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[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
New update, everyone. Get it while it's hot!

Version 1.7.4.2 (November 27)

Added setting to toggle the glossy cover effect

Fixed compatibility issue with some video players

Fixed video player screen timeout issue

Lots of widget improvements and new options

Minor UI improvements

Movie overview position no longer changes when updating cover art

Paid users can update right now on Android Market. Lite users will have to wait a bit.

Hi again!

The above mentioned update fixes all your problems - try it out :)

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] nicolasgiangreco:
many thanks, cool :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
You're very welcome! Feedback is always appreciated, so let me know if something's on your mind :)
[Android Apps and Games] assassin676:
thanks :) cool app
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
Michell just tried the new update that fixed the problem. Thanks again for all the hard work.
[Android Apps and Games] swishman:
thats amazing ..

Good Job
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot!

Cheers, Jeff. Happy to hear that :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
All the latest features and improvements are now available for users of the Lite version as well. Go ahead and download version 1.7.4.2 of the Lite version now on Android Market.

You can read about the differences in this blog post!
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
Hi Michell,

I'm still seeing the odd behaviour with my external micro SD cards. Mizuu doesn't have any problems recognizing the movies or TV shows when adding but I am unable to directly play them by selecting them by the image. The only way I've found to get around this problem is to do a search for the title then I can get to the movies on the external SD cards not sure what happened. I'm running an Acer A500.
[Android Apps and Games] mauaus:
Edit: Nevermind
[Android Apps and Games] Argent36:
Will this also play media off networked drives? I haven't tried it on my TouchPad yet but it looks good - and since the Logitech Revue GoogleTV just updated to Honeycomb - I was looking for a great 'media center' like interface without the need of a PC etc. Sadly this isn't available on GoogleTV (at least through the market) have you considered making this GoogleTV compatible?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Sorry about my missing response, I don't really know why I missed your posts.

You can use Mizuu with NAS devices, but you currently need a rooted device for that. I am planning on adding the functionality in version 1.8.0, so you can use it without root access.

I would love to have it on Google TV, but the software development kit doesn't run on Windows right now :(
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
Hi Michell,

I did some further checking problem I'm seeing with movies stored on external SD not being selectable out side of the search in Mizuu. I noticed that this only seems to happen when I'm using the Movies option. If is go to the TV Show option I am able to select and play any of the episodes without having to use the search to get to it. I don't know what the difference it here. I was able to directly access the movies stored on external SD on the 1.7.3.2 version so not sure what changed to cause this behavior.

As always thanks for all your hard work on this app.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks!

Please try version 1.7.4.2 - that should fix all your problems.

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
I was mistaken about 1.7.3.2 allowing me to select movies from the external SD card using the cover art this was previously working. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Please use the latest release. 1.7.3.2 is not the latest release.
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
Actually I am using the current version the problem I'm having is that I cannot directly select and watch movies that I have on my external SD cards. I have to use the search function to bring a movie up in the list to get to it. This was not a problem in earlier versions I'm not exactly sure where this started happening. I know there are differences with the external SD mount points on the various tablets so I'm guessing that may well be the reason. I'm running an Acer A500.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
That really doesn't make any sense. I'm using an A500 as wel, and have no issues with it. The application database keeps track of all your movies and TV shows, and both the overview and search access that database when displaying your movies and TV shows. The search functionality naturally filters the content of the database, depending on your search terms, whereas the main overview doesn't (unless you're looking at favourites, genres or available files).

Like I said, I have no idea why you're experiencing this. It doesn't make any sense what so ever.

Yes, there are different mount points for the external SD card, but you've set that up yourself in the "File sources" window - part two of updating the movie library. Mizuu searches the folders you've set up there, and saves everything it finds in a database with full URI references. Even if you decide to delete a file from the device (and not in Mizuu), it'll show up in the main Movies overview (i.e. the grid view) as long as you're on the "All movies" option at the top left. If you'ree on "Available Files", it'll run through the database and check if each of the URI references exist - if not, it won't show them.

My best advice would be to do a complete update of your library, and make sure that you've got your file sources set up. If that doesn't do the trick, I'll need to see the application database in order to help you any further. Unfortunately, that's only available for root users at this point (I'm going to add export functionality in a future update).
[Android Apps and Games] jeffw111:
Michell,

I did some experimenting with the database directly and found that for some reason the leading "/" is not getting put in for the file path so it ends up being mnt/external_sd/(movie title) instead of /mnt/external_sd(movie title). Once I went into the database with an SQLite editor and made that one change I am now able to select the the movies on the external sd from the My Movies screen directly using thier cover art. Not sure why it's happening though given that you have an A500 also and don't see this happen.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
@All

I'm making some really great progress with adding Ice Cream Sandwich support. It's going to be great!

Hi Jeff!

