Tips, tricks and HOW-TO

[harpagornis]

Someone knows a workaround for multiple cd/dvd movies? I dont see the option in Thumbgen.

[thumbgen]

What do u actually need?

Each part from a multipart-movie is processed independently and u get cover/sheets for each movie.

[Mr. Gadget]

I am trying to import an .nfo file which is populated with 100% accurate information which has been created (exported) by DVDProfiler. However, the .nfo does not have an IMDB "TT" id, nor does it have links to any images (cover, fanart, etc). It does however have a UPC ID.

I would like to keep/maintain the populated fields (Title, original title, runtime, plot, director, actors, comments...) exported by DVDProfiler, but would like Thumbgen to "fill in the blanks" by gathering images, finding unfilled fields and using the details presented. I am trying to streamline the process so I don't need to babysit TG and watch as it tries to "guess" the correct movie. The .nfo has all of the details TG needs to find the proper information, however, it seems when I place the MovieInfo Sources Priority as "My Own info", it ignores everything else. If I change the priority to "My Preferred collector" it ignores the .nfo -- A Lose-Lose situation.

How can I get TG to read the .NFO, accept it, and then go looking for the EXACT movie specified in the .nfo??? I am trying to use the .nfo as a 'seed' to get TG to work on it's own, without (much) user intervention. TG does a great job at placing the fields (Movie, Year, Tagline, Genre, etc) in the Movie information Fields, but it is unable to find the any of the correct images.

I know the .nfo could be seeded with the URL to IMDB with the "TT#", but I don't have this number, I have all the movie details.

What is the best approach at having TG automagically lookup the correct images based upon the .nfo data?

Thx

[thumbgen]

DVDProfile format is not supported therefore it is not processed. Simple

Anyway without having IMDBId there's no "exact" matching; when no ID then TG does it by applying a matching algorithm for the name-year combination. If there are 2 movies with same name and from same year... then one will lose.

Please post a .nfo sample here so I can see how it looks

[Mr. Gadget]

This is the XML output from DVDProfiler - A single DVD, however, the entire list could contain all movies in the users collection (100's, 1000's).

This is NOT an .NFO. That is what I am trying to build from this .XML, generate a valid .NFO for TG to read and perform it's thing, with minimal user intervention. When I supplied a (translated XML to NFO) mock up .NFO (based upon this DVDProfiler XML metadata), TG would accept the metadata, but TG would not go out and look for any images, unless it was given a IMDB TT #. The ID I have is a UPC, not a IMDBTT. The ID could be removed if needed.

I was hoping to translate my DVDProfiler XML database into individual .nfo files for each movie folder. Then TG could read the .nfo file, identify the movie and run off and aupplement with cover art, fan art images, and such (without asking the user the name of the movie again). The generated .nfo file has customized information from DVDProfiler (Eastereggs, Comments, Plot Update, etc). I was trying to avoid losing this information. In essense, use what I supply in the .NFO, and get anything that is missing, such as images or missing fields.

