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post #781 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:05am
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Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post

Thanks Mike.

I may not have explained myself clearly.

I have folder.jpg in place. That works on the main screen where all the movies are listed. Once I select a movie, which is in VOB files in VIDEO_TS, on that movies screen, I get nothing EXCEPT the blue "film reel" icon showing my VIDEO_TS folder, and if I click on that, I go straight into the movie.

I am using salami, which generates a mymovies.xml in each folder. I've got no problems with getting cover art, that was one of the first things I sorted myself.

There is DEFINITELY stuff in the XML file: i've opened it in notepad and checked. Perhaps it's a question of the xml file being unreadable?

It might help if I post a screen grab of mediabrowser not displaying stuff, and the content of one of the xmls, I guess. Or I could try meta browser.

Just to clarify, mike, you mention an MKV file, and I have NO problem with my MKVs or AVIs AT ALL, only straight VOB rips into VIDEO_TS folders.

Did you try clearing your cache?
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post #782 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:10am
*nod*

I'll try again.
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post #783 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:16am
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Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post

Thanks Mike.

I may not have explained myself clearly.

I have folder.jpg in place. That works on the main screen where all the movies are listed. Once I select a movie, which is in VOB files in VIDEO_TS, on that movies screen, I get nothing EXCEPT the blue "film reel" icon showing my VIDEO_TS folder, and if I click on that, I go straight into the movie.

I am using salami, which generates a mymovies.xml in each folder. I've got no problems with getting cover art, that was one of the first things I sorted myself.

There is DEFINITELY stuff in the XML file: i've opened it in notepad and checked. Perhaps it's a question of the xml file being unreadable?

It might help if I post a screen grab of mediabrowser not displaying stuff, and the content of one of the xmls, I guess. Or I could try meta browser.

Just to clarify, mike, you mention an MKV file, and I have NO problem with my MKVs or AVIs AT ALL, only straight VOB rips into VIDEO_TS folders.

no i heard about video_TS folder, i was using the mkv as an example.

i have that problem too but only if there is only ONE movie in the directory.

if i add another movies, not just a folder, all the data will show up.

Alo what version are you using, i remember this being a problem with one the versions that i used, and i switched the myMovies for a while because of it. I have the latest throgmorton version installed and i have no problems with my video_ts folders
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post #784 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:42am
Ah ha! Now you might have hit on something.
I'm using Throg 730, I think, if that has a configurator. And I pointed the configurator at each movie folder INDIVIDUALLY (took ages). Perhaps I should retry it pointing it just at j:/movies/ instead of at j:/movies/alien, j:/movie/aliens etc.
I'll try that tonight.
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post #785 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:58am
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Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post

Ah ha! Now you might have hit on something.
I'm using Throg 730, I think, if that has a configurator. And I pointed the configurator at each movie folder INDIVIDUALLY (took ages). Perhaps I should retry it pointing it just at j:/movies/ instead of at j:/movies/alien, j:/movie/aliens etc.
I'll try that tonight.

That's your problem. You need to back up and and just reference j:/movie.

All of my content (dvd, bd, hddvd) is in folder structures and they work just fine (although, no "mediainfo" for them).
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post #786 of 4018
3/11/09 at 6:30am
Hurrah! So it was my own fault for being too clever! or too dumb! Or something!

Can barely restrain myself from running home now and putting it right.

Update tomorrow.
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post #787 of 4018
3/11/09 at 7:01am
I have a dumb question along these line, i posted it earlier but it ever got answered, where in the latest throgmorton build do you point to the search directory? it either got the directory from a previous install or its asked me when i set it up (i can't remember, the initial install was a blur), but there is nothing in my start menu, and i can't find a setting for it in MB now.

it points to right one, but i was just wondering for future reference.
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post #788 of 4018
3/11/09 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by ksarauer View Post

Can you also post your "C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\MediaBrowserXml.config" file?


I did a file compare on the original MediaBrowserXml.config and the file that was recreated after running the configuration tool. There appear to be only a few entries that are different.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Config File as it looks AFTER running the config tool on a working system
With this config file, the Media Browser hung on startup, and generated
the huge log file as shown in the original post -- repeating same info
over and over infinitely (until I killed the VMC app) like its stuck in a loop
------------------------------------------------------------------------
true
C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder
true
true
Small


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Config file as it looks after renaming the file that was causing the problems
When Media Browser starts, it goes through initialization procedures
and then everything works fine.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
false
MyVideos
false
false
Default



I would guess that the root cause of this experience lies in the differences with
MyVideos
C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder

I will try to change just this parameter next and see if same behaviour occurs.


