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<div>{{mininav|[[Settings]] {{l2| [[Video library]] }} }}<br />
<section begin="intro" />Settings for the video features are found here. Manage your video library, set video playback options, change video listing options, set subtitle fonts, etc.<section end="intro" /><br />
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== Library ==<br />
[[File:SettingsVideosLibrary-Kodi17.png|center|800px]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Show plot for unwatched items<br />
| Shows plot information for media in the [[Video Library]] that is not marked as watched.<br />
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|-<br />
| Download actor thumbnails when adding to library<br />
| Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.<br />
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|-<br />
| Flatten library hierarchy<br />
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|-<br />
| Flatten TV show seasons<br />
| Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".<br />
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|-<br />
| Select first unwatched TV show season / episode<br />
| When entering TV show season or episode views, automatically selects the first unwatched item.<br />
* If viewing seasons, selects the first season with unwatched episodes.<br />
* If viewing episodes, selects the first unwatched episode. '''Only applies if sort method is set to Episode'''<br />
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|-<br />
| Group movies in sets<br />
| {{main|Movie sets}}<br />
Enables [[movie sets]]<br />
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|-<br />
| Update library on startup<br />
| Checks for new media files on {{kodi}} startup.<br />
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|-<br />
| Hide progress of library updates<br />
| Hides the library scanning progress bar during scans.<br />
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|-<br />
| Clean library...<br />
| {{string|36148}}<br />
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|-<br />
| Export video library<br />
| {{see also|Import-export library|HOW-TO:Backup the library|NFO files}}<br />
Exports the Video Library database to XML files.<br />
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|-<br />
| Import video library<br />
| {{see also|Import-export library|HOW-TO:Backup the library|NFO files}}<br />
Imports a XML file into the Video Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.<br />
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If it exists:<br />
# It removes all current info for that entry from the database.<br />
# Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.<br />
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|}<br />
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== Playback ==<br />
{{See also|Video playback}}<br />
[[File:Settings.videos.player.png|center|800px]]<br />
[[File:Settings.videos.player 2.png|center|450px|thumb|additional settings shown when scrolling down]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Preferred Audio Language<br />
| Sets the default audio track when different language tracks are available.<br />
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|-<br />
| Play next video automatically<br />
| When selected this enables automatic playback of the next file in the list<br />
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|-<br />
| Adjust display refresh rate to match video<br />
| Defines when the refresh rate adjustments should take place.<br />
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Activate to automatically set the refresh rate which is best matched with the video that is playing (default off). This potentially allows for perfectly smooth video reproduction, as video material can be recorded in a variety of frame rates (23.976fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30 fps, etc.) which need to be properly matched by the refresh rate of the display, in order to be displayed smoothly.<br />
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|-<br />
| Pause during refresh rate change<br />
| Inserts a pause for the computer to adjust refresh rate. Sometimes needed to prevent things like slight stuttering when a video starts. Range 0.1 milliseconds to 20 seconds. (default off)<br />
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|-<br />
| Sync playback to display<br />
| This setting enables syncing the video to the refresh rate of the monitor. {{editor note|1= A good further explanation of what this does and how it relates to the above settings is given [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=219796&pid=1943753#pid1943753 here]. We should find a spot to include this directly on the wiki as well.}}<br />
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|-<br />
| A/V sync method <br />
| Options: Audio Clock, Video Clock(resample audio) or Video Clock(Drop/Dupe Audio)<br />
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Audio has to stay in sync, this can either be done by resampling, skipping/duplicating packets, or adjusting the clock if it gets out of sync too far. Resampling has the advantage that the speed of the video can be changed considerably, so 24 fps can be sped up to 25 fps to play at PAL speed. The disadvantage of resampling is that it doesn't work with passthrough, and there is a slight loss of audio quality. Skipping/duplicating audiopackets has no loss of audio quality, but the speed of the video can only be changed a little to avoid doing a skip/duplication too often, most of the time it's inaudible, but it can produce a very audible click. Adjusting the clock has the best audio quality, but some extra video jitter can occur, also the speed of the video can't change much, as the audio will sync the clock more often the more the speed of the video is changed.<br />
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|-<br />
| Allowed error in aspect ratio to minimize black bars<br />
| Allow video player to try to fit video to screen by ignoring aspect ratio by a certain amount.<br />
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|-<br />
| Display 4:3 videos as<br />
| Determines the zoom level that 4:3 videos are shown on widescreen displays.<br />
