NFO files/Music - Revision history

Karellen: Updated for v19

2021-04-23T00:24:02Z

Updated for v19

Karellen: type-o's

2019-11-09T22:45:34Z

type-o's

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	\|<gender></gender> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<gender></gender> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|disambiguation></disambiguation> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<disambiguation></disambiguation> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Artist genre is not related to song genre		\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Artist genre is not related to song genre
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	<artist>		<artist>
	<name></name>		<name></name>
	~~<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID>~~
	<sortname></sortname>		<sortname></sortname>
	<type></type>		<type></type>
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	<album>		<album>
	<title></title>		<title></title>
	~~<musicbrainzalbumid></musicbrainzalbumid>~~
	~~<musicbrainzreleasegroupid></musicbrainzreleasegroupid>~~
	~~<scrapedmbid></scrapedmbid>~~
	~~<artistdesc></artistdesc>~~
	<genre></genre>		<genre></genre>
	<style></style>		<style></style>
	<mood></mood>		<mood></mood>
			<theme></theme>
	<compilation></compilation>		<compilation></compilation>
	<review></review>		<review></review>
	<type></type>		<type></type>
	~~<releasedate></releasedate>~~
	<label></label>		<label></label>
	<rating max="10"></rating>		<rating max="10"></rating>
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	<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID>		<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID>
	</albumArtistCredits>		</albumArtistCredits>
	~~<releasetype></releasetype>~~
	</album>		</album>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Karellen: Updated for v18

2019-08-28T01:29:15Z

Updated for v18

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Karellen: Fix transclusion

2019-04-14T05:35:47Z

Fix transclusion

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:35, 14 April 2019
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	{{Red\|'''As the Music section of Kodi has many differences to the Video section of Kodi, please read this section to ensure your music and artwork are correctly scraped and displayed.'''}}		{{Red\|'''As the Music section of Kodi has many differences to the Video section of Kodi, please read this section to ensure your music and artwork are correctly scraped and displayed.'''}}

	<section begin="~~Music NFO Specific~~" />*A number of database fields can be populated initially by music file tags, but then be overwritten by online or nfo scraping. Whether this occurs depends on the setting '''Prefer Online Information''' in ''Settings>Media Settings>Music''. If ''disabled'', these fields will remain with the data scanned from the Music File tags. If ''enabled'' these fields will be overwritten by information obtained from either the online or local nfo file scrape. The affected fields are shown in the section [[NFO_files/Music#Available_nfo_Tags\|Available nfo Tags]]<section end="~~Music NFO Specific~~" />		<section begin="MusicNFOSpecific" />*A number of database fields can be populated initially by music file tags, but then be overwritten by online or nfo scraping. Whether this occurs depends on the setting '''Prefer Online Information''' in ''Settings>Media Settings>Music''. If ''disabled'', these fields will remain with the data scanned from the Music File tags. If ''enabled'' these fields will be overwritten by information obtained from either the online or local nfo file scrape. The affected fields are shown in the section [[NFO_files/Music#Available_nfo_Tags\|Available nfo Tags]]<section end="MusicNFOSpecific" />
	*In the ''album.nfo'' the top level <artist> tag has been deprecated and is not shown in any sample nfo files. Applies to v12 and prior.		*In the ''album.nfo'' the top level <artist> tag has been deprecated and is not shown in any sample nfo files. Applies to v12 and prior.
	*There is no XML tag for ''votes'' of individual Songs. This can only come from the music file tags. Album ''votes'' can come from either online or local nfo scraping.		*There is no XML tag for ''votes'' of individual Songs. This can only come from the music file tags. Album ''votes'' can come from either online or local nfo scraping.

