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| XBMC offers the capability to import and export data manually into/from the [[Library|Media Library]].
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| | ! Import-Export Contents |
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| | * '''[[Import-export_library|Import-Export]]''' |
| | ** '''[[Import-export_library/Music|Music Library]]''' |
| | ** '''[[Import-export_library/Video|Video Library]]''' |
| | * '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Music_Library|Return to Music Guide]]''' |
| | * '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Return to Video Guide]]''' |
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| ==Import / Export options==
| | {{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]]{{l2|[[Music_library|Music Library]]}}}} |
| The Import / Export options can be found in Relevant [[Music Settings|Music]] / [[Videos Settings|Videos]] Settings.
| | {{see also|NFO files|Artwork|Backup}} |
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| '''Video Library:'''<br>
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| ;Export Video Library
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| :Exports the Library [[The_XBMC_Database|database]] to an XML file.
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| ;Import Video Library
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| :Imports an XML file into the Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.
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| :If it exists:
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| #It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
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| #Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
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| *'''Note:''' If you wish to import a movie, TV show, music video or episode into the library, use the corresponding format in the exported xml file and enclose it with the <videodb></videodb> tags. Examples can be seen below, as nfo files.
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| '''Music Library:'''<br>
| | = Introduction = |
| ;Export Music Library
| | <section begin="intro" />Kodi has the option to Export and Import the library databases. These options may be used for a number of reasons including the following more popular ones: |
| :Exports the Library [[The_XBMC_Database|database]] to XML files.
| | *Perform database backup and recovery |
| ;Import Music / Video Library
| | *Reorganization of data or eliminate database fragmentation {{resize|0.8em|(export, clean/remove database, re-import)}} |
| :Imports a XML file into the Library database. If the entry does not exist it is skipped.
| | *Move data between Kodi databases on different platforms {{resize|0.8em|(eg Widows to Linux)}}<section end="intro" /> |
| :If it exists:
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| #It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
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| #Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
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| ==Video nfo Files==
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| Nfo files can be used to provide data for a video file in XBMC or influence the search behavior of scrapers. In particular they are helpful if a search for the video file does not return the correct one, or data for that particular file does not exist.
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| By default at the time of scanning, if the media folder contains a correctly named *.nfo file, then XBMC will load the *.nfo file and attempt to either get the metadata directly from the file (in the case of it containing XML data) or will parse it for a direct URL to the scraper info page. This allows XBMC to skip it's normal lookup and/or search procedures, useful if a file's information is not available on any of the scraper sites, or if the filematching criteria fails for the particular file.
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| ===The Different nfo Options:=== | | = Music Library = |
| | This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library. |
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| ====Video File nfo as an XML file====
| | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Music| Import-Export Music lIbrary]]''''' |
| 1. The *.nfo file is an XML file containing the data directly.
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| '''Movie Example:'''<br>
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| The *.nfo must be named exactly the same as the video file it is representing (ei. '''moviename.avi''' and '''moviename.nfo'''), allowing multiple video and *.nfo files within the same folder. In the case of multi-part (stacked) video [[stacking]], name the file either '''moviename.nfo''' or '''moviename-CD1.nfo''' where the first filename is '''moviename-CD1.avi'''.
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| <xml>
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| <movie>
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| <title>Who knows</title>
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| <rating>6.100000</rating>
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| <year>2006</year>
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| <top250>0</top250>
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| <votes>50</votes>
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| <outline>A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.</outline>
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| <plot>A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.</plot>
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| <tagline></tagline>
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| <runtime>90 min</runtime>
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| <thumb>http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/25/65/31/10f.jpg</thumb>
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| <mpaa>Not available</mpaa>
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| <watched>false</watched>
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| <imdbnumber>tt0432337</imdbnumber>
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| <filenameandpath>c:\Dummy_Movie_Files\Movies\...So Goes The Nation.avi</filenameandpath>
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| <genre></genre>
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| <credits></credits>
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| <director>Adam Del Deo</director>
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| <actor>
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| <name>Paul Begala</name>
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| <role>Himself</role>
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| </actor>
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| <actor>
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| <name>George W. Bush</name>
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| <role>Himself</role>
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| </actor>
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| <actor>
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| <name>Mary Beth Cahill</name>
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| <role>Herself</role>
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| </actor>
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| <actor>
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| <name>Ed Gillespie</name>
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| <role>Himself</role>
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| </actor>
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| <actor>
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| <name>John Kerry</name>
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| <role>Himself</role>
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| </actor>
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| </movie>
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| </xml>
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| '''TV Show Example:'''<br> | | = Video Library = |
| The filename of the NFO should be TVShow.nfo and it should be in the root folder of the TV show episodes.