That's weird. I'll make sure that the app doesn't do that in the future. In Android development there are two ways of creating the so-called File variables. One is to create it based on the full Uri, which I'm currently using 90% of the places, and another is to create it based on the parent folder and name of the file. This is probably the best solution, so I'll try to change it to this through out the app. Happy you fixed the issue though :)

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
New version with support for the Galaxy Nexus! Get it while it's hot. Free version update is coming in about a week.

Version 1.7.5 (December 14)

Added actors in TV shows

Added backdrop browser in TV shows

Added Justin.tv video player

Added option to select cover art from gallery

Added support for Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0

Added YouTube searches in TV shows

Improved video quality of videos from TED Talks

Layout changes

Minor bug fixes
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
Hey man!

I´m using ICS 4.03 on Xoom and I cant find your app, its not compatible?

What I have to do? (I bought this app a long time ago).
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
It's coming soon! The current version will only support API level 14 (4.0.1), but a few days later, Google announced API level 15 (4.0.3). I'll upload a small fix update that fixes that and a few other things before Christmas. Send me an email if you want it now :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
New version out guys - version 1.7.5.1!

Version 1.7.5.1 (December 23)

Added support for Android 4.0.3

Bug fixes

Layout changes

Temporarily removed subtitle support in video player (will be improved)

Updated video player

It's just $0.99 the rest of the year! Get it while it's hot :-)

Update: Version 1.7.5.2 is out, adds the cascade widgets again!

Version 1.7.5.2 (December 24)

Added the cascade widgets again
[Android Apps and Games] davewuvswaffles:
I wasn't able to read through the whole thread, but has Gingerbread development been abandoned?

If so, are there any comparable apps?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey!

Yep, it has. I open sourced the project instead, it's available here:

http://code.google.com/p/mizuu-for-phones/

If you want to try it out, you can visit www.aluzuu.com - that's one of the projects using Mizuu's base code.

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] The_Tech_Ninja:
awesome awesome app. I remember using it back "in the day" but now this app rocks and it does a lot more than I could even imagine!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot, Knether! I'm glad you like it. I also think it's been improving a lot, and it'll continue to do so :)
[Android Apps and Games] hellalucard:
Had no time lately to do any work on it :( but I should be getting some updates to aluzuu in the next week or two. :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
All in good time :) I'm just happy that someone wants to keep the project going :)
[Android Apps and Games] TerraWan:
Sorry did not read through the whole thread but does it support UPnP or DLNA?

The reason is that I am planning to buy a tablet and using a Pogoplug to store all my movies/tv shows. A program like UPnPplay works to access the Pogoplug files and play them but off course this program looks very slick!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
There's no support for DLNA / UPnP as of now. You can use CIFS / Samba & USB connected drives if your device is rooted, but nothing else at the moment.

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] javitxusan:
Looks Awesome

Nice...

The software looks amazing... a couple of suggestions/requests:

First:I've tried to buy this xmas the soft (I haven't a tablet, but soon).. market refuse the operation (because I haven´t one).

Second: I've just bought a new set top box android (with froyo/2.2): Your software will not work in this machine because honeycomb. You have to think of this because there are hundreds of set top-box models running 2.2/2.3 (froyo more). Your soft will look amazing on it.

Third: And what about to define an external player? I use DICE Player because de hardware acceleration (the best to play smooth 1080p over wifi).

ToA.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cheers!

1. Really nothing I can do about that :)

2. Mizuu uses APIs that aren't available in Android 2.x and previous, so that's why it's Android 3.0+ only.

3. You can use any video player with Mizuu, also Dice. When you hit the "Play movie" button, a dialog will appear with a list of available players - just hit Dice Player. You can even set it as your default player.

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] usafle:
This would be awesome if it worked for G-TV!!! I have been looking for an app similar to http://mikinho.com/yammm/ for Google TV. I have all my media files on folders on a home NAS. This would be spectacular if it would work like "YAMM" and pull info down from IMDB for my NAS Media Files.

Anyone know if there is a program out there that does this? Or, do you plan on adding that functionality at some point?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
I really want to add support for Google TV, but the SDK currently only supports Linux OS, and I am using Windows :(

I have considered creating a virtual machine with Linux and using that for developing for Google TV, but I'd really prefer a Windows compatible SDK.
[Android Apps and Games] kharont:
very nice :)
[Android Apps and Games] usafle:
Well, you are a lot further along with your app that anyone else is. Looks great and would be a perfect match for Google TV.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey guys,

Version 1.7.6 is out!

Version 1.7.6 (January 15)

Added 4 new themes

Added manual TV show identification

Added movie trailers sections

Added support for additional devices

Bug fixes

Improved stability of TV show identification

Minor layout changes

Removed redundant video player

You can download the update from Android Market. Waiting a few days for any potential bug reports and then I'll release the free version update.
[Android Apps and Games] Jonah!:
Hi Michell, i can help you translate your fantastic app in Italian language :D
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cheers, man!

