[Declan799]

Hi, im very new to XBMC and media centers as a whole, but i have some sparetime so im just playing around and learning how to use it, ive setup directories from 'pictures' and 'music' which both worked fine...

but when i got to 'videos' there is no option to add a directory for my movies? could someone please explain to me how i add a directory for them? Cause i cant see any 'add' feature which pics/music had! , pre-thank you for the help!

Added a screenshot so you can see what im viewing:

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[Declan799]

i dont understand.. ive read this guide:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-
TO_add_and_scan_media_files_into_Video_Library_for_the_first_time

like 35 times...

it keeps telling me to open the 'context' menu but there is no god dam option to open it... ive search through everything in xbmc there is no way to open this dam menu..

[sho]

Maybe you should start here instead.
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...tart_Guide

What skin is this?

[steelman1991]

Hi, im very new to XBMC and media centers as a whole, but i have some sparetime so im just playing around and learning how to use it, ive setup directories from 'pictures' and 'music' which both worked fine...

but when i got to 'videos' there is no option to add a directory for my movies? could someone please explain to me how i add a directory for them? Cause i cant see any 'add' feature which pics/music had! , pre-thank you for the help!

Added a screenshot so you can see what im viewing:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8175/...hot000.png

Firstly you need to 'set content' on the directory(ies) holding the movies - see here for information and a 'how to' http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=38964

EDIT - Damn Sho we must have been typing at the same time lol. Think the skin may be MediaStream or derivative.

[Declan799]

thanks for the respon's

sorry forgot to add

skin in use:
mediastream

The issue im having:
Finnaly got to add a directory for my movies, but the problem im having now is finding how to 'scan' them in ??, from the guides ive read to get information on the movies and what not. they need to be 'scanned in' but i cant quite find out how im ment to do that

[prae5]

Make things easy for yourself. Use the default skin, confluence, whilst you set things up and become familiar with things.

Once you have sorted that, then try other things. No point in trying to run if you cant walk....

[steelman1991]

thanks for the respon's

sorry forgot to add

skin in use:
mediastream

The issue im having:
Finnaly got to add a directory for my movies, but the problem im having now is finding how to 'scan' them in ??, from the guides ive read to get information on the movies and what not. they need to be 'scanned in' but i cant quite find out how im ment to do that

When you 'set the content' you should have opted to 'run automated scan' at the same time, then when you were done setting the content on your drives the system would have emmmm - run an automtatic scan.

Go to one of your movies in videos and highlight, either right click with the mouse, or use your preferred method of getting to the context menu - then select 'scan for new content' if that still doesn't work you will have to supply a debug log - see here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=42708

[Sarahk]

If you're using PC/Mac/Linux instead of an xbox, select the video you want while in file view, and hit 'c'. This brings up the context menu. Then the way I added videos (I didn't want automated) was to first select 'set content'. This pretty much tells the computer what kind of content it is (TV/Movie/Music Video) and therefore what scraper to use. Hit done. Then go back into the context menu and select 'Movie Information' or 'TV show information' depending on what kind of content you set it as. That will cause it to scan using the scraper you chose in the previous setting to find that movie and it's information.

A box will pop up with the selected title of your movie, as well as the year it was released. Some titles like 'Twilight' will have several different titles pop up due to the popularity of the name. Choose the movie that is correct for your video, and then the scraper will grab all it's relevant information. Once it is done all the info the scraper gathered will pop up and you can change thumbnails and fanart. The video has now been added to your library.

I'm new at this too, but I hope this helps.