vidImport utility support

[mkenyon2]

Hate to pester, but I'm liking the principal of this. Maybe I'm just not in sync.

I renamed the files so be ShowName.S#E#.Episode.avi and I get this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<recordings>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E01.300 Feet Below.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01E01.3</title>
<subtitle>00 Feet Below</subtitle>
<description />
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E02.The Red Hot Car.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01</title>
<subtitle>E02.The Red Hot Car</subtitle>
<description>
Boy Sandy and Dolphin Flipper are in the Bahamas where they pester a bunch of outlaws holding an English family captive. | </description>
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E03.SOS Dolphin.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01</title>
<subtitle>E03.SOS Dolphin</subtitle>
<description>
Boy Sandy and Dolphin Flipper are in the Bahamas where they pester a bunch of outlaws holding an English family captive. | </description>
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E04.The Gulf Between.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01</title>
<subtitle>E04.The Gulf Between</subtitle>
<description>
Boy Sandy and Dolphin Flipper are in the Bahamas where they pester a bunch of outlaws holding an English family captive. | </description>
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E05.City Boy.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01</title>
<subtitle>E05.City Boy</subtitle>
<description>
Boy Sandy and Dolphin Flipper are in the Bahamas where they pester a bunch of outlaws holding an English family captive. | </description>
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1\Flipper.S01E06.Dolphin for Sale.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.S01</title>
<subtitle>E06.Dolphin for Sale</subtitle>
<description>
Boy Sandy and Dolphin Flipper are in the Bahamas where they pester a bunch of outlaws holding an English family captive. | </description>
<uid />
<group>1001</group>
</recording>

The imdb.com page for this is:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057748/episodes#season-1


While it's processing, I get this:
Elementubtitle
Element:description
Element:uid
Recursing: D:\Video\Flipper\Season 1
Searching for Flipper.S01E01.3 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB
Searching for Flipper.S01 :: on IMDB

[mkenyon2]

I also tried this approach:
ShowName\Season 1\EpisodeName.avi

Got results, but the description didn't match the show.

Also, does it truncate the description?

Have you thought of using theTVdb.com?

Again, not trying to pester, just curious.

[carpeVideo]

With the exception of the first one it will show up nicely in gbpvr - the issue is with the episode name starting with "300" so I will take a look.

Also it shouldn't use IMDB for this - let me make a fake directory like yours and see what happens.

CV

[carpeVideo]

try this version - It was finding two possible episode strings with the first 1.

This is the result I get:

Code:

- <recording>
  <filename>d:\testVi\Flipper\Flipper.S01E01.300 Feet Below.avi</filename>
  <channel>IMPORT</channel>
  <status>READY</status>
  <startTime>2008-10-17 01:00:00</startTime>
  <endTime>2008-10-17 02:00:00</endTime>
  <title>Flipper.s01</title>
  <subtitle>e01.300 Feet Below</subtitle>
  <description>Sep/19/1964 Porter receives a radio distress call from Bill Darmon, the victim of a shark attack. Darmon is far out to sea and in need of an immediate blood transfusion. Porter radios Miami for blood then sets off to locate Darmon's boat. When the plasma arrives at Darmon's boat, a mishap causes the container to tumble to the bottom of the sea in waters too deep for human diving. Flipper is brought in via helicopter and retrieves the plasma just in time to save Darmon's life.<br></description>
  <uid />
  <group>1001</group>
  </recording>
- <recording>
  <filename>d:\testVi\Flipper\Flipper.S01E02.The Red Hot Car.avi.avi</filename>
  <channel>IMPORT</channel>
  <status>READY</status>
  <startTime>2008-10-17 01:00:00</startTime>
  <endTime>2008-10-17 02:00:00</endTime>
  <title>Flipper.s01</title>
  <subtitle>e02.The Red Hot Car</subtitle>
  <description>Sep/26/1964 Porter receives orders from Washington to close the park. He then learns from visiting ichthyotoxicologist Dr. Rockwell that the preserve has been invaded by poisonous scorpion fish. Dr. Rockwell descends in a two-man submarine to investigate. Leaving the sub for closer examination of the sea floor, Rockwell is stung by one of the fish. He regains the sub but sinks into unconsciousness. Flipper leads Porter to the sub and Rockwell is rescued.</description>
  <uid />
  <group>1001</group>
  </recording>
- <recording>
  <filename>d:\testVi\Flipper\Flipper.S01E03.SOS Dolphin.avi.avi</filename>
  <channel>IMPORT</channel>
  <status>READY</status>
  <startTime>2008-10-17 01:00:00</startTime>
  <endTime>2008-10-17 02:00:00</endTime>
  <title>Flipper.s01</title>
  <subtitle>e03.SOS Dolphin</subtitle>
  <description>Oct/03/1964 Porter receives orders from Washington to close the park. He then learns from visiting ichthyotoxicologist Dr. Rockwell that the preserve has been invaded by poisonous scorpion fish. Dr. Rockwell descends in a two-man submarine to investigate. Leaving the sub for closer examination of the sea floor, Rockwell is stung by one of the fish. He regains the sub but sinks into unconsciousness. Flipper leads Porter to the sub and Rockwell is rescued.</description>
  <uid />
  <group>1001</group>
  </recording>
  </recordings>

