Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Metadata not showing

  1. #1

    Default Metadata not showing

    I spent a few hours yesterday adding metadata to over 700 movie files. They now have cd cover artwork. My WD HD TV box shows the new movie icons, but no METADATA. IE no Movie info, no ratings, no years, director... nothing. Today i plan to drop more memory into the server. Also thinking that eset nod is blocking data transfer. I would just like to see the movie info on this WD HD live box.... Any ideas??

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    52

    Default

    I don't think you will see the metadata if you are relying upon Mezzmo to feed the WDTV device. I have a WDTV SMP (Gen 3) and the information delivered to it is the same as when I connect my Panasonic Viera (2011) to mezzmo - Thumbnails derived from 'folder.jpg' and that's it.

    A previous post on how to see metadata displayed was answered with 'It depends on the client's capabilities'. I don't think there is a WDTV device profile (I don't have Mezzmo installed at the moment, following a PC rebuild, and I'm waiting for 2.6 to come out).

    If you want to see metadata, backdrops etc, why not use the built-in capabilities of WDTV or install a theme? I've got the Black Mamba theme installed and it looks pretty good.

    Bodders

  3. #3

    Default

    Theme looks great, will test that out today. Server running mizzmo likes the xtra memory. No network errors in logs, packet loss nada.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Australia
    Posts
    11,642

    Default

    Mezzmo delivers the metadata (such as title, genre, album, artist, artwork, etc.) to your device, but it is up to your device to display it. Each device implements their DLNA differently and displays different presentations of folders & files. I think the WD TV Live has various modes for viewing lists of videos (preview mode, thumbnail mode & list mode). Check your remote control buttons when you list videos and see if you can change mode.

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
    Mezzmo for Roku App: Install it onto your Roku to stream files from your Mezzmo library. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...oku_user_guide
    Wiki: User Guides & Reference Manual at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mezzmo.DLNA.Server
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceiva_mezzmo
    Web: http://www.mezzmo.com

  5. #5

    Default

    Thanks for the support Paul. Yes the WD TV Live has 3 or 4 menue choices. non show the movie info. I am running ThumbGen on my movie collection. Will see how it goes.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    52

    Default

    Paul,
    The metadata parameters used by WDTV seem to be subtly but significantly different to Mezzmo's. If you recall I raised the issue of how to consolidate the amount of metadata to be maintained as WDTV does not recognise MYMovies.xml files. You hinted that maybe, just maybe, Mezzmo would support WDTV XML data in the future.

    Bodders

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Australia
    Posts
    11,642

    Default

    We have had several requests for supporting the non-DLNA, proprietary features of WD TV Live models. Given the popularity of the various WD TV Live models, we will certainly look into these features and support as many as possible for a future version of Mezzmo.

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
    Mezzmo for Roku App: Install it onto your Roku to stream files from your Mezzmo library. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...oku_user_guide
    Wiki: User Guides & Reference Manual at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mezzmo.DLNA.Server
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceiva_mezzmo
    Web: http://www.mezzmo.com

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Posts
    16

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul View Post
    We have had several requests for supporting the non-DLNA, proprietary features of WD TV Live models. Given the popularity of the various WD TV Live models, we will certainly look into these features and support as many as possible for a future version of Mezzmo.
    Still crossing fingers

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Australia
    Posts
    11,642

    Default

    To my knowledge, I still don't think WD TV Live media players read & display very many standard DLNA or even WD proprietary metadata attributes when streaming via DLNA. We'll continue to look into it, but it does seem to be a restriction of WD TV Live's firmware when streaming via DLNA. If you know of any DLNA servers that can get WD TV Live media players to display more metadata, then let us know and we will certainly add this into Mezzmo as well.

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
    Mezzmo for Roku App: Install it onto your Roku to stream files from your Mezzmo library. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...oku_user_guide
    Wiki: User Guides & Reference Manual at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mezzmo.DLNA.Server
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceiva_mezzmo
    Web: http://www.mezzmo.com

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Posts
    31

    Default

    I'm still hoping that there will be some progress on this front. The metadata that Mezzmo collects is great but none of it shows up in WDTV LIVE except the image. I have a WDTV LIVE HUB and it collects metadata on it's own. It's very nice to be able to see that. I'd love to have it on my other two non-hubs. I did try ThumbGen which is very cool and you can make some great walls and data sheets. The problem is that you have to use custom themes which slow WDTV browsing down too much and makes paging through hundreds of movies unrealistic.

Similar Threads

  1. most thumbnails not showing
    By PumaThunder in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-15-2012, 09:03 AM
  2. Thumbnails no longer showing up on PS3
    By smitbret in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-22-2011, 03:29 PM
  3. Metadata Help - Batch Reset of Metadata? - Import Metadata Info?
    By mnorton33 in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 07-29-2011, 08:50 AM
  4. Mezzmo not showing .TP files
    By TVsoundguy in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 03-24-2011, 09:12 AM
  5. Files Skip & Subtiles not showing
    By Coffey in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-30-2010, 10:26 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •