hello,
i'm looking at using a bigger cache to help absorb the load from a high bit-rate battlestar galactica blu-ray rip. this is a strange file in some ways because the bit-rate is high but the file size is relatively small (in comparison to a full-length movie).
so i'm thinking about upping the cache to 30% to see if it helps. but i am worried for larger files this will make a hughe cache (30% of 15go = a lot). would it be possible to express the cache in seconds instead ?
- scott
hello,
i'm looking at using a bigger cache to help absorb the load from a high bit-rate battlestar galactica blu-ray rip. this is a strange file in some ways because the bit-rate is high but the file size is relatively small (in comparison to a full-length movie).
so i'm thinking about upping the cache to 30% to see if it helps. but i am worried for larger files this will make a hughe cache (30% of 15go = a lot). would it be possible to express the cache in seconds instead ?
- scott
hello again,
i want to double-down on this request. i have noticed that cache is too small on my battlestar galactica episode (7,5 go). it simply runs out.
a movie that is much larger (17,5 go) has a much larger cache and does not stutter. this for two files that are high bit-rate and contain dts-hd audio streams.
the cpu is stuck at around 100%, but with a large enough cache it can keep up.
- scott
I have a good idea to improve the GUI speed on the main page. For loading each sections On Deck there should be a small delay so scrolling is fast between them , if u have seen or used Plex for Samsung the scrolling is very fast.
Also once into the Sections categories you can scroll across slowly as normally but if you hold the button down (Left or Right) to move through fast only the Title name is shown until you release the button and then the Art is loaded The is also a Alphabetical search is available by using Up and Down buttons.
Here is a Youtube Clip [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLxOaISU_Q.[/media]
I would like to requests Miracast Support since it is coming natively in Windows Blue.
Reboot options under shutdown for us that runs rasplex with berryboot.
i'd LOVE to see a way to enable/disable more of the options from the main menu and/or the Movies/TV Series menus.
i am only planning on using my rasplex for local Movie & TV content so i have no need for the video channels/pictures/music, etc. i was able to disable those so they no longer appear in the menu (awesome!), but i'm hoping that you can extend this for other menu options (channel directory for one).
side note: when selected, the "channel directory" text enlarges and the entire thing is no longer visible ; )
Ditto, would like the same.
Cheers
I'm trying to add a fan to my raspberry pi to keep it cool while overclocked. I've got the python code to detect temps and control the fan speed working perfectly on wheezy but unfortunately the RPi.GPIO module isn't installed on rasplex.
Is there any way add the RPi.GPIO module to the openelec?
Here's the sample code that I'm using on a standard wheezy distro - python fails to find the RPi.GPIO module.
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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Fan control mod for Raspberry Pi
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO, time, datetime, subprocess, os
DEBUG = 1
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
# Respective ports on the GPIO header
FAST = 18
SLOW = 25
# Default settings for fan control
MAX_TEMP = 50
MIN_TEMP = 40
POLL_TIME = 5
GPIO.setup(FAST, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(SLOW, GPIO.OUT)
def get_temperature():
# Returns the temperature in degrees C
try:
s = subprocess.check_output(["vcgencmd","measure_temp"])
return float(s.split("=")[1][:-3])
except:
# Something went wrong keep the fan on high
return MAX_TEMP+1
try:
while True:
current_temp = get_temperature()
print datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + ' - current temp is ' + str(current_temp)
if current_temp > MAX_TEMP:
print 'Setting fan speed to HIGH'
GPIO.output(SLOW, GPIO.LOW)
GPIO.output(FAST, GPIO.HIGH)
POLL_TIME = 5
elif (current_temp <= MAX_TEMP) and (current_temp > MIN_TEMP):
print 'Setting fan speed to LOW'
GPIO.output(FAST, GPIO.LOW)
GPIO.output(SLOW, GPIO.HIGH)
POLL_TIME = 10
else:
print 'Turn the fan off!'
GPIO.output(SLOW, GPIO.LOW)
GPIO.output(FAST, GPIO.LOW)
POLL_TIME = 15
time.sleep(POLL_TIME)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print'
Ctrl-C pressed, exiting now!'
finally:
GPIO.cleanup()
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Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,
Thanks for the work and all the great improvements. I am running 0.2.1 and it is really nice.
One thing I would really love (maybe more a plexHT issue) is the possibility to play quicker music section when loading large section.
I am used to open the option menu on section 'All Artists' and start shuffle from here. In this way I can play all my music randomly for several hours.
The problem is that I have a large music library and it takes about 15-20 minutes before the first music play.
Maybe it would be possible to start playing already after having load the first sectiosna nd continue generating the random playlist in the background.
Thanks again for the work,
Ovo
The Photo browsing really need the possibility to view by Folder
its impossible to view anything in any good order if not.
Ability to set view mode for your collections. Whenever I go into "Movies". I have to always change it Media Preview, seems it defaults back to List all the time.
Ability to set view mode for your collections. Whenever I go into "Movies". I have to always change it Media Preview, seems it defaults back to List all the time.
Unfortunately that is a bug of PHT, even as implemented for desktop PCs, and RasPlex is based on a port of that version.
Hopefully that bug will be fixed in a future version of PHT, which will then be ported into another RasPlex version.
According to latest info there are also some recent PMS bugs which need to be removed before view mode saving can work correctly.
So both the server and the client need to be fixed, to make this feature work properly.
