2010-12-02, 17:09
Add a "Copy to" function on the Context Menu when on a Movie, TV Show, Music File, or Photo.
I have a very de-centralized library. In fact, my movies, TV show, music and photos are spread out on 7 different hard drives attached to various system on my network (5 drive NAS, and 2 PCs). None of my content is actually on my XBMC box (small SSD for speed, low power, low noise).
Low end media players are cheaply available. I just bought a Seagate Go-Flex TV for my Mother-in-Law. In her house a few blocks away, there is no internet or for that matter, even a computer. She has a TV with a VCR (no DVR, no DVD player, no stereo). My wife wants to be able to take movies, tv shows, photos, and music from our system and play them at her house.
The Seagate Go-Flex TV allows me to use a removeable HD, USB Flash drive, or a USB attached HD.
What I would like for my wife to be able to do, is plug in one of these devices to my XBMC and while in Library mode on the XBMC, use the context menu to "Copy to" the attached device. In this way, she could load a USB HD or USB Flash drive with the content (movies, TV shows, music, or photos) that she sees in our libraries. She would not have to search manually through the 7 different network locations for the content. It would be nice if the "Copy to" copied all the associated files (Subtitles, 2 part movies, nfo files, etc...). Additionally, it would be nice if the "Copy to" function worked on directories.
I do not want this external device to become part of my libraries, it would simply be a temp storage device for taking files from my place to my Mother-in-Laws.
Well, that's my idea. I hope I explained it properly and that someone capable of implementing it will give it a shot.
Thanks in advance,
Keith
I have a very de-centralized library. In fact, my movies, TV show, music and photos are spread out on 7 different hard drives attached to various system on my network (5 drive NAS, and 2 PCs). None of my content is actually on my XBMC box (small SSD for speed, low power, low noise).
Low end media players are cheaply available. I just bought a Seagate Go-Flex TV for my Mother-in-Law. In her house a few blocks away, there is no internet or for that matter, even a computer. She has a TV with a VCR (no DVR, no DVD player, no stereo). My wife wants to be able to take movies, tv shows, photos, and music from our system and play them at her house.
The Seagate Go-Flex TV allows me to use a removeable HD, USB Flash drive, or a USB attached HD.
What I would like for my wife to be able to do, is plug in one of these devices to my XBMC and while in Library mode on the XBMC, use the context menu to "Copy to" the attached device. In this way, she could load a USB HD or USB Flash drive with the content (movies, TV shows, music, or photos) that she sees in our libraries. She would not have to search manually through the 7 different network locations for the content. It would be nice if the "Copy to" copied all the associated files (Subtitles, 2 part movies, nfo files, etc...). Additionally, it would be nice if the "Copy to" function worked on directories.
I do not want this external device to become part of my libraries, it would simply be a temp storage device for taking files from my place to my Mother-in-Laws.
Well, that's my idea. I hope I explained it properly and that someone capable of implementing it will give it a shot.
Thanks in advance,
Keith
