I have created a batch file to rename recordings to the following format:

1. Title (YYYY-MM-DD HHMM) Subtitle
or if the Subtitle is blank or the same as the title
2. Title (YYYY-MM-DD HHMM) Description

This seems to work well with me to be called out in the postprocessing.bat.

Comments are welcomed.

The tools necessary to run this are: sqlite3.exe and replace.vbs.

-------------beginning of replace.vbs--------------
Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2

strFileName = Wscript.Arguments(0)
strOldText = Wscript.Arguments(1)
strNewText = Wscript.Arguments(2)

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFileName, ForReading)

strText = objFile.ReadAll
objFile.Close
strNewText = Replace(strText, strOldText, strNewText)

Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFileName, ForWriting)
objFile.WriteLine strNewText
objFile.Close
----------------end of replace.vbs-----------------

--------------beginning of batch file----------------
@ECHO OFF
TITLE NPVR Automatic Recording File Rename

SETLOCAL

IF [%1]==[] GOTO END

::====== Program locations ====
SET DB=C:\Users\Public\NPVR\npvr.DB3
SET SQLITE3="C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Rename Recordings\SQLITE3.exe"
SET REPLACE="C:\Program Files (x86)\CLI\REPLACE.vbs"

::====== File locations ====
SET PROGINFO=%TEMP%\%RANDOM%%RANDOM%.TXT
SET TEMPFILE=%TEMP%\%RANDOM%%RANDOM%.TXT
SET OLDFNAME=%~dpnx1
SET NPVRLOG="C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Rename Recordings\NPVR Rename Log.txt"

::====== Begin Log file ===========
ECHO ORIGINAL FILE: %1>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Query SQLite3 to dump Title, Date, Description and Subtitle to text file ====
%SQLITE3% "%DB%" "SELECT event_details from SCHEDULED_RECORDING where status = '2' and filename = '%OLDFNAME%';">%PROGINFO%

::====== Capture Title ===
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Title" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results ====
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Title" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH TITLE: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters ===
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P TITLE=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%TITLE%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Title: %TITLE%

::====== Capture Subtitle ====
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/SUBTITLE" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results =======
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/SUBTITLE" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH SUBTITLE: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters ===
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "''"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P SUBTITLE=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%SUBTITLE%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Subtitle: "%SUBTITLE%"

::====== Capture Description ======
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Description" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results ========
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Description" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH DESCRIPTION: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters =====
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "''"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P DESCRIPTION=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%DESCRIPTION%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Description: "%DESCRIPTION%"

::====== Capture Date & Time ======
FOR /F "tokens=3-7 delims=>T:-" %%a IN ('FIND "/StartTime" %PROGINFO%') DO SET DATETIME=%%a-%%b-%%c %%d%%e

::========= Log Results =====
ECHO RENAMED WITH DATE/TIME: %DATETIME%>>%NPVRLOG%
IF "Date/Time: %DATETIME%"=="" GOTO END

::======== Set intial value for counter ======
SET /A i=1

::======== Route to desired naming format depending on subtitle and description values ===
IF "%SUBTITLE%" NEQ "" GOTO SUBNUL
IF "%SUBTITLE%" NEQ "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLE
IF "%SUBTITLE%" EQU "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLE

::======== If Subtitle is not blank ======
:SUBNUL
IF "%SUBTITLE%" EQU "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLE

ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNULDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBNULDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNULDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

::======== If Subtitle and Title are not equal ====
:SUBNEQTITLE
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %SUBTITLE%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO "%~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%">%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBNEQTITLEDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %SUBTITLE%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

::======== If Subtitle and Title are equal ====
:SUBEQUTITLE
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBEQUTITLEDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:NAMEDONE

::========= Ensure that the target file name doesnt already exist (again) and then rename to new file name =====
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" RENAME %1 "%NEWFNAME%"

::========= Ensure that the target file name does exist now and then update the SQLite3 database ====
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" %SQLITE3% %DB% "update scheduled_recording SET filename = '%NEWFNAMEPATH%' where status = '2' and filename = '%OLDFNAME%';"

::========= Log Results ======
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" ECHO RENAMED TO: "%NEWFNAME%">>%NPVRLOG%

:END

::========= Delete temp files =======
IF EXIST %PROGINFO% DEL %PROGINFO%
IF EXIST %TEMPFILE% DEL %TEMPFILE%

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After looking I looked at the service directly and noticed it not running, when I ran it, it would change channels and then stop again and windows would tell me so.

win7, UAC on
pvr 350
HD-PVR installed and not setup in nextPVR

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I upgraded my old NPVR install to the latest non-beta version and am amazed! it is absolutely brilliant! Sub - you have played a blinder with this version - it's fantastic.
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