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    Costar and rendering of premiere source output issue

    Hey guys, I saw that someone else might have had the same issue but with different equipment. I'm starting a new thread hoping that an expert might be able to help me resolve this problem. I am currently running a Bomaker polaris 4k projector, connecting via eArc to my Nakamichi dragon...
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    Kaleidescape CD identification and metadata support

    Hello, I am likely one of the few folks who still absolutely love the Premiere system and use it for storing my CD collection and distributing music around the house. I wanted to ping Kaleidescape to see if it's possible to build out support to integrate GnuDB gnudb.org CD database to support...
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    ATMOS / Dolby X Calibration Blu Ray or 4k content recommendation

    Hey guys, I just got on the order list for the new Nakamichi Dragon sound bar system for my home theater (delivering in late October) and was wondering if anyone might have a good recommendation for a calibration disc for the purpose of calibrating their projector and ATMOS / Dolby X audio...
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    Searching in Store for titles that include SD format

    I just got an older CinemaOne V1 and am going to be bringing to our second house. As I'm looking thorugh to buy more movies in the store, I was wondering if there's a way to sort and find UHD movies that also have a SD format version available. Is there an easy way to do so? Any...
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    K120 (First Gen Cinema One) DVD drive replacement recommendation

    Hey everyone, I recently acquired a K120 off of eBay and am in the process of bringing it back to working state. After help from folks here I got it back onto the network and updated to the latest KOS. Now as I continue to repair, it looks like the DVD player is no longer functional and...
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    MoviePoster App and Kaleidescape

    Quick question. Not sure if anyone on the forum uses the MoviePoster App. I currently have the MoviePoster App running and connected to my Premiere system. I am about to connect it to my Costar/Encore system and was wondering if it works by just pointing the IP address to the new Encore...
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    Movieposter App and Kaleidescape Co star

    Quick question to folks that are more DIY in their home theater builds. Has anyone used the Movieposter App for their home theater movie poster? http://www.movieposterapp.com/screenshots.html I am in the process of building out my screen and using the Kaleidescape connector to pull up the...
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    M700 error 98 and need full reset

    I recently started getting disc jammed errors on my vault for some reason. When I opened up the unit, despite not having any discs out of place, it continued to make the error kept asking me to reboot the system. In an attempt to restore the system and start over, I made the mistake of taking...
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    question around Disney Opt-in for Premiere system and out of print discs

    I have a dilemma that I'm trying to get guidance on regarding the Disney Opt in. Our family has a substantial number of legacy collection of disney DVDs and Blu Rays that are not available on the Kaleidescape store (and are out of print). Many of them are on the Titles affected by opting in...
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    Kaleidescape systems on same account but different locations... possible?

    Hello, I have a quick question. I'm contemplating putting a second KScape Premiere system in our vacation home and was wondering if it's possible to have 2 systems in different locations on the same account and if it's possible to have the library mirrored there given it's the same owner and...
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    premiere system recognizing DVDs but no cover art

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had this experience. My Premiere system (3U + M700) has been ingesting DVDs fine and yesterday, I put in 5 DVDs for ingesting into the 3u server and all of them were recognized and copied into the system. The only issue was that there was no cover art for...
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    KServer 1500 hard drives set compatible with 3U?

    Hello, I was wondering if a complete set of Kserver 1500 (4 drives) would be usable in an empty 3U server? Thanks! Mike
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    migrating content from 3u to 3u

    quick question. I have 2 3U servers, now both registered and setup on the same network (and visible from browser), and would like to migrate content from one server to another. Long story short, due to an accidental pop out, my original 3U 1 TB drive popped out and in reinsertion, now is my...
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    Guidance on 2 failed drives in an old 3U

    Hey guys, I most recently acquired a dead 3U that I luckily was able to revive using this forum and recommendations from this post: Purchase a power supply for Kserver-5000 I ended up purchasing a sparkle power upgraded replacement 700W unit and got the server power and booting. There's some...
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    quick question regarding imported Bluray content: play disc vs Play movie

    I have a quick question regarding an experience I currently have on content that is ingested in by my current 3U / M700 Kscape setup over the weekend. I recently imported a number of movies that post M700 carousel ingestion, ended up with the play disc option instead of the play movie menu...
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    Questions on a 3U server and hard drive order/sequence

    Hey guys. I am just about to get my hands on a used 3U server with 6 drives. From the ad I saw, it looks like the original drives were removed from the main unit set aside and I am uncertain if they need to be re-introduced into the 3U in a specific order in order to boot. Is there a way to...
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    Any tips/tricks for music database support post June 30 2020?

    Hey everyone, I was wondering if there's anyone with good tips and tricks for importing CDs without having to manually enter each line and scan/upload album art for albums post june 30th 2020 now that Kaleidescape is no longer updating their database? Thanks so much in advance! Mike
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    adding used 3U hard drives

    Hello, I just got a few used 4tb and 2tb Kaleidescape hard drives out of a used 3U system. I was wondering what's the process required for reformatting them and adding them to my existing 3U system (it currently still has 6 open slots.) Any guidance and recommendations would be greatly...
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    Newbie help needed on removing cataloged titles without discs in UI

    I am new to the kaleidescape group and after 10 years finally became an owner of an m700, 3u server and 2 m500's. My 3U server has enough capacity for 300ish Blu rays and I just spent the last weekend cataloging over 500 blu rays using the m500 and the m700. Now that I have over 500 blu rays...
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