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Scan movie db by folder name not file name?
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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 281397" data-attributes="member: 14004"><p>Since movie formats (except for the MKV container) dont have any form of unified internal tagging method like MP3's do with their ID3 tags, the only current way to parse the correct movie info is to have the movie file the name of the actual content its holds. </p><p></p><p>I have about 100 movies ripped from my collection, all named with the format "<title> <(year)>.avi". Once in MP, i just choose "scan" on the folder and it automatically parses the files and downloads all the required information. This system required only 4 or 5 movies to manually have their info changed (such as box art).</p><p></p><p>Maybe im the one who doesnt follow... why is parsing the directory your .avi/.mpg is stored in desired, when simply renaming the file in the folder to the correct name solves the problem? It's just generating more code (bloat) for a problem that can be solved at the users level - by correctly labeling filenames. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 281397, member: 14004"] Since movie formats (except for the MKV container) dont have any form of unified internal tagging method like MP3's do with their ID3 tags, the only current way to parse the correct movie info is to have the movie file the name of the actual content its holds. I have about 100 movies ripped from my collection, all named with the format "<title> <(year)>.avi". Once in MP, i just choose "scan" on the folder and it automatically parses the files and downloads all the required information. This system required only 4 or 5 movies to manually have their info changed (such as box art). Maybe im the one who doesnt follow... why is parsing the directory your .avi/.mpg is stored in desired, when simply renaming the file in the folder to the correct name solves the problem? It's just generating more code (bloat) for a problem that can be solved at the users level - by correctly labeling filenames. ;) [/QUOTE]
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