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Introduction
The V3 firmware
supports Movie scraping of Images and Metadata via a free
downloadable App. You must accept the on-screen
Terms and
Conditions in order to use the App. Once the Terms and
Conditions are accepted then the App will be automatically
downloaded and installed. The Scraper App uses the tmdb api and
as such we suggest you join the tmdb and contribute in to keep
all Languages and Images as up to date as possible.
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This product uses the TMDb
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Settings
By default the Scraper will scrape in the Language as set in the
X3D GUI.
The Scraper Language
can be changed to a specific Language in the Setup Menu -- Setup
--> Misc --> Scrape Language
For Movie JukeBox
operation you must enable 'JukeBox View' in Setup Menu -- Setup
--> Misc --> JukeBox View |
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Hard Drive Name
(Label)
Make sure that the local HDD or USB Drive has a unique 'Name' or
Label - The name should be one word without any spaces and we
suggest that the name does not have any special characters.
Naming examples Drive1 - Mede8er1 Drive2 -
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Preparing your
collection
For correct Scraper functionality all Movies, Documentaries and
Music Concerts must be arranged in the normal Mede8er folder
structure ie one video file per folder. Sub folders within a
movie folder named 'Subs' or 'Sample' will not be scraped and
for other sub folders that you do not want scraped you can add a
file named 'mjbignore.xml' and it will be ignored. Any folder
with a movie.name.xml will not be scraped and you can use the
edit facility to edit these movies. The App uses the folder name
with a fallback to movie name for scraping purposes. For best
results we suggest you name your folders 'Movie Name (Year)'
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Scanning your
Library
The Root folder of the Movie Collection must be write enabled.
To scan your library you must focus on the Root Folder of your
library and press the 'Menu' button and then select 'Add to
Favourite' option. Open the Favourite screen and focus on the
shortcut and press the 'Menu' button and select the 'Scan'
option. The X3 will start the scan process and Scan all folders
and sub folders in order to scrape images and xml files and at
the same time it will build a Mede8er.db file. Progress of the
scan will be displayed. If new content is added to the root
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Changing the Movie
Sheet Skin (about.jpg)
The look of the Movie Sheet can be changed by downloading and
installing a skin from the Mede8erforum.com. To Install the
Scraper Skin - download and unzip the skin file - navigate to
the skin folder and press the 'Menu' button and select option
'Set to Skin' and the new skin will be installed. 'Set to Skin'
function is not cumulative so if you require to install a main
GUI skin and a scraper skin then copy the folder 'scraper'
(found inside the scraper skin folder) into the GUI skin folder
and use the 'Set to Skin' function.
To update the movie sheet skin on an existing collection that
was scraped in V3
- Focus on the root of your movie collection and press 'Menu'
and select 'Clear about.jpg'
- Focus on the root of your movie collection and press 'Menu'
button and select 'Scan'
- X3D will generate new Movie Sheets with the new skin
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Edit Scraped
Movies
You can edit a movie in both the Media Library and in the Movie
JukeBox. To edit a movie from the thumbnail cover - focus on the
Movie Thumbnail and press 'Menu' and then select 'Edit'. To Edit
a Movie from the movie sheet 'about.jpg' - press the 'Edit'
button on the remote control. If the scraped movie results are
totally incorrect you can edit the Movie name and select
'scrape' and the App will scrape based on the new name you made
and the source folder name will not be changed, the modified
name will only be used for search purposes. The search results
will be displayed and you can use the Right Nav button to browse
all the movies that were found. Select the correct movie and
press 'Enter' and its details and images will be loaded onto the
screen. Another method is to enter the IMDB tt ref number to
find a particular movie. Look up the movie on www.imdb.com and
note the tt number in the address bar and enter this into the
text input on the Virtual Keyboard on the Mede8er
'http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/?ref_=sr_1'
tt1190080
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Search results
screen
After a search the results will be displayed showing a poster of
the movie, year, plot and star rating. If there are multiple
results then left and right arrows will be displayed and you can
navigate all the search results by pressing the Right / Left Nav
button. Focus on the correct movie and press 'Enter' and the
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Select Fanart
Images
Use the Left / Right Navigation buttons to navigate the screen.
When the Fanart background is highlighted in blue - press the
'Enter' button and a selection of available fanart images will
be displayed. Navigate the fanart images with the Left / Right
Navigation buttons and select the one you require by focusing on
it and pressing the 'Enter' button. |
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Select Movie
Poster Images
Use the Left / Right Navigation buttons to navigate the screen.
When the Movie Poster cover is highlighted in blue - press the
'Enter' button and a selection of available movie posters will
be displayed. Navigate the poster images with the Left / Right
Navigation button and select the one you require by focusing on
it and pressing the 'Enter' button.
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Change Movie Info
Options
Use the Left / Right Navigation buttons to navigate the screen.
Options that are available for editing are Year, Runtime, Star
Rating and Genre. To Edit a option - focus on the option and use
the Up / Down Nav buttons to change the value. After editing
Genre press the 'Return' button to return to the main screen.
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