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|-<br />
| Activate Teletext<br />
| Enables [[w:Teletext|Teletext]] when watching a live TV stream.<br />
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|-<br />
| Scale Teletext to <nowiki>4:3</nowiki><br />
| When selected scales Teletext to 4:3 ratio.<br />
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|-<br />
| Playback mode of stereoscopic videos<br />
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|-<br />
| Disable stereoscopic mode when playback is stopped<br />
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Additional settings can be accessed while video is playing back: '''[[Video playback#OSD video settings]]'''.<br />
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== Acceleration ==<br />
[[File:Settings.videos.acceleration.png|center|800px]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Render Method<br />
| Controls the method used by the player to process and display the video, (which is called rendering).<br />
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|-<br />
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:-Enable HQ scalers for scaling above<br />
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|-<br />
| Decoding method<br />
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:-Allow multi thread software decoding<br />
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:-Allow hardware acceleration<br />
| Enables hardware decoding of video files e.g. VDPAU<br />
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== File lists ==<br />
[[File:Settings.videos.file lists.png|center|800px]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Default select action<br />
| Lets you toggle between Choose, Play, Resume and Show information. Choose, will select item, eg open a directory in files mode On resume Kodi will automatically resume videos from the last position that you were viewing them, even after restarting the system. Default is Play.<br />
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|-<br />
| Extract thumbnail and video information<br />
| When enabled, Kodi will extract thumbnails from videos that have no thumb in the library and information such as codecs and aspect ratio to display in Library Mode.<br />
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|-<br />
| Replace names with library titles<br />
| When a file is [[adding videos to the library|scanned into the library]] it will display the metadata title instead of the file name.<br />
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|-<br />
| Combine split video items<br />
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{{main|File stacking}}<br />
By using [[file stacking|certain naming extensions]] and enabling this setting, you can enable "file stacking" for split video files. File stacking allows multiple video files to appear and play as if it were one movie file. This also allows VIDEO_TS files from DVD rips to act as a single video when playing them in file view, as if it were an ISO.<br />
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== Subtitles ==<br />
{{main|Subtitles}}<br />
Lets you change how Kodi renders subtitles, not including DVD (bitmap) subtitles.<br />
<section begin="Subtitles" /><br />
[[File:Estuary-settings-player-subtitles-1.jpg|center|800px]]<br />
[[File:Estuary-settings-player-subtitles-2.jpg|center|800px|thumb|additional settings shown when scrolling down]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Languages to download subtitles for<br />
| <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Preferred Subtitle Language<br />
| Sets the default subtitles when different languages are available.<br />
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|-<br />
| Subtitle position on screen<br />
| Location of subtitles on the screen. This does not effect stylized subs such as SSA/ASS. Options are:<br />
* '''Fixed position (default) -''' Use the position defined in the [[Settings/System#Video calibration...|video calibration screen]]. By default this is near the bottom of the video.<br />
* '''Above video -''' Place subtitles in the black area above the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).<br />
* '''Below video -''' Place subtitles in the black area below the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).<br />
* '''Top of video -''' Show subtitles near the top of the video.<br />
* '''Bottom of video -''' Show subtitles near the bottom of the video.<br />
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|-<br />
| Subtitle stereoscopic depth<br />
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|-<br />
| Font<br />
| Font to use for plaintext subtitles.<br />
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|-<br />
|<br />
:-Size<br />
| Font size for plain text subtitles.<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
:-Style<br />
| ?<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
:-Colour<br />
| Color used for plain text subtitles.<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
:-Character set<br />
| ?<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Override ASS/SSA subtitle fonts<br />
| Force the options for plaintext subs on ASS/SSA stylized subtitles.<br />
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|-<br />
| Subtitle storage location<br />
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| <br />
|-<br />
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:-Custom subtitle folder<br />
| Set a custom directory for your subtitles. This can be an [[SMB]] share.<br />
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|-<br />
| Pause when searching for subtitles<br />
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|-<br />
| Default TV service<br />
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|-<br />
| Default Movie service<br />
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<section end="Subtitles" /><br />
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== DVDs ==<br />
[[File:Settings.videos.dvds.png|center|800px]]<br />
{| class="prettytable"<br />
! width="20%" | Setting<br />
! Description<br />
! Setting level<br />
|-<br />
| Play DVDs automatically<br />
| Autoruns DVD video when inserted in drive<br />
