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Guide: Data Fiddler (MC Library <-> Spreadsheet Import/Export/Update)

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jmone:
Nope, no need for an actual dummy file at all.

...in other words, create a Tab Delimited file (from say Excel) with all the fields (and corresponding data) you want populated, and then use Data Fiddler to create the MPL that you can then check and import.

Once it is in MC, you can then do all the "normal" stuff like Get TV and Movie Info but play the file and it will add the extra Meta Data.

The only think I'm not sure off is how the Coverart will be saved (as we have had a storm and my main Internet is down so hard to test!)

8139david:
That's what I was checking at the same time.
You're right!
No problem with the cover art: it is saved where the options say it should be saved.
In my case: C:\Users\David\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 21\Cover Art\Videos

8139david:
Beyond playing the inexistent movie, the other thing it cannot do, of course, is "update tag from library".
The latter is useful if you want to have a sidecar for each movie.
But then of course you need a dummy movie file.

I feel more secured with a sidecar: easy to reimport if the library gets corrupted.
But I suppose the solution is to do proper library backups?

jmone:
Excellent!  On the "backup" you can always just export it as an MPL as it is the same thing.

8139david:
In the description of the program (first post), you should mention this:
- Media Server has to be running
- with Authentification selected ; the username and password asked by Data Fiddler are those specified in the Authentification of the Media Server

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