STV Import: Sage Movie Wall (SMW)

[Fuzzy]

This would be something that would be nice, and probably could be added to SMW, as it would be the one seeing the lack of info. Would have to perhaps set up a command line option for SMW to trigger when it sees the incomplete/missing data. Not sure how responsive it would be.

[Quazeye]

mkanet.... I had the same problem of not having automatic updates by BMI. The problem for me was that the movie files were not named well. I renamed the files to the actual movie name and it works well now.
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[mkanet]

Actually, I am able to automatically download metadata during a import folders now. However, for some odd reason everything downloads except fanart. I even get the movie poster picture. But no fanart backgrounds. The only way I can do that is right click the file and select metadata/fanart and choose the movie BMI finds.

Originally Posted by Quazeye

mkanet.... I had the same problem of not having automatic updates by BMI. The problem for me was that the movie files were not named well. I renamed the files to the actual movie name and it works well now.

[razrsharpe]

Originally Posted by mkanet

Actually, I am able to automatically download metadata during a import folders now. However, for some odd reason everything downloads except fanart. I even get the movie poster picture. But no fanart backgrounds. The only way I can do that is right click the file and select metadata/fanart and choose the movie BMI finds.

Congrats on getting part way there. I think i had this problem initially (but don't really remember and i may have been having a different problem). I needed to remove unneeded lines from my metadata.properties file... Do you mind posting it? You could also post it in the BMT thread and ask sean to take a look at it.

[Bits&Bytes]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

I am unable to help in airport stupid delays

Anyways something is wrong with your pathfilterexpressions because if it works when you load scaling menu first that is because It ignores the pathfilters when scaling menu loads so that tells me something is wrong In your menu.XML

Thanks Plucky. You were spot on. I had a syntax error in my pathfilterexpressions. I got it fixed and it works great now. Keep up the good work.

[panteragstk]

Originally Posted by MitchSchaft

Awesome name, Pantera \/

thanks

[PLUCKYHD]

Just wanted to let everyone one know I am back. The vacation is over and it is now back to the real world. There were not many issues in the last beta but I am redoing the main menu on the homepage so that will take a bit, but still hoping to have something out soon...

[wrems]

Welcome back Skye! Hope you had some good R&R.

[GollyJer]

Anyone know why I'm getting the green balls after the movie name?
See attached.

[PLUCKYHD]

Yup error in version those are the online icons

Go into standard sagemc video library hit info on a title to turn them off

They should then be off in smw

This is fixed in v3

[Jabroni]

/me patientlly waits for his V3 plugin to try it

[Fuzzy]

SUUUURE you're patient...

[PLUCKYHD]

Patients is a virtue

All I can say is the last beta went out with little problems. I believe I have fixed most and sent another beta out today along with some new views/changes so judging by how that goes we will see, but I hope sooner than later

[PLUCKYHD]

I am going to give people a chance to contribute if they would like. I am looking for any backdrops (think wallpaper) high resolution that you think might be a good addition to the homescreen of SMW. If you have one please upload somewhere and post a link on here and I will look. It can be anything related to theaters,movies,genres,categories etc. As long as it doesn't have any text (or the text can easily be removed with photoshop). I am not saying everything will get used but I am in the process of adding some "themes" if you will to the homepage. Below is a quick example and may or may not be worked into the final build. I have approx 3 themes currently (not going to share yet but will/hope to have several to chose from. Some of them look really good.

Theme example

[PiX64]

Plucky - your plugin is in a word AMAZING. It has done wonders for my movie collection.. Huge WAF points for this one.... Thanks

I do have a question for you though. In your wall options screen you can change the select/ok button to do different things. Default is AMIS. Is this the Advanced Movie Info Screen?

If so im curious as to how that plays into the movie wall (as far as ui cohesiveness, etc).
I am also wondering how to enable it. Is it simply just downloading the AMIS plugin and doing an stvi import like every other plugin :-)

[Peter_h]

Originally Posted by PiX64

Plucky - your plugin is in a word AMAZING. It has done wonders for my movie collection.. Huge WAF points for this one.... Thanks

I do have a question for you though. In your wall options screen you can change the select/ok button to do different things. Default is AMIS. Is this the Advanced Movie Info Screen?

If so im curious as to how that plays into the movie wall (as far as ui cohesiveness, etc).
I am also wondering how to enable it. Is it simply just downloading the AMIS plugin and doing an stvi import like every other plugin :-)

You pretty much got it. Follow the install directions for AMIS to install AMIS.

Then pull up the settings in SMW and you can set the enter/ok button to be play, info, or AMIS.

As far as it flowing and cohesiveness, it's all preference really. I think they work well together. I personally don't use AMIS anymore. Plucky has done such a nice job with the info screen that IMO AMIS isn't needed. They both provide pretty much the same thing. The difference is that you don't have to navigate away from SMW if you use the info view.

[PLUCKYHD]

Yes what peter said but keep in mind he is seeing info views you don't have yet the ones in version 2 weren't near complete

[PiX64]

How do i get the info button to take me to the info screen?

The only options i have is play or AMIS in my "Wall Options"

Not sure if this is possible, but what i would like to do is have the wall setup so that it shows the 8 columns by 3 rows (WAF is much higher), but then if you hit the info button on a particular movie it would take you to the detailed info screen showing the fanart, etc.

Another option would be to use SMW in the view where there is 3 coulmns by 3 rows i think on the left and the fanart/info on the right. My only problem with this is the navigation seems to be much more slugish as the wall has to load all the fanart and poster art...

Any suggestions/tips?

[PLUCKYHD]

Pix,

All I can say is wait for version three. There is a nice overlay you might like as well as info bottom view. The view with the posters on the side is gone as well as the sluggishness altogether. I hate to help you understand v2 when v3 is so close and changes allot.

[PiX64]

Sounds good, and i will anxiously await your next GREAT release!

~Mike