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  1. Started by marius,

    Hi, I am still struggling with the DialogBusy loading icon. Thats why I wanted to ask explicitly, if anyone who uses a Shield could manage to make it invisible. I had no problem when Kodi was installed on a PC. Now that I use a Shield and Arctic Zephyr reloaded. I acces the shield via network connection, open "internal/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/skin.arctic.zephyr/1080i and then I edit the DialogBusy and the CustomDialogBusy files. But even if I edit it to visible>false</visible, the loading icon remains there. (This works when Kodi is installed on a PC). Has anyone an idea what I am doing wrong?

  2. Started by acid303,

    hi, I would like to install a sleep function in the cvaction. How does this work? The light should stay on for e.g. 3 minutes and then slowly go out I've tried it before but somehow it doesn't work. See pictures. Thanks. # Philips Hue: Licht ausschalten sleep://3500 http://192.168.178.33/api/wsltUbHQbdnDhDEidaNJQg2s85Nv9OldLPE6TYeT/groups/Wand/action PUT: { "on": false, "transitiontime": 500 }

  3. Started by TedP64,

    I downloaded the “Coca-Cola Behind the scenes” slides from here and place the folder in the Slideshow folder. I installed the module and pointed to the folder. A couple things - can’t seem to change the duration - the slider moves, but the “seconds” doesn’t update. And when the sequence runs, it just skips that module. I also noticed that while editing this sequence, in red - lower right-hand corner, it says “INACTIVE” - which I don’t recall seeing previously. Any thoughts?

  4. Started by acid303,

    Is it possible when I start a film that I go to PSE without the PSE window opening again and having to select its opening credits. THX. One more question. Is it possible when a film shows the end credits that the Hue lamps turn on again? I can't get it. Only when the film is over do my Hue lights turn on again.

  5. Started by rickynlucy,

    Hey guys just wondering if anyone else has run into this problem. My preshow addon has stopped working. It says it's in demo mode. When I go to the settings it's blank.

  6. Started by leejk421,

    Hello, I noticed that PreShow will always play the same theater intro video, even tho I have the sequence set to play random, and I have 3 to pick from. Using version 3.4.3

  7. Started by Reallovemachine,

    Hello everyone, First of all I would like to thank you for the great program. you did a great job! Can you set somewhere that only trailers are streamed in German? Thanks

  8. Started by Cineaste,

    Would it be possible for PSE to scrape Kodi video sources for local trailers, instead of relying on the trailer folder in the content path? Over the years, I accumulated dozens of movie trailers with uncompressed HD audio that are saved in the corresponding movie folders, e.g.: Dune Part Two (2024) Dune Part Two (2024)-trailer Kodi automatically picks these up when I play trailers from the movie information screen. It would be awesome if I could tap into my existing collection without needing to manually copy them into the content path, also considering that doing so would double my storage requirements.

  9. Started by beagles,

    I get an "file cannot be rendered" error when using trailers preshow with MPC-HC Here is a copy of the error 2024-01-27 12:02:15.773 T:13028 info <general>: [- PreShow Experience -]: Experience: Playing next item: VIDEO: 'https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3262564121/1434659529640-260ouz-1703955825629.mp4?Expires=1706464653&Signature=AoY0ClQqMwc-2tSYu7U-ku5WtuA0JlTnX9QbpLc889vBgTU43TEGis3WKdK-QIVSsyjET-M6bp6KefbofUOlUtql-jLewMPmJc7h4jkYh6zoIzkfqOo0e-W8-FQZ2f5f7pcGEp7gP1C~rlc8CJ3QqAUZ676NbYJT9cWKSPJ3Qb1o5Lqt~kOdWzyD3IPMhpO00KUYr0vHi84K90bN8-6yaw3Pp7L6VXwMc5OFy77klPsMk5Dwkwb3j1nqGGlsLlbY4tPZUOPmJzrmqixN8bW7CdsFnxYgzg816Hjkoe1Hs4BFWmiT14YtLKX5o~f…

  10. Started by MagicPinball,

    It's been a while since I selected Trailers in the Movie, Information (context menu) option. Today when selecting the Trailer icon, I got a dialog to Add-on YouTube. Then the Installation fails. Tried from the repository, and it failed too. How do I view trailers via this icon in the Information? I can view Trailers with IMDB Add-on, but I like the convenience when selecting the Movie, then using Information from the context menu (simple from my remote control).

