Metadata Tab¶

In the Metadata tab, you can modify how metadata is written to be accessible outside the program.

Set Keyword shortcut #1-#5 -- You can assign up to five shortcut keys for keywords. When you press one of these, it will assign the listed keywords to the selected videos. You can assign the keybindings from the shortcut dialog. In this dialog, you enter a comma-separated list of the keywords you want to be set when you press the shortcut.

Write .nfo files -- When checked, Fast video cataloger will create an XML file with the .nfo extension named the same as the video file. The metadata will contain keywords, ratings, and descriptions and be updated whenever changes in the software. You must re-add the video to update your catalog if they are changed outside of the software. If there is already a .nfo file, it will be updated with these new files. Nfo files are in the Kodi nfo file format.

Write .nfo actor thumbnails -- When a .nfo file is written, that .nfo will include all actors in the cast with a link to a thumbnail. Thumbnails are saved in a folder named ".actors".

Write metadata in video files -- When checked, Fast video cataloger tries to write metadata to the metadata section of the video file. The metadata written is rating, keywords, and description. You can check metadata in the windows properties on the Details tab. When these properties have been written they can be searched from the Windows Explorer.

Notes: When these options are checked, the extra data will be updated whenever a video file is updated. This can have some performance impact.

Also, note that writing metadata to a video file will change its checksum since it is touched, and the actual video file needs to be accessible and writable.

When writing descriptions as Windows comments only the first 100+ characters are written. This is a limit in how long video file comments can be on Windows.