2012-03-02, 18:35
I switched over to XBMC from Boxee since they no longer seem to have downloads for PC anymore... while i liked Boxee as it seemed to do everything for you once you set a folder to track, but their apps left a LOT to be desired.
so i am totally new to XBMC and have slowly been figuring out how to work it, get files organized [just spent a whole day updating my ID3 tags for all my music which was somewhat of a mess].
Dharma didnt work at all for me, well some worked but weather was broken so i am using the Eden RC1 with the default skin which is really nice and works really well for my movies and TV shows, which is what i mostly use the HTPC for anyway.
However my music wont let me use Library Mode and the file mode is just not a good way to view available music. Currently i am rescanning all the music and i see that it is doing so in the upper right so im not touching the computer until it has fully finished hoping that is why i cant enable Music Library Mode.
i have read as much as i can on the wikiManual but wondering if anyone can link me to further reading regarding how the music part of the XBMC works. i tried searching the forum but too much information seeming irrelevant comes up.
im just trying to figure the best way of setting up my library. i have 14,000+ songs. i have folders for most artists unless its a single album which then its just a folder for that album. i also have some songs that havent been sorted in the root music folder or that are just single songs. i used mp3tag to enter in all the tag information, however i didnt change actual filenames or directory structure that they are contained in, would i need Tag&Rename for this?
any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
on a side note regarding scanning, it seems i cant touch the XBMC or it stops scanning. also it doesnt seem to actively scan, i always have to manually search. for TV Shows, i cant seem to do a scan all, just seems to catch whatever TV Show i was hovering over when i right-clicked/scan on. i left XBMC up all night and it SHOULD scan anything and everything associated [music/tv/movies] for any changes or updates so i dont have to sit here and watch it scan now.
so i am totally new to XBMC and have slowly been figuring out how to work it, get files organized [just spent a whole day updating my ID3 tags for all my music which was somewhat of a mess].
Dharma didnt work at all for me, well some worked but weather was broken so i am using the Eden RC1 with the default skin which is really nice and works really well for my movies and TV shows, which is what i mostly use the HTPC for anyway.
However my music wont let me use Library Mode and the file mode is just not a good way to view available music. Currently i am rescanning all the music and i see that it is doing so in the upper right so im not touching the computer until it has fully finished hoping that is why i cant enable Music Library Mode.
i have read as much as i can on the wikiManual but wondering if anyone can link me to further reading regarding how the music part of the XBMC works. i tried searching the forum but too much information seeming irrelevant comes up.
im just trying to figure the best way of setting up my library. i have 14,000+ songs. i have folders for most artists unless its a single album which then its just a folder for that album. i also have some songs that havent been sorted in the root music folder or that are just single songs. i used mp3tag to enter in all the tag information, however i didnt change actual filenames or directory structure that they are contained in, would i need Tag&Rename for this?
any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
on a side note regarding scanning, it seems i cant touch the XBMC or it stops scanning. also it doesnt seem to actively scan, i always have to manually search. for TV Shows, i cant seem to do a scan all, just seems to catch whatever TV Show i was hovering over when i right-clicked/scan on. i left XBMC up all night and it SHOULD scan anything and everything associated [music/tv/movies] for any changes or updates so i dont have to sit here and watch it scan now.