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==General==
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<section begin="intro" />Settings for the video features are found here. Manage your video library, set video playback options, change video listing options, set subtitle fonts, etc.<section end="intro" />
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*'''[[Video Calibration]]'''
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**This option opens the window in which you can calibrate your video playback. It offers the ability to adjust
== Library ==
***The overscan of the video - How close to the edges of the screen that the image is displayed
[[File:SettingsVideosLibrary-Kodi17.png|center|800px]]
***The positition where subtitles are displayed
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***The position of the on screen display
! width="20%" | Setting
***The pixel ratio - allows you calibrate the aspect ratio at which videos are played back
! Description
*'''Video OSD Timeout'''
! Setting level
**Adjusts how long that the video on screen display stays on screen
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*'''Ignore "The" when sorting'''
| Show plot for unwatched items
**Self explanitory. For example, with this option enabled, "The Simpsons" would simply be sorted as "Simpsons"
| Shows plot information for media in the [[Video Library]] that is not marked as watched.
| [[Image:Settings.videos.general.jpg|right|360px]]
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| Download actor thumbnails when adding to library
| Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.
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| Flatten library hierarchy
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| Flatten TV show seasons
| Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".
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| 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'''
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| Group movies in sets
| {{main|Movie sets}}
Enables [[movie sets]]
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| Update library on startup
| Checks for new media files on {{kodi}} startup.
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| Hide progress of library updates
| Hides the library scanning progress bar during scans.
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| Clean library...
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| Export video library
| {{see also|Import-export library|HOW-TO:Backup the library|NFO files}}
Exports the Video Library database to XML files.
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| Import video library
| {{see also|Import-export library|HOW-TO:Backup the library|NFO files}}
Imports a XML file into the Video Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.
 
If it exists:
# It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
# Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
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| <br><br>[[Image:settings.videos.files.jpg|360px]]
== Playback ==
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{{See also|Video playback}}
==Files==
[[File:Settings.videos.player.png|center|800px]]
*'''Look for custom thumbnails on remote shares'''
[[File:Settings.videos.player 2.png|center|450px|thumb|additional settings shown when scrolling down]]
**When this option is on, XBMC will search for thumbs on remote shares (which as of the time of writing includes DVD and CD media as well, due to the long seek/read times). This can often slow down listing of network folders quite dramatically (particularly if there are many items that have no thumbs), hence the option to turn it off. If you Scan your music collection while this option is on the thumbs are cached locally, and a reference to the thumb is stored in the music Library. This significantly speeds up listings. Turn the option off after the scan if you have many folders/files without associated thumbs. For more information on creating custom thumbnails, see [[Thumbnails]]
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*'''Enable Autoswitching to Thumbs View'''
! width="20%" | Setting
**Can be used to automatically view the contents of a folder in the thumbnail view, as opposed to the list view, based on the criteria that you set.
! Description
***Use Large Icons - Will use large thunbnails, as opposed to normal-sized thumbs
! Setting level
***Switch Based on
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****No Files and at least one Thumb - Will disply the thumbnail view if there are only thumbnails in the folder
| Preferred Audio Language
****At least one File and Thumb - Will display the thumbnail view if the folder contains media items and thumbnails
| Sets the default audio track when different language tracks are available.
****Percentage of Thumbs - Will display the thumbnail view if the percentage of thumbnailed media items in the folder exceeds the threshold set below
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***Percentage
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*'''Allow File Renaming and Deletion'''
| Play next video automatically
**Allows you to delete and rename files through the user interface.
| When selected this enables automatic playback of the next file in the list
*'''Make Archives With One File Transparent'''
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*Enabling this will cause .RAR & .ZIP archives with a single file in them to be treated and viewed as a single file, eliminating the need to open the archive and then play the file.
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| Adjust display refresh rate to match video
| Defines when the refresh rate adjustments should take place.
 
