Bypass Single Seasons Options added ( Issue 160 )
Show minimal recording options is now a seperate option for the TV/Recording list and the episodes ( Issue 133 )
Enter=Play option added to the Episode Lists
Simplified view enhancements

New option to show more rows (11 rows instead of 5)
Can now toggle off the New/Last/Next in the Diamond Info Panel ( Issue 157 )

Movies/Video View

NEW - Sideways Flow view which offers a vertically scrolling wall type view
Cover Flow - new option to display the posters on the bottom of the screen
Jump to Diamond Views from any other Diamond Views using the new Diamond Views option on the Options panel
Info Options - new option to show the Diamond Info Fade screen when the Info button is pressed
Wall Flow - new option to show the title below each poster ( Issue 153 )
Custom Views can now be renamed in addition to changing their type ( Issue 174 )

Other

SageTV default icons are now themed for various media types ( Issue 180 )
Fixed

issue 114 , issue 118 , issue 148 , issue 149 , issue 150 , issue 151 , issue 154 , issue 155 , issue 156 , issue 157 , issue 159 , issue 160 , issue 161 , issue 164 , issue 165 , issue 167 , issue 169 , issue 175 , issue 179 , issue 180 , issue 181 , issue 182 , issue 184 , issue 185 , issue 186 , issue 187

New in Version 3.20

Works with SageTV 7.1.5

Main Menu Widget

Widget Control Panel - all settings in one spot
this is a new approach so your old settings will be lost and you will need to set new ones in the Widget Control Panel

TV/Recordings Views

All TV/Recordings Views now save their settings (filters, fanart settings etc) independently - with this release previous settings will be lost to support this design change
Diamond Play Menu - Play/FF/Stop buttons can be used to select menu items (Next/New/Close)
Option - display Original Air Date OR Recorded Date in TV/Recording items
Option - toggle New/Last/Next to display or not
Option - include tv/recording list in Diamond Info Panel
Option - include S/E in tv/recording list in Diamond Info Panel or standard panel
Option - can disable the Series Poster in Diamond Info Panel
Change - S/E info in Diamond Info Panel if On now matches S/E settings in options

Movies/Video View

NEW View - 360 Flow - a category style view based on the Xbox 360 Netflix implementation
Category and 360 Flow Views are now part of the Custom Views and can have configurable filtering
Flow views (except List) allows FF/RW for horizontal type paging
Info Fade - new option for a right side slide out info panel (Slide Panel)

Other

Lots of changes under the hood
Option to rebuild all Fanart when deleting the cache
Instant re-cache of Series/Movie Fanart after deleting a single Fanart item
Many fixes (see Issues list)
Caching improvements (you will need to clear and rebuild your cache)
Read ahead caching option found in Detailed Setup - Diamond Fanart

Getting Started

available as a "UI Mod" plugin under SageTV version 7+ called "Diamond for Default Sagetv STV"
to get the most out of this plugin you will need some form of metadata/Fanart solution such as...

Phoenix Core Services with BMT
other provider that store folder level fanart (posters and backgrounds). See fanart below.

select a Diamond theme from among the large selection available under Detailed Setup, Advanced, "select the user interface theme".
if you are a previous Diamond 2.0 or greater user you may want to clear all the previous settings - look here #Troubleshooting

Diamond Themes

Diamond	Diamond MC	Diamond Simplified
Diamond All Clear	Diamond MC No Fanart BG	Diamond Tabs
Diamond Blue Too	Diamond Orange	Diamond Winter
Diamond Boxwee	Diamond Purple	Diamond Winter Red
Diamond Boxwee EP	Diamond Red
Diamond Green	Diamond Serenity Blue
Diamond Green Too	Diamond Serenity Now

TV/Recordings Views

click to view

Standard Diamond TV/Recordings View

select TV - Recordings - All Recordings (or one of the other default SageTV recording views)

Creating more TV/Recording Views and/or renaming the existing views

Select Options and then "Menu Options"

NOTE: this is a Default SageTV function
Change the number of Custom TV views to show (between 4 and 8) by selecting "Number of Views"
Select "Rename the "Name of View you are in" View - to name the TV view something unique

Diamond Options - select Options and then Diamond Options - from here change...

