2020-06-21, 23:50
KODI is a powerful streaming server that is based on MP3 / MP4 tagging and includes the cloud. KODI is the first streaming server I know, whose playlists are recognized by my TV sets via DLNA - wow!
But what about private MPEG2 family videos (.mpg) that don't allow tagging? There is only the file name. This also makes intelligent playlists in KODI - here's a little cookbook:
The "Filename-only Scraper" is an add-on that is supported by the KODI version 18.7.500.0 with Skin Estuary. This user add-on is to be installed first - see the WiKis for KODI.
Run Scraper:
System> Media> Library> Videos
Right click on the Windows folder
(must be connected beforehand)
Set content: Movies
("Movies" is one of the libraries in the database)
Info source = Filename-only scraper
(the user addon must be installed beforehand from a ZIP file)
Activate recursively
(if Windows folders are nested, it is automatically activated)
Click OK and KODI reads the file names into the "Movies" library
Create Smart Playlist:
Videos> Playlists> New smart playlist
Select type: Movies
(this is the library previously filled by the Filename-only Srcaper)
Title contains: Character combinations can now be defined from the file name
Example:
"1999-07-22 familyvideo abcdefg #F.mpg"
Select "#F" as the rule in the playlist.
All files with "#F" in the file name come in the intelligent playlist.
The software architecture from KODI takes some getting used to - it is worth getting used to. Now I can tag my thousands of .mpg clips without first having to convert them to .mp4 format :-)
For questions - questions! Thank you for your support, PatK.
(Translated according to the German KODI GUI via google)
But what about private MPEG2 family videos (.mpg) that don't allow tagging? There is only the file name. This also makes intelligent playlists in KODI - here's a little cookbook:
The "Filename-only Scraper" is an add-on that is supported by the KODI version 18.7.500.0 with Skin Estuary. This user add-on is to be installed first - see the WiKis for KODI.
Run Scraper:
System> Media> Library> Videos
Right click on the Windows folder
(must be connected beforehand)
Set content: Movies
("Movies" is one of the libraries in the database)
Info source = Filename-only scraper
(the user addon must be installed beforehand from a ZIP file)
Activate recursively
(if Windows folders are nested, it is automatically activated)
Click OK and KODI reads the file names into the "Movies" library
Create Smart Playlist:
Videos> Playlists> New smart playlist
Select type: Movies
(this is the library previously filled by the Filename-only Srcaper)
Title contains: Character combinations can now be defined from the file name
Example:
"1999-07-22 familyvideo abcdefg #F.mpg"
Select "#F" as the rule in the playlist.
All files with "#F" in the file name come in the intelligent playlist.
The software architecture from KODI takes some getting used to - it is worth getting used to. Now I can tag my thousands of .mpg clips without first having to convert them to .mp4 format :-)
For questions - questions! Thank you for your support, PatK.
(Translated according to the German KODI GUI via google)
