Recordings... Need Metadata

[sub]

This one has been on my wishlist for quite a while, great to see it beign dsicussed.

The above seems pretty complicated to my feeble brain; can someone clear a few things up for me (and hopefully others)?

1. What is needed for the metadata to actually show up in the RECORDINGS screen? Is it an XML file?
2. Where should this XML file be stored? (a) In the folder where the show is kept or (b) in the same folder as where all the show Media images are kept (sorry am not at home PC), can't recall the folder name or © Elsewhere (where?).
3. For (2) is the location configurable? I ask because I have seen a bunch of XML files in the folder where all the show Media images are kept. If they are there already (I assume ImageGrabLite put them there?), then I think these will do what I need, lookign in them, they contain a lot of infomation!
4. As the above dsicussion looks like a manual procedure (please correct me if it is not), then how do you actually create this metadata XML file based on the show you just recorded i.e. how do you call it from the show automagically and put it in the correct folder so it just SHOWS UP in the RECORDINGS screen?

Thanks!

k.

He wasn't asking about metadata in the Recordings screen, so not really on-topic. For the record though, those new metadata screens have been entirely removed from the Recordings screen in the next release.

[jksmurf]

Oh, bummer. Done over by the subject line.

k

[jksmurf]

He wasn't asking about metadata in the Recordings screen, so not really on-topic. For the record though, those new metadata screens have been entirely removed from the Recordings screen in the next release.

Why, if I am may ask?

Surely Recordings is precisely where you would want to see metadata? i..e you record a show, it turns up in Recordings screen, you go to play it, why WOULDN'T you want to see as much info on that show / movie as possible?

k.

[sub]

Why, if I am may ask?

I wasn't seeing a lot of interest in the feature from either the community or testing team, so didn't seem worthwhile persisting with it. I'd get the occasional person saying it's not working, but not supplying more info when I requested it.

Surely Recordings is precisely where you would want to see metadata? i..e you record a show, it turns up in Recordings screen, you go to play it, why WOULDN'T you want to see as much info on that show / movie as possible?

You still see the normal metadata in the Recordings screen, just not the extra details I was trying to add.

[BrettB]

I wasn't seeing a lot of interest in the feature from either the community or testing team, so didn't seem worthwhile persisting with it. I'd get the occasional person saying it's not working, but not supplying more info when I requested it.

Speaking for myself, I'm very interested in better/more metadata displayed with recordings. I think that you didn't see a lot of interest from the community because we kept hearing that (1) it was still under development, (2) several core functions didn't currently work if it was turned on, therefore (3) we should leave it turned off for now. So I (we) was just waiting for you to get time to get it all working.

[sub]

We may revisit it sometime in the future, but for the next release it's gone.

[puck64]

Hi All,

I have gotten around the Metadata issue with a small Rexx Program that reads the database (epg_event) and updates series and / or episode.
It only works if the data required exists in the table.

It has been a few years since I have written any code (and that was for batch big iron) so it is a bit rough.
Rexx is not my native language but it is pretty close to IBM PL/1 and SQLite, well ... is all new to me.

The config.xml setting <StoreSeparateMetadataXml>. Writes the following metadata to a separate file.

NextPVR then writes the Series/Episode number attached to the Program Name.

BUT why the DOTS?????????????:confused:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<recording>
<filename>D:\RecordedTV\From Dusk Till Dawn\From.Dusk.Till.Dawn.S01E01.ts</filename>
<channel>SBS TWO</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2015-08-21 22:15:11</startTime>
<endTime>2015-08-21 23:05:04</endTime>
<channel_OID>7153</channel_OID>
<title>From Dusk Till Dawn</title>
<subtitle/>
<description>Pilot - Follows bank robbers Seth Gecko and his violent, erratic brother, Richie, on the run to Mexoco. Based on the cult film from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. (S.1,Ep.1) #FromDuskTillDawn</description>
<uid/>
<firstrun>true</firstrun>
<season>1</season>
<episode>1</episode>
</recording>

I attach the code here for comments, suggestions etc.

Regards,
Mark
(Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.)

[mvallevand]

BUT why the DOTS?????????????:confused:

Sub likes dots. There is a another option to to turn them off for those of us that don't.

Martin

[sub]

BUT why the DOTS?????????????:confused:

Because 90% of the shows I've ever downloaded from the internet have dots in the filename, so I decided it was best to try make NextPVR's recordings follow the same structure.

ie, here is some typical examples from the internet:

Better.Call.Saul.S01E02.HDTV.HebSubs.XviD-AFG.mkv
Outlander.S01E16.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION.mkv
The.Americans.S03E11.720p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.h.264-NTb.mkv
Marco.Polo.S01E05.Hashshashin.NF.WEBRip.x264-NTb.avi

Very rarely do I ever come across a filename from the internet that has spaces in it. I'm surprised that you guys find it strange.

[puck64]

Because 90% of the shows I've ever downloaded from the internet have dots in the filename, so I decided it was best to try make NextPVR's recordings follow the same structure.
.......
Very rarely do I ever come across a filename from the internet that has spaces in it. I'm surprised that you guys find it strange.

Ok you like DOTS

I found the switch ... and its now off

As for the matching the internet .... well dots in the name is a requirement (?????) that came in about 2 or 3 years ago and its a real pain in the butt.

Has anyone checked out my code? I would love to know if I have the right SQLite syntax

Regards,
Mark
(Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.)