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<blockquote data-quote="1gkar" data-source="post: 1227705" data-attributes="member: 53076"><p>I never thought a simple post on my initial experiences would generate such interest. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, given the nature of Mediaportal users/devs.</p><p>I will try to clarify/anwser some of your queries, etc. I hope the attached pictures will give some insight into how I do things. You also need to be aware, I am not involved in any aspect of the computer industry: never have been. Everything I know about them is self-taught, from researching & reading online. Therefore, it takes me factors longer to get anything done, around a PC, than everyone here; I would assume. And also why I am quite often ignorant of programmes capable of achieving an end-result.</p><p></p><p>[USER=74879]@HTPCSourcer[/USER]:</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if I have understood you correctly. What exactly would you like to achieve? <span style="color: #ff4d4d">You answered your own question. See Moving Pictures image in attached folder.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"></span></p><p>I agree. And that's why I'd put in a feature request for a combined view that displays the 'normal' movies and in the same time groups the others as collections (see</p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/movie-view-combine-single-entries-and-collections.135677/" target="_blank">Movie views: Combine single entries and collections</a>). Since I trust that many users would appreciate this, I'll ask [USER=48291]@Brownard[/USER] to take a look at it.<span style="color: #ff4d4d"> The reason I don't like the collections menu, as it stands, is simply because every movie is categorised into a separate folder: another keypress to get to the file. Your idea would resolve this.</span></p><p></p><p>I created some dummy entries for Galactica 1980. The series imported flawlessly within seconds. <span style="color: #ff4d4d">All I can say, is it did not work for me. Maybe something to do with how I name media files??</span></p><p></p><p>Could you display with the sort option "sort title" then?<span style="color: #ff4d4d"> I am certain I tested a number of context options. None were set as I required.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"></span></p><p>[USER=109222]@Lehmden[/USER]:</p><p></p><p>I'm absolutely sure they were imported into the media library. But for some reasons they couldn't be identified as the movie you want them to be identified. This could be caused by an endless number of reasons so it's impossible to say what exactly didn't work. Nevertheless they are imported as "Videos" (every movie is a video at first). So I'm sure you will find all the "missing" movies in the "Videos" or "Browse Media" section of MP2. And as they are imported already, a second, third, fourth,... attempt did not help at all, as already imported files are not re-imported... <span style="color: #ff4d4d">I'm absolutely sure I checked in any other area of the 'Videos' section, within the MP2 GUI. they were not present. Unless they were imported, but still only residing on my HTPC, but not visible inside MP2.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"></span></p><p>If you want a 100% match at first attempt you have 3 options:</p><p></p><p>A) You can add the tt- number (IMDB-ID) to the file name. <span style="color: #ff0000">I'm definitely not interested in having to manually input data into a good number of my media files. I did that when initially setting up my MP1 'Moving Pictures' & 'TVSeries' plugins, & took an age.</span></p><p></p><p>B) You can tag the tt number into Matroska metatags, similar to audio tagging (ID3 Tags), but only working for MKV containers... <span style="color: #ff4d4d">didn't know you could do that, even how to do it. Unless it was a simplistic process, I wouldn't attempt it. I don't have the time to go learning various processes to achieve an end goal of using MP2. I will simply stay with MP1, as originally stated.</span> </p><p></p><p>C) You can use .nfo files. <span style="color: #ff4d4d">Something else I don't know about. I have seen them generated in my 'Moving Pictures Export Tool' that I use. Other than that, I know zero about them. They aren't used inside the plugins I use in MP1, to my knowledge. Uless they are hidden inside the MP1 databases. I don't go near trying to analyse *.db3 files, let alone modify them. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Subsequent to writing the above, I fully read your initial thread. I will look into 'movpicnfo' & 'mkv-buddy'. Thanks. <span style="color: #000000">I have left my answers in to give some idea on my limited capabilities around a computer<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><span style="color: #000000">I acknowledge I am probably a bit different, when it comes to the nomenclature of filenames. I just don't get why naming a media file as {0}1.04-file title.ext is not an excepted form. when I first started using Mediaportal1, & it's aforementioned media plugin, TV Series, I had to alter the parsing expressions to accept my file-naming conventions. I had already a number of movies & TV programmes named in this manner. Back than, there wasn't the automation programmes, to do the job, that are around today. I just kept with my procedure, as it works. Unless it is an alternative [eg. documentary] production that isn't on any database -to which I have a significant number (for me), & I have manually input it, both plugins work everytime. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">I have included the images, on how i set up my media folders/files, in an attachment, as I can't directly attach photos into this post. I don't use online image sites anymore, as the ones I did use no longer allow embedding images to forums. