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** '''[[NFO files/TV shows|TV Shows]]''' * '''[[Import-export library]]'''

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

<section begin="intro" />XBMC Remote is a full featured media library browser and remote control for Windows 8 ([http://apps.microsoft.com/window * Browse the movies, tv shows, music and music video libraries

{{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:#;"|

|Name=NOW TV |ID=plugin.video.nowtv.de

|Name=tubi tv |ID=plugin.video.tubitv

{{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" />

|ID=script.video.randomtv |provides=video

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

|ID=plugin.video.tubitv |provides=video

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

;Hide flagging read from video filenames :Disables fanart being displayed in the background for TV shows and movies.

{{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

...n video library (TVtunes addons)''' though the '''TV Shows''' header still shows up. I am unsure if this is a bug since all the moving of menus around and s ...le of things, hows that? Bug report for TV show missing settings or remove TV show label http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/13557--[[User:UNiversal|uNiversal]]

{{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.

|ID=plugin.video.mms |provides=video

{{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" />

...te, scan library for audio or video, or quickly navigate to your music, TV shows, or movies * Simply begin typing in the music, TV shows, or movies listing pages to search

|ID=plugin.video.telezueri |provides=video

|ID=plugin.video.telebaern |provides=video

|ID=plugin.video.telebasel |provides=video

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

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Create Video Library}} {{mininav| [[Video library]] }}

|ID=plugin.video.telem1 |provides=video

...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.

...video library views List/Big list/Fanart/Media info/Media info 2 and from TV/Movie information. This is achieved by editing [https://github.com/xbmc/xbm ==Remove ratings from video libray views==

...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

...from the video library views, the ''OSD'', the ''Info screen'' and from ''TV/Movie information''. This is achieved by editing [https://github.com/xbmc/x ==Remove media flags from the video library views==

...te control for XBMC Media Center, brought to you by Team-XBMC. It features library browsing, direct remote control and a slick interface. * Notification bar shows what's playing with direct access to "Now playing" screen (can be disabled)

...Files into the proper libraries. Be aware that you always should name your video- and music-sources according to XBMC’s set. This will make sure that you ...ure that XBMC scrapes the right movie and you have the right movie in your library. See the following table for "best practices" for your media-files (entries

{{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.

...TV show extras. Extras can be accessed from the context menu in the video library. By default, the add-on will look in the "Extras" sub-folder for content (c Tip: for how to avoid extras beings scraped to library, see http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:Extras

...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.

|Name=Library Node Editor |ID=plugin.library.node.editor

...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.

===Display Now playing Video in Background=== Shows the currently playing video in the background when you exit out of full screen playback.

...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 ==

== Library settings == ..."Clean Library"-Button while the device is disconnected you can lose your library.

{{mininav| [[Video library]] | [[Video playback|Playback]] | [[Subtitles]] }} ...-> Language}}. You can select separate subtitle services for movies and TV shows. You will also see the other subtitles settings.

...ags from video (Movies, TV-shows, etc.) files and import into the database/library] * [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?t=37206 Make library mode work without scrapers - import all files into the database]

{{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

| Audio playback (audio/video files) || anssih, Fritsch, FernetMenta || | DVD-Video menu navigation and playback || ace20022 || Voyager, Elupus

|ID=plugin.video.specialfeatures |provides=video

|Summary=TMDB TV show Scraper |Forum=https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=200504

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

|Summary=Fetch TV show and Movie metadata from TheTVDB.com ...a complete and accurate source for streamlining the metadata in your Kodi library. TheTVDB is free to access and is actively maintained by the thousands of c

{{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" />

|Summary=Search your library. |Description=This addon can find any item in your video and music library.

...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

|Name=Video Node Editor |ID=plugin.program.video.node.editor

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.

|Description=You have a huge library of TV shows and you havent viewed half of it. So why does it feel like such a chore to ...ck and soak up content. With one click you can be channel-surfing your own library, or have what you probably want to watch pop up in a single window.

