[plugin] DVD Library (Sept 7 Update)

[SSDNAdmin]

IMPORTANT: SETUP AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE AT THE BOTTOM. WHILE MOST OF IT IS AUTOMATIC, THE ATTACHED FILE HELPS TO EXPLAIN THE ADVANCE FEATURES.

Author: Kilrsat
Short Description: Watch your movies anytime, anywhere. Supports automatic importing of movies recorded in BTV, and supports importing previous ripped VOB/ISO/MPEG files.
Version Number: 1.8.4
Status: Stable
Last Updated: 9/7/2009

Release Notes:
v1.8.4 (Sept 7):
-Fixes to movie importing
-Updates to the paged grid to allow smoother browsing

v1.8.3 (May 13):
-Added option to use Virtual Clone Drive ( http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html ) instead of Daemon Tools for mounting ISOs

v1.8.2 (April 5):
-Fixes to movie importing

v1.8.1 (November 29):
-Fixes to movie importing
-Improved auto-name matching
-Misc bug fixes

v1.8.0 (December 9):
-Added HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support

v1.7.12 (December 1):
-Fixes to movie importing

v1.7.11 (July 1):
-Fix issues importing movies
-Improved parsing of edition/year
-Fix list jumping with accented characters
-Added DVD Profiler 3.0 support

v1.7.10 (Feb 24):
-Fix issues importing movies

v1.7.9 (July 30):
-More fixes to info gathering
-Fix for last position being incorrectly saved when switching between a file and DVD

v1.7.8 (July 23):
-Fixes to info gathering

v1.7.7 (May 7):
-Now using Improved Texture Cache version 2.
-Fixed DVD Profiler importing not updating existing library correctly
-Fixed aspect ratio not working in file player
-A few fixes to data gathering
-Added resume from last position for mpeg/avi/divx/etc files
-Made Filename.jpg system work for VOB style

v1.7.6 (April 8):
-Fixed a crash in the texture cache
-More tweaks to the caching system (should now be just about perfect)
-Fixed increasing the disc number for multi-disc sets on a re-scan not adding ISO/FILE types correctly

v1.7.5 (April 7):
-Various fixes to movie info gathering
-Added ability to specify default filters on a view by view basis
-More tweaks to the cache behavior in non-page mode

v.1.7.4 (April 5):
-Fixed playback of intros/trailers + mpg/avi files
-Fixed hud flashing on first intro/trailer playback

v1.7.3 (April 3):
-Fixed DVD Library won't start
-Fixed DVD playback doesn't work after playing an intro/trailer (inside of BeyondMedia)
-Fixed hang while scrolling
-Fixed flashing movie details screen prior to main feature launch
-Fixed missing sound when using mouse in movie details screen
-Fixed another skin change issue on the main screen
-Added extension filters for intros/trailers (so it will only attempt play listed filetypes)
-Added option to switch between intros and trailers playing first

v1.7.2 (April 1):
-Further tweaking to the texture cache
-Added X- Y of Z display to non-paged mode
-Changed default to non-paged mode
-Fixed library disappearing after changing skins
-Added intro & trailer playback options
-Added "Play All" option for multi-file mpg/avi/etc movies

v1.7.1 (March 16):
-More tweaks to the new cache system
-Fixed Page up/down in non-paged mode
-Switched back to the old selector (but now it spins, yay for useless eye candy!)

v1.7.0 (March 11):
-Brand new texture caching system
--If paged browsing is enabled only the current page is kept in memory
--If paged browsing is enabled + precache images is enabled, the previous page, current page, and next page are kept in memory
--If paged browsing is disabled, only the currently visible + recently visible* is in memory
-New highlight selector animation

*recently visible = visible in last 5 minutes

Old release notes available here: http://dvdlibrary.kilcli.com/releasenotes.html


Requirements:
ATTENTION BEYOND MEDIA TRIAL USERS: As you may already know DVD playback is disabled in the trial version of Beyond Media. You are encouraged to try this fix to get DVD playback working in a trial. Eitherway, you have to be able to play back DVDs within Beyond Media to actually be able to play them through the DVD Catalog Plugin.

