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=== TV Shows === '''[[Add-on:The Movie Database Python|TMDb TV Shows]]''' (metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org.python)

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video_management|Video management]] }} {{See also|Linking movies to TV shows}}

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} ...="background-color:#;"| [[File:Video-TVShow Folder.png|left|400px|Image 1- TV Show folders]] || style="background-color:#;"|

{{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]]|[[Video management|Video Management]]}} ...s of the video file on your system. eg, linking ''Serenity (2005)'' to the tv show ''Firefly''.<section end=intro />

{{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]] |[[Artwork]]}} <section begin="intro" />This page details information specific to TV Shows. For Seasons and Episodes, see linked pages.<section end="intro" />

** '''[[Import-export_library/Music|Music Library]]''' ** '''[[Import-export_library/Video|Video Library]]'''

{{mininav|[[Video library]]}} ...ident with using {{kodi}}, you can start experimenting with modifying your library so it better suits your preferences.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video_management|Video management]] }} <section begin="intro" />Trailers can be scanned or scraped into the library along with the movie metadata and artwork. Watch the trailers independently

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} ...i}} scans each of your Sources looking for media to add to the appropriate library.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video management|Management]] }} ...s, ''aka Tags or Keywords'', can be used to further sort and organise your library into meaningful lists. Sites such as IMDB and TheMovieDB use Keywords to de

{{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]] |[[Artwork]]}} ...begin="intro" />This page details information specific to Seasons. For TV Shows and Episodes, see linked pages.<section end="intro" />

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} There are two components to TV Shows that need to be accurate for a successful scrape:

{{mininav|[[Video_library|Video Library]] |[[Artwork]]}} ...begin="intro" />This page details information specific to Episodes. For TV Shows and Seasons, see linked pages.<section end="intro" />

| ||''Playlists'' || |''Movies from the library'' | ||''TV Shows and episodes from the library'' ||''Music & Video Sources''

...e artist and album that contains the music video song is also in the Music Library. ...video in the folder. These nfo files need to be named exactly as the Music Video file is named, but with the nfo extension.

...ll-featured, open source remote control for Kodi Media Center. It features library browsing, now playing informations and a direct remote control. === Music Library ===

|style="width:100px; font-style: italic; text-align:left;" | TV Shows ...for Seasons or Episodes. Seasons and Episodes are matched via the correct TV Show.

** '''[[Import-export_library/Music|Music Library]]''' ** '''[[Import-export_library/Video|Video Library]]'''

= TV Shows = === Last played TV shows ===

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video management]]}} ...discover how to make a movie an episode of a TV Show or how to combine TV Shows.<section end="intro" />

{{mininav|[[Video library]] {{l2| [[Music library]] }} | [[File sharing]] }} ...the network, or it can be used as a UPnP Client that can receive music and video from a UPnP Server on the network. <section end="intro" />

NFO files for TV Shows are a little bit more complex as they require the following NFO files: * One nfo file for the TV Show. This file holds the overall TV show information

{{mininav| [[Music library]] {{l2|[[Video library]]}} | [[Scrapers]]}} ...is a complement of default scrapers for Music, Music Videos, Movies and TV Shows.

{{mininav|[[Music_library|Music Library]] {{l2|[[Video_library|Video Library]]}} | [[Artwork]]}} Movie, TV Show, Season, Episode, Music Video and Music artwork can be obtained using one of the following three methods.

...of rules/filters that allow you to display a sub set of the media in your library.<section end="intro"/> ...playlist is created, it can be browsed like any other list in the {{kodi}} library.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]}} = Video Problems =

|style="width:100px; font-style: italic; text-align:left;" | TV Shows ...for Seasons or Episodes. Seasons and Episodes are matched via the correct TV Show.

...gned to be installed on hardware that is directly connected to your AVR or TV preferably via HDMI. Not only can it play a wide variety of media formats - Video, Audio, Images - {{kodi}} also allows you to create libraries of your conte

...Library]] {{l2|[[Video_library|Video Library]]}} | {{l2|[[Video_management|Video Management]]}}}} <section begin="intro" />Filter is a Music and Video Library feature that allows a user to quickly reduce a list of titles to a smaller

== Video tools == ...and features many powerful tools for styling them and built-in, real-time video previews.

...de variety of music and video formats in addition to viewing '''[[PVR|Live TV]]''' and using add-ons (plugins) to further enhance your {{kodi}}. The soft ''{{red|We strongly urge you to not follow the numerous YouTube video guides as nearly all those guides have been written with the single minded

Allows you to change the default action when clicking on a library item. == Select default video version ==

{{mininav|[[Music_library|Music Library]] {{l2|[[Video_library|Video Library]]}} | [[Artwork]]}} ...riority''' (scraped artwork is a fallback), so on update of both music and video libraries {{kodi}} will always use local artwork when it can find some (''a

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} ...ave changed to [https://www.thetvdb.com/ TVDB] or [https://www.tvmaze.com/ TV Maze], check the appropriate site.

