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| The Video Library, one of the [[The XBMC Database|XBMC databases]] allows the organization of your video content by information associated with the video files themselves.
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| This information can be obtained in various different ways, like through [[How To use Scrapers|Scrapers]] (ie. [[IMDB|IMDb]], [[TV Shows]]) and [[Nfo|nfo]] files.
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| The Library Mode view allows you to browse your video content by things like; Genre, Title, Year, Actors and Directors.
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| ==Preparing your Videos to be Scanned== | | {| style="width: 100%;" |
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| First you have to decide what sort of video is contained in the folder/share you wish to scan via the 'Set Content' option of the [[Videos Navigation and Control#The Context_Menu|The Context Menu]], for more information see:
| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" |'''{{resize|1.3em| [[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create your Video Library]]}}''' |
| *[[Set Contents (Video Library)]]
| | {{#lst:HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|intro}} |
| *[[TV Shows#TV show file naming conventions|TV show file naming conventions]], for [[TV Shows|TV shows]] to work properly in the Video Library, the file naming conventions used have to match the regular expressions used in XBMC
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| *[[Movie Sets]], Movie Sets allow for grouping of related movies into a group or set and decide a specific sort order for those movies, this is normally something you want to do with a movie series such as trilogies and such in where the movies do not all share the same name which messes up the sort order when viewin in library mode.
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| | | | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" |'''{{resize|1.3em| [[Video_management|Video Library Management]]}}''' |
| [[image:Set_content0.jpg|180px]] | | {{#lst:Video_management|intro}} |
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| ==Navigating your Library==
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| The library organizes your videos into three basic categories, Movies, [[TV Shows]] and [[Music Videos]]. Further these categories are divided into sub-categories, allowing you to find a specific video through criteria like genre, actors, directors, year etc.
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| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Video_playback|Video Playback Controls]]}}''' |
| | | | A guide that describes the player controls, how to access on-screen displays, adjust settings for video, audio, subtitles and more. |
| [[image:Library.videos.controls.jpg|360px]] | | | style="width: 2%;" | |
| | valign="top" | | | | style="width: 5%; vertical-align:top;" | [[File:Video.png|40px|left]] |
| ; View:
| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Artwork]]}}''' |
| : You can the toggle between the different display options, amongst others; List, Thumbnails, Fanart and Cover Flow.
| | {{#lst:Artwork|intro}} |
| ; Sort By: | |
| : You can choose what criteria to sort your Videos by. Note the arrow to the right which controls whether the items are sorted in ascending or descending order. | |
| ; Library Mode | |
| : This control allows you to switch between Library Mode and [[Videos#Files View|File View]]. (Used to be called Switch View) | |
| ; Hide Watched
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| : Toggles between All Videos and Unwatched. XBMC will show either all videos or only unwatched media. | |
| ; Search
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| : You can search for a string anywhere in the [[The XBMC Database|XBMC video database]]. See [[Video Library#Searching your library|Searching your library]] for more information.
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| ; Filter
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| : Allows you to filter the media files to only show videos that include the specified string in the name. | |
| ; Party Mode | |
| : See below. | |
| ; Flatten | |
| : Removes the title, genre etc nodes from the library view. Selecting a category takes you straight to the title view.
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| You can select the default startup screen in Video Library Mode via the ''Make Default'' option of [[Video Library#Video Context Menu in Library Mode|The Context Menu]], (Selecting Movies, TV Shows, Title in each etc.)
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| ==Searching your Library== | | | style="width: 5%; vertical-align:top;" | [[File:Video.png|40px|left]] |
| The search button is available to help you search the [[The XBMC Database |video database]]. Select it to begin your search. A keyboard will pop-up where you may enter search terms (SMS style with the remote, or just using the virtual keyboard). Note that search results will appear in the following order (where matches are found) Genres, Actors (Artists), Directors, By Name, and By Plot. Within each grouping movies will always be first, followed by TV shows and then music videos. '''NOTE: In order to search within words as well as just for words beginning with your search string, place a % sign in front of the match.'''
| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Updating_or_removing_videos|Add & Remove Content from Library]]}}''' |
| | Details the various methods to Add new items to the library, Refresh items with new metadata, Remove titles and Exclude files and folders from scanning |
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| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Backup]]}}''' |
| | {{#lst:Backup|intro}} |
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| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Scrapers|Scrapers]]}}''' |
| | Scrapers are used to contact online information providers to download metadata for video and music items to be added to the library.<br> |
| | Contains information on how to install and use scrapers |
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| ==Party Mode== | | | style="width: 2%;" | |
| The Party Mode option allows you to randomly play [[Music Videos]] from your entire music videos collection based on criteria specified in [[PartyMode.xsp|partymode-video.xsp]]. Simply build a
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| [[Playlists#Smart_Playlists|Smart Playlist]] and save it as '''partymode-video.xsp''' in [[The UserData Folder]].
| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[NFO files]]}}''' |
| | {{#lst:NFO_files|intro}} |
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| Selecting 'Party Mode' from the sidebar will play ALL valid media scanned into your libraries in a random order that meet the conditions specified in the Smart Playlist.
