Plex Now Lets You Skip the Credits at the End of Shows and Movies With a Click

[WilliamG]

I’m a bit confused. Why would you need a skip-credits button at the end of a movie? Doesn’t hitting the stop button accomplish the same thing?

The only thing I can think of is that sometimes if you hit stop while the end credits are playing (in Plex etc) it thinks you haven’t quite finished the movie and leaves it in your continue-watching list. But then if Plex now knows when the credits are playing, the stop button should accomplish the same thing.

Yeah, I don’t get it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Maybe for an after-credits scene like in Marvel movies? Other than that… 🤷🏻‍♂️x2.

 

[whirldy]

However, after the credits of Napoleon Dynamite, there's more to see 🎠

 

[NovaNation07]

That would be a disastrous example. Thats the best part of Napoleon Dynamite!

More like "Kip Credits". Amirite?

 

[Sigvard]

I’m a bit confused. Why would you need a skip-credits button at the end of a movie? Doesn’t hitting the stop button accomplish the same thing?

The only thing I can think of is that sometimes if you hit stop while the end credits are playing (in Plex etc) it thinks you haven’t quite finished the movie and leaves it in your continue-watching list. But then if Plex now knows when the credits are playing, the stop button should accomplish the same thing.

Yeah, I don’t get it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Maybe for an after-credits scene like in Marvel movies? Other than that… 🤷🏻‍♂️x2.

I believe it’s literally for the proliferation of post and mid-credits scenes.

 

[MaxBurn]

I mean...that's totally not the same thing as what this does.

Two clicks vs one to skip credits and start next episode? With the other things they are throwing in it sounds like it might even be more clicks than what I'm doing.

 

[MaxBurn]

I believe it’s literally for the proliferation of post and mid-credits scenes.

OK, that makes more sense. I've learned in particular shows I need to hit the 30 second skip x times to get through those. I guess that would be a little help.

 

[bunty]

I completely ignore credits now in films, even after working in the industry for a long while myself. I don't get why they exist anymore. Your resume and online listings matter more for getting gigs now. In the older days all the credits were at the beginning of films and some "auteurs" still do this today, for a reason.
Why do films have credits and not say, paintings? Who built the frame? Who designed it? Who painted it? Who hung it up? What delivery company delievered it? Who restored that painting? Who maintains it? Who dusts it each night? Who's in charge of security? Imagine a big list hung up next to each painting in a museum with this info. Oh we'll get whose "collection" it's from or on loan, or on "permanent" loan from but that's about it.

Movies should just end with an imdb link and the movies website url displayed for 60secs and move on. Just have that clickable on netflix and appletv and whatever from the remote.

 

[FloatingBones]

Surely you understand the point of credits, which is giving credit to the people who made a thing.

I don't understand the need of a credit roll telling me who was on the team driving actors around on a movie production. And WTF do we need to know the driving team lead? Does this really make any difference to anyone? Does someone do extraordinary driving -- perhaps dodging that extra pothole -- that made a measurable difference in the film/digital product? Why would anyone other than about 10 people really care who was on the IT Team for a movie?

As far as who reads it, people in the movie/tv makeup industry are probably interested in who did makeup for a thing if it was good; although they doubtfully read every episode.

Um, why couldn't people just look it up in the #!$$ IMDb? Individuals in the movie/tv industry who care about such things would undoubtably have IMDb Pro.
This is a far more reliable way to know who has done what. And anybody who cared who was part of some academy-award-winning transportation crew could look it up there.

Why do so many industries get along just fine without taking on 2 to 15 minutes of credits at the end? How do we make it without knowing who created a pothole-free thoroughfares that has stood the test of time?

 

[mozumder]

"Always and forever..."

*brother hiding his face in shame*

 

[AF_APPLETALK]

iTunes got so bad (in my opinion) that it forced me to look elsewhere. Plex rocks.

Same, and it's unfortunate. I like to believe that somewhere in one of Apple's labs, they had iTunes running on a Time Capsule, remote access and all.

The Plexamp app has been my favorite thing they have done. The only sadness I have is that the AI audio suggestion feature only works on Linux. I run my server on FreeBSD.

I am still waiting for Plex for Apple silicon.

The server component? I read that it is a universal bin as of ~last august.

I suppose it's one of those variable things.

I do read the credits quite often, checking things like the supporting cast so I can identify actors I vaguely recognise from elsewhere.

I also love to check out the songs/soundtrack listings, as well as the filming locations.

As all of this info is presented in the movie/show, it's the most official source, and is often easier than finding the correct bit of the IMDb page.

The credits can also be an interesting place for other reasons – I've seen plenty of creative elements added, neat artwork, amusing inserts and Easter eggs.

It's also great that people get, uh… credited for their work!

Plex has most of that stuff listed out in their movie browser screens.

 

[DogHouseDub]

The "skip intro" feature uses a public database of timestamps to determine where the intro ends. When I asked the Plex team why there was no "skip to next episode" option, the problem was that there was no publicly available database for the timing of the credits. While someone like Netflix can build their own database for the shows they offer, Plex won't do that. My guess is that a relevant database is now accessible, and that's enabled the feature for Plex.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Now that I think about it, I seem to recall that even years ago TV stations would shrink the currently playing window during the credits so they could also run something else pic-in-pic style. Some shows still do artful things during the closing credits which is really nice to see.

