2009-11-09, 23:57
Hi,
I am new to xmbc. Currently I am trying to move from Win + Media Portal to Ubuntu + XBMC, because Win sucks :-) and Media Portal is slow and buggy.
I must say that XBMC really rocks. It's gui is quick and it looks just great. Anyway, I am still missing one important useful feature:
Is it possible to highlight(or checkbox) watched file (movie) in non-library mode? The answer should be "yes" :-) because I already looked to the database. Table "files" contains "playcount" and "lastplayed" columns and the values are updated correctly. I\ve seen some older threads discussing this and the answer was "No, it is not possible. Just use the library.". Why?
Before I will be flooded with questions like "Why don't you use the library", I have some good reasons for not using it.
1. My folder structure is more complex (like Movies, TV Shows, Videos, etc.). The library is flat, mixing all together
2. I have movies that are not recognized by imdb or whatever (like my personal videos, my friend's videos, amateur/student movies, etc.). These won't appear in the library.
3. All DVD files were recognized as "The X Files", which is very funny, but not funny to clean up.
4. I want just copy the movie file and it should be playable. I don't want to perform some additional scanning actions and matching the correct movie. And also I don't want to search for "lost movies", that don't appear in the library.
5. Constant switching between library and file view is not an option. Especially not for my wife :-) I am hearing the questions right now "Why cannot I run the movie from there when I see it? Why switching to the library?" etc.
Anyway, I really like xbmc. I hope I will be able to switch to it soon.
Yunda.
I am new to xmbc. Currently I am trying to move from Win + Media Portal to Ubuntu + XBMC, because Win sucks :-) and Media Portal is slow and buggy.
I must say that XBMC really rocks. It's gui is quick and it looks just great. Anyway, I am still missing one important useful feature:
Is it possible to highlight(or checkbox) watched file (movie) in non-library mode? The answer should be "yes" :-) because I already looked to the database. Table "files" contains "playcount" and "lastplayed" columns and the values are updated correctly. I\ve seen some older threads discussing this and the answer was "No, it is not possible. Just use the library.". Why?
Before I will be flooded with questions like "Why don't you use the library", I have some good reasons for not using it.
1. My folder structure is more complex (like Movies, TV Shows, Videos, etc.). The library is flat, mixing all together
2. I have movies that are not recognized by imdb or whatever (like my personal videos, my friend's videos, amateur/student movies, etc.). These won't appear in the library.
3. All DVD files were recognized as "The X Files", which is very funny, but not funny to clean up.
4. I want just copy the movie file and it should be playable. I don't want to perform some additional scanning actions and matching the correct movie. And also I don't want to search for "lost movies", that don't appear in the library.
5. Constant switching between library and file view is not an option. Especially not for my wife :-) I am hearing the questions right now "Why cannot I run the movie from there when I see it? Why switching to the library?" etc.
Anyway, I really like xbmc. I hope I will be able to switch to it soon.
Yunda.