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|-<br />
| Forced DVD player region<br />
| Forces a region for DVD playback.<br />
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|-<br />
| Attempt to skip introduction before DVD menu<br />
| Attempts to skip 'unskippable' introductions before DVD menu<br />
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[[Category:Settings]]<br />
[[Category:Manual]]<br />
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<div>{{Video setup quick links}}<br />
{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video management|Management]]}}<br />
<section begin="intro" />When you "Set Content", you can set your video content as Music Videos, Movies, or TV Shows. Scroll through the options until you get to the correct one. If you did not "Set Content" when you added a source, you can do so later by selecting the source and bringing up the contextual menu ({{keypress|C}} on a keyboard by default or by long pressing the {{button|ENTER/OK}} button on a remote).<section end="intro" /><br />
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== Setting content for subfolders ==<br />
You can also "set content" for subfolders, even if the parent folder has content set that is using a different setting. For example, you can have a folder for your TV shows, and in that folder have a folder for "Star Trek" that contains the different Star Trek TV shows. If you do this normally then Kodi will think that "Star Trek" is one single show, but if you set content on that specific folder, then it will scan everything in correctly.<br />
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Avoid adding a subfolder as a separate source, as Kodi will might make duplicates if there are two sources that lead to the same files.<br />
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== Movie content options ==<br />
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px><br />
File:Set content.movies.png<br />
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;Movies are in separate folders that match the movie title<br />
:If you keep each of your movies in its own folder with the movie name in it<br />
:{{highlight|'''Example:''' /Movies/Big Buck Bunny/Big Buck Bunny.mkv}}<br />
:If you keep all your movies in one big folder then leave this option unchecked.<br />
;Scan recursively<br />
:Scans sub folders for movies as well as the main folder. Great for if your movies are categorized into sub folders (e.g. genres, a-z), etc.<br />
:{{highlight|'''Example:''' /Movies/Action/Big Buck Bunny.mkv}}<br />
;Selected folder contains a single movie<br />
:This option is intended for adding one movie at a time.<br />
;Exclude path from library updates<br />
:Excludes the selected path from scans and updates, even if it's a subfolder of a folder that has contents set.<br />
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=== Movie scraper settings ===<br />
{{see also|Add-on:The MovieDB}}<br />
{{#lst:Add-on:The MovieDB|Scraper settings}}<br />
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== TV show content options ==<br />
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px><br />
File:Set content.TV shows.png<br />
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;Folder contains a single TV Show<br />
:This option is intended for adding one TV show at a time.<br />
;Exclude path from library updates<br />
:Excludes the selected path from scans and updates, even if it's a subfolder of a folder that has contents set.<br />
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=== TV show scraper settings ===<br />
{{see also|Add-on:The TVDB#Scraper settings}}<br />
{{#lst:Add-on:The TVDB|Scraper settings}}<br />
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=== Season ordering ===<br />
{{see also|Add-on:The TVDB#Season ordering}}<br />
{{#lst:Add-on:The TVDB|Season ordering}}<br />
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== Music video content options ==<br />
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px><br />
File:Set content.music videos.png<br />
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;Run Automatic Scan<br />
:Scans the source's files into the library after selecting 'OK'<br />
;Scan recursively<br />
:If your music videos are categorized into sub folders (e.g. genres, a-z).<br />
;Exclude path from library updates<br />
:Excludes the selected path from scans and updates, even if it's a subfolder of a folder that has contents set.<br />
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=== Music video scraper settings ===<br />
{{see also|Add-on:TheAudioDb.com for Music Videos}}<br />
{{#lst:Add-on:TheAudioDb.com for Music Videos|Scraper settings}}<br />
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== Local NFO only options ==<br />
{{main|NFO files}}<br />
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NFO files are an alternative to going online for the library data. Kodi will always look for the existence of an NFO file before going online to download that data, even if you have setup an online scraper.<br />
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After the videos and NFO files are scanned into the library, the NFO file is no longer used and only serves as a backup. If you make changes to the NFO file you will need to '''[[refresh]]''' that library entry for the changes to be loaded into Kodi.<br />
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{{Note|The local-NFO-only option is only needed if you want to prevent Kodi from using scrapers for video files that do not yet have NFO files. This option is not needed to actually use NFO files, and Kodi will aways prefer the data from NFO files when they are available.}}<br />
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For example, if you use a 3rd party [[media manager]] to make NFO files and you haven't generated NFO files for your new video additions. The NFO-only mode will prevent the videos without NFO files from being added to the library until they have NFO files.<br />
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If you are only using NFO files to restore from a backup of the library, or doing something like moving from a local library to [[MySQL]], then you will want to use the normal scraper settings and '''not''' use the NFO-only option. This way Kodi will still use the online scrapers for new videos, but only for those new videos that don't have NFO files.<br />
