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It plugs into a sound bar (Samsung Q990B) and that plugs into my TV. I don't use the ARC port on my TV though. My TV is an LG 55 inch, but I don't know the specific model.

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this and it's not a huge issue, it just makes me curious as to why it's happening. Basically, when I play a video whether it be through PreShow Experience (Kodi) or Plex the audio takes a second or two to kick in. It's not a smooth transition when going through the sequences because you see the video playing and then all of the sudden the audio kicks in which is incredibly annoying. The audio isn't out of sync with the video, it just cuts out in the beginning of every single video I play during a PreShow Experience sequence. This will happen if I pause and unpause a video as well. Like I said, it's not a deal breaker, it's just incredibly annoying and if there's an easy fix then I'm all ears!

I have an Nvidia Shield and when I get to the trivia sequence I am unable to skip it to move on to the next sequence. I've pressed every button and nothing is able to do it. Do any of you have any suggestions? Or could we implement something to make that possible in the next update?

Just for anyone who may be curious and read this thread. PreShow has the ability to read TIFF files, however, for some reason it just doesn't do them in order. You can use PNG instead (a better option anyway) or JPEG.

I just sent you a message with the zipped file. Let me know what you find out!

Is there a way I can share an entire folder with you? It's only letting me upload one file at a time and I have over 50. I at least took a screenshot of how I named my files and it's under this file path:

I have a ton of TIFF files that I tried with the Trivia sequence and it shows every file, but it isn't showing them in order. The trivia I'm specifically working on is for Christmas and I have named my files like this: For Multiple Choice: ChristmasMC1_q ChristmasMC1_c1 ChristmasMC1_a For Quotes: ChristmasQ1 Am I naming them incorrectly? For some reason it just refuses to show in the proper order and I thought it could either be the file format or the naming convention.

The Digital Theater used to be a great place to download video bumpers, but they changed their format to movie trailers. High quality ones too. Check them out here. I don't know if they are up to date anymore, but I do know that they have User Uploaded Trailers that you can download as well. Check them out here.

@Matt I tried it out and it worked!

@MidnightWatcher Thank you for including this! This can be very important to people who may have gradient light strips. If you want to keep the gradient lighting you have chosen you can use MidnightWatcher's method to do so. Unless there is another way I am unaware of, this is the only way you can do gradient lighting actions.

Creating a scene and having it referenced that way is a good idea. I'll give that a try and see if it works!

I have a couple of Philips Hue Gradient light strips (they are not the Play ones you attach to the back of your TV), and I wondered if there was a way to put them in action files with their gradient capabilities. I know how to make them change to a certain color, but I can't figure out how to make them change to certain gradients. If any of you know how to do this please let me know!

Here are some action files that I've created that you are free to download. I have kept them as a .txt file so that you can easily edit them (put your bridge ip address in there along with the username, and group/light number). Remember to remove the .txt and save it as a .pseaction file. Enjoy! Effect Color Loop.pseaction.txt Feature Lights Off.pseaction.txt Sequence Abort (Yellow).pseaction.txt Sequence Pause (Yellow).pseaction.txt Stop Effect.pseaction.txt Trailer Lights.pseaction.txt Trivia Lights.pseaction.txt

I forgot to include how to create actions for groups instead of having to change each individual light. It's as simple as copying/pasting this: http://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/groups/<group name>/action PUT:{"on":true,"bri":180,"hue":7831,"sat":255,"transitiontime":30}

