2009-05-30, 06:06
Is it possible to get the file mode to display the plot or outline? Updating the library is tedious imo. Is it possible for XBMC to just read the poster and .nfo/.xml on the fly?
I dont need the library for all its bells and whistles. Just want a poster and something describing the movie. Using something like Media Companion, I can take care of this quickly on the media server and build a xml structured .nfo and put a folder.jpg and .tbn with the media file. It would be great to just be able to use the Xbox to browse to the folder and have .nfo be read (and cached). The poster already shows in file mode which is great.
If I do have to use the library my biggest issue is trying to access hundreds of movies effectively. I have older movies which would need searching, but I also want the newly downloaded movies to feature as that's what everyone wants to see. Just like freezy above, when you rebuild the library the recently added feature dies.
The year feature works well but is not very easy to use as there is no way to only show one year and then sort further in there by, say, name.
A feature I think that should be implemented is jump to: via SMS lettering. There has been a mod where you can use the remote as a way to jump to certain letters instead of trying to scroll down to something starting with M.
I dont need the library for all its bells and whistles. Just want a poster and something describing the movie. Using something like Media Companion, I can take care of this quickly on the media server and build a xml structured .nfo and put a folder.jpg and .tbn with the media file. It would be great to just be able to use the Xbox to browse to the folder and have .nfo be read (and cached). The poster already shows in file mode which is great.
If I do have to use the library my biggest issue is trying to access hundreds of movies effectively. I have older movies which would need searching, but I also want the newly downloaded movies to feature as that's what everyone wants to see. Just like freezy above, when you rebuild the library the recently added feature dies.
The year feature works well but is not very easy to use as there is no way to only show one year and then sort further in there by, say, name.
A feature I think that should be implemented is jump to: via SMS lettering. There has been a mod where you can use the remote as a way to jump to certain letters instead of trying to scroll down to something starting with M.