| | This page details how to Import and Export the Video Library which consists of: |
| | *'''Movies'''- Metadata and artwork |
| | *'''TV Shows'''- Metadata and artwork |
| | *'''Music Videos'''- Metadata and artwork |
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| <xml>
| | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Video| Import-Export Video lIbrary]]''''' |
| <tvshow>
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| <title>MyTV Show</title>
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| <rating>9.900</rating>
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| <year>2000</year>
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| <top250>0</top250>
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| <episode>24</episode>
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| <votes></votes>
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| <outline></outline>
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| <plot>The best TV show in the world<plot>
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| <tagline></tagline>
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| <runtime></runtime>
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| <genre>Action and Adventure / Drama</genre>
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| <credits></credits>
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| <director></director>
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| <premiered>2000-01-01</premiered>
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| <status></status>
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| <code></code>
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| <aired></aired>
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| <studio></studio>
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| <album></album>
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| <trailer></trailer>
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| <actor>
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| <name>Big John</name>
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| <role>Jack of all trades</role>
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| <thumb></thumb>
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| </actor>
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| </tvshow>
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| </xml>
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| '''TV Episode Example:'''<br>
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| The *.nfo must be named exactly as the episode filename (i.e. '''episodename.avi''' and '''episodename.nfo''') and in the same folder, allowing multiple episode and *.nfo files within the same folder.
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| <xml>
| | '''Note:''' You cannot selectively Import or Export parts of the database. |
| <episodedetails>
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| <title>My TV Episode</title>
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| <rating>10.000000</rating>
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| <season>2</season>
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| <episode>1</episode>
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| <plot>he best episode in the world<plot>
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| <actor>
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| <name>Little Suzie</name>
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| <role>Pole jumper/dancer</role>
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| </actor>
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| </episodedetails>
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| </xml>
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| '''Music Video Example:'''<br>
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| The filename of the NFO should be the same as the music video file, only replacing the original extension with .nfo.<br>
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| i.e. '''Bestartistintheworld - Bestsongintheworld.avi''' should have the corresponding nfo filename '''Bestartistintheworld - Bestsongintheworld.nfo'''.
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| <xml>
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| <musicvideo>
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| <title>Bestsongintheworld</title>
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| <artist>Bestartistintheworld</artist>
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| <album>Me</album>
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| <genre>Pop</genre>
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| <runtime>3:20</runtime>
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| <plot>Scantly clad women hoing about</plot>
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| <year>2000</year>
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| <director>and I</director>
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| <studio>Ego prod.</studio>
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| </musicvideo>
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| </xml>
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| ====Nfo containing an URL==== | | = A Note on Artwork = |
| 2. The *.nfo file contains a URL of the information page to scrape.
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| The file can include other information (i.e. scene info), XBMC will scan through it and use a relevant URL if a match is found.
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| The scraper tries to match url's to all scrapers of the content type a dir is set to. E.g. if you set the content type to movies all movie scrapers check nfo files for a matching url. This means that nfo's override the scraper setting. I.e. a directory is set to use the imdb scraper but you have a german movie in it. Simply create a nfo for that movie with the ofdb link in it and you are sorted!
| | Cached artwork is an optimized version of the original image and this is what {{kodi}} exports, rather than the original full-quality image, so it is best to avoid exporting artwork if at all possible. |
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| '''Movie Example:'''<br> | | To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons... |
| Moviename.nfo where Moviename is the name of the movie file that points to a movie on [[IMDb (Video Library)|IMDb]].
| | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360078 Artwork Dump]'''- for v19 and later |
| <nowiki>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766</nowiki>
| | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]'''- for v18 and earlier |
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| '''TV Show Example:'''<br>
| | An explanation of the effects of these optimizations can be located in the [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=315806&pid=2599318#pid2599318 forum here]. |
| TVShow.nfo in the root folder of the TV Show that points to a show on [[TheTVDB.com (Video Library)|TVDB.com]].
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| <nowiki>http://thetvdb.com/index.php?tab=series&id=73545</nowiki>
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| '''TV Episode Example:'''<br>
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| Episodename.nfo where Episodename is the name of the episode file.<br>
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| <nowiki>http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=73545&seasonid=5950&id=117847&lid=7</nowiki>
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| '''Music Video Example:'''
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| <nowiki>http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=983&vid=222165</nowiki>
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| ==Music nfo Files==
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| To be addressed
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| [[category:Incomplete]] | | {{top}} |
| [[category:Scraper]] | | {{updated|20}} |
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| | [[Category:Music library]] |
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