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Hello Rob_webset, I tried the patch and it works! I just found I have to restart XBMC every time to update the Extras flags in case of any change (extras added to or deleted from a movie), which differs from the on-the-fly detection that VideoExtras does at the information screen.
I know this is the first approach to the flagging for VideoExtras, but I already have suggestions, if you don't mind:
1) I am not sure if the flags with the word "Extras" and the plus sign hovering on poster are the most appropriate for Confluence, if they are not, perhaps a flag showing a symbol like a clippers would do for both cases? After all these are clips and most people would visually recognize that symbol as a movie clip I guess.
2) The plus sign could be a bit greyer and with a slight shadow (like the watched tick is), so it can show when the posters are very white or bright.
3) All the flags in Confluence have a linear gradient from bottom to top (grey to lighter grey). They aren't completely white. So perhaps the Extras flag could follow same criteria for consistency?
Thank you!
4) An option under View Options -> Misc options -> Hide Extras would be great, just like there is one for "Hide watched"
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(2014-06-17, 19:43)Tangata Manu Wrote: Hello Rob_webset, I tried the patch and it works! I just found I have to restart XBMC every time to update the Extras flags in case of any change (extras added to or deleted from a movie), which differs from the on-the-fly detection that VideoExtras does at the information screen.
Thanks for the feedback - always welcome - I didn't want to keep a "Live Polling Check" running in the background - I thought this would be overkill for things like the rasberry pi - and Extras are not added that often - so I think a restart should be OK in this case. (As you say - they will still show if you navigate directly to them)
(2014-06-17, 19:43)Tangata Manu Wrote: I know this is the first approach to the flagging for VideoExtras, but I already have suggestions, if you don't mind:
That's fine - always welcome good ideas.
(2014-06-17, 19:43)Tangata Manu Wrote: 1) I am not sure if the flags with the word "Extras" and the plus sign hovering on poster are the most appropriate for Confluence, if they are not, perhaps a flag showing a symbol like a clippers would do for both cases? After all these are clips and most people would visually recognize that symbol as a movie clip I guess.
2) The plus sign could be a bit greyer and with a slight shadow (like the watched tick is), so it can show when the posters are very white or bright.
3) All the flags in Confluence have a linear gradient from bottom to top (grey to lighter grey). They aren't completely white. So perhaps the Extras flag could follow same criteria for consistency?
I'm rubbish at doing graphics etc - if someone has a better set of graphics - then I'd be happy to think about replacing the existing ones.
(2014-06-17, 19:43)Tangata Manu Wrote: 4) An option under View Options -> Misc options -> Hide Extras would be great, just like there is one for "Hide watched"
I don't think I can really get to that menu location - but I may be able to add something to the VideoExtras menu to do something - but again - it will only refresh on startup.
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2014-06-20, 19:35
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-20, 19:50 by omerta.)
Hello to everyone. Today i decided to organize my movie database and i wanted to do something about the extras videos that started to become annoying.
I searched and i came up to this addon. But unfortunately i did not make it work. I think the best choice for me is the first option (movie folder(ex.300)/Extras/and-every-video-of-extras-ihave) but with default settings i couldn't get it to work.
Do i have to do anything else,change settings? The player is raspberry pi with openelec 4.05-gotham 13.1 with Confluence skin if that matters. Thanks in advance
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Hi rob_webset,
Thanks for making this plugin. I just finished installing and it works great!
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(2014-06-22, 19:32)SpecialSauce Wrote: Hi rob_webset,
Thanks for making this plugin. I just finished installing and it works great!
Thanks SpecialSauce, always nice to get a "thankyou" - and some-one that manges to install it without any isues
So .... what's the special ingredient in the "Special Sauce"!
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As capfuturo highlighted, the error is because you have an NFO file that is invalid - it needs to be as detailed in:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...#NFO_Files
i.e.:
Code:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<movie>
<title>Who knows</title>
<sorttitle>Who knows 1</sorttitle>
<plot>Something happens</plot>
<thumb>thumbnail.jpg</thumb>
<fanart>background.jpg</fanart>
</movie>
If you don't want VideoExtras to process it - then I would suggest not putting the file in the extras directory.
Why do you want this file in there - I don't think anything in XBMC can read this can it?
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@thezoggy:
I googled this show - it looks like the file you put in the extras directory is actually the TV show - not the extra - why not just get it scrapped like normal and not incorrectly label it as an extra?
http://www.tvrage.com/Archer_2009/episode_list/3
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2014-06-23, 23:16
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-23, 23:21 by thezoggy.)
videoextras works fine, i have thousands of extras setup in a similar way without issues. just this one it throws the traceback on it which i figured was odd.. since usually tracebacks are to be avoided..
yes this is a tv show, not a movie. why is it in extras? because the actual ep is in 'season 3', this was the bdrip that came out after the fact.. i wanted to review it before just blindly replacing the existing episodes.. so i tossed it in Extras (which is what we use in sickbeard to exclude from scans, so usually things in the folder dont have s#e# or may be a version of the s#e# that is different that i dont want to replace my actual file.. aka maybe its a commentary/dvdextras/etc.. ) I'm well aware of the nfo format xbmc wants, as this nfo is from the rip and not a generated one that will make xbmc happy.. as i have xbmc excluding this folder.. im not worried about it. anyways thats fine if you cant use the nfo.. not asking you to.. just there shouldnt be a traceback for it?
anyways, the videoextras.nfo logging is just noise to me as videoextras works.. so ill just turn off its debugging as suggested.