What You'll Need: Philips Hue Bridge Philips Hue lights (make sure they are already connected within the Philips Hue app) Finding Your Bridge's IP Address Tap on "Settings" in the bottom right of your app 2. Tap on "My Hue System" at the top 3. Tap on the information icon to the right of the bridge 4. Your IP address will show at the bottom Using the CLIP API Debugger 1. Now that we have the bridge's IP address you will need to make a new tab and input it into this URL: https://<bridge ip address>/debug/clip.html A Debugger interface will show up 2. We will not be able to do anything until we obtain our unique username (aka an authorized user) so input this into the debugger URL: /api Message Body: {"devicetype":"my_hue_app#iphone peter"} 3. Click on "POST" You will get back an error message which is completely normal. It's Philips Hue's way of security to prove that you have access to your bridge 4. Press the button on your bridge and click on "POST" again Congrats! You've just obtained your unique username! 5. Copy that username and paste it into Notepad (or a similar program). We'll be using it in everything we do from here on out Changing the lights (ON/OFF, Color Loop, Change Color) 1. In the debugger copy/paste this into the URL: URL: https://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/lights 2. Click on "GET" This will show you the state of your lights. If they're on, their color (hue), their saturation (sat), their brightness level (bri) etc. 3. Now let's have some fun. Look for the light you want to change (it has a number). In this case we'll choose the first one which is number 4. Copy/paste this into the URL: URL: https://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/lights/<light number>/state 4. Now copy/paste this into the Message Body: Message Body: {"on":true, "sat":255, "bri":255,"hue":22070,"transitiontime":20} 5. Click on "PUT" and watch the magic happen! Here are a few definitions to understand what you can change: On true = The lights will turn on false = The lights will turn off Saturation (sat) Determines how saturated you want the color you've chosen (255 is the most saturated (colored) and 0 is the least saturated (white)) Brightness (bri) Determines how bright you want your lights. You can choose from 0-255 (0 does NOT turn off the light, 255 is the brightest) Hue The color your light will show (16 million colors to choose from according to Philips Hue) Transition Time (transitiontime) This is how long it takes for the command to take place in seconds (10 = 1 second, 20 = 2 seconds etc.) Effect You can only choose one effect which is color loop. If you want to add that effect just copy/paste "effect":"colorloop" If you want to stop the effect then replace "colorloop" with "none" If you want to check out more definitions then go here. You will need to create a Philips Hue Developer account. 6. Now that you know how to check the state of your lights, you can go into your Philips Hue app, change the lights to whatever you want, then use the URL https://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/lights to figure out their hue, saturation, and brightness. You can then use the Message Body {"on":true, "sat":255, "bri":255,"hue":22070,"transitiontime":20, "effect":"none"} and change whatever you'd like. Feel free to remove the effect statement entirely, feel free to change the transition time. The worlds your oyster! Saving Actions and Place Into PreShow Experience Now that we have a handle on how to have the lights behave the way we want to, let's save them in a format PSE can understand 1. Open Notepad (or a similar program) and copy/paste this into it: http://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/lights/<light number>/state PUT:{"on":true, "sat":255, "bri":255,"hue":22070,"transitiontime":20} http://<bridge ip address>/api/<username>/lights/<light number>/state PUT:{"on":true, "sat":255, "bri":255,"hue":65186,"transitiontime":20} SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND: Notice how the URL we are saving into Notepad DOES NOT contain an "s" in http. The debugger tool requires you have https in the URL, but PSE requires you remove the "s" from it. Keep that in mind. 2. In this scenario we are having multiple lights change. You can add as many actions as you want, but remember to have a space in between each one like the example above. I'll show you how to change an entire group after this example. 3. Change the sat, bri, hue, transitiontime and whatever else to whatever you'd like and then click Save As 4. In your title type the name of the file (name it whatever you'd like) then add the extension .pseaction. Change the file type to "All Files" 5. Place the new file you just saved into the "Actions" folder of the PSE file structure. 6. Now you can insert an action in the Sequence Editor and you can also click "Test" to see if it works. Adding Automatic Actions When You Press Pause, Resume, and Abort (Stop) 1. When you are in the PreShow Experience Sequence Editor go to the Settings Menu 2. Go to the left hand side menu and go to "Actions" at the bottom 3. This is where you can choose what action you want for when you Pause, Resume or Abort Hopefully this guide has helped to get you started. I know it's not completely comprehensive, but feel free to input your opinions, suggestions or questions! I'd love to hear what people have done, or are in need of.

This is something I have noticed. What I am thinking is happening is that when you try to preview a singular part of the sequence it disables everything else, however, when you already have something disables it enables it and plays that part of the sequence as well. I'm not sure if it's a difficult change or not, but what needs to happen is to have it actually disable everything instead of just changing the enable/disable button on every part of the sequence.

Sounds good. I know you've got a lot on your plate so I appreciate that it's even on your to-do list. @marius thank you for your input as well. When I have some spare time I'll dive more into it.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it and see how it goes. I do have an Nvidia Shield TV Pro (2019).

Do we have official instructions on how to implement Philips Hue lights with PreShow so that they dim, shut off, and turn on at certain parts of the sequence? I want to be able to integrate this, and I've seen mentions here and there, but I just wanted to know if someone has made official instructions on how to do this. I haven't had time to actually go through the CinemaVision instructions so if they work without needing to edit, then I apologize in advance. Here are the CV instructions: Philips Hue Setup - Here Philips Hue Advanced Features - Here

From my understanding, Kodi can only support Dolby Vision if it's an mp4 format. All of my media is in mkv so I don't get the full experience yet. Also, I don't like that I have to use Kodi and Plex when I could just be using one without having to switch back and forth. I don't use Kodi unless I want to do the PreShow Experience, and all other times I'm using Plex. I like it's interface a lot more, and to show my bias a little, I have been with Plex for many years so I'm just used to using their platform more than Kodi's. With all the pros and cons aside, I am grateful that there are people out there willing to create something like the PreShow Experience, even if it's only available on certain platforms. I know it's a lot of work.

Oh I didn’t know he went to Plex. You’d think that give us a better chance! Maybe Matt could ask and see. The answer’s always no unless we ask, right?

That one would be awesome to have at lossless quality!