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Hi guys, I have folder with some old boxing matches dating from the 1901 to date, along with an MMA video folder and a Documentary collection folder all of which I would like to have as separate categories under the Videos Menu...

I guess it would not be possible to add thumbs & fanart etc. to the Boxing collection but is it possible to add these features to the MMA & Documentaries folder? are any scapers available for MMA/Documentaries?

Can anyone advise me as to how I can achieve the above in XBMC eden on Windows 8 64 bit?


Tia

I'm unsure what the MMA acronym means (bit slow this morning) but it looks this is the perennial question of 'special folder' and some skins handle this differently than others, so instead of giving blow by blow instructions, it's easier to just give some guides. In video filemode you can specifiy a new source, and if that source should be a folder containing your documentaries etc.. in file mode it will be seen with it's own icon/folder. A smartplaylist can be set-up with a 'path' rule and linked to favourites and the home page.

Upcoming Frodo will be quite exciting with changes that everyone echoed including yours, called custom video nodes. http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Custom_Video_Nodes

You might have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=115478
There are other similar threads such as this with pleny of ideas to get you started.
The main thing is creating your own .nfo files (text files (.txt) renamed to '.nfo'). Once you get the hang of that you can add anything you like to your library quite easily.
Here is one with .nfo file templates
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=109101