2010-09-04, 11:18
Basically I have used XBMC since it came out on the xbox. I got my xbox chipped as soon as I could and got XBMC on it as soon as i could and have since moved to pc while still keeping the xbox going as well.
Have seen how it has progressed and tried many of the different features.
I make a point of trying everything and seeing how it works and if it is feasible to use and show my technophobe friends and family how to use.
I use the Library 90% of the time, and 10% of the time i use videos so i can access my latest additions to my collection (1000+ movies, 90+ TV series complete and still growing) which to begin with are located in a single folder till i get the chance to sort them in to my folder structure.
As to the genres and how I sort, well I dont really use genres as I find that most of my friends and family get themselves confused trying to navigate them and getting back to where they were.
I mainly use Movies & TV, title, sorted by year descending so that the newest movies & episodes are first in the queue, as that is what they are after.
I would like to be able to switch it to actors and instead of getting a big huge list of actors that are alphabetical, but have it so it is self sorted to have the actors that are in most of your collection at the top of the list.
For example if I have 90 movies with Bruce Willis and 40 of Angelina Joleline, Bruce would be listed before Angelina.
Have the Library adjust itself to match as you collection changes and grows.
Another nice to have would be to have the option to have the Library organise your collection (like ITunes) in the folders and even maybe rename function to get rid of all the xvid and klaxxon etc in the file and folder names. Maybe even have it so you can have one folder to put all new stuff into and then as the library scans it in, have it move the files from the start folder to either your TV or Movie folders and then into their sub folders of seasons for tv or genres for movies .
This would also make it easier to see what does not get scanned into the library as it will just stay sitting in the start folder.
Cause as I mentioned above all mine goes into the one folder first and sits there till i have time to sort it, as my flatmates do not do this. Also you can not set a single folder to be both movie and TV, it can only be the one. Which makes it annoying to watch new stuff that is not scanned in and do not have time to sort. As i normally have videos hidden in the main menu and only use movies and TV showing on the everyone profile. Videos only shows on my profile. The everyone profile is locked down so people do not change things by accident, have had it happen before, movies deleted and such, due to people not reading what comes up on the screen.
This is just my two cents worth and would love to see it implemented if it is possible.
If there is away to do some of this already please let me know.
Also i like the idea of box sets.
Have seen how it has progressed and tried many of the different features.
I make a point of trying everything and seeing how it works and if it is feasible to use and show my technophobe friends and family how to use.
I use the Library 90% of the time, and 10% of the time i use videos so i can access my latest additions to my collection (1000+ movies, 90+ TV series complete and still growing) which to begin with are located in a single folder till i get the chance to sort them in to my folder structure.
As to the genres and how I sort, well I dont really use genres as I find that most of my friends and family get themselves confused trying to navigate them and getting back to where they were.
I mainly use Movies & TV, title, sorted by year descending so that the newest movies & episodes are first in the queue, as that is what they are after.
I would like to be able to switch it to actors and instead of getting a big huge list of actors that are alphabetical, but have it so it is self sorted to have the actors that are in most of your collection at the top of the list.
For example if I have 90 movies with Bruce Willis and 40 of Angelina Joleline, Bruce would be listed before Angelina.
Have the Library adjust itself to match as you collection changes and grows.
Another nice to have would be to have the option to have the Library organise your collection (like ITunes) in the folders and even maybe rename function to get rid of all the xvid and klaxxon etc in the file and folder names. Maybe even have it so you can have one folder to put all new stuff into and then as the library scans it in, have it move the files from the start folder to either your TV or Movie folders and then into their sub folders of seasons for tv or genres for movies .
This would also make it easier to see what does not get scanned into the library as it will just stay sitting in the start folder.
Cause as I mentioned above all mine goes into the one folder first and sits there till i have time to sort it, as my flatmates do not do this. Also you can not set a single folder to be both movie and TV, it can only be the one. Which makes it annoying to watch new stuff that is not scanned in and do not have time to sort. As i normally have videos hidden in the main menu and only use movies and TV showing on the everyone profile. Videos only shows on my profile. The everyone profile is locked down so people do not change things by accident, have had it happen before, movies deleted and such, due to people not reading what comes up on the screen.
This is just my two cents worth and would love to see it implemented if it is possible.
If there is away to do some of this already please let me know.
Also i like the idea of box sets.