Fanart Options

BG Fanart - on - off
Show Series Banner - on - off
Show Season Banner - on - off
Fanart Thumbnails - affects the default info list and episode view - on - off
Show Larger Thumbnails - affects the default info list and episode view - on - off

Series Info Options

Use Diamond Info View - custom right hand info panel with optional poster view and metadata details - on - off

Off On no poster click to view

With Diamond Info View - OFF
S/E in Recording List - on - off
Show Larger Thumbnails - on - off
Fanart Thumbnails - on - off
With Diamond Info View - ON
Show Poster - on - off
Diamond Info Recording List - include the recording list instead of the description - on - off
if ON...
Recording List Sort Style - Oringal Air Date - Recorded Date
S/E in Recording List - on - off
Show New, Last, Next - on - off
New, Last, Next Shows S/E - on - off
click to view

Season/Episode Format - S1E01 - S01E01 - E01 - 1x01 - 1 - Row Number - None
Season/Episode Separator - "-" - "::" - "." - ")" - "|" - None

Count/Watched Format - (www/rrr) - (rrr) - Recordings:rrr - Recordings:rrr Watched:www - Blank
Show Seasons View - on - off
Bypass Single Seasons - on - off
Show Diamond Play Options - if enabled this will display a menu to play Next, Newest, All from Next or All - on - off

press Play again to "Play Next"
press FFwd to "Play Newest"
press Stop to close the options menu

click to view

Season Popup - display the Season List in a popup menu - on - off

click to view

Show Minimal Recording Icons - on - off

affects TV/Recordings List separately from group items

Switch to Simplified View - a Series Banner driven clean approach to TV/Recordings

Filters - select from the following filter options....

click to view
Manual Recordings
Favorites
non Manual Recording or Favorite
archived Recordings
First Runs
HDTV Recordings
Watched Recordings
Recordings marked Don't Like
Recorded movies
Imported TV from PlayOn
Imported TV
Categories filtered in: (select this option to pick which categories to include).

Episode View Options - while on the episode view select Options

Select Diamond Options - from here change...

BG Fanart - on - off
Hide Title in title Grouping - on - off
Show Season/Episode Number - on - off
Season/Episode Format - S1E01 - S01E01 - !E01 - !1x01 - !1 - Row Number - None
Season/Episode Separator - "-" - "::" - "." - ")" - "|" - None
Season/Episode Location - Before Title - After Title - Above Markers (only works if Minimal Recording Icons = on)
Show Minimal Recording Icons - on - off
Show Airing Date

only available if Minimal Recording Icons = on and S/E Location is not above Markers
can be set to "Original Airdate" or "Recorded Date"

Enter=Play - pressing Enter will simulate pressing Play

Sort - look here to set the sort to various options including Season/Episode and Original Air Date

click to view

Simplified View

Default rows More rows click to view

a Series Banner driven clean approach to TV/Recordings

Diamond Options - select Options and then Diamond Options - from here change...

Fanart Options

BG Fanart - on - off
Show Poster - on - off
Fanart Thumbnails - affects the episode view - on - off
Show Larger Thumbnails - affects the episode view - on - off

Series Info Options

Show New, Last, Next - on - off
New, Last, Next Shows S/E - on - off
Season/Episode Format - S1E01 - S01E01 - !E01 - !1x01 - !1 - Row Number - None
Show Poster - on - off
Show Title on Right - on - off
Show Description - on - off

Show Seasons View - on - off
Show Diamond Play Options - if enabled this will display a menu to play Next, Newest, All from Next or All - on - off

press Play again to "Play Next"
press FFwd to "Play Newest"
press Stop to close the options menu

Season Popup - display the Season List in a popup menu - on - off
Show More Rows - will display 11 rows vs. default 5 - on - off
Show Minimal Recording Icons - on - off
Enter=Play - pressing Enter will simulate pressing Play
Switch to Standard View

Note: options are now saved per individual Recordings/TV view.

