Mezzmo Kodi Addon Update

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.4) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.4) have been posted on GitHub. These versions are add a
new feature Only Discover Mezzmo Servers which will ignore other UPnP servers
on your network and allow for faster addon starting.


*** 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.


v1.1.9.4 Kodi 18

• Added feature and addon setting to allow only discovering and saving Mezzmo servers
vs. all UPnP servers on your network.


v2.1.9.4 Kodi 19+

• Added feature and addon setting to allow only discovering and saving Mezzmo servers
vs. all UPnP servers on your network.



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 v1.1.9.4 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 Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.5) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.5) have been posted on GitHub. These versions bring a complete
rewriting of the built-in picture slideshow viewer and an information screen for your
images. See here for complete details.


*** 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.


v1.1.9.5 Kodi 18

• Complete rewrite of the slideshow capability. There are now 3 options for slideshows:
manual, timed and continuous. All have a full set of navigation controls and a new
information screen to view details about the image.


v2.1.9.5 Kodi 19+

• Complete rewrite of the slideshow capability. There are now 3 options for slideshows:
manual, timed and continuous. All have a full set of navigation controls and a new
information screen to view details about the image.

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 v1.1.9.5 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 Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.6) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.6) have been posted on GitHub. These versions add improved
stability for the hourly sync and fast sync processes and add support for Kodi 21
Omega Alpha.


*** Important Notes***

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.

Also note that if you are running Kodi 21 Omega Alpha 3 or Beta 1 there is a bug
with the Information button when browsing your library in GUI mode. This was
reported and fixed by TEAM Kodi and is available in a nightly build or you can wait
till the next Beta release.


v1.1.9.6 Kodi 18

• Improved sync timer logic to avoid potential race condition between fast sync and hourly
sync timers.
• Added safety check to reset fast sync timer flag after an hour


v2.1.9.6 Kodi 19+

• Improved sync timer logic to avoid potential race condition between fast sync and hourly
sync timers.
• Added safety check to reset fast sync timer flag after an hour
• Updated video database version for Kodi Omega 21 Alpha 3 and higher support


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 v1.1.9.6 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]

Everyone,

I am looking for some feedback on the proposed new feature Full Season Bookmark and Playcount setting. While I am generally quick to add new features to the Mezzmo Kodi addon, the more I think about this one the less I am convinced it will add much value.

Currently you can easily change the playcount for an entire season or series from the Mezzmo GUI using the multi-select feature against the items you want to do a bulk change. This then gets replicated to all Kodi and non-Kodi clients via the sync process and direct Mezzmo library browsing. Adding this as an option to Kodi would simply be enabling the same functionality from Kodi, in addition to what is already available in the Mezzmo GUI. I am not sure this is a feature that folks would use very often.

Bookmarks are slightly different, in that you can't directly edit them within the Mezzmo GUI and you can already manage them via the Mezzmo Kodi addon on an episode-by-episode or movie-by-movie basis. I am not sure how often someone would want to clear all bookmarks for a season or series.

While this seems like an interesting overall proposal, I am leaning against not adding it right now due to limited usefulness.

I am looking for opinions and feedback.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

A new Mezzmo Kodi addon feature proposal has been added to the Wiki. This new proposal is called Trailer Playback Counters which will allow setting the retention period for trailer playback counters with the Mezzmo Movie Previews feature. Currently the playback counters are reset daily during the daily sync event. This would allow you to change how often they are reset to determine how often you would see the same movie trailer..

Feedback is welcome.


Thanks,

Jeff


Running with the Mezzmo Kodi addon. The easier way to share your media with multiple Kodi clients.

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.7) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.7) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
couple of minor bug fixes but are mostly focused on adding tight integration with
the recently released Mezzmo Movie Trailers 2 channel and upcoming Mezzmo
TV Shows trailer channel. Now you can browse new, upcoming, popular and more
movie trailers while having quick access to see if the movies are already in your
Mezzmo / Kodi library, all without any additional Kodi addons or changes.


*** Important Notes***

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 but you should expect that sometime in early 2024 new
feature enhancements for the Kodi 18 version will cease. Kodi 18 version bug fixes
will continue through 2024.

Also note that if you are running Kodi 21 Omega Alpha 3 or Beta 1 there is a bug
with the Information button when browsing your library in GUI mode. This was
reported and fixed by TEAM Kodi and is available in a nightly build and should be fixed
in the recently released Beta 1 release.


