Tutorial - Organize Media Files

There are three options available to present your media files to Roksbox. Each one has its advantages. Your choice will depend upon the amount of detail you want to see on the Roksbox screens, the amount of work you want to put into preparing your files, and your operating system. The three options are:

 

Directory Structure Option

  • Easy to setup
  • Can optionally provide details with manually created XML files
  • No third-party software involved
  • No automatic information from internet databases
  • Works with all OSs

Video Directory Structure Option

Music Directory Structure Option

Photo Directory Structure Option

 

GUI Software Option (Windows Only)

  • Produces very nice detailed information from internet databases
  • Requires installation of third-party software
  • Automatically creates XML file
  • Keeps your media files well organized
  • Currently only works with Windows OS

GUI Video Setup

GUI Music Setup

GUI Photo Setup

 

Manually Create XML File

  • Produces detailed information
  • Requires knowledge of XML structure
  • No third-party software involved
  • No automatic information from internet databases
  • Works with all OSs

Manually Create Video XML

Manually Create Music XML

Manually Create Photo XML

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