  11. Started by TedP64,

    I’ve completely uninstalled PreShow Experience and reinstalled. I’ve made sure the Youtube plugin is installed. I’ve enabled all sources and ran content updates several times. I start with a new blank sequence, put in a trailers module - set it to 3 trailers. Do a “preview” - it turns the screen black and then returns. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the Youtube plugin as well. I’m out of ideas unless someone can tell me that this is just broken for now?

  12. Hello, I love this addon but I cannot get it to work properly for me. I have a simple setup with a random intro video, three trailers, audio bumpers, then the feature. My problem lies with the trailers. Whenever I run PSE, it plays the intro video then attempts trailer playback. However, this stutters, then freezes mid-frame, then it simply crashes the trailer and tries again with the next one. This happens so often that I have temporarily abandoned the addon until I can work out what's causing this and fix it. My YouTube addon and my InputStream adaptive are all up-to-date and my playback device is a Vero 4k+, running OSMC on Linux. For PSE, I am running t…

  13. Started by acid303,

    Hi, is it possible for a curtain to open and the Movie to start immediately in a transition?

  14. Started by ammonrose,

    My Nvidia Shield is set to begin a screensaver when there’s no activity for more than 5 minutes. If I have Trivia play for more than 5 minutes the screensaver will activate during the trivia sequence. I can just change the Shield settings to never go to sleep or make sure it’s longer than the trivia, but just wanted to bring it up in case it’s an easy fix.

  15. Started by leejk421,

    Hello, I have migrated from CV running on Matrix to Omega. I have everything setup, but for some reason if the Trivia module is active in the sequence, the sequence will not play, and only a black screen is displayed. I checked the KODI log but nothing looks wrong. I am using the trivia files migrated over from CV, so I am assuming those are compatible? thx

  16. Trivia not showing on PSE - plays intro then outro videos but skips the images of the Trivia. I downloaded the different packs from PSE site. I made sure that the packs are under the Trivia folder. I noticed that the file naming is not the same between each pack. I tried different packs and none worked. I then changed the naming to follow the instructions Filename requirements Question images must end with _q. Answer images must end with _a. Clue images must end with _c(#1-9). Fact images can't end with q, a, or _c#. And that did not work either. What can I try next? Thanks

  17. Started by SFP_Matt,

    I've got 3 minutes of trivia with music randomly selected from a folder playing at 75% volume. What's happening is that at the 3 minute mark, there's an audible bump in volume on the music (sometimes just for a split second, sometimes it maintains the higher volume), and trivia hangs on whatever slide it's on. I remember in testing for getting CV to work with an earlier version of Kodi, there was something similar, but I can't quite remember the circumstances. Will update as I gather more information. Sequence runs fine without music...this does seem familiar... Just ran through again and was able to tail logs and see what was going on. Her…

  18. Good morning I've been following your tutorial for the long time I've been waiting for ex Cinemavision compatibility with my zdmc x20 pro but unfortunately it didn't work there's a problem!! could you make a little video of the tutorial for more understanding? I explain myself you say that at the beginning an action is necessary before the first interaction for me it is the '' Courtesy '' and afterwards I would like to put '' Trailers Outro '' before launching my film so my question is do I have to put back an action before ''Trailers Outro'' and after this sequence I have to put back a action ''Zidoo-EnablePlayer.pseaction'' before the movie? in short I need you to …

  19. Hi, I have local trailers for almost every movie, and do not have the YouTube add-on installed because historically for me is stays broken a lot. So I do not want that to be part of the PreShow Experience. I want PreShow to use only the trailers scraped into the KODI database. Yet when I use PreShow, I get the message that the YouTube add-on is required during the trailer sequence. Is there no way to prevent this? This happens with versions 3.41. and 3.4.3. Never had this issue with CV before, so something in PreShow is different. thx

  20. Forgive me if this is a stupid question I am coming from cinemavision. What is the difference between content in Sponsors directory compared to Commercials . Also what type of content goes in PreShow directory.

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