Activate to automatically set the refresh rate which is best matched with the video that is playing (default off). This potentially allows for perfectly smooth video reproduction, as video material can be recorded in a variety of frame rates (23.976fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30 fps, etc.) which need to be properly matched by the refresh rate of the display, in order to be displayed smoothly. The resolution will also match the video resolution if it is higher than the default setting and the display is capable of it<ref>https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=322594&pid=2656484#pid2656484</ref>
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| Pause during refresh rate change
| Inserts a pause for the computer to adjust refresh rate. Sometimes needed to prevent things like slight stuttering when a video starts. Range 0.1 milliseconds to 20 seconds. (default off)
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| Sync playback to display
| This setting enables syncing the video to the refresh rate of the monitor. {{editor note|1= A good further explanation of what this does and how it relates to the above settings is given [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=219796&pid=1943753#pid1943753 here]. We should find a spot to include this directly on the wiki as well.}}
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| A/V sync method
| Options: Audio Clock, Video Clock(resample audio) or Video Clock(Drop/Dupe Audio)
 
Audio has to stay in sync, this can either be done by resampling, skipping/duplicating packets, or adjusting the clock if it gets out of sync too far. Resampling has the advantage that the speed of the video can be changed considerably, so 24 fps can be sped up to 25 fps to play at PAL speed. The disadvantage of resampling is that it doesn't work with passthrough, and there is a slight loss of audio quality. Skipping/duplicating audiopackets has no loss of audio quality, but the speed of the video can only be changed a little to avoid doing a skip/duplication too often, most of the time it's inaudible, but it can produce a very audible click. Adjusting the clock has the best audio quality, but some extra video jitter can occur, also the speed of the video can't change much, as the audio will sync the clock more often the more the speed of the video is changed.
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| Allowed error in aspect ratio to minimize black bars
| Allow video player to try to fit video to screen by ignoring aspect ratio by a certain amount.
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| Display 4:3 videos as
| Determines the zoom level that 4:3 videos are shown on widescreen displays.
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| Activate Teletext
| Enables [[w:Teletext|Teletext]] when watching a live TV stream.
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| Scale Teletext to <nowiki>4:3</nowiki>
| When selected scales Teletext to 4:3 ratio.
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| Playback mode of stereoscopic videos
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| Disable stereoscopic mode when playback is stopped
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==Player==
 