BTW, I am using shortcuts in the My Videos folder to all the directories (8 of them) that contain my media. Perhaps the combination of these shortcuts with the .vf files in the "C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder" directory drive it crazy?
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post #789 of 4018
3/11/09 at 8:48am
ksarauer,

You may want to head over to the Media Browser forums, they will be much greater help I assure you.
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post #790 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by wmbjr View Post

PLEASE GOD. . . NOOOO! MediaBrowser is awesome and needs to be completely left alone by any big software company . . . and especially MS.

Indeed..if I see a PAPERCLIP pop up and ask me if I want help....I might lose it! :-)
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post #791 of 4018
3/11/09 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by sdellutri View Post

I did a file compare on the original MediaBrowserXml.config and the file that was recreated after running the configuration tool. There appear to be only a few entries that are different.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Config File as it looks AFTER running the config tool on a working system
With this config file, the Media Browser hung on startup, and generated
the huge log file as shown in the original post -- repeating same info
over and over infinitely (until I killed the VMC app) like its stuck in a loop
------------------------------------------------------------------------
true
C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder
true
true
Small


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Config file as it looks after renaming the file that was causing the problems
When Media Browser starts, it goes through initialization procedures
and then everything works fine.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
false
MyVideos
false
false
Default



I would guess that the root cause of this experience lies in the differences with
MyVideos
C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder

I will try to change just this parameter next and see if same behaviour occurs.


BTW, I am using shortcuts in the My Videos folder to all the directories (8 of them) that contain my media. Perhaps the combination of these shortcuts with the .vf files in the "C:\\ProgramData\\MediaBrowser\\StartupFolder" directory drive it crazy?


Here is what I have...
MyVideos
I have the .vf files in the MyVideos folder.
Also, I'm not sure if it's an issue or not, but I believe the image and folder needs to be all lower case in the .vf folder. The UNC path can be any case.

image: \\\\Beef\\MovieData$\\MediaBrowserIcons\\Directors Chair.png
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies0
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies1
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies2
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post #792 of 4018
3/11/09 at 8:21pm
I don't know which item is responsible, but I can no longer get HA to work. I used to be able to turn off the codec in ffdshow and then run VMC and HA would work. Now, if I turn off the codec in ffdshow, VMC crashes.

The last time it worked was prior to my installation of media browser. Since installing media browser, I haven't tried HA until today. In the interim, I installed media browser, installed media control and the required version of ffdshow, installed the media information dll and now uninstalled the official MB and put in Throgmorton's.

lol, only God knows where things went wrong. Oh well, luckily I don't need HA.
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post #793 of 4018
3/11/09 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by ksarauer View Post

Here is what I have...
MyVideos
I have the .vf files in the MyVideos folder.
Also, I'm not sure if it's an issue or not, but I believe the image and folder needs to be all lower case in the .vf folder. The UNC path can be any case.

image: \\\\Beef\\MovieData$\\MediaBrowserIcons\\Directors Chair.png
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies0
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies1
folder: \\\\Beef\\Movies2

Thanks for the feedback;; but I dont think that it is a case sensitivity problem.

From what I can see, the issue is related to the directive in the config file for the initial folder. When I change it back to myvideos, it works properly. could also be that deleting the cache would get it working properly too...

perhaps there is an exception generated on the matching of the file name in the cache with the full path it was found in or something like that which could be caught and instead of raising the exception, just purge the entry in the cache and write the new one.....

I encountered nearly the same problem tonight when doing a version upgrade to MB to try out the new vanilla theme.... but this time the only way to get it working was to empty the cache completely.

thanks
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post #794 of 4018
3/11/09 at 11:49pm
Ok, I think I've got a weird one here.

I just started using vmc a couple days ago. I downloaded mb yesterday and installed it. Using dvdshrink to rip individual episodes of the office season 2. putting each episode into it's own folder. Then I use vob2mpg to convert. The mpg will not play in vmc using mb to browse to the file. It plays the first 10-20 seconds then hangs or it comes up and says it's done playing.

Windows media player plays it fine. If I open the mpg with vmc it plays fine. I can't figure this out.

