Some set-up questions or advice (1 Viewer)

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Background

I have been running a multi-seat media config for around 5 years. The system is based on Meedio (the old one). I have a ‘server’ that is on all the time, and two ‘slaves’ on as required.

The server..
Runs the main TV and has all media (Videos, Music, Photos, Family Video, Stored TV Recordings, current TV Recordings, TV Series, music videos). The server has 6 tuners and is used to for all recording, there are many ‘season’ tickets.
The primary ‘libraries’ or data bases are help on the server and scripts are used to extract details for loading to slave systems (ie I do not want to run fresh imports for each system)
Recorded TV can be accesses from all systems.

Slave (TV) used to watch live TV with its own dual tuner, recoded TV (local or server) movies, and other media)

Slave (Kitchen) used to play music, either from server or streamed radio.

Why have I written this… well I want to move from XP based PCs to Windows 7, to get a more reliable platform (I hope). Meedio does not seem to work well on Win 7, particularly Meedio TV. I have been playing with MP and have some questions with the aim of achieving a similar solution to what I currently have.

1) I notice that MP only provides one ‘Video’ item on the set-up. I need Movies, Home Video, TV Series and Stored Recoded TV. Can the Video plugin be ‘duplicated’ with other databases? Or do I need to use other plugins Moving Pictures for my Movies, Music Videos for music videos, MP-TVseries for TV series, Videos for Home Videos, but what for my TV recordings?

2) Assuming I do have the right plugins can I change the menus names and the order?

3) Once I have loaded the ‘Movie’ database (I have over 700 movies) can I ‘syncronise’ this data base to another instance of MP (i.e. server to slave). I would prefer not to share, well unless MP has all the locking issues resolved…

4) Not sure I am ready to have my system all share the servers TV tuners. If the server is ‘out’ I would like to watch TV on the slave. But I do want to be able to watch recorded TV, from the server on the slave. In Meedio I import the recoded TV data and it works. How would I do this with MP?

I had a good play with the system yesterday and I must say it looks very good, and I hope I can overcome the points above. I will probably then have even more questions.

Thanks

TB

 

[ryan20021982]

1) I notice that MP only provides one ‘Video’ item on the set-up. I need Movies, Home Video, TV Series and Stored Recoded TV. Can the Video plugin be ‘duplicated’ with other databases? Or do I need to use other plugins Moving Pictures for my Movies, Music Videos for music videos, MP-Tvseries for TV shows, Videos for Home Videos, but what for my TV recordings?

For Home Video and Stored Recorded TV you can have both folder in the standard Videos section of MP, so when you click Videos you will choose either Home Videos or Stored Recorded TV.

2) Assuming I do have the right plugins can I change the menus names and the order?

For the most part Yes, most skins now have a Menu editor where you can choose what is on the menu and what they are named.

3) Once I have loaded the ‘Movie’ database (I have over 700 movies) can I ‘syncronise’ this data base to another instance of MP (i.e. server to slave). I would prefer not to share, well unless MP has all the locking issues resolved…

I have never tried to automatically sync them, usually if I have to redo a media center or add one I copy the database and put it on the new pc manually with all the artwork. With the Plugins Movingpictures and MP-TvSeries you really don't need to worry about it, as soon as a show or movie is added the plugin sees it and gets all the info for it and adds it to the database automatically


Heres the plugins for ya

Movingpictures
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...dated-moving-pictures-1-0-rc-available-74046/
TvSeries
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...es-v2-5-4-stable-release-01-jun-2010-a-77247/

 

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Thanks for the input.

I have set-up the plugins, imported data, loaded new skins, and it looks okay.

My main concern is the need to navigate to the plugins (TV Shows and Moving Pictures). Depending on the theme they are in under Video or TV or within Plugins.

Is there any way to have the 'extra' media views shown on the top level menu?

Thanks

TB

 

[ryan20021982]

What skin are you using and are you using the home menu or basichome menu?

 

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Okay I have tried these themes: StreamedMP, BleazleWide, Blue3wide, PureVisionHD. And I am quite impressed. But still do not see how to get the items on the main menu.

I have looked for home menu or basichome menu but cannot see an option. What would this do? And where can I find it?

Many thanks

TB

 

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Looking a lot better now. Well now I hav noticed the options in Configuration to add items to the home menu... And found the StreamedMP configurer.

Thanks again.

I am having some touble playing some TV episodes. MP complains that it can not play CoreAVC. Mediaplayer plays these on my PC. Solved using Halli splitter.



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