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Adding DVD's (the real discs!) into database

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4BYE:
OK, that's good to hear. I found where I can add a section "DVD's".
After trying and trying I finally got the right way to show what and how I want based on my video-scheme.

Because I've got a couple of thoussand DVD's (I quited my video-rental store) I need to know what is backed-up when I do the "Library backup". With my video-files on HD there's the small file (XML) that is added to the VIDEO_TS folder. The music tags are in the file but with the discs it's different of course.
I assume that the DVD discs library I made is save when I regurlaly backup the library!?

rick.ca:

--- Quote ---I assume that the DVD discs library I made is save when I regurlaly backup the library!?
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Yes.  You can also export all, each or any subset of the data to MPL playlist files using File - Export playlist...

4BYE:
I tried it and this is even better I guess. I played with it and it works great! This way I have an extra safety to work with. Thanks again, I'm learning more and more... ;)

rick.ca:
In a pm, 4BYE advises DVD records that have been deleted (or no longer exist—as in after restoring from earlier backup), cannot be restored from an MPL playlist. The data will be imported, but as records in the main database, not the "CD" database. Why is this so? Are we doing something wrong? It seems strange entries that represent discs and not HDD files can be added to the main database. Especially when the data seems to include a reference to a disc number...

<Field Name="Filename">(0x8F3EE2A6):\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.dvd;1</Field>

I suppose it doesn't matter—because views can be defined to include both databases and separate DVD's from HDD files using other rules—but I'm curious. And maybe there are consequences I'm not aware of—like Last played, etc. not being recorded correctly. :-\

4BYE:
Thanks for your help (again). Maybe someone from JRiver can help us out here. The only option at this point is making more library backups. This seems to work when problems occur. I'm not familiar with MC 15 because MC 14 works great for me, but I guess there would be the same problem as in MC 14.

I'm glad the problem came up soon. This way I'm not hundreds of discs behind.

I was thinking if the Library Backup can set things straight there must be a way to have the export mpl do the same thing.

I will start adding the lost discs again since I have too many DVD's waiting to put in the database. I hope that they come up with a solution so I have an extra option to restore data when needed.

Regards,

Theo

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