Plex Media Center for OS X Leopard

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How do I add internet video such as TED, YouTube, CNET etc?
Internet sources are added using the App Store found in the Applications menu. See the following screencast for more info. vimeo.com/3315184
One of the plug-ins has stopped working.
If a plug-in stops working, it’s likely that the structure of the site changed. This doesn’t happen very frequently with most sites, but it’s a definite possibility. When this occurs, an entity we call the “Campfire Robot” springs into action automatically and tracks us down to let us know, and shortly thereafter we can push an update. As such, if a site stops working, the best thing to do is to check the App Store for updates. If you have automatic updates turned on, check your install history to see if an update got installed while you were getting coffee.
I don’t see the Applications Menu Item.
If you previously used v5 of Plex we suggest deleting the folder called Plex found in ~/Library/Application Support/. Many things have changed and a fresh install will ensure the best performance with Plex.
How do I make Movies and TV Shows show up in their respective areas with poster art, plot info, etc?
View this screencast for more info vimeo.com/2758185

The First Third Party Plug-in

February 22nd, 2009 | Category: Status | Author: elan

Less than 24 hours after we launched, we received the first third-party plug-in submission, from the very talented photographer Jasper van der Meij. It’s really impressive, because he figured it all out just from looking at existing plug-ins, and even added his own nicely designed artwork.

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If you’re looking to write your own plug-in, have a look at the installed ones in ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins. If you’re writing a plug-in that works with a Flash or Silverlight site, you’ll also need to add a site configuration into ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Site Configurations (see existing ones in ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/SiteConfigurations.bundle/Contents/Resources). The Plex Media Server automagically picks up changes so you don’t need to restart it while you’re developing, although you may want to run it inside Terminal to see the debug output.

I promise that we’ll have tutorials and documentation in short order, but these plug-ins are very easy to write, especially if you know Python and understand XPATH. We also have a new forum for the discussion of plug-in development.

Let’s see what you can come up with!

8 comments

8 Comments so far

  1. Jasper February 23rd, 2009 12:26 am

    Thanks for the feature :) Cool!

  2. Cosycat February 23rd, 2009 10:39 am

    Very nice photos Jasper! I want some of your photos in plex can I download .. where?

  3. elan February 23rd, 2009 10:42 am

    @Cosycat: Head to the Plex App Store, his plug-in is available there.

  4. Cosycat February 23rd, 2009 10:49 am

    Yes I can view the pictures but how can I set Background in plex from his plug-in?

  5. CharlesV February 23rd, 2009 1:46 pm

    Going to try and bang out an abc.com one this evening… Doubt i’ll be very succesful, but hopefully I’ll make SOME progress.

  6. Scott Olechowski February 23rd, 2009 6:24 pm

    @CharlesV: We are working on an abc.com plugin–needs some under-the-hood work to complete, hopefully soon!

  7. Jasper February 24th, 2009 9:20 am

    @Cosycat Thanks! That is a nice feature request ;) For now I can give you some images to put on your background. Drop me an email :)

  8. Chris February 27th, 2009 3:22 pm

    I just finished a plug-in for my wife’s photography site. Where do i submit it?

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