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[ws1088]

Hi,
I wonder what is the best known method of preventing MceBuddy to convert something which
1) already converted in the destination folder
2) i don't want to convert (because they are encrypted and it will fail conversion anyway)

Is editing the history file the way to go? Wouldn't it be nice to have an option to not convert if file exists in the destination folder? How about a filter string to skip those .wtv files which matches the filter?

Just my 2 cents,
Thanks!

[Ramit]

ALL the options you've request already exist - and more:

1.If you're upgrading from a version before 2.1.7 please save the history file manually (C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy\config\history) and restore it after upgrading. (2.1.7 and above save the history file during uninstallation and restore it on installation)

2.If you're using 2.1.5 or greater you can use this option to manually add the files not to be converted to the history file in the following manner. In Windows Explorer select all the files you want to add to the history file. Drag and Drop them into MCEBuddy window (MCEBuddy should be started and it should start converting them). Now select all the files in the conversion queue (Click on the 1st file and press Shift + End) and then click Delete. It will stop converting all the files and add them to the History file and they will not be reconverted unless you add them manually.

3.Create a folder called MCEBuddyArchive. Put all files you don't want converted into this folder, MCEBuddy will not convert any files inside this folder. Please note, when the Archive Files option is selected in the advanced settings page, MCEBuddy does this automatically.

4.Open the Conversion Task you're created. In the Advanced Settings is a File Name Match (read the documentation [wiki:Advanced Commands - Tweaking MCEBuddy]). You can specify a negative filter (with ~) to specify which files NOT to convert OR a regular filter to specify which files to convert.

5.If you're using the Monitor Locations option to automatically convert videos by monitoring a folder for new videos AND the Monitor Folder and Destination Folder are the same, change the Monitor Location Search Pattern. E.g. all source videos are WTV files, all destination videos are MP4. Open the Monitor Location task and set the Search Pattern to *.wtv, so now MCEBuddy will only pick up WTV files to convert. Or you can use a -ve filter again like ~*.mp4 to convert all files except .mp4

Refer to https://sourceforge....aking MCEBuddy/

Edited by Ramit, 13 April 2012 - 06:17 PM.

[Ramit]

Also by default MCEBuddy will not convert files that are the output of a conversion.

If you rename the file or change the location/directory of the file after the conversion is complete then MCEBuddy will assume it's a new file and reconvert it if it lies in the Monitor Folder.

[ws1088]

Thanks, I should have browse around more before asking.