2013-02-15, 20:57
In previous versions of XBMC, analysing TV shows would take into account the full path of each file, but it seems the current recommended naming conventions now seem to imply that only the filename itself is parsed. This can be a problem in mixed-player households who for space, cost, familiarity or simplicity reasons are happy to use set-integrated (eg Sony Bravia) or standalone external players (eg WD-TV Live) that have a browser only capable of displaying a limited number of characters per file (usually 20).
For those of us who perhaps started off with such a player and who have built a large, human-readable file tree to store episodics using directories as critical information, the new convention of "showname SSEE eptitle" renders the use of these other players and their short-length file browsers useless.
Whilst this example tree would work with XBMC's scraper:
.. on a WD-TV it would look like this:
If, like me and many others, one has built a tree to accomodate the shortened name display, eg:
... we would be seeing this:
... which I'm sure you'll agree makes it a lot easier to find the exact show you want.
What I put to you, is this:
How hard is it to allow a well ordered and nested file tree and analyse each episode by its full path, rather than just its discrete file name?
If the requirement of prefixing every episode with the showname becomes a mandatory requirement, I, for one, would forego further use of XBMC rather than render other players in a mixed-player house-hold useless.
For those of us who perhaps started off with such a player and who have built a large, human-readable file tree to store episodics using directories as critical information, the new convention of "showname SSEE eptitle" renders the use of these other players and their short-length file browsers useless.
Whilst this example tree would work with XBMC's scraper:
Code:
+ TV Shows
--+ Star Trek The Next Generation
----+ Star Trek The Next Generation S01E01 Encounter At Farpoint.avi
----+ Star Trek The Next Generation S01E03 The Naked Now.avi
----+ Star Trek The Next Generation S01E04 Code Of Honor.avi
.. on a WD-TV it would look like this:
Code:
Star Trek The Next G...
Star Trek The Next G...
Star Trek The Next G...
If, like me and many others, one has built a tree to accomodate the shortened name display, eg:
Code:
+ TV Shows
--+ Star Trek The Next Generation
----+ Season 01
------+ S01E01 Encounter At Farpoint.avi
------+ S01E03 The Naked Now.avi
------+ S01E04 Code Of Honor.avi
... we would be seeing this:
Code:
S01E01 Encounter At ...
S01E03 The Naked Now...
S01E04 Code Of Honor...
... which I'm sure you'll agree makes it a lot easier to find the exact show you want.
What I put to you, is this:
How hard is it to allow a well ordered and nested file tree and analyse each episode by its full path, rather than just its discrete file name?
If the requirement of prefixing every episode with the showname becomes a mandatory requirement, I, for one, would forego further use of XBMC rather than render other players in a mixed-player house-hold useless.