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[CdrKuhn]

I just can't get enough of this plugin! So killer!

Kurt Kuhn

[SithLord]

This seems to be an awesome plugin!! I am having one issue, though - hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. After installing the plugin, I went to "Settings->DVD Library->Import Options to configure. Unfortunately, this control does not seem to be functional (at least on my PC.) This is a fresh install w/ only the "Moon" background plugin installed. I have not used any previous versions of the plugin. Let me know if there is any additional info. that I can supply. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[werb]

One word; KEWL!!

Now please get link to work, please! I have both my BTV movies and DVD copies on one drive that is networked. I'm hoping it won't be too hard.

[ledfoot]

I just installed it and the "Import options" is not working for me either.


....led

[Kilrsat]

My mistake, the package was missing a file. Updating it right now, so redownload if you downloaded it before this message.

[k_kirk]

Great job Jason! Thanks for your continued interest & support for this feature which SS should have put in in the first place. I am sure this thread will continue getting the # of hits as its predessor despite the lack of one particular capability. Thanks once again.

[Hurin]

I'm really looking forward to the ability to "force" something into the database. Many of my favorite DVDs are mini-series or TV show seasons. I hope this ability is high on the priority list!

Great work so far!

[emg178]

Has anyone posted a description of how to manually create or modify entries by editing the xml file(s)?
I haven't poked around yet, but was thinking about taking a look at that.

[jbarsoum]

First, thanks for picking up the work on the plugin... I use BM much more now that I have this plugin! I'll submit some suggestions for the next version, perhaps others might also find these useful.

I'm one version or two behind so please excuse me if I'm making suggestions that have already been picked up (although I didn't notice any comments on these in the thread)

One UI suggestion... When there is no picture available, the library currently just leaves a blank space. Perhaps a "no picture available" box might be possible, or (even better) a box with the name of the movie in it.

I'd also like to second the request for allowing the user to force some information for DVDs when IMDB does not have information...

Next, it would be great to have some control over what title the plugin chooses when it pings IMDB when importing BTV recordings...

Finally, being able to edit the XML info (as a last resort) right from the plugin interface would be nice ;-)

Thanks for all the great work...

[Hurin]

Originally Posted by emg178

Has anyone posted a description of how to manually create or modify entries by editing the xml file(s)?
I haven't poked around yet, but was thinking about taking a look at that.

I tried editing the movies.xml file manually. But it just spits it out when you re-search for movies. It never shows up.

[Brett]

Originally Posted by Hurin

I tried editing the movies.xml file manually. But it just spits it out when you re-search for movies. It never shows up.

Try closing BM, and then editting the file. As long as you do NOT do a "complete" scan, you should be fine. Might be wise to back it up though.

-Brett

[Velcroman]

Question: Can I catalog DVDs without ripping them to disk? That way, you could see all the info for the disk I've got in the drawer, and if I clicked "play this" or something, it would say "please insert disk"?

[Baylo]

Here's a thought (like you need any more suggestions...):

Just to add to the movie-going experience...

How about adding a (strictly optional) facility to run specified or random files / trailers before starting the DVD? You could dig into the trailers downloaded by the MovieShowtimes plugin, and also reference custom AVI's or playlists for those that want to show off THX idents, etc.

For example, have a 'Preshow' option in the settings, which then lets you define a "trailers" directory, specify how many to show before the selected DVD, and / or a playlist that would include other introductory media / slideshows / etc.

I think something like this used to exist for myHTPC and, I assume, now for Meedio.

Mark

[Brett]

Originally Posted by Velcroman

Question: Can I catalog DVDs without ripping them to disk? That way, you could see all the info for the disk I've got in the drawer, and if I clicked "play this" or something, it would say "please insert disk"?

This is called "offline" browsing, its something Jason has indicated in the past was on the "todo" list.

-Brett