Hope this helps:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<!--DVD Profiler Collection Export-->
<Collection>
<DVD>
    <ProfileTimestamp>2010-02-12T18:55:05.000Z</ProfileTimestamp>
    <ID>025192002328</ID>
    <MediaTypes>
      <DVD>true</DVD>
      <HDDVD>false</HDDVD>
      <BluRay>false</BluRay>
    </MediaTypes>
    <UPC>025192-002328</UPC>
    <CollectionNumber>670</CollectionNumber>
    <CollectionType>Owned</CollectionType>
    <Title>Apollo 13</Title>
    <DistTrait>2-Disc Anniversary Edition: Widescreen</DistTrait>
    <OriginalTitle/>
    <CountryOfOrigin>United States</CountryOfOrigin>
    <ProductionYear>1995</ProductionYear>
    <Released>2005-03-29</Released>
    <RunningTime>140</RunningTime>
    <RatingSystem>Film</RatingSystem>
    <Rating>PG</Rating>
    <RatingAge>10</RatingAge>
    <RatingVariant>0</RatingVariant>
    <RatingDetails>Language and Emotional Intensity</RatingDetails>
    <CaseType>Keep Case</CaseType>
    <CaseSlipCover>true</CaseSlipCover>
    <Genres>
      <Genre>Drama</Genre>
    </Genres>
    <Regions>
      <Region>1</Region>
    </Regions>
    <Format>
      <FormatAspectRatio>2.35</FormatAspectRatio>
      <FormatVideoStandard>NTSC</FormatVideoStandard>
      <FormatLetterBox>true</FormatLetterBox>
      <FormatPanAndScan>false</FormatPanAndScan>
      <FormatFullFrame>false</FormatFullFrame>
      <Format16X9>true</Format16X9>
      <FormatDualSided>false</FormatDualSided>
      <FormatDualLayered>true</FormatDualLayered>
    </Format>
    <Features>
      <FeatureSceneAccess>true</FeatureSceneAccess>
      <FeatureCommentary>true</FeatureCommentary>
      <FeatureTrailer>true</FeatureTrailer>
      <FeaturePhotoGallery>false</FeaturePhotoGallery>
      <FeatureDeletedScenes>false</FeatureDeletedScenes>
      <FeatureMakingOf>true</FeatureMakingOf>
      <FeatureProductionNotes>true</FeatureProductionNotes>
      <FeatureGame>false</FeatureGame>
      <FeatureDVDROMContent>false</FeatureDVDROMContent>
      <FeatureMultiAngle>false</FeatureMultiAngle>
      <FeatureMusicVideos>false</FeatureMusicVideos>
      <FeatureInterviews>false</FeatureInterviews>
      <FeatureStoryboardComparisons>false</FeatureStoryboardComparisons>
      <FeatureOuttakes>false</FeatureOuttakes>
      <FeatureClosedCaptioned>false</FeatureClosedCaptioned>
      <FeatureTHXCertified>false</FeatureTHXCertified>
      <FeaturePIP>false</FeaturePIP>
      <FeatureBDLive>false</FeatureBDLive>
      <FeatureBonusTrailers>false</FeatureBonusTrailers>
      <FeatureDigitalCopy>false</FeatureDigitalCopy>
      <OtherFeatures>IMAX version (1.66:1)</OtherFeatures>
    </Features>
    <Studios>
      <Studio>Universal Pictures</Studio>
      <Studio>Imagine Entertainment</Studio>
    </Studios>
    <MediaCompanies>
      <MediaCompany>Universal Studios Home Entertainment</MediaCompany>
    </MediaCompanies>
    <Audio>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>English</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>Dolby Digital</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>5.1</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>English</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>DTS</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>5.1</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>Spanish</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>Dolby Digital</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>5.1</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>French</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>Dolby Digital</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>5.1</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>Commentary</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>Dolby Digital</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>Mono</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
      <AudioTrack>
        <AudioContent>Commentary</AudioContent>
        <AudioFormat>Dolby Digital</AudioFormat>
        <AudioChannels>2-Channel Stereo</AudioChannels>
      </AudioTrack>
    </Audio>
    <Subtitles>
      <Subtitle>English</Subtitle>
      <Subtitle>French</Subtitle>
      <Subtitle>Spanish</Subtitle>
    </Subtitles>
    <SRP DenominationType="USD" DenominationDesc="United States (Dollar)" FormattedValue="$22.98">22.98</SRP>
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      <Actor FirstName="Bill" MiddleName="" LastName="Paxton" BirthYear="0" Role="Fred Haise" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Kevin" MiddleName="" LastName="Bacon" BirthYear="0" Role="Jack Swigert" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Gary" MiddleName="" LastName="Sinise" BirthYear="0" Role="Ken Mattingly" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Ed" MiddleName="" LastName="Harris" BirthYear="0" Role="Gene Kranz" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Kathleen" MiddleName="" LastName="Quinlan" BirthYear="0" Role="Marilyn Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Mary" MiddleName="Kate" LastName="Schellhardt" BirthYear="0" Role="Barbara Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Emily" MiddleName="Ann" LastName="Lloyd" BirthYear="0" Role="Susan Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Miko" MiddleName="" LastName="Hughes" BirthYear="0" Role="Jeffrey Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Max" MiddleName="Elliott" LastName="Slade" BirthYear="0" Role="Jay Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
      <Actor FirstName="Jean" MiddleName="Speegle" LastName="Howard" BirthYear="0" Role="Blanch Lovell" CreditedAs="" Voice="false" Uncredited="false"/>
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    <Overview>Nominated for nine Academy Awards®*, including Best Picture, &lt;i&gt;Apollo 13&lt;/i&gt; is now available in an incredible &lt;b&gt;2-Disc Anniversary Edition&lt;/b&gt; with never-before-seen bonus materials. Produced by Academy Award® winner** &lt;b&gt;Brian Grazer&lt;/b&gt; and directed by Oscar® winner† &lt;b&gt;Ron Howard&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Apollo 13&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; stars &lt;b&gt;Tom Hanks&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Bill Paxton&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Kevin Bacon&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Gary Sinise&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Ed Harris&lt;/b&gt; in the inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped a nation and changed the world.

