Add own MKV trailer to movies and make it intro

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

Hi!

I have a 3 min Mkv clip that i would like to add to my movies as a trailer, i havent used the trailer function before and searched the forum but couldnt find a clear answer.

Is it possible to add a "generic" trailer for each movie?

And if so, how would one go about in doing so?

Is it possible to activate some "intro" function so that my family users have the possibility to skip it if they want to?

Thanx!

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Edited yesterday at 08:23 AM by MediaIntelNUC
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[GrimReaper 4836]

Check out Cinema Intros plugin. 

 

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

@GrimReaper

Will do, thanx!

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

@GrimReaper

I installed it and it looks sweet, but having some troubles, and the knowledge base said there was an option for your own trailer videofile and if

i got it right i could create a folder called trailer and within that folder create a videofiole namned Trailer.MP4

And in the plugin point to that folder and wich libraryfiles it would include.

I have done all this and it doesnt work.

I have activated the show trailers option..

I wonder about the last option with "Coding..."

Wich parameters should be included there?

 

Thanx!

 

 

 

[GrimReaper 4836]

You don't need this option enabled, that is used if you want to play local trailers (located in each movie folder).

33 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

i got it right i could create a folder called trailer and within that folder create a videofiole namned Trailer.MP4

And in the plugin point to that folder and wich libraryfiles it would include.

I have done all this and it doesnt work.

You probably don't have Cinema Intros activated under general Playback preferences (that is per-app setting):

 

Edited 14 hours ago by GrimReaper

[GrimReaper 4836]

42 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

I wonder about the last option with "Coding..."

Wich parameters should be included there?

Not sure what you're asking here, I would assume helper text is pretty clear of its function:

For example, if you had aac.mp4 file in Codec Intros folder and played a movie with AAC audio, codec intro would be played before the movie, otherwise for any other movie with different audio codec (example: AC-3) it wouldn't. Ditto for video codec, audio profile or any particular tag. 

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

Ok! Thanx!

 

So that means if i leave the "codec info path" empty and just use "Custom Intro Path" with my videofile that is the one that will be used?

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[GrimReaper 4836]

8 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

So that means if i leave the "codec info path" empty and just use "Custom Intro Path" with my videofile that is the one that will be used?

Correct.

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

Awesome!

And, i keep the trailer videofile in its own folder in my movie library and name it "trailer.mp4"?

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Edited 3 hours ago by MediaIntelNUC

[GrimReaper 4836]

1 minute ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

And, i keep the trailer moviefile in its own folder in my movie library and name it "trailer.mp4"?

You can keep it in any folder accessible by your system, doesn't have to be within your movie library. I would actually recommend to keep it out of it, as there's no need for that file to be browsable to.

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

Gotcha!

So, i have added the trailers folder with videofile to my C drive, rescanned my movie library and the trailer option is now visible, but the only trailer available is a html to the actual movie, not my trailer, any troubleshooting tips?

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Edited 2 hours ago by MediaIntelNUC
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[GrimReaper 4836]

43 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

So, i have added the trailers folder with videofile to my C drive, rescanned my movie library and the tra

iler option is now visible, but the only trailer available is a html to the actual movie, not my trailer, any troubleshooting tips?

I think you're misunderstanding the Custom Intro function - or you want something different than stated in your opening post:

23 hours ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

I have a 3 min Mkv clip that i would like to add to my movies as a trailer,

Is it possible to activate some "intro" function so that my family users have the possibility to skip it if they want to?

If you want that, use Cinema Intros plugin with Custom intro and that same 3-minute clip will automatically play before each movie if configured so (and be skippable), you don't press/click anything in the UI.

 

If you want movie trailers to play:

43 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

the trailer option is now visible

Trailers button in any item detail screen will play internet (if data available from online metadata providers) and/or local (if stored next to media) movie trailers, not that 3-minute clip.

 

If you want that 3-minute clip to be a trailer for each movie in your library (and to play on each Trailers button in the details screen click), you'd have to copy it xy times - into each movie folder  - and rename it accordingly (or place it into /trailers subfolder).

Trailer Naming

Edited 2 hours ago by GrimReaper

[MediaIntelNUC 34]

Ok,thanx