smitopher 19 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 I just installed it and I am very pleased with it. With Movies, would access to the Specials folder be provided by the Skin or the XBMB3C Plugin?
xnappo 1608 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) I just installed it and I am very pleased with it. With Movies, would access to the Specials folder be provided by the Skin or the XBMB3C Plugin? The only way I know to do this is make the folder a [Collection]. Then put the movie and special under it. This is not something I use. If it works differently in the MB3 web client let us know. xnappo Edited April 21, 2014 by xnappo
smitopher 19 Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 The only way I know to do this is make the folder a [Collection]. Then put the movie and special under it. This is not something I use. If it works differently in the MB3 web client let us know. xnappo In the MB3 Web Client, items in the "Specials" sub-folder of a Movie folder show up as "Special Features" like this This is documented in the MB3 KB about Media Folders here http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/674-media-files-folders-structure/#Movies Special Features Special features for movies can be stored in a specials folder under movie folders. Nested folders are not supported. /Movies /Home Alone (1990) /Home Alone (1990).mkv /specials deleted-scenes.mkv
im85288 1493 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 XBMC gets this sort of information with a separate plugin "Video Extras", from what I have noticed MB3 seems to include "Specials" with TV Shows in the Season folder automatically but Movies are treated differently.
xnappo 1608 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 XBMC gets this sort of information with a separate plugin "Video Extras", from what I have noticed MB3 seems to include "Specials" with TV Shows in the Season folder automatically but Movies are treated differently. How does 'Video Extras' communicate with the skins? xnappo
smitopher 19 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Posted April 22, 2014 Some info I found. I have not evaluated it so it's just a jumping off point. http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:VideoExtras VideoExtras XBMC wiki page http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=178717 XBMC forum "Release - VideoExtras Addon" http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=125024 XBMC forum "Associate extras and/or alternative versions to a movie/TV show title" This was referenced by the "Release - VideoExtras Addon" thread in it's first post
xnappo 1608 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Probably quite similar to what we are going to need to do for Actors... xnappo
im85288 1493 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 How does 'Video Extras' communicate with the skins? xnappo All I know is that you can integrate it into skins similar to how tvtunes etc is integrated...in my 1080++ skin you can access "extras" via the info screen. If it finds something to be shown a separate dialog appears where you can play the extra...Not really integrated but it works. I don't think this will be an easy integration in this add-on. Maybe we could provide an extra property with a movie stating there are extras available and then from the info screen of xbmc call a separate function to show a list of extras in a sort of similar way to how the search dialog presents results?? Just thinking out loud here
xnappo 1608 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Yep - that is exactly how it would have to work. Do you think Actors would be the same way? xnappo
smitopher 19 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Posted May 27, 2014 Anything new about supporting "Specials" folder for Movies?
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