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Because it would change the underlying structure of AniDB this would require a total rewrite of | Because it would change the underlying structure of AniDB this would require a total rewrite of the database. Therefore, it will not be done in the current version. When (and if) AniDB gets a complete rewrite, it will most likely be included from the start. | ||
==More details== | ==More details== | ||
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===Multiple episodes=== | ===Multiple episodes=== | ||
This happens alot when series air 2 episodes at the same time; there is normally not a separate opening/ending, and the episodes flow seamlessly into eachother. If you add one of these files, when shadow-files are implemented, all episodes that are contained in the file will get added to your mylist even though you only have 1 actual file. Also, for animes that end in these kind of special episodes, the groups' status will change to '''completed''' instead of ''stalled'' as they are now.<br><small>[[Groupentries:Status|further information]]</small> | This happens alot when series air 2 episodes at the same time; there is normally not a separate opening/ending, and the episodes flow seamlessly into eachother. If you add one of these files, when shadow-files are implemented, all episodes that are contained in the file will get added to your mylist even though you only have 1 actual file. Also, for animes that end in these kind of special episodes, the groups' status will change to '''completed''' instead of ''stalled'' as they are now.<br><small>''[[Groupentries:Status|further information]]''</small> | ||
===Separate subtitles=== | ===Separate subtitles=== | ||
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==Current Workarounds== | ==Current Workarounds== | ||
;Split episodes:Currently for things like movies, when split files are released, they will get added to episode 2 and 3 (or 4, 5 and 6 in case of 3-file-splits).<br>However, if it is an OVA, this is sometimes not feasible, and it may get added to a special "Other" episode instead.<br><small>[[Files:Split-episode_files|further information]]</small> | ;Split episodes:Currently for things like movies, when split files are released, they will get added to episode 2 and 3 (or 4, 5 and 6 in case of 3-file-splits).<br>However, if it is an OVA, this is sometimes not feasible, and it may get added to a special "Other" episode instead.<br><small>''[[Files:Split-episode_files|further information]]''</small> | ||
;Multiple episodes:The current workaround for split episodes is to add the file to the first episode that it contains, and add [[generic files]] to your mylist for the remaining episodes in the file instead.<br>For some OVAs though, there will be special "Other" episodes added named something like "O1 Episode 1-3" or something like that.<br><small>''[[Files:Multi-episode_files|further information]]''</small> | ;Multiple episodes:The current workaround for split episodes is to add the file to the first episode that it contains, and add [[generic files]] to your mylist for the remaining episodes in the file instead.<br>For some OVAs though, there will be special "Other" episodes added named something like "O1 Episode 1-3" or something like that.<br><small>''[[Files:Multi-episode_files|further information]]''</small> | ||
;Separate subtitles:There are a few different cases of these:<br>'''1.''' One subtitle file for one episode: the file will most likely be added to the episode with a comment telling which RAW(s) it belongs to.<br>'''2.''' Several subtitlefiles in an archive of some sort: The file will be added to a special "Other" listed as something like "O1 Subtitles for episodes 1-5".<br><small>[[Content:Subtitles|further information]]</small> | ;Separate subtitles:There are a few different cases of these:<br>'''1.''' One subtitle file for one episode: the file will most likely be added to the episode with a comment telling which RAW(s) it belongs to.<br>'''2.''' Several subtitlefiles in an archive of some sort: The file will be added to a special "Other" listed as something like "O1 Subtitles for episodes 1-5".<br><small>''[[Content:Subtitles|further information]]''</small> | ||