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Can I import from MyMovies
rick.ca:
Yes, but rescanning folders will fix that.
junk_struc:
And the rescan tries to match the filename in the database with a filename in the scanned directories?
If so, I guess it is ok as long as I don't rename? What happens if I do decide to rename the directories and files from within MC or other? Am I doomed? Is this why you suggested the renaming before starting PVD?
Thanks
Craig
PS: This is actually no worse than what I have at the moment, if I rename the files/directories in MC the mymovies.xml file and artwork are not moved (it appears, will double check when I get home). I have a vbs script to modify the mymovies.xml to match the name of a media file in the directory, so that bit would be ok.
rick.ca:
It doesn't matter how they get moved/renamed. A rescan should detect the change, as long as sufficient information (i.e., title and year) remain in the filename.
If I understand what you're saying about mymovies, the situation will be somewhat better. You can break the links by moving files, but they can be re-established automatically by rescanning. And your artwork will be impossible to "lose" if it's saved in the PVD database.
junk_struc:
Hi Rick,
found time to try again to get from mymovies to pvd.
from mymovies i can export to xml, import into excel and then into pvd. so....
i was thinking that the imdb id would be a good field to bring in, but the xls pvd import list doesn't contain the imdb id field, only the imdb rating. easy to fix? do i just add something to the front and call it the url?
also, on the first i get to choose the fields and the order. on the second import i only get to choose the file. so can no longer try. do i have to do something to reset?
thanks
craig
ps: just tried to import a directory, very cool that you do some filtering on the directory names, but it still only gets a 50% hit rate from imdb. for big imports (i.e. getting started) it would be much better if it did all of the downloading and remembered the possible choices, i quickly make all the selections (because of my bad directory names) and then go back to the downloading. At the moment i have a lot of waiting between downloads, it is ruining my movie watching :))??
pps: still quite impressed with pvd, much better than mymovies. will pvd export files for wmc (dvdid or whatever it is)? can i export to mymovies.xml files also, seems to be reasonably popular with some other jukeboxes?
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---i was thinking that the imdb id would be a good field to bring in...
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If there is no standard field for something you want to include in your database, you can create a custom field. See Preferences - Movies - Custom Items.
--- Quote ---on the first i get to choose the fields and the order...
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You need to configure the Excel import plugin at Preferences - Plugins.
--- Quote ---just tried to import a directory, very cool that you do some filtering on the directory names, but it still only gets a 50% hit rate from imdb.
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There are two issues here. First, you need to understand the file scanner is using the regex specified at Preferences - File Scanner. The default regex are not likely to be 100% accurate—especially if you have inconsistent or unusual file pathnames. Second, the import plugin can't do anything more than execute an IMDb search. That is, if you entered the same data manually at the IMDb website, you'd get the same results. Obviously, the title needs to be correct (it can be the original or any valid aka). But, since movie names are not very unique, having the year as well helps in getting direct hits—or at least narrowing the choices.
--- Quote ---for big imports (i.e. getting started) it would be much better if it did all of the downloading and remembered the possible choices
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This has been suggested by a number of users. Having built my database, I don't find it much of an issue. When I'm adding a handful of movies, I usually have no difficulty finding other things to do with the database while an update is running. When updating a large number of movies, you should be running two passes—one in silent mode, and another with silent mode off to update the ones skipped. The waiting is not so bad when your input is required for every movie in the batch.
--- Quote ---will pvd export files for wmc?
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Why would you want to? Use PvdImport to pull the data directly from the PVD database into MC.
--- Quote ---can i export to mymovies.xml files
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I suppose you could—by creating an export template for that purpose. Some users recently created one for XBMC—it might be similar.
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