Series and Blueprint Browser
Under Construction
This documentation is actively being developed.
Background
From the left-hand navigation menu, new Series and Blueprints can be manually
added and imported to TitleCardMaker. When on the home page, the
Add New
sub-menu will appear. This can also
be accessed from the search bar (top-left corner, or hitting the S key) and
clicking the bottom Search for ...
result.
This page is separated into two sections, the Series browser - where new Series can be search for and added; and the Blueprints browser - where all Blueprint submissions can be viewed, filtered, and imported.
Adding Multiple Series
If you are adding multiple Series (especially with the same Title Card configuration, or first a first-time setup) it is recommended to set up a Sync, as this automates the process.
Browse Series
After typing the name of the Series you're looking to add, select the applicable
Connection to search. The default is to search your global
Episode data source, but it is largely
irrelevant which Connection you browse (as TCM uses them all). Click Search
.
Unclickable Results
Results which have already been imported will not be clickable, and will appear greyed out. See the first result above.
The top results will appear below. Clicking a result will launch a separate dialog in which any libraries or Templates can be applied. Of course these can also be changed later by going to the Series page itself.
In addition to the above Series options, you may also browse any existing
Blueprints that are available for this Series. Clicking the
Import Series and Blueprint
button will start the Series import process - so
be sure to have entered any libraries or Templates beforehand.
If not utilizing a Blueprint, then click the Add
button to add
the Series to TitleCardMaker.
Quick-Adding Series
On the right-hand side of the result is a Quick-Add
button. This can be
pressed to bypass the customization dialog and add the Series to TCM using
the last-selected library and Template options. This can be useful if you
are adding multiple related Series, but do not want to create a
Sync.
Browse Blueprints
Blueprints
Blueprints are described in much greater detail here.
Below the Series browser is the Blueprints browser. From here, you can view the Blueprint submissions for all Series. These can be sorted by (Blueprint) release date and Series name. There are also two filter options which adjust which Blueprints are displayed:
- Only show Blueprints for Series which you have already added to TCM
- Display Blueprints which you have already imported
There are two actions for each Blueprint:
- Import - add the selected Blueprint (along with the associated Series if it is not already in TCM).
- Hide - Remove the selected Blueprint from this list. However it will still be present if you browse for Blueprints by Series.