[999unreal]

Hello, @ all users.
script.chapters Add-on was updated from 2.0.1 to 2.1.0.

2.1.0 - change log.

• Fix - focus is fixed and does not move.
  
• Change - automatically focus the chapter(scene) that is currently playing.
  
• Add - analog clock(optional).
  
• Add - Thumbnail(movie mode).
  

Instruction(movie mode only)

• Select a scene.(Left,Right,Select:Left arrow,Right arrow,enter key)
  
• Close chapter window.(Back,Previous menu:BackSpace,Esc key)
  
• View mode select.(Up,Down:Up arrow,Down arrow key)
  

Other Instructions: Please See my post: #67

First, you should delete the old Add-on.
It is necessary to select the Add-on you want to use.
Frodo and Gotham Add-on:http://www.mediafire.com/download/07pp6r...m_Fix2.zip
Helix Add-on:http://www.mediafire.com/download/3z1udt...x_Fix2.zip

Thumbnail(movie mode) with analog clock enabled.

[ImpreZa]

Great work so far!

But how about embedded chapters in mkv files?

[Ned Scott]

Great work so far!

But how about embedded chapters in mkv files?

There's some good work being done on that so far: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/6006

I've been thinking of starting a test thread with builds that include the new chapter code, to help get feedback. It would also be a good way to figure out what to do about chapter names and other data that might need to be filled in by a scraper or something (depending on the movie).

[nickr]

Hi, appreciate the effort, but where can I find the format of the chapter file?

[999unreal]

Hi, appreciate the effort, but where can I find the format of the chapter file?

Is it, is that the chapter files of script.chapters Add-on??
Below if Add-on of the chapter format.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6owj40..._files.zip

[vrm42]

Just tried this plugin and it works perfectly! Thank you!

[rd1979]

Why is the chapter format different from what I extract from all of my MKVs? I've tried pulling them out and renaming them to fit the mold, and none of them work. I didn't understand why until I looked at some of the sample files.

Am I misunderstanding something? Why use a different format?

[nickr]

How are you extracting them?

[rd1979]

MKVextractGUI2

It's just a GUI interface for mkvextract, as the name implies.

[nickr]

I'll try it. Does it have xml output?

[rd1979]

Yes, they come out as xml files. They're all the same format wise.

[nickr]

Well the format you get from a different extraction tool will be, well different. mediainfo looks different. xml is meant to be easy to manipulate and change to a different xml spec.

[rd1979]

Well the format you get from a different extraction tool will be, well different. mediainfo looks different. xml is meant to be easy to manipulate and change to a different xml spec.

I doubt its different at all. I *think* what I am extracting from the MKVs is the 'official' format. If I use mkvmerge to create an MKV, and manually enter in the chapter data, timing and names, this is the xml I will get.
I think this is what the format should be, not some alternate. Actually, the goal should be to support embedded chapters over external ones, and even then, external ones should fit the official spec.
If XML was so easy to manipulate, then I wouldn't have these issues. But there you have it.

I can paste some example xml files if you want.

[nickr]

I have seen the output of mkvextract.

[999unreal]

Am I misunderstanding something? Why use a different format?

This Add-on's prototype is very old, it was created at a time of xbmc ver.9.04.
And this time, mkv was not so much major.
The purpose is to operate outside of kodi.
It's purpose is to use a file that does not have the chapter.(avi,ts,mpg,etc.)
Without mux.
The use of mkv that have chapter is not considered.
Near future (kodi ver.15 ??), file with chapter (mkv, dvd, bru-ray, etc) would be a possible inside of kodi.
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About a format.(text format)
Add-on used SVCD(Super Video CD) format.

PHP Code:

Chapter 9 = 00:28:49:00 


mkv format

PHP Code:

CHAPTER09=00:28:49.000
CHAPTER09NAME=Chapter 9 


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About a format.(xml format)
Add-on used Custom xml format. Because title2 and thumbnail are not included in mkv.

PHP Code:

<chapters>
    <chapter mark="00:28:49" title="Chapter 9" title2="Description for chapter 9" thumb="image9.jpg" />
</chapters> 


mkv format

PHP Code:

<Chapters>
  <EditionEntry>
    <EditionUID>6687870499309707912</EditionUID>
    <EditionFlagDefault>0</EditionFlagDefault>
    <EditionFlagHidden>0</EditionFlagHidden>
    <ChapterAtom>
      <ChapterUID>70292011890660525</ChapterUID>
      <ChapterTimeStart>00:28:49:000</ChapterTimeStart>
      <ChapterFlagHidden>0</ChapterFlagHidden>
      <ChapterFlagEnabled>1</ChapterFlagEnabled>
      <ChapterDisplay>
        <ChapterString>Chapter 9</ChapterString>
        <ChapterLanguage>und</ChapterLanguage>
      </ChapterDisplay>
    </ChapterAtom>
  </EditionEntry>
</Chapters>