View Full Version : Filter that compare libary-mode with file-mode? Show a list of files not in library?
stanley87
2007-12-18, 03:50
Hi Everyone,
Am i the only one who gets frustrated when I look in file-mode of my movies dir and see 298 movies. Switch to library mode and there is 297.
IMDB hasnt correctly grabbed info for a movie and you have no clue which one it is.
Is there a way/or a way that can be added to compare the two and easily find which movie/movies have not been added to library?
Maybe in file mode, there could be an icon next to the file meaning it is present in the library or something.
Would be very handy for me anyway :-D
Thoughts?
Agreed. Would be very handy.
Gamester17
2007-12-18, 11:11
...or maybe a filter that displayes any files not in the database inside the library-mode?
"Show files not in database" sorted alphabetically option in library-mode? ???
That way one doesn't have to exit library-mode just to display files not in the database
:rolleyes:
stanley87
2007-12-19, 00:57
Yup, anything like that would be very handy :-D
Nuka1195
2007-12-19, 04:31
A plugin could easily handle that.
RockDawg
2007-12-19, 15:16
I also think this would be a great addition. I am constantly comparing the item count between library and files view to make sure everything has been scanned in.
stanley87
2007-12-20, 10:06
Cool, abit of interest.
Any dev feel like havin' a stab at this?
Pretty Plz!
timdog82001
2007-12-20, 11:06
Yeah, I would definitely use this.
Zippolighter
2008-01-04, 15:59
Is a way available to found the videos, that during the database actualisation not found automatically?
I found again and again some videos that not in the database, because the database actualisation donīt found this videos. So I create a nfo-File for this video and it works for the next time.
But it was very helpful if a file available with all the videos that donīt match during the actualisation.
I hope someone know a way for me to find the videos, without check every video manual in the video file view.
Thanks Zippolighter
Gamester17
2008-01-04, 16:19
Unfortunatly there is no such native 'filter' feature in XBMC (not in library-mode, nor in file-mode).
gamerzhaven81
2008-01-04, 17:23
...or maybe a filter that displayes any files not in the database inside the library-mode?
"Show files not in database" sorted alphabetically option in library-mode? ???
That way one doesn't have to exit library-mode just to display files not in the database
:rolleyes:
Amen! I would love this feature.
stanley87
2008-01-05, 02:48
Unfortunatly there is no such native 'filter' feature in XBMC (not in library-mode, nor in file-mode).
hehe. thats why i requested one :-D
Nuka: you mean a python plugin or script could do this?
this is certainly possible and its kind of how the "scan for new content" function works. the library maintains path and file tables. for every known path thats linked to a playable entry (movie/episode/musicvid), fetch the directory contents. then compare to those directory contents to the files that are linked to those playable entries. the difference is the files that are not in the database.
Xbmc actually hashes the directory contents into an md5 value and uses that to determine if something has changed since the last scan. if the hash is the same, the contents have likely not changed. (its not 100% fool proof. there's a very low likelyhood of a hash collision.)
Gamester17
2008-09-16, 13:40
Please read thoroughly through these related discussions:
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37206
and
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=14186
and
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33710
:nod: IMHO very important for the future of XBMC
I have a large video collection. I never use update library because I don't want my tweaked dB to be overwritten. I usually add movies using the info button in file mode (1 or 2 at a time, sometimes heaps more) Many times I've had a disparity between the files actually on the server and the ones scanned into the dB. Sometimes I've missed scanning it in, other times it would seem the library boots a title out. It's very time consuming to track down what is missing.
What I thought would be a good feature is the ability to carry out a "Compare" between file mode and library to pick up the title(s) missing (not added) to the library. I wondered if this could be made a function of the smartplaylist editor?
I'd like some feedback on the possibility before moving forward with an official ticket. Thx.
Hi! First, congrats for XBMC. It really looks like it matches what I want from a media center. Unfortunately, I am running into troubles getting my movies into it, mostly in the scrapping part.
I have nested directories with hundred of movies. I added them to xbmc (mac version), and asked them to be scrapped from themoviedb.org. Around 40% of the movies were found, and are present in the Library mode.
How can I get a list of all the movie files that are not accessible from the library ? Right now, I switch into file mode, go into each directory in turn, and try to see if the movie have a poster or not. As every movies are in separate directories (because I bundle them with subtitle files, and cover art) this process will take forever (and I will probably miss some movies along the way).
Anything obvious that I missed ?
Try using MediaCompanion or MediaInfoPlus to scrape all your movies. I find both excellent; MIP has an extra handy feature which shows you all your movies missing nfo's/thumbnails etc. This sounds like it could help you. You'll find links to both in the General Discussion forum.
Gamester17
2009-05-29, 16:43
How can I get a list of all the movie files that are not accessible from the library? Right now, I switch into file mode, go into each directory in turn, and try to see if the movie have a poster or not. As every movies are in separate directories (because I bundle them with subtitle files, and cover art) this process will take forever (and I will probably miss some movies along the way).
Anything obvious that I missed?Sorry but there is currently no such feature in XBMC.
Moving your post into existing feature suggestion thread about this.
Nice job at cleaning the forums, Gamester17. I looked at a similar thread before posting and didn't find it.
It seems weird that such feature is missing for so long, but maybe my usage is uncommon...
@snoxbox: thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that and post the results.
@snoxbox: I though MediaInfoPlus was some sort of xbmc plugin. It turns out that it is a .net app.
I am using the mac version of xbmc, so that is a no-no. Furthermore, requiring an additional application to perform a task that is obviously in xbmc scope isn't the way to go, imnsho.
Thanks for the tip, anyway.
Ok, I took a look at the database and XBMC source code. The missing movies are not referenced anywhere. I think that this is because no scrapper found them.
What would be the drawback of having a simple "default" scrapper that just add all movie files to the database, with a default title (the file name) and a default image ? That way, it would be easy to find them in the library.
Does it make sense, or is there something fundamental I missed ?