Store Separate Metadata

[ACTCMS]

Since I added

Code:

<StoreSeparateMetadataXml>true</StoreSeparateMetadataXml>

to config.xml, I've noticed that Videos doesn't display any show Description for a given recording if a separate metadata file with the .xml extension exists for that show. If I delete the .xml file or change the extension to .metadata.xml for example, the Description info does show.

Also, what is the order of preference for finding metadata in Videos?

[Northpole]

what is the order of preference for finding metadata in Videos?

If you're talking files within a folder,

then it looks from first for a *.xml file with the same start name as the file with the extension changed,

then a *.nfo of the same name,

if neither of those are found it then looks for a mymovies.xml in directory,

then a tvshow.nfo.

If none of those are found, then it looks for a ':metadata.xml' alternate data stream on the recording file.

[ACTCMS]

If you're talking files within a folder,

then it looks from first for a *.xml file with the same start name as the file with the extension changed,

If none of those are found, then it looks for a ':metadata.xml' alternate data stream on the recording file.

I only have *.xml files and :metadata.xml ADS streams, which suggests that it may be finding the *.xml but not finding the description within it :confused:

[Jaggy]

If you're talking files within a folder,
then it looks from first for a *.xml file with the same start name as the file with the extension changed,
then a *.nfo of the same name,
if neither of those are found it then looks for a mymovies.xml in directory,
then a tvshow.nfo.
If none of those are found, then it looks for a ':metadata.xml' alternate data stream on the recording file.

One other thing it seems to do is look for a "same start name" file in Media\Shows & display it also before the ':metadata.xml' which is a real pain when takling about files.......

but if sub could fix it so it started actually displaying the file created by <StoreSeparateMetadataXml>true</StoreSeparateMetadataXml> (which I reported didn't work AGES ago) that problem would be easily overcome.

[Northpole]

I only have *.xml files and :metadata.xml ADS streams, which suggests that it may be finding the *.xml but not finding the description within it :confused:

The xml format that it seems to currently read is something like this

Code:

<Title>
<LocalTitle>Hawaii Five-0</LocalTitle>
<SubTitle>Kame'e</SubTitle>
<Description>Joe White, McGarrett's mentor, asks the team to investigate the death of a Navy SEAL, which was previously ruled a suicide; Chin Ho is concerned when Kono starts fraternizing with a group of dirty ex-cops. (Original Air Date: 10/03/2011, Episode: 203)</Description>
</Title>

Althought it doesn't read the subtitle, only perhaps the LocalTitle and Description fields.

[Northpole]

if sub could fix it so it started actually displaying the file created by <StoreSeparateMetadataXml>true</StoreSeparateMetadataXml> (which I reported didn't work AGES ago) that problem would be easily overcome.

Yes, that would be good.