[Spyderturbo007]

I'm trying to nail down this media flag stuff and I'm getting a little lost. I see that some flags, such as HD-DVD and BluRay are extracted via the name. So if I name my movie:

Aliens.bluray.m2ts

Then it will show the media flag for BluRay and the correctly case art. What confuses me is how I generate the other flags, such as DTS-HD, TrueHD or any of the studio flags. I found threads where you can download them, but can't find "The idiot's guide to media flagging" thread.

I'm currently using Media Companion to handle creation of the .nfo files if that has anything to do with the flags. I'm not adverse to switching programs if it makes my life easier.

Could someone point me in the right direction?

[humferier]

are you in library mode ?

do you have the following tags in your NFO file ?

Code:

<studio>Warner Bros.</studio>

    <mpaa>Rated R for graphic battle sequences</mpaa>

    <fileinfo>
        <streamdetails>
            <video>
                <codec>vc-1</codec>
                <aspect>1.777778</aspect>
                <width>1920</width>
                <height>1080</height>
            </video>
            <audio>
                <codec>dolbytruehd</codec>
                <language>fra</language>
                <channels>6</channels>
            </audio>
        </streamdetails>
    </fileinfo>

[Spyderturbo007]

I don't think I'm in library mode. That's the one that looks like a directory structure right? If so, then I'm not. I just navigate to Movies on the main screen.

It looks pretty much the same as yours to me. There was a bunch of stuff about actors, plot, tag lines, alternative titles, etc that I removed, but here are the sections that seem relevant.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<movie>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <width>1920</width>
        <height>1080</height>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <duration>116 min</duration>
        <container>.M2TS</container>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <language>eng</language>
        <codec>dca</codec>
        <channels>6</channels>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  
  <country>USA</country>
  <runtime>116 min</runtime>
  <mpaa>Rated PG-13 for sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language</mpaa>
  <genre>Sci-Fi</genre>
  <credits>Christopher Bertolini</credits>
  <director>Jonathan Liebesman</director>
  <studio>Columbia Pictures</studio>
  <trailer>
  </trailer>
  <playcount>1</playcount>
  <id>tt1217613</id>
  <createdate>20110625144449</createdate>
  
</movie>

I'm assuming that Media Companion just isn't inserting the correct information into the .nfo file?

[humferier]

I don't think I'm in library mode. That's the one that looks like a directory structure right? If so, then I'm not. I just navigate to Movies on the main screen.

give a look at [WIP] XBMC Beginners Guide (PDF)

It looks pretty much the same as yours to me. There was a bunch of stuff about actors, plot, tag lines, alternative titles, etc that I removed, but here are the sections that seem relevant.

I've cut the unrevelant part too

you have to use the library mode to see the datas in the .NFO while browsing in XBMC

[Spyderturbo007]

Based on what I gather from the guide, I am in library mode. Some of the media flags are shown but are not correct. For example DTS-MA is not shown even though the movie carries that stream.

Maybe it's because mine has "dca" as the codec and not dolbytruehd as your example does? I'm assuming that would be an issue with Media Companion not writing the .nfo file correctly?

It does show the correct stream for the movie though, so I'm not sure what the issue might be.

Code:

Audio
ID                               : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : DTS
Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile                   : MA
Muxing mode                      : Stream extension
Duration                         : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits
Language                         : English

[sialivi]

Perhaps the skin you're using doesn't have that particular flag?

[humferier]

in the .NFO edit the audio codec like this :

Code:

<codec>dtsma</codec>

this work with the skin Transparency