+ Top FAQs with Plex - for more help please check the WIKI.
- 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
Boing Boing Video now available on Plex
We were super excited when Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing contacted us to see if we could provide access through Plex to their excellent video site. An hour and a couple of emails later, we have an easy and fun way to browse Boing Boing Video while sitting on your couch.
For those of you new to Plex, you can download the latest version from here. After you’ve installed, start Plex and head to the App Store:
Since Boing Boing Video is one of our featured plug-ins, you can find it in the Featured Section. Simple select the plug-in to install it.
Once you’ve installed the plug-in, you can find it in the Videos section off the main menu. Sit back, open up a beverage of your choice, and watch some great content.
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Another great addition to Plex. Whatabout a facebook plug-in?
Awesome–great to see content provider working so closely with a project like this.
Woohoo! We’re very excited about this. Thanks, Plex!
site is very slow streaming videos. I get about 600-500k/s from apple movie trailers but 50 – 100k/s from boing boing.
Same. Even with full caching (which takes forever), the site will still stop once it has run down.
ooh a facebook app – that would be something!
I saw this on Fred Wilson’s blog and thought you all might be working on somehting like it.
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/06/the-watch-later-project.html
We’re all plexers here at Al Jazeera English DC