I've got a translation site set up at http://mizuu.tv/translation/projects/mizuu-translation, but some strings are not up to date, others are redundant and some are missing right now, so I'd personally wait a bit with the translations :)
[Android Apps and Games] K Dotty:
This does looks like da shizz:D, gonna try this out once I get a bigger memory card. Great work!!

Sent by wiggling my big toe
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cheers! :)

Go ahead and get the full paid version, and send me an e-mail if you don't like it - I'll give you a full refund :) The lite version is currently not up to date, so it'd give you the wrong impression of the app's current state.

You're naturally also more than welcome to try out the lite version instead if you'd rather do that, but like I said, it might give you the wrong impression of the current state of the application :)
[Android Apps and Games] rvspinx:
Basically:

<Movie Name Dir>

----Movie

----<movie>.nfo

----<Movie>-fanart.jpg - This is a banner that can be displayed

----fanart.jpg - Another banner

----movie.tbn - Cover art

----poster.jog - Cover art

I believe there are duplicates of the fanart and banner so that XBMC themes can use either.

As an Example below are the contents of a movie.nfo (edited for lenght, but preserves the tags)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<movie>

<id>tt0364970</id>

<title>Babylon A.D.</title>

<originaltitle>Babylon A.D.</originaltitle>

<year>2008</year>

<releasedate>8/29/2008</releasedate>

<rating>5.3</rating>

<votes>32,527</votes>

<mpaa>Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality</mpaa>

<certification>USA:PG-13</certification>

<genre>Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller</genre>

<studio>Canal+</studio>

<director>Mathieu Kassovitz</director>

<credits>Maurice G. Dantec </credits>

<outline>Veteran-turn</outline>

<plot>In a near future</plot>

<runtime>90 min | 101 min (extended version)</runtime>

<trailer>some link to trailer</trailer>

<actor>

<name>Vin Diesel</name>

<role>Toorop</role>

<thumb>link to actor thumbnail</thumb>

</actor>

<fileinfo>

<streamdetails>

<audio>

<channels>2</channels>

<codec>mp3</codec>

</audio>

<video>

<aspect>2.353</aspect>

<codec>xvid</codec>

<duration>90</duration>

<height>272</height>

<scantype>Progressive</scantype>

<width>640</width>

</video>

</streamdetails>

</fileinfo>

</movie>
[Android Apps and Games] cboy82:
just bought this and it says no videos found? my files are in either .avi or .mkv? screen is stuck on step 2 of 2 any ideas?

on tiamat rom 2 xoom device
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot, rvspinx - I'll have a look at it!

Hey!

For now you'll need at least ONE 100+ MB file in for example .mp4 format to do the initial search. I will change this in an update today, so you can check to include additional file formats.

A quick fix is to change the extension on one of the files, let it do the initial search, enter the settings and enable additional file formats, change the extension back and then let it run an update :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Just released version 1.3.2!

Please update and let me know what you think. Here are the details:

Version 1.3.2 (July 26)

Added support for USB devices

Added option to include non-supported file formats in initial search

UI improvements

Fixed crashing widget (Only Lite version affected)

EDIT:

It seems there's a problem with the "Enhanced reflections". A bug that'll appear in rare situations - I have written (what I think will be) a fix, coming in the next version. Sorry for any inconveniences.
[Android Apps and Games] MRCANNADY:
That worked perfectly, ill spread the word on your great app!!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
@MRCANNADY

Great - glad I could help :)

@ALL

I made a small mistake in v. 1.3.2, so I've just uploaded an update (v. 1.3.3) which solves this. From now on you'll be able to search for mkv, avi and more file types during the initial search. Just remember to check the check box regarding non-supported files :)
[Android Apps and Games] iandoug:
What the world needs now....

... is a movie-player that can play movies from a NAS box ... (or another PC). Is this possible?

thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Not at the moment, no, but it's on my list of possible features. It's not being prioritized though - sorry :(
[Android Apps and Games] trancemode:
nice work! Going to try this out now :)
[Android Apps and Games] brunsbanjo:
looks really impressiv!

include a series scraper too

maybe thetvdb...and themoviedb as scrapers
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
... yet another update! Phew, that's five releases in a single day!

Version 1.3.4 (July 26)

Fixed cover art bugs

Please update and report your findings.

Thanks a lot - please tell me what you think and don't forget to rate it :)

Thanks! I'll make a separate app for TV shows :) I've requested an API key for TMDb, waiting to get it. Once I do, it'll be integrated into Mizuu Movies.
[Android Apps and Games] kep0ne:
great looking player, although i am having a small issue.

using .avi files, i am only able to locate 5 movies out of the 25 located in the /sdcard/Movies directory on my xoom. all 25 show up in MoboPlayer.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey, thanks a lot!

