Meta Data services: nfo writer setting is missing

[pünktchen 1409]

In the meta data services there used to be a setting for "write to nfo files". This is missing now in the webinterface, but it's still available in the settings.xml

Is it removed by accident? I ask because some people like to download artwork to their media folders, but they don't want their own nfo files to be changed.

[Happy2Play 9783]

More towards hidden with the depreciation of the xml saver.  If you really want to see writers then shutdown server, open system.xml and change  <SaveLocalMeta> to "true".  This will show the options again via Metadata-Services.

[Luke 42085]

For what content type? i still see it.

[pünktchen 1409]

So the only question left is: Will the system.xml option survive future Emby version?

[Luke 42085]

Nothing is using the value in system.xml, it's now per each library.

 

The value only exists there as a way to migrate into the new per-library way of doing things, but i think we can remove it now.

[pünktchen 1409]

For what content type? i still see it.

Movies. Probably you see it because your system.xml has still the setting mentioned above?

[Luke 42085]

Nothing is using the value in system.xml, it's now per each library.

 

The value only exists there as a way to migrate into the new per-library way of doing things, but i think we can remove it now.

[Happy2Play 9783]

New installs set it to false as the option has moved to per library, I guess.  But this hides options and shown in screenshot

 

False

 

 

True

[Luke 42085]

yes i guess for now we will just have to always show those savers, until that whole services tab itself eventually becomes per-library.

[Maximus Naxsus 20]

I'm sorry, I can't really follow the conversation, I think.

 

Saving content data separate by TV Series or Movie is being depreciated. Do I understand this correctly?

 

Does this mean that future release of Emby will not be able to show media information without an internet connection because a new install will need to build a new information database from the internet?

 

Use case; Copy media to external drive, connected to a computer without internet, Emby reads .nfo/.xml; all relevant data is immediately present.

 

 

​Edit: added "from the internet"

Edited December 30, 2016 by Maximus Naxsus

[Luke 42085]

Saving content data separate by TV Series or Movie is being depreciated. Do I understand this correctly?

 

Nothing is being deprecated.

[Luke 42085]

Does this mean that future release of Emby will not be able to show media information without an internet connection because a new install will need to build a new information database?

No.

[Maximus Naxsus 20]

Nothing is being deprecated.

 

 

No.

 

 

Thanks! Don't really get what's up with me lately, jumping to conclusions and such..

Have a great 2017 to you and the Emby Team!