#Video files tag editor tv#

#Video files tag editor tv#

The use of Video File Tags does not absolve you from using the correct Folder and File structure for Movies, TV Shows and Music Videos as detailed in the previous pages. This page assumes this setting has been enabled. Kodi settings have the option to enable or disable the reading of video file tags at Settings > Media Settings > Videos > Use video tags. Not all of Kodi's NFO features are supported by embedded metadata yet, so many users may wish to still use the NFO method. nfo files will override embedded information.

nfo files and embedded information if they choose 'Local Information' rather than to use a scraper. Thus, one can still use a combination of. Local tag reading is bundled into the 'Local Information' arm, as logically, metadata is still local (i.e not network-drawn) information. Kodi has two options for metadata import: using an online scraper or using local information, traditionally in the form of. (Pretty pictures!)ġ.1 How does it change/differ from the old model? Using ultra-high resolution artwork/cover images that looks nicer on newer HD displays. Since metadata travels with the media file, there is no longer a need for potentially thousands of these smaller files and can make directory management even easier. It does away with the need to have NFO files. It gives one more control over the metadata than scrapers do (as scrapers may misclassify media and pull the wrong data). Media may already contain useful metadata (the reverse however is also true - many files contain 'junk' metadata, hence why the feature defaults to off). There are multiple reasons why one would want to use this feature: 1.1 How does it change/differ from the old model?.