Best regards: dlanor
Unfortunately that is a bug of PHT, even as implemented for desktop PCs, and RasPlex is based on a port of that version.
Hopefully that bug will be fixed in a future version of PHT, which will then be ported into another RasPlex version.
According to latest info there are also some recent PMS bugs which need to be removed before view mode saving can work correctly.
So both the server and the client need to be fixed, to make this feature work properly.
Best regards: dlanor
Hi, and congrats for this excellent piece of software. I have a feature suggestion that was already included into raspbmc and I think could be useful for many users including myself.
In a nutshell the request is to include HDMI + 1/8 audio jack audio simultaneously. This is my use case:
I normally have the rasplex box connected to my tv via HDMI and then from my tv to my surround sound system via toslink (optical). This setup is great for movies and I use the default HDMI config from rasplex to that effect.
Now sometimes I just like to listen to music through my surround sound systems, preferably without the TV turned on. For that effect I have the sound system connected to the rasplex box using the stereo 1/8 jack, combined with the change in rasplex config you suggested (audio output) it works fine.
Now the inconvenience is that every time I switch from watching video to listening music I need to reconfigure rasplex.
This is how the raspbmc guys solved it, looks like a simplre recompile, may be of help:
http://forum.stmlabs.com/showthread.php?tid=5154&pid=71869#pid71869
I posted this in the support area asking if it was possible, then thought it might be better as a feature request.
Could a squeezebox client like squeezelite be integrated into the image to allow the pi to also operate as a synchronised audio endpoint?
I realise plex can do audio but not synced between devices. Squeezeclient doesn’t need an interface it can just run in the background, all settings can be controlled from Logitech media server.
Thanks!
I'll put my +1 down for USB launcher as well, saves me using my voice recorder as a SD card reader when I want to make changes.
Don't know how possible this is but here goes:
To cut down on load times/performance issues why not get rid of MediaStream as a theme. There'd have to be a different theme out there (or someone would be able to build one) that doesn't have the fancy transition effects or high-quality images embedded in the theme. Maybe something more basic, flat that can take the load off the hardware while still being usable.
Would this work?
Why not use Quartz?
I've used this on XBMC in the past, not sure if it will work with RasPlex, will give it a try tomorrow.
Why not use Quartz?
I've used this on XBMC in the past, not sure if it will work with RasPlex, will give it a try tomorrow.
RasPlex uses a port of "Plex Home Theater" (aka: PHT) running under OpenELEC Linux.
As you might expect PHT and XBMC are not directly compatible when it comes to skins.
Some skins have been produced with variants both for XBMC and PHT, but the latter are not stable.
This is no slur on the workmanship of those 'skinners' but is inevitable as PHT itself is an unfinished product.
Until PHT gets a stable release, with open info on its skin requirements, there can be no fully stable PHT skins.
(Apart from the original 'MediaStream' skin that it comes with, adapted to the current PHT changes.)
And since RasPlex uses a port of PHT, it too suffers the same limitation.
There are a few experimental skins around, but expect glitches and failures if you try them.
Such problems are to some extent inevitable as long as the PHT design itself is changing.
However, all is not as hopeless as the above may make it seem.
There is one skin which is working quite well with the latest PHT release, and that is the "Night" skin.
(You can check it out in the subforum for skins.)
I' don't really know how/if this "Night" skin performs with RasPlex though, since RasPlex uses an older PHT version than the latest PlexPass release...
There's also the risk that some alternate skins use too much 'eye-candy' to work well on a relatively slow platform like the RPi.
Best regards: dlanor
RasPlex uses a port of "Plex Home Theater" (aka: PHT) running under OpenELEC Linux.
As you might expect PHT and XBMC are not directly compatible when it comes to skins.
Some skins have been produced with variants both for XBMC and PHT, but the latter are not stable.This is no slur on the workmanship of those 'skinners' but is inevitable as PHT itself is an unfinished product.
Until PHT gets a stable release, with open info on its skin requirements, there can be no fully stable PHT skins.
(Apart from the original 'MediaStream' skin that it comes with, adapted to the current PHT changes.)
And since RasPlex uses a port of PHT, it too suffers the same limitation.
There are a few experimental skins around, but expect glitches and failures if you try them.
Such problems are to some extent inevitable as long as the PHT design itself is changing.
However, all is not as hopeless as the above may make it seem.
There is one skin which is working quite well with the latest PHT release, and that is the "Night" skin.
(You can check it out in the subforum for skins.)
I' don't really know how/if this "Night" skin performs with RasPlex though, since RasPlex uses an older PHT version than the latest PlexPass release...
There's also the risk that some alternate skins use too much 'eye-candy' to work well on a relatively slow platform like the RPi.
Best regards: dlanor
Well aware of status of PHT, and the incompatibility of skins between normal Plex client and Plex HT.
Tried quite a few skins now, all faster than the overworked Mediastream, see http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/63770-rasplex-skins/page-4
is there any reboot option , im realy frustaded to pull out the tiny usb cable everytime the RasPi hangs...
thanks for good work on the Rasplex...
How about an update from one of the devs? Seems like this project has died :(
Hello,
Is it possible to implement the https in your distribution?
whit the news fonction https offert in :
<a href="http://elan.plexapp.com/2013/08/12/plex-media-server-0-9-8-4-public-release/">Plex Media Server 0.9.8.4</a>
HTTPS support: The media server listens on port 32443 for HTTPS connections.
Thanks
