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[Hendrik]

We are also looking into updating the default templates with some ideas from here, and maybe extending some data gathering to accomodate that. And while we may not go all out crazy like some people here did, it should at least give a bit nicer default experience.

[Purecut]

Special fields (or stock populated outside MC) used:

ACTOR IMAGES
[Original Title] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Cast Images] # User # Manual 1/0. Uses different folder to get images when set to 1 (0 default tmdb images, 1 character images are available)

GENERAL
[MPAA Rating] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings

[IMDb Votes] # User # Populated by ZRatings
[Popularity] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings

[Rotten Tomatoes] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[IMDB Rating] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[TMDB Rating] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Version] User # String e.g. "Director's Cut"
[Genre] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Country] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Watched] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

If(IsRange([Bookmark Percent], 0-9)/
    ,If(Compare([Number Plays],>,0),☑,)/
    ,If(IsRange([Bookmark Percent], 10-89),[Bookmark Percent]%,☑)/
)
[Description] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Director] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Screenwriter] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Actors] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings

TECH
[HDR Format RAW] # User # Populated by SoT

[HDR Format] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

ListClean(If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW],no-hdr10),HDR,If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW], Dolby Vision,8),DV;,)If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW], HDR10+/ ,7),HDR10+;,)If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW], HDR10/ ,7),HDR10;,)If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW],no-hdr10,8),HDR;,)If(IsEqual([HDR Format RAW],hdr10,7),HDR10,)),3)
[Dolby Vision] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

ListContains([HDR Format],DV)
[AR-Calculated # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

Save(Math(Trunc(Replace([Aspect Ratio],:, // ) + .005, 2)), v_AspectRatio)/
IfCase([v_AspectRatio], 3, 1, empty, 1.38, 1.33, 1.68, 1.66, 1.80, 1.78, 1.87, 1.85, 2.36, 2.35, 2.40, 2.39)[Audio Tracks RAW] # User # Populated by SoT

[HD Audio] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

If(IsEqual([Audio Tracks RAW],MLP,8),Atmos,)If(IsEqual([Audio Tracks RAW],DTS XLL X,8),DTS:X,)
[Studios] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings
[Publisher] # Stock # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings

[Audio Codec] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

IfCase([Compression],8,dts-hd,dts-hd,eac3,dolby digital,pcm,pcm,mp3,mp3,vorbis,vorbis,aac,aac,dts,dts,ac3,dolby digital,truehd,truehd,opus,opus,flac,flac,mp2,mpeg)
[Definition] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

IfElse(Compare([Width],>,1920),4K,Compare([Width],>,1360),1080p,Or(Compare([Width],>,1024),Compare([Height],>,576)),720p,Compare(Left([FPS],2),=,25),576p,1,480p)
[HDR] # User # Calculated

Code: [Select]

If(!IsEmpty([HDR Format]),1,0)
LINKS
[Movie Series] # User # Populated by MCUtils / ZRatings

[LINK_Genre_Movie]

Code: [Select]

If(IsEqual([Media Sub Type], Movie),Movies at Genre Replace(ListSort(ListLimit([Genre],2)),;,/ /// ),)
[LINK_Director]

Code: [Select]

If(IsEqual([Media Sub Type], Movie),Directed By ListItem([Director],0),)
[LINK_IMDb_Rating]

Code: [Select]

Movies Rated Math(Int([IMDb Rating])) in IMDb
[LINK_Year_Movie]

Code: [Select]

If(IsEqual([Media Sub Type],Movie),Movies Released in FormatDate([Date,0],year),)
Don't know if i missed or forgot something as this is manual work to share

E: SOT conf:

Code: [Select]

Audio Track Count RAW;Audio Language;Audio Tracks RAW;Extras;Subtitles;Video Codec;HDR Format RAW;Aspect Ratio

Code: [Select]

ID;Language;Format;Title;Language;Format;HDR format;Display aspect ratio

Code: [Select]

Audio;Audio;Audio;Audio;Text;Video;Video;Video

You are writing here that you calculated the the Dolby Vision/ HDR from the [HDR Format RAW], That works and gives for Dolby Vision and HRD the value 0 or 1 back and you input this into the fields via calculating.
1. Is it possible to change the 1,0 through yes, no and the next is there a possibility to select a checkbox for yes or no. Do MC handels checkboxes for the Tag-Window?

