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[FAQ] Series added - asks for title for every single episode!
Happy2k:
--- Quote from: nostra on August 09, 2010, 07:45:06 pm ---The TVDB plugin was improved recently. The new version should only ask once for the right series title if episodes are selected.
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Not if you let PVD scan for files, so it adds the series by itself. Then it asks every single time - and the episodes names will be something like #1.1, #1.2 etc.
And even if you add the series title first and then scan for files - then it adds ALL episodes from that series, even those that are not present in the scanned folder.
rick.ca:
--- Quote from: Happy2k on August 09, 2010, 11:52:22 am ---It adds the entire series - all episodes, even those not present in the folder i just scanned.
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Of course. Adding a series has nothing to do with whether or not you have the media. You can delete episodes and entire seasons if you want. But it doesn't make much sense to me not to have a complete record of a series. Filters can be used to display only those that you want to see (e.g., those for which media exists and have not been viewed).
--- Quote from: nostra on August 09, 2010, 07:45:06 pm ---The TVDB plugin was improved recently. The new version should only ask once for the right series title if episodes are selected.
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Oops. I didn't notice that. Among other problems I've had getting a handle on this one. ::) I've edited my first post in an attempt to clarify.
I still wonder if the plugin is working correctly. Even with all fields selected in Overwrite fields..., all I get for an episode is the description. There's no guest stars (I would expect that to be put into Actors), director or writer—even though that data exists at the website. Is there something wrong with the plugin, or is this episode-level data not included in the API? I've never noticed this before because I've always just used this for the episode descriptions.
Happy2k, I'm sorry for the earlier confusion. If you intend to use theTVDb for series data, this would seem to be the most efficient approach:
0. Select Help - Check for updates to make sure you have the latest version of the plugin. ;)
1. Manually add a new record with just the name of the series (I tested this with Eureka). Run the TVDb plugin. This will add all existing episodes, although—as mentioned above—I'm only getting descriptions.
2. With the series record still selected, run the IMDb plugin to add people, and whatever other data is desired/preferred from that source. This will add all the people associated with the series from its inception to date—in a manner consistent with other people records in the database.
3. If you also want episode data from the IMDb, select all the movies for a season and run the plugin (you can only update one season at a time).
4. Scan folders to add whatever media you have to these records. As long as the files are named properly (e.g., Eureka S01E01.avi) and the necessary regex is in the scanner configuration, your files will be properly matched.
Happy2k:
--- Quote from: rick.ca on August 09, 2010, 11:19:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Happy2k on August 09, 2010, 11:52:22 am ---It adds the entire series - all episodes, even those not present in the folder i just scanned.
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Of course. Adding a series has nothing to do with whether or not you have the media. You can delete episodes and entire seasons if you want. But it doesn't make much sense to me not to have a complete record of a series. Filters can be used to display only those that you want to see (e.g., those for which media exists and have not been viewed).
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Thats just not really a good way to do it :( Like adding the first Harry Potter, and then you get all six... get the point? ;)
But ok.. i tried first adding a new entry, named Eureka - and then updating it from theTVDB, and then IMDB. Again, all seasons gets added.
Scanning the folder adds the episodes with no problem - but again, all seasons are present, which is not wanted.
Deleted everything and started from scratch. This time, i would add the Eureka directory, without making the "Eureka" entry first.
I choose to get data from theTVDB and to get no poster. Moments later.. Season 1+2+3 is now added - yay! Season 4 has not been added, just like i wanted. But.. it loaded the poster, eventho i didnt ask it to do so.
And the episodes are now called #1.1, #1.2, #1.3 etc. But ok, i should be able to update it, right? Wrong!
IMDB - "No movies found :(". theIMDB:
This is getting kinda annoying :) PVD should be able to do a mix of the above! Why cant it automaticly add season 1+2+3 with the correct episode title?
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---Scanning the folder adds the episodes with no problem - but again, all seasons are present, which is not wanted.
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So you're saying it works perfectly, except that it includes a season that you don't want to see. Rather than select that season and press delete, you'd rather do a completely different way which I've already explained isn't nearly as effective. Yes, you are getting kinda annoying.
Posting a screen shot of an exception notification doesn't tell us anything. If you're concerned about it, use the "send bug report" button.
deazo:
One small detail Happy2k, kind off stupid but you might have not noticed it:
I have recently used these scripts (Imdb and TVDB) to update series, and I too had the problem of the episode title being displayed as #1.1, #2.2 and so on.
However I had noticed that the episode title was properly displayed in the information card (the list on the left however would still show #1.1, #2.2 etc.)
Restarting pvd made them all appear poperly.
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