[totopsgr]

Hello Everyone,

I have been a Kodi user for over five years, employing the Aeon Nox Silvo skin to manage digital media files (movies and series) and offline physical media, such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs. I've had a fantastic experience so far, and I sincerely thank everyone involved in these projects. I am running Kodi on TV Shield Pro.

Recently, I began incorporating UHD Blu-rays into my collection, which is represented through stub files. This transition has led me to a peculiar challenge: I cannot get the 4K or similar information logos (like 2160p) to display in the movie information. I've scoured this forum but have yet to find a clear-cut solution to this specific problem. For fetching movie information, I rely on the Universal Movie Scraper, and my stub files are usually named in this format:

Blade Runner 2049 (2017).4K.bluray.494.disc

Despite experimenting with stub filenames that include "4K", "UHD", "UHD Blu-ray", and "2160p", only the Blu-ray logo is shown.

I tried creating .nfo files for these discs to address this, which successfully brought up the 4K logos. However, this approach means Kodi (or the skin) draws movie data exclusively from either the .nfo file or the scraper—never both. Consequently, I'm left choosing between having the 4K logo displayed or accessing the full suite of movie information collected from the internet, including posters, art, and ratings.
Given these challenges, my questions are as follows:

- Can I trigger the display of 4K, 2160p, or UHD logos for my physical media collection represented via stub filenames?

If not,

- Is it possible to merge scraper data with .nfo file data? Ideally, the .nfo file would provide certain details, with the scraper filling in any missing pieces.

If neither option is viable,

- Could you suggest any alternative solutions or workarounds to this issue?

I'd appreciate any advice or insights you might have to offer. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Best regards,
A.

[mikeSiLVO]

You can try NFO_files/Combination (wiki)

[totopsgr]

Hi, I am trying to employ the combination nfo files as advised with no success. I have asked for help in the General Scrapping forum as linked below:

376851 (thread)

If anyone here has any suggestions please feel free to drop a line. If and when I resolve my issue I will post the solution here.

Regards
A.

[totopsgr]

Hi Guys, with the much-appreciated assistance of Karellen at the General Scraping support sub, I figured out a combination nfo format that does it.

So here it is: How to accompany stub files with NFO files to fill in media format and disc spec details of your physical media collection within the Kodi database, and have those movies appear in the same catalogue with your movie files.

I keep each stub file in its own directory, same with the movie files.

So Directory "On the Waterfront (1954)"

Will contain files:

On the Waterfront (1954).dvd.12.disc
On the Waterfront (1954).dvd.12.nfo

The DVD, or Bluray in the .disc filename, triggers the DVD or Bluray logos in KODI. The number 12, in my case, indicates the disk number in my collection so it can be found easily on selves since all discs are in order with number tags. The same message is edited within the .disc file:

stub file content:
<discstub>

  <message>DVD: No 12</message>

</discstub>

When I press play in Kodi for this stub file entry, I get the message "DVD: No 12." Therefore, I will be able to find it on the shelf. 

Within the nfo I have the following:

xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<movie>

  <title>On the Waterfront</title>

  <year>1954</year>

  <fileinfo>

        <streamdetails>

            <video>

                <codec>dvd</codec>

                <aspect>1.33</aspect>

                <width>720</width>

                <height>480</height>

                <hdrtype></hdrtype>

            </video>

            <audio>

                <codec>dolbydigital</codec>

                <language>eng</language>

                <channels>1</channels>

            </audio>

            <subtitle>

                <language>eng</language>

            </subtitle>

            <subtitle>

                <language>pt</language>

            </subtitle>

            <subtitle>

                <language>gr</language>

            </subtitle>

        </streamdetails>

  </fileinfo>

</movie>

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/654-on-the-waterfront

This achieves specialised logos for each of the physical media aspects detailed, and then uses the scrapper to fill in the usual data for the movie like when you would scrape a movie file. Obviously to make the 4K logo appear (my original quest) you have to fill in:

4K logo from nfo:
<width>4096</width>

<height>2160</height>

The lack of input in the hdrtype line triggers the SDR logo

HDR:
<hdrtype></hdrtype>

If I had other type (eg HDR10) I would write it as:

HDR10:
<hdrtype>HDR10</hdrtype>

Same applies for HDR10+, HLG and DolbyVision



Other logos such as Atmos, etc. appear if you fill in the right names in the appropriate fields. If you enter the names of the logo files used within KODI, it will trigger these logos to appear. I used a list I found from Estuary that seems to work like a charm.: List of logo names

Please note the following:
1) I was trying to use the combination nfo files with no success due to the scraper I was using. Once I switched from Universal movie scraper to the  TheMovieDatabase Python scraper all worked like a charm.
2) Don't forget also that nfo files must be saved in UTF-8 format.
3) Obviously to use tMDB links in the nfo you have to set the scraper to retrieve info from tmdb

I hope this helps people with similar needs in the future. 

Regards
A.