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im actually experiencing the same thing except the library mode works perfect..
its the LIST mode that doesnt show Box Arts and Fan Arts....
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Russ - Can you confirm your files are in strict DVD structure, which should include an empty AUDIO_TS folder along with the VIDEO_TS folder. XBMC is quite picky about this type of thing.
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Didn't say it wouldn't work, merely that it can be picky - Users debug log indicates a Win7 build.
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Just to clarify a little. Your movies show up in the Library view, but do not have any type of artwork(thumb/fanart) showing?
Your example doesn't show or you omitted the nfo and tbn files. You do have thumbs/fanart stored in with your movie? And if so, how were they created, library export or one of the managers? Please reshow your file structure with them, If not, that's fine, just want to double check.
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Russ -
Taken direct from an xbmc natively generated library export to seperate files - files should be named same as the video file. In this instance the nfo, tbn and fanart files should be named
VIDEO_TS.nfo
VIDEO_TS.tbn
VIDEO_TS-fanart.jpg
All within the VIDEO_TS folder.
Personally I don't use any 3rd party scrapers - just let xbmc do the scrape, then export the data to seperate files as a back-up and saves time should you have to re-build your collection at any time.
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2010-12-23, 02:13
(This post was last modified: 2010-12-23, 02:22 by Tight_wad.)
Steelman1991,
You are dead on with the structure. That is how the library export does them. The nfo could also be movie.nfo and the thumb could be movie.tbn, but the fanart, from what I have found has to be VIDEO_TS-fanart.jpg. And I agree on the not using 3rd party, XBMC does a good job.
I have been playing with a copy of one of Russkinguk's files, and it will work just fine if it is restructure as you have listed (that is how mine are) or as the other I have shown.
So Russkinguk, here is what I have found.
Option 1
If you rename your folder that is inside the VIDEO_TS folder called movie.jpg to VIDEO_TS.tbn then you would have a working thumb.
The issue for your fanart is a little bit of a problem. You don't have one inside that folder so it would have to be placed there and renamed to VIDEO_TS-fanart.jpg to work.
If you do the moving and changing, then you will need to remove your source and remove all from path. And then re add the source and scrape, with use folder name, scan reclusive selected and nothing else selected, worked for me.
Option 2
Remove all of the nfo, jpg, tbn, and xml's from your folders and let XBMC scrape them for you. If all of your movies are named as the one that you sent me, they should scrape very well. And when you are done, you can always go into any movie and change fanart or thumbs if you like.
And when done, export your library, separate files option, and you will have all the needed nfo, tbn, and jpg that are used. This would also allow you to modify the nfo's if needed. And if you do modify them, you can just refresh any back in.
So, the question for you is, Do you need to use the My Movies data for other reasons? If so you would not have to delete any of the files inside there, you could just scrape when you do set content to exclude path.
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Chaps, you are spot on!
VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.tbn for cover art.
VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS-fanart.jpg for fanart etc.
That's great then. The meta data I have is wrong but at least it is consistantly wrong! I will write a small routine that will post process these files for me, taking them from the incorrect locations and then copy and renameing them to the correct locations. Thanks ever so much for this!
The reason I use My Movies for this is because I like the quality of the data it provides. Using the MovieDB scraper, I felt that some of the plot descriptions were particually poor. With My Movies, the plot descriptions come straight from the DVD\BD\HD-DVD covers themselves. My Movies also downloads a high quality cover for the title matching the box art of your chosen format so it is very clear when looking at your collection what format the movies are in. This is especially useful if you have for instance the DVD and the BD of a few of your favorite movies as I do.
Thanks again for your efforts chaps! That's made my day!!
