View Full Version : How do I edit a movie that got scanned to the library wrong?
onesojourner
2009-04-28, 17:32
I am having an issue with a couple movies I have ripped getting scanned wrong. How can a I go back and change the title of the movie in the library? I have change the title but the library does not use that info. I would prefer not to change the file names if possible.
airyphary
2009-04-28, 22:28
If you go in to the Info of that movie and hit Reload, you often get the chance to choose an alternative from a selection box or via the on-screen keyboard. Or have you tried that already?
Out of interest, if the current filename is yielding the wrong results... is it not worth changing it? I know you said you'd prefer not to but it seems a sensible enough solution.
Aenima99x
2009-04-29, 00:11
Use an .nfo file for the movie and specify only the movie name. You can then also include the direct link to IMDB or TMDB inside the nfo to pull the rest of the data.
So if the problem movie is let's say Superbad, you'd make the nfo like this
<movie>
<title>Superbad</title>
</movie>
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/
Use an .nfo file for the movie and specify only the movie name. You can then also include the direct link to IMDB or TMDB inside the nfo to pull the rest of the data.
So if the problem movie is let's say Superbad, you'd make the nfo like this
<movie>
<title>Superbad</title>
</movie>
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/
Bump. Aenima99x's solution is the best, its the only way I could stop a certain animated feature from showing up as "The Messenger" durrrrr ;)
I used some info scraping tool I found in the forums... to scrape and write NFO files for the majority of my mooovies.
Search for "Media Info Plus" in the forums.
onesojourner
2009-04-29, 21:50
awesome. I don't know why I did not consider making an nfo. thanks.
The_Brickster
2009-04-30, 01:42
I'm very new to all this, but am I right in thinking if I placed a .nfo file (such as the one suggested by Aenima99x) in the same directory as the movie files, then it will appear in the library?
Also, how would it cope for movies which are split into 2 files etc?
Sorry if this is pretty basic!
Please read this (thoroughly)
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?p=233507#post233507
The_Brickster
2009-04-30, 15:58
Thanks a lot!
I've tried to do many searches to find such a guide.
Will keep me occupied this weekend!
It's only THE sticky in the how-to section, but glad I could help.
The_Brickster
2009-04-30, 16:37
So it is... :blush:
I even thought I had looked in there.