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[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New update available.

Server changes:

You can now play your videos on https://www.emitapp.com/

If your server is running and you register on our site, you can play/download your videos and music out of your browser from anywhere.

App Changes:

Landscape playback on both sides (2.3+)

Configurable video width and audio bitrate

Bugfix for adding servers by PIN

Subtitle encoding configurable in settings

Remembers position of video
[Android Apps and Games] theallian:
Could you allow us to choose a different installation directory on the desktop app please?
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Of course :) Download new setup file ;)
[Android Apps and Games] myrra:
This looks very promising, however, if I understood it correctly, the server part requires X.

Any chance of having it working on a headless linux machine acting as file server?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] pablomentabo:
Same issue here, using a Netgear router and all required ports are open but the Emit Windows app will not see them as open. Emit Anrdroid app does add the server from the code but will not connect. When on LAN however it works perfectly... Epic 4G
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Nope, it doesn't use X. Download Linux version and check README file.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Just to clarify:

You can't connect to the PIN server from the same LAN. If you are on the same network use auto-discovered server (or add it manually by entering IP). When you are connecting over internet (like 3g or different wireless network) then you should use PIN server (manually entered IP won't work).

If you make desktop app Web accessible and open required ports, when you press Check Connection it fails?

Edit: Try with new desktop version (1.6.1). Hope it will fix problems.
[Android Apps and Games] pablomentabo:
I do understand that you can't use the PIN on the same LAN already... the autodiscovered server works perfectly. My issue is that using the latest version of Emit (1.6.1), having TCP port 1554 & UDP ports 2000-2006 open on my router from my server IP, & attempting to connect to it from the Android app on a different network (in my case it was 3G) fails. It does however, add the server with the PIN to the list without an issue (this started to work for me now since an update or 2 ago to the desktop app), I just can't connect to it over 3G. On the desktop app it always says "You have to manually open ports tcp 1554 and udp 2000-2006 for ip xxx.xxx.x.x (actual ip used, I just didn't fill it in since this changes based on your server's actual ip).
[Android Apps and Games] mooryside:
Over wifi at home it works perfect. but away using mobile network, I have the same problem, can't connect over 3G/4G. I opened the ports to my router like it says to tcp 1554 and udp 2000-2006 and I get the message tcp port not open when I click on the check connection button on the desktop utility. I have a belkin N+ router and on the virtual servers options of the router there are two sets of number under inbound ports and private ports ie (0000-0000). the udp has two sets of numbers in this case 2000-2006 but the tcp has only one set. I have tried repeating the number, leaving one block blank, inverting them , but nothing works. I even tried to access though the emit website, the name of my network appears but again when I try to play anything it says this computer is not reachable. If anyone configured theirs perfectly please share how you did it.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
@pablomentabo:

Does click on "Check Connection" button says "Connection successful."?

@mooryside:

Sorry, I don't really understand what were you trying to do :o Did you try with upnp enabled?
[Android Apps and Games] truthfuldemise:
I have TCP 1554 open and UDP 2000-2006 open, I have my config set up to allow for web access and i have a password set yet when I try to add my server to the web frontend on the Emit website all I get is a message that says something went wrong.

edit: running the latest linux server.
[Android Apps and Games] dongimin2:
Saw this on Reddit!

lol this looks promising, for those non-redditors (missing out the fun)
[Android Apps and Games] mooryside:
I got a email message from Biokoda makers of Emit and the guy said have your upnp setting enabled. I checked and it was. still does not work.
[Android Apps and Games] mooryside:
yes my upnp is enabled. Still doesn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] pablomentabo:
Yes, when I check connection it does say Connection successful but the android app can never connect. Upnp is enabled on the router too
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Can you send us the text from this url while emit server is running: http://localhost:1554/cfg to support@wpn.tv
[Android Apps and Games] isurum:
I would love to buy this app however I am unfortunately in a country where paid apps are not supported :(

Feature requests if I may? (and have not already been mentioned)

- Dim light setting (where home/return, multitasking panel are dimmed to a dot while playing video)

- Option to fit video to screen (or possibly cycle through aspect ratios)

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] MattRussNC:
Hey just found this app the other day and after trying many many alternatives this is by far the best. I do have one issue that has been persistent with all of these streaming apps that i have seen so far.

All of my media is on a 8tb box running the latest freenas 8. With the emit server on a windows machine, while able to add network folders, no content is detected in them. I have tried mapping the network folders as a windows drive and pointing the server to it with the same results. Just to test i tossed a couple files on the local machine to which it also wouldnt detect. However after seeing the post regarding files on the root of the drive wasnt working i put them in a folder and it all worked great.

Is there anyway to use this to stream my media from a networked drive, a freenas 8 machine to be specific. It simply isnt practical for me to not pull from a nas box so im really hoping this is a easy fix. Anybody serving this from a linux box ? does it have the same limitation ?

Anyways this app is still leaps ahead of the alternatives, thanks for the work.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
It's in new version (5.5.1), but it's untested. Hope it works.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New version is on Android Market. Changelog:

- bug fixes

- better hls support and fallback to rtsp

- wake-on-lan support

- pre-encoded and downloaded videos can be played with external player
[Android Apps and Games] pablomentabo:
Sadly i still can't get this to play over 3g but local wifi is still fine. I've updated the desktop app too. I've sent the text to the email address and I'll let anyone in here know when it works for me and if I needed to do anything
[Android Apps and Games] MattRussNC:
Any ideas on streaming from a networked drive ?
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
We will look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] pablomentabo:
The developer corrected my issue with streaming on 3g with an update to the desktop app. I also went onto the market & gave the app 5 stars & gave a good review
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New update ... again :) Changelog:

- Support for windows network folders.

- Further port forwarding bugfixes.

- Bugfix for one class of "something went wrong" problems.
[Android Apps and Games] libehv:
still have the problem, where the aspect ratio is wrong while live streaming video.

the source is 16:9, but it shows as 4:3.

preencoded is ok, but preencoding isn't something I need : -|
[Android Apps and Games] Knucklessg1:
I know this is a stupid question, but can you buffer the video you are watching? I have an app just like this, but it fails because it pauses every 10 seconds due to lack of buffering. Thanks alot.

The playback is fantastic. Just played a 1080p video. Minor stutter here and there, but very understandable. But can you add a buffering bar to show when i can start playing the movie again?
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Android uses RTSP for streaming where buffering is very small. A few seconds of headroom. It will never buffer the file till the end. So it would not actually be any use to show it, even if we could.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New version released (5.7.0).

- Downloading of any video file

- bugfixes
[Android Apps and Games] isurum:
Even with the latest version (free), I face a random issue of the video stopping playback and returning to the browser. It does this by itself, more frequently after a few seconds of playback when I jump the video a few minutes forward.

Initially thought this was due to my adblock installed, however I reverted my hosts file and still have this issue. Please advise! I can't even buy the paid version because my market is unsuppoted :(
[Android Apps and Games] scottmog:
Sounds cool, ill check it out
[Android Apps and Games] truthfuldemise:
I've got my port forwarding set up, I've got UPNP enabled, and I've got the latest version of the Emit desktop software but I still get an error when I try to use the Play Online feature on the website.
[Android Apps and Games] matteone:
just got the 1.7 and compiled on fedora - everything works fine streaming on my asus TF101 but the stream stops each two seconds, stays frozen for like 5 or 6 seconds and then starts again... what it could possibly cause this laggy behaviour?

regards

Matt
[Android Apps and Games] phoenixs4r:
I just downloaded the latest windows desktop version rniw when iI tell it to encode a video it only encodes 2 seconds.....
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Does check connection button tell you connection successful?

---------- Post added at 08:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:29 AM ----------

Try lowering video resolution, your machine might not be keeping up with encoding or perhaps bitrate. Are you streaming from local wifi or internet?

---------- Post added at 08:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:30 AM ----------

What windows version?
[Android Apps and Games] Orkhayiq:
Questions and suggestions

Hey there zokipirlo,

Great app but it's lacking functionality when it comes to playing MKV files. The only file type I've tested so far. I'm using Win 7 and Android 2.3.3 on a GT-I9100.

Will Emit support the ability to choose between multiple subtitle and audio tracks?

The ability to switch audio tracks is a must and the same goes for subtitles. Currently when streaming one of my MKV files, I'm hearing both audio tracks playing at the same time - the default track and the commentary. The option to define a default preferred language for subtitle and audio tracks would be useful too. I've also noticed, that subtitles are not rendering correctly. New line breaks are not registered as sometimes in the subs it'll read "\n" between words. Also, Emit has problems displaying multi-line subs. The second line of text on my device is being clipped, meaning it's unreadable as you can only make out the tops of tall letters.

The player itself is very basic but it does the job. Adding some intuitive playback controls for seeking and volume for example could be an idea. mVideoPlayer (free) app does a great job at this and maybe you can find some inspiration there for Emit.

Finally, if I'm streaming on the default settings then I find that the video playback stops often with a message stating "Closing, ..." I have to lower the resolution or bitrate to give uninterrupted playback. Firstly the playback stops and exits the video without leaving a moment to note the video's current time. Secondly, why is this happening? Is the buffering not capable of a longer buffer?

