Plugin: CVF - Custom Video Folder

[jusjoken]

New release 1.05

This should fix the issues reported by nyplayer and bastafidli regarding the Watched/Unwatched dialog option. It should now display properly for Videos as well as recordings.

k

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by jusjoken

New release 1.05

This should fix the issues reported by nyplayer and bastafidli regarding the Watched/Unwatched dialog option. It should now display properly for Videos as well as recordings.

k

Thank You that fixed it.

[bastafidli]

Hi,

1. what I meant by "checkbox to togger display watched/unwatched" is the checkbox "Include Watched Videos in Folder views". This is the one use the most to toggle only unwatched and all. Currently I get it only in the dialog which pops up when I try to toggle the watched/unwatched status of item. I was more expecting in the Options dialog (the one which shows Browse Videos, Play All XXX Videos Now ....).

2. I have multiple import directories, lets consider just two:

Home Videos
Movies

Each one of them contains multiple folders. Currently I can toggle the Watched/Unwatched flag only on folder under the import directory, not on the entire import directory.

What I was trying to achieve was to get around shortcoming of Sage, which when I switch to Titles views mixes my Home Movies with my Videos. What I was trying to do is to set all my Home Movies to watched and then go to Titles view and uncheck the "Include Watched Videos in Folder views" so that in Titles view I just see the Movies I have not watched yet. Of cused then I found out that Custom Video Folder plugin doesn't work in Titles view :-(.

It is still a great plugin!

[jusjoken]

bastafidli,

Number 1 on your list should now be fixed with the latest version of CVF and the latest SageTV STV 7 version. The checkbox is not directly on the dialog you mention but it is available there by selecting "Watched Options".

For number 2. Adding support for the Titles view to be filtered to only show unwatched videos should be simple... so I will look at this for the next release.

I think you could solve your issue as well by adding another folder level to your import directories. For example, if Home Videos and Movies were in a folder called MyVideos as..

MyVideos\Home Videos
MyVideos\Movies

then if MyMovies was your import directory, then the first level of folders in the folder view would offer...

Home Videos
Movies

then the option to set/unset Watched would be available on those folders.

k

[bastafidli]

Originally Posted by jusjoken

bastafidli,

I think you could solve your issue as well by adding another folder level to your import directories. For example, if Home Videos and Movies were in a folder called MyVideos as..

MyVideos\Home Videos
MyVideos\Movies

There was a reason why I chose to have separate import directories, but now I forgot what it was . Most likely because they reside on two different disks (different level of protection) which are mapped directly to root.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by bastafidli

There was a reason why I chose to have separate import directories, but now I forgot what it was . Most likely because they reside on two different disks (different level of protection) which are mapped directly to root.

You can still have that ability. Just have a MyVideos folder on both disks and set the Folder Display Style to Combined in the Video Browser Options and both import directories will be combined to look as one.

k

[jusjoken]

- Add support for filtering Watched Videos in the Title and DVD views
- Added ability to set Include Watched setting in the Video Browser Options

k

[bastafidli]

Hi, great job thank ouo so muc~ I can now finally use the Titles view and see only the not yet watched movies!!! That is big improvement in usability for me.

I think I found one issue. The Watched settings is available only in dialog when I click on folder. If I click on movie, the menu item is not there. This has several implications
a) I always have to scroll to folder to toggle filtering by wathed
b) If I enter folder where all videos are watched, there is no way to toggle it back and forth, I have to go back one directory, toggle it and come back
c) If I am in Titles view, there are no folders and I cannot toggle with filtering.

Thats why I thougth the toggling of the filtering would be better in the Options dialog which is available everywhere rather than in the item sensitive dialog.

[bastafidli]

Actually I have just noticed that there is the "Include Watched Videos in Folder view" option. I guess I got confused by it saying Folder view when I was in Titles view. In titles view if I check it after it was unchecked, the view doesn't refreshes and displays the same items.

[jusjoken]

I am not certain as to how to force the refresh while you are still on the list. If you just leave the list and return it refreshes.

I will add this to the list for future fixes once I figure how to do it.

k

[bastafidli]

Just a site note, the list refreshes when I uncheck the checkbox but it doesn't if I check it.

[broconne]

Having an issue that may or may not be related to an update I did for CVF. Just yesterday I updated to the latest CVF, and now some of my folder sorting is incorrect. Some of the episodes are in order others are not.. For example, I will have 4 episodes in order, and then a random episode then 5 more in order, etc.

