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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 648449" data-attributes="member: 18896">Import process is segmented to avoid bottlenecks, so first stage it will get the textual information, 2nd stage it will get some images, 3rd stage it will get more images, etc, etc. The stages can follow eachoter very quickly, or have seconds or even minutes inbetween them.Especially on a first setup with a large collection it will take a while, and to prevent overloading not just your computer, but especially the websites kind enough to share all this information it is all spread out over time to not upset anybody.If you really are in a hurry, start MovPic config, wait a little while, close it down and start it up again, rinse and repeat.... but if you just let it sit idle for a while, it will do it all automatic in a more peaceful manner.You can also view the log files with MovingPictures running to see what is going on in the background, for example I use a simple batch files as follows:
@Echo Off
find &quot;Removing: &quot; &quot;\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log&quot;
find &quot;Added &quot;&quot;&quot; &quot;\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log&quot;
find &quot;MovieImporter]: No exact match for &quot; &quot;\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log&quot;

echo.
pauseWhich will tell me which movies got removed, added and which ones failed to get auto-approved, all while MovingPictures is running. You just need to setup a UNC share for the MediaPortal log folder, or use concurrent RDP.You can also monitor the background process by keeping the MovingPictures configuration open at the 'Movie Importer' tab and then start adding files via Windows explorer to your import paths. Any new file that is detected will immediatly (or with small delay) show up in the 'Media Importer' section and you will see it turn to a green icon when IMDB scraper finds an automatic match, and eventually to a green icon with a white checkmark in it after it obtained all the information and added the movie to the database.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 648449, member: 18896"] Import process is segmented to avoid bottlenecks, so first stage it will get the textual information, 2nd stage it will get some images, 3rd stage it will get more images, etc, etc. The stages can follow eachoter very quickly, or have seconds or even minutes inbetween them. Especially on a first setup with a large collection it will take a while, and to prevent overloading not just your computer, but especially the websites kind enough to share all this information it is all spread out over time to not upset anybody. If you really are in a hurry, start MovPic config, wait a little while, close it down and start it up again, rinse and repeat.... but if you just let it sit idle for a while, it will do it all automatic in a more peaceful manner. You can also view the log files with MovingPictures running to see what is going on in the background, for example I use a simple batch files as follows: [indent][b] @Echo Off find "Removing: " "\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log" find "Added """ "\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log" find "MovieImporter]: No exact match for " "\\HTPC\MePo_Logs\movingpictures.log" echo. pause[/b][/indent] Which will tell me which movies got removed, added and which ones failed to get auto-approved, all while MovingPictures is running. You just need to setup a UNC share for the MediaPortal log folder, or use concurrent RDP. You can also monitor the background process by keeping the MovingPictures configuration open at the 'Movie Importer' tab and then start adding files via Windows explorer to your import paths. Any new file that is detected will immediatly (or with small delay) show up in the 'Media Importer' section and you will see it turn to a green icon when IMDB scraper finds an automatic match, and eventually to a green icon with a white checkmark in it after it obtained all the information and added the movie to the database. [/QUOTE]

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