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Additional settings can be accessed while video is playing back: '''[[Video playback#OSD video settings]]'''.
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*'''Configure Audio Hardware'''
== Acceleration ==
**Opens the [[System Settings#Audio Hardware|Audio Configuration Menu]]
[[File:Settings.videos.acceleration.png|center|800px]]
*'''Render Method'''
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**Controls the method used by the player to process and display the video, (which is called [[rendering]]). The three options are: 
! width="20%" | Setting
***'''High Quality Pixel Shader''' - This is the default render which also provides highest quality of the output methods. It uses 44bits/pixel of memory, plus a further 512kB of memory for lookup textures. It does the YV12->RGB conversion in 2 passes, using a lookup texture to maintain 100% accuracy, (making screenshot and alpha-blending work perfectly using the High Quality Pixel Shader). This uses bilinear filtering to double the chroma data both horizontally and vertically.  The first pass runs on the source resolution using 3 tex ops and 2 arithmetic ops, the second pass runs on the output resolution and uses 4 tex ops and 3 arithmetic ops. 3 of the tex ops are dependent texture reads, which are likely slower than plain tex ops. It has no losses at all. The error is for all intents and purposes identical to what would be expected of an implementation using 64bit floating point, rounded to 8bit output (which RGB is). It is the slowest of the renderers, but for most material this will have no effect whatsoever, the speed of the renderer only effects videos with very high resolution (which the Xbox struggles to decode anyway) such as native 720p material. Anyway, memory is also a problem when you are dealing with very high native resolution videos (such as 720p), so the low quality pixel shader is then often the only option.
! Description
***'''Low Quality Pixel Shader''' - This is the most memory efficient output method, using only 12bits/pixel. It uses a fast pixel shader to do the YV12->RGB conversion which while reasonably accurate, is not 100% accurate. It may suffer from slight colour-banding in softly graduated scenes, (this is due to the internal precision of the pixel shader's temporary registers). It is almost as fast as the Hardware Overlays method, and should be used whenever memory is a priority, (such as playback of very high resolution video, like 720p). Screenshot + alpha blending work perfectly with the Low Quality Pixel Shader.
! Setting level
***'''Hardware Overlays''' - This uses a dedicated path on the GPU for optimal performance speed-wise. It is the fastest of the renderers, and generally provides very good quality (equivalent to the High Quality Pixel Shader) but it does have some problems/limitations. It is the most memory hungry renderer (56 bits/pixel), and may get some extreme colours quite incorrect, due to the fact that it doesn't clamp the YV12->RGB conversion. These show up as extremely strong green/cyan colours appearing as red/magenta. This does NOT tend to happen with good source material, it usually only shows up with material captured + digitized using sub-standard equipment. With Hardware Overlays you also lose support for alpha-blending, so the video on screen display may appear to have black blobs around it rather than nice drop-shadows. Lastly, you also lose support for accurate screenshots – the screenshots are only approximations of what occurs on screen, and will not exhibit any of previously described problems.
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*'''Resolution'''
| Render Method
**Controls the resolution at which video is displayed. It causes XBMC to upsample / downsample the video to the selected format.
| Controls the method used by the player to process and display the video, (which is called rendering).
*'''Framerate Conversion'''
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**Allows you to play PAL videos at NTSC framerates and vice-versa
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*'''Bypass CD Selection'''
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**Allows you to skip the CD Selection dialog, which is usually displayed after clicking on a stacked movie file.
:-Enable HQ scalers for scaling above
*'''Auto resume from last position'''
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**When enabled, XBMC will automatically resume videos always from the last position that you were viewing them, even after restarting the system.
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'''Note:''' You can also start a movie from the last stopped position by opening the context-menu on a movie file (white button on the gamepad) or by just clicking the "Play" button on the remote without the need to have this option enabled.
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| [[Image:Settings.videos.player.jpg|360px]]
| Decoding method
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:-Allow multi thread software decoding
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:-Allow hardware acceleration
| Enables hardware decoding of video files e.g. VDPAU
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| <br><br>[[Image:Settings.videos.subtitles.jpg|360px]]
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==Subtitles==
== File lists ==
*'''Font'''
[[File:Settings.videos.file lists.png|center|800px]]
**Size
{| class="prettytable"
**Style
! width="20%" | Setting
**Colour
! Description
**Charset
! Setting level
*'''Enable Flipping Bi-Direction Strings'''
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*'''Resize Vobsubs'''
| Default select action
*'''Search for Subtitles in RARs'''
| 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.
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| 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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| Replace names with library titles
| When a file is [[adding videos to the library|scanned into the library]] it will display the metadata title instead of the file name.
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| Combine split video items
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{{main|File stacking}}
By using [[file stacking|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.
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==Postprocessing==
 
