User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
125 Chapter 14: Organize Videos and Record TV Programs with Video Station
Manage Video Metadata
DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group can edit, update, and correct video information as
well as view media information.
Edit Video Metadata
You can edit video info if you would like to revise the metadata on your own, or if you have found mistakes in the
metadata automatically retrieved from the Internet.
You can also take advantage of systems' metadata-loading feature to auto fill in the metadata or modify incorrect
video information.
Note: The information auto-fill service is not available for Home Video.
To edit video info and search video metadata from the Internet (not applicable to Home Video and TV
Recording) or from existing videos:
1 Go to any video tab on the left panel, and select the video you want to edit.
2 Click the Action drop-down menu, and click Edit video info.
3 In the window that appears, make changes to the information in the text field as needed, or do the following
depending on the category you selected:
 Movie
/TV Show:
a Click Search from Internet to have the empty fields auto filled in or erroneous information corrected.
b In the window that appears, enter keyword(s) of the video title, TV show season or episode number in the
corresponding fields, and press Enter or click Search. Video(s) matching the search criteria will appear
below.
c Browse through the search result, select one correct item from the list, and click Apply. The metadata of
the selected video will be applied to the fields at the Video Info tab.
d Click OK to save the changes, or click Reset to restore the original data if you have found the applied
metadata is not the one you are looking for, and make another search with the Search from Internet
button again.
 Movie/TV Show/Home Video: Click Select from existing videos and all videos of the concerning category
stored in your video folder will be displayed. Follow the step a-d above to continue.
4 Under the Poster tab, if the original poster image is not the one you are looking for (For Home Video, the
poster would be the video thumbnail), simply type in the web address at which your desired image can be
found at the URL field. The image will be loaded to replace the original one.
5 Click OK to save the changes.
Update Video Metadata
In addition to updating video metadata with the instructions given in “Edit Video Metadata” above, you can also
have an online-update for movie and TV show info directly from the Action drop-down menu.
Please note this method is applicable to Movie and TV Show only.
To update video info online:
1 Click Movie or TV show on the left panel, and select any movie or TV show episode whose video info you
want to update over the Internet.
2 Depending on the category you have chosen, do the following:
 Movie: Click the Action drop-down menu and select Update movie info online.
 TV Show: Click the Action drop-down menu and select Update TV show info online.
3 Click OK.