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[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Version 1.6.5.3 is out! It's a minor release with some pretty useful changes.

Version 1.6.5.3 (September 14)

Added partial Chinese and Norwegian translations

Added video player with experimental support for SRT-subtitles

Minor bug fixes

Improved library update with better descriptions and options

Improved widget speed

Go and get it on Market or use the built-in application updater to get the update :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Making some good progress on adding support for TV shows. Here's a preview of the episode selector / details view. Some of the stuff is missing, i.e. a play button, but it should give you a general idea of everything. Hope you'll like it :)

"Items" in the list view will be replaced with the title of the episode, and the "sub items" will be replaced with the season number and episode number.
[Android Apps and Games] chopdi:
Isnt available for droid. 2 or milestone2? Cuz i cant find any Version in the market
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
No, this is a tablet application, sorry. There's a phone version out, which is crappy. I can say it - I made it! It's not as good as the tablet version, as this is my primary focus at the moment, but I promise it'll get better. A lot better.
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
I can´t wait for the tv shows support!

:D:D:D

:p
[Android Apps and Games] chopdi:
Okay ty than i dont buy the phone Version...but u can send my the Version for phone and i will Test it . Maybe i can help....
[Android Apps and Games] Moseby99:
PLEASE!!!!

First, I just wanted to say that I bought the app and it has SO MUCH potential.

I know it is not "designed" to be used with a large number of movies/files, but I have over 300 movies in my database so far.

I take a 4 byte .mpg file and it searches JUST FINE for the movie.

I use the app more as a VIDEO CATALOG than a "movie app".

IT IS THE BEST APP I HAVE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Any ideas as to when the TV side will be ready?

I have SO MANY TV shows that I would like to add to my catalog.

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I did a count and it is at 238 files........

I can't seem to add anymore to the "catalog".

Any suggestions?

Is it a database problem now?

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Nevermind........ It's adding more files. I was doing something stupid. It IS late..... Time for bed.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hehe, glad you seem to like it :)

Well, it's not really needed right now. I have no intention of working on the phone version until the tablet version supports TV shows, and that'll take at least a week or so.

That's great to hear! Yeah, I've got an idea about when the TV show support will be added, but it's just an idea. It could be a week or two. Got a few things to do at work and school, but this is still my baby project :)

Thanks a lot, and don't forget to review it on Market if you feel like it :)
[Android Apps and Games] hellalucard:
It would be great if we could get a some update with the right rotation for the phone version as a small update.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Sure, I'll get around to doing that tomorrow. Hope it's OK. Cheers! :)
[Android Apps and Games] innerspace:
great work!

Just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the fantastic progress you've made on mizuu and recognize your dedication to the product. You respond very quickly to support requests and suggestions, hats off to you.

And thanks for adding network support and file path support too!

One thing re: the video player... there are honestly far too many options on the market, many of which have the same fatal flaw, limited codec support. In my honest opinion outfitting the mizuu player with robust and comprehensive playback capabilities would set mizuu apart from the rest, making mizuu a true shining star (and it is already great, and so young!).

Just my two cents, thanks again and great job!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot. I must say it's been quite a development :)

Regarding the video player... I don't know much about video players or decoding various video codecs. This was my first video player for Android, and it's only meant as an alternative to the default video player. All the other stuff with great format support and such, I'll leave to the ones who know a lot more about it than me :)

But yeah, I do agree that it would be really cool to include a player that could play everything.

On another note, I've made substantial progress with TV show support. Files are now being recognized, identified and coverart is being downloaded. Here's a screenshot of the main view right now:
[Android Apps and Games] smnc:
Hey @MichellBak, I was just curious, what do you personally use as aa video player? Stock, or something else?

Sent from Vera, my Iconia A500; All dressed up going places!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
The Mizuu player or MoboPlayer :) Depends on the file format :)

Here's some more progress on TV show support:

Still a lot to do, but it's coming along nicely :)
[Android Apps and Games] hellalucard:
Just wanted to thank you for the quick update. Looks good on my Nook Color :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
You're very welcome. Still got a lot to do before I think the phone version is up to par with the tablet version, but it's coming :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hi guys,

I'm looking for people interested in beta testing version 1.7.0, which includes TV show support.

There are still quite a few things to do and a lot of areas that can be improved, but I'm really looking to know if it crashes on your devices and getting any potential crash logs, so it can be fixed before release.

Note that the beta version may be unstable and that you may need to wipe all your data for it to work. It's very unlikely, but I'd just like to point it out.

Please send me a PM with your e-mail, if you interested.

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] innerspace:
A quick note on video players, VLC has popped up for Android. It is in alpha but with any luck we will finally have a robust media player for our devices. I'm not sure if you can use VLC's source or not but could be worth a look.

