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 ====== Controlling metadata and artwork collection ====== ====== Controlling metadata and artwork collection ======
  
-Mezzmo automatically collects text metadata, poster artwork and backdrop artwork for your media files. ​ It collects metadata and artwork ​form a variety of sources:+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 from the file paths of media files. 
-  * text metadata and artwork embedded in media files. +  * Text metadata and artwork embedded in media files. 
-  * text metadata and artwork in external metadata files. +  * Text metadata and artwork in external metadata files. 
-  * text metadata and artwork from online web sites.+  * 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 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)}} {{:​metadataretrievalsettingsvideo.png?​nolink|Metadata Retrieval Settings dialog (Video tab)}}
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 +**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.
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 +===== Manually getting text metadata and artwork for movies and TV shows =====
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 +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.  ​
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 +Right-click on the video and click **Properties**. ​ On the Properties dialog, click the **Get Online Video Metadata** button.
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 +{{:​getonlinevideometadata.png?​nolink|Get Online Video Metadata dialog}}
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 +**Tip:** Mezzmo searches http://​www.themoviedb.org for movies and http://​www.thetvdb.com for TV shows.