Thanks! (:
[Android Apps and Games] Freelancerx:
tried this app and opens and plays for about 2 or 3 seconds then just closes. I've tried all sorts of changes under the option menu, still does the same even when choosing the low setting. i even lowered the resolution all the way down and same thing... has this been tested for honeycomb devices?

on a side note i tested this on my evo and it works fine. so it must be a honeycomb thing. I was trying to use with asus transformer running revolver.
[Android Apps and Games] isurum:
Same problem here on my ASUS Transformer, even on the paid version.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Sorry for a late response :o I was on a vacation and now i'm back :)

In the meantime there was also another release - 5.7.2. What's new? Nothing major, just bugfixes.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
We are working now on some new features. Audio track selection is one of them. Video player enhancements are not our primary plan. Be they are planned to be released with new Emit look. Stay tuned :)
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Sorry, I don't have a Transformer so I can't see what's wrong. Is it better with new desktop version (1.7.3)?
[Android Apps and Games] lhurtado:
Stretched video + long subtitles

Hi, thanks for this great app!

It works flawless in my Moto Xoom, with exception of long lines subtitles in srt ( so I have to manually split those lines).

On the other hand in my Moto Atrix video looks stretched (4:3) instead of widescreen, and it plays only a few seconds and start over.

Is there any way to get some kind of log to help debug this problems?

Thanks and let me know how can i help!
[Android Apps and Games] isurum:
Yes the problem still persists with new desktop version.

Anyy logs i can submit?
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Hello, I tried Emit free today and noticed a few issues:

1) When the video is paused (e.g., brief pause while buffering), the volume buttons no longer serve as Media volume controls, they go back to controlling the phone's ring volume. I think as long as a video is open, the volume controls should always be for the media stream.

2) I went to Settings and changed the Live video bitrate. Firstly I think there should be two user-set bitrates: one for remote servers (for lower bitrates) and one for local servers (for higher bitrates). Anyway I went to change this value from the default value (2550) to something else, pressed OK, then pressed Live video bitrate again to check. When I did this, it always reverts back to 2550. The same happens to the Pre-encoded video bitrate setting.
[Android Apps and Games] tj!2k7:
First, thank you for this no-nonsense straightforward app. =)

Just a couple of minor things I've noticed in the past few days; I posted these on the website's forum page, but most of the posts there seemed rather old, so I figured I'd repost the issues here:

Sometimes when the EMIT server starts up, it is inaccessible via the Internet; when I check the status there is no PIN# listed. If I quit and restart, then the PIN is displayed and the server is accessible externally.

Also, I have noticed that if my external IP changes, EMIT does not pick up on this and is inaccessible externally until after bring restarted manually.

Other than those minor quirks, it works wonderfully and smoothly. Thank you! =)

And on another note, it would also be pretty awesome to see a desktop version of the client. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] agreenfi:
I noticed that with the linux server, the ffmpeg encoder uses only one core. I think libx264 should support multiple cores using the -threads option?

When transcoding a 1080p file my server can just barely keep up due to the CPU limitations, so supporting multiple threads would be a big help.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New version (5.8.1) is released. What's new:

- Support for multiple audio tracks. You can switch between them from the video player.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
It's fixed now ;) Thank you for an idea.

I have no idea what could be a problem. Will be checked.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Thank you. We have a kind of a desktop version. Try it.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New version released (5.8.2). Fixed:

- FC bug on 3g
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
If there is anything I can do to help you solve this, please let me know!
[Android Apps and Games] tcmean:
RSTP isn't working on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. It always says "something went wrong". It works perfectly fine with HTTP streaming.
[Android Apps and Games] isurum:
Any luck for us transformers users?
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Check your private message please ;)
[Android Apps and Games] phoenixs4r:
Latest windows client still only encodes 2 seconds of video then quits :(
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
New version (6.0.1) released. What's new:

- Subtitle for encoded video fix

- Fixed problem for not being able to change settings

- Honeycomb stability fixes

- Deleting downloaded files

Thanks @c00ller for helping me solve "2550" error.
[Android Apps and Games] smcgirr:
Latest update has broken the app for me.

I now get a message saying app is not licensed on startup.

Tried to uninstall, clear market cache and install again but get the same error.

Working away from home and was going to rely on Emit for my hotel streaming. Let down :-(

What else can I do to make it licensed again?
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I saw a problem after we released an update. It should be fixed now ... there was another update an hour ago but version number is the same (6.0.1). Market should still tell you that an update is available. When did you try that?
[Android Apps and Games] smcgirr:
It does show an update available but refuses to update!

It looks like installs but market still claims update is available.

Ill try a bit later on.

Thanks.

Edit: Seems I have 6.0.1 installed but the same licensing problem.

Market still tells me another update is available but refuses to update.
[Android Apps and Games] smcgirr:
Managed to get it updated now and its working again. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Running 6.0.1 now. Congrats on solving the bitrate setting problem I was having! Now I have a few issues with some mkv files...

-I have mkv subtitles enabled and they show up for one series of videos but not the other.

