Kodi
Kodi metadata export does not back up the movie files themselves
Kodi can export video-library metadata as separate NFO files or a single export.
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The viewing journal — page 156
Practical reading about screens, players, Canadian viewing and the decisions behind a better setup.
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Video formats
FFmpeg stream copy changes packaging without applying decoded-frame filters
FFmpeg stream copy moves selected encoded packets without decoding and encoding them again.
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AV1 film grain synthesis can add an intended texture after decoding
A fine moving texture in AV1 video is not automatically a damaged connection or a display-sharpening defect.
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Audio formats
Loudness normalisation is not the same operation as compressing a programme’s dynamics
EBU R128 recommends a programme loudness target and separate descriptors for loudness range and true peak.
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Programme research
NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney answer different franchise questions
Use NCIS: Origins when the intended subject is Gibbs’s earlier career, and NCIS: Sydney when it is the Australian-set joint team.
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Boston Blue continues Danny Reagan without becoming another Blue Bloods season
A familiar Danny Reagan does not make Boston Blue an entry in the Blue Bloods episode list.
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