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1maynard:
I have been trying to organize my movies to display in collections for quite some time and I finally accomplished it. I used my client laptop that I use to copy DVD's and cd's to my files and then transfer them to my main MC server. I have all movies loaded into their own folder and then into a collection folder, All Star Wars in one file folder etc. I added a collection field to tagging and it works perfect. My question is I cannot get it to work on my server PC. Both client and server are running the latest JRiver Media Center 32 for Windows. I have tried to duplicate all the settings and changes I made and no go. My question is do you think I can load a library backup from the client onto the server and if it works and displays properly then add the files from the server to the library and then organize those files into collections. Before I try this I will do backups.
1maynard:
I was able to successfully load the library from my laptop client onto the HTPC server and now the collections display properly in Theatre View on the HTPC. I really wish I knew why I could not get the collection to work when using the library that was on the server. I reviewed all settings and they are the same. I will now load the files from the server in the new library after I back it up and see if it still works. Spending way too much time on this project.
ndgame:
I am really curious how you did this. When I go to Options and and select Theater View I got to the bottom and select Movies ( moved movies out of the default video category) I then right click movies and click "Add" then "Library Item" and I scroll through the list and click series. But after testing this in Theater View and click series (collections as I renamed it) there is nothing there.
Any instruction on how to do this would be great.
MGD_King:
--- Quote from: ndgame on March 05, 2024, 11:44:49 am ---I am really curious how you did this. When I go to Options and and select Theater View I got to the bottom and select Movies ( moved movies out of the default video category) I then right click movies and click "Add" then "Library Item" and I scroll through the list and click series. But after testing this in Theater View and click series (collections as I renamed it) there is nothing there.
Any instruction on how to do this would be great.
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One of the most powerful tools that MC has always had is the tagging feature, IMO! This is how I have mine set up. Look for the "Series" field of your movie and make sure that's filled in. Then in your Theater View options (Options --> Theater View) look for the "Items to Show". Under Videos, look for "Collections" and then set it the Series field. I can't remember if that's there by default because I've been using this for so long I forgot what stock MC even looks like. LOL
1maynard:
--- Quote from: MGD_King on March 05, 2024, 01:47:33 pm ---One of the most powerful tools that MC has always had is the tagging feature, IMO! This is how I have mine set up. Look for the "Series" field of your movie and make sure that's filled in. Then in your Theater View options (Options --> Theater View) look for the "Items to Show". Under Videos, look for "Collections" and then set it the Series field. I can't remember if that's there by default because I've been using this for so long I forgot what stock MC even looks like. LOL
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This is how I set it up, I followed some posts I found by searching the forum. It works perfectly. My wife loves it because all of her movies are in a "Chick Fliks" Collection, Christmas movies in another, WW2 movies in their own, All John Wayne movies in another. When you open a collection, it shows all titles in that collection.
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