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XMBC - Library help. Pleeeaaassee

Simian

Simian

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Hi guys,

Just gone from Media Browser in Vista Media Center (due to a weird stuttering and jumping whilst watching some of my movies) over to XMBC.

I've gotta say, now I've managed to customise it to how I want it to look, its a very nice program!, and quite powerful!

Anyhew, I need a little help from any seasoned XMBC users out there.. I have 4 Films that the Library won't show properly (they play fine but show in the library wrong!).. they are (and this is how they are listed in Explorer, which was taken from TMDb)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1953)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (2002)

Basically whats happening is, they only show one version of each pair for both icons... eg: Both versions of TDtESS show as the 1953 version, and Both Versions of TTM show as the 1960 version.

Its sort of like a game of 'Russian Roulette' to find which version of the movie I'm gonna be watching!..

Is there any way of editing the Meta Data or how XMBC sees these 4 films, as I'd like a (close to) flawless library on my HTPC

Cheers
Sim :)
 
Make sure you don't have stacking enabled (it's on the left-hand popout menu with the default skin).
 
I'm using the "Back-row" theme from XMBC's website. It looks like this!..

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On a similar topic: Quick Question. To get a nice media library like that, do you rip your films from the disks and store them on a hdd? How do you rip them, what software and with what settings and where do you store them?

How do you get all the artwork and info?
 
rctneil said:
On a similar topic: Quick Question. To get a nice media library like that, do you rip your films from the disks and store them on a hdd? How do you rip them, what software and with what settings and where do you store them?

How do you get all the artwork and info?
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They are stored on the harddrive after being ripped. The artwork etc is grabbed from Imdb or your choice.

Im assuming it works the same as XBMC on my old xbox
 
They're all .avi's, i use dvdshrink to rip my DVD's and then various programs (handbrake or SUPER) to convert to avi...

XMBC does all the rest when I scan my external hard drive (where my movies are stored!!) including the artwork etc..
 
Not sure if the OP sussed out the answer yet, but if you select the film that is wrong and hit "I" for info and then select "reload" it should ask you to choose the correct version from IMDB.
 
spydermixx said:
Not sure if the OP sussed out the answer yet, but if you select the film that is wrong and hit "I" for info and then select "reload" it should ask you to choose the correct version from IMDB.
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You sir!!.. are a GOD!!.. :cool::cool:

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Didn't even know about the 'I' function :D

Just had to 'Clean' the library after doing it!.. :)
 
This is amazing now that I'm using my plasma as my monitor but seriously going to have to get more films now!

So how many BR does everyone have atm?
 
Where and how the hell do you get xbmc looking like the above.

I'm on media browser in WMC currently but XBMC appeals to me. I can only seem to get the default crappy menu system and can't get it looking anything like media browser.

What do I need to do?
 
I found XBMC to be the most user friendly for me, just a case of downloading the skin and extracting into the skins folder.

xbmc.jpg
 
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