My Films 5 - AMC Updater (1 Viewer)

[Dadeo]

Where is that field? I cant find it

Ah so sorry z3us - as Guzzi said above he has not added all new fields to AMCU yet I had seen them in MF Setup dropdowns and did not realize they weren't implemented in AMCU yet. My bad for torturing you

BTW, I dont have log window ?????
5.2.0.1827

I have a log window in 1827 but IIRC at one point I had to 'move' it on screen, can't remember how I did that now.

 

[Guzzi]

AW: Re: AW: Re: My Films 5 - AMC Updater

Hi.
I´m getting this error when trying to perfom a manual update.
Log is empty.

Which version/build? Public or test version?
Latest test releases might not have last DB schema updates from MyFilms in AMCupdater ... will update that soon.
Guzzi

with 1827 error is gone

Thanks for confirming...

 

[xcontrol]

Hi,
I'm testing import movies from AMC Updater.
I've noticed that secondary import, don't use xml file content's previously created ! Import scan movie previously configured. I think I've missed parameter... but which one ?

Thanks !

 

[Dadeo]

Hi xcontrol - that's a tough question to answer with so little information

Can you post the steps you used? For example:

1. Were you able to import films successfully on first Import using AMC Updater?
2. Could you display them all correctly in My Films?
3. Could you display them in AMCU on the View Movies tab?
4. What do you mean by secondary import? Do you mean when you tried to add more films to the existing catalog?
5. Which "xml file content's previously created" do you mean - the AMCU settings xml or the Catalog/DB xml?

You will probably need to post your config xml files - MyFilms.xml and MyFilmsAMCSettings_<configname>.xml as that is easier than listing all your MF and AMC Updater settings so we can figure out which parameter/setting is not working for you.

 

[xcontrol]

Ok, let's go !

1- Import successfully (manually or automatically) but not completely (too many films and not a lot of time...),
2- XML file is created with many films,
3- Secondary import : AMCU scan directory and retry import information of previously step !
4- XML file is updated but contains same file's information

Example :

<Movie Number="1" OriginalTitle="127 Hours"....>
<Movie Number="28" OriginalTitle="127 Hours"...>
<Movie Number="35" OriginalTitle="127 Hours"...>

So, I'd like to know how I can do rescan (for import new videos) without rescan entirely directory...

I've not tested with MP.

 

[Dadeo]

That helps a lot thanks xcontrol!

Ok first - AMC Updater will scan your movie folder(s) each import to determine what movies are 'new', but that only takes a few seconds. It will only add/grab info for movies/files not already in your database. Is it possible the movie file exists in more than one folder and you are scanning them all (and thus adding the 'source' file in several records?) For example, if you check Movie Numbers 1, 28 and 35, is the source file the same path/filename in each entry? Do you have additional files named 127 Hours with different extensions? If so, you might need to add some exclusions on the Scan paths/Filters tab in AMCU.

Now a tip - once we resolve the issue with the multiple entries! If you don't have a lot of time to match films manually, you can set AMCU to only import films that can be automatically matched and NOT add files if they don't. Then when you have time, you can add all the ones that don't match automatically in a second import. So:

​Go to AMCU Setup - Import tab > Importer Options:

First Import (auto matches only)

1. Internet lookup behaviour - try to find best match automatically
2. Don't ask if no match - enabled
3. Import file if internet lookup fails (i.e. no exact match possible) - disabled
4. Don't import file in Interactive Mode - disabled (allows Interactive mode for AMCU updates but not GUI) - I don't think it is relevant unless step 3 is enabled.

However, before you can do the above we have to figure out why you are getting automatic matches several times!

Second Import (manual matches of only films that could not be matched automatically)

1. Internet lookup behaviour - try to find best match automatically (you could change it to always ask, but at this stage it hardly matters as no movies will likely match)
2. Don't ask if no match - disabled
3. Import file if internet lookup fails (i.e. no exact match possible) - disabled (also not that important since you will likely either select a correct match or ignore)
4. Don't import file in Interactive Mode - disabled (allows Interactive mode for AMCU updates but not GUI) unless there are only a few that you would rather update via GUI later.

If you find there are some files that you don't want to import, such as the main movie file has already been imported but AMCU detects another file for the same movie, then you can select 'Always Ignore'. That will add that file to the exclusions list and AMCU will never try to import it again.

Hope that helps get one step closer.

 

[xcontrol]

Thanks for this clearly demonstration !

Now, I'm trying "first import". Unfortunately (for me) many movies aren't imported

For information, movie "127 hours" is present one time...

Other question (during "first import"). Is it possible to configure secondary configuration, which contains only animation movie ?

 

[Dadeo]

Now, I'm trying "first import". Unfortunately (for me) many movies aren't imported

For information, movie "127 hours" is present one time...

Can you post your AMCUpdater.log? It is accumulative, so unless you delete it, it should show the results of all your import attempts. That way we can see why 127 hours is added 3x, and also maybe why so many movies are not matching!

Other question (during "first import"). Is it possible to configure secondary configuration, which contains only animation movie ?

The short answer is yes, but there are several ways to do it, depending how you wish to manage your animated movies.

First, how do you indicate they are animation? Is it just by the Category/genre field? Are they in a separate folder? Or what will you use to identify only animated movies?

Do you wish to have a separate DB/catalog for animated movies or do you want to keep them all in one catalog? You can easily switch catalogs in My Films, or display a menu on startup to select your catalog. It all depends on your preference.

Even if you import them all into one catalog, you can still create separate configs for the same database and filter each config to display only the movies you wish. That way you can select different settings, display options, etc for each config in MF while having only one catalog to manage in AMC. You can still display a menu for different configs on startup if you want.

So let's start with this question: Why do you want to import animated movies in a separate import? I mean what is your goal? If I understand that more clearly, I might be able to give more specific suggestions.

 

[xcontrol]

In my opinion, for "127 hours", the movie is present 3 times because, I've do 3 import.

For animated movies, my goal is to have a configuration different for my childrens. Physically, their films are in different folder of my films. I don't know what's the best configuration to do that...

 

[Dadeo]

In my opinion, for "127 hours", the movie is present 3 times because, I've do 3 import.

If so there is an issue because AMCU should not do that, but we can tell better once we see the AMCUpdater.log.

For animated movies, my goal is to have a configuration different for my childrens. Physically, their films are in different folder of my films. I don't know what's the best configuration to do that...

Well then it is easy for you You can import 'your' movies by scanning only the folder and sub folders that contain them. Then you can import only the animated films by scanning only the folder that contains them. The key setting for that is the Movies Scan Folders on the Scan Paths/Filters tab in AMCU, which is the same setting in MF Setup on the Internet grabbing tab under AMC Updater settings > Movie Scan Path(s).

I think the choice of separate DB or just separate config is personal preference and how you wish to manage them in Ant Movie Catalog app. I would probably choose a separate database so I don't have to fiddle with filters . If you have a network, and your children tend to watch on a client, you could set up the client to open to the Animations catalog (or config) on that PC. Ofc you can password protect your own config if you don't want them to view those movies.