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Loftyfries · 2019-02-23, 04:48

(2019-02-23, 04:06)Karellen Wrote:
(2019-02-23, 03:48)Loftyfries Wrote: i now get a "special features" button on the movie pages that contain extras which is really nice, except for folders where extras are iso format,they dont show up..
I think that is a question for Special Features add-on developer. Extras and Special Features are two separate addons.

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=327042

Indeed,however the problem with the iso persists in both addons.. Any idea why that is?

**Karellen** · 2019-02-23, 05:12

No idea at this stage, but it is local to your setup as I had no problem with it...

According to your example, you don't have the Extras iso file in the Extras folder. It is sitting there with the movie files. Move it into the Extras folder.

(2019-02-23, 03:48)Loftyfries Wrote: Ben Hur (1959) parent folder
ben hur (1959)(part1).iso
ben hur (1959)(part2).iso
artwork files
Extras folder
ben hur (1959)[extra-ben hur bonus disc].iso

Loftyfries · (This post was last modified: 2019-02-23, 05:31 by Loftyfries.)

No,it is inside the extras folder ofcourse.. Hard to do a folder tree in a forum,hence why i put the file name under the extras folder..
Are your movie also iso or bdmv? Might be why mine isnt working
If i had

Ben hur (1959)
---Ben Hur (1959)(Part1)
-----BDMV
---Ben Hur (1959)(Part2)
-----BDMV
---Extras folder
----BenHur (1959)[Extra-Bonus Disc].iso

Or would the extras folder have to go into Part1 folder?

**Karellen** · 2019-02-23, 05:23

Trouble with Extras is that it does not show up in the log. It is one of those add-ons that just works.

If you are having problems with both Extras and Special Features, there is something wrong with the way you have set up your folders.

Maybe a couple of screenshots might give us a clue. A screenshot of your folders and the extra folder and what it contains. Also a screenshot from within Kodi of what you see when you open the Extras folder.

Loftyfries · 2019-02-23, 15:17

Working extras

https://imgur.com/a/oxbkWY4

Non working extras

https://imgur.com/d8OcxYH

In the case of ben hur,i get nothing using context menu,except the search youtube using extras addon..

As you can see folder structure is exactly the same

**Karellen** · 2019-02-23, 20:33

(2019-02-23, 05:23)Karellen Wrote: Also a screenshot from within Kodi of what you see when you open the Extras folder.

Loftyfries · (This post was last modified: 2019-02-24, 00:41 by Loftyfries.)

(2019-02-23, 05:23)Karellen Wrote: Also a screenshot from within Kodi of what you see when you open the Extras folder.

Strange,it works now with extras addon,but not special features..Seems i must have both addons active to get it working properly.. They dont conflict?

Is there a way to identify which titles have extras attached to them? There is no indicator or anything on the titles that have extra features.
By the way,thank you guys for all your help..

**Karellen** · 2019-02-24, 03:04

(2019-02-24, 00:36)Loftyfries Wrote: Seems i must have both addons active to get it working properly

That does not sound right. I got your movie to work with just the Extras add-on

(2019-02-24, 00:36)Loftyfries Wrote: Is there a way to identify which titles have extras attached to them?

Not with the Extras add-on, and the main reason why Special Features add-on was created.

Loftyfries · (This post was last modified: 2019-02-24, 17:34 by Loftyfries.)

(2019-02-24, 03:04)Karellen Wrote:
(2019-02-24, 00:36)Loftyfries Wrote: Seems i must have both addons active to get it working properly
That does not sound right. I got your movie to work with just the Extras add-on

(2019-02-24, 00:36)Loftyfries Wrote: Is there a way to identify which titles have extras attached to them?
Not with the Extras add-on, and the main reason why Special Features add-on was created.

OK,well it works,somewhat,so another problem solved..Just wish it would work with special features,as i like the visual queue.
Thank you so much :-)..

Kriven · (This post was last modified: 2019-04-05, 07:23 by Kriven.)

Two questions:

One - Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut which will open Extras so I don't have to crawl through the Context menu? Hover over a movie, tap an unused letter, here's the Extras? I know it's possible to do this with default Kodi functions, but I don't know about an add-on like this...

Two - Extras seems to tap into Kodi's file browser and use that to display the Extras list, yeah? This is probably a solid "no," but is there a way to get certain characters (such as colons) to display?

K0D1User1138 · 2019-04-21, 02:01

Looking at this addon as a replacement for the old VideoExtras addon I've been using for awhile but I have a couple issues.

First, I can't get any videos to play. Instead Kodi wants to try and scrape the video file into the library which I do not want! It also does not, and I'm not certain if it should or not, open image files stored in the Extras folder. I'd actually like to be able to limit the extras displayed to just video files and ignore anything else.

Second, is there any skin integration for this? I used a dedicated "Extras" button on my customized skin to access the extras with the old addon.

If anyone has any info on the old addon as well that might work for my instance.

Cheers!

**Karellen** · 2019-04-21, 02:10

(2019-04-21, 02:01)K0D1User1138 Wrote: I can't get any videos to play. Instead Kodi wants to try and scrape the video file into the library which I do not want!

This does not make sense. The extras add-on has no scraping function

(2019-04-21, 02:01)K0D1User1138 Wrote: Second, is there any skin integration for this?

You might want to look at Special Features add-on... Extras (wiki)

K0D1User1138 · 2019-04-21, 03:07

(2019-04-21, 02:10)Karellen Wrote:
(2019-04-21, 02:01)K0D1User1138 Wrote: I can't get any videos to play. Instead Kodi wants to try and scrape the video file into the library which I do not want!
This does not make sense. The extras add-on has no scraping function

(2019-04-21, 02:01)K0D1User1138 Wrote: Second, is there any skin integration for this?
You might want to look at Special Features add-on... Extras (wiki)

I don't know what to tell you about the scrapping deal. I was reading about someone else having that issue but didn't catch how it was resolved.

It appears as though both these newer addons are more designed for those who store full disc rips rather than extracted and/or downloaded media?

The old VideoExtras was pretty simple, just opened the Extras sub-folder within the main media file folder, displayed any video contents and let you play them. also had an option to search YouTube for additional content based on a name search. In the migration VideoExtras no longer populates the contents of the sub-folder. I'm guessing it hasn't been updated in a long while and now has something within the addon that needs to be "bumped up" to a more current version. I'm just not sure what/where to look.

In the end what ever works quick and easy to access these sub-folders for additional content with a skinnable button is all I'm after.

**Karellen** · 2019-04-21, 03:26

(2019-04-21, 03:07)K0D1User1138 Wrote: The old VideoExtras was pretty simple, just opened the Extras sub-folder within the main media file folder, displayed any video contents and let you play them. also had an option to search YouTube for additional content based on a name search.

That is exactly what the Extras add-on does, so I am really struggling to understand what you have setup there.

Also, VideoExtras comes from a banned repo, so I guess that is why you are trying to convert over.

Have you read the wiki page for Extras? Can you point out what is different with your setup when you compare to the wiki page?

K0D1User1138 · 2019-04-21, 03:27

Just tested again. Selecting a video file through the Extras menu attempts to scrape the media selected as "Extras" like a scraper trying to refresh an item from the internet.

I removed my media source and re-scraped into the library after reloading Kodi as a test. Same results. The Extras folders and contents do not get scraped as additional media so I have the AdvancedSettings.xml configured properly. Just can't get videos to play of images to work.