add *.info.json examples and info (#25)

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@ -24,6 +24,33 @@ Add a matching *.info.json* file with the media file. Both files need to have th
The import process then looks for the 'id' key within the JSON file to identify the video.
Sometimes you may need to create this file manually, The following are the absolute minimum required tags for manual importing.
`thumbnail` can be left blank or null, however it is required to be present. If blank the thumbnail will be extracted from the video file on import.
```
{
"id": "",
"channel_id": "",
"title": "",
"upload_date": "",
"thumbnail": null
}
```
However, you may fill out additional tags if they are known for a more complete result.
```
{
"id": "",
"channel_id": "",
"title": "",
"upload_date": "",
"description": null,
"categories": null,
"thumbnail": null,
"tags": null,
"view_count": null
}
```
### Method 2:
Detect the YouTube ID from filename, this accepts the default yt-dlp naming convention for file names like: