2010-11-12, 21:09
Hello there, smarter XBMC users than me!
I've just upgraded to a nice new 1080p plasma, and as a result, some of Boxee's limitations (not yet supporting 1080p mkv acceleration on Windows) have pushed me into the XBMC camp.
I'm running Dharma Beta 4 on a clean retail Windows 7 install, on an Acer Revo 3610. Playback is perfect. I scrape my media with MIP, everything is picked up nicely, and I have an unRaid share full of movies, each in their own folder along with various corresponding .nfo, .jpg and .tbn files.
XBMC seems to pick up my media. Looking through my XBMC log shows that VideoInfoScanner chugs along for about four minutes then finishes with no errors. Library mode seems to act... weirdly, though.
In files view, I can navigate my share. Folder.jpg is picked up, and folders display the correct movie poster. Select a folder and now I'm looking at just the single .mkv file. The correct poster is still displayed, as well as fan art in the background. Hitting 'i' or going into the context menu and selecting movie information brings up the information as expected, and it is correct. No problems here.
Here is where I'm having problems. In library mode, fan art seems to work fine, as does the movie description. Instead of the movie's poster, though, it seems to be displaying some sort of ffmpeg-generated thumbnail, all squished and narrow in a poster-sized box. If I go back to files mode, select movie info, then change the poster, then go back to library mode, the poster will display correctly. I really don't want to have to do this for every single movie. Especially when you factor in the second part of the problem -- I can't get to the movie information panel in library mode at all. Pressing 'i' does nothing. Going into the context menu and selecting movie information does nothing either.
I've tried deleting my database and starting from scratch. Most recently I deleted the entire XBMC data folder and started again, with the same results. I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but I've been all over the wiki and the forums, and if this question has been answered before I've missed it. Thanks in advance for any help!
I've just upgraded to a nice new 1080p plasma, and as a result, some of Boxee's limitations (not yet supporting 1080p mkv acceleration on Windows) have pushed me into the XBMC camp.
I'm running Dharma Beta 4 on a clean retail Windows 7 install, on an Acer Revo 3610. Playback is perfect. I scrape my media with MIP, everything is picked up nicely, and I have an unRaid share full of movies, each in their own folder along with various corresponding .nfo, .jpg and .tbn files.
XBMC seems to pick up my media. Looking through my XBMC log shows that VideoInfoScanner chugs along for about four minutes then finishes with no errors. Library mode seems to act... weirdly, though.
In files view, I can navigate my share. Folder.jpg is picked up, and folders display the correct movie poster. Select a folder and now I'm looking at just the single .mkv file. The correct poster is still displayed, as well as fan art in the background. Hitting 'i' or going into the context menu and selecting movie information brings up the information as expected, and it is correct. No problems here.
Here is where I'm having problems. In library mode, fan art seems to work fine, as does the movie description. Instead of the movie's poster, though, it seems to be displaying some sort of ffmpeg-generated thumbnail, all squished and narrow in a poster-sized box. If I go back to files mode, select movie info, then change the poster, then go back to library mode, the poster will display correctly. I really don't want to have to do this for every single movie. Especially when you factor in the second part of the problem -- I can't get to the movie information panel in library mode at all. Pressing 'i' does nothing. Going into the context menu and selecting movie information does nothing either.
I've tried deleting my database and starting from scratch. Most recently I deleted the entire XBMC data folder and started again, with the same results. I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but I've been all over the wiki and the forums, and if this question has been answered before I've missed it. Thanks in advance for any help!