Karellen at 08:17, 1 March 2018

2018-03-01T08:17:49Z

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	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]
	[[Category:Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]
			[[Category:Karellen]]
	[[Category:First time user]]		[[Category:First time user]]
	[[Category:Music library]]		[[Category:Music library]]
	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]
	[[Category:Quick Start Guide]]		[[Category:Quick Start Guide]]

Karellen: New NavBox, general corrections + multiple transclusions added and removed

2017-10-09T21:36:53Z

New NavBox, general corrections + multiple transclusions added and removed

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-{|class="infobox" style="width:280px"
+{{MusicLibraryCreate}}
 {{mininav|[[NFO_files]]}}
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 {{Red|'''As the Music section of Kodi has many differences to the Video section of Kodi, please read this section to ensure your music and artwork are correctly scraped and displayed.'''}}
+<section begin="Music NFO Specific" />*A number of database fields can be populated initially by music file tags, but then be overwritten by online or nfo scraping. Whether this occurs depends on the setting '''Prefer Online Information''' in ''Settings>Media Settings>Music''. If ''disabled'', these fields will remain with the data scanned from the Music File tags. If ''enabled'' these fields will be overwritten by information obtained from either the online or local nfo file scrape. The affected fields are shown in the section [[NFO_files/Music#Available_nfo_Tags|Available nfo Tags]]<section end="Music NFO Specific" />
 *In the ''album.nfo'' the top level <artist> tag has been deprecated and is not shown in any sample nfo files. Applies to v12 and prior.
 *There is no XML tag for ''votes'' of individual Songs. This can only come from the music file tags. Album ''votes'' can come from either online or local nfo scraping.

DaveBlake: /* Technical Details */ Correct music files tags not stored in DB

2017-09-22T14:14:07Z

Technical Details: Correct music files tags not stored in DB

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	{\|class="prettytable"		{\|class="prettytable"
	! Music File Tags Not Stored In DB		! Music File Tags Not Stored In DB
	\|-
	~~\|MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID~~
	\|-
	~~\|CUESHEET~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|LYRICS		\|LYRICS
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	\|-		\|-
	\|REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK		\|REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK
	\|-
	~~\|METADATA_BLOCK_PICTURE or COVERART or COVERARTMIME~~
	\|}		\|}

DaveBlake: /* Album nfo */ Correction of what album xml tags can overwrite data derrived from music file tags

2017-09-22T14:10:50Z

Album nfo: Correction of what album xml tags can overwrite data derrived from music file tags

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	\|<album></album> \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\| No \|\| The top level parent tag for the nfo file. All other tags must be contained within these two tags		\|<album></album> \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\| No \|\| The top level parent tag for the nfo file. All other tags must be contained within these two tags
	\|-		\|-
	\|<title></title> \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|		\|<title></title> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<musicBrainzAlbumID></musicBrainzAlbumID> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\|		\|<musicBrainzAlbumID></musicBrainzAlbumID> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but tag not merged when scraped or imported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<artistdesc></artistdesc> \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\| No \|\| ~~XML Tag created on Export,~~ not ~~used on Import~~		\|<artistdesc></artistdesc> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but tag not merged when scraped or imported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<style></style> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<style></style> \|\| No \|\| No\|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<mood></mood> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<mood></mood> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<theme></theme> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<theme></theme> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<compilation></compilation> \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|		\|<compilation></compilation> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<review></review> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\|		\|<review></review> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<type></type> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|		\|<type></type> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<releasedate></releasedate> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Empty XML ~~Tag created on Export~~, not used ~~on Import/scrape~~		\|<releasedate></releasedate> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Empty XML tag exported, not not used when scraped or imported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<label></label> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|		\|<label></label> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|
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	\|<thumb preview="path"></thumb> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online artwork <br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported		\|<thumb preview="path"></thumb> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online artwork <br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<path></path> \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but not used ~~on Import~~		\|<path></path> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but tag not used when scraped or imported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<rating max="10"></rating> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\|		\|<rating max="10"></rating> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Optional qualifier gives maximum value score is out of
	\|-		\|-
	\|<userrating max="10"></userrating> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<userrating max="10"></userrating> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Optional qualifier gives maximum value score is out of
	\|-		\|-
	\|<votes></votes> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| No \|\|		\|<votes></votes> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<year></year> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|		\|<year></year> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\|
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	<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID>		<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID>
	</albumArtistCredits>		</albumArtistCredits>
	\|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\|		\|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\| Scraped album artist credits can replace those derrived from music file tags. Note even when overwrite is disabled missing album artists will be added
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	<duration></duration>		<duration></duration>
	</track>		</track>
	\|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\| Not related in any way to the songs in the music library~~.<br />~~		\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Album track listing. </br>
	~~It is used by the albuminfosong table which~~ simply provides descriptive ~~data~~ used by some skins.<br />		Not related in any way to the songs in the music library, it simply provides descriptive info used by some skins.<br />
	musicBrainzTrackID ~~is exported in error and~~ will always be empty~~.<br />~~		<musicBrainzTrackID> will always be empty and can be safely ignored if creating your own nfo files.
	~~Can~~ be safely ignored if creating your own nfo files.
	\|-		\|-
	\|<releasetype></releasetype> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| ~~Appears by mistake. Is~~ not used		\|<releasetype></releasetype> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported with value "album", not used when scraped or imported. </br>
			This is an internal flag.
	\|}		\|}

