ReInsert metadata into ts recording

[Jaggy]

I use

more < "%~1:metadata.xml" > "%~n1.xml"

to extract the metadata from recordings prior to cutting out the adds, but it won't use the extracted xml to re-import into Recordings therefore I would like to find out how to reinsert the previously extracted metadata into the edited ts file so I can easily re-import into Recordings through settings by using the ts option

[whurlston]

Try setting <StoreSeparateMetadataXml> to true in config.xml then you shouldn't need to extract/reinsert

[johnsonx42]

did you try simply reversing the original command to re-insert? I think it should work.

[Jaggy]

I do have storeSeperateMetadata set as true, but NextPVR won't use it (or the extracted metadata which is slightly different) to import into Recordings... for the life of me I can't see why it shouldn't use the stuff it creates itself for this but it doesn't..

No I haven't tried reversing the command, but your quite right that does seem the logical thing to try..... doh!!

[Jaggy]

Just to tidy this up if anyone else finds this thread when searching for this feature in the future

I now have a MetadataExtract.bat file that is

Code:

more < "%~1:metadata.xml" > "%~n1.xml"

and a MetadataInsert.bat file that is

Code:

more < "%~n1.xml" > "%~1:metadata.xml"

all I do is drop the .ts onto whichever I need at the time & it works great...

[InVermont]

(or the extracted metadata which is slightly different)

If memory serves, they are different. The embedded XML (:metadata.xml) is formatted like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<recording>
<filename></filename>
<channel></channel>
<status></status>
<startTime></startTime>
<endTime></endTime>
<title></title>
<subtitle></subtitle>
<description></description>
<uid></uid>
<genres>
<genre></genre>
</genres>
</recording>

and the XML file with the same name is formatted like this

<Title>
<FullTitle></FullTitle>
<LocalTitle></LocalTitle>
<ProductionYear></ProductionYear>
<RunningTime></RunningTime>
<Description></Description>
<DataProvider></DataProvider>
<DataProviderId/>
<Rating></Rating>
<Covers>
<Front></Front>
</Covers>
<Genres></Genres>
</Title>

[whurlston]

Not for recordings. Here is one of mine with StoreSeparateMetadataXml set to true:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<recording>
  <filename>S:\2 Broke Girls\2 Broke Girls_20140505_20002030.ts</filename>
  <channel>WLKYDT</channel>
  <status>READY</status>
  <startTime>2014-05-05 19:59:00</startTime>
  <endTime>2014-05-05 20:32:00</endTime>
  <channel_OID>7395</channel_OID>
  <title>2 Broke Girls</title>
  <subtitle>And the First Degree</subtitle>
  <description>When Caroline learns that Max didn&apos;t graduate high school after missing only one exam, she determines to help Max earn her diploma and reconnect with her mother.</description>
  <uid>EP014198720072</uid>
  <firstrun>true</firstrun>
  <original_air_date>2014-05-05T00:00:00.0000000</original_air_date>
  <rating>TV-14</rating>
  <audio>stereo</audio>
  <quality>HDTV</quality>
  <genres>
    <genre>Sitcom</genre>
  </genres>
</recording>

and with it set to false (embedded metadata in another recording):

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<recording>
  <filename>R:\2 Broke Girls\2 Broke Girls_20130218_21002131.ts</filename>
  <channel>WLKYDT</channel>
  <status>READY</status>
  <startTime>2013-02-18 20:59:00</startTime>
  <endTime>2013-02-18 21:33:00</endTime>
  <channel_OID>912</channel_OID>
  <title>2 Broke Girls *</title>
  <subtitle>And the Broken Hip</subtitle>
  <description>Caroline and Max pay a steep price for trying to remove a street performer from the entry of their shop.</description>
  <uid></uid>
  <firstrun>true</firstrun>
  <original_air_date>2013-02-18T00:00:00.0000000</original_air_date>
  <rating>TV-14</rating>
  <audio>stereo</audio>
  <aspect>16:9</aspect>
  <quality>HDTV</quality>
  <genres>
    <genre>Comedy</genre>
  </genres>
</recording>

[mvallevand]

I can't see NextPVR using markup like

<DataProvider></DataProvider>

In any case Jaggy's scripte create the xml file from the embedded xml data stream, so it will be the embedded xml.

Martin

[InVermont]

Not for recordings

Yes, I was remembering Video metadata, not recordings (http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...eoMetadata)

[Jaggy]

Oh poos...... after all that to get the embedded MetaData part back in the recordings, the Recordings Import .ts part is buggy & displays the wrong record times (UTC I guess) & the wrong channel logo in the details screen..... bugger poos

Manually entering data into a recording-dump type file seems the only way to do it & get everything working, but that is open to all sorts of user error with all the bits that need to be entered....