v1.1.9.7 Kodi 18

• Fixed bug where a stalled Mezzmo channel playback would cause an exception error
when trying to update the bookmark / resume pointer.
• Added support for the Mezzmo Movie Trailers Channel 2 to allow moviesets, additional
trailers, keywords / favorites and a direct playback function from the context menu.
• Added support for the Mezzmo TV Show Trailers Channel to allow episodes, additional
trailers, keywords / favorites and a direct playback function from the context menu.
• Improved Mezzmo Trailers to movie matching by adding IMDB ID to existing match by
movie name. Now it will match by either the movie name or IMDB ID number.
• Fixed minor bug which would cause a "No Response from Server" error when trying to
do a Mezzmo library search on a TV Series which has more than 100 episodes.
• Added diagnostic server response logging to Mezzmo server searches


v2.1.9.7 Kodi 19+

• Fixed bug where a stalled Mezzmo channel playback would cause an exception error
when trying to update the bookmark / resume pointer.
• Added support for the Mezzmo Movie Trailers Channel 2 to allow moviesets, additional
trailers, keywords / favorites and a direct playback function from the context menu.
• Added support for the Mezzmo TV Show Trailers Channel to allow episodes, additional
trailers, keywords / favorites and a direct playback function from the context menu.
• Improved Mezzmo Trailers to movie matching by adding IMDB ID to existing match by
movie name. Now it will match by either the movie name or IMDB ID number.
• Fixed minor bug which would cause a "No Response from Server" error when trying to
do a Mezzmo library search on a TV Series which has more than 100 episodes.
• Added diagnostic server response logging to Mezzmo server searches



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 v1.1.9.7 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]

I've found a bug that was introduced in versions 1.1.9.7 / 2.1.9.7 of the Mezzmo Kodi addon which can break browsing your music database and cause no music tracks to appear. It was caused by the introduction of the TV Trailers feature which maps TV Trailers Channel to existing TV series in Mezzmo / Kodi. I just found this today and have a fix for it. I'll post an update over the weekend.


Thanks,

Jeff

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.8) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.8) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
bug fix introduced in the prior release which causes an exception error when
browsing non-video items in your Mezzmo library.


*** Important Notes***

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 but you should expect that sometime in early 2024 new
feature enhancements for the Kodi 18 version will cease. Kodi 18 version bug fixes
will continue through 2024.



v1.1.9.8 Kodi 18

• Fixed bug introduced in v1.1.9.7 which was causing an exception error when browsing
non-video library items. This was due to the introduction of the Mezzmo Movie Trailers
and Mezzmo TV Show Trailers Kodi library matching for existing movies and TV series.


v2.1.9.8 Kodi 19+

• Fixed bug introduced in v2.1.9.7 which was causing an exception error when browsing
non-video library items. This was due to the introduction of the Mezzmo Movie Trailers
and Mezzmo TV Show Trailers Kodi library matching for existing movies and TV series.



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 v1.1.9.8 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 Kodi addon for both Kodi v18 (v1.1.9.9) and
Kodi v19+ (v2.1.9.9) have been posted on GitHub. These versions contain a
few assorted bug fixes, mostly related to the recently updated Mezzmo Trailer
Channels, and a couple of new feature enhancements including an option to
reduce the logging to the Kodi.log file and the ability to clear the Kodi thumbnail
cache of Mezzmo data on demand from a context menu.

*** Important Notes***

Happy New Year for 2024. Last year was a major year of development for the Mezzmo
Kodi addon on with 27 releases delivered. For 2024 that number will be reduced with a
goal of monthly or bi-monthly. This doesn't mean there will be less focus on development,
just a move towards fewer larger releases vs. quicker smaller releases. As always, major
bug fixes will get addressed quickly.

Support for Kodi 17 and below has phased out. Version 1.1.8.1 is the last version
which will has full Kodi 17 and below support. There are no plans to drop support
immediately for Kodi 18 but you should expect that sometime in early 2024 new
feature enhancements for the Kodi 18 version will cease. Kodi 18 version bug fixes
will continue through this year but likely terminate around the end of 2024.



v1.1.9.9 Kodi 18

• Added option setting to reduce general and sync logging to Kodi logfile. All logs
will still be written to the addon logging database. This was a Team Kodi suggestion.
• Fixed a bug which caused the Mezzmo menu to set item as played not to be displayed
if the item play count was < 0.
• Added a feature which sets the Mezzmo and Kodi play counts to 0 if an item has a
play count of < 0 in the Mezzmo database.
• Fixed a couple of bugs which were causing exception errors when displaying TV Show
channel trailers and either the name or series name contained non-ASCII characters
• Fixed a bug where the TV Shows trailers channel would present a context menu option
to search for TV show episodes even though none existed.


v2.1.9.9 Kodi 19+

• Added option setting to reduce general and sync logging to Kodi logfile. All logs
will still be written to the addon logging database. This was a Team Kodi suggestion.
• Fixed a bug which caused the Mezzmo menu to set item as played not to be displayed
if the item play count was < 0.
• Added a feature which sets the Mezzmo and Kodi play counts to 0 if an item has a
play count of < 0 in the Mezzmo database.
• Fixed a bug where the TV Shows trailers channel would present a context menu option
to search for TV show episodes even though none existed.
• Added support for Kodi 21 Omega beta 2 with video database 124.



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 v1.1.9.9 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]

In order to begin setting up the 2024 development schedule, three new Mezzmo Kodi addon features proposals have been added to the Wiki.

The new feature proposals are: Kodi Movie Versions Integration, Automatic Playcount Reset and Local Trailer Volume Adjust.

Please review these new feature proposals, provide feedback and feel free to suggest others.


Your feedback is needed to help prioritize the development schedule.


Thanks,

Jeff


Running with the Mezzmo Kodi addon. The easier way to share your media with multiple Kodi clients.