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<blockquote data-quote="Bob The Great" data-source="post: 543565" data-attributes="member: 98756">Howdy all, I have my local media server set up with MP running on 3 clients plus the server itself.&nbsp; All machines are running Moving Pictures 0.7.5 and all perform flawlessly now that they are fully set up.&nbsp; However, whenever I add new movies, I have to go to each client machine and individually run the Moving Pictures config, add the new movies, select the cover art I want, copy the backdrops from one of the other machines (if I don't want the default backdrop), and double-check to make sure everything works.&nbsp; Doing this once or even twice isn't a big deal, but after the fourth time, it gets kind of tedious, especially if I buy new movies frequently.&nbsp; It's worth it in the end to be able to have the same setup available no matter which computer I'm on, but I keep thinking there must be a way to have each instance of Moving Pictures look to a common database on my server, rather than maintain duplicates on each client.&nbsp; This way, I'd only have to import new movies once and they would automatically show up for all the clients, with correct backdrops and everything.&nbsp; I'm pretty new to MP, so maybe something like exists already, and I just couldn't find it.&nbsp; If so, I'd appreciate a nudge in the right direction.&nbsp; If not, though, how difficult would this be to set up?&nbsp; I'm sure I'm not the only one running multiple clients out there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob The Great, post: 543565, member: 98756"] Howdy all, I have my local media server set up with MP running on 3 clients plus the server itself. All machines are running Moving Pictures 0.7.5 and all perform flawlessly now that they are fully set up. However, whenever I add new movies, I have to go to each client machine and individually run the Moving Pictures config, add the new movies, select the cover art I want, copy the backdrops from one of the other machines (if I don't want the default backdrop), and double-check to make sure everything works. Doing this once or even twice isn't a big deal, but after the fourth time, it gets kind of tedious, especially if I buy new movies frequently. It's worth it in the end to be able to have the same setup available no matter which computer I'm on, but I keep thinking there must be a way to have each instance of Moving Pictures look to a common database on my server, rather than maintain duplicates on each client. This way, I'd only have to import new movies once and they would automatically show up for all the clients, with correct backdrops and everything. I'm pretty new to MP, so maybe something like exists already, and I just couldn't find it. If so, I'd appreciate a nudge in the right direction. If not, though, how difficult would this be to set up? I'm sure I'm not the only one running multiple clients out there. [/QUOTE]

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