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= Introduction = | |||
<section begin="intro" />Now that you have your library setup and have become confident with using {{kodi}}, you can start experimenting with modifying your library so it better suits your preferences. | |||
This page will guide you to other wiki pages that are commonly used to modify the library.<section end="intro" /> | |||
= Common = | |||
{{Index two column | |||
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| link name 1 = Artwork | |||
| link 1 = Artwork | |||
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| link name 2 = Bookmarks | |||
| link 2 = Bookmarks_and_chapters | |||
| description 2 = Video Bookmarks allow you to create Save points within movies and episodes in order to easily return to them at a later date. Episode Bookmarks allow mapping of the start of an Episode to the library entry. Useful when there is more than one episode in the video file. eg ISO files, or other full disk rips. | |||
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| link name 3 = Concerts | |||
| link 3 = Music_concerts | |||
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| link name 4 = Custom Home Items | |||
| link 4 = Custom_home_items | |||
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| link name 5 = Edit Decision Lists | |||
| link 5 = Edit_decision_list | |||
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| link name 6 = Extras- For Movie & TV Shows | |||
| link 6 = Add-on:Extras | |||
| description 6 = An add-on that allows you to store all the Extra content that comes with your DVD or Bluray disk to make it accessible within {{kodi}}. | |||
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| link name 7 = Filters- Advanced | |||
| link 7 = Advanced_library_filtering | |||
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| link name 8 = Language Packs | |||
| link 8 = HOW-TO:Install_languages_offline | |||
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| link name 9 = Media Stub Files | |||
| link 9 = Media_stubs | |||
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| link name 10 = NFO Files | |||
| link 10 = NFO_files | |||
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| link name 11 = Parental Controls | |||
| link 11 = Parental_controls | |||
| description 11 = Links to pages that allow you to restrict access to content. | |||
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| link name 12 = Playlists | |||
| link 12 = Playlists | |||
| description 12 = Kodi supports both basic playlists and smart playlists. A basic playlist is a normal text file that lists one or more media files (Audio or Video), and plays them in succession. Smart Playlists are essentially a set of rules to limit the results from the databases. | |||
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| link name 13 = Profiles | |||
| link 13 = Profiles | |||
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| link name 14 = Stream Files | |||
| link 14 = Internet_video_and_audio_streams | |||
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| link name 15 = Trailers | |||
| link 15 = Trailers | |||
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| link name 16 = Universes - Movie / Cinematic | |||
| link 16 = HOW-TO:Movie_universe | |||
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| link name 17 = Video Cache | |||
| link 17 = HOW-TO:Modify_the_video_cache | |||
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| link name 18 = Video Library Tags | |||
| link 18 = Video_library_tags | |||
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| link name 19 = Video Nodes | |||
| link 19 = Video_nodes | |||
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| link name 20 = Watched & Resume Points | |||
| link 20 = HOW-TO:Modify_automatic_watch_and_resume_points | |||
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| link name 21 = Web Browser Interface | |||
| link 21 = Web_interface | |||
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= TV Show Specific = | |||
The following options are specific to TV Shows | |||
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| link name 1 = Linking Movies to TV Shows | |||
| link 1 = Linking_movies_to_TV_shows | |||
| description 1 = A feature that allows you to list a movie in both your Movies and TV Shows listing. eg. You have the TV Show ''Firefly'', and the movie ''Serenity'' in the respective library. Linking the movie will display the movie entry in the TV Show listing. | |||
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| link name 2 = Season Rename | |||
| link 2 = Season_rename | |||
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| link name 3 = Season Settings | |||
| link 3 = Settings/Media/Videos#Library | |||
| description 3 = The Settings page that will describe how to adjust the way Seasons are listed in your TV Shows. These are global settings and cannot be adjusted per individual TV Show. | |||
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See '''Common Features''' above. | |||
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| link name 1 = Movie Sets | |||
| link 1 = Movie_sets | |||
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| link name 2 = Movie Set- Settings | |||
| link 2 = Settings/Media/Videos#Show_movie_sets | |||
| description 2 = Modify the behaviour of Movie Sets in the main title listing. Does not affect the dedicated Movie Set node. | |||
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Revision as of 10:27, 27 August 2019
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 |
Video library | Video management |
Introduction
Now that you have your library setup and have become confident with using Kodi, you can start experimenting with modifying your library so it better suits your preferences.
This page will guide you to other wiki pages that are commonly used to modify the library.
