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media:kodi [2023/02/06 14:25] – [Setup on devices with limited storage capacity] Bernard Condraumedia:kodi [2024/03/26 16:35] (current) Bernard Condrau
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-====== Kodi 19 Matrix ====== +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 written for the Kodi 19.1 release on Android, most also applies to other platforms. <color red>**Updated 28<sup>th</sup> July 2021.**</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 
 +    - Customizing UI 
 +    - Network sources 
 +    - Addons 
 +  - Storage setup 
 +  - Backup and cloning 
 +  - Subtitles 
 +  - Scraping 
 +    - Artwork 
 +    - Naming conventions
  
 ===== Setup ===== ===== 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//.   * 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 and ssa subtitle files =====+===== Enable Thai subtitles for srtssa and ass subtitle files =====
   - Download [[https://freefontsdownload.net/free-arial-unicode-ms-font-36926.htm|Arial Unicode MS]]   - 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/   - Create folder "Fonts" in /Main Storage/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/media/
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   - Find [[http://www.thaisubtitle.com|Thai subtitles]]   - Find [[http://www.thaisubtitle.com|Thai subtitles]]
   - Find movie, then select the Thai flag to the right, and download   - Find movie, then select the Thai flag to the right, and download
-  - Load the .ssa file in the .zip file into Word and change encoding to Thai, then save to a new .ssa file+  - Check timing of subtitles against movie and adjust if necessary 
 +  - Add the subtitle file to the mkv movie file or as a separate file in the movie folder 
 +  - Consider the following for the different formats: 
 +    - srt: no change necessary 
 +    - ssa: change encoding to Thai 
 +    - ass: change font name in the style definition to Arial Unicode MS
 ====== Kodi Setup ====== ====== Kodi Setup ======
  
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 ====== Kodi 18 with Estuary skin ====== ====== Kodi 18 with Estuary skin ======
-===== Kodi Setup ===== 
-  - Install custom version of Estuary skin as explained in the next section. 
-  - Set Screensaver to //Dim//. 
-  - Add //Radio// addon and //Yahoo Weather// addon. The latter can be enabled in the skin settings to display in the top bar. 
-  - Add //Keymap Editor// from Program Addons. 
-  - 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 
  
 ===== Modify Menu Entries ===== ===== Modify Menu Entries =====