how to import mpgs into Recordings->Ready list?

Wakalaka · 2007-10-13, 05:32 AM

***sub*** · 2007-10-13, 05:44 AM

You could use the 'import recordings' feature in the config app. To see the file format, look at the recordings-dump.xml file.

ApexHack · 2007-10-13, 07:52 AM

Do all the fields have to be filled & perfect(match the DB or something else)? What about a <uid>?

For example, a chunk of my recordings dump xml:
<recording>
<filename>H:\Kitchen Nightmares\Kitchen Nightmares_20071010_21002200.mpg</filename>
<channel>13 KCPQ</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2007-10-10 21:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2007-10-10 22:00:00</endTime>
<title>Kitchen Nightmares</title>
<subtitle>Seascape</subtitle>
<description>An Islip, N.Y., restaurant.</description>
<uid>EP00932409.0005</uid>
</recording>

Pob · 2007-10-13, 01:58 PM

Wakalaka Wrote:how to import mpgs into Recordings->Ready list?

Why would you want to? You can view the mpgs through the video library...
Pob

martint123 · 2007-10-13, 02:08 PM

Pob Wrote:Why would you want to? You can view the mpgs through the video library...
Pob

It's nice having the descriptions. I've used this when "circumstances" caused a missed recording and I've managed to download it from usenet to keep the other half quiet Smile

***sub*** · 2007-10-13, 04:39 PM

ApexHack Wrote:Do all the fields have to be filled & perfect(match the DB or something else)? What about a <uid>?

For example, a chunk of my recordings dump xml:
<recording>
<filename>H:\Kitchen Nightmares\Kitchen Nightmares_20071010_21002200.mpg</filename>
<channel>13 KCPQ</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2007-10-10 21:00:00</startTime>
<endTime>2007-10-10 22:00:00</endTime>
<title>Kitchen Nightmares</title>
<subtitle>Seascape</subtitle>
<description>An Islip, N.Y., restaurant.</description>
<uid>EP00932409.0005</uid>
</recording>

You need to get the filename correct, and it would also be good to get the channel name correct. The time doesnt need to be correct, but it needs to be in the correct format.

You can leave the uid out.

Wakalaka · 2007-10-13, 06:08 PM

Pob Wrote:Why would you want to? You can view the mpgs through the video library...
Pob

But the video library has to be configured to point to the dir where the MPGs are at. I want to do this because when I upgraded from 0.99.6 to 1.00.16 I lost all of my recordings from Recordings->Ready, and want to put them back. It's also better because of the show groups so you don't have so many videos to browse through.

ApexHack · 2007-10-13, 08:01 PM

Pob Wrote:Why would you want to? You can view the mpgs through the video library...
Pob

Ever heard of WAF?

Thanks for the clarification Sub. Smile

Pob · 2007-10-13, 08:45 PM

ApexHack Wrote:Ever heard of WAF?

I have now!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAF

stustunz · 2007-10-13, 08:54 PM

the video libarary works different when you select etc
i can see why you want to import them back into the recordings ready the way the menus work nicer

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