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Movie Database Development
darichman:
--- Quote from: rick.ca on July 31, 2008, 09:44:25 pm ---So the "rick's technique" you're referring to must be my popular "I have no idea what going on here, but it works."
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I think if the image file is in the same directory and has the same name as the file, a "Quick find in file/folder" will work...
Still, would be great if the user was allowed to modify the image field, then all of this could be automated! Ie importing the MPL file would apply all the correct coverart as well...
--- Quote from: rick.ca on July 31, 2008, 09:44:25 pm ---the cover appears, but, according to the Image File entry, it's from a file created by MC and saved in it's application data directory
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Check your options... this is probably because you've set MC to store all coverart in a single folder (in your case, the default folder).
--- Quote from: rick.ca on July 31, 2008, 09:44:25 pm ---Yes, I was counting on you to solve that little glitch.
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Haha please don't rely on me.
I'm a medical student, not a computer guy... I use trial and error until it works. With the code that is. Not with the patients....
scottlindner:
Gents,
I have been doing what you're describing using another program for a very long time. My solution is defunct and I've been hoping MC will some day openly support DVDs the same way it does music. You guys are on a very good track here. Have either of you answered your questions regarding seeing this information and coverart in theater view? Could you write a guide with screenshots to demonstrate how it works when it's done, and how to do it? I read your posts, but it would take me a while to assemble the pieces to get where you are.
Cheers,
Scott
darichman:
--- Quote from: scottlindner on September 01, 2008, 06:34:36 pm ---Could you write a guide with screenshots to demonstrate how it works when it's done, and how to do it? I read your posts, but it would take me a while to assemble the pieces to get where you are.
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I'll see what I can do, but it mightn't be til the weekend :) In the meantime, the first step will be downloading the images into PVD, so you can start that now...
1. Download Personal Video Database: http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/index.php?action=down
2. Import your videos: Tools > Scan Folders for New Movies > Select the folders your movies are in
3. The movies should now be imported in PVD in a list down the left hand side...
4. The titles, which will be used for lookup, will be based on the filenames, so you might need to clean up the titles if you have messy filenames (OR if you have a field in MC with the movie titles already, you can copy your MC film view into excel and then import this data into PVD: Tools > Import > Get movies from MS Excel)
5. To import images for your movies: Tools > Import > Get Poster from your choice (I like IMPAwards)
The exporting bit, to get it into Media Center, is a bit more involved and depends on your setup. It's described briefly above, but I'll try post in a bit more deatil in the next few days.
Cheers, and good luck :)
Chris
brentk:
I couldn't begin to do the implementation, but the setup I'd love to see for movie info in theater view is Info added to the menu listing with Play and Add and going to a simple page just like Weather with all the info and layout of PVD. I believe this is what MediaPortal and XBMC do for their IMDb info pages. Never played with either long enough to find out as JR is just so much better in just about every other way. I could care less about being able to interact with the info pages, no desire to cross reference or search by actor, or even see what else they've been in. Synopsis and cast listings per movie alone is a huge plus in my book.
rick.ca:
I think we'll have to be patient and see how Theater View development unfolds in version 13.
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