XBMC Eden - Windows 7 x64 - Does not seem to pull IMDB ID from NFO

I'm a long-time user of My Movies and have recently started using XBMC more heavily as well. I had My Movies set up to export NFO files and almost every movie in my database has an IMDB ID associated with it (that also appears in the NFO file in the ID tag). Maybe I don't understand the expected behavior, but it seems in most instances that XBMC does not pull in the IMDB ID and the only thing I end up with in the XBMC database is the info in the NFO file and artwork / trailers stored locally. Unless I refresh a title in XBMC it won't pull in artwork, fanart, trailers, etc., that are associated with the IMDB ID of the movie. When I joined Sharethe.tv it also seemed to incorrectly identify many titles where an IMDB ID was present in my NFO files, as if XBMC hadn't stored this information. Am I doing something wrong, or does XBMC not do anything with the IMDB ID if there's information stored in the NFO?

The debug log will tell you what is going on. Post an example .nfo file and the debug log (settings->system->debugging) while it's scanning that movie.

Sample Debug (relevant section, excluding actor imports to save space):

23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: VideoInfoScanner: Found matching Full NFO file: smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/Lola Montes.nfo
23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into path (idPath, strPath, strContent, strScraper) values (NULL,'smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/','','')
23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: VideoInfoScanner: Adding new item to movies:smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/Lola Montes.mkv
23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql Start transaction
23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into files (idFile,idPath,strFileName) values(NULL, 6489, 'Lola Montes.mkv')
23:35:37 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into movie (idMovie, idFile) values (NULL, 6635)
23:35:38 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into genre (idGenre, strGenre) values( NULL, 'Biography')
23:35:38 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into studio (idStudio, strStudio) values( NULL, 'Gamma Film')
23:35:38 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into genrelinkmovie (idGenre,idMovie) values(29,6410)
23:35:38 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into genrelinkmovie (idGenre,idMovie) values(5,6410)
23:35:39 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into genrelinkmovie (idGenre,idMovie) values(17,6410)
23:35:39 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into directorlinkmovie (idDirector,idMovie) values(23134,6410)
23:35:39 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into studiolinkmovie (idStudio,idMovie) values(28,6410)
23:35:40 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actors (idActor, strActor, strThumb) values( NULL, 'Cécil Saint-Laurent','')
23:35:40 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into writerlinkmovie (idWriter,idMovie) values(90874,6410)
23:35:40 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actors (idActor, strActor, strThumb) values( NULL, 'Annette Wademant','')
23:35:40 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into writerlinkmovie (idWriter,idMovie) values(90875,6410)
23:36:00 T:7160 DEBUG: SECTION:UnloadDelayed(DLL: special://xbmcbin/system/ImageLib.dll)
23:36:00 T:7160 INFO: XCURL::DllLibCurlGlobal::CheckIdle - Closing session to http://ia.media-imdb.com (easy=0055CE60, multi=003883F0)
23:36:00 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actorlinkmovie (idActor, idMovie, strRole, iOrder) values(29504,6410,'Maid (uncredited)',51)
23:36:01 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actorlinkmovie (idActor, idMovie, strRole, iOrder) values(5512,6410,'Man in the box (uncredited)',52)
23:36:01 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actorlinkmovie (idActor, idMovie, strRole, iOrder) values(29505,6410,'Lola\'s footman (uncredited)',53)
23:36:01 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actorlinkmovie (idActor, idMovie, strRole, iOrder) values(29506,6410,'Queen (uncredited)',54)
23:36:01 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into actorlinkmovie (idActor, idMovie, strRole, iOrder) values(29507,6410,'Trainer Jeppner (uncredited)',55)
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into countrylinkmovie (idCountry,idMovie) values(5,6410)
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into countrylinkmovie (idCountry,idMovie) values(6,6410)
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into country (idCountry, strCountry) values( NULL, 'Luxembourg')
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: insert into countrylinkmovie (idCountry,idMovie) values(8,6410)
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql Start transaction
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: DELETE FROM streamdetails WHERE idFile = 6635
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: INSERT INTO streamdetails (idFile, iStreamType, strVideoCodec, fVideoAspect, iVideoWidth, iVideoHeight, iVideoDuration) VALUES (6635,0,'dx50',2.235000,608,272,6617)
23:36:02 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: INSERT INTO streamdetails (idFile, iStreamType, strAudioCodec, iAudioChannels, strAudioLanguage) VALUES (6635,1,'mp3',2,'')
23:36:03 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql commit transaction
23:36:03 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: update movie set c00='Lola Montès',c01='The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various important European men.',c02='The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of...',c03='',c04='1,999',c05='7.300000',c06='Cécil Saint-Laurent / Annette Wademant',c07='1955',c08='<thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w92/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb><thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w154/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb><thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w185/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb><thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w342/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb><thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w500/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb><thumb>http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/yGI3a3ogHKRRCjRYb2HEY2EIABy.jpg</thumb>',c09='tt0048308',c10='',c11='116 min',c12='',c13='0',c14='Biography / Drama / Romance',c15='Max Ophüls',c16='Lola Montès',c17='',c18='Gamma Film',c19='',c20='<fanart url=\"http://images.themoviedb.org\"><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/zfBpMnJSqHfEzBsu8PixYLSKzIJ.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/r4tPQyDP4YUjuEEFFxgvadd7iF8.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w300/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w780/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/w1280/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16.jpg</thumb><thumb preview=\"http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16_thumb.jpg\">http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/smioxRdzRDeupasdmxdNipk0l16.jpg</thumb></fanart>',c21='France / West Germany / Luxembourg',c22='smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/Lola Montes.mkv',c23='6489' where idMovie=6410
23:36:03 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql commit transaction
23:36:03 T:4524 INFO: Caching image from: smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/Lola Montes-fanart.jpg to special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Video/Fanart/71e2a125.tbn
23:36:03 T:4524 INFO: Caching image from: smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/Lola Montes.tbn to special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Video/7/71e2a125.tbn with width 512 and height 512
23:36:03 T:4524 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/ImageLib.dll)
23:36:03 T:4524 INFO: Caching image from: http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMT...SX400_.jpg to special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Video/3/378a2842.tbn with width 512 and height 512
23:36:03 T:4524 DEBUG: FileCurl::Open(0D9AE744) http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMT...SX400_.jpg
23:36:03 T:4524 INFO: XCURL::DllLibCurlGlobal::easy_aquire - Created session to http://ia.media-imdb.com
23:36:04 T:4524 INFO: Caching image from: http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMj...SX400_.jpg to special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Video/3/3f7396ff.tbn with width 512 and height 512
23:36:04 T:4524 DEBUG: FileCurl::Open(0D9AE744) http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMj...SX400_.jpg
23:36:07 T:4524 DEBUG: CAnnouncementManager - Announcement: OnUpdate from xbmc
23:36:07 T:4524 DEBUG: GOT ANNOUNCEMENT, type: 8, from xbmc, message OnUpdate
23:36:07 T:4524 DEBUG: Mysql execute: update path set strHash='fast1330666058' where idPath=6489
23:36:07 T:4524 DEBUG: VideoInfoScanner: Finished adding information from dir smb://MEDIA/Q/Movies/Lola Montes/

