Matt

This setup sounds like a lot of fun. The upcoming versions of PreShow are basically a way to do this exact thing with only 1 sequence. What are you doing to show trailers related to the year of your movie?

To suppress the busy dialog when PreShow Experience is running, add the following to the DialogBusy.xml file: <visible>IsEmpty(Window(Home).Property(script.preshowexperience.running))</visible>If it has a reference to CV in the DialogBusy.xml, change this <visible>String.IsEmpty(Window(Home).Property(script.cinemavision.running))</visible>to this <visible>String.IsEmpty(Window(Home).Property(script.preshowexperience.running))</visible>

This is a Kodi/Shield issue and not directly related to PreShow, so there's nothing I can do within PreShow to fix this. I have my shield set to use a network drive, but will try adding an external drive to it and will report back if I can get it to work.

I've fixed that bug in the next version, which should be coming out in a couple days. Also, that bug only related to IMDB trailers. Matt Huisman's Youtube for Trailers addon only affects the YT and Kodi trailers.

Do you use images or videos for your ratings?

There's only 1 thing in my theater that I haven't thought about replacing, so I think that has to win by default. My favorite thing is my popcorn machine.

Excluding PreShow, what is your favorite kodi addon?

It worked great for me out of the box, so I'm not sure what the issue is. What system are you running kodi on? What is your internet speed on that system? I would first try lowering the quality settings and see if there is a level that it loads faster. Also, what trailers are you loading, kodi or tmdb?

Gotcha. The videos can't overlap easily. I think there's a way to do it, but it would require a lot of steps outside of Preshow and isn't something I know how to do. My recommendation to create that sort of the experience is to make a title slide or theater/feature intro and edit the curtain transition in with that so that you have that video play and fade to black and then the movie starts.

What type of curtains do you have?

Excluding the actual hardware for your media (screen, speakers, amps, receivers, etc.) what is your favorite thing that enhances your movie watching experience?

Why did you choose the ADX Maximus? I've often thought about bass shakers, but have never been able to settle on what to get. I mostly see Dayton Audio now. Also, what do you power them with?

Glad you got it working. Agreed. I think I also messed it up the 1st time. I got the other YT addon configured properly multiple times and it still broke at some point. There have been some issues with the YouTube for Trailers addon, but Matt has always fixed them and it wasn't something that I had to bang my head against the wall trying to figure out what wasn't working. That's good advice for any addon. There are some things that Kodi doesn't recognize at the initial install, and that will only work after a restart. There are a few things in PreShow that are affected by this also.

If you want the best quality for youtube trailers, please use Matt Huisman's YouTube for Trailers addon. It is a drop in replacement for the standard YouTube addon. It doesn't provide access to youtube, but with a $5 yearly donation you can get the highest quality youtube trailers without all the hassle of the API. I'm in no way affiliated with him, just a fan of his work.

Trailers work. I was just testing them earlier today. Have you updated your content? What trailer source are you using? Share a log and I'll try to help. To share a log, close out of Kodi and then reopen it. Play the sequence where you are having the issue or preview the trailer module. Then go into the PreShow settings and scroll down in the general tab until you see "paste my kodi.log to pastebin." Click that and then click "current." Next, click Show QR code and use your phone to get the link to the pastebin page. You can either share that in this thread or send me a direct message through the site with it.

What gear are you most excited about when you watch a home movie?

Thanks for sending the log. I'll review it and discuss it with you via PM.

Glad you figured it out.

You can add the log to this thread or send a private message.

The audio format module shows videos using the youtube addon if you don't have a local video for that format. I'd need to see a log and your sequence file to tell more.

Do you have a skin that disables the notification? If you use a skin that hides the loading icon it also removes the notification. That's my best guess as to what's happening. Switch to the default Kodi skin and see if it works.

For the people with ceiling mounted projectors, where is your projector located? Is it behind your seats, in front of or directly overhead? Why did you pick that location? And is it open to the room or enclosed in some way?

Digital Cinema PreShow Experience Bumper Set 4k Digital Cinema bumper set with 5.1 surround sound Videos include: Courtesy Feature Intro Feature Outro Intermission PreShow Theater Intro Theater Outro Trailers Intro Trailers Outro Trivia Intro Trivia Outro Sponsors File Information Submitter Matt Submitted 02/11/2025 Category PreShow Bumper Sets View File