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==Stacking in XBMC== | |||
When in [[Videos#File View|File Mode]], XBMC has the ability to recognize and present 'multi-part' video files based on filename stacking rules. For example a two part VCD can be displayed and played as a single file in the user interface. This is the default behavior of the [[Video Library]]. Stacking can be toggled on / off while in [[Videos#Files View|File Mode]] in the Videos section. | |||
How stacked files are presented to the user can be configured with the [[Videos Settings#General|Treat Stacked Files as a Single File]] under Video Setings. | |||
The default stacking rules are rather "wide" and can cause files you normally would not want to stack to be stacked (e.g. rolling filenames from digital cameras, TV shows etc.) | |||
The regular expressions that control stacking can be changed by the [[advancedsettings.xml#.3Cmoviestacking.3E|moviestacking ]] tag in [[advancedsettings.xml]]. | |||
* Stacking is only available for video media. | |||
* DVD-Video images ISO/IMG/NRG are excluded (As all files in the stack may contain menus). | |||
* Stacking is disabled by default for files that have been designated as TV shows (via [[How_To_use_Scrapers#Setting_Contents|Set Contents]]). Even if you do not want to use the [[Video Library]] for TV shows, you can use this feature to prevent your TV episodes from being collapsed via stacking. | |||
* An exception to the above is if you use the [[Video_Settings#Library|Stack Duplicate TV Shows Video Library Setting]]. | |||
===General Stacking Filename Syntax=== | |||
As an example, if you only want to have filenames ending with a specific type of string (e.g. "-CD1", "-CD2" disregarding the extension) collapsed into '''one file'''. Then you would do the following changes in [[advancedsettings.xml]]. | |||
<xml> | |||
<advancedsettings> | |||
<moviestacking append="no"> | |||
<regexp>[ _\.-]+cd[ _\.-]*([0-9a-d]+)</regexp> | |||
<regexp>[ _\.-]+dvd[ _\.-]*([0-9a-d]+)</regexp> | |||
<regexp>[ _\.-]+part[ _\.-]*([0-9a-d]+)</regexp> | |||
</moviestacking> | |||
</advancedsettings> | |||
</xml> | |||
The syntax can be summarized by the following: | |||
'''[token][cd|part|dvd][num]''' | |||
Where [token] is one of the following strings: | |||
*"-" (hyphen) | |||
*" " (blank) | |||
*"_" (underscore) | |||
*"." (dot) | |||
Followed by the string "cd", "part" or "dvd" '''(case insensitive)'''. | |||
[num] can be a number between 1 and 99. | |||
The comparison is case insensitive. | |||
For example, if you have the following two files (which both consist of a part of a movie): | |||
* MyVideo-CD1.avi | |||
* MyVideo-CD2.avi | |||
They will be displayed in the file list as one file '''MyVideo.avi'''. | |||
===TV Show Stacking Filename Syntax=== | |||
"Stack Duplicate TV Shows" needs to be enabled in settings (see above)<br> | |||
The files have to have the same season and episode number and they all have to be in the same folder. (This is to prevent unwanted stacking of true duplicates in different folders). | |||
The items will be automatically stacked in sequential order based off the filenames being sorted in a "natural" order (like this: -part1.avi, -part2.avi, ..., -part10.avi.) | |||
If you have multi-file episodes where only one part was already scanned into the database, you'll need to make sure that you force the content hash to change before scanning again. This can be done by simply adding a zero byte "foo.avi" to the folder. | |||
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Revision as of 23:29, 4 May 2009
Introduction
Videos is the component of XBMC that handles videos. To access Videos, select it from the Home screen. The pictures shown here on this page will differ from the ones you see at your own XBMC, depending on the content and features you use. Some of the key features of Videos are:
Videos Key Features
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Using Videos
You will find the interface of Videos as easy to operate as the rest of XBMC.
Here you can see the default keymapping for:
OSD (On Screen Display)
The majority of the video functions can be controlled through the OSD (On Screen Display). The OSD from the PM3.HD skin is pictured to the left and is available while playing videos in fullscreen mode. The Buttons on the OSD are as follows:
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Sources for Videos
Sources are an important aspect of Videos. They allow you to easily access your videos from anywhere on your PC, Mac, Xbox or network.
XBMC gives you the ability to link to media sources that are for example:
- On your computer (on a local network) or a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device/system, which supports SMB sharing
- Stored directly on the hard drive of your PC, Mac or Xbox
- On CDs/DVDs in the PC, Mac or Xbox CD/DVD drive or even mounted on a CD/DVD drive on another PC, Mac or Xbox and than streamed over your network
- Streamed from the Internet
Note: For information on how to configure remote file shares, see Advanced Topics/Sharing Media From Your PC
Note: For a complete list of available sources see main article Types of Media Sources .
Listing Modes available in Videos
Files ViewFiles View is the most basic way of browing your videos. In Files View, you browse through your video sources folder by folder, in the exact same way that they are stored. What you see in Files View is the same as you would see if you were to browse the folders on your PC, Mac or Xbox (but only the playable files as defined in advancedsettings.xml). |
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