*1995, Best Actor In A Supporting Role, Best Actress In A Supporting Role, Best Art Direction, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing.
**2001, Best Picture &lt;i&gt;A Beautiful Mind&lt;/i&gt;.
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Score in Dolby Digital.
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Great stuff</Notes>
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[thumbgen]

Hm. I don't have time to implement import directly from DVDProfiler format but I can maybe adjust something so I can use "incomplete" nfo files.
Can u also provide me a sample of a .nfo that is generated by you? I'll use that file to simulate the behavior u are getting now

[Mr. Gadget]

Thanks for looking into this. The .nfo is a mock-up of what can be created (since the software tool is not written yet), based upon the data fields available. Some of the "video" specific info may not be available, since Thumbgen obtains this from the actual .iso, .mkv, etc. file.

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<movie xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" ThumbGen="1">
  <hasrighttoleftdirection>false</hasrighttoleftdirection>
  <title>Apollo 13</title>
  <originaltitle>Apollo 13</originaltitle>
  <year>1995</year>
  <plot>(DVDP) Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell  and his crew in director Ron Howard's chronicle of this true-life story, which turns a failed journey into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy. DVDProfiler XML to NFO Project
I removed the filenames, filesizes, mediainfo and TT number from a TG Generated .nfo. Assuming DVDP will not
have this information.
Original: DVDP has UPC ID, not IMDBTT.
Result: Identified incorrect movie using UPC ID
Update: Remove UPC ID from _DVDP.nfo.
Result: Identified incorrect movie without an ID
Response: Need VALID IMDB TTid to get correct movie info (name and year not close enough). The real IMDb ID is TT0112384
Perhaps TG can use the movie details (Name,Date,???) without asking user to provide additional details.
</plot>
  <tagline>Houston, we have a problem.</tagline>
  <episodes />
  <episodesnames />
  <writers />
  <gueststars />
  <id></id>
  <releasedate></releasedate>
  <mpaa>PG</mpaa>
  <comments>ISO in Movies1</comments>
  <actor>
    <name>Tom Hanks</name>
    <name>Bill Paxton</name>
    <name>Kevin Bacon</name>
    <name>Gary Sinise</name>
    <name>Ed Harris</name>
    <name>Kathleen Quinlan</name>
    <name>Mary Kate Schellhardt</name>
    <name>Emily Ann Lloyd</name>
    <name>Miko Hughes</name>
    <name>Max Elliott Slade</name>
    <name>Jean Speegle Howard</name>
    <name>Tracy Reiner</name>
    <name>David Andrews</name>
    <name>Michele Little</name>
    <name>Chris Ellis</name>
    <name>Joe Spano</name>
    <name>Xander Berkeley</name>
    <name>Roger Corman</name>
  </actor>
  <genre>
    <name>Action</name>
    <name>Disaster</name>
    <name>Drama</name>
    <name>History</name>
  </genre>
  <director>
    <name>Ron Howard</name>
  </director>
  <runtime>140</runtime>
  <certification>PG</certification>
  <studio>
    <name>Universal Pictures</name>
    <name>Imagine Entertainment</name>
  </studio>
  <country>
    <name>United States of America</name>
  </country>
  <mediainfo>
    <Resolution>
      <Flag>Resolution_480p</Flag>
