Ignore certain file extensions (1 Viewer)

[SimplyC]

Hello,

can you set moving pictures to ignore certain file extensions? I've got loads of trailers stored as mov files, and I don't want them to be picked up. All my movies are avi, mp4 or mkv...

Cheers

 

[ZealotSix]

Off the top of my head, there are a couple of ways you can do this.

1. You can remove mov from the list of video extensions in Media Portal (MP Config -> Videos -> Video Extensions)

2. If the trailers are all below a certain filesize, you can use the Sample Filter advanced configuration of Moving Pictures, which screens out sample movies. Just go to MovPic Config -> About -> Advanced Settings -> Sample Max Filesize (MB). In here specify the minimum size that Moving Pictures will consider to be a film.

3. Move all the trailers to an unmonitored folder

Hope this helps

 

[SimplyC]

Hi Zealot, and thanks. Your first suggestion seems to have worked

I didn't realise that MovingPictures used the same list! I've added a new .mov file aince deleting it from the list and it's not been picked up, so fingers crossed...

As far as the sample filter works, doesn't that also look for the regular expression (default = "sample") before applying the filesize rule? I only say this as all the files are less than 150mb, but were still being picked up. I did wonder if I could modify this, but i'm scared of regular expressions....

Thanks again
SC