2008-09-06, 03:42 PM
Hi there,
I manually downloaded the channel icons from my cable provider's TVGuide website and supplemented those with the few missing icons from Google icon searches. Most of the icons are 30x20 (I assume this is fine). The original images were all in the .gif format. I ran the wonderful Channel Logo Tool, and painstakingly matched all of the channels and exported them to the ChannelLogos folder with the options. None of the channel logos showed up. I searched the GB-PVR wiki for documentation, and experimented with different settings for the <TVGuideChannelHeaderType> item in the GB-PVR config file. The original value, I believe, was 5 (unlisted). I tried 3 (app decides which to used based on the number of channels with icons available) and 1 (number + name), which appears to match the filenames (26 TNT.gif, for example). None of these settings helped, even after restarting all the background recording settings. I also tried batch converting all of the files to .jpg format, adding the conversions to the same directory (ChannelLogos) after reading a post indicating that .jpg would work. This did not help.
I am new to GB-PVR, HTPC setups, and even cable tv as a whole, but proper channel icons would sure be welcome. I'm having a hard time navigating the many channels.
Please help,
Z
I manually downloaded the channel icons from my cable provider's TVGuide website and supplemented those with the few missing icons from Google icon searches. Most of the icons are 30x20 (I assume this is fine). The original images were all in the .gif format. I ran the wonderful Channel Logo Tool, and painstakingly matched all of the channels and exported them to the ChannelLogos folder with the options. None of the channel logos showed up. I searched the GB-PVR wiki for documentation, and experimented with different settings for the <TVGuideChannelHeaderType> item in the GB-PVR config file. The original value, I believe, was 5 (unlisted). I tried 3 (app decides which to used based on the number of channels with icons available) and 1 (number + name), which appears to match the filenames (26 TNT.gif, for example). None of these settings helped, even after restarting all the background recording settings. I also tried batch converting all of the files to .jpg format, adding the conversions to the same directory (ChannelLogos) after reading a post indicating that .jpg would work. This did not help.
I am new to GB-PVR, HTPC setups, and even cable tv as a whole, but proper channel icons would sure be welcome. I'm having a hard time navigating the many channels.
Please help,
Z