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Import / Export can be found in [[Videos Settings]]
{|class="infobox" style="width:200px"
;Export Video Library
! Import-Export Contents
:Exports the Video Library database to a XML file.
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;Import Video Library
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:Imports a XML file into the Video Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.
* '''[[Import-export_library|Import-Export]]'''
:If it exists:
** '''[[Import-export_library/Music|Music Library]]'''
#It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
** '''[[Import-export_library/Video|Video Library]]'''
#Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
* '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Music_Library|Return to Music Guide]]'''
* '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Return to Video Guide]]'''
|}


If you wish to import a movie, TV Show or episode into the library, use the corresponding format in the exported xml file and enclose it with the <videodb></videodb> tags.
{{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]]{{l2|[[Music_library|Music Library]]}}}}
*'''Note''' an example for movies can be seen below, as an nfo file.
{{see also|NFO files|Artwork|Backup}}


==Nfo Files==
Nfo files can be used to provide data for a movie or influence the search behavior of scrapers. In particular they are helpful if a search for the movie does not return the correct one or data for that particular movie does not exist.


By default at the time of scanning, if the movie folder contains a *.nfo file with the same name as the stacked video file name 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 movies scraper info page.  This allows XBMC to skip it's normal lookup and/or search procedures, useful if a movie's information is not available on any of the scraper sites, or if the filematching criteria fails for the particular movie.


There are two cases:
= Introduction =
<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:
*Perform database backup and recovery
*Reorganization of data or eliminate database fragmentation {{resize|0.8em|(export, clean/remove database, re-import)}}
*Move data between Kodi databases on different platforms {{resize|0.8em|(eg Widows to Linux)}}<section end="intro" />


1.  The *.nfo file is an XML file containing the data directly.


'''Example:''''
<xml>
    <movie>
        <title>Who knows</title>
        <rating>6.100000</rating>
        <year>2006</year>
        <top250>0</top250>
        <votes>50</votes>
        <outline>A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.</outline>
        <plot>A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.</plot>
        <tagline></tagline>
        <runtime>90 min</runtime>
        <thumb>http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/25/65/31/10f.jpg</thumb>
        <mpaa>Not available</mpaa>
        <watched>false</watched>
        <imdbnumber>tt0432337</imdbnumber>
        <filenameandpath>c:\Dummy_Movie_Files\Movies\...So Goes The Nation.avi</filenameandpath>
        <genre></genre>
        <credits></credits>
        <director>Adam Del Deo</director>
        <actor>
            <name>Paul Begala</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>George W. Bush</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>Mary Beth Cahill</name>
            <role>Herself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>Ed Gillespie</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>John Kerry</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>Terry McAuliffe</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
        <actor>
            <name>Ken Mehlman</name>
            <role>Himself</role>
        </actor>
    </movie>
</xml>


2.  The *.nfo file contains a URL of the information page to scrape.
= Music Library =
This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library.


'''Example:'''
'''''See: [[Import-export_library/Music| Import-Export Music lIbrary]]'''''
<nowiki>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766</nowiki>


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 video [[stacking]], name the file "stackedname.nfo".


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 the nfo file for a matching url. This means that nfo's override the scraper setting. e.g. 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!


[[category:Incomplete]]
= Video Library =
[[category:Scraper]]
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
 
'''''See: [[Import-export_library/Video| Import-Export Video lIbrary]]'''''
 
 
'''Note:''' You cannot selectively Import or Export parts of the database.
 
 
 
= A Note on Artwork =
 
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.
 
To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons...
* '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360078 Artwork Dump]'''- for v19 and later
* '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]'''- for v18 and earlier
 
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].
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 7 February 2023

Import-Export Contents
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▶ Music Library		 ▶ Import-export library
See also: NFO files, Artwork, and Backup


Introduction

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:

  • Perform database backup and recovery
  • Reorganization of data or eliminate database fragmentation (export, clean/remove database, re-import)
  • Move data between Kodi databases on different platforms (eg Widows to Linux)


Music Library

This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library.

See: Import-Export Music lIbrary


Video Library

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

See: Import-Export Video lIbrary


Note: You cannot selectively Import or Export parts of the database.


A Note on Artwork

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.

To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons...

An explanation of the effects of these optimizations can be located in the forum here.



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