folder structure, mymovies.xml location

[JayS]

Hello all, first post here. I downloaded & installed GBPVR 1.3.7 last night. This is my first experience with GBPVR, and I must say I'm impressed.

I'm trying to understand how the Video Library uses mymovies.xml files and where they need to be located. I have 3 questions.

There is sample mymovies.xml code in the 1.3.7 announcement thread. First question: Is that the whole file? That's it? Just create the file, add that, edit relevant data, and ... done?

Next, where does that file need to be? I have ripped all my dvd's to this folder structure:
..\Movies\(My Title)\(Title assigned by DVDFab)\MainMovie\ ... then the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders.

Right now, to watch ripped DVD's in GBPVR I have to do a lot of browsing through these folders until I get to the VIDEO_TS folder. In this 1.3.7 announcement thread linked above, it looks like sub has all his .avi's displaying inside a single folder.

Finally, how do I need to set up the folder hierarchy so that GBPVR can "see" all the movies and mymovies.xml files without drilling through subfolders?

Thanks!
Jay

[sub]

There is sample mymovies.xml code in the 1.3.7 announcement thread. First question: Is that the whole file? That's it? Just create the file, add that, edit relevant data, and ... done?

Yes.

Next, where does that file need to be? I have ripped all my dvd's to this folder structure:
..\Movies\(My Title)\(Title assigned by DVDFab)\MainMovie\ ... then the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders.

You can have either:

..\Movies\(My Title)\(Title assigned by DVDFab)\MainMovie\MainMovie.xml
..\Movies\(My Title)\(Title assigned by DVDFab)\MainMovie\MyVideos.xml

Right now, to watch ripped DVD's in GBPVR I have to do a lot of browsing through these folders until I get to the VIDEO_TS folder. In this 1.3.7 announcement thread linked above, it looks like sub has all his .avi's displaying inside a single folder.

Finally, how do I need to set up the folder hierarchy so that GBPVR can "see" all the movies and mymovies.xml files without drilling through subfolders?

You cant for DVDs, since these need to stay in their own folders with VIDEO_TS below them. For other media types (.avi, .mkv etc) you can have them all in one directory if you want, with a <moviename>.xml for each one.

[JayS]

Ok.

So if I understand correctly, given the DVD folder hierarchy, GBPVR will not let me simply scroll through my movie collection.

Is there some way I can define a folder structure in GBPVR's config file(s) such that it knows to look inside of folders for metadata & artwork? That would be pretty slick. Something like:
Location of Videos: D:\Data\Movies\
Location of Metadata: D:\Data\Movies\#wildcard#\mymovies.xml

I installed the MovieWiz plugin, which basically does what I want, but I'm not thrilled with its aesthetic integration with GBPVR's 'slick' skin.

The 'Aeon' XBMC skin is amazingly beautiful. I especially like the variety of graphical movie browse views. I wish I knew more about skinning - I'd love to re-skin MovieWiz.

[sub]

Sorry, no can do at this stage. The video library is a simple directory based file browsing utility. It doesnt try to be a movie database, so doesnt have this sort of functionality.