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MOVIE JUKEBOX - XML SEARCH FUNCTION
The X3 has a built in XML Search facility that will allow you to sort and arrange your Movie Collection by pre
defined xml filters. The XML Search can be used with content on the internal Hard Drive, external USB Hard
Drives, Samba and NFS Network shares.
Library Preparation for XML Search operation
The Media Library must conform to the Mede8er standard with all the relevant movie file information in it’s
own folder. A typical folder will contain - Video File - Folder.jpg - About.jpg - XML File - Subtitle file. Once you
have arranged your Video Collection into individual folders you can use Windows - Y2M (YAMJ To Mede8er)
or Thumbgen / Mac - DunX2Mede8er to scan the folders to make the requires images and xml files.
Scanning your Library
In order to provide XML Search functionality the X3 must scan your library and build a Database file. To scan
your library you must focus on the Root Folder of your library and press the ‘Menu’ button and then select
‘Add to Favourite’ option. Open the Favourite screen and focus on the shortcut and press the ‘menu’ button
and select the ‘Scan’ option. The X3 will start the scan process and Scan all folders and sub folders in order
to build the dBase file. The scan criteria is to only include folders that have a valid Y2M/ Thumbgen /
DunX2Mede8er XML inside. The folder depth level is not limited in the X3 firmware but the path of the string
cannot be longer than 512 characters and the max number of sub folders cannot exceed 4096. The
Database file ‘Mede8er.db’ will be save to the root of the folder that has been scanned. Network shares must
be ‘Write Enabled’ for the scan process to complete. If new content is added to the root folder then the scan
operation must be repeated. Scanning time is quick and it should take about 30 seconds to scan +- 1000
movie folders.
Note: The Maximum amount of Movies in one Database is currently +- 2000. If you scan a library with more
movies than 2000 then the operation of the xml Search can become erratic and you may experience that the
X3 often crashes.