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--- media:kodi [2023/05/09 11:45] – [Kodi Setup] Bernard Condrau
+++ media:kodi [2025/04/24 01:38] (current) – [Thai Subtitles] Bernard Condrau
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-====== Kodi 20 "Nexus" ======
+This guide was originally written for the Kodi 18 "Leia" release on Android, most also applies to other platforms.\\ <color red>**Updated 28<sup>th</sup> July 2021 for Kodi 19.1 (Matrix)\\ Updated 9<sup>th</sup> May 2023 for Kodi v20.1 (Nexus)\\ Updated 26<sup>th</sup> March 2024 for Kodi v21 (Omage)**</color>
-This guide was originally written for the Kodi 18 "Leia" release on Android, most also applies to other platforms.\\ <color red>**Updated 28<sup>th</sup> July 2021 for Kodi 19.1 "Matrix"\\ Updated 9<sup>th</sup> May 2023 for Kodi 20.1 "Nexus"**</color>
+====== Kodi v21 (Omega) ======
+  * [[kodi:estuary21|Estuary Skin (mod)]]
+====== Kodi 20 (Nexus) ======
 ===== Setup =====
+===== Kodi Setup =====
+==== General Setup ====
+  - Install [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xbmc.kodi&hl=en&gl=US|Kodi]]
+  - Install addons:
+    - //Program Addons -> Keymap Editor//
+    - //Music -> Radio// addon
+    - //Weather -> Gismeteo Weather// addon
+    - Missing Movies
+  - Install custom version of Estuary skin as explained in the next section.
+  - Set Screensaver to //Dim//.
+  - Enable //Show movie sets// in Settings/Media/Videos. You might want to enable //Include sets containing a single movie// before setting up the library, and disable it afterwards.
+  - Add file paths through main menu //Videos//, then //Files/Add videos.../Browse/Add network location...//, and add the samba path to the folder.
+  - Add file path for (example) **Concerts**, then create movie set //concerts//, then add all movies to the movie set.
+  - Select the movie set, then select //Add to favorites// through the context menu.
+  - Repeat for other movie types you want to group into it's own menu item, for example **Billiard** and **Foreign movies**.
+  - Add file path for **Music**, go to //Settings// first and enable additional scrapers for Artist and Album information.
+  - Add photos file path and make the path a favorite.
+  - Optional: Zattoo Box addon
   - Setup
     - General setup
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   * Verify that the thumbnails are loading and video and audio files can be played back. Afterwards you can remove the source created in //Settings --> File manager//.
-===== Enable Thai subtitles for srt, ssa and ass subtitle files =====
+===== Enable Thai subtitles for srt, ssa and ass subtitle files (up to Kodi v20) =====
   - Download [[https://freefontsdownload.net/free-arial-unicode-ms-font-36926.htm|Arial Unicode MS]]
   - Create folder "Fonts" in /Main Storage/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/media/
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   - Enable ArialUni in Kodi, Player -> Language -> Font to use for text subtitles
-==== Thai Subtitles ====
+===== Enable Thai subtitles for srt, ssa and ass subtitle files (Kodi v21) =====
+  - Download [[https://freefontsdownload.net/free-arial-unicode-ms-font-36926.htm|Arial Unicode MS]]
+  - Create folder "fonts" in /Main Storage/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/media/
+  - Copy ArialUni.ttf to /Main Storage/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/media/fonts/
+  - Enable ArialUni in Kodi, Player -> Subtitles -> Font to use for text subtitles
+===== Thai fonts for Kodi system =====
+  - Place the TTF ( such as ArialUni.ttf) to .kodi/addons/skin.myskin/fonts/.
+  - Edit the file .kodi/addons/skin.myskin/xml/Font.xml and duplicate the "Default" section.
+  - Change the 'id' to the name of your new font
+  - change the filename for each definition to the filename of your name font file.
+  - Finally go to settings > interface > skin > fonts and select the new font.
+  * See [[https://kodi.wiki/view/Fonts|Kodi: Fonts]]
+===== Thai Subtitles in mkv movie files =====
   - Find [[http://www.thaisubtitle.com|Thai subtitles]]
   - Find movie, then select the Thai flag to the right, and download

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