I would like the possibility to start videos through .lnk shortcuts instead of only through the .mp4 file directly.
Below is only an explanation of why I think it is worth adding this feature, stop reading if this isn't interesting.
The people that I know that are using .lnk for their library creates them manually but they can of course also be created automatically.
Extra, why this is great for me:
I can never decide on a sorting scheme, because no sorting scheme “best” in all situations. Therefore I use a .bin script that searches for video files containing a keyword, and creates .lnk shortcuts to these files. The script uses the names of the folders (in the same directory as the script) as the keywords and places the .lnk files it creates in the corresponding folder.
If I would like to have shortcuts to all files that are 4k, I create a folder called “4k” run the script:
- /4k/Nightmare Before Christmas [Animation,Family,Fantasy,4k].lnk
- /4k/Tomorrow Never Dies [Action,Adventure,Thriller,4k].lnk
If I want only fantasy I can create a second folder called “Fantasy” and run the script again, getting:
- /Fantasy/Nightmare Before Christmas [Animation,Family,Fantasy,4k].lnk
- /4k/Nightmare Before Christmas [Animation,Family,Fantasy,4k].lnk
- /4k/Tomorrow Never Dies [Action,Adventure,Thriller,4k].lnk