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[Leiph]

Hi,

How do I import a customized view? I have no problem in locating the *.jvi-file, but how do I import through the UI?

/Leiph

[marko]

From the toolbar...

View > Add View > Add Library View

This will launch the 'add view' tool. The view you're looking for should be in the list of thumbnails presented there, so long as...

If the customised view you are trying to apply is a view for video files, it will not be present in the list if you are trying to add it to the audio branch of the tree.
The .jvi file itself needs to be in a sub folder of your library folder. If it's not, you need to move it there...

By default, your library will be at:
C:\Users\Leiph\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 25\Library

In there, you should find a folder called "Saved Views". If not, create it yourself, then move your jvi file inside the saved views folder. Now, when you launch the 'Add View' tool, you should see the view you wish to import.

-marko.

[blgentry]

I would VERY much enjoy it if MC was changed so that it would import a JVI file from any place on disk.  This dance of having to figure out the location, create the Saved Views folder, put the JVI there, and *then* importing it makes the process very arcane.  Importing views should be easier.

Brian.

[marko]

I would VERY much enjoy it if MC was changed so that it would import a JVI file from any place on disk.  This dance of having to figure out the location, create the Saved Views folder, put the JVI there, and *then* importing it makes the process very arcane.  Importing views should be easier.

Brian.

These are my observations from the customise view tutorial back in 2012...

Saved Views: Right at the start of this exercise, there was the "View Picker" with its little thumbnails and descriptions of predefined views that could be loaded with a double click. The theory here is that if you hit "Load view" that same view picker opens and you would pick a saved view to load. In practice, most often the view you want isn't there because it does not match the media types of the location you want to add it to. Similarly, the "Save view" option is fraught with issues. For example, there is a browse button in the save dialogue, but, if you save the view anywhere other than the default location offered, it will not be presented as a "Load view" option, ever, and there is no way to browse for a saved view from the "Load View" tool. Views are saved as jvi files, but these are not associated with Media Center, and when forced, Media Center does not know what to do with saved view files when opening them from the hard drive. In my experience, best practice is to forego these two altogether and rely on library backups to preserve the view layout, and when you want to have a view copied, just drag and drop it where you want it in tree, and when you drop, you will get a "Move / Copy?" option. Minor tweaking after copying is a breeze compared to fighting with the "Save / Load" views options.

[Leiph]

Thanks to both marko and Brian.