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deazo:

--- Quote ---So what i am trying to achieve is:
Add movie into pvd, dl any required info from online sources. I can then export movie as a .nfo+image. These files can live in the movie directory. When xbmc does its library update. It will read the .nfo file first as a default and update its internal library with this info. (No need to do second d/l stuff from i/net).
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That's exactly what I'd like to achieve.


--- Quote ---I'm wondering if the information in XBMC is at all customizable, or can you only use the fields they provide
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From what I have gathered, it seems that XBMC is quite rigid and has its own restricted fields. I also think their search options are not that great. That's why I would still love to use PVD as the brain and XBMC as the face...


--- Quote ---Maybe deazo can beta test for you
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I'd be glad to do so, this would give me a great starting point. CAD could you post the files? (FYI I'm back home on monday so don't expect any testing before that)

CAD:

--- Quote ---Thanks for the update, CAD.

It seems you forgot to include your attachments. I'm curious about the XBMC export sample, although I suppose it may not tell me more than the wiki entry. I'm wondering if the information in XBMC is at all customizable, or can you only use the fields they provide (obviously you can choose whether or not to populate them). Can you, for example, create a custom field, and then fill it with anything you like from PVD? The main reason I'm wondering is to understand whether the template you're creating will be a general solution for all XBMC users, or something each will have to modify for their own use.

It sounds like you're almost there. You have the nearfiles function now. Hopefully nostra can help you with the other issues. Maybe deazo can beta test for you. Wink
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doh - damn work proxies suck. had to zip it up as well.....

xbmc is open source so i guess that library stuff is customisable. i havn't pulled apart the scrapers. I think they are kinda like the way that nostra does it. compiled .dll type files. Can't say for certain as i haven't investigated / had no need. Maybe when i have more time/kids move out of home....

i have just been trying to do (as close as i can) map of xbmc requirements (from an export from xbmc) to what i can get out of pvd  so xbmc has no need to access internet and i can semi automate .nfo creation. also i am not interested in having xbmc have all movie info/cast people/ etc etc. ( i know others do) For movies - I have a bunch on my hard drive and want a quick reminder of what they are about so i can decide if i want to watch them or not. usually after watching - they are deleted.
I will get around to tv shows... but i use xbmc library as a watched/not watched list. I generally know what a tv series is about so i don't need to d/l info about it. just need an episode list. xbmc wll create an episode list in the library. When playing an episode from xbmc, it disappears from the list after watching it. I always know what episode im up to as they disappear after watching.= less having to remember stuff for me :)

CAD:

--- Quote ---From what I have gathered, it seems that XBMC is quite rigid and has its own restricted fields. I also think their search options are not that great. That's why I would still love to use PVD as the brain and XBMC as the face...

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xbmc is highly customisable, has web front ends is open source and has huge support base.
so big that its really hard to find info on what you want (theres so much). it has web interface and db support (don't know about for firebird though). i though about web interface to pvd (firebird) server running in backend, (should be possible) but for the limited amount of stuff i stream it is probably not worth it. I may get around to it if i ever have time (or ask script kiddies in xbmc forums to have a go)  ;)   i mostly use pvd as movie catalogue/ filing system so i know where everything is. xbmc is pretty much used just to watch stuff. (this doesn't include music. i use xbmc library extensively to filter music)

rick.ca:

--- Quote ---xbmc is highly customisable, has web front ends is open source and has huge support base.
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Yes, this is the impression I had. In other words, the answer to any question is always "Anything is possible." On the other hand, I would guess most users don't stray far from it's default configuration (for things like available metadata fields). If that's the case, a general template that fills as many of it's standard fields as possible may be the way to go. It might then be a ready solution for other XBMC users who want more control over where and how their metadata is obtained. If you can generate some interest in the XBMC community, you might attract the attention of someone who can create something to pull the information directly from the database. That's what us J. River Media Center users have, thanks to raldo. It's very cool. 8)

deazo:

 It's true the forum is huge on XBMC's site, and I see other sites as well like the XBMC-Passion (French) site as well.
 I could not find anything on "personal ratings" for example, apart from enhancement requests.
 Also on the search options it looks like the search only harvest all text with no distinction.
 
 Thanks for the zip file I'll take a look when I can, and see if I understand anything.

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