Good movement on the TV show recognition, I hate to admit it but my tablet is no longer able to access my media collection, LG has locked the boootloader on the device and CIFS no longer works. I'll need to downgrade again to test mizuu further. I will continue to watch as things progress on the tablet app but am waiting anxiously for the phone apk so I can use mizuu on my sensations.

Keep up the good work :)
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Hey great idea for app!

Question:

Will you support external movies aswell? All my movies are now stored on my NAS and I stream them to my tablet. However the directory is ugly to look at (ES file explorer) and it has no extras (trailer, cover, description).

grtz

EDIT: Sorry for not searching thoroughly :-). I see that it should be possible. But since I have +400 movies on my nas it could populate my tablet quite quickly no?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Yeah, it is already possible :)

Well, I think the cover art for roughly 400 movies will take up around 75-100 MB of storage. These are stored as transparent PNG files with reflections, so they're quite heavy, but it's still only around 200 MB per 1,000 movies. The backdrop images are roughly half the size of the cover art, so you could essentially have all backdrops and covers for your movies in around 150 MB. I'm working on improving it, but I don't think it's that much of a problem right now :)
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Thank you very much for the quick reply and usefull information. I will buy your app as soon as I get home after work & recommend it to friends :-)

Extra tip or idea maybe:

- the choice to play the movie/series on an external DLNA device (i.e mediaplayer hooked on tv). A little bit like skifta does but then of course with your core idea attached to it.

I'm very sorry if that is also already possible and I did not search well enough
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
I've got all kinds of cool network ideas on the roadmap, but thanks a lot, I'll keep it in mind :)
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Again hello. Just bought the app but cannot seem to get the movies from my nas in my sources. Only local folders. I'm using an asus transformer TF101. Can anybody help me out with the procedure?

Another question: What do you do when you have for one movie two or more mediafiles? For example:

- Harry.Potter.Order.of.the.Phoenix.cda.avi

- Harry.Potter.Order.of.the.Phoenix.cdb.avi

The app generates two movies of the same name for only one movie. This should not happen since they both are collected within the same folder.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
There's no built-in functionality for the NAS stuff (yet), so you'll have to use a third party application. I know some people are successfully using CIFS Manager to create a local folder with access to the NAS. Simply add that folder to Mizuu and it should work.

Regarding your split movies - simply rename them to cd1 and cd2 instead of cda and cdb. Never heard of that naming convention before, so it's not supported in the current version :) Only cd{1, 2, etc.} and part{1,2, etc.}.

Cheers! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Moseby99:
TV, TV, TV.....

TV........TV.......TV.......TV........TV........TV!!!

Just kidding..... I know you are working on it.

Jim

:-)
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Thanks again for the info.

Damn that means I will have to root my asus transformer :-( Not something I would like to do..

Does anybody have experience with the app AndSMB? It says it can do the same as CFIS manager but without root access needed.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Coming sooooooooon :)

Yeah, sorry.. I'm only aware of solutions requiring root, so sadly I don't know if AndSMB works :(
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Hmm the app works but does not work with mizuu. Or im doing something wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
I'm not quite familiar with the app, but it should work with Mizuu if it creates a directory on the device.
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
THe directory stays empty. Unless I download or sync but then i would have he movie locally stored and that is ofc he opposite of what I want. I Will try more tomorrow
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
I have posted the question in a different forum. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17734340#post17734340

Hopefully somebody will explain it to me ;)
[Android Apps and Games] nvanlaar:
I can't get this recognize my videos. They are *.avi and *.flv. I checked the box for "all file types," but nothing.

I have files both on internal SD and external SD. I have even tried pointing mizuu to the correct directory.

Thanks for any help
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey!

Err... Which version are you using? Both .avi and .flv will be included if you check the option to include unsupported file formats.

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] jase33:
will you be adding additional file type support? Such as .avi or mkv?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Yes, it's coming in the next version. An array of formats will be enabled by default with an added option to recognize additional files, that wouldn't normally be played in Honeycomb, such as .avi. This is for people using a third party player that supports these files :)
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
Hey man!

This is exactly what I was looking for!

Realy thanx for this.

I will buy now!

There are provision for Brazilian Portuguese?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cool - thank you!

Sorry - not too sure what you mean? :)
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
I just bought! :p

There are plans to translate to Brazilian Portuguese?

Another thing, work (or will work) with TV shows?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks!

It'd be cool with more languages, but I'd like to add a few other features before translating. Wouldn't want to ask any volunteering translators to translate all the time for each release at this point :)

And yes - in theory it does work with TV shows, but it'll display an entry for each episode. I'm soon starting work on Mizuu TV Shows, which will be the same but for TV shows using cool layouts and such. Lots of stuff in the pipeline :)
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
Anyway, a version for a TV shows would be great!

