I ordered a Z9X which should be here in a day or two. I have a few hundred videos that won't be found in a scan of TMDB. They are home videos (vacations, family events), YouTube downloads, and other miscellaneous videos. The file names are descriptive of the content, such as Christmas 2021.mkv or Mike's Fourth Grade Musical.mp4. It will be very time consuming to set up these videos for the movie wall; adding descriptions, assigning a genre, etc. Does anyone have a recommended procedure, or set of steps, to handle these types of files in a time-efficient manner? I am guessing the Zidoo will automatically scan for them and they will end up either in the Unmatched group, or if the scan thought it found a match to a similarly-named movie, it will show on the movie wall, but will need to be corrected. Any ideas to save time setting up these videos would be appreciated. Thanks.
Create nfo file for each of the video. Create poster and backdrop too if you wish. Example of a Zidoo NFO export below. Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><movie> <title>8 Mile</title> <originaltitle>8 Mile</originaltitle> <ratings> <rating name="tmdb" max="10" default="true"> <value>7.1</value> <votes>5492</votes> </rating> </ratings> <plot>The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.</plot> <tagline>Every Moment Is Another Chance</tagline> <runtime>110</runtime> <thumb aspect="poster" preview="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/7BmQj8qE1FLuLTf7Xjf9sdIHzoa.jpg">http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7BmQj8qE1FLuLTf7Xjf9sdIHzoa.jpg</thumb> <fanart> <thumb preview="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/bfccQmQWNFQYRv4PHgCnjDu7PXn.jpg">http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/bfccQmQWNFQYRv4PHgCnjDu7PXn.jpg</thumb> </fanart> <mpaa>R</mpaa> <playcount>0</playcount> <lastplayed>1969-12-31</lastplayed> <path>/data/system/smb/192.168.1.74#Entertainment02/Movies/HD/8 Mile (2002)/8 Mile (2002)_t00.mkv</path> <filenameandpath>/data/system/smb/192.168.1.74#Entertainment02/Movies/HD/8 Mile (2002)/8 Mile (2002)_t00.nfo</filenameandpath> <basepath>/data/system/smb/192.168.1.74#Entertainment02/Movies/HD/8 Mile (2002)/8 Mile (2002)_t00.mkv</basepath> <id>tt0298203</id> <uniqueid type="tmdb" default="true">65</uniqueid> <uniqueid type="imdb" default="false">tt0298203</uniqueid> <genre>Music</genre> <genre>Drama</genre> <country>United States</country> <premiered>2002-11-08</premiered> <year>2002</year> <studio>Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG</studio> <studio>Imagine Entertainment</studio> <resume> <position>0</position> <total>0</total> </resume> <art> <poster>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7BmQj8qE1FLuLTf7Xjf9sdIHzoa.jpg</poster> <fanart>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/bfccQmQWNFQYRv4PHgCnjDu7PXn.jpg</fanart> </art> </movie>
What I've done for them and my demo clips folder is not add them to Poster Wall. I kept it for only movies that can be matched. For home movies, demos, etc. I'm using the Media Player app since it'll let me browse my NFS share for when I want to play one. I made a favorite in it for each of the base folders to make nav easier. It's been working great for me. It's about as easy as using PW but without polluting it with all of the short clips.
