Parental controls for Folders

[edbmdave]

"Note: As of v6.4, imported DVDs can use .properties files. To add a metadata properties file for a DVD, place the <DVDName>.properties file in the same folder where the DVD folder is located, so that the <DVDName>.properties file and the <DVDName> folder are in the same parent folder."

I saw this became a feature for imported DVDs but how about for a "master folder"

Videos
Videos\Naughty
Videos\Drama
Videos\Action

where a single properties file can exist for Naughty that will require someone from entering into with the appropriate parental control. The only downfall I see to having it live next to a video only is that the thumbnails are visable, and it is a manual effort to great all the cascading .properties files. A single control at the folder level would be much simplier.

[Skirge01]

I'm not sure about the standard STV, but it just might work. Check out this thread and the pages it links to. I was able to completely hide certain UNC paths (folders) from the primary "videos" selection and then I created a secondary videos menu option and put ONLY the paths I had hidden in the main one. Then, I put a PIN code on the 2nd one. Works GREAT!

[srcurtis]

I was wondering if Sage or any of the plug-ins had now implemented this excellent idea of folder hierarchy based parental controls? Even if it's a simple utility to automatically create the .properties file for each and every imported video.

Thanks

Steve

[CptKirk]

Sorry to open an old thread, but I was searching the forums for this info and didn't really find much.

Is there a way to use parental controls when viewing video folders in SageTV 7?