Thanx again. I will indicate to some friends.
[Android Apps and Games] KLoNe1:
Port this to Gingerbread - NOW!!!!!!! Will buy it at a high price!!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
It's coming....... :)
[Android Apps and Games] spiderboyy:
Beautiful, gorgeous app. One problem though, when I tap "Watch Movie" on "Watch Trailer on Youtube" the screen just dims and doesn't do anything. But when I tap the screen again, it brightens up again. Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey, thanks a lot!

This is actually not my fault. I'm guessing it doesn't work in the Gallery either, and that you're using the VirtuousXoom custom ROM, right?

Check this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15972545#post15972545

I experienced it myself earlier today and posted an easy fix :)
[Android Apps and Games] spiderboyy:
Thanks for the reply. I'm actually using a rooted stock 3.2 with the Tiamat 2.0 Kernel. Still not playing nice
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Ah well, I'm sorry to hear that :( However I can confirm that it's not related to the application, rather the ROM or kernel. Perhaps you should ask if others on the same setup have experienced this as well :)
[Android Apps and Games] spiderboyy:
Oh. I'm so sorry. Just to clarify, using your UI language fix DID work. It detects Mobo player for me and runs the file fine, and just to reiterate, the app is fantastic. It just has the same issue on the Tiamat kernel for other users out there like me.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
New version - v. 1.3.0

Please update and try it out. There's lots of new stuff in it:

Version 1.3.0 (July 26)

Lots of bug fixes

Improved UI

Added support for lots of file formats

Two new themes

Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock

Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found

Please note that I accidentally made a mistake with the Lite version, so it installs as "Mizuu Movies" on your device and not "Mizuu Movies Lite". This will be fixed in the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] MRCANNADY:
great app, but force closing on my Motorola Xoom...funny thing is that the free version worked fine, but the paid version force closes on me when I click the app or try to edit a title...Xoom is unrooted, please look into this.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks, I've just uploaded a fix - awfully sorry about that! :)
[Android Apps and Games] MRCANNADY:
Working perfectly now...thank you for the quick fix!!
[Android Apps and Games] MRCANNADY:
Me again :) OK, you fixed tthe force close issue, but now when i click play or on the widgets, the screen just dims on my Xoom??? Again, I did not have this issue on your free version, and my Xoom is not rooted at all. Thank you again for the quick response
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey!

Please try changing your language to something else and then back to your primary language. Many other people have experienced this on Honeycomb, and it has nothing to do with my application, although it seems to happen when trying to play videos.

Hope it helps!
[Android Apps and Games] nvanlaar:
The latest tablet/Honeycomb version.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hmm, makes no sense whatsoever. I am 100 percent sure that the file search is working perfectly.

Are your files less than 100 MB in file size? If so, they'll be ignored by default, but there's an option in the application settings to include files of all sizes.
[Android Apps and Games] DGarmon:
Mini-Series

Michell, quick question. If wanted to add a 10 part mini-series DVD to my collection, would I just name the files as such: Movie.cd1, Movie.cd2 and so on till I get to Movie.cd10? Would they still be under one Movie tab, then when I click on play it will ask me which cd1\part file to play?
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey man, good question!

It currently only supports up to four or five parts. I'm not home right now, so I can't check it to be sure.

The limitation is extremely stupid and there's really no excuse as to why it's there. I guess I was simply being lazy. I'll make a note and see if I can find time to remove the limit with version 1.7.0. If not, it's coming in a quick follow-up update.

Launching Mizuu.tv

In other news, I've started working on a new website for Mizuu (apps). It's located at www.mizuu.tv and will be a development blog on everything related to the application, feedback from users, tips & tricks and much more. I've got some pretty cool ideas that I'll be adding in the near future.

Feel free to check it out (but please don't expect too much for now!) :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Good to hear, reallying hoping for some good stuff out of it :)
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Congratulations on your website.

It looks clean & fresh just like the app itself!

Next : fanbase on facebook, twitter & g+ :D

Keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks a lot!

Hehe, yeah - all in due time! :D
[Android Apps and Games] Moseby99:
Yupper....

Dittos..... What he said... :)

Jim L.
[Android Apps and Games] catolh:
Possible to get it to scan my NAS by any chance?

I know theres no built in functionality for it, but i am not running a rooted device, so that means i cannot use CIFS manager.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Sure thing. There are a few third party applications that can connect to a NAS, and create a local folder that more or less links to the NAS contents. Mizuu can use this folder to access the files on the NAS. I know several people are using this solution :)

I really want to add built-in support for this, so it's very likely to come in a future update.
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Hey dude. Im having the exact same issue. I tried to use the app andsmb but without succes. You can read it a few posts up. Let me know if you can get it running without rooting
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Based on the feedback on Mizuu.tv, it's one of the most requested features. I'll be sure to have a look at it once version 1.7.0 is out.
[Android Apps and Games] tboheeren:
Thats great news. Count me in for extensive beta testing when the NAS support is included! :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] nvanlaar:
Sorry, been away awhile. The files are each around 1gb. How can I help puzzle this out?

