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{{eyecatch|Note|If anything is unclear or you need more guidance, speak to us on IRC at #anidb@irc.synirc.net for help. Plese be patient, as people in the channel can be AFK.}} | {{eyecatch|Note|If anything is unclear or you need more guidance, speak to us on IRC at #anidb@irc.synirc.net for help. Plese be patient, as people in the channel can be AFK.}} | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Do '''NOT''' add files that '''only''' you have: self-(re)encoded or corrupted files should not be added.}} | {{eyecatch|Note|Do '''NOT''' add files that '''only''' you have: self-(re)encoded or corrupted files should not be added.}} | ||
{{eyecatch|WARNING|Do '''NOT''' add [[Content:Files#What_is_accepted.3F|personal files]].}} | |||
===Step 1=== | ===Step 1=== | ||
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===Step 2=== | ===Step 2=== | ||
''To add files to AniDB you need the [[Ed2k-hash|ed2k links]] of the files. There are multiple ways to generate these. One of the simplest, which also provides AniDB with a lot of metadata (hashes, length, bitrate, codec info etc.), is | ''To add files to AniDB you need the [[Ed2k-hash|ed2k links]] of the files. There are multiple ways to generate these. One of the simplest, which also provides AniDB with a lot of metadata (hashes, length, bitrate, codec info etc.), is {{Avdump-current-version}}.'' | ||
* Get [http://static.anidb.net/client/avdump-gui.msi Avdump GUI]. More help/info on Avdump GUI can be found [[Avdump_GUI|here on the Avdump GUI page]]. | * Get [http://static.anidb.net/client/avdump-gui.msi Avdump GUI]. More help/info on Avdump GUI can be found [[Avdump_GUI|here on the Avdump GUI page]]. | ||
* Install it. | * Install it. | ||
* Start it (click the | * Start it (click the {{Avdump-current-version}} icon on your desktop). | ||
* Set your AniDB username and UDP API key. | * Set your AniDB username and UDP API key. | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|To use | {{eyecatch|Note|To use {{Avdump-current-version}}, you need to create an UDP API Key (choose anything you'd like) in your {{ProfileLink}}, under Profile -> Account -> UDP API Key.}} | ||
* Select what you want to scan from the main menu: files or folders. | * Select what you want to scan from the main menu: files or folders. | ||
* Click Start. | * Click Start. | ||
===Step 3=== | ===Step 3=== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|When registering the new file information (audio tracks, subtitles) it's better to set just the minimum. The | {{eyecatch|Note|When registering the new file information (audio tracks, subtitles) it's better to set just the minimum. The {{Avdump-current-version}} data will automatically add the extra streams, and fix their tags for language, type, codec (provided that they were correctly set by the encoder). You can always fix this information after the metadata has been processed.}} | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|If there are external subtitle files with a release, they should be added in a separate batch to any video files. The same goes for files with different numbers of tracks, such as unsubtitled OP/ED files.}} | |||
* Go to the entry of the [[Content:Anime|Anime]] in AniDB you want to add a release for. | * Go to the entry of the [[Content:Anime|Anime]] in AniDB you want to add a release for. | ||
* Scroll down to the groups block on the page and click the '''[[Mass add:Files|add new release]]''' button. | * Scroll down to the groups block on the page and click the '''[[Mass add:Files|add new release]]''' button. | ||
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* Release dates should be entered for files when it is known. The release date would be the date of the '''FIRST''' instance of the file appearing on the internet (ie do not use a re-release date). | * Release dates should be entered for files when it is known. The release date would be the date of the '''FIRST''' instance of the file appearing on the internet (ie do not use a re-release date). | ||
===Step 4=== | ===Step 4 (optional)=== | ||
In case a file spans multiple episodes you should add the file to the first episode it spans completely. Afterwards you will have to do one more thing: | |||
* Go to the entry of the file where you can see all the file-related details like bitrate, codec etc. | |||
* At the bottom of that page you will find a link called '''add new episode relation'''. | |||
* Choose the other episode this file belongs to and hit add. | |||
Repeat this process for any additional episodes the file spans. | |||
===Step 5 (Optional)=== | |||
====Animegroup Release Note Comments==== | ====Animegroup Release Note Comments==== | ||
[[File:Animegroup_releasenotes1.PNG|200px|thumb|text-bottom|right|Step 1: click on the Animegroup comment edit button to edit the release notes.]] | [[File:Animegroup_releasenotes1.PNG|200px|thumb|text-bottom|right|Step 1: click on the Animegroup comment edit button to edit the release notes.]] | ||
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Please see [[Groupentries:Status#Animegroup_Release_Note_Comments|our release note comments main page]] for standardized formatting of release notes. | Please see [[Groupentries:Status#Animegroup_Release_Note_Comments|our release note comments main page]] for standardized formatting of release notes. | ||
<span style="font-size:60%">For a more lengthy guide: [[Tutorial:How to Add Files for Dummies!/The Prolix Addendum|The Prolix Addendum]].</span> | <span style="font-size:60%">For a more lengthy guide: [[Tutorial:How to Add Files for Dummies!/The Prolix Addendum|The Prolix Addendum]].</span> | ||