or if there was a change to the trailer
filename or URL. Now it will update if there is a playcount change detected in
associated main movie.
• Added by title as the default sort order for Mezzmo searches
• Added new native mode Fast Sync feature which allows setting the sync time between
Mezzmo and Kodi for new Mezzmo library content and last watched / resume points.
The setting is between 1-5 minutes to achieve near real time propagation across
all Kodi clients in native mode. GUI mode continues to be instantaneous.

*** Note version 6.0.7.14 of Mezzmo or higher is required for this feature ***


v2.1.8.9 Kodi 19+

• Fixed minor bug which could cause the same trailer to be played multiple times a
day even when there were unplayed trailers from the same year.
• Improved trailer tracking of main movie playcount with the background sync process.
Previously it would only update once a day or if there was a change to the trailer
filename or URL. Now it will update if there is a playcount change detected in
associated main movie.
• Added by title as the default sort order for Mezzmo searches
• Added new native mode Fast Sync feature which allows setting the sync time between
Mezzmo and Kodi for new Mezzmo library content and last watched / resume points.
The setting is between 1-5 minutes to achieve near real time propagation across
all Kodi clients in native mode. GUI mode continues to be instantaneous.

*** Note version 6.0.7.14 of Mezzmo or higher is required for this feature ***


If you have version 1.1.4.4 or 2.1.4.4 installed (or higher) and automatic updates
are enabled this update will be automatic over the next 24 hrs. Otherwise please
use the links below for manual installation.

There are separate links for the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19 versions. The Kodi 19 version is based upon the
latest Kodi 18 v1.1.8.9 code.

Kodi 18 link

Kodi 19+ link

Click on the download source as a zip option and then to add it to Kodi by using the install from zip file option.


Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. I would like to understand how many of you use
the addon to play music from Mezzmo ? This could help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.10) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has a minor fix and adds support for nVidia hardware acceleration when adjusting the frame
rate or audio levels on local trailers.

v0.0.10 fixes and features:

• Added hardware encoding support for nVidia to speed up converting trailers
• Fixed minor bug introduced with v0.0.9 which would cause long trailers to
go through frame rate adjustments and be copied into the trailer folder
vs. being discarded.

To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.10 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo. The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. At this point the tool appears to be rock solid and I
don't have any planned features or fixes. I've used it on over 100% of my movie database and it is working great.

The hosting of local trailers has made me watch trailers much more than before. This tool makes the job of managing them very easy.

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.11) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has a minor enhancements.  Testing is underway for supporting IMDB local trailers and if it
goes well should be available in the next release. 

The "clean files" feature in this release can help reduce disk clutter and makes it easy to delete local
trailer files when you've removed a movie from  your Mezzmo library and you are running local trailers. 
You don't need to run it all the time and not after you delete each movie.  Just run it periodically to
help keep things clean.


v0.0.11 fixes and features:

• Added "clean files" and "show files" commands to display and delete orphaned
   trailer files which do not have a Mezzmo trailer entry in the Mezzmo library
•  Added IMDB movie numbers to the mTrailers table to prepare for upcoming
   support for local IMDB trailers
•  Added commit to trailer database after each 500 checks during large full
   library trailer database checks

To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.11 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo. The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. I find myself watching more movies in my Mezzmo / Kodi library due to the
the Mezzmo Movie Previews feature and local trailers   I have Mezzmo Movie Previews set to 3 previews.  Now I get 3 random trailers from the release year
of the movie which haven't been watched in my library, then the main movie starts.  It's an almost movie theater-like experience..

Questions and feedback are welcome.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.0) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.0) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
minor performance improvement when browsing large Mezzmo playlists and folder
in GUI mode.


*** Important Note ***

Support for Kodi 17 and below is being phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will have full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
for Kodi 18 anytime soon.


v1.1.9.0 Kodi 18

• Minor performance improvement 10-25% in Kodi processing large playlists from Mezzmo.

v2.1.9.0 Kodi 19+

• Minor performance improvement 10-25% in Kodi processing large playlists from Mezzmo.


If you have version 1.1.4.4 or 2.1.4.4 installed (or higher) and automatic updates
are enabled this update will be automatic over the next 24 hrs. Otherwise please
use the links below for manual installation.

There are separate links for the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19 versions. The Kodi 19 version is based upon the
latest Kodi 18 v1.1.9.0 code.

Kodi 18 link

Kodi 19+ link

Click on the download source as a zip option and then to add it to Kodi by using the install from zip file option.


Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. I would like to understand how many of you use
the addon to play music from Mezzmo ? This could help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker (v0.0.12) has been uploaded to GitHub. This new
version has a minor bug fix and a major new feature, support for downloading IMDB local trailers.

The "clean files" feature in this release can help reduce disk clutter and makes it easy to delete local
trailer files when you've removed a movie from  your Mezzmo library and you are running local trailers. 
You don't need to run it all the time and not after you delete each movie.  Just run it periodically to
help keep things clean.


v0.0.12 fixes and features:

• Fixed a bug where file names which contained a + character could not be re-
encoded by ffmpeg and the trailer file would not be copied to the local trailer
folder
• Added support for fetching IMDB trailers. When enabled and an IMDB trailer
is found, they will be placed first in the list in Mezzmo.


To get started please review the Getting Started page on the Wiki. The current version of the Mezzmo Trailer Checker is v0.0.12 can be downloaded here.

It is highly recommended to do a backup of your Mezzmo database before using the tool and the Mezzmo GUI and server service need
to be stopped in order for it the checker to write to the Mezzmo database. This is a protection mechanism to ensure just one application is writing
to the Mezzmo database at a time.

The release notes for the various releases can be found here.

I added a couple of Wiki pages with step-by step instructions and screenshots on how to use the Mezzmo Trailer Checker with Mezzmo to automatically
add local trailers and how to edit / update them. I hope you will find these very helpful. I have begun an FAQ Wiki page (Frequently Asked Questions) with
some of the most common questions related to running the tool with Mezzmo. The FAQ has a number of Kodi specific questions.

The tool has been working very well for me, especially since the fixes in v0.0.3. I find myself watching more movies in my Mezzmo / Kodi library due to the
the Mezzmo Movie Previews feature and local trailers   I have Mezzmo Movie Previews set to 3 previews.  Now I get 3 random trailers from the release year
of the movie which haven't been watched in my library, then the main movie starts.  It's an almost movie theater-like experience..

Questions and feedback are welcome.

A special thanks to @jepsizofye for providing the necessary motivation to investigate IMDB trailers.


Jeff


Mezzmo Trailer Checker wiki page