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1gkar, post: 1227705, member: 53076"] I never thought a simple post on my initial experiences would generate such interest. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, given the nature of Mediaportal users/devs. I will try to clarify/anwser some of your queries, etc. I hope the attached pictures will give some insight into how I do things. You also need to be aware, I am not involved in any aspect of the computer industry: never have been. Everything I know about them is self-taught, from researching & reading online. Therefore, it takes me factors longer to get anything done, around a PC, than everyone here; I would assume. And also why I am quite often ignorant of programmes capable of achieving an end-result. [USER=74879]@HTPCSourcer[/USER]: I am not sure if I have understood you correctly. What exactly would you like to achieve? [COLOR=#ff4d4d]You answered your own question. See Moving Pictures image in attached folder. [/COLOR] I agree. And that's why I'd put in a feature request for a combined view that displays the 'normal' movies and in the same time groups the others as collections (see [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/movie-view-combine-single-entries-and-collections.135677/']Movie views: Combine single entries and collections[/URL]). Since I trust that many users would appreciate this, I'll ask [USER=48291]@Brownard[/USER] to take a look at it.[COLOR=#ff4d4d] The reason I don't like the collections menu, as it stands, is simply because every movie is categorised into a separate folder: another keypress to get to the file. Your idea would resolve this.[/COLOR] I created some dummy entries for Galactica 1980. The series imported flawlessly within seconds. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]All I can say, is it did not work for me. Maybe something to do with how I name media files??[/COLOR] Could you display with the sort option "sort title" then?[COLOR=#ff4d4d] I am certain I tested a number of context options. None were set as I required. [/COLOR] [USER=109222]@Lehmden[/USER]: I'm absolutely sure they were imported into the media library. But for some reasons they couldn't be identified as the movie you want them to be identified. This could be caused by an endless number of reasons so it's impossible to say what exactly didn't work. Nevertheless they are imported as "Videos" (every movie is a video at first). So I'm sure you will find all the "missing" movies in the "Videos" or "Browse Media" section of MP2. And as they are imported already, a second, third, fourth,... attempt did not help at all, as already imported files are not re-imported... [COLOR=#ff4d4d]I'm absolutely sure I checked in any other area of the 'Videos' section, within the MP2 GUI. they were not present. Unless they were imported, but still only residing on my HTPC, but not visible inside MP2. [/COLOR] If you want a 100% match at first attempt you have 3 options: A) You can add the tt- number (IMDB-ID) to the file name. [COLOR=#ff0000]I'm definitely not interested in having to manually input data into a good number of my media files. I did that when initially setting up my MP1 'Moving Pictures' & 'TVSeries' plugins, & took an age.[/COLOR] B) You can tag the tt number into Matroska metatags, similar to audio tagging (ID3 Tags), but only working for MKV containers... [COLOR=#ff4d4d]didn't know you could do that, even how to do it. Unless it was a simplistic process, I wouldn't attempt it. I don't have the time to go learning various processes to achieve an end goal of using MP2. I will simply stay with MP1, as originally stated.[/COLOR] C) You can use .nfo files. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]Something else I don't know about. I have seen them generated in my 'Moving Pictures Export Tool' that I use. Other than that, I know zero about them. They aren't used inside the plugins I use in MP1, to my knowledge. Uless they are hidden inside the MP1 databases. I don't go near trying to analyse *.db3 files, let alone modify them. [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#4dff4d][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Subsequent to writing the above, I fully read your initial thread. I will look into 'movpicnfo' & 'mkv-buddy'. Thanks. [COLOR=#000000]I have left my answers in to give some idea on my limited capabilities around a computer;)[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#0000ff][B][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#000000]I acknowledge I am probably a bit different, when it comes to the nomenclature of filenames. I just don't get why naming a media file as {0}1.04-file title.ext is not an excepted form. when I first started using Mediaportal1, & it's aforementioned media plugin, TV Series, I had to alter the parsing expressions to accept my file-naming conventions. I had already a number of movies & TV programmes named in this manner. Back than, there wasn't the automation programmes, to do the job, that are around today. I just kept with my procedure, as it works. Unless it is an alternative [eg. documentary] production that isn't on any database -to which I have a significant number (for me), & I have manually input it, both plugins work everytime. [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I have included the images, on how i set up my media folders/files, in an attachment, as I can't directly attach photos into this post. I don't use online image sites anymore, as the ones I did use no longer allow embedding images to forums. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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