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Support / Re: XML File Export not picking up change to Genre
« on: January 28, 2014, 03:07:35 pm »
Quick follow up...I closed PVD and re-opened it. Exported the XML file and it grabbed all of the information this time.
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Support / Re: XML File Export not picking up change to Genre
« on: January 28, 2014, 03:01:44 pm »
I continue to see this happening. This morning I added a video to my library and added it to Personal Video Database. It is an exercise video, so I created a new genre called exercise and added it to the movie information (using the mass editor drop down selector). I exported the XML file, and everything was fine (it correctly added the genre and poster file path along with all details to the xml file).
I then went back and added 2 more exercise videos using the same process. This time, I created the xml file but not everything was added to the xml file. Specifically, before exporting the xml file, I manually edited the PVD Original Title field, the Also Known as field, the Genre Field, and I added the poster image to the record. In adding the Genre, I tried it twice, once using the mass editor drop down, and then once by manually typing by editing the record. After each attempt, I exported the XML file with the same results. Everything was copied to the 2 new records except the genre and poster path.
This seems sporadic...if I can determine anything specific that I am doing that results in this behavior, I will let you know.
I then went back and added 2 more exercise videos using the same process. This time, I created the xml file but not everything was added to the xml file. Specifically, before exporting the xml file, I manually edited the PVD Original Title field, the Also Known as field, the Genre Field, and I added the poster image to the record. In adding the Genre, I tried it twice, once using the mass editor drop down, and then once by manually typing by editing the record. After each attempt, I exported the XML file with the same results. Everything was copied to the 2 new records except the genre and poster path.
This seems sporadic...if I can determine anything specific that I am doing that results in this behavior, I will let you know.
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Support / Re: Manually adding video image
« on: January 20, 2014, 05:25:22 pm »
Terribly sorry if I am coming across as "complaining". I'm no expert and just trying to figure things out. Written communication is always risky, but I've reread my posts and don't see where I've been at all negative or aggressive/complaining.
Sorry if it came across that way.
I will evaluate my modified date, but I do believe it is exporting. My assumption is based on that new movies are added to the xml file, just not some of the attributes, such as genre.
In terms of the video image, I did notice the next day, the export included that image. What was interesting is that it included it as a JPG image when I saved it as a TIF file. Does PVD somehow convert the file format on the fly? TIF wasn't preference, it was just the best format I found when saving the screenshot and then adding the main image from file.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Sorry if it came across that way.
I will evaluate my modified date, but I do believe it is exporting. My assumption is based on that new movies are added to the xml file, just not some of the attributes, such as genre.
In terms of the video image, I did notice the next day, the export included that image. What was interesting is that it included it as a JPG image when I saved it as a TIF file. Does PVD somehow convert the file format on the fly? TIF wasn't preference, it was just the best format I found when saving the screenshot and then adding the main image from file.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
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Support / XML File Export not picking up change to Genre
« on: January 19, 2014, 11:46:29 pm »
I have changed the genre on some of my videos, and I am repeatedly attempting to export the XML file with the changes. However, the genre is not changing.
After making the changes, I have verified that the change takes place, even so far as to exit PVD all together and restart it, but I can't get it to update the XML file. This started recently and with some newer videos I have added, they are showing with no genre as the xml export has seemingly stopped grabbing that value. I did have a custom created genre that was 2 words. I changed that to a single word thinking that might be causing a problem, but no luck there. As a matter of fact, after changing from two words to one, the videos that were originally saved with the 2 word format are still that way.
In other words, it is not updating the genre any longer. Any advice is appreciated.
After making the changes, I have verified that the change takes place, even so far as to exit PVD all together and restart it, but I can't get it to update the XML file. This started recently and with some newer videos I have added, they are showing with no genre as the xml export has seemingly stopped grabbing that value. I did have a custom created genre that was 2 words. I changed that to a single word thinking that might be causing a problem, but no luck there. As a matter of fact, after changing from two words to one, the videos that were originally saved with the 2 word format are still that way.
In other words, it is not updating the genre any longer. Any advice is appreciated.
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Support / Manually adding video image
« on: January 19, 2014, 12:32:51 am »
I am adding some home videos to my PVD. I am using the screen shot capture feature, and then copying and pasting that picture as the poster image on the file. I am then saving the image to disk in the images folder as a TIF from within PVD. Everything looks fine inside PVD, but the XML export is not tagging that image file as part of the record.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Support / Remove portions of File Path within PVD
« on: January 18, 2014, 06:43:00 am »
I have my DVDs stored on an external hard drive with the drive letter E:. My PC is set up as a web server to stream my movies to my TV. When creating the XML file, I need the file path to simply be the file name without the path. At this time, I am manually using replace in Notepad to update the XML file any time I update it, but that is certainly error prone.
Is there some way within PVD that I can tell it the root directory of my videos, and have it only include any path information beyond that root?
Thanks for your help!
Is there some way within PVD that I can tell it the root directory of my videos, and have it only include any path information beyond that root?
Thanks for your help!
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