[mkenyon2]

I'm guessing this version needs .Net 3.5. Why would I guess that?
Recursing: D:\Video\Flipper

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or ass
embly 'System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c56193
4e089' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c
561934e089'
at NTFS.FileSystem.ListAlternateDataStreams(FileSystemInfo file)
at NTFS.FileSystem.ListAlternateDataStreams(String filePath)
at viUtilities.metadata.getMetaData(String filename)
at videoImport.Program.addRecordings(DirectoryInfo di, ArrayList recList, Has
htable oldRecList)
at videoImport.Program.Main(String[] args)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\M
icrosoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure lo
gging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fus
ion!EnableLog].


C:\Documents and Settings\Mark>pause

I'll DL it.

[mkenyon2]

K, with 3.5 installed, it ran.

I get this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<recordings>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Flipper.S01E01.300 Feet Below.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.s01</title>
<subtitle>e01.300 Feet Below</subtitle>
<description>Sep/19/1964
Porter receives a radio distress call from Bill Darmon, the victim of a shark attack. Darmon is far out to sea and in need of an immediate blood transfusion. Porter radios Miami for blood then sets off to locate Darmon's boat. When the plasma arrives at Darmon's boat, a mishap causes the container to tumble to the bottom of the sea in waters too deep for human diving. Flipper is brought in via helicopter and retrieves the plasma just in time to save Darmon's life.&lt;br&gt;
</description>
<uid />
<group>1000</group>
</recording>
<recording>
<filename>D:\Video\Flipper\Flipper.S01E02.The Red Hot Car.avi</filename>
<channel>IMPORT</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2008-04-24 01:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2008-04-24 02:00:00</endTime>
<title>Flipper.s01</title>
<subtitle>e02.The Red Hot Car</subtitle>
<description>Sep/26/1964
Porter receives orders from Washington to close the park. He then learns from visiting ichthyotoxicologist Dr. Rockwell that the preserve has been invaded by poisonous scorpion fish. Dr. Rockwell descends in a two-man submarine to investigate. Leaving the sub for closer examination of the sea floor, Rockwell is stung by one of the fish. He regains the sub but sinks into unconsciousness. Flipper leads Porter to the sub and Rockwell is rescued.</description>
<uid />
<group>1000</group>
</recording>

Gonna try letting it import.

[carpeVideo]

Wait - this version will give the correct descriptions - unfortunately it picks the first series so at the moment thats the 60's version

[mkenyon2]

K, it imported as Flipper.s01

The shows show up as:
Flipper.so1: e01.300 Feet Below

That's with files like this:
Flipper\Flipper.S01E01.300 Feet Below.avi

[carpeVideo]

That looks like what its supposed to do - I had to make some executive decisions on naming format. But if something is more logical I am open to that.

[mkenyon2]

I know RegEx is a bear, but I'm wondering if, for the group, you could change the .s to " Season " and 01 to 1. (Perhaps as another optional param?)

And the episode:
Flipper: 300 Feet Below
?

If it's a .Net app, maybe I could even write some of the RegEx conversion stuff for you.