I have used a couple of different programs to create one meta data file named "tvshow.nfo". Some works others do not. There are differences but the main parts, like title and plot is the same.
I suspect that the one not working is created by Media Center Master, a program that have a lot of potential in the area of meta data scraping. So I would be grateful if this kind of nfo file could be used as well.
The working one is created by Ember media manager, but the tv scraping is far from finished and the development seems to have practically stopped...
The third file attached is also created by MCM, and also seems to be some default format for some progam, maybe mce...
Not saying it should be supported, there are a lot of meta data file formats out there already... Just added as info.
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Had this problem before but didn't do anything about it untill I was going to start fresh.
I now have a fresh W7 install and the latest NPVR
Every morning, my EPG data is gone. EPG is collected thu DVB-S
To get the full EPG, I have to watch live TV on a certain channel. Then my EPG gets populated with a full weeks data.
CCP/ffdshow. I installed this but find I'm using the built in MS dodah. Anyone got a good guide to using CCCP/ffdshow in NPVR? I have quite a lot of old vids that need a bit of enhancing, now that I have a bigger TV (from 26" CRT to 40" LED Sony)
I did a clean install of Windows 7. I set up the program in config, have all the channels there, and when I click on TV Guide, the screen very briefly goes black like it is going to pull up the TV Guide, but then goes back to the same screen again where I click TV Guide.
Also, as you may remember, I had some problems last year with the program changing the device to PAL. This was solved by going into the direct.ini file and changing the ForceStandard to 1. Well, when I try that now, and try to save it, it says access denied, and how I need the administrator's permission to make changes to the file. Well, I am the administrator. Please help.
I've seen multiple posts regarding failures when trying to pause, but it seems they all had different solutions. When I pause, the screen freezes for approximately 10 seconds and then I'm returned to the main menu. My logs are attached.
Additionally, I can't record. It may be related, but I'll start w/ the pause problem first.
GBPVR used to have F keys, like F2, F3, etc to functions like DVD, TV Guide, etc. Is there something in NPVR like that? It would be great if we could dynamically link F keys to the first several choices on the menu. THen we could use Hip and our remote to jump to certain options.
I am just trying to record from my TV via S-Video input. I have the PVR1600.
I tried to see if there was a way just to configure it for S-Video/Composite only.
I could not figure it out. I know the card is functioning. I was able to "view" the TV via Media Center..What settings should I use? I just want to record some local sporting events..
Not sure what the heck is causing this. It was cooking along fine until 12/11, recordings are showing up as "failed" or "ready", but when I try to play one with "ready" status, it blinks back to the recorded list.
Two recurring (and simultaneous) recordings have gone wrong twice in the last 24 hours. Any ideas much appreciated.
Logs attached. See the end of Nrecord.log.1 in the logs zip.
2010-12-13 18:32:00.312 [INFO][7] No more streams active. Stopping device.
2010-12-13 18:32:00.312 [DEBUG][7] About to request async graph stop
2010-12-13 18:32:00.312 [DEBUG][18] Graph stopping... (async)
2010-12-13 18:32:08.312 [DEBUG][7] Async stop taking way too long
2010-12-13 18:32:08.312 [DEBUG][7] Removing filter MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
2010-12-14 06:57:55.296 [DEBUG][40] CancelRecording(1232)
I came down in the morning and the two shows from 6pm the previous evening were still shown as "recording". I had to stop the recording service to clear it but had missed a number of recordings in the meantime (reported as failed - recording service not runnng at time of recording). The two problem recordings (Simpsons/Xfiles) exist but are only about 15 seconds long each (looks like 15 secs at the start).
Today something happened with the same two recordings (which are recurring recordings) - see Nrecord.log.1. in logs2.zip at the end. This time I got home from work at about 19.30 and the server was switched off. Wife and kids are adamant that no-one has touched it and I accessed it remotely at lunchtime so it was on then. Digital clocks around the house are OK so no power outage. Also seems like whatever happened happened just as those same two recordings were about to start - weird.
I have seen some threads from the summer with recordings reported as failed but actually OK. This seems to be different.
There are some references in the log to not finding BDA filter for WinTV 885 tuner. This is my HVR-1700 which has been removed (and disabled in NPVR). The new card is a Hauppauge TD500 twin DVB-T (shown in the logs as MOD7700).
The obvious solution is to cancel the recurring recording but I would like to try and identify the problem to prevent it happening again.
