Mezzmo Kodi Addon Update

[jbinkley60]

I have posted a new test release version 2.2.0.7a of the Mezzmo Kodi Addon. This a special test release for users who are testing Kodi 22 Piers and has no other changes. It will not be pushed out as an automatic upgrade. Given that Kodi 22 Piers is still under development you can expect that their may be issues. I will do my best support the development process and help determine whether any issues are related to the Kodi development or the Mezzmo Kodi Addon.


Thanks,

Jeff

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for Kodi v19+ (v2.2.0.8) has been
posted on GitHub. This version contains a few key new enhancements including
improved centralized actor artwork management.


*** Important Notes***

Please note, as mentioned previously, there will begin to be differences in features
between the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19+ versions of the Mezzmo Kodi Addon. Feature
differences will continue to grow and the Kodi 18 version is now bug fix only updates.
Version 2.2.0.8 is the second Kodi 19 release without a corresponding Kodi 18 version.

A new Wiki page Managing Your Artwork has been added to assist with better
utilizing all of the artwork management capabilities between Mezzmo and the
Mezzmo Kodi Addon. This Wiki page should provide a number of tips, techniques
and information on how to streamline artwork management. The additional artwork
management capabilities of v2.2.0.8 build upon the existing capabilities highlighted
in this Wiki page, Feedback is welcomed.


v2.2.0.8 Kodi 19+ Highlights

• Added support for Kodi 22 Piers interim development builds
• Added total Mezzmo record count to status display when manually syncing Mezzmo
database to Kodi library.
• Added automatic generation of actor thumb records in the Kodi art table from
Mezzmo. Now all Kodi actors with Mezzmo artwork will display the actor image
in the Kodi actor browse view. Previously the actor images only displayed in
the Video Information cast view for Kodi library items. These features allow
central management of all Kodi actor artwork across multiple Kodi instances
and / or Kodi versions leveraging Mezzmo's flat actor artwork structure
(i.e. multiple images not required for the same actor in different movies,
episodes etc..).


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 18 version is based upon the
Kodi 19 v2.2.0.6 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 ? Also I am interested in whether folks would like the option to
sync live channels to Kodi in native mode. They would have to be added as a movie entry in the Kodi
database since live streams don't have a their own Kodi database. For now they are available in GUI
mode within the Mezzmo Kodi addon where you can vie them right from the Mezzmo server.

You feedback is used to 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 Kodi v19+ (v2.2.0.9) has been
posted on GitHub. This version was heavily focused on providing consistent context
menu options whether browsing or doing global searches of your library. It also
addresses a long-standing nagging issue with the addon dropping out of GUI mode
when completing certain context menu activities.


*** Important Notes***

Please note, as mentioned previously, there will begin to be differences in features
between the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19+ versions of the Mezzmo Kodi Addon. Feature
differences will continue to grow and the Kodi 18 version is now bug fix only updates.
Version 2.2.0.9 is the third Kodi 19 release without a corresponding Kodi 18 version.

A new Wiki page Managing Your Artwork has been added to assist with better
utilizing all of the artwork management capabilities between Mezzmo and the
Mezzmo Kodi Addon. This Wiki page should provide a number of tips, techniques
and information on how to streamline artwork management. The additional artwork
management capabilities release with version 2.2.0.8 build upon the existing capabilities
highlighted in this Wiki page, Feedback is welcomed.


v2.2.0.9 Kodi 19+ Highlights

• Added full Mezzmo options to context menu items when searching videos. Previously
only a subset of options were available when searching. Now searching and browsing
have the same set of context menu options.
• Added the ability to mark music files watched and unwatched when viewing search
results. Previously this was only available when browsing via GUI. This will
also clear the music bookmarks when marking unwatched. Music bookmarks and the
ability to resume music tracks is generally not available with native Kodi. It is
fully supported with the Mezzmo Kodi addon, regardless of the music track length.
• Fixed issue where certain video searching context menu actions would cause the addon
to drop out of GUI mode. Now all search context menu actions will return you to the
same search results when the context menu action is complete. This includes all of
the new search context menu actions added above to match the browsing context menu.
• Updated the addon setting search criteria labeled album to include TV series and
moviesets. The album criteria is for music. TV Series and movie sets are for
videos. The album search setting has always searched for both audio and video
items (if selected) but the selection option was just labeled album.
• Updated maximum search results addon setting from a slider to a spinner control
with specific setting limits. Thus making it easier to select whole number limits.


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 18 version is based upon the
Kodi 19 v2.2.0.6 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 ? Also I am interested in whether folks would like the option to
sync live channels to Kodi in native mode. They would have to be added as a movie entry in the Kodi
database since live streams don't have a their own Kodi database. For now they are available in GUI
mode within the Mezzmo Kodi addon where you can vie them right from the Mezzmo server.

