Add MediaInfo (and Logos) Support

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The MediaInfo project (http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en) has a DLL
distribution that can be integrated into other applications. This would
allow the retrieval of media file information such as codec, actual
runtime, horizontal and vertical resolution (and in turn aspect ratio), and
many other pieces of information. This should be integrated in the import
process to allow the user to better sort through their media via the filter
and grouping system (in progress).

This functionality is already implemented in the TV-Series MediaPortal
plug-in. It might be beneficial to use this implementation as a guide.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by conrad.john on 25 Jul 2008 at 5:58

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This should include logo support ala the TV-Series plugin.

Original comment by conrad.john on 20 Aug 2008 at 1:22

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yes, logosupport like in the mptvseries plugin would be great.!

Original comment by papal...@bredband.net on 20 Sep 2008 at 8:01

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hope u can fit this in a earlier release than planned! 

Original comment by swerus...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2008 at 8:14

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What about adding an "IMDB Top 250" logo to the movies that's in the list? It 
should
indicate a good quality movie :)

Original comment by hex...@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2008 at 1:55

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:( so far away. also by adding mediainfo runtime for every movie will be 
correct.
instead of grabbing that info from imdb.... please bump this for sooner release 
:D

Original comment by swerus...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2008 at 4:44

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when this gets in, i'll start using moving pictures :) can't wait for it

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2008 at 6:27

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This should be very awesome, looking forward to this :D

Original comment by dassd...@gmail.com on 30 Nov 2008 at 4:21

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Issue 220 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by conrad.john on 30 Nov 2008 at 4:34

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Why do you keep postponing this? =(

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2008 at 7:44

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This was not postponed we just changed how we are labeling our releases. It is 
still 
the same number of releases away as before, and if anything this will probably 
end up 
getting moved up to 1.0 rather than 1.1.

Basically though we just came up with some standards about how we wanted to 
increment 
our version numbers that make more sense with the state of the product. Sorry 
for the 
confusion. :( Rest assured, this is an important feature for us. But it is 
largely an 
aesthetic change rather than a functional one, and because of that it is lower 
on the 
priority list.

Here is the old to new version numbers:
0.6.5 -> 0.7
0.7.0 -> 0.8
0.7.5 -> 1.0
0.8.0 -> 1.1
1.0.0 -> 2.0

Original comment by conrad.john on 14 Dec 2008 at 9:18

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Aah okay :)
Surely it's just an aesthetic change, but it is the most starred issue here.
Great news that it's just change in labelling.
Keep up the good work, really appreciate it!

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2008 at 10:06

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The latest MediaPortal SVN just included medainfo support! So we can probably 
speed
this issue up a little.

http://tinyurl.com/d3fr5p

Original comment by apond...@gmail.com on 27 Jan 2009 at 1:49

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and more
http://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mediaportal/trunk/mediaportal/Core
/Player/MediaInfoWrapper.cs?view=markup

Original comment by apond...@gmail.com on 27 Jan 2009 at 1:52

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In some video file formats (specifically matroksa), language information can be 
pulled from each audio track. When looking at what meta-data we should pull 
from a 
video file, we should definitely look into this.

Original comment by conrad.john on 18 Feb 2009 at 9:35

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Perhaps this issue should be split up into 2 enhancements:
1) MediaInfo support: show 720p/1080p, AC3/DTS, etc. info on the skin 
AND
2) Logo support à la TvSeries

To me these seem like 2 distinct features. I would love to have the MediaInfo
enhancement sooner rather than later.  I don't care much for the logos but 
really
would love to know if a movie I have is 720p or 1080p, DTS or AC3, etc.

Original comment by muneebma...@gmail.com on 24 Feb 2009 at 3:27

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@muneebmaster, to the plugin, I think the two presentation formats really are 
the
same.  If the plugin exposes something like #MovingPictures.SoundFormat, a skin 
can
either display this in plain text, or use it to reference a graphic.  There is
nothing more the plugin needs to do in order to support the graphic logos.

Original comment by travistx on 24 Feb 2009 at 3:50

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Just remember to make the logo feature highly configuration able - a logo that 
seems
unnecessary for some, may be considered important for others. 

