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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 810448" data-attributes="member: 18896">Default imdb.com scraper-script:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Download the .xml file for latest default imdb.com scraper-script from the Google Code project site to a location you remember.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Open &quot;MediaPortal - Configuration&quot;, go to the &quot;plugins&quot; and select &quot;Moving Pictures&quot; and &quot;Config&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Select the &quot;Importer Settings&quot; tab.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">In the &quot;Data Sources:&quot; section select the &quot;Manually manage movie data sources&quot; radio button.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click the &quot;Movie Details Data Sources&quot; button.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">In the popup click the arrow just to the right of the &quot;+&quot; button and pick &quot;Add a New Data Source&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Browse to the new .xml scraper file you downloaded in first step and click OK.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">You should the imdb.com scraper-script entry now with updated version number and date the script was released. If the imdb.com scraper-script is greyed out then you may need to enable it by pressing the &quot;+&quot; button, and optionally move it to the position in the list that you prefer priority wise (first position is best if you want this to be your default one).</li>
</ol>IMDb+ scraper-script (auto-installs and auto-updates via the IMDb+ plugin):<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Open the &quot;MediaPortal Extension Installer&quot; shortcut on your desktop (needs MediaPortal v1.2.x)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click on &quot;Known Extensions&quot; tab and look for &quot;IMDb+&quot;, if you can not find it, then click on &quot;Options&quot; tab and use the &quot;Download online update info&quot; button to get the latest info.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click on the &quot;Install&quot; drop down button and select v1.3.0.188 at the bottom and go through installation</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Open MediaPortal config and close it (this is to work around a bug in MediaPortal where fresh installed plugins might not show up properly). This bug is known and being worked on, so hopefully next MePo version this step can be skipped.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Start MediaPortal GUI and go to Plugins -&gt; IMDb+ and then configure everything to your liking, such as short or long summaries, and many other options, each of which is explained via description as you go through them.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then open the 'hidden menu' (left right on the default skins) and use the &quot;Force IMDb+&quot; button to convert your existing collection to switch over to the IMDb+ scraper-script.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then re-open the 'hidden menu' and use the refresh button to refresh your existing collection to use the correct information via IMDb+. The very first time to correct titles, summaries and every other field that you have to enable the &quot;Refresh All Fields&quot; option in the list of IMDb+ scraper-script options. On a fresh import this is automatically done, but on a refresh by default only updates score, votes and certification (to make refreshes go faster). Once your collection is 'fixed', you can disable the &quot;Refresh All Fields&quot; option.</li>
</ol>IMDb+ explanation with pictures @ <a href="http://code.google.com/p/imdbplus/wiki/InstallPlugin" target="_blank">Wiki Installguide for IMDb+</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 810448, member: 18896"] Default imdb.com scraper-script: [LIST=1] [*]Download the .xml file for latest default imdb.com scraper-script from the Google Code project site to a location you remember. [*]Open "MediaPortal - Configuration", go to the "plugins" and select "Moving Pictures" and "Config". [*]Select the "Importer Settings" tab. [*]In the "Data Sources:" section select the "Manually manage movie data sources" radio button. [*]Click the "Movie Details Data Sources" button. [*]In the popup click the arrow just to the right of the "+" button and pick "Add a New Data Source". [*]Browse to the new .xml scraper file you downloaded in first step and click OK. [*]You should the imdb.com scraper-script entry now with updated version number and date the script was released. If the imdb.com scraper-script is greyed out then you may need to enable it by pressing the "+" button, and optionally move it to the position in the list that you prefer priority wise (first position is best if you want this to be your default one).[/LIST] IMDb+ scraper-script (auto-installs and auto-updates via the IMDb+ plugin): [LIST=1] [*]Open the "MediaPortal Extension Installer" shortcut on your desktop (needs MediaPortal v1.2.x) [*]Click on "Known Extensions" tab and look for "IMDb+", if you can not find it, then click on "Options" tab and use the "Download online update info" button to get the latest info. [*]Click on the "Install" drop down button and select v1.3.0.188 at the bottom and go through installation [*]Open MediaPortal config and close it (this is to work around a bug in MediaPortal where fresh installed plugins might not show up properly). This bug is known and being worked on, so hopefully next MePo version this step can be skipped. [*]Start MediaPortal GUI and go to Plugins -> IMDb+ and then configure everything to your liking, such as short or long summaries, and many other options, each of which is explained via description as you go through them. [*]Then open the 'hidden menu' (left right on the default skins) and use the "Force IMDb+" button to convert your existing collection to switch over to the IMDb+ scraper-script. [*]Then re-open the 'hidden menu' and use the refresh button to refresh your existing collection to use the correct information via IMDb+. The very first time to correct titles, summaries and every other field that you have to enable the "Refresh All Fields" option in the list of IMDb+ scraper-script options. On a fresh import this is automatically done, but on a refresh by default only updates score, votes and certification (to make refreshes go faster). Once your collection is 'fixed', you can disable the "Refresh All Fields" option. [/LIST] IMDb+ explanation with pictures @ [b][url=http://code.google.com/p/imdbplus/wiki/InstallPlugin]Wiki Installguide for IMDb+[/url][/b] [/QUOTE]

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