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Hi,
Not sure how useful this would be, of if enough people would want it, but doesn't hurt to ask.
I would like to have multiple sources available for a movie or tv show. These sources would be the same movie/episode but be different quality, perhaps a different version (directors cut, alternate cut, extended cut etc, or 720p, 1080p, SD etc).
instead of the movie appearing multiple times in the library as a different version, it appears once but when you go to play it, a popup asks you what "version" you want to play (with a option in the settings to default to "1080p" or something so it doesnt always ask you if you dont want it too).
This would be handy with different versions, but also handy for low powered clients like the raspberrypi which struggle with the really high quality stuff.
any thoughts?
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Couldn't you do that with movie sets?
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yeah ive been doing that, but not ideal, the same movie appears multiple times.
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yeah but inside that movie set i would have multiple instances of "Batman Begins"
for example if i had the following movies
Batman Begins
Batman Begins [Extended Cut]
Batman Begins [Year One Cut]
Batman Begins [720p]
Batman Begins [SD]
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight [Extended Cut]
The Dark Knight [720p]
The Dark Knight [SD]
The Hulk
I would like to put those movies (except) hulk into a movie set called "Batman", but then I would have multiple instances of the same movie. So i would like a movie set inside a movie set, or preferably merge all "Batman Begins" into one movie, that let me choose which version to play via a popup menu when i went to play it. Same with "The Dark Knight"
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Eeeh. Maybe you could try sets in smart playlists? So:
Smart playlist called Batman.
And then all Batman Begins as a set next to a set of The Dark Knight ect. within that playlist.
That way you could even make the playlist a favorite and put it on your homescreen or as sub menu under movies.
Or go to the feature suggestion section and suggest the use of sets within sets.
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What you mean is like in tv shows it gives you seasons and each season has its own episodes.
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he most likely wants so when he selects one movie, a popup or selector comes where quality can be selected (and what source is used)
looking for something similar myself
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Agree, this would be a very cool feature. I have around 100 movies in 3D and also have the 2D version. Instead of showing the movie in my library, it would be nice to just have it show once and then have a pop-up whether to play the 2D or the 3D version. Both have the same IMDB, but I gave them a different name.
Thanks for considering this!
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I also totally support that request. That is *the* killer feature that would put XBMC light-years ahead of the competition.