Overview

Use simple text files containing the IMDBid (e.g. tt1234567) for accurate scraping (if the scraper supports search by IMDBId number e.g. IMDB scraper).

File format

The IMDBId number can be anywhere in the text content BUT if there is more than one IMDBId only the first one will be extracted from text for searching/scraping. 

File Naming

Video files

The text file can have either extension .txt or .nfo. The file name should be the same as the video. e.g.:

• C:\Movies\MyVideo.avi

  ->

  C:\Movies\MyVideo.*txt*

• C:\Movies\MyVideo.avi

  ->

  C:\Movies\MyVideo.*nfo*

• C:\Movies\MyVideo.avi

  ->

  C:\Movies\MyVideo-*IMDB*.txt

Multiple video files

If the video/movie has  multiple video fiels, then the filename must include the 'stack extension. e.g.:

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1.avi 

->

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1.*txt*

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1.avi 

->

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1.*nfo*

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1.avi 

->

C:\Movies\MyVideo CD1-*IMDB*.txt

DVD or Blu-Ray folders

For DVD or Blu-Ray folders you can use any filename you like because MediaPortal will search for a txt or nfo file inside the main folder and try to extract IMDBid number