Appreciate any help!
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post #795 of 4018
3/12/09 at 6:34am
Hurrah! It worked magnificently! Have now used some awesome icon/ genre/ actor packs I found somewhere and the whole thing is fantastic. Cannot believe some of the obscure programs that it is getting details for (Sledge Hammer, Street Hawk, Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors). Having a bit of touble with the various Star Gates and Star Treks, but I think that's a question of naming the folder correctly. Stargate SG-1 instead of Stargate SG1 for example.

Thanks for the help, peoples.
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post #796 of 4018
3/12/09 at 7:48am
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Originally Posted by xzener View Post

Yes, I deleted the original one. The R783 is rock solid.

OK i wanted to play around with the R783 build so i installed it on another vista machine and created a HD folder in the c:\\ and in there i have vf files pointing back to my main htpc. i like the it has a backend configuration but it is limited.

some of the issues that i have:
1) why can't i get my first main page to be where my categories are located like it does on my living room htpc? when i click on mb it shows me HD

i would like it to take me here when i click on mb in vmc


2) why can't i change the views? when i click on movies, i don't have the tool icon to switch around the view i just have it on the first HD screen and that is it.

thanks
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post #797 of 4018
3/12/09 at 8:18am
Strange. I don't have that problem. Mine looks and acts exactly like the official MB. I couldn't tell any difference until I enabled the Vanilla screen.
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post #798 of 4018
3/12/09 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by MoNkLorD View Post

OK i wanted to play around with the R783 build so i installed it on another vista machine and created a HD folder in the c:\\ and in there i have vf files pointing back to my main htpc. i like the it has a backend configuration but it is limited.

some of the issues that i have:
1) why can't i get my first main page to be where my categories are located like it does on my living room htpc? when i click on mb it shows me HD

i would like it to take me here when i click on mb in vmc


2) why can't i change the views? when i click on movies, i don't have the tool icon to switch around the view i just have it on the first HD screen and that is it.

thanks

I believe you need to set up each "folder" as a share.. You prolly have HD mapped and then all of the other "folders" as sources.. I think they all need to be their own source.. At least that's how I set mine up..

I'm using the "standard" 2.09 release..
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post #799 of 4018
3/12/09 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by MoNkLorD View Post


2) why can't i change the views? when i click on movies, i don't have the tool icon to switch around the view i just have it on the first HD screen and that is it.

thanks

You obviously have the "Vanilla" theme turned on. IMO this is more than a "theme" or a skin. It completely changes the behaviour of MB to the point where it is a different interface.

You have two options on doing what you want. One, you can go to the config page and, under Vanilla Options choose "show config button" or whatever it is. That will show the wrench on all the screens.

OR, you can use the "*" key to toggle through the various available views while on the screen you want to change.
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post #800 of 4018
3/12/09 at 9:31am
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Originally Posted by Genius74 View Post

I believe you need to set up each "folder" as a share.. You prolly have HD mapped and then all of the other "folders" as sources.. I think they all need to be their own source.. At least that's how I set mine up..

I'm using the "standard" 2.09 release..

i was using the 2.09 release but i wanted to play with the vanilla theme on another machine. HD is not mapped it is a folder i created local on the c:\\ the contents are the .vf files for the folder which you see in the second pic, i just can't seem to figure out why it goes to the HD folder and not directly to where the listed folders from the second pic are.

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Originally Posted by ebr View Post

You obviously have the "Vanilla" theme turned on. IMO this is more than a "theme" or a skin. It completely changes the behaviour of MB to the point where it is a different interface.

You have two options on doing what you want. One, you can go to the config page and, under Vanilla Options choose "show config button" or whatever it is. That will show the wrench on all the screens.

OR, you can use the "*" key to toggle through the various available views while on the screen you want to change.

Ok "sow config button" is what i was looking for, i must have over looked it somewhere. i will give it another shot.
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post #801 of 4018
3/12/09 at 10:10am
Interesting... I didn't realize that's how the vfs were even suppose to work, so I just created the individual links..
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post #802 of 4018
3/12/09 at 10:15am
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Originally Posted by Genius74 View Post

Interesting... I didn't realize that's how the vfs were even suppose to work, so I just created the individual links..

you know when i first started using MB for the second time ( started using it again when this thread emerged) i use to make shortcuts from my sources to the main videos folder until i realizd (with the help of forum members) that i wasn't able to get my covers to display properly. they all came out the way my HD folder looks, in media browser. when i started to create VF files my images began to work, and i have a slew of shortcut folders in one directory.
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post #803 of 4018
3/12/09 at 12:33pm
I have a quick question, where or how do setup your intro movie so that i gets to run every time you start up a movie ?.
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post #804 of 4018
3/12/09 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by MoNkLorD View Post

you know when i first started using MB for the second time ( started using it again when this thread emerged) i use to make shortcuts from my sources to the main videos folder until i realizd (with the help of forum members) that i wasn't able to get my covers to display properly. they all came out the way my HD folder looks, in media browser. when i started to create VF files my images began to work, and i have a slew of shortcut folders in one directory.