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== (None) content options ==<br />
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px><br />
File:Set content.none.png<br />
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Settings a scraper to {{big|'''(None)'''}} on folders or subfolders can be used explicitly to set '''no scraper''' so that when excluding a path that contains no valid scrapable media info, can be easily achieved. In combination with other options this maximizes the effectiveness of excluding a path from scans.<br />
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;The directory contains {{big|'''(None)'''}} Current scraper<br />
:Ensure that the selected source '''doesn't have a content set''', works with exclude path from scans, even when it's a subfolder of a folder that has contents set.<br />
:To exclude folder from scans, '''check''' the option as well.<br />
:Also a intermediary choice when changing content on a source. '''''see also:''''' '''[[#Switching scrapers and removing sources from the library |Switching scrapers and removing sources from the library]]'''<br />
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== Excluding directories/folders ==<br />
<section begin="exclude" /><br />
Kodi can exclude certain directories from the library all together using a few different methods.<br />
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* Use the '''"Exclude folder from scans"''' option when the content type is set to '''"[[#(None) content options|none]]"'''<br />
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* Place a file (even an empty one) named '''<code>.nomedia</code>''' in the directory you want to exclude.<br />
::{{note|Windows users should name the file <code>.nomedia.</code> which will trick Windows into using the proper <code>.nomedia</code> name.}}<br />
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* Folders with '''<code>-trailer</code>''' or '''<code>sample</code>''' in the name will be automatically skipped. For the exact pattern match, see '''[[Advancedsettings.xml#excludefromscan|here]]'''.<br />
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* Users can also add additional patterns to be excluded by using the [[advancedsettings.xml]] tag '''[[Advancedsettings.xml#excludefromscan|<excludefromscan>]]'''<br />
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== Scanning and updating files ==<br />
<section begin="update" />There are several ways you can scan your videos into the [[Video library]]:<br />
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* When a source or file has "content set" or changed, Kodi will ask you if you wish to update the library after you are done.<br />
* In Library view you can choose "Update library" from the lefthand sidebar menu by pressing {{keypress|left}} (left).<br />
* Select the item in file view and either press {{keypress|I}} on the keyboard, or bring up the contextual menu (press {{keypress|C}}) and select "Movie information" or "TV show information"<br />
** If the file is already scanned in, you can also use the info screen to refresh/update that entry in the library.<br />
* You can select the share, folder, or TV show (anything that is basically a folder) that your videos are in and choose "Scan for new content" from the contextual menu (press {{keypress|C}} or {{button|Menu}}), which scans all files in that specific share/folder.<br />
* Have Kodi scan for new items upon start up by going to {{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Video#Library|Settings -> Media Settings -> Library -> Update library on startup]]}}. You can set this individually for Music and Video sources.<br />
* [[Add-on:XBMC Library Auto Update]] can be used to schedule automatic updates to the library.<br />
* [[Add-on:Library watchdog]] can be used to watch folders for new files to trigger library updates.<br />
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== Refreshing the library ==<br />
{{Note|Kodi only scans each video once for information. The next time you update it will only add new videos, but won't download new art/summaries/etc for existing videos. }}<br />
To refresh the information for existing videos:<br />
;<big><u>Refresh individually</u></big><br />
# Select the item in file view and either press {{keypress|I}} on the keyboard, or bring up the contextual menu (press {{keypress|C}}).<br />
# Select "Movie information" or "TV show information".<br />
# Then select "Refresh".<br />
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When refreshing individually you can also choose to just refresh or manually select images for various views (cover art, fanart, thumbnails, etc).<br />
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;{{big|<u>Refresh by source/folder</u>}}<br />
# Remove a source/folder from the library by changing the [[Set content and scan|content setting]] to "None".<br />
# When Kodi asks you if you want to remove those items from the library, say yes.<br />
# Kodi will then show a progress bar and remove those entries.<br />
# Change the content setting back to what it was before.<br />
# Kodi will then rescan in those entries.<section end="update" /><br />
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== Switching scrapers and removing sources from the library ==<br />
<section begin="remove source" />Setting the content back to '''(None)''' after previously having selected a scraper for a source, will prompt users if they want to remove the contents from the Library.<br />
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This is recommended if you wish to switch scrapers. First set content to '''(None)''' and then choose the new scraper.<br />
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Setting content to '''(None)''' also removes the contents of the selected folder from the Library altogether. This is useful if you want to remove the contents of an entire folder from the video library as removing entries from the contextual menu will only remove single items.<section end="remove source" /><br />
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