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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: jmone on May 23, 2013, 06:17:44 am

Title: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: jmone on May 23, 2013, 06:17:44 am
Can we please have the particle info written to sidecar files?  At present if you need to rebuild the Library you lose all the meta data which means you have to recreate them all from scratch.
Thanks
Nathan
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: InflatableMouse on May 23, 2013, 08:57:58 am
+1

And while you're at it, please allow sidecars to be stored in a custom location (like with coverart) :).
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: Hendrik on May 23, 2013, 09:01:59 am
Coverart can be placed in a custom location?
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: InflatableMouse on May 23, 2013, 09:16:50 am
lol :D

Yes.

Tools/Options/File Location - Cover Art: Audio mode: In a specified folder.

I would really like the same options for Sidecars.

Edit: ah I just realized you meant for video - duh. They just bother me less than the sidecar file but fair is fair, that should be nice too to have in a custom location.
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: Hendrik on May 23, 2013, 09:59:54 am
Yeah, the endless .jpg files next to every tv episode kinda bug me. :P
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: JustinChase on May 23, 2013, 10:26:27 am
Yeah, the endless .jpg files next to every tv episode kinda bug me. :P

Me too, especially with the sidecar files.  I have to wade thru 3 files for every media file.  It was discussed somewhat passionately some time back, and Matt said that keeping them with the actual video files made it easier to prevent duplicating names, but I'm sure a 'duplicate' folder structure that started in a custom location would resolve that issue, or a clever naming convention would probably work too.

Here's to hoping! :)
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: InflatableMouse on May 23, 2013, 10:49:24 am
Apologies for the hijack Nathan, didn't mean for this to go off track.
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: jmone on May 23, 2013, 03:58:38 pm
No probs there are a few things that need addressing but...  I thought I'd try requesting one thing at a time (instead of my usual summary of Particle things to fix).  ;D
Title: Re: Sidecar Files & Particles
Post by: jmone on May 26, 2013, 06:25:17 pm
It MC supported pushing the info into a sidecar file it would help solve the issue of creating them for others or using YADB to hold the info.  For example, as I've tagged up my Eagles Music Video by track, I could do a Update Tags from Library to push the data into the Sidecar file and just post it online or send to Matt who then would not have to create this from scratch for the disc I sent him.