Recently Played Movies

[vguitarist]

I apologize if this is redundant, but I didn't see a post about this.

Is there a filter that can display the last 5 movies played?

Thanks

[Paul]

You can easily create your own smart playlist to do this:

1. Click on Videos in the tree in Mezzmo.
2. Click 'Create Playlist' -> 'Smart Playlist' menu item
3. On the Smart Playlist Properties dialog, give your playlist a title (e.g. 'Last 5 Movies Played').
4. Add a rule:
   [Category][contains][Movie]
5. Select the 'Video files' radio button
6. Set 'Date Last Played' as the Sort By setting.
7. Select the 'Limit playlist to" checkbox and enter 5 items.
8. Click OK to save your playlist.

You should now have a playlist that lists the last 5 played movies .

[vguitarist]

Thanks Paul!

Unrelated -- I'll try to find/send the Samsung Series C/sleeping network NAS fix today.

[Paul]

OK - thanks!

[vguitarist]

Paul,

Some of the movies I play do not show up on the last 5 played list. While troubleshooting, I noticed the "Last Played" and play Count info is not updating in the Mezzmo app. How long do I need to watch a movie before the info updates? Most of the time, I watch movies in 20 to 30 minute blocks (I have kids) -- which is the reason I wanted the last 5 movies played list (to quickly resume the movie).


***EDIT***

I tested with long and short videos. The short ones (e.g. 5 minutes long) update right away, but the longer ones (1-2 hours) do not. I haven't played one in its entirety yet to see if the server eventually updates.

[Paul]

The Play Count automatically increments for your files in your Mezzmo library after a certain amount of the file has been streamed to your device(s). Be default, this is the 20% of the file. You can change this value in the Options dialog (Streaming page).

BTW, we have made a change in this area for Mezzmo v5.0 where the Last Played Date is always updated whenever a file is played - even if the file has not been played enough to increment the Play Count (which was the case in Mezzmo v4.x). This allows you to create a playlist of (say) videos that you have played recently.