Thanks,

Nick
[Android Apps and Games] Radiofodder:
hello! Enjoying the beta so far but regarding TV shows, I think that a tick for DVD order should show in each show entry - it would be good if it was a simple tick for a single show, rescanning just the show you want listed by TvDBs DVD order. Some shows differ greatly in their aired and dvd release form and it would be nice if it handled that smoothly. Or am missing something?

No real bugs to speak of.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey!

I'm not quite sure what you mean, sorry. Could you please try to explain it just a bit more? :)

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hi Nick!

Err, I'm really not sure. I'm quite busy with the next release right now, but if you could, I'd love for you to try it out when it's ready. Shouldn't be too long now. If that doesn't work, I'll try to write a diagnostics tool that you can run on your tablet and we'll see what's causing the problem :)

Cheers,

Michell
[Android Apps and Games] Radiofodder:
Sorry, it was early in the morning and I was writing from the tablet. What I meant is that for TV shows there are often two different orders to be aware of: One for when they were aired on TV and one for when they were released on DVD. TVDB (I assume that's where you're scraping from?) usually has a listing for each.

Say I rip my Aeon Flux animated series DVDs. The order of the episodes goes like this:

Ep1 War

Ep2 Gravity

Ep3 Leisure

...

But they were aired on TV like this:

Ep1 Gravity

Ep2 Mirror

Ep3 Leisure.

But while the ep1 rip I have would be War it would show up as Gravity, which is really my ep2, if you get what I mean.

The rest, well, in XBMC I find it a hassle or just plain not working well. It would be nice if it was just a simple checkbox for a single show you could tick, like "x Use DVD ordering for this show" or something like that.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Thanks, that helped! :)

I knew there was a difference, but as far as I'm aware, it's happens very rarely. Anyway, I guess I could add the feature as a setting - something like "Episode ordering" with options of "TV" and "DVD".

EDIT: Yikes, that wouldn't work, as it'd be a global setting and would affect all the shows. The Mizuu tv show database right now only holds one field for season info and one for episode info. If the feature was there as a tick box, I'm afraid many people would think it's broken, because it won't make a difference on almost every file they've got on their device. Hmm, I think I'll wait with this one, but thanks for the suggestion :)
[Android Apps and Games] Radiofodder:
It's not at all rare! In fact it's more common than rare, as I figured it, but it depends on what kind of shows you watch perhaps. It would be horrible if you could only set it globally though! Is it just the way the scraper works that makes it global only? I'm not sure people would think it was broken, but oh well.

Oh please please! I'll just start renaming my Batman TAS collection for now :p
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
I'll keep it in mind, and try to add it in a future update. Hope that's ok :)
[Android Apps and Games] mauaus:
Really enjoying the paid tablet version, cant wait for series support!!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
I'm very glad to hear that :)

I'm expecting to send out the last beta version to beta testers during the weekend. Sort of like a release candidate, if you will. Hopefully it'll be good for everyone :)
[Android Apps and Games] TheNymf:
ill be happy to beta test phone versions of your app! great work i hope i can use it (network connection/dlna) more often in the future!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cool, I'll keep you in mind :)
[Android Apps and Games] DawsonsWeek:
Bought the app last night, best 70p I have spent on the Android Market! Looking forward to seeing what comes next.
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Hey, thanks! I'm glad to hear that :)
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Version 1.7.0 is out guys - get it while it's hot!

Version 1.7.0 (October 1)

TV show support!

Added menu option to contact developer

Bug fixes

Changed default theme and splash screen

Fixed internet video playback in Mizuu player

Fixed some Mizuu player bugs (a revamped version will come soon)

Removed all translations, will be back when updated

UI improvements
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
Really thanx man!!!!!

I´ll test the TV show support now!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Bathyon:
Really nice work!

Thank you so much for all your effort!
[Android Apps and Games] sapsa:
Look nice. I will give it a try!
[Android Apps and Games] MichellBak:
Cheers, guys! Great to hear :)

If you experience any problems or have any questions, the FAQ on Mizuu.tv should be able to help you: http://mizuu.tv/faq/

Also - if you feel like it, please review the app on Market :)
[Android Apps and Games] brunnogama:
I'm having some problems with the display of TV Shows. He does not recognize some episodes within the same season, all of which are similarly named, for example: Fringe S03E01, Fringe S03E02, and so on.

Another thing I noticed is that it found, for example, Battlestar Galactica as the previous one and not 2004 and there is no change, or is there?

Is there any way to display divided by seasons?

Anyway, thank you very much for your effort in this wonderful program!