If I disable CVF and use the standard view, the episodes are sorted correctly.

Not sure if there is an option, or something I need to look at?


Thanks.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by broconne

Having an issue that may or may not be related to an update I did for CVF. Just yesterday I updated to the latest CVF, and now some of my folder sorting is incorrect. Some of the episodes are in order others are not.. For example, I will have 4 episodes in order, and then a random episode then 5 more in order, etc.

If I disable CVF and use the standard view, the episodes are sorted correctly.

Not sure if there is an option, or something I need to look at?


Thanks.

Can you send an example or screenshot so I can see what the issue may be. Also, are you using 7.0.16 or an earlier version?

Tip: the name that is used for the sorting is the same name as the one displayed at the top of the Video Details screen in CVF.

k

[b_hawk]

Is it possible to have an option to sort by the file date instead of by title while in folder view? . I have a videos folder with a lot of videos in there and it would be easier if the videos with the newer date were always at the top.

Thanks

E.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by b_hawk

Is it possible to have an option to sort by the file date instead of by title while in folder view? . I have a videos folder with a lot of videos in there and it would be easier if the videos with the newer date were always at the top.

Thanks

E.

Are you asking for the actual date of the file in the folder or the Original Airing Date.

And if you want the newer ones at the top, then you want a reverse data sort... correct?

Sorting options have been on my todo list so I can add this into the list as well once I understand the sort you are looking for. The options I could see for the Folder View would be...

- Series, Season #, Episode # (current)
- Filename (stock STV)
- Original Air Date (plus reverse)

Title, DVD/BD and Category views all use the Episode Title for their sort. Are there suggestions for changes there... Original Air Date might make sense (plus reverse).

k

[broconne]

Originally Posted by jusjoken

Can you send an example or screenshot so I can see what the issue may be. Also, are you using 7.0.16 or an earlier version?

Tip: the name that is used for the sorting is the same name as the one displayed at the top of the Video Details screen in CVF.

k

Hey - that little tip helped.. Although, I am not sure of the cause.

The items at the top, in the details list are of this style:
"ShowTitle/ShowTitle - Episode"

And others are just:
"ShowTitle - Episode"

Not sure what would cause that, they are all in the same directory.

I am on 7.0.16.

[b_hawk]

Originally Posted by jusjoken

Are you asking for the actual date of the file in the folder or the Original Airing Date.

And if you want the newer ones at the top, then you want a reverse data sort... correct?

Sorting options have been on my todo list so I can add this into the list as well once I understand the sort you are looking for. The options I could see for the Folder View would be...

- Series, Season #, Episode # (current)
- Filename (stock STV)
- Original Air Date (plus reverse)

Title, DVD/BD and Category views all use the Episode Title for their sort. Are there suggestions for changes there... Original Air Date might make sense (plus reverse).

k

I am looking for the actual file date. Some of my videos are not tv shows and will not have an air date or may have an original air date of many months or years prior in which case they would not show at the top. In my scenario a reverse sort by file date is all that is required, it can still display the name of the video using either the Title or the actual file name. Having the same sort by date for category view could also be helpful. I do not use the DVD or title view at the moment.


Thanks
E.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by broconne

Hey - that little tip helped.. Although, I am not sure of the cause.

The items at the top, in the details list are of this style:
"ShowTitle/ShowTitle - Episode"

And others are just:
"ShowTitle - Episode"

Not sure what would cause that, they are all in the same directory.

I am on 7.0.16.

The format should be "Show Title - SxxEyy - Episode Title" for series and "Movie Title (year)" for Movies.

Are you using BMT? If so then I would suggest in BMT you have something wrong with those items. If you are not using BMT then I would need to look at the Phoenix call I am making and see how it is handling the titles for non BMT items. Let me know and I will check it out.

k

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by b_hawk

I am looking for the actual file date. Some of my videos are not tv shows and will not have an air date or may have an original air date of many months or years prior in which case they would not show at the top. In my scenario a reverse sort by file date is all that is required, it can still display the name of the video using either the Title or the actual file name. Having the same sort by date for category view could also be helpful. I do not use the DVD or title view at the moment.


Thanks
E.

I will take a look at adding this when I do the sort work... no promise as to when but perhaps soon.

k

[b_hawk]

Originally Posted by jusjoken

I will take a look at adding this when I do the sort work... no promise as to when but perhaps soon.

k

Thank you. Happy to help you test when you get to that point.

E.