TakeoutFM Server v0.31 and Live Channels
Takeout v0.31 adds channels: a TV-style guide of what’s on, scheduled from your own movies and TV shows. Pick a channel and you join wherever the program is now, just like live TV.
Channels
Channels are search queries in the media configuration, such as a Horror channel from genre:Horror or a Sitcoms channel from a few series. The server builds a week-long schedule so every device agrees on what’s on, and nothing is actually broadcast: tuning in plays the existing file from the right position.
- Seasonal channels that come and go, like Spooky Season in October
- Specials, such as a film collection marathon or Tom Cruise Night, rotated so each comes round in turn
- Features, regular slots like New on Friday, filled a day ahead with titles the feature hasn’t shown yet
- Music breaks between programs from your music library
- Schedules use each file’s real running time, scanned from the file headers
See Channels to set up a lineup.
Other server changes since v0.30.0:
- GET /api/me returns the signed-in user, shown as Connected as in the apps (v0.30.1)
- Device codes now include their expiration and poll interval, so the apps show a countdown (v0.30.2)
- Guide.MinContent sets how much content a channel needs (v0.31.1)
See the full changelog.
Live in the Apps
The Android, Android TV, macOS, iOS, and Linux apps have a new Live section with the channel guide and a live player. Android TV has a full guide grid with days to browse ahead, Watch Now, and Start Over, and phones support picture-in-picture for live channels. Wear OS doesn’t show channels.
Other app updates:
- Films and episodes count as watched once the end credits start
- Repeat All is kept across queues and restarts
- Audio tracks are labeled by format, like Dolby Digital · Surround 5.1
- tofm, a new terminal client, in the Linux packages