Option to add additional custom genres to the databases, scrapers, & library filters?

luckyaua · 2011-01-18 12:18

Is possible to add my own music category in Music section...
like Lossless, Mp3 etc...?

Thanks.

**jmarshall** · 2011-01-19 00:45

Probably not, assuming you're suggesting adding a "Node" to the music library listing.

You can, however, use a smartplaylist to generate a listing of all mp3's or whatever - not sure if they'll group into albums or not.

ZERO <ibis> · 2011-04-03 08:22

Actually I think a possible easy way to do this that many people may like is a way to simply have additional data base sections for example lets say right now we have:
Movies
TV Shows
Music

However lets say that you want to have 2 sections of tv shows so that your system looks like this:
Movies
TV Shows
Anime (This is actually just another TV Shows database that is separate from the first one)
Music

The Anime section would just be another TV Shows database that is kept independent from the normal tv shows one. It is able to use the same scrappers and other system as if it was the TV Shows section. The only difference is that the user is forcing isolation of the data between these databases.

The advantages are that you could have multiple databases with content that is independent. So when I search action in my TV Shows section I do not also get Action Anime too and when I search Action in my Anime section I do not also get Action TV shows.

This should be VERY EASY to implement as all it would take is allowing the current database structure to be copied multiple times to allow for separate categorization.

Marcos · 2011-04-03 15:34

ZERO <ibis> Wrote:Actually I think a possible easy way to do this that many people may like is a way to simply have additional data base sections for example lets say right now we have:
Movies
TV Shows
Music

However lets say that you want to have 2 sections of tv shows so that your system looks like this:
Movies
TV Shows
Anime (This is actually just another TV Shows database that is separate from the first one)
Music

The Anime section would just be another TV Shows database that is kept independent from the normal tv shows one. It is able to use the same scrappers and other system as if it was the TV Shows section. The only difference is that the user is forcing isolation of the data between these databases.

The advantages are that you could have multiple databases with content that is independent. So when I search action in my TV Shows section I do not also get Action Anime too and when I search Action in my Anime section I do not also get Action TV shows.

This should be VERY EASY to implement as all it would take is allowing the current database structure to be copied multiple times to allow for separate categorization.

That does sound useful, so the user can separate anything Animated to regular TV Shows, and have a separate Documentaries database too

ZERO <ibis> · 2011-04-03 18:33

Marcos Wrote:That does sound useful, so the user can separate anything Animated to regular TV Shows, and have a separate Documentaries database too

Most importantly it is very easy to program! Or at least appears to be, I am a programer but I am not familiar with the languages that xbmc works with.

killerpoptart · 2011-04-03 20:22

This is just a general question but I wasn't sure where exactly to post it. I have an anime collection that i originally scraped with the animedb plugin. However i recently realized that most of those animes are on thetvdb.com. How can i rescrape using that database instead? It looks like more of the info is filled in there. Thanks!

ZERO <ibis> · 2011-04-03 22:15

killerpoptart Wrote:This is just a general question but I wasn't sure where exactly to post it. I have an anime collection that i originally scraped with the animedb plugin. However i recently realized that most of those animes are on thetvdb.com. How can i rescrape using that database instead? It looks like more of the info is filled in there. Thanks!

It may have been best to post it in the thread for that scrapper. However let me also answer it.

First this is a very BAD idea. The way that the tvdb categorizes anime is not correct which causes a lot of problems for databasing. In addition the ani db scrapper also forces use of proper series names while thetvdb.org does not always use the correct title. I have over 350+ anime series on my database that were all scrapped by the anidb scrapper. It already pulls data from thetvdb.org when it can find it to fill in episode data and fan art. Lastly the dates in thetvdb.org can not be trusted as you do not know if your getting the US r original release date where as when using the anidb scrapper you will get the correct data.

killerpoptart · 2011-04-04 03:04

ZERO <ibis> Wrote:It may have been best to post it in the thread for that scrapper. However let me also answer it.

First this is a very BAD idea. The way that the tvdb categorizes anime is not correct which causes a lot of problems for databasing. In addition the ani db scrapper also forces use of proper series names while thetvdb.org does not always use the correct title. I have over 350+ anime series on my database that were all scrapped by the anidb scrapper. It already pulls data from thetvdb.org when it can find it to fill in episode data and fan art. Lastly the dates in thetvdb.org can not be trusted as you do not know if your getting the US r original release date where as when using the anidb scrapper you will get the correct data.

Duly noted. Do you have your anime all thrown together with your regular tv shows? I was trying to separate them into another home menu selection through smart playlists.

ZERO <ibis> · 2011-04-04 03:36

No I just do not database ANY of my regular tv shows. There is maybe a hand full of regular tv shows that I do watch. I am not going to toss that into the sea of anime, there is just no point. This is also why I really hope this is implemented in the next release, it will make things a million times easier.

killerpoptart · 2011-04-04 03:41

ZERO <ibis> Wrote:No I just do not database ANY of my regular tv shows. There is maybe a hand full of regular tv shows that I do watch. I am not going to toss that into the sea of anime, there is just no point. This is also why I really hope this is implemented in the next release, it will make things a million times easier.

Oh ok I see. My collection is sort of the opposite. I have tons of TV shows but only about 6 or 7 anime series. Still, it's basically the same problem.

luckyaua Junior Member Posts: 33 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-01-18 12:18 Post: #91 Is possible to add my own music category in Music section... like Lossless, Mp3 etc...? Thanks.
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ZERO <ibis> Senior Member Posts: 246 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 1	2011-04-03 18:33 Post: #95 Marcos Wrote:That does sound useful, so the user can separate anything Animated to regular TV Shows, and have a separate Documentaries database too Most importantly it is very easy to program! Or at least appears to be, I am a programer but I am not familiar with the languages that xbmc works with.
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killerpoptart Junior Member Posts: 31 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-03 20:22 Post: #96 This is just a general question but I wasn't sure where exactly to post it. I have an anime collection that i originally scraped with the animedb plugin. However i recently realized that most of those animes are on thetvdb.com. How can i rescrape using that database instead? It looks like more of the info is filled in there. Thanks!
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ZERO <ibis> Senior Member Posts: 246 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 1	2011-04-04 03:36 Post: #99 No I just do not database ANY of my regular tv shows. There is maybe a hand full of regular tv shows that I do watch. I am not going to toss that into the sea of anime, there is just no point. This is also why I really hope this is implemented in the next release, it will make things a million times easier.
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