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== Subtitles ==
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{{main|Subtitles}}
*'''Post-processing Filter'''
Lets you change how Kodi renders subtitles, not including DVD (bitmap) subtitles.
**Allows you to enable / disable the processing applied to videos by XBMC (played with [[MPlayer]]) to make them appear better on screen. It allows for the following options:
<section begin="Subtitles" />
***'''Automatic Post-processing'''
[[File:Estuary-settings-player-subtitles-1.jpg|center|800px]]
****Chooses an amount of filtering based on perceived image quality and spare CPU time.
[[File:Estuary-settings-player-subtitles-2.jpg|center|800px|thumb|additional settings shown when scrolling down]]
****Note that the Automatic Post-processing function in XBMC is currently broken and makes the output worse instead of better, see the bug-report [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1015165&group_id=87054&atid=581838 here].
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***'''Vertical Deblocking Filter'''
! width="20%" | Setting
****Where blocking becomes visible you may begin to recognize that the picture is actually composed of a lot of small squares that move around as the video plays.
! Description
****De-blocking is a post-processing technique applied by the decoder on-the-fly to reduce the blocking effect, helping to blend adjacent blocks together smoothly. This filter smoothes out the vertical edges; the associated number parameter denotes the smoothness. Too high a number will make the screen look foggy and increase CPU load.
! Setting level
****Definition source: http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/divx.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=380
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***'''Horizontal Deblocking Filter'''
| Languages to download subtitles for
****Same as above; This version smoothes out the horizontal edges.
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***'''Auto Brightness/Contrast'''
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****Attempts to compensate the picture of movies which are too shot too light/dark/foggy. May produce artificially looking colors on bad source material.
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***'''Dering'''
| Preferred Subtitle Language
****Ringing is typically most visible around highly contrasting edges in the picture. Where ringing occurs it is possible to see subtle bands of color around the contours of these edges.
| Sets the default subtitles when different languages are available.
****De-ringing is a post-processing technique applied by the decoder on the fly to remove these faintly colored bands, helping to improve the playback quality.
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****Definition source: http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/divx.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=380
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****Note that deringing is quite hard on the CPU while providing less improvement then deblocking.
| Subtitle position on screen
| [[Image:Settings.videos.post_processing.jpg|360px]]
| Location of subtitles on the screen. This does not effect stylized subs such as SSA/ASS. Options are:
* '''Fixed position (default) -''' Use the position defined in the [[Settings/System#Video calibration...|video calibration screen]]. By default this is near the bottom of the video.
* '''Above video -''' Place subtitles in the black area above the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).
* '''Below video -''' Place subtitles in the black area below the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).
* '''Top of video -''' Show subtitles near the top of the video.
* '''Bottom of video -''' Show subtitles near the bottom of the video.
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| Subtitle stereoscopic depth
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| Font
| Font to use for plaintext subtitles.
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:-Size
| Font size for plain text subtitles.
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:-Style
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:-Colour
| Color used for plain text subtitles.
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:-Character set
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| Override ASS/SSA subtitle fonts
| Force the options for plaintext subs on ASS/SSA stylized subtitles.
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| Subtitle storage location
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:-Custom subtitle folder
| Set a custom directory for your subtitles. This can be an [[SMB]] share.
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| Pause when searching for subtitles
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| Default TV service
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| Default Movie service
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<section end="Subtitles" />
| <br><br>[[Image:Settings.videos.video_filters.jpg|360px]]
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==Video Filters==
== DVDs ==
*'''Flicker Filter'''
[[File:Settings.videos.dvds.png|center|800px]]
**Sets the amount of flicker filter applied while videos are playing. We recommend you keep this as low as possible, and for best possible quality set it to 0. Defaults to 1.
{| class="prettytable"
*'''Soften'''
! width="20%" | Setting
**Denotes whether the soften filter is applied during video playback. It is recommended that this is set off for optimal quality. Defaults to off.
! Description
*'''Use Smoothed A/V Synchronization'''
! Setting level
**Causes the player to adjust audio/video synchronization more gradually. Enabling this option will reduce playback problems caused by poor a/v synchronization, but has the drawback of creating a short delay in the system's reaction time in correcting synchronization problems.
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| Play DVDs automatically
| Autoruns DVD video when inserted in drive (Kodi v18 enable autorun even during other media playback)
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| Forced DVD player region
| Forces a region for DVD playback.
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| Attempt to skip introduction before DVD menu
| Attempts to skip 'unskippable' introductions before DVD menu
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==References==
{{reflist}}
{{gotham updated}}
[[Category:Settings]]
[[Category:Manual]]
[[Category:Video library]]

Revision as of 10:40, 22 December 2017

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Settings
▶ Video library
▶ Videos

Settings for the video features are found here. Manage your video library, set video playback options, change video listing options, set subtitle fonts, etc.


Library

SettingsVideosLibrary-Kodi17.png
Setting Description Setting level
Show plot for unwatched items Shows plot information for media in the Video Library that is not marked as watched.
Download actor thumbnails when adding to library Gets thumbnails for actors when scanning media.
Flatten library hierarchy
Flatten TV show seasons Removes the TV show season node, toggles between "If only one season" (default), "Always" and "Never".
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
Group movies in sets

Enables movie sets

Update library on startup Checks for new media files on Kodi startup.
Hide progress of library updates Hides the library scanning progress bar during scans.
Clean library... Template:String
Export video library

Exports the Video Library database to XML files.

Import video library

Imports a XML file into the Video Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.

If it exists:

  1. It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
  2. Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.

Playback

Settings.videos.player.png
additional settings shown when scrolling down
Setting Description Setting level
Preferred Audio Language Sets the default audio track when different language tracks are available.
Play next video automatically When selected this enables automatic playback of the next file in the list
Adjust display refresh rate to match video Defines when the refresh rate adjustments should take place.

