New Android version of Nero Streaming Player available

Version 1.0.59 of Nero Streaming Player for Android  is available. Get it now from Google Play Store or update your installed app to benefit from the range of great new features!

What’s New?

  • Browse, play, and stream content in local device folders
  • Play and stream media files on your SD card
  • Play and stream media files from an OTG compatible USB storage
  • Some bug fixes

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New Versions of Nero Streaming Player available for iOS and Android

New versions of Nero Streaming Player are available for iOS and Android. Please get the new version via the App Stores or just update the installed version on your device.

New in iOS Version 1.2.2 

  • Supports iOS 11
  • Check the connected UPnP devices in your home network (see below)
  • Some bug fixes

New in Android Version 1.1

  • Check the connected UPnP devices in your home network (see below)
  • Some bug fixes

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How do I need to name my ‘TV Show’ video files based on ‘Seasons’ & ‘Episode’ information so that they show up correctly under ‘TV Shows’?

As an introduction to the topic of ‘Movies & TV Shows’ in Nero MediaHome take a look at the overview FAQ.

Folder Structure and Naming

You can add folders on your PC that include Movies or TV Shows to Nero MediaHome media library via the options settings. Once done your Movies or TV Shows will be indexed and added to the browsing views accordingly.

If available, Nero MediaHome will make use additional meta data to achieve optimum results for showing correct movie names and associated film posters. Please, take a quick look at some essential naming conventions that you should apply to all your files associated to Movies & TV Shows.

In order to achieve best results we strongly recommend separating Movie and TV Show content into separate main directories.

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To ensure accurate matches for your TV shows in Nero MediaHome, we suggest to follow the naming conventions below.

Season/Episode type of TV Shows

To name season/episode based shows, please make use of below naming convention.

  • TV Shows/ShowName/Season xx/ShowName – sXXeYY – Optional_Info.ext

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Example

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Multi-Episode Files

If a single video file covers more than one episode, we suggest the following naming.

  • TV Shows/Show Name/Season xx/ShowName – sXXeYY-eZZ – Optional_Info.ext

[in this case YY is the first episode number covered in the file, ZZ is the last episode number covered in the file]

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How do I have to name ‘Movie’ files in order to browse for my ‘Movies’?

As an introduction to the topic of ‘Movies & TV Shows’ in Nero MediaHome take a look at the overview FAQ.

Folder Structure and Naming

You can add folders on your PC that include ‘Movies’ or ‘TV Shows’ to Nero MediaHome media library via the options settings. Once done your Movies or TV Shows will be indexed and added to the browsing views accordingly.

If available, Nero MediaHome will make use of additional meta data to achieve optimum results for showing correct movie names and associated film posters. Please, take a quick look at some essential naming conventions that you should apply to all your files associated to Movies & TV Shows.

In order to achieve best results we strongly recommend separating Movie and TV Show content into separate main directories.

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Single Video Files

For single video files that do not have any further associated file going along, the folder structure is of no meaning. For naming single video files as ‘movie’ files please use below convention.

  • Movies/MovieName – Year.ext*

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*[Year = Year of release, ext = file ending]

Folders including movie files and external subtitles

Folders including movies can consist of several associated individual files. A typical case is movie folders including external subtitles. In such folders you will find files with different files extensions. Just name all files in the folder with the generic movie name and leave the individual file extension naming in place.

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Can I stream Movies & TV Shows with Nero from my PC to my Smart TV ?

Many Nero Users, especially enjoying streaming, keep putting this question

From Nero 2018 product generation you can stream Movies and TV shows with Nero from your PC to your smart TV.

Before Nero 2018 product generation Nero MediaHome could not differentiate between private videos, movies, and TV shows. With Nero 2018 this has changed for all Nero products including Nero MediaHome: Nero Platinum 2018, Nero Standard 2018, Nero Video 2018, Nero MediaHome 2018.

Moreover, prior versions of Nero MediaHome used to merge ‘photos’ and ‘videos’ into one media category, and could only be separated by filtering. Regarding this  aspect, many users voted for a separate display of the two categories, anyway.

In order to make this happen, Nero MediaHome has seen a restructuring of its media category views while keeping the well-accepted workflows and features.  Now, the following media categories are available:

  • My Photos
  • My Videos
  • My Slideshows
  • Music
  • Movies
  • TV-Shows

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Having individual categories, now, lets a user more easily find and play media in Nero MediaHome, and also enables him to access his dedicated ‘Movies’ and ‘TV Shows’.

In Nero MediaHome library options, PC folders that include Movies / TV Shows have to be flagged as ‘Movies’  or ‘TV Shows‘ manually, and will be indexed accordingly, afterwards. This is a standard procedure for such a feature set.

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Once the indexing is finished, ‘Movies’ and ‘TV Shows’ will be automatically displayed with their clear name and an associated movie posters. If existing, ‘TV Shows’ will be shown with their given season and episode.

On the right hand side, within the browsing view of ‘Movies‘ or ’TV Shows‘ users will find dedicated meta-data windows allowing them to individually edit each title’s name, the director, actors and the like, select a range of movie poster, or add their own ones.

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Using the free App for iOS and Android ‘Nero Streaming Player’ on their smartphone or tablet, users also have access to all media categories used in Nero MediaHome library, including ‘Movies’ & ‘TV Shows’. Now, they can comfortably play them to their Smart TV connected to the same network as their PC, and smartphone. They just need to select ’Play from PC‘ in Nero Streaming Player home page and within the playback window need to select their TV set. Now, they can enjoy full browsing and playback control of their PC right at their fingertips.

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With such new functions included, users will realize that NeroMediaHome and Nero Streaming Player come with strong new features and quite a range of additional use cases. We believe they will like these a lot.

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