Offline File Addition

[Olly]

Started on: 2007-03-30
last update: 2007-03-30

Summary:

A Offline Media addition for Movies capable of caching file information and displaying them as ghost files along with ones that are currently accessible by the Computer.


Area:
Movies

Description:
An addition to Movies that is able to index media off CDs and Hardrives (In the same way that it does Currently); however when the media is removed from the computer you are able to 'View Offline Files' (this would also need a configuration page); This would display the files as if they where still there, however when selected; you would be prompted to 'Please attach/insert Media to Drive X' (X being the Drive that needs media).

It is hard to describe how the Movies configuration page would need to look, so here are some examples of uses that I can think of.

1. People who have many DVD's/CDs containing computer playable files such as AVI, MPG, MP4, MKV etc... would be able to run there discs though and let Media Portal Index them. Then from within Media Portal when the movie is selected from the list, a dialog box appears asking for them to 'Insert Disc X into Drive X'.

2. People who have many HDDs (i.e More Externals than USB/Firewire Connectors or More Internal HDDs than IDE/SATA Controllers) containing computer playable files such as AVI, MPG, MP4, MKV etc... would be able to run there HDDs though and let Media Portal Index them. Then from within Media Portal when the movie is selected from the list, a dialog box appears asking for them to 'Insert Disc X into Drive X'.

How does this sound, and does anyone have any additions they can think of to make it work better?

[onkl]

You might want to look at the MyFilms plugin. It collaborates with Ant's movie collector, which can handle this.