2012-09-26, 17:56
ive been reading the forums for the last week trying to get this working but still cant quite figure it out. i have a lot of tv shows backed up in iso format from dvd and bluray. i prefer to keep them as iso instead of folder but if needed for what i'm doing i might change. i figured out how to add them to the library and that worked great. for example on dexter season 2 disc 1 i just renamed the bluray iso as Dexter_S02E01E02E03E04.iso and it added each episode to the library. it even has the proper thumbnail picture. the problem is no matter which episode i play, it just plays the entire playlist of all 4 episodes starting from the beginning. on the iso itself, each episode is its own file. based on the fact that they each have their own appropriate thumbnail, it seems xbmc can indeed tell which file is which episode but seems to play the entire playlist instead. i did see that i can add an episode bookmark manually but this can get tedious as well as the fact that it simply skips to that point in the playlist meaning it doesnt just play only that episode but will also play everything after it. additionally the progress bar will always list the video playing as whatever the title of the first episode is. is there a way to get it to play just the episode selection and not the entire disc playlist, even if i have to do it manually for each disc.
another semi-related, less important question: when dealing with these discs and having to name them as such (ex Dexter_S02E01E02E03E04.iso) i first must know what episodes are on the disc. this is usually pretty easy by just counting the number of really large files but it is also inaccurate. especially on the last disc when there are special features or such it can be unclear how many episodes there are so i have to load it up in a real player and check the menu to see how many episodes are there. is there a better way to do this? i was looking to see if there is a database somewhere to that will tell what episodes are on what discs but am unable to find anything.
another semi-related, less important question: when dealing with these discs and having to name them as such (ex Dexter_S02E01E02E03E04.iso) i first must know what episodes are on the disc. this is usually pretty easy by just counting the number of really large files but it is also inaccurate. especially on the last disc when there are special features or such it can be unclear how many episodes there are so i have to load it up in a real player and check the menu to see how many episodes are there. is there a better way to do this? i was looking to see if there is a database somewhere to that will tell what episodes are on what discs but am unable to find anything.