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Preview of self-hosted alpha version

Streaming video to a remote device is already available. Works even with large files of about 10GB.

You can see the metadata added to the video.

In the settings, added a table of assigned meta to a specific type of media. So far, this is just for clarity.

I also want to show you what I have been working on most of the time and the design of the database is not finished yet.

project of database
already used tables

The dark model is the project, and the white is the already used database. It looks pretty confusing.

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Storyboard video cards and a compact view of meta items

Recently, I have been mainly working on adding the application to the Microsoft store and, apparently, work there for another week. Because I will have to isolate some of the features into separate free plugins. For legal reasons.
I will try to make their use as convenient as possible. Most likely it will be something like download the archive, drop it into a folder, then press the button in the application. And that’s all. Plugin code will also be available on GitHub.

I also slightly embellished the home page and downloads page.

So far, I have suspended work on adding pictures. First, I’ll add support for movies. It turned out to be easier than I thought, and this is because I made a system for adding metadata.

In other words, movies are the same meta data that you can add to any video file (and in the future to any other media files, be it a picture or text). This will allow you to create a movie library to which you can add bonus content, cut scenes, etc.
I think it will be easier to use than in words.

Most likely the next release will be released in November.

Storyboard video cards
Сompact view of meta items
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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.6-beta HotFix

Fixed:

  • Migration, which prevented many functions of the application from working. #120
  • Opening card page #93

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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.5-beta

Added:

  • Dynamic playlists based on saved video filters.
  • Saved filters under the heading with the option to turn off in the settings.
  • Dropzone for adding videos. Drag a video or folder to the page to quickly jump into the video adding process (on the home page, the meta card page and the videos page).
  • A page with files where you can view the files on your computer. Images can be opened in the built-in viewer.*
  • Automatic creation of a backup (only databases, no pictures) every half hour.
  • The number of views for the video and the date it was last viewed. You can sort videos by these parameters. The data can be viewed in the video editing dialog.
  • Widget with 10 most viewed videos.
  • The size of the generated images in the settings on the database tab.
  • Added version of the database in the status bar.
  • On the meta card page:
    • An option in the settings that allows you to display the header image either in front of the profile or behind the profile.

Fixed:

  • Clears the search text in the text box after adding a value. #79
  • The zoom was not saved if it was changed from the system menu on macOS.
  • After adding a marker in the built-in player, a new meta value was added to the end. It is now added in alphabetical order.
  • If the tabs do not fit, then the tab navigation arrows did not appear.
  • Data parser for freeones.com.
  • The state of the widgets was saved incorrectly after customization.

Changed:

  • Removed sidebar position option – hidden.
  • Reduced the font size and indents of the page headings to save space. It also shows the number of filtered items and how many items in total.
  • For video cards, the tooltip above the meta icon has been replaced with pop-up text. This sped up performance a bit.
  • Switching the sorting direction by clicking on the active sorting option.
  • On the home page:
    • Removed second button “Customize Widgets”.
    • At the first launch, dialogs are combined with the creation of meta and the creation of the most popular cards.
  • On the meta card page:
    • If there are no images, then images from the video are shown, if any.

*experimental function, to see it you need to activate the option in the settings.

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First steps towards adding images

I’ve added a new page called Files where you can view your local files.

And of course you can view the images, because that’s what this page was created for.

To see it, you need to enable the “Show experimental features” option in the settings, on the application tab.

So far this is slow, but I hope I can optimize it.

Files page
Image viewer
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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.4-beta

Added:

  • Career status, age and age at the end of the career on the meta cards and the meta card page.
  • Sort by all simple type meta (number, date, rating).
  • On the home page:
    • Database migration system to the current version. It starts automatically when the application starts, if necessary.
    • On first launch, a button appears to create the most popular tags, performers and websites.

Fixed:

  • When adding meta from the clipboard, there were duplicate meta.
  • On the home page:
    • Graph with videos.
  • On the meta card page:
    • Dynamic data update after editing: rating, favorites, pictures.

Changed:

  • The button for changing the sorting direction is placed separately.
  • Playlists are opened in the system player, which is set by default for the .m3u format. If the “Play video in system player” option is enabled in the settings.
  • On the meta card page:
    • The color of the filling progress around the avatar on the profile is the same as the color of the card itself, if any.
    • The header image is now behind a semi-transparent profile.
    • If there is only an avatar image, then pictures from the highest rated videos that have this meta card are displayed behind the profile.
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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.2-beta (Jade)

Added:

  • In the meta settings, there is a dialog with a choice and a quick search by icon.
  • Quick filter for meta cards by color.
  • Ability to choose which folders to watch.
  • Reassign the order of the meta in the navbar. Works only if the navbar is on the side.
  • Option to display experimental functions.

Fixed:

  • Dynamically updating the size of meta cards when the application is first launched.
  • Dynamically updating the meta list.
  • Filter by bookmarks for meta cards.
  • Initializing the sorting state on the video page.
  • The scraper would sometimes show empty values ​​in fields that were already filled in.
  • When adding a new playlist, sometimes videos from other playlists were added to it.
  • When scraping the data, the image for the last card did not have time to be processed.
  • Rating and favorites are displayed in the card description and for meta cards, if the corresponding option is selected.

Changed:

  • The quick filter by the first letter combines the “symbol” and “number” buttons.
  • Added separators in navbar.
  • Removed setting for meta cards that allowed images to be disabled.
  • On meta cards, the meta title tooltip has been replaced with a system tooltip to improve performance.
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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.1-beta (Ivy)

Added:

  • Open duplicate videos in a new tab. So far, duplicates are recognized by the same file size.
  • Rating and favorites in the meta card editing dialog.
  • Option to disable data update from videos at the end of the process of adding new videos.
  • Option to show icons instead of text for applied filters.
  • System menu for MacOS and Linux.
  • New items in system menu:
    • Check for Updates
    • Documentation
    • Toggle Developer Tools
    • About

Fixed:

  • Parsing of synonyms. Be careful – now, when parsing, a lot of meta can be added. Read the documentation to understand how the documentation works, or read the tips inside the application.
  • Updating ratings and favorites for meta cards and on the meta card page.
  • Margin in pagination container for videos page. Now more compact.
  • Header image on meta card page.

Changed:

  • Application Icon.
  • Removed icons with a cross on applied filters. Added a hover hint about the ability to remove a filter.
  • The meta list is split into two lists with complex and simple meta for convenience.
  • For each meta, the assigned meta is shown. Removed service information about meta: id, date of adding and editing.
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New verison available! mediaChips v0.10.0-beta (Harmony)

The application is renamed to MediaChips.

Added:

  • Actions by clicking on chips (filter, go to the page). Also an additional action by pressing the middle mouse button.
  • Filtering by clicking on the country flag, which is displayed on meta cards.
  • Refresh file information (size, resolution, duration) from the context menu.
  • Option to hide meta with blank values on cards.

Fixed:

  • Date the meta cards were created.
  • Multiple professions in scraper information.

Changed:

  • The names of the professions when collecting information from Freeones.com.