{{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

...found here. Manage your video library, set video playback options, change video listing options, set subtitle fonts, etc.<section end="intro" /> == Library ==

|Summary=Fetch TV show metadata from TheTVDB.com ...abase that can be modified by anybody and contains full meta data for many shows in different languages. All content and images on the site have been contri

=== Live TV and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) === * Added unified Live TV and PVR frontend with a common EPG and DVR (Digital Video Recording) client GUI

...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.

...ons (dynamic file paths) UPnP file sources can't be scanned into the local library. However, since many UPnP servers can provide metadata as well as the files File:Share-upnp-library.jpg|'''Step 1:''' Go into ether Videos, Music, or Picture file views, depen

{{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

...that Kodi can properly integrate into your [[:Category:Video library|Video Library (category link)]]. ...ticle provides a step-by-step approach to manage MakeMKV-to-named-for-Kodi TV show episodes.

=== Live TV and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) === * Improved PVR / EPG and Live TV interface in Kodi's GUI skinning engine (already in use in Confluence)

{{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.

* Kodi v14.0 "Helix" was released on [http://kodi.tv/kodi-14-0-helix-unwinds/ December 23rd, 2014]. * Kodi v14.1 "Helix", a bugfix update, was released on [http://kodi.tv/kodi-14-1-helix-bugfix-release/ February 1st, 2015].

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.

: Media flags are the icons that dispaly information such as audio\video codec, language, studio, language, etc : Ratings are shown on the movie / TV show poster as a blue star containing a number. This setting allows you to

{{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

...egardé depuis votre canapé [[10-foot user interface|10-feet away from that TV]], que sur un petit écran assis à votre bureau. ...ne l'avez pas encore fait, téléchargez {{Kodi}} à l'adresse '''http://kodi.tv/download/''' ou consultez les guides d'installation suivants :

...MythTV] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder digital video recorder] for watching and recording television. MythTV also contains plugi * Watch and record analog and/or digital TV, including HDTV.

...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

|Summary=Fetch TV show metadata from TheTVDB.com ...abase that can be modified by anybody and contains full meta data for many shows in different languages. All content and images on the site have been contri

{{FAQ|1=Library|2=MySQL_sync|3=Roaming_profiles | Question = Sync the Kodi library between multiple installs

...t for direct playback of ISO image files for Blu-ray Disc as well as video library integration * Added an option for vertical shift of video image with slider setting

...a low amount of internal disk space storage (8GB or less), such as a Fire TV, Raspberry Pi, and various [[Android]] boxes, this can be a problem. And th ...mages that are no longer used. For example, if you remove a movie from the library then the poster and fanart will still be saved in the userdata folder. Unti

...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.

This forum user has come up with a very comprehensive regex for matching TV shows: Added regex to match some awful TV naming that has no season.

...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.

=== Live TV and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) === * Improved PVR / DVR timeshift support to pause Live TV (note that each PVR backend still need to support timeshifting)

|ID= plugin.video.plexbmc |Forum= https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/106593-plexbmc-xbmc-add-on-to-connect-to-plex-media-server/

VideoPlayer Video playback control AudioLibrary Audio Library Information

{{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.}}

...Video Section of XBMC: play/pause/stop/skip, show artists/albums/movies/tv shows and play them or add them to the playlist. It's designed for use on PCs or |Forum=http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=112956

=== Live TV and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) === * Added support to PVR API for Scheduling Recordings of TV Shows (EPG based DVR Timers for "Series Recording")<ref name="PVR Series Recordin

{{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

...r allowing hierarchical structures for content. For example metadata for a Tv Show, Season, Episode hierarchy can be supported by this map table. # It should be possible that a user can have as many "Tv Show" nodes as they like, separating out for example "Documentaries" from a

* http://trac.kodi.tv/timeline * http://trac.kodi.tv/roadmap

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

|Summary=Save watched state of movies and TV-series episodes independent from filenames ...for watched files. Determine imdb-id and thetvdb-id to identify movies and TV-episodes. Then save the list to a new independent table.

