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Hi im running Transparency on a PC and its great. Im getting my Son a small PC for his room which will use his TV as the screen and he want to use it for streaming movies.
However at 11 years old he isnt ready for everything i have on there so is there an plugin that can look at the age rating from imdb ect and hide all movies say above a 15/18?
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blittan
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no, simplest way is to create a seperate share with the movies you want him to be able to see, then lock his profile so he can't add sources etc..
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What I've done more or less is what has already been mentioned.
I have this structure on my system.
Tv Shows
- Adult Like
- Kiddy
Movies
- Adult Like
- Kiddy
Names are different but you get the idea. In the living room I have my PC setup to add/scan all files in the Tv Shows Folder and the Movies folder.
In the guest room where my kid sometimes watches I have it set up to scan only the Tv shows/Kiddy folder and the Movies/Kiddy folder.
I have the sources added, but set to not scan so if I'm watching a Show/Movie with him in the guest room I can more or less view via file view mode and I can filter out what he can/can not watch with me. He is only 4years old, but I'm sure an 11year old would figure out the file view stuff so it might be something you might have to avoid.
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I know that the library mode is a lot of work, but maybe a suggestion which would possibly eliminate much of the other complaining (about how it doesn't work for those who like file mode) would be this: Have multiple library "sections". Assign sources to a particular section. Be able to do a parental lock on a section, just like you can on a source. So on the Video home screen, where you've got "Movies", the user could customize it to Kids Movies and Parent's Movies. Allow different sources to be assigned to each, and a lock could go on the Parent's Movies section. I'm sure that's a ton of code work, just an idea. Thanks.
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gritnix thats a good idea. And is probably a lot of work.
If you can't fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem.
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2010-04-22, 16:58
(This post was last modified: 2010-04-23, 12:51 by FutreSailor.)
This may seem like a extremely stupid Q... (And it was)
But I cant seem to find any option to add another profile?
Dont have access to a settings component can only see system within XBMC home page.
Currently running 9.11 on win 7 x64.
Although I was trying out a few different nightly versions and wondering if I screwed the pooch somewhere along the line.
Anyway I'm possibly doing sommin stupid but this feature will be ideal for stopping my inquisitive young kids.
My bad I had never seen the sub menu available from system....
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spiff
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password protecting certain folders was EXACTLY what i pointed the other guy to in my next post.
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spiff
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very likely it won't stop the auto update. but the movies on a locked source will be hidden in your library until you either unlock it or enter master mode.
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Yes, I desperately need a parental lock from specific sources, ratings, and exiting the software.
Still, Awesome program
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When will there be parental locks for sources, ratings, and not allowing an unauthorized user from exiting the software
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spiff
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there are locks for sources. there will never be locks per rating. if you want to censor your media, at least have the will to do it yourself, instead of trusting the mafiaa or the likes. there's no poweroff lock currently, it's your task to secure the system. if you don't want peeps fecking around on your box, simply make it auto-logout.