Interesting... I have a few movies that are like that (no art when I believe it exists), but I only have 1 location for each type:

HD Movies
TV Shows
DVD Movies


I chose to use Genres to get the things like:

Kids Movies
Exercise


etc. etc..

Good to know.. Maybe I'll play around with it on a different machine.. (read the one the wife doesn't use)
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post #805 of 4018
3/12/09 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by passcal View Post

I have a quick question, where or how do setup your intro movie so that i gets to run every time you start up a movie ?.

As of right now it's not possible. Unless you put a copy of it in every movie folder and name it part1 and then the movie part2 (will play like multipart movies).

I think they're working on this though. Check out www.mediabrowser.tv. There's a thread on this there.
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post #806 of 4018
3/12/09 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Genius74 View Post

Interesting... I have a few movies that are like that (no art when I believe it exists), but I only have 1 location for each type:

HD Movies
TV Shows
DVD Movies


I chose to use Genres to get the things like:

Kids Movies
Exercise


etc. etc..

Good to know.. Maybe I'll play around with it on a different machine.. (read the one the wife doesn't use)

you know, i started off with just a few, but genres view never truely worked for me i had movies placed in the wrong genre so i decided to create the separate folders for the most commonly used typed.

play around with the VF it is not so bad once you start messing with it.
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post #807 of 4018
3/12/09 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by MoNkLorD View Post


Man. I hate to toot my own horn, but... Those freakin Icons look sweet!! HAHA!! I only use three icons out of all the ones I've made.

It looks like I need to fix my "Documentaries" one. It came out smaller than the others. I made the canvas bigger in Photoshop thinking the image wouldn't change. Oh well, no biggie.

I'm really liking the vanilla theme, even if it does change the way MB works. I like the new interface better, IMO.

MoNkLorD, Are you not liking my "TV" or "Music" icons??

**EDIT** Crap!! Holidays is smaller too. Boy do I have my work cut out for me.
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post #808 of 4018
3/12/09 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by xzener View Post


MoNkLorD, Are you not liking my "TV" or "Music" icons??

Monklord ain't the only one who's liking these icons, I'll tell you that much. Great Job man, Very impressive.
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post #809 of 4018
3/12/09 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by xzener View Post

Man. I hate to toot my own horn, but... Those freakin Icons look sweet!! HAHA!! I only use three icons out of all the ones I've made.

It looks like I need to fix my "Documentaries" one. It came out smaller than the others. I made the canvas bigger in Photoshop thinking the image wouldn't change. Oh well, no biggie.

I'm really liking the vanilla theme, even if it does change the way MB works. I like the new interface better, IMO.

MoNkLorD, Are you not liking my "TV" or "Music" icons??

**EDIT** Crap!! Holidays is smaller too. Boy do I have my work cut out for me.

hahah yeah man i am in love with the icons. the whole family thanks you for them.
I noticed that the docs and holidays came out a bit smaller but i wasn't sure if it was my rig or what... on the download thread they all look to be the same size so i didn't sweat it....beggers can't be choicers

TV, and Music i have just been too lazy to go back and change but i will do that over the weekend.....Hmmm what do you think you can do about sports? can you add some wresting and UFC to spice it up for my boys ;..

I also like the vanilla theme as well. i hope that it will get intergrated so i don't have to keep following 2 different download updates.
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post #810 of 4018
3/12/09 at 3:17pm
There has been confirmation by one of the DEV's over in the MB forums that vanilla will be integrated into the next public release.

I planned on making a "Sports" icon when I get home tonight. I'll throw in a wrestler, UFC themed one for your kids. I'll also be fixing the small icons. I know exactly where I went wrong. It was also brought up over in the MB forum too, so its not your rig.

Thanks for all the support guys!!

**UPDATE** The next public release of Media Browser will be available in the next day or two, with the Vanilla theme.
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