# (better) Netflix type autoplay **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 8, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549 "2020-01-08T19:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ED1Zx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@ED1Zx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED1Zx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/1 "2020-01-08T19:21:02Z")
Hey, i dont know if im the only one but the current autoplay feature is pretty useless since it only shows that prompt after the show ends. I want to suggest a better way for more of like a netflix type “next episode” feature when the credits starts rolling. This should work in alot of cases and if not it falls back to the old method. Basically two if statements that have to be true: Playback is more than 95%? finished & Picture is more than 90%? black for atleast x seconds. I guess these values could be tweaked. But for a 45 minute show that prompt could only trigger at 42:45 or later. I guess thats reasonable since the watched status is set at 90% playback. The second argument could be checked with a relative bitrate since black scenes consume alot less of a bitrate than normal scenes. But other methods would also be possible. As an example for the stated method: Lets say a 20GB File has an average bitrate of 20Mbit. When the credits roll bitrate drops to less than 0.8Mbit with credits. This drop in Bitrate could be easily detected and if its longer than x seconds and the average of that is under the relative threshold that would be an good indicator. Let me know what you think about this. Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/2 "2020-01-08T19:27:11Z")
> [@ED1Zx](#): > > I want to suggest a better way for more of like a netflix type “next episode” feature when the credits starts rolling. This should work in alot of cases and if not it falls back to the old method. Netflix can do this because they know when the credits appears since everyone is viewing the same video. Plex users may not all have the same version of the file so credits could appear at different times, or maybe not appear at all. > [@ED1Zx](#): > > I guess these values could be tweaked. But for a 45 minute show that prompt could only trigger at 42:45 or later. So you want to see the prompt for 2 minutes and 15 seconds? ---
**Author:** ![ED1Zx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@ED1Zx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED1Zx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/3 "2020-01-08T19:33:45Z")
> [@anon18523487](#): > > Netflix can do this because they know when the credits appears since everyone is viewing the same video. Plex users may not all have the same version of the file so credits could appear at different times, or maybe not appear at all. Thats why it should check these these statements in the player. So its adaptive for every file. Like it does when setting the watched status after 90%. > [@anon18523487](#): > > So you want to see the prompt for 2 minutes and 15 seconds? Autoplay would automatically start after 10 seconds just like now or after user input. So either that or the user could set a custom value in their settings. I would be okay with both. ---
**Author:** ![ED1Zx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@ED1Zx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED1Zx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/4 "2020-01-08T19:35:58Z")
But i guess this is the wrong place to post this? I think feature request is a better place or am i wrong? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/5 "2020-01-08T19:36:01Z")
> [@ED1Zx](#): > > Thats why it should check these these statements in the player. So its adaptive for every file. Like it does when setting the watched status after 90%. There is no way for PMS or the client to know if there are credits in the file. > [@ED1Zx](#): > > Autoplay would automatically start after 10 seconds just like now or after user input. But if there are no credits, you would miss the last 2 minutes of the video. ---
**Author:** ![ED1Zx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@ED1Zx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED1Zx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/6 "2020-01-08T19:38:40Z")
> [@anon18523487](#): > > There is no way for PMS or the client to know if there are credits in the file. hmm you dont understand what i mean. > [@ED1Zx](#): > > Basically two if statements that have to be true: > Playback is more than 95%? finished & Picture is more than 90%? black for atleast x seconds. only if both of these are true the prompt will show. This is how credits can be detected in alot of cases: > [@ED1Zx](#): > > The second statement could be checked with a relative bitrate since black scenes consume alot less of a bitrate than normal scenes. Do you understand now what i want to explain? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/7 "2020-01-08T19:46:15Z")
> [@ED1Zx](#): > > Do you understand now what i want to explain? Ok, I get it. Not sure how accurate it would be. I’ve changed your thread to a feature suggestion, Please vote. ---
**Author:** ![ED1Zx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@ED1Zx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED1Zx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/8 "2020-01-08T19:51:51Z")
> [@anon18523487](#): > > Ok, I get it. Not sure how accurate it would be. I’ve changed your thread to a feature suggestion, Please vote. Okay thanks 🙂 . Yeah that has to be tested i guess. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-netflix-type-autoplay/523549/9 "2020-04-07T20:01:47Z")
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