Movies/Videos Flow Views

Cover Flow

movie poster driven view centered on the screen for quick selection.

Default Posters on Bottom click to view

Wall Flow

a wall of Movie Posters to select from.

No Info Show Info click to view

List Flow

list based Movie view with a vertical scrolling poster view and Movie details on the right.

Poster no Poster click to view

Category Flow

this is a Genre type view with Categories on the left and a Wall type view on the right. Use the Options menu to ........

click to view

360 Flow

this is a Genre type view based on the Xbox 360 Netflix implementation........

No Info Show Info click to view

SideWays Flow

a vertical scrolling wall of Movie Posters with movie details on the right.

Default view Less Posters click to view

General Options for Flow Views

Option	Wall	Cover	List	Cat	360	SW
Folder Filters							see below
Filters							see below
Sort							see below
Enter=Play							pressing Enter will simulate pressing Play
BG Fanart							toggles Background Fanart off and on
ABC Jumpbar							see below
Show Info Box							show the Diamond Info panel on the right side
Sub Categories							include subcategories
Small Fanart BG							display a small window above the posters containing the background fanart
Delay Movies							delays the display of the posters to speed the scrolling of the categories
Posters on Bottom							delays the display of the posters to speed the scrolling of the categories
Customize View							see below
Diamond Views							see below
Info Options							see below
Option	Wall	Cover	List	Cat	360	SW

Folder Filters - here you can include or exclude specified Movie Folders

click to view
Add New Include Filter
Add New Exclude Filter
remove/change existing Folder filters

Filter

Include Watched
Include DVD
Include BluRay
Include Videos
Include Recordings
Include Unscraped Content

this will include content where metadata does not exist from sources like BMT. For example: mymovies or home videos.

Include PlayOn Content
Categories filtered in: (select this option to pick which categories to include)

Sort

Oldest/Newest Added First
Title A to Z or Z to A

ScrubTitle - removes The, A etc - on - off

Release Year 1900 to Present or Present to 1900

ABC Jumpbar

Press "down" in this view to get the ABC Jumpbar to Jump to the first movie starting with a selected letter.

click to view

Customize View

List Flow

Right Side - what to display on the right side of the title in the movie list - Blank - Ratings - Year
Show Posters - turn Off to remove the verticle poster list (may help performance on slower systems/extenders)
Wrap List - on - off - if on the list will loop back to the begin/end
Show Row Number - on - off - displays the row number before the movie title

Wall Flow

Show Info Box - on - off
Less Posters - display less posters to improve speed - on - off
Show Title - display the title below each poster - on - off

SideWays Flow

Less Posters - display less posters to improve speed - on - off
Show Title - display the title below each poster - on - off

Diamond Views

This option will display a submenu to allow you to jump to any other Custom or Default Diamond View
The submenu will display an example screen for each view
If "Replace video with Diamond Movies" is On then "Manage Views" will be offered and take you to the "Custom Views Setup"

Jump To Diamond Views click to view

Info Options - this option will display a full or part screen info view when you "pause" on a movie for the specified delay - see options
Auto Fade - toggles this feature - on - off
Delay in MS to fade - 5000 (5 seconds) by default
Fade Style
!Fullscreen - Info Panel will consume the entire screen
Slide Panel - Info Panel will slide out from the right side (partial screen)
FullScreen Fanart - on for Fullscreen background or off for background in a window
SplitScreen - on - off
Info Shows Diamond Fade - if on the Info button will display the Diamond Info screen - on - off

FS Fanart On	FS Fanart Off
Split Screen	Slide Info	click to view

Note: options are saved per diamond movie view (including the custom views you create)

