Yammm - Yet Another Media Meta Manager

[Darryl Licht]

Strange XML Files Appear....

Mikinho:

Last week I was moving some movies from one HDD to another and noticed a very strange thing... down at the bottom of all my movie folders I have several hundred XML files which have mysteriously appeared.

Also since I have movies stored on more than 1 HDD, I have the same # of xml files on the second drive... both contain 404 xml files, 404 being the number of total movies I have ripped to my HDDs.

I never noticed this before, screenie is below. Any ideas whats going on here?

 

[alex188]

Hi,

What happens with the updated versions?
We are eager to see it .....

You're doing an amazing job!

 

[mikinho]

Mikinho:

Last week I was moving some movies from one HDD to another and noticed a very strange thing... down at the bottom of all my movie folders I have several hundred XML files which have mysteriously appeared.

Also since I have movies stored on more than 1 HDD, I have the same # of xml files on the second drive... both contain 404 xml files, 404 being the number of total movies I have ripped to my HDDs.

I never noticed this before, screenie is below. Any ideas whats going on here?
View attachment 108642

Sorry for the delayed response, I've been over worked lately and had a bout with pneumonia.

That is very odd, all I can think of is during the move it caught the files mid-transfer. That or you have that folder listed under Metadata tab as additional folders?

 

[mikinho]

Hi,

What happens with the updated versions?
We are eager to see it .....

You're doing an amazing job!

Hi Alex, I'll be showcasing it at #HoustonWinMeet!

 

[Darryl Licht]

Mikinho:

Last week I was moving some movies from one HDD to another and noticed a very strange thing... down at the bottom of all my movie folders I have several hundred XML files which have mysteriously appeared.

Also since I have movies stored on more than 1 HDD, I have the same # of xml files on the second drive... both contain 404 xml files, 404 being the number of total movies I have ripped to my HDDs.

I never noticed this before, screenie is below. Any ideas whats going on here?
View attachment 108642

Sorry for the delayed response, I've been over worked lately and had a bout with pneumonia.

That is very odd, all I can think of is during the move it caught the files mid-transfer. That or you have that folder listed under Metadata tab as additional folders?

That was precisely my brain fart! Its fixed now thanks to you!

 

[Darryl Licht]

Yet Another YAMMM Question...

Mikinho:

I have a pretty good selection of 007 Movies, but if I name them 007-****** YAMMM renames them...

It would be nice to have all 007 movies grouped together in W7MC, how can I accomplish that yet still allow YAMMM to rename folders? Is it even possible?

For example on my HDD I have:
For Your Eyes Only (1981) [007- For Your Eyes Only]

--- Can I set the name in []s to be the movie name?
If so how???

 

[mikinho]

I have every 007 movie (even the horrible ones) so I feel your pain.

Shot me your e-mail via PM and I'll get on the beta list when it goes out this month. It lets you setup rules for boxsets\genres for special naming. I have it setup to prepend 007- to every Bond movie.

 

[membreya]

Just wanted to say many thanks for the ongoing support for YAMMM Awesome program and makes WMC 7 complete

Just wondering how I get onto the beta program however as I do prefer to remain up to date with my updates and I'm tiring of my g/f complaining at me everytime YAMMM has a brain-fart, flicks the screen everywhere and all the meta-information is lost until I restart WMC.

 

[parryg]

At first nothing was updated at all, I un-installed then re-installed with no luck.

I checked later on and half of my films had been done but the other half ignored.

I followed the instructions below to set up Yammm so my settings match the guide below.

Add Images and Metadata to Windows 7 Media Center Movie Library - How-To Geek

Hopefully someone can help me!

EDIT: It seems to be processing 2 every hour :huh:

 

[alex188]

Hi,

What happens with the updated versions?
We are eager to see it .....

You're doing an amazing job!

Hi Alex, I'll be showcasing it at #HoustonWinMeet!

Hello again,

What happens with the update version? Is there a beta program that i can join?

Thank you for your work!

 

[MexicoMatt]

W7 Hidden Files Problem

Tis true. My fix is that I create a hidden folder that the files get moved into and the playlist updated. Working on a fix to genre and MPAA today and will be releasing a minor update when complete.

Hi,
Firstly - Great Program!!! I came up with my own fix for the hidden files issue, hope it helps....
All I do is AFTER Yammm has created the ".wvx" file, i RENAME the hidden files from ".avi" to ".av" then open up the ".wvx" file in notepad and change the filenames to ".av", and obviously save the edited file. Then only the ".wvx" file shows in Media Center, and it plays fine.

Cheers,

MexicoMatt

 

[Darryl Licht]

Folder rename stopped but metadata keeps coming back...

Hello all YAMMM fans!

Ive got a weird one here...

I just bought and ripped a copy of The Fighter (2010) to my digital collection... I tried both the [Exact] and [imdb=tt######] options, and the metadata keeps coming back as Fighter (2007)... regardless of either of the above options. All they seem to be doing is preventing the folder from renaming... any ideas or suggestions?

