Wishes

[browned]

I sometimes use NextPVR with Kodi on 3 PC's/2 x Tablets and some phones.

I wish that

- TV Recording metadata was stored in .nfo files, directories, separate from the DB or .ts files.
- TV Recording directories could be moved and the only settings that need to be changed in NPVR would be the location of the directories. (like WMC)
- TV Recordings could be archived to network locations on a schedule. As an added extra at a slowed speed so as to not impact on other recordings or live tv. (like WMC with WHS)

Thanks

[johnsonx42]

imagegrablite will create .nfo files if you like. call it in postprocessing.bat. http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...geGrabLite

[browned]

That maybe handy, but I suppose what I was meaning overall for NPVR was that it should be easier to have a mobile tv recording library like other media servers/players. And if a more mobile library is an option then the metadata can be stored with the recordings as well.

From my pov, using NPVR as a backend for Kodi, the recorded TV DB is a limitation. Schedules, EPG data, Library locations in a DB yes. Content and metadata in folders is the best option. It might need the metadata to be cached locally and incrementally updated for speed, but that would surely be a great feature for NPVR.

It would also allow multiple NPVR systems to record and access the same locations easily. I have one Virtual NPVR backend on a small SSD, I move the recordings to a networked location and update the database using batch files, batch files and special chars do not play well - think Thomas & Friends. It should be easier than that. I have a PC with a PCIe tv tuner that sits unused as I would want it to record locally and push to the network location when things aren't so busy, this isn't easy with NPVR.

[gEd]

so (as mentioned) you can easily use postprocessing.bat and IGL to create the .nfo file in the same folder as the recording.
you can also set config.xml setting <StoreSeparateMetadataXml> to true' so that is writes all the metadata for the recording to a separate file in the same folder.

I may not be understand what your needs are but does this not cover your requirements from a metadata perspective?

Archiving: as you worked out, it's relatively straightforward using scripts and NScriptHelper.exe -rename <old-file-name> <new-file-name> but for sure special characters need to be removed in the batch file before the rename.

e.g.
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i in ('%NSHelper% -title "%~f1"') do SET title=%%i

rem removing illegal characters from the variables
set title=%title:?=%
set title=%title:/=-%
set title=%title:\=-%
set title=%title::= -%

there's also an old archive utility that might be worth a look if you want to
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...iver/page1

Whilst I agree that move could be done on the archiving side, NextPVR is written by one guy with a day job so there are limits to what can be accomplished and the priority has always been on being the best TV recording app out there (in a sea of various media servers and streamers).