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| [[image:Library.videos.musicvideos.WSCR.jpg|right|360px]] | | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[Import-export_library|Export Library]]}}''' |
| |} | | {{#lst:Import-export_library|intro}} |
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| ==The Media Information Screen== | |
| You display information on you video files by selecting the [[IMDB|Movie]] / [[TV Shows|TV Show]] Information option from [[Videos Navigation and Control#The Context_Menu|The Context Menu]] or by pressing '''info''' on the remote.<br>
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| From here you can refresh the information on your media, i.e. in the case of a wrong match during scanning. Here you can also change fanart and media thumbs, where the number of images being offered may depend on your [[Set_Contents_%28Video_Library%29#Scraper_settings|scraper settings]].
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| ==Video Context Menu in Library Mode== | | | style="width: 2%;" | |
| You perform actions on your video files using the [[General_Navigation#Context_Menus|Context Menu]]. In Library Mode, selecting a movie that has been designated as a movie folder, the following options are available:
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| | | style="width: 44%; vertical-align:top;" | '''{{resize|1.3em| [[:Category:Video_library|Index of All Video Library Articles]]}}''' |
| | | | Can't find what you are looking for? Browse the list of all Video Library wiki pages. |
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| ; Queue Item
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| : Adds the item to the [[Now Playing]] playlist. | |
| ; Add to Favourites | |
| : Adds the item to your [[Favourites]] menu. | |
| ; Movie / TV Show Information | |
| : Shows the relevant information, gathered through [[How To use Scrapers|scrapers]], such as the [[IMDB|IMDb]] or [[TV Shows]] info on the selected file.
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| ; Mark as Watched
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| : Changes the video status to watched, see above. | |
| ; Edit Title
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| : Changes the name of the item within the Library. | |
| ; Remove From Library
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| : Removes the selected item from the [[The XBMC Database|video database]].
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| ; Update Library
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| : Checks if files in the Library have been added and modifies the database accordingly. Adds missing media to the database.
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| ; Go to Root
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| : Takes you to the Video Library root.
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| ; Now Playing...
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| : Takes you to the [[Now Playing]] screen that shows what is currently playing and what the next queued files are.
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| ; Settings
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| : Opens the [[Videos Settings]] menu.<br>
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| ;Other possible menu items
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| ; Play
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| : Plays the selected file, resumes a video from the last stopped position.
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| ; Play using
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| : Allows you to select which player to use for video playback (DVDPlayer or Mplayer).
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| ; Link to TV show
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| : Links the selected movie to a TV show, The Movie will show up with TV show seasons/episodes.
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| ==Remote browsing==
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| To be able to browse the Video Library outside the GUI, like through [[The Web Interface]], you'll currently have to add a special [[Types of Media Sources#Video_Library|videodb:// source]], which will show up as 'Library' under Videos in the web interface.
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| ==Video Library Settings and Maintenance==
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| The main Video Library settings can be accessed from the [[Videos_Settings#Library|Library]] tab in [[Videos Settings]]. Those can be accessed either from the [[Settings]] menu from the home screen, or via the context menu as seen above.
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| ===Keeping your Library up to date===
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| The 'Update library on startup' and 'Always update library in background' library settings can in conjunction be used to scan your sources for new files for inclusion in the library in the background at each XBMC start.
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| '''NOTE!''' If you want missing media (deleted or otherwise unavailable) to be removed form the database on update, use the <cleanonupdate> advancedsettings tag (see below).
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| ===advancedsettings.xml===
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| Some settings can only be altered through the [[advancedsettings.xml#<videolibrary>|advancedsettings.xml]] file, such as settings affecting the "All" and "Recently Added" database nodes.
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| ===Removing Entire Folders from the Library===
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| You can remove the contents of entire folders from the library by setting content to <None> as described in the [[How To use Scrapers]] section.
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| ===Clean Video Library===
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| Cleaning up the Video Library (removing invalid entries and compressing) can be done via the [[User Interface Settings]], in the [[Videos Settings]] with the 'Clean Library' option.
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