You feedback is used to 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 Mezzmo Volume Manager. While I am generally quick to add new features to the Mezzmo Kodi addon, this feature has a couple of limitations imposed by Kodi and certain user setups that may make it a bit less attractive so feedback is very welcomed.

Currently you can easily change the volume for an item playing in Kodi via the Kodi GUI (assuming you are not in passthrough mode) and Kodi will save the volume change so that when you return to this item the volume will be as you set it. Also you can set a volume change as a global default. However, these changes work on a Kodi-by-Kodi approach. In keeping with the strategy and power of the Mezzmo Kodi sharing ecosystem, the proposed Mezzmo Volume Manager feature would provide an easy centralized way to manage volume changes across all Kodi instances without reripping your media.

The potential use cases I see are any items where you don't want to rerip the library item or situations like OTA / PVR recordings which get automatically dropped into your library and added dynamically. This could also be very valuable for folks who have multiple Kodi clients and want to manage things centrally like all of the other Mezzmo Kodi addon features like Movie Collections, Keywords, Moviesets and similar. In addition to the passthrough limitation, the current proposal would leverage the background sync process to propagate changes to Kodi clients vs. on-the-fly.

Leveraging the sync process would not be a limitation for folks who use the Mezzmo Kodi addon in GUI mode since browsing the Mezzmo library is real time and keywords/tags are read immediately. But for native mode users Kodi leverages the Kodi database which requires it to be updated, which would be handled via the sync process. That just means there would be a slight delay syncing to all of your Kodi clients when you make volume adjustments with Mezzmo keywords. This may not be an issue since all other metadata changes occur the same way for Kodi native mode users. This new feature could be limited to Mezzmo GUI mode only usage but that would be limiting and not sticking with the general design themes of the Mezzmo Kodi addon.


While this seems like an interesting overall proposal with a lot of time saving upsides, I am on the fence as whether to add it or not,given the passthrough mode limitation. However, the Mezzmo Movie Previews feature has the same limitation for automatically adjusting trailer volumes vs. the main feature movie..


I am looking for opinions and feedback.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest

[jbinkley60]

An updated version of the Mezzmo Kodi addon for Kodi v19+ (v2.2.1.0) has been
posted on GitHub. This version is heavily focused on improving the look and
feel of the Mezzmo search capabilities. It has 2 new addon options to allow
setting a default search sort order and content type, since (depending upon
your search criteria) Mezzmo can return movies, TV episodes, music videos,
songs and more. This release also adds a new feature to help better manage
automatically discovered PVR recordings playcount values that you may be
watching as they are being added to your Mezzmo / Kodi library.


*** Important Notes***

Please note, as mentioned previously, there will begin to be differences in features
between the Kodi 18 and Kodi 19+ versions of the Mezzmo Kodi Addon. Feature
differences will continue to grow and the Kodi 18 version is now bug fix only updates.
Version 2.2.1.0 is another Kodi 19 release without a corresponding Kodi 18 version.

A new Wiki page Managing Your Artwork has been added to assist with better
utilizing all of the artwork management capabilities between Mezzmo and the
Mezzmo Kodi Addon. This Wiki page should provide a number of tips, techniques
and information on how to streamline artwork management. The additional artwork
management capabilities release with version 2.2.0.8 build upon the existing capabilities
highlighted in this Wiki page, Feedback is welcomed.


v2.2.1.0 Kodi 19+ Highlights

• Added automatic playcount adjustment, during the background sync process, for newly
discovered in process PVR recordings to reset initial playcount to 1 if > 1. This
is due to playcount getting incremented as the playback progress % reaches the
playcount value while the recording is still occurring. This fix will set the
proper playcount in both Mezzmo and Kodi. This feature is enabled with the Mezzmo
Maximum Playcount setting when it is not set to Off.
• Added passing Mezzmo keywords to Kodi tags when browsing your video library in GUI
mode when running with Kodi version 20 and higher. Keywords are already passed as
tags via the background sync process for Kodi native mode.
• Added an option setting to select the default Mezzmo server search results sort order.
The default sort order is by Default \ Label.
• Added an option setting to select the default Mezzmo server search results content
type. The default content type is None which means it will be determined by the
Mezzmo search results.


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 18 version is based upon the
Kodi 19 v2.2.0.6 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 ? Also I am interested in whether folks would like the option to
sync live channels to Kodi in native mode. They would have to be added as a movie entry in the Kodi
database since live streams don't have a their own Kodi database. For now they are available in GUI
mode within the Mezzmo Kodi addon where you can vie them right from the Mezzmo server.

You feedback is used to help guide future feature development.


Thanks,

Jeff


Visit the Mezzmo Kodi addon Wiki for the latest