Option to auto play next video file in list (same as under music)

[BritneysPAIRS]

if you go into a folder say in my videos (but any really) with one file (or if a there is 2 or 3 files stacked into 1) in the folder then play the file and an option to turn off or on. this would be great in my videos especially.

cheers

[Funkyzero]

when i buy tv shows and stuff on dvd, i love the play all feature so i can play it and just let it go and not have to look for the controler ever time i want to pick the next show. also if someone is wanting to watch a movie that is in acouple parts then it would keep playing it in order. thanks for you time :)

[tslayer]

add them to a playlist like mp3s. push y on the controller to add to the playlist and black button to goto the playlist menu.

ts

[Asteron]

this does however address a ui issue between my videos and my music.

i would personally like to see a more unified behavior between video playlists, music folders, and picture slideshows as they are all doing the same thing in pretty different ways. its not very intuitive.

[mediafreak]

hello!

i have a really big load of music videos on my xbox. at the moment to play them continuously, i have to add them to a playlist and then start the playlist. i would like to be able to go into a folder, start one file, and have xbmc continue playing the whole folder. just like it is with folders in mymusic.
this would be really useful as i have the music videos in different category folders and if i put them all into one playlist, the folder stucture is lost and searching one specific file gets a really annoying task.

of cause this should be optional for people who only watch full movies... in the settings.xml there is an entry called "autoplaynextitem" for mymusic. would be great to have an equal option for myvideos.

one other point regarding video playback: if i setup a video playlist and start playing it, everything works fine. but if i start one music or video file manually (not through the playlist) then this file ist played but playback stops after the file. i think the playlist should continue playing if it was already playing before starting the single file!

these two features would be a real advantage for me and perhaps for other people, too! it would be great if you could look into it, souldn't be too complicated since this has already been implemented for mymusic...

keep up the great work!!
:thumbsup: *:bowdown: *:thumbsup:

greetz, mediafreak :nuts:

[Thetargos]

i second this. but instead of making it automatic, it could be selectable setting from the general or video settings. that way you can enable/disablle this feature at your leisure. one step forward would be to be able to have all your playlists in one folder and play through all of them when you select only one when this option is enabled.... just an idea, though.

[ReflexNPG]

i would personally like to see a more unified behavior between video playlists, music folders, and picture slideshows as they are all doing the same thing in pretty different ways. *its not very intuitive.

i am totaly with you asteron! i am requesting an universal playlist for all kind of content since one year...

ps: i am currently trying to implement it with python scripting (at least pictures and video).

[mediafreak]

unified playlists would be great, i'd like to see an image playlist!

there should be three options in the settings for both music and videos, after playing a file:
-stop
-resume with next file
-resume with playlist

then everyone can customize it the way he likes it...

[fatalxp]

could you add a "auto play next item" to the configuration of my video's section of xbmc like you have with the my music section

i would be really helpful for loads of tv episodes so you no longer have to press down - select, for the next one in the list :d

thanks guys!

:)

[fatalxp]

when using dvd remote it a pain pressing buttons everywhere all the time, there should be either play all on a folder or auto play next, would make life alot easier. i hate having to get out the control pads when i want to get the menu's.

:d

[jmarshall]

try pressing play on the folder.

[Hardware]

how about play next video in list when actual video is finished?
no i dont mean playlist or stacking just play next no matter how the name is

[diagdave@msn.com]

not super important or even important. if its that important use playlists as you said. but why would you want this?

[snoxbox]

no, it is super important. at least to me. i have a large collection of music clips. i'd like to be able to click a clip, watch it, and then not have silence while whoevers operating xbmc digs through to look for the next one they want to listen to. yeah, i know you can use a playlist, but its not quite the same. you can use playlists in audio, but you still have autoplay next item, because its needed. same thing for music clips.

[diagdave@msn.com]

just que the folder of video clips to a playlist, and it will auto skip onto next file after, hit black and scoll through if you wana skip some

[jmarshall]

just add your video extensions to the music window if you want them.

they are music clips, afterall.

[snoxbox]

diagdave, i do know how to use the playlist feature. buts it's just not feasible with the size of my collection. i have about 1000 music clips. thats a big playlist. but the real problem is that i use file view, with artist folders, album folders, then the actual clip is only named as the title of the song. it's pretty hard to know whats what when you've got 1000 music clips on a list, and no idea which artist or album its from. just the track names.

jmarshall, i'll try with adding the vid extensions to the music window, but i dont think it will work as i want it to, considering i use library view for music, and i want to keep clips and tracks separated. i really like the way i have everything setup now, except for the autoplay in videos.

i've seen several threads all asking for autoplay in videos, but so far nothings happened. i do realise that you cant possibly implement everything that people ask for, but i'm wondering if no-ones done this because its difficult to implement. i do know a bit about programming (vb programmer), but not about xdk. to me it seems that if it can be done for music, it shouldnt be hard to copy the basics and manipulate it for videos. maybe its time i got off my ass and acquired xdk so i can start playing with it myself.

