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== All ==
== All ==


Default select action - Lets you toggle between Choose, Play, Resume and Show information. Choose, will select item, eg open a directory in files mode On resume Kodi will automatically resume videos from the last position that you were viewing them, even after restarting the system. Default is Play.
{| class="prettytable"
! width=230px | Setting
! width=560px | Description
! Available from setting level
|-
| Default select action
| Lets you toggle between '''Choose''', '''Play''', '''Resume''' and '''Show information'''
 
'''Choose''', will select item, eg open a directory in files mode.
 
On '''Resume''' Kodi will automatically resume videos from the last position that you were viewing them, even after restarting the system.  
 
Default is '''Play'''
| Basic
|}


Extract thumbnail and video information - When enabled, Kodi will extract thumbnails from videos that have no thumb in the library and information such as codecs and aspect ratio to display in Library Mode.
Extract thumbnail and video information - When enabled, Kodi will extract thumbnails from videos that have no thumb in the library and information such as codecs and aspect ratio to display in Library Mode.
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== Files ==
== Files ==
{| class="prettytable"
! width=230px | Setting
! width=560px | Description
! Available from setting level
|-
| Combine split video items
| Combines multi-part video files, DVD folders or movie folders, down to a single item in the non-library views
| Standard
|-
| Replace file names with library titles
| When a file is scanned into the library it will display the metadata title instead of the filename
| Standard
|-
|}


Combine split video items - Main page: File stacking
Combine split video items - Main page: File stacking
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== Library ==
== Library ==
{| class="prettytable"
! width=230px | Setting
! width=560px | Description
! Available from setting level
|-
| Show plot for unwatched items
| Show plot for unwatched media in the video library
| Basic
|-
| Show movie sets
| When enabled, movies belonging to a "Movie set" are grouped together under one entry in for the set in the movie library. This entry can then be opened to display the individual movies. When disabled, each movie wil have its own entry in the movie library even if it belongs to a set.
| Standard
|-
| - Include sets containing a single movie
| When enabled, a "Movie set! entry is used even if the movie library contains only a single movie from that set. When disabled, a "Movie set" entry is used only if the movie library contains more than one movie from a set
| Standard
|}


Show "All items" entry -
Flatten hierarchy - Flatten TV show seasons  - Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".
 
Show plot for unwatched items - Shows plot information for media in the Video Library that is not marked as watched.
 
Show movie sets - Main page: Movie sets Enables movie sets
 
Include sets containing s single movie -
 
Flatten hierarchy -
 
Flatten TV show seasons  - Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".
 
Show empty TV shows -


Select first unwatched TV show season / episode -  
Show empty TV shows - Select first unwatched TV show season / episode -  


When entering TV show season or episode views, automatically selects the first unwatched item.
When entering TV show season or episode views, automatically selects the first unwatched item.
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Download actor thumbnails - Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.
Download actor thumbnails - Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.
==Other==
{| class="prettytable"
! width=230px | Setting
! width=560px |Description
! Available from setting level
|-
| Reset above settings to default
| Resets all visible settings to their default values
| Basic
|}

Revision as of 14:35, 3 May 2017

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All

Setting Description Available from setting level
Default select action Lets you toggle between Choose, Play, Resume and Show information

Choose, will select item, eg open a directory in files mode.

On Resume Kodi will automatically resume videos from the last position that you were viewing them, even after restarting the system.

Default is Play

Basic

Extract thumbnail and video information - When enabled, Kodi will extract thumbnails from videos that have no thumb in the library and information such as codecs and aspect ratio to display in Library Mode.

Extract chapter thumbnails -

Files

Setting Description Available from setting level
Combine split video items Combines multi-part video files, DVD folders or movie folders, down to a single item in the non-library views Standard
Replace file names with library titles When a file is scanned into the library it will display the metadata title instead of the filename Standard

Combine split video items - Main page: File stacking By using certain naming extensions and enabling this setting, you can enable "file stacking" for split video files. File stacking allows multiple video files to appear and play as if it were one movie file. This also allows VIDEO_TS files from DVD rips to act as a single video when playing them in file view, as if it were an ISO.

Replace names with library titles - When a file is scanned into the library it will display the metadata title instead of the file name.

Library

Setting Description Available from setting level
Show plot for unwatched items Show plot for unwatched media in the video library Basic
Show movie sets When enabled, movies belonging to a "Movie set" are grouped together under one entry in for the set in the movie library. This entry can then be opened to display the individual movies. When disabled, each movie wil have its own entry in the movie library even if it belongs to a set. Standard
- Include sets containing a single movie When enabled, a "Movie set! entry is used even if the movie library contains only a single movie from that set. When disabled, a "Movie set" entry is used only if the movie library contains more than one movie from a set Standard

Flatten hierarchy - Flatten TV show seasons - Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".

Show empty TV shows - Select first unwatched TV show season / episode -

When entering TV show season or episode views, automatically selects the first unwatched item. If viewing seasons, selects the first season with unwatched episodes. If viewing episodes, selects the first unwatched episode. Only applies if sort method is set to Episode

Include "All seasons" and "Specials"

Download actor thumbnails - Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.

Other

Setting Description Available from setting level
Reset above settings to default Resets all visible settings to their default values Basic
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