CiefpTMDBSearch 2.5

CiefpTMDBSearch v2.5

What's new:

🎬 Trailer Support

Ability to view trailers for movies and series directly from the plugin

Automatic retrieval of YouTube trailers from TMDB API

Playback via yt-dlp and Enigma2 player

🎮 Quick launch

INFO button - direct trailer playback

HELP button - alternative way to launch

MENU → "Watch Trailer" option

📺 Improved display

Display of title in the player: "Movie title - Trailer" (instead of index.m3u8)

Notification in the upper right corner: "▶ Trailer available - Press MENU, INFO or HELP to watch"

🔧 Technical improvements

Using yt-dlp to get direct URL for streaming

Support for various Enigma2 systems (OpenATV, OpenPLi, etc.)

Asynchronous trailer retrieval (does not slow down information display)

In short: v2.5 brings the ability to watch trailers directly from the plugin,

with quick access via INFO/HELP button and nice name display. 🎬

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CiefpTMDBSearch Plugin - Version 2.3 - Changes and Additions

🎯 Main improvements in version 2.3:

1. Expanded results display from 20 to 40

- Popular Movies - now shows 40 instead of 20 movies

- Popular Series - now shows 40 instead of 20 series

- Popular Persons - now shows 40 instead of 20 people

- Top Rated Movies - now shows 40 instead of 20 movies

- Top Rated Series - now shows 40 instead of 20 series

- Upcoming Movies - now shows 40 instead of 20 movies

- Trending All - now shows 20 no longer supported

📊 2. Added NEW categories (with 40 results)

- Now Playing Movies - movies currently playing in theaters

- TV On The Air - series currently airing

- TV Airing Today - series airing today

🚀 Optimizations:

Speed and stability:

Asynchronous download - images are downloaded in the background

Cache system - downloaded images are cached for faster access

Double API calls - parallel loading of 2 pages for 40 results

Error handling - robust error handling without slowing down

Memory optimization - efficient memory management

UI/UX improvements:

Display of result count - each ChoiceBox now displays the number of results

Detailed information - rating, age, rating stars

Consistent format - all categories have the same display style

Navigation - simple arrow navigation

🔧 Compatibility:

Tested on: VU+ Zero 4K with OpenATV 7.6

API compatibility: TMDB API v3

Enigma2 versions: Compatible with all modern E2 versions

Plugin systems: OpenATV, OpenPLi, OpenBH, VTI etc.

📈 Performance:

Load time 40 results: ~2-4 seconds

Memory usage: Optimized for set-top boxes

Network overhead: Minimized number of API calls

Cache efficiency: Automatic cleaning of unnecessary images

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🎬 CiefpTMDBSearch v1.6 - New Version!

📋 What's NEW in version 1.6:

🚀 Main Improvements:

🎯 AUTO CAST EXPLORER (Yellow button)

Automatically displays the director and main actors from the current movie/series

With one click you can explore any of the cast

Quickly switch between actor and director profiles

📊 MORE USEFUL PROFILE VIEW

Replaced the confusing "Popularity" score with useful information:

Years of career (e.g. "50+ years")

Number of movies and TV projects (e.g. "86 movies, 31 TV")

Better sorting of the "Known For" section - shows the most popular works

🎨 IMPROVED USER INTERFACE

Better text formatting

Optimized information layout

More readable display on all screens

🔧 Technical Improvements:

Improved sorting of filmography by actual popularity

Better handling of data from TMDB API

Optimized image download

Improved loading error

🎮 Short Instructions for Use:

1. AUTO EPG Search (🔵 Blue button)

Click while watching TV - automatically finds movie/series from EPG

Result: Complete movie/series details

2. CAST EXPLORER (🟡 Yellow button) ← NEW!

First: Load a movie/series (via Auto EPG or manual search)

Then: Click the yellow button for a list of actors and directors

Select: Select anyone for instant profile

Result: Automatically display the complete profile of the selected person

3. ADVANCED SEARCH (🟢 Green button)

Manual search for movies, series, actors, directors

Menu options: Search Movies, Search TV Series, Search Actors, Search Directors

4. BACKDROP VIEW (OK button)

Switch between classic and image view

Classic: Text information + poster

Backdrop: Large background image + poster

5. SETTINGS (MENU button)

Setting API keys (TMDB, OMDb)

Choose a language for descriptions

Manage cache

Check for updates

💡 Usage Tips:

Fastest way: Blue → Yellow = Instant information about everyone in the movie!

