[nickreynolds]

Gents... I am also a new user.

Looking at the adding_video_sources instructions, they work as advertised, but I am still unable to do what I need to here.

I have a directory with 215 subdirectories, and more than 10,000 pictures, under the normal user/my pictures directory. These are primarily just snapshots taken on vacation and various family events. But on occasion, I will switch to video, and take short videos during these events. As a result, there may be 50 or a 100 short videos hidden in all of these directories. I want to see these listed in Kodi under the video section.

In File Explorer, I can search by .avi or .mp4 and get lists of the videos. I don't want to copy them into their own directory, I don't want to double the amount of storage it takes.

But when I use the search function in the app, it does not want to search the subdirectories. As a result, it looks like it is going to be a big job to find all of the videos I have buried in these directories.

Any thoughts or hints for me about how to do this?

[bry]

I you listed the answer. You would have to relocate the files in their own directory and add the source in file manager. If you would like to take it a step further you can create custom NFO files.

[PatK]

I'm making an assumption that you are on a windows machine (?) If so, using this in your search bar without the quotes "*.*.mov" will tease out all of the QuickTime files, you can do that for all of the other file types by changing the search extension. It's just a matter of drag & drop into a new file folder that could be added to your sources. Another way of handling this, (assuming an applicable skin) is to go into your settings>pictures>file lists>show video files in listings; the videos should play. It should be possible to set-up a smart playlist to tease these out as well, but it would mean you would have to enter these into the library manually in some fashion.