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= Common Universe Orders =
= Common Universe Orders =
Below are suggested filenaming for common franchises. Feel free to add other franchises.
Below are suggested file naming for common franchises. Feel free to update or add other franchises.
 


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AVU04520-DC's Legends of Tomorrow - 4x16 - Hey, World!.mp4 <br>
AVU04520-DC's Legends of Tomorrow - 4x16 - Hey, World!.mp4 <br>
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BGU100-Caprica S01E01 - Pilot <br>
BGU102-Caprica S01E02 - Rebirth <br>
BGU104-Caprica S01E03 - Reins of a Waterfall <br>
BGU106-Caprica S01E04 - Gravedancing <br>
BGU108-Caprica S01E05 - There is Another Sky <br>
BGU110-Caprica S01E06 - Know Thy Enemy <br>
BGU112-Caprica S01E07 - The Imperfections of Memory <br>
BGU114-Caprica S01E08 - Ghost in the Machine <br>
BGU116-Caprica S01E09 - End of Line <br>
BGU118-Caprica S01E10 - Unvanquished <br>
BGU120-Caprica S01E11 - Retribution <br>
BGU122-Caprica S01E12 - Things We Lock Away <br>
BGU124-Caprica S01E13 - False Labor <br>
BGU126-Caprica S01E14 - Blowback <br>
BGU128-Caprica S01E15 - The Dirteaters <br>
BGU130-Caprica S01E16 - The Heavens Will Rise <br>
BGU132-Caprica S01E17 - Here Be Dragons <br>
BGU134-Caprica S01E18 - Apotheosis <br>
BGU200-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E01 - Saga of a Star World (1) <br>
BGU202-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E02 - The Lost Planet of the Gods (1) <br>
BGU204-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E03 - The Lost Planet of the Gods (2) <br>
BGU206-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E04 - The Lost Warrior <br>
BGU208-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E05 - The Long Patrol <br>
BGU210-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E06 - The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1) <br>
BGU212-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E07 - The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (2) <br>
BGU214-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E08 - The Magnificent Warriors <br>
BGU216-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E09 - The Young Lords <br>
BGU218-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E10 - The Living Legend (1) <br>
BGU220-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E11 - The Living Legend (2) <br>
BGU222-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E12 - Fire in Space <br>
BGU224-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E13 - War of the Gods (1) <br>
BGU226-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E14 - War of the Gods (2) <br>
BGU228-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E15 - The Man with Nine Lives <br>
BGU230-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E16 - Murder on the Rising Star <br>
BGU232-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E17 - Greetings from Earth (1) <br>
BGU234-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E18 - Baltar's Escape <br>
BGU236-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E19 - Experiment in Terra <br>
BGU238-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E20 - Take the Celestra <br>
BGU240-Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E21 - The Hand of God <br>
BGU250-Galactica 1980 S02E01 - Galactica Discovers Earth (1) <br>
BGU252-Galactica 1980 S02E02 - Galactica Discovers Earth (2) <br>
BGU254-Galactica 1980 S02E03 - Galactica Discovers Earth (3) <br>
BGU256-Galactica 1980 S02E04 - The Super Scouts (1) <br>
BGU258-Galactica 1980 S02E05 - The Super Scouts (2) <br>
BGU260-Galactica 1980 S02E06 - Spaceball <br>
BGU262-Galactica 1980 S02E07 - The Night the Cylons Landed (1) <br>
BGU264-Galactica 1980 S02E08 - The Night the Cylons Landed (2) <br>
BGU266-Galactica 1980 S02E09 - Space Croppers <br>
BGU268-Galactica 1980 S02E10 - The Return of Starbuck <br>
BGU300-Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome S01E01 - Blood & Chrome Webisodes 1-10 <br>
BGU350-Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome S02E01 - Razor Webisodes 1-7 <br>
BGU400-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S00E01 - Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries <br>
BGU402-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E01 - 33 <br>
BGU404-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E02 - Water <br>
BGU406-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E03 - Bastille Day <br>
BGU408-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E04 - Act of Contrition <br>
BGU410-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E05 - You Can't Go Home Again <br>
BGU412-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E06 - Litmus <br>
BGU414-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E07 - Six Degrees of Separation <br>
BGU416-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E08 - Flesh and Bone <br>
BGU418-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E09 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down <br>
BGU420-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E10 - The Hand of God <br>
BGU422-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E11 - Colonial Day <br>
BGU424-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E12 - Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1 <br>
BGU426-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S01E13 - Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2 <br>
BGU450-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E01 - Scattered <br>
BGU452-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E02 - Valley of Darkness <br>
BGU454-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E03 - Fragged <br>
BGU456-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E04 - Resistance <br>
