TVListings with Zap2It and SQLite - how to set it up right?

[mikek753]

Hello all,

Would you mind to help me setup TVListings? Please. :confused:

I use Zap2It for getting TV Guide - I'm in USA, so I selected zap2it plugin.
Then I installed TV Listings.
In TV Listings view I don't see / have any icons / picturies

So, I installed XmltvIcons.zip.
However, I don't have any xmltv.xml files, as I don't use xmltv for TV Guide.
As result XmltvIcons doesn't work for me.

Then I copied sqlite.exe in to gbpvr folder just in case.

Can TV Listings work with Zap2It tv guide?

Thanks.

[Jim_]

TV Listings works great, its one of those plugins I wouldn’t be without.
But zap2it doesn’t provide icon links (even using xmltv), so you need to define an “art” folder (gbpvr config.exe –Plugins -TV Listings -Settings) and manually place your downloaded images in that folder.

tv_grab_na_icons may be an option, but I haven’t had a chance to try it.

[Carlito]

I beleive tv_grab_na_icons just gets channel icons not program icons..

[Jim_]

Thanks bud, you saved me some time!
Jim

[mikek753]

Does it mean that those channel icons have to be downloaded as "static" icons before TV Listings usage?

And as result of being "static" I'll not have program icons - do I?

Are there any other tv guide free alternative for USA OTA?

thanks.

[Jim_]

Does it mean that those channel icons have to be downloaded as "static" icons before TV Listings usage?

And as result of being "static" I'll not have program icons - do I?

Sorry, I'm not exactly sure how it works. I tried channel icons a long time ago using a different guide, didn’t like the results and haven’t tried them ever since.
There may be some more information about them in the TV Listing support thread.

Are there any other tv guide free alternative for USA OTA?

thanks.

I believe zap2it is our only choice at this time.
Jim

[alibert]

Hi,

first, there is a difference between channel icons and icons for programmes.

Channel icons are loaded from the following directory:

Code:

<GBPVR-Installation-Directory>\media\ChannelLogos\

For example, if you have a channel named "BBC", the plugin looks for a file named BBC.png or BBC.bmp or BBC.gif or BBC.jpg and so on in the above directory. Those icons are shown in the channel column of the tv listings main screen, and in some other places, too. This behaviour can be turned on/off in the skin.xml file.

For the programme icons, there are two possibilities. If your xmltv-source supports the icon-element inside of the programme-element, your xmltv-file will look like this:

Code:

<programme start="200608131200" stop="200608131300" channel="03">
    <title lang="en">The Crocodile Hunter Diaries</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">South Pacific Croc Rescue</sub-title>
    <desc lang="en">Australia Zoo's new International Croc Rescue Unit is called out to capture a rogue crocodile in Vanuatu.</desc>
    <icon src="http://www.tv3.co.nz/Portals/0/ShowImages/1_12838.jpg" />
    <category>General Entertainment</category>
    <rating system="NZ">
      <value>G</value>
    </rating>
  </programme>

Then you are able to use the tool XmltvIcons to generate a file named IconDictionary.xml, where this additional information about the programme images is stored. The plugin will then show these images in the programme-detail popup.

Additionaly or as an alternative, you have the option to specify a directory where the plugin will search for programme-images. For example, if you want to have an icon for a programme titled "The Simpsons" to be shown, you simply have to put an image-file named "The Simsons.jpg" (or with another image extension) into this directory. The path to the directory can be edited in the configuration form of the plugin.

-alibert

[mikek753]

Hi all,

thanks for the reply.

Is there an easy way to get all my local channel icons at once?
Without dealing with Perl and its scripts ... :confused:

I don't have Perl on my WinXP and so far don't plan to install one.
Or may be some one just can share zip of USA channels icons? Please.
That I can place in media / art folder at once.

Mike.