Rename Recording

[turkey]

Is this correct?

Sorry about that, it was incorrect. The batch file should have a line in it that says:
recordingsmanager %1

I still can't figure this out. Do you use renamerecording.exe or recordingsmanager.exe in postprocessing.bat?

I use recordingsmanager because it allows me to rename the recordings in a configurable way. Recordingsmanager and renamerecordings are two defferent programs. Renamerecordings will only rename the recording, while recordingsmanager will also (if you want) start comskip, comclean, and will limit the number of a specific show you have on your hard drive. Use one or the other.

What else are you confused about?

[bobrap]

I'm not about the exe files now. I just want to have programs that are not run through ShowAnalyzer and Videoredo, to be renamed to just the movie title. Make sense? Thanks.

[turkey]

I just want to have programs...to be renamed to just the movie title.

Renamerecording will do this for you easily. Just follow the directions on this page: renamerecording

Recordingsmanager will do it with more work on your part, but it may do it better in the end.

[jksmurf]

Hiya, caould I ask for a small change to the WIKI explanation, so that folks (like me) know to put the exe file IN the GBPVR directory

Current:

RenameRecording is simple utility app, that is added to the PostProcessing.bat file. It will take in the full path name for the recording that just finished, and look it up in the program guide. If a subtitle exists for the recording, the file will be renamed to the Sub Title name. The GBPVR database will also be changed to reflect the new name.

Suggested:

RenameRecording is a simple utility app, that should be placed in the gbpvr root directory (normally C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\). A line should be added to the PostProcessing.bat file to run the program automatically upon completion of a recording. The utility will recognize the full path name of the recording that just finished, and look it up in the program guide. If a subtitle exists for that recording, the file will be renamed to the Subtitle name. The GBPVR database will also be changed to reflect the new name.

Cheers,

k.

[KingArgyle]

Yes, RenameRecording should work with comskip. I know several people are using it with it.

The order you run Rename and Comskip in is:

Comskip
Rename

Rename still needs to be the last entry in the BAT file. You also need to make sure ComSkip deletes it's logo file once it completes.

[KingArgyle]

RenameRecording that is posted on the Wiki is the most current version. It was updated to include -t option for including the Title name along with the subtitle. I updated this a couple of months ago.

RecordingManager is a program by ZaDDaZ that combines MaxRecordings and RenameRecordings plus some other options. I only use RenameRecording and know nothing about the RecordingManager or it's source.

[Pioneer4x4]

KingArgyle,
I have been running renamerecordingS dated 5/5/05, is there anything significant I am missing? It works like a charm, and I rely on it alot, since I manually update the shows entries in the database with episode number, so when they do record, they are numbered.

[KingArgyle]

Nope. Last update I did was the request to be able to add the Title along with the subtitle. If you don't need that option, then no real reason to update. I'm always of the opinion if it is working, don't mess with it.

[zehd]

I know some people are gonna kill me, especially 'cause one of great things RenameRecording does is get rid of the unslighty string of numbers in the video file name, but...

When I have a directory with my recordings, after they are renamed to the epsiode names (with or without the main title) the file list may have the episodes out of order with regard to airdate...

Ideally I'd love to have season and episode numbers added to the string, but I know that would be next to impossible as that information is not in the gbpvr database.

The next best thing would be to have a date and/or time stamp switch which would insert somewhere in the filename something like 2006-03-10 or 2006-03-10 1900...

(Need the time too. Scrubs as an example is airing two new episodes a day...)

Or I suppose you could just leave the title alone, and just append the episode title..

Again, I know that that sort of goes against what you were doing with the program in the first place.

I'd just rather have my episodes listed in order of airdate, (and not by changing explorer's view by creation date attribute)

If it would be any help, I would document it all up for you... :-)

eg:

My Buddy's Booty.mpg
My Cabbage.mpg

or

Scrubs - My Buddy's Booty.mpg
Scrubs - My Cabbage.mpg


These will sort by file correctly:

2006-02-28-1900 - My Cabbage.mpg
2006-02-28-1930 - My Buddy's Booty.mpg

or

Scrubs-2006-02-28-1900-My Cabbage.mpg
Scrubs-2006-02-28-1930-My Buddy's Booty.mpg


Thanks so much...

Frank

PS one more idea, would be to rename the zip file with a version number so we could always be sure we have the right version

[turkey]

@zehd: try recordingsmanager. You can get it here.

It integrates comskip, comclean, maxrecordings, and renames your recordings. I have it set to only rename the recordings, because the way it renames them is configurable in the xml file that comes with it. You can add in the date and time to the filename.