NFO (excluding actors):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<movie xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<id>tt0048308</id>
<title>Lola Montès</title>
<originaltitle>Lola Montès</originaltitle>
<year>1955</year>
<releasedate>1/12/1956</releasedate>
<country>France / West Germany / Luxembourg</country>
<rating>7.3</rating>
<votes>1,999</votes>
<certification>West Germany:12 / UKG / Sweden:15 / SingaporeG / Germany:12 / Finland / AustraliaG</certification>
<genre>Biography / Drama / Romance</genre>
<studio>Gamma Film</studio>
<director>Max Ophüls</director>
<credits>Cécil Saint-Laurent / Annette Wademant</credits>
<outline>The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of...</outline>
<plot>The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various important European men.</plot>
<runtime>116 min</runtime>
<watched>false</watched>

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</fanart>
<fileinfo>
<streamdetails>
<audio>
<channels>2</channels>
<codec>mp3</codec>
</audio>
<video>
<aspect>2.235</aspect>
<codec>dx50</codec>
<durationinseconds>6617</durationinseconds>
<height>272</height>
<scantype>Progressive</scantype>
<width>608</width>
</video>
</streamdetails>
</fileinfo>
</movie>

I believe this NFO was generated by Ember - I did a scan of all of my NFO files with Ember but still the trailers seem to be missing for almost all of them where a local trailer does not exist.

Right, that's a full NFO, so will be used without any additional lookup being done.

If you want a lookup as well (for whatever reason) you need to put the imdb link outside the XML in the NFO file (eg underneath it) - see the wiki for mixed nfo files.

Thanks - it still doesn't quite behave as I expected. I updated all my NFO files to add the URL at the end and now XBMC basically ignores the info in the tags in the NFO and instead scrapes from IMDB. This is especially irritating with foreign language films - the scraper is ignoring my setting to import the USA/International title and is instead using the original language title. Is there any way to get XBMC to use the info from the NFO and pull in any missing fields (e.g., trailer URLs) associated with the IMDB ID?