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by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:05 am

Let's say I have a video file called "12-25-83 - WCCW Star Wars" and I have given it that file name. When I play it in WMP, it says something like "WCCW.Star.Wars.12.25.83" instead of the file name I've given it. How do I fix that?

by **Keb** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:10 am

syxxpakk wrote:Let's say I have a video file called "12-25-83 - WCCW Star Wars" and I have given it that file name. When I play it in WMP, it says something like "WCCW.Star.Wars.12.25.83" instead of the file name I've given it. How do I fix that?

I haven't used it in years but you should be able to edit the metadata in the program or in the properties. Try right-clicking and edit file info or something like that.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:15 am

Negative.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:17 am

HOWEVER.

Thanks to you and Google, I have found a solution.

Thanks, hoss.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:34 am

I see you found the solution, but I would recommend that you look up XBMC and read up on it a little bit. It's what I use on my HTPC and also on the old laptop I just gave the kids. It's cross-platform, and allows you to manage, sort, search, and play your media library in a nice interface designed for televisions, including using a remote control or game controller to navigate it if you want.

by **Keb** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:39 am

And probably causes you hours of frustration because Jude likes it that way.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:43 am

Keb wrote:And probably causes you hours of frustration because Jude likes it that way.

I am obsessed (obsessed!!!) with organizing collections, and I find it to be a very useful tool that reduces frustration. Not sure where Syxx stands on the need to organize, but I imagine his wrestling video collection to be quite extensive, and therefore good fodder for a library management program.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:44 am

Also, using a Microsoft program by choice rather than as a last resort is the sort of thing I don't believe anyone does.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:47 am

It has more to do with how it shows up on my X-box than anything.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:39 am

I would like to reiterate, Keb, THANK YOU :-D

by **Keb** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:23 pm

You're welcome. Are you being sarcastic?

If I wasn't posting that response from my tablet, I would have checked it out in WMP.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:28 pm

No sarcasm at all. Can't stress enough how annoying as shit it is to organize everything in a specific order then the X-Box refuse to recognize said order. Now I've got it working perfectly.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:28 pm

It was your talk of metadata that led to me finding the solution, BTW.

by **syxxpakk** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:29 pm

Although in retrospect, your suggestion is what I used after all. I kept trying to edit the properties in Windows Explorer instead of WMP, which was dumb of me. Look all that matters is everything is in order on my X-Box finally :-D

by **Keb** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:38 pm

That's good. I used to use WMP on my old PC because it was one of those Media Center thingies and I found that editing the metadata/file info in WMP was the best way to sort and order my music.