A Guide to Chaptering on Samsung TVs

**Rainey** · 12-24-2012, 04:16 PM

Mezzmo is great and works well, but when it comes to chapters and fast forward over DNLA, it is the Samsung TV player that is limited.
As you have seen already it works with a local USB drive but not during DNLA playback.
I have been getting tired of the limited Samsung user interface and was looking into some other options that are not so limited.
There is a TV app called PLEX app for the Samsung TV and it is a very nice GUI but of course it will not support all the files types that mezzmo does but it may work good of some of your library.
There is another Option but requires an XBOX or PC connected to the TV. This is a WMC add-on and is called MediaBrowser. This is the best solution but it is much more work to setup and cost more as you need one for each TV.
These two options have very flashy GUI but have there own limits also.
In the end i find Mezzmo is easy to setup and it works, but the user interface of the Samsung TV DNLA player sucks and is limited to just the very basics. We all want a netflix interface for our home library but it is not easy to have yet, someday we will get it.

**BTVCON** · 01-03-2013, 01:16 AM

Thanks Rainey,

I have since read another thread on this and have discovered the time search function ion the ES8000 TV of mine and that solves nearly all my problems. I agree it would be nice to have a Netflicks interface on your TV. Maybe this can be done via a Smart TV app???

Thanks for your help!!

**Lifferds** · 02-07-2013, 02:33 PM

I have a UN40C6500VFXZA, Version SS03. It supports chaptering natively from Mezzmo w/o .mta files. It apparently uses 16.667% of video length as there are 5 chapters only (6 segments) spaced evenly across the duration. This is true even across wireless DLNA.

**fits79** · 02-24-2013, 04:45 PM

Is there any program(EXCEPT ALLSHARE) that it can create mta files based on the time each video file was because the latest edition of mezzmo 3.0.2.0 doesn't do that correctly with results DON'T chapters at any video file i try.

THANKS

**Gus** · 02-25-2013, 09:50 AM

No, i dont know of any program that creates MTA files except AllShare

**Paul** · 02-25-2013, 10:08 AM

We will re-test MTA file streaming here and make sure it is working in Mezzmo v3.0.2.0.

Gus: Can you check that Samsung MTA files are still working with Mezzmo v3.0.2.0 after you upgrade? It would be great to get confirmation from you. Many thanks.

**Gus** · 02-26-2013, 07:46 AM

Sure. Just installed the new version, will start testing on the TV later tonight for you.

G.

**Gus** · 02-26-2013, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by Paul

We will re-test MTA file streaming here and make sure it is working in Mezzmo v3.0.2.0.

Gus: Can you check that Samsung MTA files are still working with Mezzmo v3.0.2.0 after you upgrade? It would be great to get confirmation from you. Many thanks.

Initial tests have gone well. Chapter points work exactly as before on my C series. I have still to test Chapters for new files that get added, but as for the existing library, all work the same as before.

thanks

Gus

**Paul** · 02-26-2013, 12:11 PM

Many thanks for confirming MTA file streaming is still working in the latest Mezzmo version, Gus. Let us know if you do find any issue.

**Gus** · 02-27-2013, 09:45 PM

Just a quick update. Chapter points working fine on both new files added to 3.0.2.0 and for existing files pre-upgrade.

Functionality is the exact same as before. i.e. pressing centre button shows up a list of chapter points at set times in film depending on the total length.

While i'm here...resume also works.

cheers

Gus