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| The Video Library, one of the [[The XBMC Database|XBMC databases]] allows the organization of your video content by information associated with the video files themselves.
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| This information can be obtained in various different ways, like through [[How To use Scrapers|Scrapers]] (ie. [[IMDB|IMDb]], [[TV Shows]]) and [[Nfo|nfo]] files.
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| The Library Mode view allows you to browse your video content by things like; Genre, Title, Year, Actors and Directors.
| | {{See also|Adding videos to the library}} |
| | <section begin="intro" />XBMC has the ability to include Music Videos in the [[Video library|Video]] and [[Music library|Music]] libraries. All scanned music videos will show up in both. Music Videos can also be part of [[Playlists#Party Mode Playlist|Party Mode]] and [[Playlists#Smart Playlists|Smart Playlists]]. Playlists containing both music and music videos should be stored in the mixed playlist subfolder under the [[userdata]] folder.<section end="intro" /> |
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| ==Preparing your Videos to be Scanned==
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| First you have to decide what sort of video is contained in the folder/share you wish to scan via the 'Set Content' option of the [[Videos Navigation and Control#The Context_Menu|The Context Menu]], for more info see:
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| *[[Set Contents (Video Library)]]
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| For [[TV Shows|TV shows]] to work properly in the Video Library, the file naming conventions used have to match the regular expressions used in XBMC, see:
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| *[[TV Shows#TV show file naming conventions|TV show file naming conventions]].
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| ==Navigating your Library==
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| The library organizes your videos into two basic categories, Movies and [[TV Shows]]. Further these categories are divided into sub-categories, allowing you to find a specific video through criteria like genre, actors, directors, year etc.
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| : You can the toggle between the different display options, amongst others; List, Icons and Big Icons.
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| ; Sort By:
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| : You can choose what criteria to sort your Videos by. Note the arrow to the right which controls whether the items are sorted in ascending or descending order.
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| ; Library Mode
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| : This control allows you to switch between Library Mode and [[Videos#Files View|File View]]. (Used to be called Switch View)
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| ; Watched Status
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| : Toggles between All Videos, Watched and Unwatched. XBMC will show only the media you designate.
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| ; Search
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| : You can search for a string anywhere in the [[The XBMC Database|XBMC video database]].
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| ; Filter
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| : Allows you to filter the media files to only show videos that include the specified string in the name.
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| ; Party Mode
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| ; Flatten
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| : Removes the title, genre etc nodes from the library view. Selecting a category takes you straight to the title view.
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| You can select the default startup screen in Video Library Mode via the ''Make Default'' option of [[Video Library#Video Context Menu in Library Mode|The Context Menu]], (Selecting Movies, TV Shows, Title in each etc.)
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| ==Party Mode==
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| The Party Mode option allows you to randomly play [[Music Videos]] from your entire music videos collection based on criteria specified in [[PartyMode.xsp|partymode-video.xsp]]. Simply build a
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| [[Playlists#Smart_Playlists|Smart Playlist]] and save it as '''partymode-video.xsp''' in [[The UserData Folder]].
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| Selecting 'Party Mode' from the sidebar will play ALL valid media scanned into your libraries in a random order that meet the conditions specified in the Smart Playlist.
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| ==The Media Information Screen==
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| You display information on you video files by selecting the [[IMDB|Movie]] / [[TV Shows|TV Show]] Information option from [[Videos Navigation and Control#The Context_Menu|The Context Menu]] or by pressing '''info''' on the remote.<br>
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| ==Video Context Menu in Library Mode==
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| You perform actions on your video files using the Context Menu. Press the '''White''' button on your controller ('''Title''' on the remote). This will bring up the context menu, pictured below right. In Library Mode, selecting a movie that has been designated as a movie folder, the following options are available:
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| ; Queue Item
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| : Adds the item to the [[Now Playing]] playlist.
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| ; Add to Favourites
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| : Adds the item to your [[Favourites]] menu.
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| ; Movie / TV Show Information
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| : Shows the relevant information, gathered through [[How To use Scrapers|scrapers]], such as the [[IMDB|IMDb]] or [[TV Shows]] info on the selected file.
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| ; Mark as Watched
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| : Changes the video status to watched, see above.
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| ; Edit Title
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| ; Remove From Library
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| : Removes the selected item from the [[The XBMC Database|video database]].
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| ; Update Library
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| : Checks if files in the Library have been changed, added or removed, modifies the database accordingly and runs a cleaning routine. Adds missing media to the database.
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| ; Go to Root
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| : Takes you to the Video Library root.
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| ; Now Playing...
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| : Takes you to the [[Now Playing]] screen that shows what is currently playing and what the next queued files are.
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| ; Settings
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| : Opens the [[Videos Settings]] menu.<br>
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| ;Other possible menu items
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| ; Play
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| : Plays the selected file, resumes a video from the last stopped position.
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| ==Remote browsing==
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| To be able to browse the Video Library outside the GUI, like through [[The Web Interface]], you'll currently have to add a special [[Types of Media Sources#Video_Library|videodb:// source]], which will show up as 'Library' under Videos in the web interface.
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| ==Video Library Settings and Maintenance==
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| The main Video Library settings can be accessed from the [[Videos_Settings#Library|Library]] tab in [[Videos Settings]]. Those can be accessed either from the [[Settings]] menu from the home screen, or via the context menu as seen above.
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| Some settings can only be altered through the [[advancedsettings.xml#<videolibrary>|advancedsettings.xml]] file, such as settings affecting the "All" and "Recently Added" database nodes.
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| ===Removing Entire Folders from the Library===
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| You can remove the contents of entire folders from the library by setting content to <None> as described in the [[How To use Scrapers]] section.
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| ===Clean Video Library===
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| Cleaning up the Video Library (removing invalid entries and compressing) can be done via the [[User Interface Settings]], in the [[Videos Settings]] with the Clean Library option.
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