MyVideo 1.3.0 Feedback (3 Viewers)

[azzuro]

Ok. All sections are exported to NFO, can be imported ?

 

[Deda]

Yes

 

[azzuro]

it's time to add NFO support in Wiki, No ?

Edit : Already exist !!!

 

[Schaeklovic]

Hi Deda,
great work and great patch. At the moment i use "MovingPictures" for my movie collection - but in the future i will give "MyVideo" a try.
Last weekend i played a little with "MyVideo" and tried to import a few videos with cover, fanart and nfo files.

Maybe, i have two ideas for improvement:
1) "Local NFO-reader" to choose as "grabber script"
This would prevent to update the database "accidentally" from online resources.

2) If you import nfo files out of the tools, there is no possibillity to prevent duplicates. My suggestion would be to check, if there is an entry with the same IMDB-Number. Then the import should behave as an "update". The IMDB-number should be handled as a kind of "key-field" to prevent duplicates.

For better understanding: The way i build up my archive may be different from other users. I have a MediaPortal-Installation on my notebook in order to "build" the NFO-Files with a lot of handwork - cover, fanart, description, etc. If all informations are perfect, i export them into the NFO-File. Now the movie folder "is ready" to be imported into the database of the "main" MediaPortal.

This import should be the only way to update the database (-> point 1.)

If there is a change in the NFO-file - the Database should only be updated (-> point 2.)

Thanx for the great work
Schaeklovic

 

[Deda]

Hi Deda,
great work and great patch. At the moment i use "MovingPictures" for my movie collection - but in the future i will give "MyVideo" a try.
Last weekend i played a little with "MyVideo" and tried to import a few videos with cover, fanart and nfo files.

Maybe, i have two ideas for improvement:
1) "Local NFO-reader" to choose as "grabber script"
This would prevent to update the database "accidentally" from online resources.

In case of existing nfo file (I'm talking about GUI) F3 key will import only from nfo (it only will fetch cover and fanart, if they are not exists, from the web) but in Movie info screen Refresh button will fetch from web. Ok, that can be prevented.

In config, scan button will use grabber script, true, that can be also prevented.

Ok, I can add one small checkbox setting to use only nfo file on scan.

2) If you import nfo files out of the tools, there is no possibillity to prevent duplicates. My suggestion would be to check, if there is an entry with the same IMDB-Number. Then the import should behave as an "update". The IMDB-number should be handled as a kind of "key-field" to prevent duplicates.

Well, duplicate entries should not happened because MP checks video files on import and if file and it's Movie info exists in videodatabase, it should update info data only. But I will check that.

For better understanding: The way i build up my archive may be different from other users. I have a MediaPortal-Installation on my notebook in order to "build" the NFO-Files with a lot of handwork - cover, fanart, description, etc. If all informations are perfect, i export them into the NFO-File. Now the movie folder "is ready" to be imported into the database of the "main" MediaPortal.

This import should be the only way to update the database (-> point 1.)

If there is a change in the NFO-file - the Database should only be updated (-> point 2.)

Thanx for the great work
Schaeklovic

Y, sounds reasonable. I will add that possibility.

 

[Schaeklovic]

Y, sounds reasonable. I will add that possibility.

You are my hero!

Sounds like i could use one more plugin of the release... I really like the improvement of MyVideo in 1.3 Alpha...

;-) Schaeklovic

 

[azzuro]

Hi Deda, <Outline> is not used ? i see only <plot> for synopsis. normal ?

Please Can you add read Cast ans mediainfo from NFO ?

 

[Deda]

Outline is used but is visible only in list screen. Movie info shows full plot in skin.

Cast is constructed from <actor> nodes.

Media info is skipped because MP internally handles that and fills missing data and it's not related to movie info.

 

[azzuro]

Outline is used but is visible only in list screen. Movie info shows full plot in skin.

Cast is constructed from <actor> nodes.

Media info is skipped because MP internally handles that and fills missing data and it's not related to movie info.

I'm not sure, if outline is used in filelist, i think is only plot same as Movieinfo

Cast is not read from NFO ( is only imported from nfo). Purevision skin, show the cast in filelist.

 

[Deda]

Post here one of the problematic nfo file so I can see why you have troubles.