STR8 69 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Is there a way that the actual names (titles) of the characters can be generated automatically and placed instead of it saying Chapter 01Example: Toy Story 4Now: Chapter 01, Chapter 02, Chapter 03 and so onChange: Intro, Woody in the rain, Bonnie goes to school and so on I ran across this link and it shows what I was referring to which is http://chapterdb.plex.tv/browse Edited October 9, 2019 by STR8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Luke 37065 Posted October 9, 2019 Solution Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hi, yes, if the embedded chapters of your files contain titles, then Emby can use these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Would the XML plugin place the chapter titles in the correct place if i add an XML Document (file) like so or would the titles have to be in the actual movie file? I tried to upload the xml file but got an error... but this is what it is or what's on it <chapterInfo xml:lang="eng" version="2" extractor="ChapterGrabber 4.2" client="ChapterGrabber 4.2" confirmations="132" xmlns="http://jvance.com/2008/ChapterGrabber"> <title>Avatar</title> <ref> <chapterSetId>18</chapterSetId> </ref> <source> <type>Blu-Ray</type> <hash>9db570c63ae8a33331773a7f11ca1742</hash> <fps>23.976023976023978</fps> <duration>02:41:41.6919999</duration> </source> <chapters> <chapter time="00:00:00" name="A New World" /> <chapter time="00:06:17.9608888" name="You are not in Kansas anymore" /> <chapter time="00:07:53.5980888" name=""This is your Avatar now, Jake."" /> <chapter time="00:12:04.8908000" name=""This is why we're here..."" /> <chapter time="00:14:00.4645777" name="First Awakening" /> <chapter time="00:20:00.5743111" name="Colonel Quaritch" /> <chapter time="00:24:00.2304000" name="First Sortie" /> <chapter time="00:26:53.2782666" name="Thanator chase" /> <chapter time="00:31:41.8999333" name="A Sign" /> <chapter time="00:33:33.4280000" name="Viperwolves" /> <chapter time="00:35:43.8499555" name="Neytiri" /> <chapter time="00:43:31.8591555" name="The Omaticaya Clan" /> <chapter time="00:49:23.6272444" name="Covert Report" /> <chapter time="00:54:29.9749333" name="The Hallelujah Mountains" /> <chapter time="00:59:56.0506888" name="Learn fast or die" /> <chapter time="01:05:10.1978444" name="Banshee Rookery" /> <chapter time="01:11:36.4170000" name="First Flight" /> <chapter time="01:15:11.0063777" name="Last Shadow" /> <chapter time="01:20:29.1158222" name="A Son of The Omaticaya" /> <chapter time="01:24:41.9100222" name="Willow Glade Destruction" /> <chapter time="01:36:04.8005333" name=""You will never be one of the People!"" /> <chapter time="01:37:55.7864000" name="Assault on Home Tree" /> <chapter time="01:44:33.0999777" name="Aftermath" /> <chapter time="01:48:15.4888000" name="Escape from Hell's Gate" /> <chapter time="01:53:53.8684888" name=""There's something we gotta do..."" /> <chapter time="01:55:32.8840666" name="Toruk Macto" /> <chapter time="01:58:38.8198000" name=""She's real"" /> <chapter time="02:02:05.5680000" name="Recuiting The Clans" /> <chapter time="02:05:33.8594222" name="Preamble to Battle" /> <chapter time="02:10:01.8354444" name="Battle for Pandora" /> <chapter time="02:16:07.2838666" name="Fall of The Heroes" /> <chapter time="02:19:50.8405333" name="Eywa" /> <chapter time="02:25:50.3246444" name="Quaritch Fight" /> <chapter time="02:31:14.0647333" name=""I See You"" /> <chapter time="02:35:05.2957333" name="End Credits" /> <chapter time="02:41:40.6907333" name="" /> </chapters> <createdDate>2010-06-03T16:45:18.927-05:00</createdDate> <updatedDate>2018-05-09T05:39:40.6037911-06:00</updatedDate></chapterInfo> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37065 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hi, there is no support at this time for chapter names coming from an xml file. It's always possible for the future though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 You can add the chapters (xml file) using MKVToolNix to a video file - once added and the file added to Emby they will appear in the movie detail screen as the names for the chapter images rather than Chapter 1 etc Done this for a few movies myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 @@PenkethBoy Thanks for that information it's appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 NP Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 yes i only did a few movies but at some point i was going to setup a script to do it as MKVToolNix can be controlled from the command line Also the source for xml files i found was not complete having more hits for "newer" movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00zah 128 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Also the source for xml files i found was not complete having more hits for "newer" movies Mind if I ask what your chapter source is? ChapterDB dot org was a great resource for chapter files... until funding dried up. It's finally been archived & made available, but sadly, very little new material is being added. TIA http://chapterdb.plex.tv/browse (Pay no attention to the fact that 'the competition' is hosting this archive... it' still handy) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 @@d00zah that's the source I found and started to use. @@PenkethBoy if you don't mind let me know how that works out with the script Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3745 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Would the XML plugin place the chapter titles in the correct place if i add an XML Document (file) like so or would the titles have to be in the actual movie file? I tried to upload the xml file but got an error... but this is what it is or what's on it <chapterInfo xml:lang="eng" version="2" extractor="ChapterGrabber 4.2" client="ChapterGrabber 4.2" confirmations="132" xmlns="http://jvance.com/2008/ChapterGrabber"> <title>Avatar</title> <ref> <chapterSetId>18</chapterSetId> </ref> <source> <type>Blu-Ray</type> <hash>9db570c63ae8a33331773a7f11ca1742</hash> <fps>23.976023976023978</fps> <duration>02:41:41.6919999</duration> </source> <chapters> <chapter time="00:00:00" name="A New World" /> <chapter time="00:06:17.9608888" name="You are not in Kansas anymore" /> <chapter time="00:07:53.5980888" name=""This is your Avatar now, Jake."" /> <chapter time="00:12:04.8908000" name=""This is why we're here..."" /> <chapter time="00:14:00.4645777" name="First