Once you have the titles matched up to the times as you want them, you can output your list in either standard XML (Extensible Markup Language) or OGM (Ogg Media) format files. This can be used at any time.Ĭhapter information can also be imported directly from the ChapterDB web site using ChapterMaker's built-in lookup function. There is a utility included to adjust the titles to proper title case, based on some customizable word rules. They can also be re-ordered by dragging and dropping them within the list. Individual chapter titles can be inserted, edited or deleted as required. After every change, the times list is re-sorted chronologically. There is also an option to adjust the chapter times to try to match frame boundaries based on a specified frame rate. Individual times can be added, edited or deleted, or blocks of times can be scaled or shifted. If you are not importing chapter times from an existing file, they can be entered manually, or every set interval up to a maximum time. If an MKV file is selected as an input file, any existing chapter information is extracted using MKVToolNix and imported. There is even the ability to develop the chapter times list from a text file listing the titles and durations, such as you might copy ’n’ paste from websites like Barnes & Noble (e.g.: Scene Index for The Fugitive). Both the times and titles can be imported separately from existing files such as those from ChapterDb, or can be developed from scratch. It provides a host of features that allow tremendous flexibility in the way that the files are prepared.Ĭhapter times and titles are maintained in separate lists that are matched up to provide the final collection for export. Subesequent chapters in the book do not have this requirement.ChapterMaker is an application to assist in preparing and editing video chapter files. The first Resume Point can be created anytime after the play time of the first chapter is greater than 3 minutes. Resume points are created for audiobooks using the. You should also consider adding them to MusicBrainz.Īuthors should have their own folder in the Artist information folder See: Setting up Music LibraryĪudiobooks follow the same conventions as Music MusicBrainz does have some author and audiobook information, but there is always the possibility that your author and audiobooks are not listed, so you may be required to manually tag your audiobooks, and create an artist.nfo file for the author.
In the following link complete steps 1 - 6 and answer No in step 6Īudiobooks are treated in the same manner as any other music file and can be scanned and scraped into the library. If you are using File Mode without scanning or scraping, the only setup required is to add the Audiobook Source. Just like music artists, the authors are added to the Artist information folder. It is strongly recommended that Audiobooks be separated into their own Source folder and not mixed in with your traditional music albums. If you would like to convert your audiobooks see the Converting Audiobooks section at the end of this wiki page. flac, they can still be played in Kodi, but they will not display chapters nor save resume points, as these formats are not true audiobook formats. If your audiobooks use a different extension like.
With a suitable skin that allows menu customisation, audiobooks can be separated from your traditional music library using Custom home items. The books can be used in Files Mode or can be scanned and scraped into the library along with their Authors. mka format and contain two or more chapters are natively handled in Kodi without the need for additional add-ons or special setup.