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There seemed to be a problem in some cases where the first exact match was not grabbed for some reason. Most of the times when people have problems with getting the correct matches for their movies seem to be related to MP dropping all non-alphanumeric characters from the movie title string. The original script only grabbed popular and exact matches.

I previously changed the script so that it would also grab partial matches in the second case. Apparently, even this was not enough. I don't think it's even possible to get near a bullet-proof solution as long as the MP core only provides a stripped-down version of the movie title (someone correct me if I'm wrong). With this - and the fact that users probably tolerate getting more results better than having to type in movie details manually - in mind, I made a greatly simplified, leaner version of the script. Basically, it just lists every movie (plus aka titles) you see when you do a title search on IMDB.com, including approximate matches. The number of titles returned is only limited by the Limit setting in MP Configuration for the grabber. Non-movie matches are still filtered out. This version should address your problems 1, 2 and 4.

I also changed the script so that it uses a locale-specific decimal separator in ratings instead of always changing points (.) to commas (,).

This may well be my final iteration of the script, as I'm giving serious thought trying out the Moving Pictures plugin. Personally (having previously used Meedio), I would love to be able to
use folder names for movie titles
use local folder.jpg's instead of having to rely on the grabber to get a decent poster image.

<blockquote data-quote="Pirppuli" data-source="post: 375187" data-attributes="member: 79793">There seemed to be a problem in some cases where the first exact match was not grabbed for some reason. Most of the times when people have problems with getting the correct matches for their movies seem to be related to MP dropping all non-alphanumeric characters from the movie title string. The original script only grabbed popular and exact matches.I previously changed the script so that it would also grab partial matches in the second case. Apparently, even this was not enough. I don't think it's even possible to get near a bullet-proof solution as long as the MP core only provides a stripped-down version of the movie title (someone correct me if I'm wrong). With this - and the fact that users probably tolerate getting more results better than having to type in movie details manually - in mind, I made a greatly simplified, leaner version of the script. Basically, it just lists every movie (plus aka titles) you see when you do a title search on IMDB.com, including approximate matches. The number of titles returned is only limited by the Limit setting in MP Configuration for the grabber. Non-movie matches are still filtered out. This version should address your problems 1, 2 and 4.I also changed the script so that it uses a locale-specific decimal separator in ratings instead of always changing points (.) to commas (,).This may well be my final iteration of the script, as I'm giving serious thought trying out the Moving Pictures plugin. Personally (having previously used Meedio), I would love to be able to<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">use folder names for movie titles</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">use local folder.jpg's instead of having to rely on the grabber to get a decent poster image.</li>
</ul></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pirppuli, post: 375187, member: 79793"] There seemed to be a problem in some cases where the first exact match was not grabbed for some reason. Most of the times when people have problems with getting the correct matches for their movies seem to be related to MP dropping all non-alphanumeric characters from the movie title string. The original script only grabbed popular and exact matches. I previously changed the script so that it would also grab partial matches in the second case. Apparently, even this was not enough. I don't think it's even possible to get near a bullet-proof solution as long as the MP core only provides a stripped-down version of the movie title (someone correct me if I'm wrong). With this - and the fact that users probably tolerate getting more results better than having to type in movie details manually - in mind, I made a greatly simplified, leaner version of the script. Basically, it just lists every movie (plus aka titles) you see when you do a title search on IMDB.com, including approximate matches. The number of titles returned is only limited by the Limit setting in MP Configuration for the grabber. Non-movie matches are still filtered out. This version should address your problems 1, 2 and 4. I also changed the script so that it uses a locale-specific decimal separator in ratings instead of always changing points (.) to commas (,). This may well be my final iteration of the script, as I'm giving serious thought trying out the Moving Pictures plugin. Personally (having previously used Meedio), I would love to be able to [LIST] [*]use folder names for movie titles [*]use local folder.jpg's instead of having to rely on the grabber to get a decent poster image. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]