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====== Kodi ====== | ====== Kodi ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Usage ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Keyboard Shortcuts ==== | ||
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+ | Some keyboard shortcuts I forget: | ||
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+ | ^ c ^ __C__ontext menu | Let's you do handy things like mark a movie as watched | | ||
+ | ^ i ^ __I__nformation | ||
+ | ^ \ ^ Fullscreen toggle | | | ||
===== Config ===== | ===== Config ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Language ==== | ||
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+ | I had to set my (default) skin to use an 'Arial based' font to get not-Latin characters to render. | ||
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+ | '' | ||
==== Metadata ==== | ==== Metadata ==== | ||
You can use .nfo files instead of, or to enhance the data Kodi gets from databases like [[TMDB]]. | You can use .nfo files instead of, or to enhance the data Kodi gets from databases like [[TMDB]]. | ||
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+ | If you're setting this up after already having a big collection of stuff you can use a combination of tools like [[comm]] (or [[diff]]), [[find]], and [[sort]] to check which directories don't have .nfo files. | ||
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+ | I tend to do them by hand because I'm overly picky about [[metadata|metadata]], | ||
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+ | * [[tinyMediaManager]] | https:// | ||
+ | * [[MediaElch]] | https:// | ||
+ | * [[FileBot]] | https:// | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Movie === | ||
They can just include a link to your movie on IMDB, or can contain [[XML]]. | They can just include a link to your movie on IMDB, or can contain [[XML]]. | ||
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- | {{tag> | + | === Music Video === |
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+ | I thought it'd be fun to be able to homebrew guest host [[Rage]] (instead of just keeping a mental list), and Kodi has a category for music videos I now understand the purpose of. | ||
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+ | Like with movies, I have a template I use: | ||
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+ | <code xml music-video.nfo> | ||
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+ | Supposedly ' | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | If you want to include your own thumbnail (// | ||
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+ | ==== Playlists ==== | ||
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+ | I haven' | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | You have four types (well, I'm ignoring one deliberately): | ||
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+ | * **Queue** - Temporary list you can add videos to as you explore your library. | ||
+ | * **Party Mode** - Temporary list of ten random songs from your library, can set exclusion rules. Seems like a bad way to run a party to me. | ||
+ | * **Basic** - List of paths to files, in m3, pls, etc. formats, like you'd use elsewhere. | ||
+ | * **Smart** - A dynamic playlist based on querying Kodi's database. There' | ||
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+ | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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+ | * [[Kore]] - [[Android]] app I use as a remote. | ||
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+ | {{tag> |
kodi.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/25 10:39 by rjt