BGU458-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E05 - The Farm <br>
BGU460-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E06 - Home <br>
BGU462-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E07 - Home (2) <br>
BGU464-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E08 - Final Cut <br>
BGU466-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E09 - Flight of the Phoenix <br>
BGU468-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E10 - Pegasus <br>
BGU470-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E11 - Resurrection Ship, Part 1 <br>
BGU472-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E12 - Resurrection Ship, Part 2 <br>
BGU474-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E13 - Epiphanies <br>
BGU476-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E14 - Black Market <br>
BGU478-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E15 - Scar <br>
BGU480-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E16 - Sacrifice <br>
BGU482-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E17 - The Captain's Hand <br>
BGU484-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S00E04 - Razor <br>
BGU486-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E18 - Downloaded <br>
BGU488-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E19 - Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1 <br>
BGU490-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E20 - Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2 <br>
BGU492-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S02E21 - The Resistance <br>
BGU494-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S00E22 - The Plan <br>
BGU500-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E01 - Occupation <br>
BGU502-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E02 - Precipice <br>
BGU504-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E03 - Exodus, Part 1 <br>
BGU506-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E04 - Exodus, Part 2 <br>
BGU508-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E05 - Collaborators <br>
BGU510-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E06 - Torn <br>
BGU512-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E07 - A Measure of Salvation <br>
BGU514-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E08 - Hero <br>
BGU516-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E09 - Unfinished Business <br>
BGU518-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E10 - The Passage <br>
BGU520-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E11 - The Eye of Jupiter <br>
BGU522-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E12 - Rapture <br>
BGU524-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E13 - Taking a Break from All Your Worries <br>
BGU526-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E14 - The Woman King <br>
BGU528-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E15 - A Day in the Life <br>
BGU530-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E16 - Dirty Hands <br>
BGU532-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E17 - Maelstrom <br>
BGU534-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E18 - The Son Also Rises <br>
BGU536-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E19 - Crossroads, Part 1 <br>
BGU538-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S03E20 - Crossroads, Part 2 <br>
BGU550-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E01 - He That Believeth in Me <br>
BGU552-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E02 - Six of One <br>
BGU554-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E03 - The Ties That Bind <br>
BGU556-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E04 - Escape Velocity <br>
BGU558-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E05 - The Road Less Traveled <br>
BGU560-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E06 - Faith <br>
BGU562-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E07 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner? <br>
BGU564-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E08 - Sine Qua Non <br>
BGU566-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E09 - The Hub <br>
BGU568-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E10 - Revelations <br>
BGU570-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S00E09 - Catch the Frak Up <br>
BGU572-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E11 - Sometimes a Great Notion <br>
BGU574-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E11 - The Face of the Enemy <br>
BGU576-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E12 - A Disquiet Follows My Soul <br>
BGU578-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E13 - The Oath <br>
BGU580-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E14 - Blood on the Scales <br>
BGU582-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E15 - No Exit <br>
BGU584-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E16 - Deadlock <br>
BGU586-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E17 - Someone to Watch Over Me <br>
BGU588-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E18 - Islanded in a Stream of Stars <br>
BGU590-Battlestar Galactica (2004) S04E19 - Daybreak
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Introduction

Through the use of specialised filenaming and a smart playlist, Kodi can build a cinematic universe for any of your favourite movie and tv show franchises. Using this method allows correct canonical sorting, or any sorting required by the user, which cannot be accomplished with any other method. This method has the advantage of creating these universes without affecting movie sets or library listings in the movie or tv show library.

