Movie Database.. The use?

6point6 · 2006-04-04, 13:25

What is movie database used for. It downloads all those actors etc.. But how do u view all that info from inside Media Portal?

smnnekho · 2006-04-04, 13:51

1) you see the downloaded information in your OSD by pressing "y" while playing a movie fullscreen

2) you see the movie-picture while browsing your movie shares in MP

3) by pressing "F9" (browsing your movie shares) you can view the description/pictures/actors usw from every movie downloaded from IMDB & CO

of course you can use the buttons from you remote too, depends on what kind of remote you'Re using

6point6 · 2006-04-04, 13:55

Very nice.. however it redownloads information everytime i click I for info about a movie.. takes forever why dont it save it?

smnnekho · 2006-04-04, 13:59

oh, i'm sorry..

it's F3 instead from F9. F9 opens the "contextmenu" where you surely can download the data again. pressing F3 on a movie displays the info if downloaded before.

FlipGer · 2006-04-04, 16:11

Hi,

you can change the view to a database view. Like title view, instead of directory browsing.

Flip.

Gordonx42 · 2006-04-04, 16:45

It would be cool if there was an option that showed you the detailed view (poster, plot, etc.) when you press enter, instead of F3. Then play the movie from that detail screen. I personally use the F3, but no one else who visits my house is aware of that option, they just hit enter and play the movie and never see the details.

moltas · 2006-04-04, 16:50

It's probably me that is a bit slow on learning things but I have never seen the actors info. I notice that it is downloaded cause it takes some time but I can't find it later. If I press the INFO button on my MCE remote I get some info but not the actors.

/Moltas

FlipGer · 2006-04-04, 17:35

Hi moltas,

you can change to view to "actors-view". You can then see the pictures. Hitting F3 on the actor should give the detailed infos, but this does not seem to work anymore...

Flip.

moltas · 2006-04-04, 17:46

I have no F3 on my remote

/Moltas

hwahrmann · 2006-04-05, 08:14

That's the "Info" button on Remotes. For example the MCE Remote has a button labeled like this, which is same as F3.

2006-04-04, 13:25	#1 (permalink)
6point6 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Movie Database.. The use? What is movie database used for. It downloads all those actors etc.. But how do u view all that info from inside Media Portal?

2006-04-04, 16:45	#6 (permalink)
Gordonx42 Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It would be cool if there was an option that showed you the detailed view (poster, plot, etc.) when you press enter, instead of F3. Then play the movie from that detail screen. I personally use the F3, but no one else who visits my house is aware of that option, they just hit enter and play the movie and never see the details. __________________ Athlon XP 2800, 1GB ram, nvidia fx5200, Hauppauge 150MCE

2006-04-04, 16:50	#7 (permalink)
moltas Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's probably me that is a bit slow on learning things but I have never seen the actors info. I notice that it is downloaded cause it takes some time but I can't find it later. If I press the INFO button on my MCE remote I get some info but not the actors. /Moltas __________________ ======================= Hurrah for the developers of MP! =======================

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moltas Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have no F3 on my remote /Moltas __________________ ======================= Hurrah for the developers of MP! =======================

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2006-04-04, 13:51	#2 (permalink)
smnnekho Retired Team Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Age: 24 Posts: 482 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	1) you see the downloaded information in your OSD by pressing "y" while playing a movie fullscreen 2) you see the movie-picture while browsing your movie shares in MP 3) by pressing "F9" (browsing your movie shares) you can view the description/pictures/actors usw from every movie downloaded from IMDB & CO of course you can use the buttons from you remote too, depends on what kind of remote you'Re using

2006-04-04, 13:55	#3 (permalink)
6point6 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very nice.. however it redownloads information everytime i click I for info about a movie.. takes forever why dont it save it?

2006-04-04, 13:59	#4 (permalink)
smnnekho Retired Team Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Age: 24 Posts: 482 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	oh, i'm sorry.. it's F3 instead from F9. F9 opens the "contextmenu" where you surely can download the data again. pressing F3 on a movie displays the info if downloaded before.

2006-04-04, 16:11	#5 (permalink)
FlipGer Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leipzig, Germany Age: 33 Posts: 2,158 Thanks: 16 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts Country: My System	Hi, you can change the view to a database view. Like title view, instead of directory browsing. Flip.

2006-04-04, 17:35	#8 (permalink)
FlipGer Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leipzig, Germany Age: 33 Posts: 2,158 Thanks: 16 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts Country: My System	Hi moltas, you can change to view to "actors-view". You can then see the pictures. Hitting F3 on the actor should give the detailed infos, but this does not seem to work anymore... Flip.

2006-04-05, 08:14	#10 (permalink)
hwahrmann Portal Developer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1,417 Thanks: 2 Thanked 65 Times in 42 Posts Country:	That's the "Info" button on Remotes. For example the MCE Remote has a button labeled like this, which is same as F3.

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