Network TV is literally unwatchable. Try watching an episode of a show you know from its proper uncut version. Not only do they shrink the credits to unreadable size and run them at 2-3x speed to make certain they're unreadable, they also insert banners over content, cut out scenes to insert more commercials, etc.

I am afraid streaming is going the same direction. Butchering the content for the sake of shoving in more ads. It hasn't happened yet but the industry attitude toward it is not encouraging.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Now that I think about it, I seem to recall that even years ago TV stations would shrink the currently playing window during the credits so they could also run something else pic-in-pic style. Some shows still do artful things during the closing credits which is really nice to see.

A lot of the best shows have complete content during or after the credits. Parks and Recreation and Rick and Morty are two that come to mind that always do it, and that the Apple TV app absolutely butchers.

Nobody at Apple thought about the user experience. Which is unfortunately far too common for the company for whom that used to be their whole thing

 

[tkaravou]

TL-DR: Plex now has an old Netflix feature.

The ability to play good content?

 

[VulchR]

I haven't read the whole thread, but does anybody else feel skipping the credits is rude to the people who worked to create the show/movie?

 

[videosoul]

Like standing up and leaving the auditorium whilst the musicians/actors/dancers are taking a bow.

 

[Illawgical]

Kudos for making a screenshot of Kip looking right at the Skip Credits button

 

[compwiz1202]

I haven't read the whole thread, but does anybody else feel skipping the credits is rude to the people who worked to create the show/movie?

Think it's more rude doing what someone mentioned and putting them at warp speed on half of the screen on PiP. Or not even showing them at all. But if don't know anyone personally in the movie, then skip them if you want.

 

[msackey]

I was sitting through the credits of The Glass Onions the other night just because I couldn't be bothered to turn the TV off and go to bed, and I was wondering what the point of them really was? I certainly wasn't thinking it was interesting to know who the hairdresser to the second assistant grip dolly boy in the Greece location was. I imagine the only people who actually read credits are the people who are in them (I know I would). But in terms of providing recognition or credit - by who?

There are probably many reasons for having credits. But also understand that credits are like the acknowledgements in a book, though not exactly analogous. People involved in creating that film deserve to be credited rather than be an unknown and unrecognized.

 

[msackey]

You also no longer need to rewind the episode before you send it back to the servers for the next person to view.

Since when?

I still make sure to rewind the online movie, out of respect for the next viewer. You don't want them to open the movie and be suddenly in the middle of a scene, do you? Jeez! People.




😆😆😆

 

[CarAnalogy]

Think it's more rude doing what someone mentioned and putting them at warp speed on half of the screen on PiP. Or not even showing them at all. But if don't know anyone personally in the movie, then skip them if you want.

The irony is I think broadcast tv is required to show the credits. Technically. But no one said they have to be readable.

 

[macmikey2]

Might not work for moview with more to watch after the credits. I've seen some with bloopers, additional parts of the plot, etc...

 

[NightFox]

There are probably many reasons for having credits. But also understand that credits are like the acknowledgements in a book, though not exactly analogous. People involved in creating that film deserve to be credited rather than be an unknown and unrecognized.

Surely you understand the point of credits, which is giving credit to the people who made a thing. As far as who reads it, people in the movie/tv makeup industry are probably interested in who did makeup for a thing if it was good; although they doubtfully read every episode. But yeah, people who were involved in Glass Onions, and their friends, love seeing their name up in the Glass Onions credits.

Oh I totally agree with the sentiment, but my question is how much of a credit is it really if no one's going to notice it? I guess if the people involved feel like they're getting recognition though, the credits serve that purpose.

 

[groove-agent]

I'm confused. How is this different from the ubiquitous auto "Play Next" button that appears at the end of episodes with just about every streaming service?

The coolest technology I've seen in this regard came from analogue VHS recorders at the end of the VHS era where it could automatically fast forward through the commercials. Imagine something that would auto-skip through Youtube commercials, or the Plex Live TV ads.

 

[msackey]

I completely ignore credits now in films, even after working in the industry for a long while myself. I don't get why they exist anymore. Your resume and online listings matter more for getting gigs now. In the older days all the credits were at the beginning of films and some "auteurs" still do this today, for a reason.
Why do films have credits and not say, paintings? Who built the frame? Who designed it? Who painted it? Who hung it up? What delivery company delievered it? Who restored that painting? Who maintains it? Who dusts it each night? Who's in charge of security? Imagine a big list hung up next to each painting in a museum with this info. Oh we'll get whose "collection" it's from or on loan, or on "permanent" loan from but that's about it.

Movies should just end with an imdb link and the movies website url displayed for 60secs and move on. Just have that clickable on netflix and appletv and whatever from the remote.

Regarding the "credits" for paintings. A lot of those actually ARE part of the exhibit notes! Do you not read exhibit notes too? Paintings are not just installed in once place. They can installed at different times in different places including the framing so that changes.