For research: Green button for detailed search of anyone/anything

For atmosphere: OK button to switch to beautiful backdrop images

For more accurate ratings: OMDb API key for IMDB rating (optional)

🎉 Why v1.6 is Fantastic:

✅ Faster - Less clicks, more information

✅ Smarter - Automatically connecting people and projects

✅ More useful - Real information instead of incomprehensible numbers

✅ More fun - Like researching film history!

Now researching movies and series is more fun than ever! 🍿🎥

We've reached a point where it's more fun to explore the plugin's capabilities

than watching the movie itself, it keeps you exploring.

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In addition to TMDB rating

Added IMDB rating

Apikey is also required

Through settings, enter the apikey for omdb

The key is saved in the file omdbapikey.txt

similar to tmdbapikey.txt

You can download Apikey for free from:

OMDb API - The Open Movie Database

Fill in your email, first and last name

use anything

for example: CiefpTMDBSearch on enigma2

you will receive a link by mail to activate the api key.

I also added support for background poster

Poster is activated by OK button

Automatic search:

blue button: left side description, right poster (classic view)

OK button: shows background image and poster

OK button: another press on ok button is a step back to (classic view)

Exit button exits plugin

Green button: Search Movies

opens virtual keyboard for entering name

green button starts search and opens

screen left description right poster

OK button: shows background image and poster

OK button: another press on ok button is a step back to (classic view)

Exit button exits plugin

Yellow button: Search Series

opens virtual keyboard for entering name

green button starts search and opens

screen left description right poster

OK button: shows background image and poster

OK button: another press on ok button is a step back to (classic view)

Exit button exits plugin

Automatic upgrade that I added in version 1.3

It should now start installing the new versions

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The best TMDB info plugin for Enigma2

Now with automatic EPG search!

Instantly get full movie/series info (poster, rating, cast, plot, etc.) directly on your Enigma2 receiver – no phone or computer needed!

What’s new in v1.2

Auto EPG Search (BLUE button) – just press BLUE while watching any channel

and the plugin automatically grabs the current program title/year from EPG and searches TMDB!

Smart title cleaning (removes [HD], (2024), Film:, etc.)

Tries both movie → series and series → movie until it finds the correct match

Much better year detection from EPG description

Faster and more reliable poster download & caching

15 supported languages (including Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, English, German, etc.)

Features

Beautiful big poster (500×750) + all details on one screen

Full cast list with character names

Director / creators, genres, runtime, rating ★

Poster caching (/tmp or HDD) – lightning fast after first download

Clear cache option + cache info

Works perfectly on all modern Enigma2 images (OpenATV, OpenBH, VTI, BlackHole, Egami, etc.)

How to use

Install the plugin

First run → press MENU → Settings → YELLOW button → enter your free TMDB API key

(get it in 10 seconds here: https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api)

Start the plugin from menu

Buttons

GREEN – Manual movie search

YELLOW – Manual series search

BLUE – Auto search current EPG event ← NEW & AWESOME!

MENU – Settings (language, cache folder, clear posters…)

Big thanks & credits

Special huge thanks to Hamdy Ahmed – without his help and great ideas the new Auto EPG feature and many improvements in v1.2 would never have happened!

Plugin created and maintained by Ciefp

Enjoy real cinema feeling at home – just press BLUE and relax!

Any feedback, bug reports or coffee offers – always welcome!

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