[jmarshall]

yep, best start playing yourself.

it's trivial to implement - the reason it hasn't been done is because for most things you definitely do not want autoplay (movies, and most videos over about 10 minutes).

music videos are the exception - they imo should be treated with music, but the problem as always is the lack of metadata with any video files.

maybe once the videos section is overhaulled (ie post 2.0) this will become easier to do in my videos.

cheers,
jonathan

[gamepc]

xbmc can do auto play next item and repeat foloder in music play, but video play can't do it.

can auto play next item and repeat foloder in video play,it's so userful and easy to play movie cd1 and cd2 etc etc.

it's easy and better than stacked mode .

repeat foloder is useful to do a video slideshow.

video auto play next item is easy to xbmc developer but it's so useful.

[gamepc]

a lots of mothd to do this , but auto play next item option is the easy way.

[mediafreak]

Seems like noone is interested in implementing that, although it would be totally easy (was done before in music, basically copy+paste) and although many people here have posted their interest. Useful for Music Vids, for TV Episodes, for multiple discs,... I don't understand it.

For my part I have given up and added the video extensions to music in advanced settings. Had to add an additional folder level in My Music to select "normal" music or music videos...

I hope this "play next video" will be added some day.

[jmarshall]

What's so hard about pressing WHITE then Play on the folder?

[snoxbox]

What's so hard about pressing WHITE then Play on the folder?

I guess for watching multiple episodes of a TV Show, this way is sufficient. But Music Videos is a different story (IMO).

My music video directory goes like this:
Clips\Artist Name\File Name.

Say for instance you've got a few mates around, having drinks watching clips blah blah blah. The way it is currently, you play a clip, then nothing. You've got to play another clip. There are 2 options for queueing my clips:

1: Queue all: This would create a playlist 1000 items long (in my case). And as my clips are stored on the xbox, and are in artist subdirectories, they are only named by title (because of FATX limitations). So I could queue all and shuffle, but it would be very hard finding a specific clip.

2: Queue artist folders as you go into each: This would mean everytime you decide to go to a different artist, you would have to clear the current playlist, queue the new files, then play. A lot of effort, especially if you only want to watch one clip from a particular artist. You may ask, why would I want to autoplay next items if I only wanted to play one clip from a folder: It's the silence, especially if you're having a 'Get-Together'.


So, queue is not really an option for me. I did try the adding of video extensions to music workaround, but there's a few annoyances with it:
1: It's a pain always switching between library and file view.
2: When you queue an item in my music, it automatically starts playing. Does not do this for videos.

Thanks for listening to my ramblins on autoplay, and I hope somebody decides to implement this as an option in the future.

[jmarshall]

I didn't say "queue the folder". I said "Play the folder".

That context menu item clears the playlist, queues the folder, and starts playback.

Still not ideal, but better than just using the queue stuff.

[mediafreak]

@Snoxbox: I totally agree, exactly the same problem / usage here!

If you play the whole folder, then it will start from the beginning or random. Often you want to play one specific song from a folder. If you don't select another one then the next from that folder should be played. So there is no gap. Then you perhaps select another file from another folder...

Also it is not easy to explain friends how to handle the playlist. If they could simply highlight one file and press Select then it would be totally easy for everyone to user the xbox for music vids.


Ah I forgot to say: I also don't like auto-play when adding to playlist. That should be really optional.

[tin77]

When I watch Videos I want the next one to be played automatically, no matter if the name is similar or not and without having to create a playlist. (most players on windows support that).
Playlists and music have this feature already?
What do you think? Or did I miss something?

tin77

[kraqh3d]

Unbeknownst to you and most users, Music's "auto play next item" option uses a playlist in the backgound. Xbmc automatically queues up the contents of the folder and starts playback at the item you selected. (I'm pretty sure its only the immediate folder, and it doesnt recursively traverse sub folders.)

But, a Video auto play option could be added which works the same exact way. I personally think its pointless. For most users, this is not a feature you want enabled all the times. For the very few times I've actually wanted to play an entire folder of videos in a row, I've just used "play" on the folder name. It builds the playlist (recursively so be careful!) and starts playing sequentially (unless you have shuffle enabled in the video now playing window.)

[phunkyfish]

I'd like to be able to go to a folder and start playing a file and then have my xbox continue to play the next file once the current file has finished playing. And so on. I'm not talking about stacking like for movies, I just want it to continue playing files based on the current sort order?

Is this possible?

Thanks

[jmarshall]

Context menu (WHITE) on the folder.

[phunkyfish]

Excellent! Thank you!

[skim32]

I've read on so many forums saying this is a pointless feature to have. But I cannot disagree more.

I have TONs of TV series that I watch and would like to just play one and have it play the next episode. I understand that I can just make a playlist or I can click play on the folder, but WHY bother with the extra step. Also, to those saying that this option is more of a hassle than a benefit because who wants to play the next movie.. but if you have the movies the way I have it set up, it's not an issue. Each movie is in it's own folder so this is not an issue for me. Lastly even if you don't have each movie in each folder.. who cares... it's a lot easier to press STOP, then it is to add each file to a playlist.