    </Resolution>
    <resolution>480P</resolution>
    <Format>
      <Flag>Format_DVD</Flag>
    </Format>
    <format>DVD</format>
    <Video>
      <Flag>Video_mpeg</Flag>
    </Video>
    <video>mpeg</video>
    <Audio>
      <Flag>Audio_DolbyDigital</Flag>
    </Audio>
    <audio>DD51</audio>
    <Subtitles>
      <Flag>Subtitles_Generic</Flag>
    </Subtitles>
    <SubtitlesText>Subtitles</SubtitlesText>
    <framerate>29.970</framerate>
    <aspectratio>16:9</aspectratio>
    <videoresolution>720x480</videoresolution>
    <videocodec>MPEG Video</videocodec>
    <videobitrate />
    <audiocodec>AC-3</audiocodec>
    <audiochannels>6</audiochannels>
    <audiobitrate />
    <durationseconds>0</durationseconds>
    <durationminutes>0</durationminutes>
    <duration />
    <container>DVD Video</container>
    <language>English</language>
    <languagecode>en</languagecode>
    <languages>English</languages>
    <languagecodes>en</languagecodes>
    <embeddedsubtitles>
      <Format>RLE</Format>
      <Language>English</Language>
      <EnglishLanguage>English</EnglishLanguage>
    </embeddedsubtitles>
    <externalsubtitles />
  </mediainfo>
</movie>

[thumbgen]

I just tried to use a .nfo that has no imdbid inside and it works well (at least with the tmdb.org provider for backdrops). It prompted me to choose correct movie from imdb (detected based on filename) then it loaded the .nfo content as "movie info" filling up missing info from IMDB (as instructed) and I could use the backdrops for the sheet.

[Mr. Gadget]

It prompted me to choose correct movie from imdb (detected based on filename)

There in lies the problem -- The filename may or may not conform to the parsing rules imbedded in TG, and it also "Prompts" the user to choose the correct movie.

1) The filenames are not in the "Movie Title (Year)..." format.
2) Babysitting the process and watching while it tries to guess the name of the movie (already provided in the NFO), can take days to complete several hundred movies.
3) The NFO has 100% of the information needed to run and fetch, unattended (overnight). It may not know which images to choose, but it should be able to preprocess all the movie titles and locate the correct movie links and fanart. Once this is complete. The user should be able to come back after the .tgmd file is created and perform a detailed selection of the data it found in the preprocess. So, the first pass could locate the data, the second pass could allow the user to place the images into the templates (without having to prompt and re-locate them again).

The goal is to automate the data gathering as much as possible. Obviously, the customization of placing images into the templates will require some human intervention, but the time to perform this step will be minimized after the preprocessing step.

I think your application has the capability to do this, but it's parsing of the movie info is an "either" "or", and not "and".

Thanks (Should this be moved to another "Subject"?)

[thumbgen]

Basically u want TG to use the moviename/year combination extracted from .nfo (when present) and use that during processing instead of extracting moviename from filename/folder. Right?
I'll try in the next days to get this working (if it's not very complicated given the current structures I have there)