recording tv without season and episode numbers but with the original airdate

[jakeywolfiesmith]

Hi all , as the title says just wondering if nextpvr can record tv with the original airdate in the file name not sure how its done . i use mcebuddy to do its stuff but it says nextpvr need original airdate in the file name ..... this is what mcebuddy says :- If none of the above metadata extraction techniques work, MCEBuddy can also extract metadata (Showname and Original Broadcast Date and Time, which can then be used to get download additional metadata from the internet) from the filename when set in NextPVR/nPVR/SiliconDust DVR format:
SHOWNAME_AIRDATE_AIRTIME.<ext>

any help would be great

many thanks

[BrettB]

Hi all , as the title says just wondering if nextpvr can record tv with the original airdate in the file name not sure how its done . i use mcebuddy to do its stuff but it says nextpvr need original airdate in the file name ..... this is what mcebuddy says :- If none of the above metadata extraction techniques work, MCEBuddy can also extract metadata (Showname and Original Broadcast Date and Time, which can then be used to get download additional metadata from the internet) from the filename when set in NextPVR/nPVR/SiliconDust DVR format:
SHOWNAME_AIRDATE_AIRTIME.<ext>

In the NextPVR Settings, go to the Recording Tab, and then in the File Naming section, uncheck "S01E01 file naming format if possible". That should cause NextPVR to use the naming format you quote. Note: it is the actual airdate (i.e. the date and time that NextPVR made the recording), not the original airdate. For first-run, first-airing episodes those dates should be the same, but for later airings, the actual airdate will be later than the original airdate.