DVR Pre-Release Build: Web Player Re-design (v2017.05.03.2306)

Beta Community DVR Beta
#1

The web player has been completely redesigned, and is now visually consistent across different browsers. Lots of new features, including:

  • NEW: Support for Chromecast.
  • NEW: Buttons for Airplay and PIP in Safari.
  • NEW: Buttons to skip back 10s and forward 30s.
  • NEW: Commercials markers on the web player timeline.
  • NEW: Chapter picker lets you skip past commercials.
  • IMPROVED: Show poster and spinner while transcoder is starting.
  • IMPROVED: Larger web player.
  • FIXED: Scrub/seek was not working in Safari for live streams.
  • FIXED: Clicking outside the web player could accidentally dismiss it before clicking Stop.
  • FIXED: Click-and-drag to scrub on the player was unreliable.
  • FIXED: Hiding a show from Up Next would cause incorrect counts on web Recordings tab.
  • FIXED: Retry guide data downloads on 503 Service Unavailable errors.
  • FIXED: Spurious buffer warning when starting a recording on 32-bit platforms.

Linux/FreeBSD/Mac/NAS (replace 127.0.0.1 with IP of DVR)

curl -XPUT http://127.0.0.1:8089/updater/check/2017.05.03.2306

Windows (run in PowerShell)

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Method Put http://127.0.0.1:8089/updater/check/2017.05.03.2306

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#2

WooHoo, fantastimagoric!

#3

Huge improvement! Working great so far.

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#4

When I run the command it returns a request authorization code page. Is there some other parameter I need to pass to it?

#5

When starting a recording from my iPhone in Safari the icon to go full screen can’t really be seen. It’s only when you go to landscape mode and scroll down to the video that you can see the full screen icon. I have an iPhone 7 which is clearly too narrow to see all the icons at the bottom of the video when the device is held upright.

#6

Same here on my iPhone 6s and Chrome. Also, when you view a video in full screen, the controls revert back to the standard ones without 30 sec skip or chapter selection. Is this a limitation of iOS?

#7

There is a link below the box that you click. It will take you to the Channels forum and ask you to login with your user ID. You will receive the auth code after you login. Paste the code into the box on the auth code page then hit enter.

#9

You need to use the local IP of your DVR, not the public internet IP.

This bug is fixed for the next build.[quote=“ChrisH, post:6, topic:1606”]
Also, when you view a video in full screen, the controls revert back to the standard ones without 30 sec skip or chapter selection. Is this a limitation of iOS?
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Yes this is a limitation of mobile WebKit’s fullscreen player (used by Safari and Chrome on iOS). We can’t do anything about it =(

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#10

Anyway to have Chapter Picker autoscroll (open) on latest highlighted line when invoked? Fat fingers sometimes interfere with scrolling down to choose the next show segment.

#11

New build with fixes to Chromecast and iPhone portrait-mode styles: v2017.05.04.1746

curl -XPUT http://x.x.x.x:8089/updater/check/2017.05.04.1746

#12

This is now available to everyone in v2017.05.05.0112.

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#13

This is great. The TVOS is awesome too. I can’t wait to see the iOS version. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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#14

I can see the icon for subtitles using the new web UI, but the options that show for all programs are wither “subtitles off” or “unknown” on shows that would normally show subtitles.

DVR: 2017.05.05.0112
Server: MacOS Sierra 10.12.4

Tried (same results) with: IE 11 on Windows 10, Firefox 53 on Windows 10, Edge on windows 10

All shows recorded via Cable on a Prime and all the channels are originally mpeg2. Tried both Software and Hardware transcoders.

My transcode is 720p@2mb and buffer does not go below 2x

#15

These are just the additions to the web player I’ve been waiting for!! And it’s working great. As always, awesome job!

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#16

Show up as “English” or “Off” for me. But Closed Captions button (subtitles) only show up when software transcoding is selected. No button to turn them on when on hardware transcoding.

#17

My subtitle selection gives me three options - Off, Unknown, and Unknown. Also, when I select the last option, I get the correct subtitles but the lines are in the wrong order. For example, if a character speaks two lines such as “Wait! Hold on a minute,” the subtitles should up as “Hold on a minute” on the first line and “Wait!” on the second line. This is with the hardware transcoder. I haven’t tried the software.

#18

I’ve been using the Chapter Picker with the newly added < & >. Ease of use is excellent and now I just breeze through the commercials. Can’t wait to try this out on next remote trip.

Thanks so much for this awesome addition.

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#19

Yup. It now almost makes lacking a windows (or mac os) “fat” client no longer a real issue even for internal use… (for when on the porch using a laptop via wifi or just to have something playing on a second monitor)

#20

Alright, it took me all day, but v2017.05.06.0013 is now available with fixes for closed captioning. Also includes some fixes to Chromecast support.

#21

Looks good, but there’s a minor visual issue with the landscape view on the iPhone 7 (using Safari). The slash between the current time and total time is under the last digit of the current time. It’s a minor visual issue, but is always present no matter what recording I watch.