[lepa]

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Library_Fields

[Purecut]

Thanks, I know that there can be used a "Checkbox" in the fields section, but this is only for the input. When I leave the field I see 1 or 0 as value. I'm asking if it is possible to see a marked checkbox instead of a 0 or 1. In normal a 0 or 1 will be used for changing the status of a checkbox. In this case the checkbox will be used for the input and the display is 0 or 1.

[EnglishTiger]

Thanks, I know that there can be used a "Checkbox" in the fields section, but this is only for the input. When I leave the field I see 1 or 0 as value. I'm asking if it is possible to see a marked checkbox instead of a 0 or 1. In normal a 0 or 1 will be used for changing the status of a checkbox. In this case the checkbox will be used for the input and the display is 0 or 1.

In Tools >> Options >> Library & Folders >> Manage Library Fields setting the Edit Type for that field/tag to Check will display a checkbox for that field which will be empty when the field contains 0 and ticked when it's 1

[zybex]

Checkboxes are shown in Views but not in the tag editor panel. Not sure if that's a bug or a feature.

[PPMPPM]

Great post. In past few days I worked with Custom Theater View with some success. I choose to use Actors [Role] option in ZRating to use in Actors thumbnails creation. But now view by Actors in Theatere view don't link Movies by Actor but each role is another position in main view (not grouped by Actor). I try to use Calculated Field to manage it but it return single value not a list. So only first or second or another (wchich I choose) will be displayed. Is there any way to make it work, like it work before?

I can make list of Actors (without role) by sentence
ListMix(Extract[2,[L1],/ [),1,[Actors],1;2;3;4;5;6)

or single Actor
Extract[2,[Actors,1],/ [)
Extract[2,[Actors,2],/ [)
... 

[lepa]

You might need to tell MC that constructed expression result is a list

Code: [Select]

ListMix(Extract(2,[L1],/ [),,ListLimit([Actors],6))&datatype=[List]And use that expression as a category in your view instead of [Actor]

[PPMPPM]

Thanks. So simple.
It works But it takes some time for initial calculations with large database.

[lepa]

I have actually handled this by using two actor fields: one with role names and other without
[Actors]
[Actors (alt)]
Then I don't at least doesn't need any parsing inside the field.

You can also affect speed with filtering order. Not sure if there is anything you can do in this case but in general if you can filter the group of affected files to smaller amount before doing anything time consuming it can speed up the process significantly I think

[PPMPPM]

Another great suggestion. But in my workflow it need another step. ZRating collect Actors with Role (ant other movie metadata). Then SoT (to collect metadata of files). And I'll need another one to copy formatted data from [Actors] to [Actors without Role] field - via formatted copy fields. Is there automated way to do this when movie data is collected or in ZRating?

I hope that new version of JRiver (.60) will collect proper aspect ratio of files. Then I'll pass using SoT.

Thanks anyway for help.

[zybex]

ZStats can do that:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,131845.0.html

You can enable just the [RunBefore] section with "RunExpressions=1", and put in something like:
setField(Actors, ListMix(Extract(2,[L1],/ [),1,[Actors],1;2;3;4;5;6))

You can run ZStats manually when needed, or with a windows scheduled task.

Also, note that you can have ZRatings write the actor names to [Actors] and the Roles to a separate field like [ActorRoles]. It's in Settings->Field Mapping.

[lepa]

I hope that new version of JRiver (.60) will collect proper aspect ratio of files. Then I'll pass using SoT.

Yes, there will be native MC crop analysis . Though not yet published and not yet finalized I think that SoT mediainfo part can retire for most of the users at least.

Also, note that you can have ZRatings write the actor names to [Actors] and the Roles to a separate field like [ActorRoles]. It's in Settings->Field Mapping.

