Jellyfin: Create SyncPlay groups before playback starts

[mcarlton00]

Describe the bug

It should probably be possible to create a SyncPlay session before starting playback. As of right now the process is:

1. Start a playback session
2. Pause the video
3. Create a session
4. Get other members to join
5. Unpause the video

This seems a bit clunky from a UX perspective and seems as though it could be optimized to allow sessions to be created before playback starts.

System (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux
• Virtualization: Docker
• Jellyfin Version: nightly 20200530
• Reverse Proxy: nginx

cc @OancaAndrei for thoughts

[OancaAndrei]

I totally agree. I think this will be fixed with the upcoming changes.

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[mcarlton00]

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