Here's how I would suggest you do this. Have a "tvshow.nfo" in your "BlackAdder" folder. It should have data like this:
Code:
<tvshow>
<title>Blackadder</title>
<rating>7.3</rating>
<year>1983</year>
<plot>Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.</plot>
<mpaa>TV-14</mpaa>
<genre>Comedy</genre>
<studio>BBC</studio>
<actor>
<name>Rowan Atkinson</name>
<role>Edmund Blackadder</role>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Tony Robinson</name>
<role>Baldrick</role>
</actor>
</tvshow>
The <tvshow> tag tells Mezzmo is it a TV show. The <genre> tag tells Mezzmo the genre(s) of the TV show.
For each episode video file, have a matching .nfo file like this:
Code:
<episodedetails>
<title>Potato</title>
<season>2</season>
<episode>3</episode>
<aired>1986-01-23</aired>
<plot>After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.</plot>
<director>Mandie Fletcher</director>
<rating>7.6</rating>
<actor>
<name>Tom Baker</name>
<role>
</role>
</actor>
<actor>
<name>Simon Jones</name>
<role>
</role>
</actor>
<writer>Richard Curtis</writer>
<writer>Ben Elton</writer>
</episodedetails>
Now add your files into your Mezzmo library. Or, if they are already there, then maintain the library (or playlist/folder where they are) so Mezzmo picks up all your changes. On the Maintain Library dialog, set the 'Update all attributes' radio button to make sure all tags, etc. are picked up whilst you are experimenting with your .nfo files.
Next, create an Active Playlist:
Call it whatever you like e.g. "My TV Shows".
The keyword hierarchy should be:
+ Genre
+ Album/Series
+ Disc/Season
Add a Smart Filter to your active playlist with the rule:
[Category] [contains] [TV show]
Set the Display Titles as want your titles displayed for the active playlist.
Restrict the active playlist to videos files by clicking the "Video files" radio button.
Set the "Sort By" setting to "Track/Episode (Ascending)" so your episodes are listed in the correct order.
Save your active playlist and Mezzmo will start populating your active playlist. It may take a few minutes. Then, hopefully you should see what you want .
If you wish to make changes to your active playlist, then right-click on it and click Properties. Make your changes and click OK. Mezzmo will (silently) re-process the active playlist and show the results after a few minutes.
Any questions/problems, just ask.
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