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	\|** \|\| With multiple value fields those values are entered using XML tag per value, and when no data exists, the XML tag will not be created on export		\|** \|\| With multiple value fields those values are entered using XML tag per value, and when no data exists, the XML tag will not be created on export
	\|}		\|}



	= Sample nfo Files =		= Sample nfo Files =

Karellen: Multiple changes

2017-09-16T06:02:04Z

Multiple changes

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DaveBlake: /* Artist nfo */ Corrections

2017-09-14T08:01:17Z

Artist nfo: Corrections

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	<year></year>		<year></year>
	</album>		</album>
	\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|		\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|Artist discography. <br />A scraped listing not releated to the albums in the library
	\|-
	\|
	~~<art>~~
	~~<fanart>~~</~~fanart~~>
	~~<thumb preview="path"></thumb>~~
	~~</art>~~
	~~\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path~~ to ~~artwork~~ in ~~use. Exported but not used on Import.~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|<biography></biography> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<biography></biography> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
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	<thumb preview="path"></thumb>		<thumb preview="path"></thumb>
	</fanart>		</fanart>
	\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online ~~artwork~~. <br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported		\|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online fanart. <br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<formed></formed> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<formed></formed> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<genre></genre> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|Artist genre is not related to song genre. <br /> Used for display only.
	\|-		\|-
	\|<instruments></instruments> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<instruments></instruments> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|
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	\|<mood></mood> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<mood></mood> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|		\|<musicBrainzArtistID></musicBrainzArtistID> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\|Exported but not imported
	\|-		\|-
	\|<name></name> \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\| Overwrites artist name in artist table, when "prefer online info" is "enabled". Does not change that name anywhere else		\|<name></name> \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| No \|\| Overwrites artist name in artist table, when "prefer online info" is "enabled". Does not change that name anywhere else
	\|-		\|-
	\|<path></path> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but not used on Import		\|<path></path> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Exported but not used on Import
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	\|<style></style> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<style></style> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<theme></theme> \|\| No \|\| ~~Yes~~ \|\| Yes \|\|		\|<theme></theme> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|<thumb preview="path"></thumb> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online artwork<br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported		\|<thumb preview="path"></thumb> \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Yes \|\| Path to available online artwork<br />Importing will also accept paths to local art files which can subsequently be exported
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	\|** \|\| With multiple value fields those values are entered using XML tag per value, and when no data exists, the XML tag will not be created on export		\|** \|\| With multiple value fields those values are entered using XML tag per value, and when no data exists, the XML tag will not be created on export
	\|}		\|}




	== Album nfo ==		== Album nfo ==