So now my explanation to why I don't want to do that step of making a playlist. The main reason is that I use XBMC is for my parents. Now they are computer illiterate and need a real simple interface. It would be much easier for them to go into a folder pick an episode and have it keep playing until they are sick of watching. Being computer illiterate, it's often best to limit the number of keystrokes that need to be enter.

I am a XBMC noob so there maybe a way to hard code a playlist. Mean save a .pls file with all the TV shows. But this again is not convenient. My parents mainly watch Korean TV series using XBMC... and most of the series they watch are on going. Now for me to have to add new episodes every time one airs, it's a hassle as well. I am constantly encoding new episodes of a variety of Korean television series. Plus if my parents are watching episode 57 of 150, pressing play on the folder is just no feasible. It would be much easier just to put them in the appropriate folder and have an option to turn on auto play next file. It would help a lot of people and still won't be intrusive to those who don't want it.

[rwparris2]

skim32 you can make a smart playlist that contains all videos in library and will automatically add new ones.
Also, there is no "extra step" in clicking play on a folder. In fact, it takes OUT a step.

Having said that, putting a configurable "auto-play next item" option in the settings like we have in music isn't a horrible idea, imo. Not something I would use, but some people might like it I guess...

[kraqh3d]

skim32, its very easy to duplicate musics autoplay next item option to videos. (and fyi, autoplay is nothing more than an automatic playlist thats built on the fly when you play the first item.) enter a feature request on the trac system, you can assign it to me. ive actually found myself wanting this recently.

rwparris2, its not exactly the same thing. using play on a folder plays everything in the folder in a sorted order. autoplay starts playback from the chosen item and continues from there. arguably queuing the folder, then switching to now playing, and then picking the playback point is an option but that's probably some extra button presses.

[sho]

The request already exists:
http://xbmc.org/trac/ticket/2100

Now it's just a matter of timeframe?

[kraqh3d]

thanks... this shouldn't take more than a day, once i start :)

[skim32]

If this could be implemented, it would totally make my day... i am currently using T3CH's bleeding edge build. If you do implement this feature, will it be available on an xbox build?

[kraqh3d]

i will definitely be implementing this feature, and yes it would eventually be added to the xbox version.

[Gamester17]

i will definitely be implementing this feature, and yes it would eventually be added to the xbox version.if you do then please make it optional and disabled by default :nod:

[kraqh3d]

sure... expect it after the freeze.

[quebert]

this would be AWESOME! I'm in the process of ripping my UFC videos, and this feature would be PERFECT. As it stands I guess I'd either have to have 1 long video off each PPV with bookmarks of each fight, or break it into 1 fight = 1 video and I'd have to manually go to the next fight. I don't think the bookmark thing is such a bad idea but it seems a little cumbersome and would throw off my layout a lot.

I look very forward to this feature :D

[skim32]

Any update on whether or not this feature has been implemented yet?

[viper073]

Dont know why people are trying to discourage this feature. Obviously by reading this post it will be useful for many people. For me, I have a crap load of videos on my Xbox for my kids, and I'd like to pick a video within a folder then play on from their automatically. Playing from the start EVERY SINGLE TIME is just stupid.
So quit trying to tell us what we want. WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT. We dont have to justify to people who dont get it. OK?

I hope this feature is available soon.

[spiff]

supply a diff or STFU

[MungoBBQ]

Here's another vote for implementing this feature!

It would be great to be able to go a couple of pages down in a large list of video files and start playing something, and then have XBMC keep playing the next item in the list.

This is something that my Popcorn Hour can do out of the box, and I use it all the time for my kids. "Play the one where the mole eats a lollipop" is the request I get from my son and then I can start his watching from there.

Currently I have to jump up every 5 minutes to start the next video in the list. Annoying!

[robweber]

The last post in this thread is already pretty old, but this is the only existing thread I could find on this topic.

I've recently tried convincing a friend of mine that XBMC is the way to go for his home theater setup; and his #1 concern was that he could not play an entire folder of music videos by clicking on the first video and just having it autoplay down the list (like it does in music).

I checked through the advancedsettings.xml documentation in the wiki and looked through the video settings options and do not see a setting for this - is there a way to do this, or can one be implemented?

[sho]

I would have to check, but since Music Videos are available in the music library also, is there any chance they behave differently there?

[spiff]

they do - mvids in the music library autoplay the next item.

[robweber]

they do - mvids in the music library autoplay the next item.

I'll check this out, but it sounds like that would work. He was browsing to the folder via the Videos menu and did not scan anything into the library. I will have him try this out. Thanks.

[viper073]

Hi Robweber,
Putting videos into a library sux IMO.
If you click play on the FOLDER which contains the video files, it will play all videos in that folder one after the other.
Hope this helps.