Why multimedia catalog?

[Vignus]

Hi,

I've tried to enable the multimedia catalog on my WD TV Live Hub, but the only change I see is that instead of seeing my content organized in folders (TV Shows, Movies, Documentaries etc) I see all the files in on place. 

IE: if I want to watch Dexter, season 2, episode 4, the way I do it now is to navigate to TVShows/Dexter/Season2/

while with the multimedia catalogue i have to remember the exact file name (that is, assuming that all the Dexter videos are name "DexterS0*E**".

I don't see how that could be a feature someone would want, unless I'm (probably) missing something...

Can anybody please explain me the benefits of enabling multimedia catalog?

Vignus

[Frillen]

You can sort using various types of fields and search your media + you'll be able to use meta info for movies.

[Vignus]

Thanks for your answer. And how do I input those datas to my videos?

[Frillen · Accepted solution]

Press the option button on a selected movie then select "Get Info", it will now search TMDB for movie info, cover and fanart if there's internet connection on the hub.

[TonyPh12345]

Also, set your view to FOLDER mode by pressing the GREEN button and selecting ALL / FOLDER.

[Photonboy]

Agree with above.

For TV shows, just create folders (PC-> Windows Explorer->"Network"->"WDTVLIVEHUB") and name shows simply. Use the YELLOW? button to select the best view.

No need to add Metadata to TV shows. Keep it simple.

[Vignus]

Thanks everybody for your help