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<section begin="intro" />Need to add videos such as home movies or other videos that are not normally found by Kodi's scrapers? This page will show you a few solutions on adding custom videos, such as home movies, clips, special editions, and more. <section end="intro" />


Need to add videos such as home movies or other videos that are not normally found by XBMC's scrapers? Here's some solutions:
== JustUseTheFileName ==
To simply add videos to the library as movies without any special info you can [[add-on manager|install]] the JustUseTheFileName scraper: http://up.kibje.com/20130711/metadata.justUseFilename.org.zip


==JustUseTheFileName==
== NFO files ==
*Install the '[http://www.elbsolutions.com/xbmc/scraper/metadata.justUseFilename.org.zip justUseTheFilename]' scraper (manual install for now - working on it) and use that for the "Setting content" step of this guide. This simply add the videos to the library without any special info.
{{main|NFO files}}
 
* Add [[NFO files]] for each file. For step-by-steps look at the additional guides below.
==NFO files==
* Here's a basic/bare minimal example of an NFO file:
*Add [[Import/Export library|nfo files]] for each file - (helpful guide: [http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35089-home-videos-library-mode-using-nfo-files/ Two guys who have successfully done it - one by movie, other as tv show])
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">
*Here's a basic/bare minimal example of an NFO file:
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <movie>
   <movie>
Line 18: Line 18:
         <id>-1</id>
         <id>-1</id>
   </movie>
   </movie>
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
*XBMC will only look at your NFO files ONCE. To refresh a lot of videos with custom NFO files (say, when you've updated the NFO file itself): Go into Files, and on the source you added for your custom videos - set content and pick <None>, then click OK. Then set content again as if you were adding them for the first time.
* If you like to use photo (aka artwork, poster); Save the desired .jpg file in the '''same folder as the movie and the NFO file'''.  The jpg file should be named '''exactly the same''' as the video file to which it refers, '''except''' add "-poster" to the jpg filename, so for 'cartrip.mkv', the artwork file should be named 'cartrip-poster.jpg'.  Kodi will import the jpg image automatically.
* Kodi will only look at your NFO files ONCE. To refresh see: [[Video library/Updating or removing videos#Refreshing the library]]
 
== Filtering custom videos ==
{{see|Custom home items}}
 
== Additional guides ==
* [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=118344&pid=1299816#pid1299816 Best way to have "home videos" in Kodi (Kodi forum)]
 
== See also ==
*[[Custom home items]]
*[[Video nodes]]
*[[Video library tags]]
 
{{Isengard updated}}
 
[[Category:Manual]]
[[Category:Video library]]

Revision as of 22:48, 5 August 2016

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Video library ▶ Management ▶ Custom video entries

Need to add videos such as home movies or other videos that are not normally found by Kodi's scrapers? This page will show you a few solutions on adding custom videos, such as home movies, clips, special editions, and more.

JustUseTheFileName

To simply add videos to the library as movies without any special info you can install the JustUseTheFileName scraper: http://up.kibje.com/20130711/metadata.justUseFilename.org.zip

NFO files

  • Add NFO files for each file. For step-by-steps look at the additional guides below.
  • Here's a basic/bare minimal example of an NFO file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <movie>
        <title>Some title</title>
        <originaltitle>Some title just in case - you most likely dont need this either</originaltitle>
        <sorttitle>It will sort by this title if you include it</sorttitle>
        <genre>HomeMovies</genre>
        <id>-1</id>
   </movie>
  • If you like to use photo (aka artwork, poster); Save the desired .jpg file in the same folder as the movie and the NFO file. The jpg file should be named exactly the same as the video file to which it refers, except add "-poster" to the jpg filename, so for 'cartrip.mkv', the artwork file should be named 'cartrip-poster.jpg'. Kodi will import the jpg image automatically.
  • Kodi will only look at your NFO files ONCE. To refresh see: Video library/Updating or removing videos#Refreshing the library

Filtering custom videos

See: Custom home items

Additional guides

See also