-In the series that it works, there are two subtitle options, Swedish and English. Emit didn't give me a choice and only chose English. This is the option I want, but how did it choose?

-Also, this video has "bookmarks" or placement marks. When I watched these videos in Emit, the sections are labeled Opening, Part 1, Part 2, Ending, Preview. Emit skipped the Opening and Ending portions and I cannot view these even when seeking. the video is 25:01 in length but Emit shows it as 22:03.

-For some long subtitle lines that are longer than 2 lines, they just get cut off and the next lines are non-viewable. Could it be made to shift upwards as necessary?

-This series mkv aspect ratio does not show up correctly. It should be 16:9 ratio but it is getting compressed horizontally. This is not an issue with other videos.

Keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] wasdvd:
Great app

Nexus 1 MarkDenver Butterscotch v1.2 ROM

The server is a Win Vista laptop. Installation was seamless and fast. BSOD on first use. After reboot, it has seemed to work ok.

The first install today on the N1, played some, but was hard to get to play the chapter I picked. I uninstalled the app, and tried to download from the market again - phone froze- probably not a problem with the app.

After installing again, Emit has played smoothly with both the server and the phone on wifi. I was not able to "hit" any of the main menu selections, but after I picked the 2nd or third chapter in the list of files, it played smoothly.

This is a remarkably well performing, complex system. It will be fun to watch its development.

I did try to load the server on my Ubuntu. The process was highly automated, took a long time to run, but eventually failed. One of the final messages mentioned problems with upnp.

Thanks to the developers.
[Android Apps and Games] wootapa:
Still licensing problems

Hi

Just installed the paid version, and it claims its unlicensed. I made a refund.

Btw, i had to disable http live streaming to get any of my files to work.

I have an xperia active with 2.3.4. Couldn't try this with paid version though.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
You can't for now ... sory.

Can you send me that in PM, please.
[Android Apps and Games] Luvcheez73:
I am a former iphone user who recently made the switch to android. I loved the Air Video app for iOS and immediately began my search for an alternative. After finding Emit, I downloaded the free version and had it working in minutes. Simple and straight forward, just like Air Video. Well worth the price for the paid version.

I use this on a Samsung Galaxy SII (AT&T) and it works very well. I do have a couple of questions/comments for the developer.

1) During playback if I hit the screen lock button, it locks the screen. When I push the screen lock button to unlock the screen, it unlocks but the video resumes playing from where I originally started playing the video. This means I have to use the slider to manually go to where I was when the screen was locked, which is a bit of a hassle. Not sure if this is a bug or just the way it works.

2) When I select a video to play, it immediately resumes playback from wherever it was when playback was last stopped instead of asking me if I want to resume from last position or start at beginning.

In both situations, Air Video would give you the option of resuming playback from the last position or starting at the beginning of the video. If these aren't a bug with my phone are these options something that you are planning on adding? If not I think it would be a great option to have. As I said, Air Video does this and even Plex gives you this option as well.

These do not ruin my enjoyment of the app, but are a couple little things which I think would greatly improve it and put you on par with Air Video and Plex.

Thanks again for a great app!
[Android Apps and Games] alderion:
I have the latest version and it works if I disable the firewall on my desktop machine. I have setup a rule to allow emit.exe and erl.exe through the firewall and it doesn't work.

It finds the server, checks the password then says server not available. If I disable the firewall it works fine... However, I would prefer not to leave my home server with the firewall disabled.

What do I need to allow through the firewall for this app to work properly?

Sorry if the answer is in here I skimmed all 15 pages and didn't find the answer. (nor did a google search)
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
It's a bug :( Fix will be released soon.
[Android Apps and Games] zokipirlo:
You need to open ports tcp 1554 and udp 2000-2006.
[Android Apps and Games] alderion:
Ahhh I was opening those on my router not my firewall. That did it. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] mxxxw:
I'm having a problem with with the password function, i can't use one! If i run the server without a password i can access my files, by if i try to password protect the server it just says "Login failed!" when i try to connect(this happens in both WiFi and 3G)

I have manually entered the server with the "pin number" but that did not help, and yes i have opened the ports in my FW.

Running the free version btw
[Android Apps and Games] minicoop7:
Source

My phone is showing active folder on top and an inactive folder at the bottom. How do I delete the inactive folder at the bottom of Source screen? (it's blank when I click on it) I tried refreshing but it didn't work.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Racker_CRO:
I'm having problem with "Server not available" error on my phone. I installed desktop version 1.8.2. and latest android free 6.0.1. I don't need web access, just streaming over WiFi so I didn't check "Web accessible" option.

I tired to disable FW on my desktop again "Server not available" message appears. All of my devices are on the same Subnet and IP range. Do I need to configure anything specific on my router just for WiFi use?

Thnx.
[Android Apps and Games] s00nr1:
NM got it figured out.