...tory/browse/?fdid=org.xbmc.kore F-Droid] and directly [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/tools/kore/releases/ here]. ...wizard, you need to push {{button|FINISH >}}. Kore will start syncing your library (if one exist on the running Kodi instance) and your media should be availa

== TV Shows == [[Category:Music library]]

{{mininav|[[Video library]]}} ...le methods to add, modify and remove videos from your '''existing''' video library. These instructions also apply to Music Videos<section end="intro" />

...sed with a remote control or keyboard while sitting on your couch watching TV. Mouse support is limited, and disabled in many skins. ...to all parts of Kodi, some portions have been based on the Video/Movies/TV Shows section of Kodi. To see the specific Basic Controls for Music, see '''''[ht

This option requires that your library has already been scraped with metadata. ...xport_library| Import & Export]] function of Kodi will export the existing library metadata into individual nfo files which are correctly created and saved.

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} ...es that are stored on network sources: [[UPnP]] cannot be used to create a library. It is recommended that you share your media using another protocol such as

...ion with a streaming server, and it is in charge of reading and displaying video and audio files which use codecs such as DIVX and AC3. These codecs are nec ...layback flow such as pausing a multimedia content and outputting audio and video to the user.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video management|Management]] }} ...e added in {{kodi}} which contains movie folders which in turn contain the video file, artwork and NFO file for a movie. The Movie Set Information Folder is

{{mininav| [[Video library]] }} {{forum link2|1=Want to help with this page? See [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=170739&pid=1478899 ''this forum post''] on the Kodi foru

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video management|Management]] }} .... It allows users to keep multiple versions of the same video title in the library.

{{mininav| [[Video library]] |[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Create Video Library]] }} ...ieDB Python]], [[Add-on:TMDb_TV_Shows|TMDB TV Shows]], and [[Add-on:TVmaze|TV Maze]] scrapers support ID's in the folder or filename.

This database contains all information concerning TV shows, movies, and music videos. It is used in the Videos portion of Kodi. ...access all the information about each of the main media types in the Video Library, across all the linking tables.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]|[[Video playback|Playback]]}} ...Information OSD details the static information (metadata) of the Audio and Video streams in use.

{{mininav|[[Video library]] {{l2| [[Music library]] }}| [[Artwork]] }} {{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}

; Music library ; Video library

...SQLite], an open source light-weight SQL database-engine, to store all the library, add-on, EPG, textures and PVR related data using a number of specific data <section begin="database versions" />The following tables shows what database version is used for various Kodi versions. This can be useful

...ip to next video in playlist. If no playlist, then skip to next chapter in video. ...evious video in playlist. If no playlist, then skip to previous chapter in video.

...ing videos to the library|scan all of your media and create a personalized library]] complete with boxcovers, descriptions, and fanart. There are playlist and ...ther similar data. XBMC/Kodi GUI then provide a rich display for audio and video files that the scrapers has identified.

{{mininav|[[Video library]]||}} {{notice|This page describes an alternative way of adding movies to the library that is not dependent on file names or online scrapers.}}

{{mininav|[[Video library]]}} This page will detail how to select and play a title from your video library. It will alse describe the settings and options that are available for, and

...metadata information and artwork is then used for Kodi's music and video [[Library|libraries]].<section end="intro" /><br /> ...Movies, TV shows and Music Videos which are stored in xbmc\system\scrapers\video. They are just specially formatted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML] f

...n the /''playlists''/ folder are three subfolders - ''mixed, music'' and ''video''. Playlists must be saved in the correct subfolder. * TV shows

...e definition you are looking for, or spotted an error? [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=320135 Let us know. Click here]</big>''''' ...096x2160 pixels. '''''See: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution 4K TV]'''''

{{forum link2|1=For more info and help, check out the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=166 Kodi Raspberry Pi support forum]}} ...nity support. As Kodi HTPC, all Raspberry Pis support full 1080p (Full HD) video playback of the most commonly used codecs, most if not all Kodi [[add-ons]]

...precated.<br/>'''Refer to the up to date [https://xbmc.github.io/docs.kodi.tv/master/kodi-base/d5/d11/modules__infolabels_boolean_conditions.html Doxygen ..., roles, images''' (Note: these currently only work in the Video and Music Library or unless a Plugin has set the value) also available are '''Addons''' true

...s]]" window to GUI (games are managed using a basic file browser as a game library does not exist yet) ...via [[libretro]] API<ref name="RetroPlayer">RetroPlayer http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=164725</ref><ref>http://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11022<

...>addon.xml</samp> file has the same basic structure, this example is for a video plugin: <extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource" library="addon.py">

...2|1=For the most up to date information and help, see ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=158373 Texture Cache Maintenance utility]'' on the Kodi ...llhouseVH, that can do a number of artwork related maintenance on the Kodi library. The script can be used to pre-generate thumbnails, clean up old thumbnail

...tand alone zip files anywhere on the internet. Examples of Add-ons include video website streams, scrapers, skins and scripts. a directory listing (for instance, like your movie library) to Kodi. This listing can contain folders as well as files. When a user cl

|34 ||button ||Toggle radio / tv channels |34 ||togglebutton ||Switch between TV / Radio

{{mininav|[[Music library]]}} *How the Music section differs from the Video section of {{kodi}}

...precated.<br/>'''Refer to the up to date [https://xbmc.github.io/docs.kodi.tv/master/kodi-base/d5/d11/modules__infolabels_boolean_conditions.html Doxygen | Shows content of the current container

AudioLibrary Audio Library information PVR Live TV control

...to version 10.3.0. Recent changes are announced on the [https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=174 forum] |Audio Library information.

...to version 12.3.0. Recent changes are announced on the [https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=174 forum] |Audio Library information.

...to version 13.0.0. Recent changes are announced on the [https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=174 forum] |Audio Library information.