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| {{see also|NFO files|HOW-TO:Backup the library}}
| | ! Import-Export Contents |
| <section begin="intro" />XBMC offers the capability to import and export data manually into/from the [[Library|Media Library]], as well as importing media info automatically from [[NFO files|.nfo files]].<section end="intro" />
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| | * '''[[Import-export_library|Import-Export]]''' |
| | ** '''[[Import-export_library/Music|Music Library]]''' |
| | ** '''[[Import-export_library/Video|Video Library]]''' |
| | * '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Music_Library|Return to Music Guide]]''' |
| | * '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Return to Video Guide]]''' |
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| == Import / Export options ==
| | {{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]]{{l2|[[Music_library|Music Library]]}}}} |
| The Import / Export options can be found in Relevant [[Music Settings|Music]] / [[Videos Settings|Videos]] Settings.
| | {{see also|NFO files|Artwork|Backup}} |
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| '''Video Library:'''<br />
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| === Export Video Library ===
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| :Exports the Library [[The XBMC Database|database]] to either one, or multiple XML files. When you initiate an export, XBMC will ask if you want to export to separate or a single file.
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| ==== Exporting to one single file ====
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| When '''exporting to a single file''' XBMC will bring up a browser dialog where you select where you want it exported. XBMC will then create a subdirectory with the resulting xml file plus all [[thumbnails]] and [[fanart]], watched status will be exported to the xml file.
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| {{note|Exporting to a single file is discouraged in Frodo and higher, as there is a big issue with artwork. It changes the artwork location URL to the folder location of the export, which causes problems when you want to redownload the information.}}
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| ==== Exporting to separate files ==== | | = Introduction = |
| If you choose to '''export to separate files''' you will also be asked if you want to export [[thumbnails]] and [[fanart]] as well.
| | <section begin="intro" />Kodi has the option to Export and Import the library databases. These options may be used for a number of reasons including the following more popular ones: |
| ::The resulting XML .nfo file and associated image files will then be exported to the location of the corresponding video files.
| | *Perform database backup and recovery |
| They will be automatically used when scraping for information, you do not need to import anything from this menu.
| | *Reorganization of data or eliminate database fragmentation {{resize|0.8em|(export, clean/remove database, re-import)}} |
| ::{{tip|For more info see '''[[NFO files]]'''}}
| | *Move data between Kodi databases on different platforms {{resize|0.8em|(eg Widows to Linux)}}<section end="intro" /> |
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| === Import Video Library ===
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| :Imports an exported single XML file into the Library database. If the entry does not exist it is appended.
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| # It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
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| # Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
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| If you wish to import a movie, TV show, music video or episode into the library, use the corresponding format in the exported xml file and enclose it with the <videodb></videodb> tags. Examples can be seen below, as .nfo files.}}
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| === Music Library: ===
| | = Music Library = |
| ==== Export Music Library ====
| | This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library. |
| :Exports the Library [[The XBMC Database|database]] to either one, or multiple XML files. When you initiate an export, XBMC will ask if you want to export to separate or a single file.
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| :If you choose to export to separate files you will also be asked if you want to export [[thumbnails]] and [[fanart]] as well.
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| :The resulting XML .nfo files and associated image files will then be exported to the location of the corresponding music files.
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| ==== Import Music / Video Library ====
| | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Music| Import-Export Music lIbrary]]''''' |
| :Imports a XML file into the Library database. If the entry does not exist it is skipped.
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| # It removes all current info for that entry from the database.
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| # Inserts the info for that entry from the XML file.
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| {{note|To import an exported music library you must scrape your music source prior to importing the library. The music library import will populate the extended meta-data such as artist or album info which is not contained in the music tags.}}
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| == Video and music .nfo Files ==
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| {{Main|NFO files}}
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| Nfo files can be used to provide data for a video file in XBMC or influence the search behaviour of scrapers. In particular they are helpful if the information fetched from a web site does not match the video file, or data for that particular file does not exist.
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| By default at the time of scanning, if the media folder contains a correctly named *.nfo file, then XBMC will load the *.nfo file and attempt to either, in the case of it containing XML data get the meta-data directly from the .nfo file or will parse it for a direct URL to the scraper info page. This allows XBMC to skip its normal lookup and/or search procedures; this is useful if a file's information is not available on any of the scraper sites or if the file-matching criteria fail for the particular file.
| | = Video Library = |
| | This page details how to Import and Export the Video Library which consists of: |
| | *'''Movies'''- Metadata and artwork |
| | *'''TV Shows'''- Metadata and artwork |
| | *'''Music Videos'''- Metadata and artwork |
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| {{tip|See '''[[NFO files|Creating NFO files]]'''}}
| | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Video| Import-Export Video lIbrary]]''''' |
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| == Importing library information from "My Movies" media management software ==
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| [http://www.mymovies.dk/ My Movies (www.mymovies.name)] is an online database for profiling DVD-Video movies. [http://www.mymovies.dk/ My Movies] saves an XML file and a poster cover image which with this patch will get scanned by XBMC in the same way as XBMC's own XML formatted NFO files are scanned/scraped.
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| XBMC has the ability to get the import movie library information from "[http://www.mymovies.dk/ My Movies]" via the mymovies.xml files that it generates, these mymovies.xml are checked after the movie.nfo file.
| | '''Note:''' You cannot selectively Import or Export parts of the database. |
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| == Additional information ==
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| Additional information on how to add format-tags for text and labels (Eg. '''Bold''', ''Italic'') can be found under [[Label Formatting]]
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| == Watched status ==
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| Too keep your watched status when importing the library, add this to your [[advancedsettings.xml]] file in the [[userdata folder]]:
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| | = A Note on Artwork = |
| <advancedsettings>
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| <videolibrary>
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| <importwatchedstate>true</importwatchedstate>
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| </advancedsettings>
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| </pre>
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| [[Category:Scraper]] | | Cached artwork is an optimized version of the original image and this is what {{kodi}} exports, rather than the original full-quality image, so it is best to avoid exporting artwork if at all possible. |
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| [[Category:Music Library]] | | To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons... |
| [[Category:XBMC Manual]] | | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360078 Artwork Dump]'''- for v19 and later |
| [[Category:Advanced topics]] | | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]'''- for v18 and earlier |
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| | An explanation of the effects of these optimizations can be located in the [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=315806&pid=2599318#pid2599318 forum here]. |
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