Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Media. Sign in to vote. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, but sometimes when adding a Video to WMP12 it is listed under "Other media" instead of Videos even though Videos is the only item monitoring the directory.
Usually I'm able to delete the video from WPM12 and then drag and drop the video into the Video Library list and it shows up correctly. That is until yesterday I have other files of the same length and codec combo that are working fine. The file is Abs Workout 2. I understand WMP12 is just trying to be helpful, but I'm the admin Monday, May 18, PM. Marked as answer by jleecong Tuesday, May 26, PM. Thursday, May 21, PM. You will delete all the files inside this folder — only files and not folders.
In the below screenshot, you will see there are two files. Close everything and relaunch Windows Media Player. It will rebuild the database automatically, which may take some time, so be patient and sip some coffee.
Well, I was never a big fan of Windows Media Player. If you are looking for a cool music player, I would recommend Winamp which has been resurrected from the dead recently. If you need a video player, I would suggest you try VLC. Note that both the apps are capable of playing both music and video files.
However, one is more focused on music features while the other is more focused on video. I use both. Windows Media Player still a solid app. However, there are better options available in the market. In case you still want to use this app but can't add songs to the library, one of the above solutions should help you.
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Albums will have art if you add it to the metadata, but for some reason, images have no preview thumbnail by default. Overall, VLC is a great option if you're mainly dealing with video files, but you should look elsewhere if you want a more user-friendly option. If your media library is primarily audio-based, then iTunes might just be the software for you. One of the biggest advantages of iTunes is how well it separates your forms of media.
Not only are the separate areas for your video and music, but these are further divided into categories like Audiobooks, Films, and TV shows. Even better, you can actually manually select which of these areas your media should belong in. By default, any videos you add to your library end up in Home Video , and any audio you add is put in Music. You can change these by going to the media info page and changing media kind under the Options heading.
This way, if you have some ripped CDs of old radio dramas, you can keep them separate from your music by setting them as either a podcast or audiobook.
With Apple's focus on aesthetics, it's no wonder the iTunes library is the one with a high visual appeal. Each piece of media can have artwork attached, making it easy as anything to scan your eyes across your collection to find what you want. There are a couple of big flaws that might make you want to think twice about choosing iTunes.
Firstly, it doesn't deal with video as well as it deals with music. Only a very narrow selection of video will work, and even then, it may struggle to play correctly. The other disadvantage to using iTunes in this way is that it can cause some strange glitches. For instance, when putting an audio drama into the Audiobook category, you may discover some strange duplications of your files depending on how you're looking at your collection.
Overall, iTunes is a very slick option that is simple to use but comes with restrictions that might make it less than suitable if you have a large collection of eclectic files. Plex is a well-known media streaming service that offers a huge number of options, no matter what you want to do with your media library. If you have an even mixture of media types and want access to your media across your entire home network, Plex could be your solution.
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