Activate to automatically set the refresh rate which is best matched with the video that is playing (default off). This potentially allows for perfectly smooth video reproduction, as video material can be recorded in a variety of frame rates (23.976fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30 fps, etc.) which need to be properly matched by the refresh rate of the display, in order to be displayed smoothly. The resolution will also match the video resolution if it is higher than the default setting and the display is capable of it[1]

Pause during refresh rate change Inserts a pause for the computer to adjust refresh rate. Sometimes needed to prevent things like slight stuttering when a video starts. Range 0.1 milliseconds to 20 seconds. (default off)
Sync playback to display This setting enables syncing the video to the refresh rate of the monitor. Editor note: A good further explanation of what this does and how it relates to the above settings is given here. We should find a spot to include this directly on the wiki as well.
A/V sync method Options: Audio Clock, Video Clock(resample audio) or Video Clock(Drop/Dupe Audio)

Audio has to stay in sync, this can either be done by resampling, skipping/duplicating packets, or adjusting the clock if it gets out of sync too far. Resampling has the advantage that the speed of the video can be changed considerably, so 24 fps can be sped up to 25 fps to play at PAL speed. The disadvantage of resampling is that it doesn't work with passthrough, and there is a slight loss of audio quality. Skipping/duplicating audiopackets has no loss of audio quality, but the speed of the video can only be changed a little to avoid doing a skip/duplication too often, most of the time it's inaudible, but it can produce a very audible click. Adjusting the clock has the best audio quality, but some extra video jitter can occur, also the speed of the video can't change much, as the audio will sync the clock more often the more the speed of the video is changed.

Allowed error in aspect ratio to minimize black bars Allow video player to try to fit video to screen by ignoring aspect ratio by a certain amount.
Display 4:3 videos as Determines the zoom level that 4:3 videos are shown on widescreen displays.
Activate Teletext Enables Teletext when watching a live TV stream.
Scale Teletext to 4:3 When selected scales Teletext to 4:3 ratio.
Playback mode of stereoscopic videos
Disable stereoscopic mode when playback is stopped


Additional settings can be accessed while video is playing back: Video playback#OSD video settings.

Acceleration

Settings.videos.acceleration.png
Setting Description Setting level
Render Method Controls the method used by the player to process and display the video, (which is called rendering).
-Enable HQ scalers for scaling above
Decoding method
-Allow multi thread software decoding
-Allow hardware acceleration
Enables hardware decoding of video files e.g. VDPAU

File lists

Settings.videos.file lists.png
Setting Description 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.
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.
Replace names with library titles When a file is scanned into the library it will display the metadata title instead of the file name.
Combine split video items

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.

Subtitles

Lets you change how Kodi renders subtitles, not including DVD (bitmap) subtitles.

Estuary-settings-player-subtitles-1.jpg
additional settings shown when scrolling down
Setting Description Setting level
Languages to download subtitles for
Preferred Subtitle Language Sets the default subtitles when different languages are available.
Subtitle position on screen Location of subtitles on the screen. This does not effect stylized subs such as SSA/ASS. Options are:
  • Fixed position (default) - Use the position defined in the video calibration screen. By default this is near the bottom of the video.
  • Above video - Place subtitles in the black area above the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).
  • Below video - Place subtitles in the black area below the video when the video doesn't fill the top and bottom parts of the screen (letterbox).
  • Top of video - Show subtitles near the top of the video.
  • Bottom of video - Show subtitles near the bottom of the video.
Subtitle stereoscopic depth
Font Font to use for plaintext subtitles.
-Size
Font size for plain text subtitles.
-Style
?
-Colour
Color used for plain text subtitles.
-Character set
?
Override ASS/SSA subtitle fonts Force the options for plaintext subs on ASS/SSA stylized subtitles.
Subtitle storage location
-Custom subtitle folder
Set a custom directory for your subtitles. This can be an SMB share.
Pause when searching for subtitles
Default TV service
Default Movie service


DVDs

Settings.videos.dvds.png
Setting Description Setting level
Play DVDs automatically Autoruns DVD video when inserted in drive (Kodi v18 enable autorun even during other media playback)
Forced DVD player region Forces a region for DVD playback.
Attempt to skip introduction before DVD menu Attempts to skip 'unskippable' introductions before DVD menu

References

Template:Reflist