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As of SVN build 10279 date 2007-09-18, XBMC added the ability to include Music Videos in the [[Video Library|Video]] and [[Music Library|Music Libraries]]. All scanned music videos will show up in both. Music Videos can also be part of [[Playlists#Party_Mode_Playlist|Party Mode]] and [[Playlists#Smart_Playlists|Smart Playlists]]. Playlists containing both music and music videos should be stored in the mixed playlist subfolder under [[The UserData Folder]].
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== Music Videos Support in XBMC ==
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Music Videos support is through a new [[How To use Scrapers|content type]]. Currently you can choose between a MTV scraper or a provided nfo file containing information on the music video.  Failing that it will use the filename as a basis for the database entry (Artistname - Songname).


For further information on Music video nfo files please look here:
= Introduction =
*[[Import_-_Export_Library#Video nfo Files|Video nfo Files]]
<section begin="intro" />Kodi has the ability to include Music Videos in the [[Video library|Video]] and [[Music library|Music]] libraries. All scanned music videos will show up in both. Music Videos can also be part of [[Playlists#Party Mode Playlist|Party Mode]] and [[Playlists#Smart Playlists|Smart Playlists]]. Playlists containing both music and music videos should be stored in the mixed playlist subfolder under the [[userdata]] folder.<section end="intro" />
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== Modifying the scraper to use different filenaming conventions ==
The Music video [[Scraper.xml|scraper]] can be found at the following location under the XBMC home directory
/system/scrapers/video/musicvideos.xml


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= Naming =
[[category:Library]]
Music Video file naming is as follows:
[[category:Video Library]]
 
[[category:Music Library]]
::'''Artist - Title.mkv'''
 
'''NOTE:''' The space either side of the hyphen is important!
 
 
= File structure =
 
All music videos should be in a single folder named exactly as the above examples.
 
[[File:Mvids-Structure.jpg]]
 
 
 
 
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[[Category:Video library]]
[[Category:Music library]]

Revision as of 04:36, 13 February 2023

Create Video Libraries
1. The Basics
2. Source Folder
3. Movie Setup
4a. TV Show Setup
4b. Seasons Setup
4c. Episodes Setup
5. Music Videos Setup
6. Add Source & Scrape
7. Scraping Problems
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▶ Music library		 ▶ Music videos


Introduction

Kodi has the ability to include Music Videos in the Video and Music libraries. All scanned music videos will show up in both. Music Videos can also be part of Party Mode and Smart Playlists. Playlists containing both music and music videos should be stored in the mixed playlist subfolder under the userdata folder.


Naming

Music Video file naming is as follows:

Artist - Title.mkv

NOTE: The space either side of the hyphen is important!


File structure

All music videos should be in a single folder named exactly as the above examples.

Mvids-Structure.jpg



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