I'll look into this problem ASAP. Could you tell me if you're using the paid or Lite version - and what's the version number? Also, could you please post the directory of the SD card on the Xoom?
[Android Apps and Games] VinceT3:
Can you make it available for the Dell Streak 5, would love to see how it looks on the little guy.. My daughter is familiar with media center at home, would be nice if she could use the same features on my phone..

Thx
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey Vince

I'll be working on a pre-Honeycomb version soon. It won't have all the same features, i.e. there won't be any widget, but it should bring a lot of the stuff from the Honeycomb version :)
[Android Apps and Games] nvanlaar:
Can you make the lite apk available off the market. The market won't let it install onto my gtab with honeycomb. It looks very cool and I would like to try it out.

Thanks,

Nick
[Android Apps and Games] kep0ne:
using the lite version, version 1.3.4

directory: /mnt/sdcard

movies stored in /mnt/sdcard/Movies (with subdirectories based on show)

also, is there a way to manually change the cover artwork?

and a suggestion; some way to sort files by folder? i watch a lot of TV shows on my tablet, so the current organization of the files leaves a lot to be desired. it is easy to lose track of what shows i've watched, what season each file is in, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey Nick

I've just added it to the first post - here's the attachment:

EDITED: Added support for Android 3.0, so removed the apk-file

Thanks!

The Lite version is limited to finding 8 video files, so that might be why the rest of the files are missing.

You can manually change the cover art by creating a *.jpg file with the exact same file name as your movie file. For example, if your movie is called "Avatar.mp4", the cover art image must be called "Avatar.jpg". Do a fresh launch of the application and your custom cover should be the active one :)

The only sorting options available right now are ascending and descending sorting. This application is not really targeted towards TV shows - I'll make a separate app for that with lots of specialized functionality :)
[Android Apps and Games] nvanlaar:
Thank you! Unfortunately, I am getting parsing errors. Does this only work with 3.1 - 3.2 ? I am only running hc v3.0.1. :-(
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Ah yes - it's Android 3.1+ only due to the resizable widget. I may however disable this and add support for Android 3.0 :)
[Android Apps and Games] K Dotty:
I was planning to buy it just by looking at the screenshots, even without reading what it is lol. I think this is an incredible app. I need to hurry up and buy a bigger mem card

Sent by wiggling my big toe running ICS
[Android Apps and Games] Cenobite_:
Currently I am using the PHP based VideoDB for managing my movie collection.

Is it possibly to feed the list of movies (with imdb id's for instance) into Mizuu?
[Android Apps and Games] Jonah!:
Hi i don't understand how to register/login to that site EDIT: Solved

Anyway i want to buy your paid app but gwallet won't register my card, do you have other payment methods? Like paypal?

I think i can finish the italian translation (now 29%) today/tomorrow (if i realize how to access that damned site :P), so EDIT: DONE! Added italian language :D

Let me know when you update the strings so i can update translations too :D
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it - anyway, my offer still stands of course :)
[Android Apps and Games] indyred99:
Looks great wish it was available for the LG Revolution. I'll pass it along to people I know that have tablets.
[Android Apps and Games] Jonah!:
Check your gmail :)

However i was wondering, what does Mizuu mean? XD
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot :) Let me know if your Revolution ever gets upgraded to Android 4.0!

Right back at ya'! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Jonah!:
Very cool :D
[Android Apps and Games] MrCapcom:
Not sure if its there but will you add support for Anime shows?
[Android Apps and Games] indyred99:
Unfortunately I don't see this phone getting. Our devs are working on a port though.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
New minor update that adds support for some 7-inch devices and brings minor layout changes.

Version 1.7.6.1 (January 21)

Adds support for some 7-inch devices

Minor bug fixes

Reduced memory usage for backdrops

Some minor layout changes

Widget bug fixes

Thanks! :)

Mizuu uses www.thetvdb.com for its show data, so if it's on there, it'll be available from the app. I know there are lots of Anime shows on there, so I think you'll be covered. If not, you can add shows yourself on the site - it works quite well :)

Oh, I see. I hope the port will be successful! :)
[Android Apps and Games] davewuvswaffles:
Hey I bought Mizuu a few minutes ago but accidently "returned" it when I tried deleting the free version that was still installed.

I'd like to repurchase and reinstall Mizuu but it says purchased on the market but says I can't install it because I haven't bought it.

Is there any way for me to fix this?

Edit: It became available for purchase again, just had to wait a little bit. Great app
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks, great to hear! Just let me know if you're experiencing any issues or if you've got any questions :)
[Android Apps and Games] punshkin:
oh my god! i am so glad i found this app/thread! it is amazing on test runs with CM9 and will be even greater once i buy (and it is released) the 7" Asus Tablet :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cheers :)

The upcoming 7-inch Asus will be supported with the next update along with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 :)