NFO Help

[Johnny Bananas]

I've been creating NFO files for my boxee box using EMM. I've followed the guidelines in the EMM thread on this forum. This is what i have.

-Shows

--Awake

---Season 1
---Awake.tbn
---tvshow.nfo

---- Awake.S01E01.Pilot.mkv
---- Awake.S01E01.Pilot.nfo

I've deleted all the file sources from boxee and rescanned the folder "shows" but the boxee is still searching and identifying the shows without using the nfo files. Anyone have a solution?

[darcilicious]

The .tbn and tvshow.nfo need to be up one level, ender the main show folder, not in the "season 1" folder...

[Johnny Bananas]

Ok, this is what i got:

Shows
-The Walking Dead
---The Walking Dead.tbn
---tvshow.nfo
---Season 2
------The Walking Dead.S02E01.What Lies Ahead.avi
------The Walking Dead.S02E01.What Lies Ahead.nfo
------The Walking Dead.S02E01.What Lies Ahead.tbn

After I clear all media and remove sources, I rescan the folder shows. Boxee is reading the episodes nfo and tbn and displaying them but it isn't reading the tvshow.nfo or The Walking Dead.tbn. Instead it is just pulling the same information as it would if there were no nfo file.

[Johnny Bananas]

here is my tvshow.nfo:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tvshow xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<title>The Walking Dead</title>
<id>153021</id>
<rating>0</rating>
<genre>Drama</genre>
<plot>In the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, a small group of survivors struggles to cross the United States in search of safety. At every turn, they face unspeakable horrors as hordes of the undead and a violent, scattered human populace push the group to the brink of insanity. Only through each other and their determination will they find the means to survive.</plot>
<actor>
<name>Norman Reedus</name>
<role>Daryl Dixon</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/291098.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Andrew Lincoln</name>
<role>Rick Grimes</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/210851.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Jon Bernthal</name>
<role>Shane Walsh</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/187971.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Steven Yeun</name>
<role>Glenn</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/206981.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Emma Bell</name>
<role>Amy</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/206971.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Sarah Wayne Callies</name>
<role>Lori Grimes</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/187961.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Chandler Riggs</name>
<role>Carl Grimes</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/206961.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Laurie Holden</name>
<role>Andrea</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/187991.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Jeffrey DeMunn</name>
<role>Dale</role>
<thumb>http://thetvdb.com/banners/actors/187981.jpg</thumb>
</actor>
</tvshow>

Here is my episode nfo file that is working:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<episodedetails>
<title>What Lies Ahead</title>
<runtime>3797</runtime>
<aired>2011-10-16</aired>
<rating>7.8</rating>
<season>2</season>
<episode>1</episode>
<plot>Rick and the group leave Atlanta and encounter a threat on the highway the likes of which they've never seen. Elsewhere, the group search for a missing person.</plot>
<fileinfo>
<streamdetails>
<audio>
<channels>2</channels>
<codec>mp3</codec>
</audio>
<video>
<aspect>1.773</aspect>
<codec>xvid</codec>
<durationinseconds>3797</durationinseconds>
<height>352</height>
<scantype>Progressive</scantype>
<width>624</width>
</video>
</streamdetails>
</fileinfo>
</episodedetails>

[Johnny Bananas]

The only difference that I see from mine and the one in Sccrluk9's guide is my files have "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>" on the top line. Would this cause a issue?

I just removed that top line and rescanned and it never made a difference.

[Johnny Bananas]

It seems that my shows have all the correct info except for the tvshow.tbn. Not sure if its actually using my nfo files or is pulling the same info from thetvdb. Regardless, The reason I started creating nfo files was so I could chose the covers that boxee display for my shows and movies. How does boxee use the tbn? Does it use the nfo file to find it?

[darcilicious]

In the tvshow.nfo either remove the <id> all together or move to the bottom of the file (I think the latter works but haven't done that myself).

[Johnny Bananas]

I removed the id from the nfo and saved it as utf-8 format. I resized the tbn. poster to 203x299 and the thumbnail is still not being showed.

[darcilicious]

Hrm... try renaming the .tbn to .jpg (they're the same format internally so don't convert, just rename).

You may als need to clear the thumbnails info via Settings>>System>>Advanced because the artwork gets cached and that may be coming into play here.

[Johnny Bananas]

I finally got it to work by copying the tbn file and saving it as folder.jpg in the same location.