Problems importing movies (1 Viewer)

[Buzzie]

Hi all,

First i want to say that this is really a VERY nice plugin. It looks great and works great as well.

I do have at least 2 movies that won't let themselves added to my database.
These are Con Air and X3 The last Stand.

For Con Air i even got myself a totally different version but it gives the same problem.
It sees the movie is Con Air but then it hangs on retrieving detail information.

Also moving it to another hard drive doesnt gives the same error.

Any ideas???

Buzzie

 

[ryan20021982]

Use a .nfo file to tell the plugin the imdb #

if the movie is named Con Air then open notepad and put the imdb #
The # comes from the link when you on the conair page

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/

tt0118880 is the imdb #

so put that in notepad and save as Con Air.nfo and make sure at the botton you change the save as type to all files and put that in the same folder as the movie is and movingpictures will find it right away no problem, I had to do this with a couple of mine also but this option works perfect.

 

[Buzzie]

Thanks for that tip !!!

gonna try it later tonight !!

thanks.

will let you know if it worked.

 

[emphatic]

Are you using the latest version of the plugin really? I remember this bug getting solved ("con" is apparently some sort of system file and creating a cover thumb didn't work).

Emph

 

[armandp]

yes con is a reserved namein the filesystem... this was a bug in a previous version indeed.

 

[ryan20021982]

There are some other movies that cause a problem like S.W.A.T. even if you name it
exactly like imdb has it with year it still wont do it, you have to ok it.

The Friday the 13th's are like that also I have all of them and it only shows me 3 of them
and the 3 it does show are wrong, but the .nfo works perfect and with over 600 movies
I had maybe 12 that needed a .nfo if you ask me thats a pretty good %.

 

[Buzzie]

Yes as far as i can tell i am using the latest version.

I reinstalled my system and MP less then 2 weeks ago and downloaded everything new.

But i will check tonight as well what version i am using of Moving Pictures.

Where can i check version number?

 

[ryan20021982]

I think he is referring to the current version available

meaning it will be fixed in the new release coming soon

 

[Buzzie]

OK. well i tried the .nfo part but it didnt work for me.
or i did something wrong.

guess i will wait for the new version.

thanks.

 

[ryan20021982]

As long as the nfo is named the exact same as the movie it will work