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| − | == Media Center Master reference guide ==
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| − | This is a work in progress, please be patient.
| + | <span id="Introduction"></span><big>'''Introduction'''</big> |
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| | + | Media Center Master is a powerful, multipurpose, front-end interface that automates the organizing of video files, meta-data files, and image files for a media collection. It supports several Media Center applications and products, XBMC, Popcorn Hour, Windows Media Center, Media Browser... At it's core is a meta fetcher, the most important feature of the "Free License" version, which handles the processing of video related text and image files. Using a "Premium License" version with “uTorrent,” a BitTorrent Client, provides the user complete management of downloading TV Series Episodes and/or Movies, including the removal of; completed seeding downloads, completed .torrent files and data from the uTorrent GUI. Additional features of the "Premium License" version provides downloading of Theatrical Trailers, and Subtitles. |
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| − | [[Main_Page#System_Requirements|System Requirements]]
| + | The only requirement necessary for an installation of Media Center Master is the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 be pre-installed. |
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| − | [[Main_Page#Installation_Notes_-_read,_before_installing|Installation Notes - read, before installing]]
| + | For most users, downloading and installing Media Center Master is a straightforward task. Although, Media Center Master installs with a set of default options, there are however several options left for the user to configure, depending on the set-up used. |
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| − | [[Main_Page#Preliminary_Installation_Guides|Preliminary Installation Guides]]
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| − | ::*How to set up a Folder Structure for Media Center Master
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| − | ::*How to set up a Folder Structure for uTorrent
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| − | ::*How to Set-up and Install uTorrent
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| − | ::*How to Customize uTorrent for Media Center Master
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| − | ::*How to Enable and set-up the Web User Interface of uTorrent
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| − | ::*How to check your system to see if the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 with SP1 update is required
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| − | [[Main_Page#Technical_Guides_to_Features|Technical Guides to Features]]
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| − | ::*Fetch Meta-Data
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| − | [[Main_Page#Installing_Media_Center_Master|Installing Media Center Master]]
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| − | [[Terminology and Definitions]]
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| − | == System Requirements ==
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| − | Area for Community users who have tested Media Center Master - from installation through at least the first running, using the Preliminary Installation Guides.
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| − | [[Windows]]
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| − | == Installation Notes - read, before installing ==
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| − | The key to Installing Media Center Master with no problems, the first time, is Preparation and some Basic Knowledge of How it Works.
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| − | Media Center Master is a front-end interface that automates the organizing of a media collection with the use of a BitTorrent Client, “uTorrent” for downloading TV Series Episodes and/or Movies in the background. For Media Center Master and uTorrent to work properly together there are a few important issues to prepare for and understand before installing Media Center Master.
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| − | The Preliminary Installation Guides have been written with the intent that the user has an interest in creating a media collection from scratch (has no TV Series/Movies) and has some knowledge and experience with BitTorrents. The Main focus of these guides will be to prepare for a fresh, new, installation of, both, Media Center Master, and uTorrent, for a new media collection to be used for keeping TV Series up to date with current episodes.
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| − | Please Note
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| − | For users who have a current instance of uTorrent installed with custom user settings for manual downloads and intends to use the Preliminary Installation Guides with an existing uTorrent Program, they will not find any trouble shooting information for problems in these guides, should they occur. The instance of uTorrent for Media Center Master is for automation, it is therefore suggested that the user uninstall uTorrent remembering to check the tick box to also remove the user settings during the uninstall process, and then reinstall uTorrent using the Preliminary Installation Guides.
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| − | This is not to say uTorrent can not also be used for manual downloads of TV Series/Movies and other items. It is only a suggestion that automation processing should come as a priority over manual downloading. If a user still intends to use this instance of uTorrent for manual downloads of TV Series/Movies, other items, and wishes to make changes to the settings of uTorrent, that is not listed in the Preliminary Installation Guides, the user should do so after Media Center Master is installed, set-up, configured, and running smoothly with the use of these guides.
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| − | For users who have installed Media Center Master previously, and are having problems. It is suggested to do a [[Main_Page#Complete_Uninstall_of_Media Center Master|Complete Uninstall of Media Center Master]], also removing the hidden user files, and then reinstall starting with the Preliminary Installation Guides.
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| − | The first set of issues of concern is Media Center Master and uTorrent, both, require separate dedicated Folder Structure for file storage to operate correctly. Setting up and understanding the basic principles of the two (2) Folder Structures ahead of time will make the installations, and set-ups of Media Center Master and uTorrent go a lot smoother, with the least amount of problems. This information will also assist a user in preparing an existing media collection to be added in later.
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| − | The second issue of concern is Media Center Master uses uTorrent’s Web User Interface (WebUI) to integrate these two programs together. The WebUI is what allows Media Center Master to hand off a .torrent file it has fetched from an online source to uTorrent for proper downloading of the desired TV Series Episodes/Movies. It is also used by Media Center Master for monitoring the progress of downloads to inform Media Center Master a download has completed and is ready for parsing.
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| − | In addition to uTorrent, Media Center Master requires the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 with SP1 update. If this is already installed on your system, there is no additional set-up for this program. It works internally with the Media Center Master program. If it is not installed, download links and some guidance with the installation will be provided.
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| − | The Preliminary Installation Guides that follow these notes are:
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| − | #How to set up a Folder Structure for Media Center Master,
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| − | #How to set up a Folder Structure for uTorrent,
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| − | #How to Set-up and Install uTorrent,
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| − | #How to Customize uTorrent for Media Center Master,
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| − | #How to Enable and set-up the Web User Interface of uTorrent, also
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| − | #How to check your system to see if the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 with SP1 update is required.
