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shaihulud Wrote:...

Yes... just come up with the proper episode name, stick a stub file to it... and you should be good.

I realize this is an old thread, but after much searching it is the only one I can find that even comes close to the topic I have interest in.

I have successfully used the Media Stub feature to set up a TV series in XBMC Frodo Transparency. ie:

Monroe S01E01.disc
Monroe S01E02.disc
Monroe S01E03.disc
Monroe S01E04.disc
Monroe S01E05.disc
Monroe S01E06.disc

The actual mkv files are present on the SAME bluray disc. ie:

MONROE
SEASON 01
Monroe S01E01.mkv
Monroe S01E02.mkv
Monroe S01E03.mkv
Monroe S01E04.mkv
Monroe S01E05.mkv
Monroe S01E06.mkv

The problem: Regardless of which .disc file I select, it is always S01E01 that plays.

I have tried different naming conventions and different directory structures to no avail.

Is this a limitation of the Media Stub feature? Can you only have one video file on the disc that is being accessed? If so, are there plans to change this to support multiple files (as is the case with a disc of TV episodes)? If there is a way to implement this, could someone be kind enough to help me out with some clear, detailed instructions?

Many thanks.

dave

This is a very good question, the person that could answer is the guy whos doing work on the stubs but idk try asking in IRC #xbmc-linux

the stubs PR which should have been merged in Frodo and been waiting since Eden is https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/551 Harry muscle also did work on this.

I think the disk name as a baring on how stubs work but Im not sure specially how to name a disc that would work for your scenario.

good luck and feel free to update this thread and even the wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_stubs documentation could be improved a great deal but I dont understand or use this atm.

uNi

(2013-01-21, 13:56)uNiversal Wrote: [ -> ]This is a very good question, the person that could answer is the guy whos doing work on the stubs but idk try asking in IRC #xbmc-linux

the stubs PR which should have been merged in Frodo and been waiting since Eden is https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/551 Harry muscle also did work on this.

I think the disk name as a baring on how stubs work but Im not sure specially how to name a disc that would work for your scenario.

good luck and feel free to update this thread and even the wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_stubs documentation could be improved a great deal but I dont understand or use this atm.

uNi

Thanks for your response uNi.

I did see the efile project you point to, but I gather it is obsolete/cancelled. I did try to use the <path> xml statement it talks about in my .disc file, but there was no visible result.

The disk containing the .mkv files DOES have to be named the same as the directory containing the .disc file(s). This much I was able to determine through trial and error.

In this time of cheap bluray media, burning media files to disk is an option/alternative to adding more and more hard drives. It is a shame that it would appear that the Media Stubs feature has not been fully embraced by XBMC. Yes, I know that you can play these disks from the files area, but this is a far less elegant processs. No fanart, no episode description...

Still hoping someone has a solution.

dave

Its not obsolete it IIRC adds support stub files in other removable devices like USB or external HDD's connected via sata/esata attachable directly or via NAS.

stubs can be added to library however multiple files in one disc is clearly not supported and would need (guessing) support being added. WHich makes this a feature request at best.

Only a developer could answer this for sure.

uNi