2011-10-24, 20:23
So is there any good way to keep trak of your actual disc-based movies?
2011-10-24, 21:39
Tobby Wrote:So is there any good way to keep trak of your actual disc-based movies?
What's a disc? I assume most people using XBMC rip all their discs to the hard drive. You could do what I do for offline files...have a small video file named the same as the real video file that just says "Please insert the DVD". You would then have to try to find the right DVD so if you're a slob like me and have hundreds of movies thrown all over a room it doesn't work too good. At one time I had 2 400 disc Sony changers controlled with DVDlobby so that when you clicked on the movie thumbnail IR commands were sent to the changer to turn it on, navigate to the correct movie and play it. The interface wasn't as nice as XBMC but at the time it was the best option for megachangers.
2011-10-24, 22:17
Dobyken Wrote:What's a disc? I assume most people using XBMC rip all their discs to the hard drive. You could do what I do for offline files...have a small video file named the same as the real video file that just says "Please insert the DVD". You would then have to try to find the right DVD so if you're a slob like me and have hundreds of movies thrown all over a room it doesn't work too good. At one time I had 2 400 disc Sony changers controlled with DVDlobby so that when you clicked on the movie thumbnail IR commands were sent to the changer to turn it on, navigate to the correct movie and play it. The interface wasn't as nice as XBMC but at the time it was the best option for megachangers.Thanks.
2011-10-25, 09:36
2011-10-25, 14:03
jhsrennie Wrote:Does http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_Stub_Files help?
JR
That's neat...any plans to add a storage location associated with each disc? It would have to be something generic. I use 96 disc folders to store the original media while someone else might still be using a mega changer and someone else might have 10 shelves on their wall. Each of my cases is numbered 1-26 and I use a spreadsheet to keep track of what discs are in each case.
2011-10-25, 14:04
that's the whole point of the custom message.. make it whatever you want.
2011-10-25, 15:37
jhsrennie Wrote:Does http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_Stub_Files help?
JR
See this is what blows me away about this awesome project: just when you think you've got a handle on all the features, something like this is mentioned and you're like "it does that, too?"
Pure awesomeness!
Jimmer
