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Mede8er Meta-Data Storage on Windows

Introduction

The software packages My Movies Collection Management for Windows and My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution can store and maintain meta-data for Mede8er media players, and the jukebox functionality included with the Mede8er.

The Mede8er jukebox functionality allows you to browse your titles by cover art, displaying a small data summary on screen when browsing, and display of a presentation photo containing meta-data details for the title  when opening the details for a title.

This gives you the option to combine your Mede8er media player with the movie import and maintenance functionalities of the My Movies Collection Management for Windows software, or the fully automated copying of DVD and Blu-ray titles in the My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution.

Configuration

The below configuration guide requires that you already have imported or added your movie collection to the My Movies Collection Management for Windows application, or already have a collection of copied discs or monitored movie folders on a My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution server.

  • If you are using the My Movies Collection Management for Windows software, open Tools, Options and click Meta-Data Storage. Click the checkbox to enable storage for Mede8er. The application asks you to confirm some configuration options for the device, which you can leave with their default settings.

  • If you are using the My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution software, click the My Movies icon in the dashboard, and click the "Settings" link. In the settings area, select "Meta-Data Storage", and click the checkbox to enable storage for Mede8er. The application asks you to confirm some configuration options for the device, which you can leave with their default settings.

  • On the Meta-Data Storage configuration page in either of the My Movies softwares, in the bottom of the page is an "Update" button. Click this button, and let the software go through all of your titles to store or update the meta-data for the Mede8er.

  • On your Mede8er, open the "Setup" section from the main screen, and navigate to the "Misc" area. Browse down and configure the "JukeBox View" setting to "On". This screen is displayed on the image below:

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  • In the "Media Library" section on your Mede8er, browse to the network share where your titles are stored. This can be either the folder on a Windows Home Server 2011 or Server 2012 Essentials running the My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution software, or it can be a NAS device on your network, where your titles in the My Movies Collection Management for Windows is pointed to. Having located your share, or a sub folder in a share, we recommend you use the "Menu" button on the Mede8er remote control, and select "Add to Favorites", as you can then later on have easier access to your share from the "Favorites" section on the home screen of the Mede8er.

The meta-data for the Mede8er will now be stored or updated each time you add or edit a title using the Collection Management application, or copy a disc to your server. You will when browsing your folder, you will see the cover art and details as per the image below:

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In the root of your share, a "Mede8er.db" file is stored, which My Movies directly adds or updates, meaning that you do not have to use the "Scan" function available on the Mede8er to go through your folder and read the stored files.

When opening a title from the folder browser, you will see the a movie details page such as the image below. The movie details page stored by My Movies can be customized, and other templates can be applied for a different look. Please see the "User Customization" section in our forum.

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The Mede8er devices does not currently support launching playback from remote devices, which is a functionality we know Mede8er is working on adding to the player. Once this have been added, it is planned to add both remote control functionalities, and the ability to launch movies on the Mede8er directly from the My Movies for iPhone, iPad and Android applications.