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How do I configure and use the "MediaInfo Provider" Plugin?

The MediaInfo Provider Plugin offers detailed information about your media, like which codecs are used.

  • You can get the plugin here.
  • Plugin Installation instructions can be found here

Configuration

There is nothing to configure for this plugin if you installed it at first use of Media Browser.

If you install this plugin after you've used Media Browser and have an existing Media Collection, you will need to delete the contents of the “providercache” folder in C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Cache\providerdata.

Simply delete all files in that folder and start Media Browser.

How it works

MediaInfo Provider will automatically scan your media files and display detailed information about it. Please keep in mind that if and how the information is displayed depends on the theme and view you're using. You should be able to see the information on the movie details screen most of the time.

Some examples of how this could look:

Media Info Diamond Theme example

Media Info Vanilla Theme example

Media Info Maelstrom Theme example

As of Media Browser 2.2.6 (also called Orion) users will be able to use custom icon sets for the MediaInfo icons, more information can be found here What is the ImagesByName folder and how does it work?

Also as of Media Browser 2.2.6 (Orion) it will be possible to add your own MediaInfo data by adding values to mymovies.xml

This is particularly useful in cases when the MediaInfo Provider Plugin cannot retrieve some or all the information from a certain file type. At present these are:

  • DVD File Rips
  • Bluray File Rips
  • ISO Images

Presently only the media type icon is shown; DVD, Bluray or (from Orion) ISO.

How to add the values for Aspect Ratio, Audio Codec, Video Codec, HD Type, and change the Media Type
(for example from ISO to its original format DVD or Blu-ray)

Below is an example of a mymovies.xml for a Blu-ray in ISO format with only the necessary values added:

<Title>
  <LocalTitle>A Blu-ray in ISO format</LocalTitle>
  <OriginalTitle />
  <SortTitle />
  <Added />
  <ProductionYear />
  <RunningTime />
  <IMDBrating />
  <MPAARating />
  <Description />
  <Type>Blu-ray</Type>
  <AspectRatio>1.78:1</AspectRatio>
  <LockData>False</LockData>
  <IMDB />
  <TMDbId />
  <Genres />
  <Persons />
  <Studios />
  <MediaInfo>
    <Audio>
      <Codec>DTS</Codec>
      <Channels>6</Channels>
      <BitRate />
    </Audio>
    <Video>
      <Codec>AVC</Codec>
      <BitRate />
      <Height>1440</Height>
      <Width>1080</Width>
      <FrameRate />
      <Duration />
    </Video>
  </MediaInfo>
</Title>

And here is how it will look using a coloured MediaInfo icon set

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This page is under construction, more information concerning the changes to MediaInfo in the forthcoming Orion will be added shortly

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