Main Menu Mods

Widgets

click to view
Sample 1 Sample 2 click to view

go to Options from the Main Menu - Diamond Options - Main Menu Widget Control Panel
TIP: Make sure you set Show Widgets to On
from here you can...
left panel - Layouts
select from valid widget layouts
S = 14%, M = 28%, L = 42% and XL = 56% of the vertical screen
select a layout and the Widget type selection buttons will change to match the layout
middle panel - Widget Type Selection
each button will toggle between the valid widget types
the Main Menu Widget will be updated dynamically while you select
you can choose between....
Basic Weather
Extended Weather
Weather Forecast
Recent Recordings
Upcoming Recordings
Recording Space
Note: the widget contents will adjust depending on the size of the panel you place it in. For example an XL forecast panel will include 5 days of forecast where a M panel will only include 3 days.
right panel - Widget Options
Use Tab Style Widgets - on - off
Widget Width - to adjust use left and right arrows while the slider has focus
Note: if the SageTV setting "Display Video on Menus" is on then the Main Menu Widgets will not display

Default Videos Menu

click to view
customize the default Videos view
go to Options from the Main Menu - Diamond Options - make sure "Replace Video with Diamond Movies" is Off
select from the various options to Show or Hide - these will show above the standard items (titles, DVD etc)
Wall Flow
Cover Flow
List Flow
Category Flow
360 Flow

Custom Movie Menu

replace the default Videos menu with the Diamond "Movies" menu

go to Options from the Main Menu - Diamond Options - make sure "Replace Video with Diamond Movies" is On
select "Custom Views Setup" to create your own Diamond Flow Views. From here you can....

Customize Add New click to view

"Add New View" (set the type and name it)
edit or delete views you previously created
select a view from the numbered list and press Ok
select "Delete View" from the menu to delete the custom View
select "Change View Type" from the menu to change the Flow type for the view
change the order of the custom flow views
place focus on a View Name and press the RIGHT arrow for options to move the view
"Edit Default Views to Show"
click to view
you can keep access to the Sage Default STV Video views
Titles
DVD/BD
Folders
Category
Playlists
VideoConversions
Play DVD

Hide Main Menu Items

click to view
go to Options from the Main Menu - Diamond Options - Hide Main Menu Items
TV Menu - on - off
Show Video/Movies - on - off
Show Music - on - off
Show Photos - on - off
Show Search - on - off
Show Online - on - off
Show Setup - on - off
Show Exit - on - off

Fanart Options

Folder level Fanart

click to view
if you use Folder Level Posters or Backgrounds set those options in Detailed Setup - Diamond Fanart
select the type of fanart you use

Phoenix Fanart

check Detailed Setup - Diamond Fanart to ensure the Phoenix Fanart Directory is set to something valid for your extender/client to reach
check that Phoenix Fanart Enabled is set to "On".

Cache

to delete the cache so it will rebuild

select Detailed Setup - Diamond Fanart and select Delete All Cached Fanart
answer Yes to the prompt
Recommended - answer Yes to the next prompt to automatically Cache ALL fanart. Selecting No will cache fanart during the use of the Diamond Views.

click to view

Cache Posters While Idle - on - off

Number of Posters to Cache - Diamond will fetch this number of posters times 2 (forward and backward)

Single TV/Recording/Movie Fanart delete

click to view
in any Diamond view press the Delete key on any item and a menu option including Delete Fanart will be offered
new fanart will immediately be available and displayed

Background Fanart

this feature can be turned on/off on the various Diamond Movie/TV Views on the Diamond Options menus

Series Fanart options

see the #TV/Recordings_Views section

OSD Customizations

While the OSD is displayed, hit Options...

OSD Options Diamond Normal OSD Diamond Slim OSD click to view

Top OSD visible - can set this to Top OSD Hidden
Bottom OSD Slim Mode - on - off
Bottom OSD Sports Ticker Mode - will lift the Bottom OSD to allow for sports info to be seen - on - off
Bottom OSD Volume Bar - on - off
Play toggle OSD - if on then pressing play will display/hide the OSD - on - off

TV Guide

Background Fanart

click to view
the option is available on the Diamond Options menu

Troubleshooting

Reset Diamond Settings

click to view
go to the Options menu from the Main Menu - Diamond Options
select "Debug Menu"
select "Clear All Diamond Settings"
select Delete Client (or Server) Settings
Note: this will delete the current local Fanart Cache and all custom views and settings and CANNOT be undone

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