For example, I don't like to see if a movie is encoded in MPEG2, MPEG4 or 
AVC... For
me it's sufficient to see either XVID, 720p or 1080p. Others may think just the
opposite...

Original comment by dassd...@gmail.com on 25 Feb 2009 at 2:29

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With 1.0.1 (+mediainfo wrapper) released we should consider doing this for 0.8 -
would be a nice touch for the autogenerated filters based on these 
attributes.One
thing i'm missing in the mediaportla wrapper is that it doesn't have a property 
for
length :S

Original comment by apond...@gmail.com on 11 Apr 2009 at 10:33

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I also would ask to move this enhancement up the chain of food for 0.8 if 
possible. 
It's probably the most asked for improvement in the forums.

Thanks again for developing this awesome plugin.

Original comment by patton...@gmail.com on 12 Apr 2009 at 4:44

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Any update on this issue ?

Original comment by ajam...@yahoo.com on 15 Apr 2009 at 12:24

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would be a really nice touch.

Simone

Original comment by simone.c...@gmail.com on 16 Apr 2009 at 10:41

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would love to see this soon :)

Original comment by pgjensen on 16 Apr 2009 at 3:22

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Original comment by travistx on 17 Apr 2009 at 2:43

• Changed state: Started
• Added labels: Milestone-0.8.0
• Removed labels: Milestone-1.1.0

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Please do not forget about .hassubtitles - this is already implemented in TV 
Series.

Original comment by pira...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2009 at 4:24

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and not to forget, audio formats! 
DTS, Dolby Digital, and most important for me, FLAC!
number of channels (5.1, 2.0 ...) and bitdepth would be nice ( 16bits , 24bits)

thanks!

Original comment by papal...@bredband.net on 17 Apr 2009 at 9:36

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Issue 284 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by travistx on 18 Apr 2009 at 1:07

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hi i got a skinner alpha build from john

and  i tested the logo support but now my questions is i want to let the logo 
show up 
if the movie is 1080p or 720p and i saw it picks the logo from the 

#MovingPictures.LocalMedia.videoresolution.png

but when i check the moving pictures config  video resolution in that area 
stands SD
or HD  is it somehow possible that it pics the logo from video width so if : 
width is
1280 - 720p logo shows up or if width is 1920 - 1080p logo shows up

i changed the video resolution manual to HD 720P with one movie and then the 
720p
logo shows up but then i have to change all the video resolution boxes to HD 
720P or
HD 1080P cause now it only shows  SD or HD 

so is it maybe possible that it picks the logo from the video width as desribed 
above
 cause think many want to display if a movie is 720P that a 720P logo shows up
and with 1080P a 1080P logo shows up 

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 3:46

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Hi Rico.  The possible values for the videoresolution field are "SD" "HD" "720p"
"1080i" or "1080p"

There are other fields with a limited set of values, which I have added to the 
skin
designers guide here:
http://moving-pictures.tv/wiki/Skin_Designer%27s_Guide#MediaInfo_Labels

Original comment by travistx on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:00

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yeah but i have 42 hd movies now in the config some 720p and some 1080p  but in 
the 
videoresolution field only SD and HD shows up  

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:08

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Travistx: Does it(Or will it) show subtitles languages? IE. if subtitles are 
present:
Language available: Eng, dan, swe.... 

Original comment by Steffa...@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:11

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Thanks for the info.  I don't have any sample videos in HD resolutions, so I 
was not
able to test this part of the MediaInfo Wrapper.  I will research this and get 
it fixed.

Original comment by travistx on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:12

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btw embedded subtitles in mkv files dont show up inside  has subtitles field
cause i have some movie with embedded subtitles but all movies in movie list in 
has
subtitles field ar set to false 

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:19

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here is a screenshot of my issues i descriped   with the 720p 1080p and 
subtitles and
audio channels

here is the screenshot 

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8205/screenshotnxq.jpg

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 4:32

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Comment 37  by travistx, Today (5 hours ago)

Thanks for the info.  I don't have any sample videos in HD resolutions, so I 
was not
able to test this part of the MediaInfo Wrapper.  I will research this and get 
it fixed.