A few of the more common universes are...

Movies TV Shows
DC Extended Universe... wikipedia:DC Extended Universe Buffyverse... wikipedia:Buffyverse
Marvel Cinematic Universe... wikipedia:Marvel Cinematic Universe Stargate Universe... wikipedia:Stargate Universe
Star Wars Universe... wikipedia:Star Wars
Wizarding World... wikipedia:Wizarding_World

The method detailed in this guide satisfies the following:

  1. Allows for any sorting as required by the user
  2. Does not interfere with Movie Sets and library listings and their sort orders
  3. Is permanent which allows recreating the Universe with minimal effort

Note: Movies and TV Shows cannot be combined. For single feature movies that are prequels or sequels to TV shows, such as Stargate (1994) or Serenity (2005), consider moving it into the TV show as the first or final episode of the show.

Not sure where to find accurate sort orders for your franchise, then try this site... Mythbank (aka All Timelines)


Steps

The example used in this guide is the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Canonical sort order

The steps apply equally to Movies and TV Shows except when stated otherwise.

If the movies or tv shows are already scraped into your library, they will need to be deleted from the library. Exporting to Separate Files will preserve your data for rescanning into the library. Delete the library entries before starting the steps.


Source

Ideally the Universe should be in its own Source. - eg a folder named Marvel Universe containing all the movie folders.

This is not a requirement, but does make maintenance easier.


Folder Names

For this setup to work, Movie folders are required

For TV Shows, the standard TV Show > Season > Episode structure is all that is required. (Season folders are optional)

Important: Folder names should be clean and simple- eg Captain America The First Avenger (2011)


File Naming

This naming scheme enables the unique sorting which is not based on the common Date and Alphabetical sorting. The ability to sort the playlist using Date, Title or any of the other common methods still exists from the Left Sideblade Menu

The filenames require a prefix containing a playlist identifier and sort position, followed by the standard naming. See the following example:

MCU150-Captain America Civil War (2016).mkv

Where:

MCU Playlist identifier
150 Sort position
- hyphen
Captain America Civil War (2016) Standard filenaming
  • Each movie in the Universe will have the same user nominated Playlist Identifier, but a unique Sort position.
  • Increasing the sort position numbering by 5 or 10 between movies allows adding new movies to the universe without the need to adjust the numbering of the existing movies in the library. Use as many digits as you require. If creating the Arrowverse playlist you may need a 4 or 5 digit sort position prefix.
  • When deciding on the playlist identifier prefix, ensure the prefix does not resemble the start of a movie or tv show name. eg Using AV for Arrowverse, may be confused with the Avatar TV show (if one is ever created) and picked up by the smart playlist. Using AVU, AVS or AVQ removes the chance of conflict with a movie or TV show title.
  • If you have NFO Files and local Artwork, ensure the names of these files are also modified to match


Expand the following table to view the Marvel Cinematic Universe renaming:


Update Library

Now that you have removed the original entries from the library, renamed the video files and moved them into movie folders, it is time to add them back to the library.

Important: The setting Movies are in separate folders that match the movie title must be Enabled in the Set Content screen for the Source.

Use your normal preferred method to update the library.

See: Adding Sources and Scraping
See: Updating or Removing Videos


Smart Playlist

Create a Smart Playlist as shown in the images below.

Once the Rule has been created using the playlist identifier, ensure the following items are set..

  • Order by - File
  • Order - Ascending

Your Universe is ready.


Main Menu

For easy access to your Universes, consider creating a new Main Menu item named Universes or similar and adding each of your franchises as sub-menu items.

See: Custom home items


Common Universe Orders

Below are suggested file naming for common franchises. Feel free to update or add other franchises.








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