|Forum=https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=120 |icon url=http://mirrors.kodi.tv/addons/omega/skin.rapier/resources/icon.png}}

...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]'''''

* http://trac.kodi.tv/timeline * http://trac.kodi.tv/roadmap

* Add a unified Games Manager Library and GUI front-end launcher with online metadata web scraping support * Add Games Library for Game Metadata, exposing info (current level, number of lives, number of

* HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 1&vert;Apple TV 1 (silver) * HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 2&vert;Apple TV 2 (black)

|Forum=https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=115 |icon url=http://mirrors.kodi.tv/addons/leia/skin.transparency/resources/icon.png}}

* http://trac.kodi.tv/timeline * http://trac.kodi.tv/roadmap

* http://trac.kodi.tv/timeline * http://trac.kodi.tv/roadmap

:* Kodi v16.0 "Jarvis" was released on [https://kodi.tv/kodi-16-0-jarvis-mark-xvi/ February 20th, 2016] :* Kodi v16.1 "Jarvis", a bugfix release, was released on [https://kodi.tv/kodi-16-1-jarvis-mark-xvi/ April 24th, 2016]

{{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]]

...goal is to be able to relocate your media without disrupting your current library or being forced to scrape all of the media over again. ...ssible if something goes wrong. It is ''very easy to completely wreck your library database'' during this process.

=== Live TV and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) === * Improveed playback of live streams as PVR Live TV streams can now be identified as "live"

...ate and know what I'm talking about. I also only care about movies and tv shows for my setup. * Old TV Share: \\fn1\tv\

...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<

:* Kodi v15.0 "Isengard" was released on [http://kodi.tv/kodi-15-0-isengard-one-release-to-rule-them-all/ July 21st, 2015] :* Kodi v15.1 "Isengard", a bugfix release, was released on [http://kodi.tv/kodi-15-1-isengard-maintenance-release/ August 16th, 2015]

:If upgrading from an earlier version, export your library before upgrading, then import it once everything is set up again on the new ...tored in the database, and it's resulting in duplicate entries on the next library update: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140536

* http://trac.kodi.tv/timeline * http://trac.kodi.tv/roadmap

...>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

* MySQL server support for sharing XBMC's music and video library databases, with path translation services for sharing across different mach === Custom library categories ===

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

| developers = [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=165013/ Link] | website = [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=195 Ember sub-forum]

...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

.... A more complete and detailed list can be found in the [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?t=98551 forum]. AudioLibrary Audio Library information

''See also: '''[[Archive:Install XBMC on Apple TV 1 (Linux)]]''''' ...computer (username/password: root). You should see the IP address on your TV screen.

...e embedded with an AMD E350 CPU with ATI Radeon HD able to deal with 1080p video and 5.1 Digital audio :-) * Create xorg configuration file, activate vsync and 5.1Level Video:

Here is a more detailed list of XBMC features, functions and supported audio/video/picture formats. * Play media-files directly from a CDs and DVDs (including DVD-Video, VCD/SVCD and Audio-CD/CDDA)

...These will scrape the information about your games like XBMC does with TV Shows and Movies. ...operly. Head to "Settings" -> "System" in your XBMC and click on the menu "Video Output". You will see a line "Use a fullscreen window rather than true full

...10.5 (Leopard) on x86 (Intel CPU) and PPC (PowerPC), as well as the Apple TV * Widescreen (16:9) and normal-TV (4:3) aspect ratio video output support

...ages from RPMFusion (which do not support DVD playback), and alternatively shows how to rebuild the RPMFusion packages with DVD-playback capability enabled. ! TV

.... A more complete and detailed list can be found in the [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?t=98551 forum]. AudioLibrary Audio Library information

AudioLibrary Audio Library information PVR Live TV control

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.

...s without affecting movie sets or library listings in the movie or tv show library. <section end="intro" /> ! scope="row" ! style="width:400px; | TV Shows