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| − | In order to reduce the problems associated with this initial installation and set-up of Media Center Master, the information found here will not include instructions on how to set-up Media Center Master for downloading Movies nor will there be any information about preparing and/or adding an existing media collection to Media Center Master. There will be no information given for interfacing a media collection with any Media Center Programs, such as: Windows Media Center, MediaPortal, MediaBrowser, Popcorn Hour, or XBMC. These items/issues can be added in and set-up later through other parts of this Wiki. Keep in mind the Preliminary Installation Guides are strictly for PREPARING to install Media Center Master, so a user can then install, set-up, configure, and get it up and running smoothly to Automatically:
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| − | *fetch episodes of a TV Series from one of several on-line sources at user defined intervals,
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| − | :*hand the episode torrents off to uTorrent for downloading,
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| − | ::*monitor the download process at user defined intervals,
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| − | :::*parse/rename completed downloads at user defined intervals,
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| − | ::::*move renamed download from uTorrent to archive in
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| − | *fetch, download, and archive
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| − | :*associated meta-data, posters, and fanart for
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| − | ::*the episodes,
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| − | :::*the season, and
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| − | ::::*the TV Series,
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| − | == Preliminary Installation Guides ==
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| − | [[How to set up a Folder Structure for Media Center Master]]
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| − | [[How to set up a Folder Structure for uTorrent]]
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| − | [[How to Set-up and Install uTorrent]]
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| − | [[How to Customize uTorrent for Media Center Master]]
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| − | [[How to Enable and set-up the Web User Interface of uTorrent]]
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| − | [[How to check your system to see if the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 with SP1 update is required]]
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| − | == Installing Media Center Master ==
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| − | == Set-up and Configuring for First Run ==
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| − | == Using Media Center Master ==
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| − | [[Free or Premium Version]]
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| − | [[The Basics]]
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| − | [[TV Series]]
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| − | [[Movies]]
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| − | == Technical Guides to Features ==
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| − | [[Fetch Meta-Data]]
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| − | [[Add New T.V. Shows]]
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| − | [[Download T.V. Episodes]]
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| − | [[Download Trailers]]
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| − | == Complete Uninstall of Media Center Master ==
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| − | [[Media Center Master Uninstall Program]]
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| − | [[Removing User Files]]
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| − | [[Removing Hidden Files]]
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| − | [[Removing Registry Entries]]
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| − | == Interfacing with Media Center Programs ==
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| − | == Other Stuff ==
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| − | [[Codecs]]
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| | + | The installation guides are written with an intent the user has an interest in creating a media collection from scratch, has some knowledge and experience with BitTorrents. The Main focus of the installation guides is to complete a successful first run, test, by: |
| | + | #Preparing for, |
| | + | #Installing, and |
| | + | #Configuring |
| | + | ##An instance of Media Center Master integrated with |
| | + | ##An instance of uTorrent |
| | + | #To automatically; |
| | + | ##Create a TV Series folder, |
| | + | ##Create season folder/s, |
| | + | ##Download, rename, and move |
| | + | :::*Episodes, related text, and image files to |
| | + | ::::*Corresponding folders, |
| | + | :::::*Located on the system hard drive of a computer. |
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| | + | To reduce errors with a first time configuration set-up for all users of Media Center Master, the installation guides will not include instructions on how to set configurations for downloading Movies, Trailers, or Actors/Cast/Crew Members Thumbnails..., nor will there be any information about preparing and/or adding an existing media collection to Media Center Master. There will be no instructions given for networking/interfacing a media collection with any Media Center programs or products (e.g., Windows Media Center, MediaPortal, MediaBrowser, Popcorn Hour, or XBMC). These extras require, separate, individual preparations and customized user settings, and are not used by all users. |
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| | Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | | Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. |
Media Center Master is a powerful, multipurpose, front-end interface that automates the organizing of video files, meta-data files, and image files for a media collection. It supports several Media Center applications and products, XBMC, Popcorn Hour, Windows Media Center, Media Browser... At it's core is a meta fetcher, the most important feature of the "Free License" version, which handles the processing of video related text and image files. Using a "Premium License" version with “uTorrent,” a BitTorrent Client, provides the user complete management of downloading TV Series Episodes and/or Movies, including the removal of; completed seeding downloads, completed .torrent files and data from the uTorrent GUI. Additional features of the "Premium License" version provides downloading of Theatrical Trailers, and Subtitles.
The only requirement necessary for an installation of Media Center Master is the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 be pre-installed.
For most users, downloading and installing Media Center Master is a straightforward task. Although, Media Center Master installs with a set of default options, there are however several options left for the user to configure, depending on the set-up used.
The installation guides are written with an intent the user has an interest in creating a media collection from scratch, has some knowledge and experience with BitTorrents. The Main focus of the installation guides is to complete a successful first run, test, by:
To reduce errors with a first time configuration set-up for all users of Media Center Master, the installation guides will not include instructions on how to set configurations for downloading Movies, Trailers, or Actors/Cast/Crew Members Thumbnails..., nor will there be any information about preparing and/or adding an existing media collection to Media Center Master. There will be no instructions given for networking/interfacing a media collection with any Media Center programs or products (e.g., Windows Media Center, MediaPortal, MediaBrowser, Popcorn Hour, or XBMC). These extras require, separate, individual preparations and customized user settings, and are not used by all users.