 

[nathanb]

rename the folder with the IMDB tag: tt0964517

it should be renamed without issue after that

 

[Archmage]

Hello. After a long absence from this forums, I´m back, and in full charge.

Well, first of all, I want to hail Mikinho for this excellent software. I just need to format my pc and reinstall everything, and one of the first things that come back to the pc is Yammm.

Second, I have some issues with some files in my HDD:

Iron Maiden´s Death on the Road (IMDB link) --> it not load any info of it.
Mononoke-hime (IMDB link) --> this one load the movie picture, but nothing about the synopsis.

Any help will be apreciated.

Hey, there is any fix to that problem concerning 3 apparitions of the same movie in WMC, when the movie is splitted in 2 parts? (with subtitles splitted in two parts, too)

Thanks in advance.

 

[ldoodle]

The problem with Yammmm is that it is too inconsistent and not really properly localized. Although these problems are at the back-end, there's not really much point in a front-end that uses a crappy back-end.

For example, on the consistency side, I have the Titanic 3-Disc release, where the actual film is split across the first 2 discs. The structure is;

Movies
|
---Titanic (1997) [Disc 1]
---Titanic (1997) [Disc 2]

Yet Yammm/TMDB insisted on pulling down artwork and metadata for the 1953 version. No matter what I tried it just would not work.

On the localisation side, I am based in the UK so only want UK/US artwork thanks. Not French, in all it's 'Une film de John Frankenheimer' glory in the case of French Connection II.

My biggest problem with all these meta data apps though is the artwork. I have not yet come across one that only uses the original poster artwork (which is what I want), from when the film was released. I find it's a mix and match between DVD cover, Blu-ray cover, and some random DIY job, so the artwork when browsing the movie library just looks tacky.

 

[Archmage]

The problem with Yammmm is that it is too inconsistent and not really properly localized. Although these problems are at the back-end, there's not really much point in a front-end that uses a crappy back-end.

For example, on the consistency side, I have the Titanic 3-Disc release, where the actual film is split across the first 2 discs. The structure is;

Movies
|
---Titanic (1997) [Disc 1]
---Titanic (1997) [Disc 2]

Yet Yammm/TMDB insisted on pulling down artwork and metadata for the 1953 version. No matter what I tried it just would not work.

On the localisation side, I am based in the UK so only want UK/US artwork thanks. Not French, in all it's 'Une film de John Frankenheimer' glory in the case of French Connection II.

My biggest problem with all these meta data apps though is the artwork. I have not yet come across one that only uses the original poster artwork (which is what I want), from when the film was released. I find it's a mix and match between DVD cover, Blu-ray cover, and some random DIY job, so the artwork when browsing the movie library just looks tacky.

Hi.

did you try to rename the folder as tt0120338? Or, Titanic [imdb=tt0120338]?

This works as a charm with my files that have folder or name problem.

The only severe inconsistence that I have is the problem of WMC showing 3 instances of the movie (playlist, part 01 and part 02). But this is a bad feature of WMC, not of Yammm.

I dont have that problem with the original art folder, except with the movie The 13th Warrior (it give me a German version).

Edit:

I just want to add that I tested the second option tonight:
- Create an empty folder
- Named it Titanic [imdb=tt0120338]

In a minute, it was with synopsis and correct cover image., so it can work for you. Remember to first delete the wrong image.

 

[Archmage]

Hello, Yammm dudes.

There is any new from Mikinho?

And I´m having some issues with some of my movies (music concerts and documentaries), and I dont find any clue right now.

 

[SargeT]

hi guys, hi Mike.
when I try to get info on "True Grit (2010)" me folder is being autorenamed in "True Grit (1969)". when i use IMDB id with or without "imdb=" it is renamed into "True Grit (2010) (2010)"... agrrrrh!..

ps I tried to start from the beginning and created a fully new folder, too.

 

[Orbital Shark]

hi guys, hi Mike.
when I try to get info on "True Grit (2010)" me folder is being autorenamed in "True Grit (1969)". when i use IMDB id with or without "imdb=" it is renamed into "True Grit (2010) (2010)"... agrrrrh!..

ps I tried to start from the beginning and created a fully new folder, too.

Hi, sorry for the late reply.

It could be an issue with the API from themovieDB.org but I cannot be certain. I'm sure mikinho will be working on various resolutions in upcoming version of YAMMM

 

[SargeT]

hi guys, hi Mike.
when I try to get info on "True Grit (2010)" me folder is being autorenamed in "True Grit (1969)". when i use IMDB id with or without "imdb=" it is renamed into "True Grit (2010) (2010)"... agrrrrh!..

ps I tried to start from the beginning and created a fully new folder, too.

Hi, sorry for the late reply.

It could be an issue with the API from themovieDB.org but I cannot be certain. I'm sure mikinho will be working on various resolutions in upcoming version of YAMMM

hey, friend, there is nothing for you to be sorry about, you are not a hired customer service man and YAMMM isn't a commercial product, as far as i know

thanks for the reply. i'll try to find out about that if my skills let me