Awakening" /> <chapter time="00:20:00.5743111" name="Colonel Quaritch" /> <chapter time="00:24:00.2304000" name="First Sortie" /> <chapter time="00:26:53.2782666" name="Thanator chase" /> <chapter time="00:31:41.8999333" name="A Sign" /> <chapter time="00:33:33.4280000" name="Viperwolves" /> <chapter time="00:35:43.8499555" name="Neytiri" /> <chapter time="00:43:31.8591555" name="The Omaticaya Clan" /> <chapter time="00:49:23.6272444" name="Covert Report" /> <chapter time="00:54:29.9749333" name="The Hallelujah Mountains" /> <chapter time="00:59:56.0506888" name="Learn fast or die" /> <chapter time="01:05:10.1978444" name="Banshee Rookery" /> <chapter time="01:11:36.4170000" name="First Flight" /> <chapter time="01:15:11.0063777" name="Last Shadow" /> <chapter time="01:20:29.1158222" name="A Son of The Omaticaya" /> <chapter time="01:24:41.9100222" name="Willow Glade Destruction" /> <chapter time="01:36:04.8005333" name=""You will never be one of the People!"" /> <chapter time="01:37:55.7864000" name="Assault on Home Tree" /> <chapter time="01:44:33.0999777" name="Aftermath" /> <chapter time="01:48:15.4888000" name="Escape from Hell's Gate" /> <chapter time="01:53:53.8684888" name=""There's something we gotta do..."" /> <chapter time="01:55:32.8840666" name="Toruk Macto" /> <chapter time="01:58:38.8198000" name=""She's real"" /> <chapter time="02:02:05.5680000" name="Recuiting The Clans" /> <chapter time="02:05:33.8594222" name="Preamble to Battle" /> <chapter time="02:10:01.8354444" name="Battle for Pandora" /> <chapter time="02:16:07.2838666" name="Fall of The Heroes" /> <chapter time="02:19:50.8405333" name="Eywa" /> <chapter time="02:25:50.3246444" name="Quaritch Fight" /> <chapter time="02:31:14.0647333" name=""I See You"" /> <chapter time="02:35:05.2957333" name="End Credits" /> <chapter time="02:41:40.6907333" name="" /> </chapters> <createdDate>2010-06-03T16:45:18.927-05:00</createdDate> <updatedDate>2018-05-09T05:39:40.6037911-06:00</updatedDate> </chapterInfo> Is this what a chapter XML file looks like inside an mkv file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00zah 128 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) This is a plaintext chapter file MKVToolNix chapter editor is able to import: Avatar.chapters.txt This is the format MKVToolNix chapter editor produces when 'Save as XML file' is selected. Avatar.chapters.xml There's something about the XML format posted above which MKVToolNix chapter editor (latest) does NOT like: Edited October 10, 2019 by d00zah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3745 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Cool, and do we know of any other resource online which would hold chapter title information besides the chapterDb (which is now in a read only resource on the web)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00zah 128 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 @PenkethBoy mentions "a source" but has yet to respond to my query... across the pond. The CDB archive is reporting a few recent additions, but they seem 'broken'. I suspect the ChapterGrabber app may be confused? This sort of resource is, unfortunately, scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3745 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) I found the resource. Now just have to test it and see if it is usable. See if I can get an API key. https://jarrettvance.docs.apiary.io/#reference/chaptersets/chaptersdisc-hash/get?console=1 Edited October 10, 2019 by chef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neik 837 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Are chapters also available for TV shows? If so, it could be possible to skip the intro like Netflix does, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Yes the ChapterDb was the source i used Did not find one for TV - did not look very hard Dont think skipping intros on TV shows is going to be a thing as they vary by episode and there would have to be a db somewhere for each episode and i'm sure Netflix preprocess the episodes before release 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 @@chef I was wondering if you were able to find the API and if the testing worked out.... would be awesome if you could get this automated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37065 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 We looked at it several years ago and it was not good. There was no control over the language of the data so you'd end up with whatever the person who had contributed the chapters submitted. For instance, sometimes you'd get Spanish chapter names back because that's all they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Oh I gotcha just got a little excited by Chef's reply but I understand thanks Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3745 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Sorry, wish I could make that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8 69 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 No worries and no apologies needed I'm grateful for all the hard work the entire team does to allow myself and family to enjoy Emby you all rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laie_techie 12 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I know it's a limitation of mp4 and mkv files, but I wish I could provide a different chapter title based on language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00zah 128 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) I know it's a limitation of mp4 and mkv files, but I wish I could provide a different chapter title based on language. You can use the MKVToolNix chapter editor to edit chapter names to be whatever you want. The aforementioned database seemed geared towards English, and many available titles just used the generic 'Chapter 1', 'Chapter 2', etc., but with the editor, you can make them anything you want. Just don't expect it to become 'automatic'. That seems unlikely, just based on the lack of available sources. Edit: It occurs to me that a plug-in that programmatically extracts chapter detail from users' ofttimes sizable movie libraries to populate a common database 'in the cloud' could be an interesting 'feature'. Beyond my capabilities but there is, at least, some demand. Create a community-sourced database. Edited October 14, 2019 by d00zah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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