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| = Introduction =
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| <section begin="intro" />{{kodi}} has the ability to display information and artwork for your video collection. As this information and artwork comes from 3rd party sites, video files must be placed in a certain folder structure and named correctly so accurate matches can be made with those 3rd party sites. This page, and following pages, will instruct on the correct methods to use for the most reliable scraping process.<section end="intro" />
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| The process of matching and downloading data and artwork to your {{kodi}} library is named '''scraping'''. The sites where we obtain the information from is referred to as the '''information provider site''' (also '''scraper site'''). The wonderful add-on that enables this to occur is called the '''scraper'''.
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| Things you should know about scraping:
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| *{{Kodi}} obtains artwork and metadata from 3rd party sites that {{kodi}} has no control over. As these sites are outside the control of Kodi, it is important that your video files and folders are named correctly to ensure an accurate match with the listings at the scraper sites.
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| *If a movie or TV show does not exist at the scraper site, then {{kodi}} cannot scrape it. Always check the entry at the scraper site.
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| *{{Kodi}} can also read information from local files known as '''''[[NFO_files|NFO Files]]'''''.
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| *As the information provider sites are maintained by a small volunteer community, which provides this service at no cost, it is strongly encouraged that {{Kodi}} users contribute back to those sites when discovering errors and ommissions in the databases.
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| *Scraping problems experienced by users are attributable as follows: 95%- Incorrect naming, folder and source structure; 4%- Missing data at the scraper site; 1%- Changes at the scraper site which breaks the scraper add-on.
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| *For a full list of metadata downloaded by the scraper see '''''[[NFO_files|NFO Files]]'''''
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| *For a full list of artwork that can be used by {{Kodi}} see '''''[[Artwork|Artwork]]'''''
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| The default scraper used by {{kodi}} for '''Movies''' is the TheMovieDB (TMDB). Other scrapers are available and can be found by searching the {{kodi}} site '''''[https://kodi.tv/addons/browse?keyword=&category=1185&author=&sort=title+ASC here]'''''
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| :'''''See: [https://www.themoviedb.org/ TheMovieDB]
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| :'''''See: [[Add-on:The_Movie_Database|TheMovieDB Add-on]]
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| :'''''See: [[Add-on:Universal_Movie_Scraper|Universal Movie Scraper Add-on]]
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| The default scraper used by {{kodi}} for '''TV Shows''' is the TheTVDB (TVDB). Other scrapers are available and can be found by searching the {{kodi}} site '''''[https://kodi.tv/addons/browse?keyword=&category=1187&author=&sort=title+ASC here]'''''
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| :'''''See: [https://www.thetvdb.com/ TheTVDB] | |
| :'''''See: [[Add-on:The_TVDB|TheTVDB Add-on]]
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| '''{{big|This is the most important step to ensuring correct scraping.}}'''
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| = Source Folder =
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| The Source folder is the location that the user specifies for {{kodi}} to search for a class of media. In this case of videos, it is the folder that holds the movie files and TV Shows. These must be separate Sources.
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| The Source must be the parent folder that holds the respective movies and TV Shows.
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| Notes on naming and setting a '''Source''':
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| *There is no limit on the number of Sources that can be used
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| *The Source names, which essentially is your folder name, can be anything that makes sense to you. The names should be unique, which makes it easier to navigate to the correct source in {{Kodi}}
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| *A single class of media can be placed in one source if you desire, though larger libraries (200 or more videos) do benefit from multiple sources
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| *There is no requirement on how to separate videos between Sources. Many users separate based on Genre, alphabetical listing, Video Resolution (DVD, Bluray, 4k) or any method you prefer
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| *If you have your video collection on multiple drives, then a Source must exist on each hard drive for each Class of media and added to {{Kodi}}
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| *'''Never''' mix media classes. ie, ensure TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos or Music are not in the same source.
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| *'''Never''' set the entire hard drive as your Source as this will create multiple ghost entries.
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| = Movie Naming & Folder Structure =
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| {{#lst:Naming_video_files/Movies|intro}}
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| :'''''See: [[Naming_video_files/Movies|Naming Movies]]'''''
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| = TV Show Naming & Folder Structure =
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| :'''''See: [[Naming_video_files/TV_shows|Naming TV Shows]]'''''
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| = Supplemental tools =
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| To help with mass file renaming and organizing, see '''[[supplemental tools]]''' for programs that can help automate these tasks, or do them in bulk.
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| :'''''See: [[Supplemental tools]]'''''
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| <div style="{{linear-gradient|left|#a1f5e4, #f5f5a1}}">{{next|[[Naming_video_files/Movies|'''Naming Movies''']]}} </div>
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| [[Category:FAQ]]
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| [[Category:Index]]
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| [[Category:How-to]]
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| [[Category:Guides]]
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| [[Category:Manual]]
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| [[Category:Video library]]
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| [[Category:General topics]]
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| [[Category:First time user]]
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