metadata on videos page

[spagio]

I'm looking for a solution to display metadata / thumbnails for downloaded YT vids in NextPVR.

Right now I can DL the vid in MP4.  The metadata and thumbnail is embedded in the MP4 file.  NextPVR can play the vids great.  I would like to see the imbedded info on the videos screen.

I tried the --import option on NextTool and that didn't work.  I think that I will have to extract the metadata into a separate XML file so that NextPVR can pick it up, but there a lots of vids, so if I go this route I would like to easily translate the MP4 meta tags to the tags that that NextPVR uses.

Thanks, John

[mvallevand]

The only metadata NextTool reads right now is in wtv files. If you provide me with a sample I can a look. NextTool also can read NFO files but don't plan on adding thumb extraction.

Martin

[spagio]

The only metadata NextTool reads right now is in wtv files.  If you provide me with a sample I can a look.  NextTool also can read NFO files but don't plan on adding thumb extraction.

Martin

Attached is a small sample

[mvallevand]

Thanks, I should be able to add that. I'd be curious if you have any have a different synopsis/description text.

Code:

Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    title           : Don't call me Shirley
    artist          : pmw8000
    date            : 20120702
    encoder         : Lavf58.76.100
    comment         : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74
    description     : Lelslie Nielsen's immortal comeback, from "Airplane!" (1980)
    synopsis        : Lelslie Nielsen's immortal comeback, from "Airplane!" (1980)

Martin

[spagio]

Thanks, I should be able to add that.  I'd be curious if you have any have a different synopsis/description text.
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Martin

See if this will work.  I had to kludge the description field since the tool I'm using sets them to be the same.

[mvallevand]

Not sure to do with this information since I don't like adding junk metadata to NextPVR but thanks, I wasn't sure which to pick.

Code:

Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    title           : Don't call me Shirley
    artist          : pmw8000
    date            : 20120702
    encoder         : Lavf58.76.100
    comment         : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74
    description     : NA
    synopsis        : Lelslie Nielsen's immortal comeback, from "Airplane!" (1980)

[spagio]

I was really just looking for a solution to extract the metadata from the mp4 and output an XML file that NextTool understands (using the <recording><filename>... tags).

My working theory is that I can use ffmpeg to extract, but it outputs "a simple UTF-8-encoded INI-like text file", so I will need to transpose this into the XML using a utility like jq or yq. I was hoping that someone else had already done something like this, or even had a more elegant solution.

[mvallevand]

Writing to xml would only make sense if NextPVR or NextTool understood the markup. NFO files would be more general MediaInfo CLI will create an xml file exiftool is a useful CLI tool for writing the exif info

Martin