Media Companion - Manage Icons, Posters, FanArt, .NFO's & more for Movies & TV Shows

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Post: #1581
How do you get MC to add all it's information into xbmc? I've read that you just remove the source in xbmc and add it again after you've run MC. But when you add the source again which scraper option do you choose? Do you leave it as none in xbmc and then MC will automatically add the thumbs fan art and info from the NFO files?
Still trying to work all this out.
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Post: #1582
Troyp42 Wrote:How do you get MC to add all it's information into xbmc? I've read that you just remove the source in xbmc and add it again after you've run MC. But when you add the source again which scraper option do you choose? Do you leave it as none in xbmc and then MC will automatically add the thumbs fan art and info from the NFO files?
Still trying to work all this out.

Just choose IMDB as the scraper in XBMC when you set content.

XBMC will look for local nfo files first before scraping IMDB.
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Post: #1583
Ok great, thanks for that.
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dtviewer Wrote:Just choose IMDB as the scraper in XBMC when you set content.

XBMC will look for local nfo files first before scraping IMDB.

So do I need to set "run automated scan"?

When I set IMDB as the scraper and click ok it says scanning for new media content and then downloading media information. Is it downloading this info from IMDB or from my movie folder? I have NFO files setup in all my media folders?
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Troyp42 Wrote:So do I need to set "run automated scan"?

When I set IMDB as the scraper and click ok it says scanning for new media content and then downloading media information. Is it downloading this info from IMDB or from my movie folder? I have NFO files setup in all my media folders?

It is using the nfo files you have in your local folders.
If it doesnt see an nfo file locally then it will go online and scrape it.

Sounds like you are good to go.
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Post: #1586
Thanks for that. Cheers.
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Post: #1587
I find it annoying that it finds dosens of folders which are not movies
How about making some ignores? Test for name Sample, Poof, CD1, CD2, Subs, Cover, Covers, Extras etc?

Here's an old script I had laying around. Maybe you can use that for inspiration?

Set regEx = New RegExp
regEx.Pattern = "^Sample$|^Proof$|^DVD[1-9]$|^CD[1-9]$|^DISC[\.\_-][1-9]$|^Subs$|^Cover$|^Covers$|^Extra$|^Extras$|"
regEx.IgnoreCase = True
regEx.Global = True

I run two XBMC HTPCs (WinVistax86+Win7x86 ) with Logitech Harmony and MCE remotes in my living rooms
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