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oke thanks m8 hope you can fix it soon then i can work further on my new skin 
for
Black & White 1080   also check attached screenshot please 

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2009 at 9:15

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I just read through the skin developers guide and I'm missing something rather
important.There isn't a "SOURCE" label available yet?!

You could use a Field like "#MovingPictures.LocalMedia.Source" with possible 
Values: 
HDTV (string: hdtv|pdtv), DVD (string: DVDRip|sddvd|DVDScr|DVDR|R5), BluRay
(string:Blu-ray|BluRay|BD5|BD9), HDDVD (string: HDDVD)  

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 3 May 2009 at 3:29

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PS: Mediainfo.dll should search the filename for the strings

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 3 May 2009 at 3:30

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I am not sure how I feel about this Vergo. To begin with what you are 
suggesting has 
nothing to do with mediainfo.dll support. You are asking for us to strip 
information 
from "scene tags" which is quite a bit different. If you would really like to 
see 
this implemented I suggest you create a new issue for it. Honestly though I am 
not 
sure how comfortable I am in implementing something that would only benefit 
this type 
of content...

Original comment by conrad.john on 6 May 2009 at 3:00

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TV Series plugin & XMBC has this implemented as well tho.. 
I'm not sure how they did it, but I thought mediainfo.dll did it :-)
The thing is, only the user knows where their movies come from. There's no way 
to
know from the mkv/avi if it's a HDDVD/BluRay/DVD/HDTV so I added those tags to 
my
filenames.
The benefit is that I'm always looking for the best quality, so I need to 
redownload
HDTV releases etc.. also it's a nice touch:

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachments/streamedmp-301/39761d1241356230-id
eas-moving-pictures-logos-possible2.jpg

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 6 May 2009 at 9:07

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VergoK: You can't really use that feature. I have renamed all my series, so no
benefit from that at all. And often people rename, so don't think it possible.

Original comment by Steffa...@gmail.com on 6 May 2009 at 9:46

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VergoK, again, if this is something you feel strongly about create a new issue 
and we 
can discuss there. This is not the appropriate place to have this dialog, this 
is not a 
forum, this is an issue thread for mediainfo support.

Original comment by conrad.john on 6 May 2009 at 2:37

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Steffan: no one obligates you to rename your files. It's like an extra feature 
for
those who want it.

John, not to step on any toes, but I really think this IS the right issue. 
(this is the Mediainfo (and Logos) support.)

MediaInfo parses a file and analyses everything, it is able to output the 
filename
AFAIK. (correct me if i'm wrong) IMHO it's stupid to create another issue for 1 
logo,
which could be done along with the other logos.

This is just my POV, I'll stop harassing you (and this issue) about it from now 
on ;-)

Original comment by Ver...@gmail.com on 6 May 2009 at 3:23

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Maybe I have not made myself clear. Mediainfo support has to do with pulling 
media 
information from a video file itself. What codec does it use, what is the codec 
resolution, if it is an mkv file does it have embedded subtitles. This is 
conceptually 
and programmatically different from parsing information from a filename. I 
realize that 
the two features are related because they would both be used by the "logo 
system", but 
they are very distinct enhancements. 

As I said before I am not sure I am very comfortable about implementing an 
enhancement 
with the express purpose of reading "scene" tags in a file name, but if you 
feel 
strongly about it, CREATE A NEW ISSUE and we can discuss. We will NOT be 
lumping in a 
possible new enhancement into an issue that is already almost completed and 
only 
tangentially related though.

So again, if you want to see this issue implemented, create a new issue and we 
can 
discuss. I will be deleting any further off topic posts in this issue thread 
though.

Original comment by conrad.john on 6 May 2009 at 3:35

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Hi

Im storing my Bluraycollection in mkv containers with the HDaudio converted to 
FLAC. 
is flac logos going to be supported? it seems that its not supported by the 
mediawrapper right now.
Have no idea why, seems like most other format is. the mediainfo dll clearly 
supports FLAC,so does 
mptvseries.

thanks for all your effort!

Original comment by papal...@bredband.net on 6 May 2009 at 6:20

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is it also possible to implent a studio logo so that moving pictures picks the 
Company:
name from imdb ? 

Original comment by rico.reinders@gmail.com on 2 Jun 2009 at 2:28