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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Osho on June 25, 2007, 11:09:37 pm

Title: Importing DVD and name changes for .dvd files
Post by: Osho on June 25, 2007, 11:09:37 pm

Hi,

I noticed that something really bad happens with .ifo file importing and the Name for it. I have all my DVDs ripped to H:\My Movies folder. I had imported all the .ifo files and named them, assigned cover art to it, edited tags for genre etc. etc. Recently I had added a few of my VCDs to that folder (which has .DAT file). I wanted to import those .DAT file so I right clicked on H:\My Movies folder in explorer and selecte MC12->Import. I encountered multiple problems.

1. All DVDs that were already in the library and were previously tagged, cover art assigned etc. have lost their properties - most of them have name as Video_TS, no cover art, genre etc. settings are lost.
2. I can't even figure out which VIDEO_TS folder is for which movie - as the Filename for this imported .dvd files shows to be Unnamed Disk etc. I can't click on it to open it in explorer. There is no way to find out which movie it is without actually playing each of them (which is a major pain considering I have 80 DVDs that I had previously imported).
3. None of the .DAT files import as Video files. I have to change their Media Type to Video to be able to play them in MC12. Once I change it - they all play OK.

Any idea how could I get back all my DVD files names, other tags and associated cover arts back?

thanks,
Osho

Title: Re: Importing DVD and name changes for .dvd files
Post by: gappie on June 26, 2007, 01:47:14 am

thats painfull.
are you sure the filenames are renamed, i thought that when you change the filename from a video-ts.ifo it wont play (it wont when i do it). have you tried to restore an older library?

Title: Re: Importing DVD and name changes for .dvd files
Post by: Osho on June 26, 2007, 03:47:43 am

I haven't renamed the filenames. That's how the filenames show up in the MC12. All the filenames are "Unknown......".

Osho

Title: Re: Importing DVD and name changes for .dvd files
Post by: Osho on June 27, 2007, 12:33:45 am

bump.. Please suggest what would (if any) be the best way to get my original, tags, covers etc. in this scenario.

thanks a lot,

Osho

Title: Re: Importing DVD and name changes for .dvd files
Post by: gappie on June 27, 2007, 01:18:26 am

i think the only change you have is restoring an older library. backup the current one first and restore an older one.