How can I rename recordings to include episode?

[tpgbpvr]

Hello all.

I now use my gbpvr to record shows and then convert them to mp4 to playback on my ipod. I run comskip and comclean then move the file to my default conversion folder. I get this all to work (then videora runs automatically and converts to mp4 ready to transfer to my ipod).

BUT, I would like the recordings to be named with the show name as well as the episode name.
Currenlty I get a name like this: Seinfeld_20051123_23300000.mpg

I would like it to appear like this: Seinfeld - The Blood.mpg

I have tried renamerecording and this, as far I as I am able to figure out, will rename the show to the episode only, so The Blood.mpg.

After renamerecording I obviously I lose the file (since %1 no longer works) and I don't know how to automatically cut and move the file to my default conversion directory. How can I also find the name of the recently renamed file and then move it?

Any help?

Here is my postproceessing.bat

comskip %1
call comclean %1
del "%~dpn1.log"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.logo.txt"
del "%~dpn1_original.mpg"
RenameRecording %1 > RenameRecording.log
move %1 F:\Media\Video\Videora\Downloads



FYI.......the Videora\Downloads location runs Videora and converts anything dumped there to mp4 for the ipod.

Thanks!


I had originally mis-posted in the plugins forum. This is a more approriate forum sorry.

[sub]

This is probably better placed in the plugins forum, since there is nothing built in that'll do this for you. Moved.

[KingArgyle]

There are several different versions of RenameRecordings. I believe ZaDDaZ had a version that would do what you wanted. I'd recommend doing a search in the forums for some of his posts.

[tpgbpvr]

Thanks. I have found many posts and it seems like the question has been asked a few times... but I don't see an answer. It seems like the xml file could be updated, but not being a programmer am unable to do so without some guidance.

If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it.

[b00sfuk]

I'm also intererest in renaming with series & episode name but cannot find any information anywhere. Is there a version of renamerecordings anywhere that allows this please?

[reboot]

The best you can do, is have gbpvr put the recordings into their own folder, titled by show name, then rename recordings will rename the actual mpg to the show's subtitle.
eg.
You're recording a series titled "Buffy".
Each episode is named differently, maybe, "Welcome", then the second episode is named, "Harvest", then third, "Witch", etc...
GBPVR will put those recordings into a folder named "Buffy", and each episode in that folder will have those unique names.
All this information comes from your TV guide listing, so if they don't provide it, you don't get it, and renamerecordings won't rename anything.

[David]

I found a utility in the forums called recinfo. I use it to send e-mails notifying me of completed recordings, including any problems encountered. It will also call a batch file with all sorts of parameters, including channel, show name, episode name, etc. It would be fairly trivial to rename the show and move the file to a processing directory. A little more work to clean up the recording directory. Recinfo would be called from postprocessing.bat as one of the last commands (after any other utility that required the %1 command line arguement).

Note! The utility does not update the GBPVR database. GBPVR will delete the database entry when it can no longer find the associated file.

[b00sfuk]

Thanks for info, I'll use the folders method for now and have a look at recinfo when I get time. I am still undecided as to the added value of the database (and programme descriptions etc.) over just using the video library (and then being able to postprocess as described). I'm new to GB-PVR so I'm trying to continue my library as I did with my old solution.

[reboot]

For the OP, you could try this:

Code:

comskip %1
call comclean %1
del "%~dpn1.log"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.logo.txt"
del "%~dpn1_original.mpg"
RenameRecording %1 > RenameRecording.log
move "%~dpn1.mpg F:\Media\Video\Videora\Downloads\*.*"

[David]

For the OP, you could try this:

Code:

comskip %1
call comclean %1
del "%~dpn1.log"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.logo.txt"
del "%~dpn1_original.mpg"
RenameRecording %1 > RenameRecording.log
move "%~dpn1.mpg F:\Media\Video\Videora\Downloads\*.*"

I think the "%~dpn1" would get clobbered by renamerecording. I've also had problems when specifying wildcards in the destination of my move. The Win2k/winXP VDM only wants the destination directory. Something like this would work better:

move "%~dp1*.mpg" "F:\Media\Video\Videora\Downloads\"

This, of course, would move every *.mpg file in the directory, including any that are currently being recorded. Use with care!