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Just a simple question I hope.
Is there a way to import your DVD/BLUERAY collection from DVD Profiler into XBMC and then just be able to click on the cover art or title and have the movie play?
This will of course have window, XBMC, and DVD Profiler all on the same computer.
The files will also be on a local drive.
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I imported the XML file into the library but I still do not see the list in the program. Am I missing another step?
Sorry for the newb questions but thats what I am.
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2009-01-17, 17:58
(This post was last modified: 2009-01-17, 21:02 by p|cky.)
This has been fun. My collection is over 1200 movies and the XML file was over 15 megs.
I deleted everything down to 10 movies. The XML file is posted at the following link.
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If you could take a quick look I would appreciate it.
Thanks
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Ok, I am starting to get a feel for what is needed.
I am looking for a guide now on the XML format.
<videodb>
<movie> Movie title
<plot> plot
<actors>
<Directors>
</videodb>
That is a very basic idea of what I am looking for. With this information I could write a file to convert the DVD profiler XML to a usable format.
I think this could be a fun project for me.
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Thanks, that get me started.
One more question. All my movies are in DVD format so do you know what file extension to use in the file path to start the movie?
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With all the information you have givin me I can make this work.
Now to just decide what field I want to have in the library.
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I am trying to get a simple XML file to function.
The title and plot are working.
I can start the movie with a double click.
I can not get the picture to show up. All i Get is the cam corderr picture.
Here is the text I am using. If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.
- <videodb>
- <movie>
<title>12 Monkeys</title>
<year>1999</year>
<plot>A lone time traveler from the year 2035 must solve a riddle that may save his people....but it may take him to the brink of madness. Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt star in this brilliant sci-fi masterpiece from Terry Gilliam, the acclaimed director of 'The Fisher King'. After the world's population is devastated by a killer virus, survivors must live in the dank underground communities. Cole (Willis) "volunteers" to travel into the past to obtain a pure virus sample, thereby helping scientists develop a cure. Along the way, he crosses paths with a beautiful psychiatrist (Stowe) and a one-card-short-of-a-full-deck mental patient (Pitt). But the race is on, as Cole searches for The Army Of The 12 Monkeys, a radical group linked to the deadly disease. With unforgettable performances and imaginative special effects, '12 Monkeys' is a modern-day classic laced with Gilliam's trademark wit and dazzling visual style.</plot>
<runtime>130 min</runtime>
<thumb>c:/documents and settings/lstiles.interfacesys/my documents/dvd profiler/databases/default/images/025192046223f.jpg</thumb>
<fanart url="c:/documents and settings/lstiles.interfacesys/my documents/dvd profiler/databases/default/images/025192046223f.jpg" />
<mpaa>Rated R</mpaa>
<file />
<path>c:/movies/1/video_ts/</path>
<filenameandpath>c:/movies/1/video_ts/video_ts.ifo</filenameandpath>
<id>1</id>
<genre>Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller</genre>
</movie>
</videodb>
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Does anyone have any suggestions here?
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I used to use DVD profiler (and still do to an extent), but it is easier just to have XBMC scan the folder for the movies and make its own database.