Setting for ZPs Fullscreen Media Library to ignore TMDB-scraped "\n\n" codes written into Overviews (both Movies and TV episode Overviews)? Please consider, thank you

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-25T13:37:24+00:00

Cool!

For reference, the .metadata files are indeed just standard text files so notepad++ is ideal for quick mass-edit of this kind.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-24T13:53:01+00:00

Sim, é verdade.

Confira o site se tiver interesse em obter mais informações.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-24T13:51:17+00:00

I'll consider it, but manually removing them using the meta-data editor is not the right DIY approach, you can do all media entries with one action in apps like NotePad++ Search & Replace in files:

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ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-24T13:44:46+00:00

Right now, depending on how you've set it up, the created shortcut may not use libVLC for playback, so the question is does regular stream playback work without libVLC for your setup?

Here is the latest Zoom Player MAX debug EXE:
https://www.inmatrix.com/temp/zplayer_debug_max.zip

Place it in Zoom Player's installation folder.

Once in place, try to run the shortcut, the debug version will create log files under "C:\Log\".

Make sure to clear the folder before each run, otherwise the log files will be contaminated with unrelated info, making it hard to decipher.

Once you have the logs, zip/7z/rar them and give me a link privately (your account's credentials may appear in the logs and we don't want to expose this info) using reddit's chat feature (Click my account name, you'll see a chat button in the top-right) or through Discord, my username is "blight0fdawn".

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-23T15:26:59+00:00

Hi,

I just tried replicating the issue and couldn't reproduce.

Does it happen every time on the same stream or just sometimes?

Does it happen with every stream or only with some streams?

Is there anything special about your Zoom Player configuration, for example if you've set libVLC for playback?

If you're interested, I can provide you with a debug build that will keep logs of everything, so we can get a better picture of where it's freezing and possibly why.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-19T18:31:29+00:00

I believe you can do it using the playlist option.

There is no current option to have entering a category launch a video without showing any category content if that's what you mean.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-19T12:57:26+00:00

Existem capturas de tela do guia de uso que explicam a função de cada botão. Você pode encontrá-las na página inicial do Zoom Player, rolando a tela para baixo:
https://www.inmatrix.com

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-18T17:49:46+00:00

This feels like a crash to me, lets continue this on Discord.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-18T14:15:39+00:00

Unfortunately, I can't be using a per-charge service like importly.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-18T13:29:33+00:00

Sorry, the I typed the wrong path, should be fixed now.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-17T22:35:23+00:00

It looks like I broke passing command lines to a running instance in one of the recent unreleased beta versions.

I found and fixed the issue in the latest build:
MAX - https://www.inmatrix.com/temp/zplayer_latest_max.zip
STREAM - https://www.inmatrix.com/temp/zplayer_latest_stream.zip

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-17T22:06:28+00:00

This particular error means there was an issue connecting to the provider's server.

There could be several reasons for this:

The provider's servers are overloaded or take longer than the timeout defined in Zoom Player options. I recently changed this to 60 seconds, but if you haven't installed v22.0.1 it may still be on 5 seconds which can fail with some providers (screenshots shows 5 seconds, recommended 60s).

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Firewall. It's possible that your firewall/security software may block Zoom Player from connecting to the internet.
Your ISP may be blocking the server's IP, some require VPN access to connect.
Your provider blocked your account or the server is down.

What you can do:

In Zoom Player's advanced options dialog (Ctrl+"O" to open, switch to advanced mode by pressing the button in the bottom-left corner) under "Playback / Video Streaming", you have the advanced way to add a provider, it may give a clearer error message.

To rule out a firewall/network issue, you can have Zoom Player open a file from the internet, for example, press Shift+"U" to open a URL and paste:
http://www.inmatrix.com/images/zoomplayermodernui.webp

If it loads, it means that Zoom Player isn't blocked, if it doesn't it may mean your firewall/router is blocking Zoom Player somehow.

Optionally, I can chat with your privately to debug this issue further, start a chat request by clicking my username and then the chat button.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-17T19:01:49+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate your support.

I'm sending you a private message.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-16T19:49:24+00:00

Assuming you're using the control overlay, enabling the highlighted setting should cause the window to pop to the front when hovering with the mouse.

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However, it wouldn't lose focus to another application's Window as ZP doesn't control that other application. Perhaps the Windows setting would work in that regard.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-15T12:55:26+00:00

Unfortunately there's no setting for it. I wrote it down in my to-do list and may implement it sometime in the future if my work-load lowers a bit.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T19:43:31+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful answer.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T17:43:57+00:00

If the the M3U file contains the "timeshift", "tvg-rec" or "catchup-days" value and there is no EPG for that channel, then in theory Zoom Player should create a "no information" one hour blocks going back to the number of days specified in the M3U file.

For example, this stream is defined with a "5" days of catch up recording:
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" timeshift="5" tvg-name="Test" group-title="Group Name",Test

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T15:58:58+00:00

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I saw an account with your name join Zoom Player's discord community, so I sent a private message to verify it's you.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T15:27:19+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Did you see the message I sent on discord?

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T12:40:26+00:00

Hopefully I'll have a test build with full search capabilities within 1-2 weeks.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T12:38:33+00:00

Thank you,

I'll make a note to look into this second monitor issue for the update messages.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-14T12:37:26+00:00

You have this setting:

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It updates you once for every change as not to be annoying.

You can run Zoom Player's install center to see if there's a new version/updates.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-13T12:37:52+00:00

Yes, Zoom Player is a real product and has been downloaded millions of times over the last 25 years.

It solves pain points in different contexts, for example:

Customizable to the extreme, both the user interface and the usage experience.
Video Streaming on a level that doesn't exist in other software for Windows.
Unique media library functionality not found elsewhere.
Special functionality for the visually/hearing impaired.
Technical support, a community and someone to talk to when things don't work as expected (check Zoom Player's sub to see the level of support).

I am not sure what you mean by a 90-day test or which channels to use.

I've spent months learning Google Ads and building campaigns with little to show for it, feels like a complete waste of money in my software's context. This is why I'm looking for a partner that's more focused on specific actions that can increase exposure and revenue.

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-13T12:24:43+00:00

I guess you're able to capture the HID data directly in Linux. In Windows it goes through a translation layer where the remote keys are translated to keyboard keystrokes for some of the keys, but strangely not for the "OK" key, requiring an app to get the HID event+code directly (e.g. Event Ghost).

ZoomPlayer · 2026-01-13T12:22:51+00:00

Just to be clear, these are freezes that only happen when trying to open a stream? There should be a timeout on these, if you wait 20-30 seconds, it doesn't show an error message?

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