Common
Artwork The use of artwork will transform your mundane media player into a showpiece to be proud of, especially when teamed up with your favourite skin. Kodi will allow you to display Posters, Fanart, Album Covers, Actor and Artist images to name a few. Install the Picture Slideshow add-on, and you will have a constant display of video or music fanart to brighten your entertainment room. |
Bookmarks Video Bookmarks allow you to create Save points within movies and episodes in order to easily return to them at a later date. Episode Bookmarks allow mapping of the start of an Episode to the library entry. Useful when there is more than one episode in the video file. eg ISO files, or other full disk rips. | ||
Concerts To use Kodi with its full potential for Music concerts we are going to add these to the video library, this will allow you to use standard scrapers which will download metadata and artwork automatically assuming you have the folders named correctlyThe most important part of this process is having a standard file structure for your music concerts. The recommended way is to have a single folder with all your music concerts in sub folders. |
Custom Home Items It is possible to create additional Main Menu items that appear on the default Main Menu. For example, adding Home Movies, Kids Movies, Sports, Documentaries and other menu items. Kodi can already filter and separate library items using a number of methods. Combined with a skin that supports Custom Home Items, the library and main menu can be laid out to meet your requirements. | ||
Edit Decision Lists An edit decision list (EDL) contains information about edits that should be made to the video during playback. Edit decision list information is contained in a separate file to the video that is read by Kodi just before the video is played. Examples of use include can be to skip commercials, cut out content inappropriate for children, or skip over the half hour acid trip in 2001: A Space Odyssey . |
Extras- For Movie & TV Shows An add-on that allows you to store all the Extra content that comes with your DVD or Bluray disk to make it accessible within Kodi. | ||
Filters- Advanced Filter is a Music and Video Library feature that allows a user to quickly reduce a list of titles to a smaller list that matches a user specified criteria. For example, filter the main listing of movies to only movies whose genre is Science Fiction. |
Language Packs HOW-TO:Install languages offline | ||
Media Stub Files
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NFO Files NFO files are used to populate the music and video library using locally stored information. They are helpful if data for your particular title does not exist, such as for home movies and sporting events. A Parsing and Combination NFO file can be used to control the search behaviour of scrapers when problematic and ambiguous titles prevent your preferred title from being scraped. | ||
Parental Controls Links to pages that allow you to restrict access to content. |
Playlists Kodi supports both basic playlists and smart playlists. A basic playlist is a normal text file that lists one or more media files (Audio or Video), and plays them in succession. Smart Playlists are essentially a set of rules to limit the results from the databases. | ||
Profiles Profiles allow users to save all of settings as a profile and change them at the touch of a button. It also allows you to grant access to specific folders and network shares based on the profile being used. This is ideal for systems that have multiple users. It works much the same as setting up individual users on your home computer. |
Stream Files Various internet video and audio streams can be played back in Kodi as if they were locally stored on your media center by using STRM files. As long as the format and streaming-method (network-protocol) is supported by Kodi, stream can be added. These are basic text files that look like <name>.strm and contain a URL to the internet stream. STRM files can also be added to the video library and can have cover art, summaries, etc. Some internet sites may have an add-on available that can also access these media streams, rather than having to manually create STRM files. See Add-ons for more information on how to find and install add-ons. | ||
Trailers Trailers can be scanned or scraped into the library along with the movie metadata and artwork. Watch the trailers independently or specialised add-ons can be used to re-create the cinema experience by playing trailers before viewing a movie. |
Universes - Movie / Cinematic Through the use of specialised filenaming and a smart playlist, Kodi can build a cinematic universe for any of your favourite movie and tv show franchises. Using this method allows correct canonical sorting, or any sorting required by the user, which cannot be accomplished with any other method. This method has the advantage of creating these universes without affecting movie sets or library listings in the movie or tv show library. | ||
Video Cache This page describes three advancedsettings.xml settings that can be used to maximize the video playback cache. You can use all or just a couple of these settings to see significant improvements in cache performance, should you require it (most users will not require these modifications). This can help with intermittent network issues, buffering, reduce how long the network is tied up, and sometimes improve battery life. |
Video Library Tags Video library tags, aka Tags or Keywords, can be used to further sort and organise your library into meaningful lists. Sites such as IMDB and TheMovieDB use Keywords to describe themes, plot details or character types to group and easily locate similar titles. They are generally different to the genre. | ||
Video Nodes Video nodes are defined views that are used to organize your media from the videos menu. Title, Director, Year, Studios, Countries, Genres are examples of Nodes. These Nodes can be customised using an XML file which gives flexibility in how you display your media. Custom nodes will work with any skin, but for ease of use a compatible skin is preferred. |
Watched & Resume Points This page describes three advancedsettings.xml settings that can be used to modify when "watched" and "resume" marks are saved. These settings can also be used to prevent automatically saving watched and resume points. A watched point records if a video has been watched or not. A resume point records where in a video file playback has stopped, so it can be resumed later. |
TV Show Specific
The following options are specific to TV Shows
Linking Movies to TV Shows A feature that allows you to list a movie in both your Movies and TV Shows listing. eg. You have the TV Show Firefly, and the movie Serenity in the respective library. Linking the movie will display the movie entry in the TV Show listing. |
Season Rename The Season Rename feature allows you to change the name of a TV Show Season from the default Season x format to a name of your choosing. This can be used in Anime, or those TV Shows that have special names for Seasons, like Torchwood. |
Season Settings The Settings page that will describe how to adjust the way Seasons are listed in your TV Shows. These are global settings and cannot be adjusted per individual TV Show.
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Movie Specific
See Common Features above.
Movie Sets A Movie Set is a collection of related films that are part of the same fictional universe. The scraper sites include artwork and metadata for Movie Sets which is scraped by Kodi and creates the Movie Set in your library. Movie sets are versatile and can be easily edited to suit your own needs. |
Movie Set- Settings Modify the behaviour of Movie Sets in the main title listing. Does not affect the dedicated Movie Set node.
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