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+====== Controlling metadata and artwork collection ======
+Mezzmo automatically collects text metadata, poster artwork and backdrop artwork for your media files.  It collects metadata and artwork from a variety of sources:
+  * Text metadata from the file paths of media files.
+  * Text metadata and artwork embedded in media files.
+  * Text metadata and artwork in external metadata files.
+  * Text metadata and artwork from online web sites.
+You can configure what text metadata and artwork is collected using the **Metadata Retrieval Settings** dialog.  You can access this dialog by clicking the **Metadata Retrieval Settings** button on the **Options dialog (Retrieving Metadata page)**.
+{{:metadataretrievalsettingsvideo.png?nolink|Metadata Retrieval Settings dialog (Video tab)}}
+**Note:** Any changes you make in the Metadata Retrieval Settings dialog will be applied to new files that you add into your Mezzmo library or when you use the **Maintain Library** dialog.
+===== Manually getting text metadata and artwork for movies and TV shows =====
+If Mezzmo has not collected the correct text metadata and artwork, then you can try to find the correct text metadata and artwork manually using the **Get Online Video Metadata** dialog.
+Right-click on the video and click **Properties**.  On the Properties dialog, click the **Get Online Video Metadata** button.
+{{:getonlinevideometadata.png?nolink|Get Online Video Metadata dialog}}
+**Tip:** Mezzmo searches http://www.themoviedb.org for movies and http://www.thetvdb.com for TV shows.