ZStats is great and deserves this little advertisement. In this particular case I think that quoted solution is the better one though as it only require one manual step from user and database is in sync right away

[PPMPPM]

Thanks all. I managed it. For every movie I make catalog ($movie ($year)) in ZRating (with cast&crew thumbnail creation with role), and write in JRiver Actor field only name (without Role). There is no need to change code for this in JRiver.

Sorry for too many questions but I can't make work another one.

I want to use Links to Actors like one suggested by lepa - for example for director
field: LINK_Director - expression: If(IsEqual([Media Sub Type], Movie),Directed By ListItem([Director],0),)
and display via LINK_Director field

If I create for specified Actor:
field: LINK_Actor1 - expression: If(IsEqual([Media Sub Type], Movie),Movies with ListItem([Actor],0),)
it display movies with this actor but with only situation when this actor is listed first in another movies. For example Tom Hanks play in 20 movies in my collection, but when is listed as second actor (with Field LINK_Actor2), this expression shows only 4 (because in my movies he is listed second 4 times). Is there any solution for search in all fields? I hope someone will understand my poor english

[lepa]

Good to hear that you got your actors sorted 

Links unfortunately are limited currently like that. Also as series scrape mix guests and regulars to same actor fields so first entry might be some guest nobody. There has been some movement on this front so fingers crossed that in future one can use individual item in the list as link source.
This is of course possible with Spotlight already but its UI is pretty hard coded AFAIK so it doesn't always integrate that well.

[PPMPPM]

Thanks. Another, I think related, problem is actors sorting.

Now in my database are around 4000 actors. Listing it all in theater view is not practical - scrolling from A to Z takes half a minute Unfortunatelly "Search engine" not work at Actor level but only in movie level. So I try to filter by first letter. Its simple - I get alphabet view. But in next level when I sort by Actor it's not sorted by only actors started by "A" but with all actors in movies narrowed by first step. So there are actors with selected first letters but with many others around Its a partial solution, because list is shorter, but not ideal.

[Matt]

The list of actors is sorted by default, but you can promote an actor up or down the list by right-clicking.  We could make a "Move to Top" right-click option if it would help?  Thanks.

[PPMPPM]

After few hours of working with sample templates from this topic i created my own.
Not very original but with all information I need.

Without Zelda it cannot be easily done. But some programming skills and patience in testing is needed
Thanks all for help. Great program for playing and organizing all my multimedia.

[lepa]

Good work and thanks for sharing
I've been finalizing my own post for new templates for movies and series now that MC's new video analysis is released. There is no object audio or cropping analysis yet but it is coming

[JimH]

lepa,
Thanks again!  I've split your post to a new thread and will lock this one soon.

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,135179.msg936142.html#msg936142

[jespermart]

After few hours of working with sample templates from this topic i created my own.
Not very original but with all information I need.

Without Zelda it cannot be easily done. But some programming skills and patience in testing is needed
Thanks all for help. Great program for playing and organizing all my multimedia.

Is it possible you could post your template.txt ?

[PPMPPM]

It's possible, but without many other work to do by yourself it's useless.

I made some changes in templates from this thread to work in my specific system.
You must learn to use ZRating (for collect metadata from OMDB and TMDB), Zelda (for a lot easier script editing), edit Custom Fields (I use a lot of new one), and manage how to automatically prepare photos of actors with text. You also need a lot of graphic assets in proper directories.

Making tutorial for all of this is difficult and take a lot of time. I don't have it.
But all information needed for it is on this thread  

[lepa]

Released new NoPoster template with poster option 
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,135179.msg946024.html#msg946024

[JimH]

Just to point out that this thread has passed 100,000 views now!

[tzr916]

Oh, maybe it's time this gets rolled into MC32  for us regular folk who can't begin to understand expressions or coding. Imagine Tools > Options > Theater View > click the box to enable Custom Tooltips!

[jmone]

I agree 👍

[lello]

Me too

[JimH]

Closing this now.  A newer thread is here:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,135179.0.html