2013-06-22, 03:06
Hi!
I have a bit of an issue with XBMC recognising my music compilations. I have previously had a bunch of compilations happily sitting in the Music / Compilations section but most of them are gone now, and I can't figure out why.
Currently, the only thing that's displaying in my Compilations section is the The Boat That Rocked OST. This soundtrack is sitting in F:\Music\0-Soundtracks\The Boat That Rocked OST\CD1 (and ..\CD2). The files in there are tagged as follows:
Contributing Artist: Duffy (varies)
Album Artist: Various
Album: The Boat That Rocked CD1
Year: 2009
#: 1 (varies)
Part of set: 1/2
Part of a compilation: not set
This is great. However, none of my other compilations show up anymore. For example, I've got the Triple J Hottest 100 compilation sitting in F:\Music\0-Compilations\Triple J Hottest 100\Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012. (The whole F:\Music folder is shared)
When I mirror the settings, for the The Boat That Rocked OST, the files don't show up in XBMC compilations (I can find and play them when I look for them through Artists though). I've now set up the first file of the Triple J compilation as follows:
Contributing Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (varies)
Album Artist: Various Artists (tried "Various" as well)
Album: Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012
Year: 2012
#: 1 (varies)
Part of Set: 1/1 (tried leaving this blank as well)
Part of a compilation: Yes (tried leaving this blank as well)
As far as I understand - these are the rules for recognising compilations, which I believe I satisfy:
We have a compilation if
1. album name is non-empty AND
2a. no tracks overlap OR
2b. all tracks are marked as part of compilation AND
3a. a unique primary artist is specified as "various" or "various artists" OR
3b. we have at least two primary artists and no album artist specified.
I'm pretty stuck now... What should I do next to get my compilations recognised?
I have a bit of an issue with XBMC recognising my music compilations. I have previously had a bunch of compilations happily sitting in the Music / Compilations section but most of them are gone now, and I can't figure out why.
Currently, the only thing that's displaying in my Compilations section is the The Boat That Rocked OST. This soundtrack is sitting in F:\Music\0-Soundtracks\The Boat That Rocked OST\CD1 (and ..\CD2). The files in there are tagged as follows:
Contributing Artist: Duffy (varies)
Album Artist: Various
Album: The Boat That Rocked CD1
Year: 2009
#: 1 (varies)
Part of set: 1/2
Part of a compilation: not set
This is great. However, none of my other compilations show up anymore. For example, I've got the Triple J Hottest 100 compilation sitting in F:\Music\0-Compilations\Triple J Hottest 100\Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012. (The whole F:\Music folder is shared)
When I mirror the settings, for the The Boat That Rocked OST, the files don't show up in XBMC compilations (I can find and play them when I look for them through Artists though). I've now set up the first file of the Triple J compilation as follows:
Contributing Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (varies)
Album Artist: Various Artists (tried "Various" as well)
Album: Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012
Year: 2012
#: 1 (varies)
Part of Set: 1/1 (tried leaving this blank as well)
Part of a compilation: Yes (tried leaving this blank as well)
As far as I understand - these are the rules for recognising compilations, which I believe I satisfy:
We have a compilation if
1. album name is non-empty AND
2a. no tracks overlap OR
2b. all tracks are marked as part of compilation AND
3a. a unique primary artist is specified as "various" or "various artists" OR
3b. we have at least two primary artists and no album artist specified.
I'm pretty stuck now... What should I do next to get my compilations recognised?
