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<blockquote data-quote="milhouse" data-source="post: 211936" data-attributes="member: 26653">puppetj-Yeah, the automatically downloaded information from imdb - especially the genres - needs manual cleanup, like I mentioned.&nbsp; I am really picky above exactly how I want my videos display, especially the Tv Shows.&nbsp; I think you might find my way all right.In configuration, go to Movies-&gt;Movie Database, and go to the editor tab.&nbsp; For each movie in the list, go to genres sub-tab, add and remove genres to classify them how YOU want.&nbsp; Then back to the titles tab to save.&nbsp; Repeat for all the movies in the list.&nbsp; Yes, it is tedious.&nbsp; But that's the only way to get everything classified exactly as you want.&nbsp; On the bright side, once it's done, it's done.&nbsp; It takes me a couple of minutes every time I add a new movie or TV show to the list, but it's worth it to keep things tidy.For the TV Shows, here's what I do.&nbsp; I'll use The Shield as an example.&nbsp; I've got the first 5 seasons in my collection.&nbsp; I add one title per season.Title: Shield (Seas 1)Title: Shield (Seas 2)....Title: Shield (Seas 5)For each title, I go to the Files sub-tab and add every episode, in order.&nbsp; (That's right, multiple files per title.)&nbsp; Assuming they're in a format other than DVD iso.When you use it from the My Videos screen, you'd have 5 the 5 titles above listed, instead of 60 or whatever.&nbsp; When you select one, you get a string of disc icons.&nbsp; You select the one you want.&nbsp; That's called &quot;stacking&quot; if you want to search the forum for more info.&nbsp; If you just select the first disc icon, it will play one, then the next, then the next without interruption, and remember which file and location you were on when you stop and play again later.Note: Stacking does not work for ISOs.&nbsp; More accurately, it doesn't finish the first ISO and automatically start the second.&nbsp; So I re-author all my multi-disc DVDs with DVD shrink to put all the episodes of one season into one ISO.&nbsp; Again, I am really picky.Hope this helps.&nbsp; I recommend cleaning up a few records, maybe a season or two of a TV show, and see if you like it before you do them all.Sorry I don't have an answer for the error below, though.&nbsp; Never seen that before.&nbsp; If I had to guess, I'd say you have a bad share listed.&nbsp; Network drive not available, or a removeable drive that's not connected, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it continues, maybe you could manually edit MediaPortal.xml in notepad, and delete the values (examples highlighted) for each share, 1 through however many you have.&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;entry name=&quot;sharename0&quot;&gt;Saved Recordings&lt;/entry&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;entry name=&quot;sharepath0&quot;&gt;M:\Movies\Saved Recordings&lt;/entry&gt;Milhouse</blockquote>

[QUOTE="milhouse, post: 211936, member: 26653"] puppetj- Yeah, the automatically downloaded information from imdb - especially the genres - needs manual cleanup, like I mentioned. I am really picky above exactly how I want my videos display, especially the Tv Shows. I think you might find my way all right. In configuration, go to Movies->Movie Database, and go to the editor tab. For each movie in the list, go to genres sub-tab, add and remove genres to classify them how YOU want. Then back to the titles tab to save. Repeat for all the movies in the list. Yes, it is tedious. But that's the only way to get everything classified exactly as you want. On the bright side, once it's done, it's done. It takes me a couple of minutes every time I add a new movie or TV show to the list, but it's worth it to keep things tidy. For the TV Shows, here's what I do. I'll use The Shield as an example. I've got the first 5 seasons in my collection. I add one title per season. Title: Shield (Seas 1) Title: Shield (Seas 2) .... Title: Shield (Seas 5) For each title, I go to the Files sub-tab and add every episode, in order. (That's right, multiple files per title.) Assuming they're in a format other than DVD iso. When you use it from the My Videos screen, you'd have 5 the 5 titles above listed, instead of 60 or whatever. When you select one, you get a string of disc icons. You select the one you want. That's called "stacking" if you want to search the forum for more info. If you just select the first disc icon, it will play one, then the next, then the next without interruption, and remember which file and location you were on when you stop and play again later. Note: Stacking does not work for ISOs. More accurately, it doesn't finish the first ISO and automatically start the second. So I re-author all my multi-disc DVDs with DVD shrink to put all the episodes of one season into one ISO. Again, I am really picky. Hope this helps. I recommend cleaning up a few records, maybe a season or two of a TV show, and see if you like it before you do them all. Sorry I don't have an answer for the error below, though. Never seen that before. If I had to guess, I'd say you have a bad share listed. Network drive not available, or a removeable drive that's not connected, etc. If it continues, maybe you could manually edit MediaPortal.xml in notepad, and delete the values (examples highlighted) for each share, 1 through however many you have. <entry name="sharename0">[COLOR="Magenta"]Saved Recordings[/COLOR]</entry> <entry name="sharepath0">[COLOR="Magenta"]M:\Movies\Saved Recordings[/COLOR]</entry> Milhouse [/QUOTE]

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