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[V3xar]

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Hi all!

Just a quick question regarding WMC and Mediabrowser, if I may.


I am using Mediabrowser and all my movies, cover art and backdrops are showing up perfectly. The one problem I am having is that for some reason a few of the movies are missing the "General" info in WMC.

The "mymovies" XML Document (.xml) appears to contain the same info for these movies as for the ones that do appear (apart from the info, obviously) so any idea why they aren't showing?

Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[zay]

Not sure why, maybe you can run a program like media center master to retrieve the information that is missed. MCM will also download your trailers, and also edit the xml file to show MB where the trailers are located.
http://forums.mediacentermaster.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=419
On another note: For the life of me none of my IBN photos are showing for the actors in MB.

 

[V3xar]

, maybe you can run a program like media center master to retrieve the information that is missed. .

I have tried that, the info is saved to the movie file but just won't show in WMC.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[DemonSeed]

@V3xar, try hovering over the folder and press the Rec. button on your remote, or Control-R. That will Force MB to refresh the info. If it still does not show up, try deleting the xml and let what ever fetcher your using rebuild it.

 

[V3xar]

@V3xar, try hovering over the folder and press the Rec. button on your remote, or Control-R. That will Force MB to refresh the info. If it still does not show up, try deleting the xml and let what ever fetcher your using rebuild it.

Thanks for that mate. Tried both but still no luck. As I mentioned the xml files are in the folders but just not showing up in MediaBrowser.

As a matter of interest DemonSeed which fetcher would you recommend? I am currently using Media Center Master.

 

[DemonSeed]

I use meta<browser/> for all of mine. Have a look at this thread and see if the amount of metadata your xml has meats the required sliding scale, that MB uses to determon if it shows the info in the xml or not. Media Browser BBS • View topic - Title details does not show for some movies...

If it does not meat the require, then try adding some more info to the xml and then try refreshing the info again. And it should work.

 

[zay]

DS you have any idea why my IBN actor photos are not showing in MB? I have edit the imagebyname location tag in the mb config file, still no joy. Removed MB with revo so it deletes left over registry and folders, Reinstalled mb, still no joy. Must be my time to catch hell with MB, lol. There is one entry in my recently added list that won't go away. I searched everywhere for it, and cannot find it. it is called trailer, it is not a folder because it looks like it might be a clip, but it does not play. Hopefully once I reinstall mb again, all will be well.

 

[DemonSeed]

If your using Vanilla 2.0 the actor images are broken and the author does know about it, and said a fix is on the way.

Also, you do know that the IBN has a new setup right?

imagesbyname\General <--- Podcasts, Film Trailers etc. icons go here
imagesbyname\Genre <- Says it all
imagesbyname\People <--- All Actor Images Now Go Here (must also redirect meta<browser/> to this)
imagesbyname\Studio <- Says it all
imagesbyname\Year <- Says it all

 

[CBers]

Hi DS.

Long time no speak (everything working fine), but I have a question.

I have now obtained a box set of movies, and want to have them in MB, but can't remember how to do it, so rather than trawling through the 50+ pages of this thread, can you give me a quick heads-up please ??

Do I have to create a playlist of sorts ??

TIA

Also, in answer to V3xar, meta<browser/> is by far the best metadata fetcher out there at the moment, and is so easy to use. So easy, that you don't have to do anything !!

 

[DemonSeed]

Hey CBers! Whats up man! Here ya go... Media Browser BBS • View topic - How To: Set up a Movie Boxset Library using Shortcuts

 

[CBers]

Hey CBers! Whats up man! Here ya go... Media Browser BBS • View topic - How To: Set up a Movie Boxset Library using Shortcuts

Cheers DS, although I actually worked it out myself after reading some other threads, but good to bring this all up again - perhaps it'll help others.

Much appreciated though.

 

[zay]

Once again thanks for the heads up DS. Yeah I know about the change in the way the IBN works now, and I have configured the MB xml.config file to point to the people folder., I did not know that IBN was broken, but according your post, this issue only exist if I am using the vanilla 2.0 theme; I am using the diamond theme and the result is the same, no images. Oh well, win some lose some, I won't worry about it too much right now, everything else is working.
Quick tip: I tried to speed up my performance by adjusting my visuak effects to "adjust for best performance" MC or MB rather, does not like that. My remote did not respond well, and the maxifier stopped monitoring MC. Just a heads up in case anyone wanted to do that.
How do I fix this (see attachment)? I cleared the cache, searched everywhere, cannot find this file.

 

[DemonSeed]

Zay have you done a full windows search for files add on 1/02/2010 ?

 

[zay]

yeah tried that, even did by the name. I may have to remove all my trailers, and then put them back. Luckily I wrote a script that can search for stuff like that, then delete it. Then I can run MCM to put the trailers back. I will let you know how it went. So, on the IBN images missing in the diamond theme as well, are you experiencing that as well when or if you run MB in diamond theme?

 

[DemonSeed]

No, they are working in diamond. So you do have your IBN setup right and there still not showing?


What you said you set the xml to point to the people folder and that is WRONG!!! you should not have changed the xml. Only added the people folder to the inside of imagesbyname and put all actor images inside that.

 

[CBers]

Hey CBers! Whats up man! Here ya go... Media Browser BBS • View topic - How To: Set up a Movie Boxset Library using Shortcuts

Cheers DS, although I actually worked it out myself after reading some other threads, but good to bring this all up again - perhaps it'll help others.

Much appreciated though.

DS - one question I have, is that it my boxset folder only has 2 sub-folders in it, I only get the first film listed in MB as opposed to having 3 or more sub-folders, where all the films are listed, and I can enter into the folder and see the films.

Any setting I need to change to this please ??

TIA

 

[DemonSeed]

CBers, what do you have your auto playlists set at? If it's higher then 2 turn it down.

 

[zay]

Well I changed the xml and still no luck. My IBN folder is on another drive, U:\mediabrowser\imagesbyname, and the people folder is inside of the imagesbyname folder, and then the individual actors' folders are in the people folder.

 

[CBers]

CBers, what do you have your auto playlists set at? If it's higher then 2 turn it down.

Thanks DS, I thought it was something like that.

 

[chrisuk01]

i too am having issues with the actor images.

Have took off vanilla theme.

yet still just the default image.

I have put all images taken through metabrowser and put them in the imagesbyname/People folder. Each actor also having their own folder. The image being called folder.jpg

If i click on the actor image through media browser it brings up the poster image.

Any help would be appreciated