Newbie help please!

[Fubrite]

Hi there!

I installed GBPVR yesterday, and am very pleased with it so far. I just have a couple of questions.

Is there any way of starting (or queueing up) a recording from the command line?

Is there a way of importing recordings (.avi's) I've made using another PVR program (Showshifter) into the Recordings database? Is that the same as Rectracker? Am I right in thinking that Rectracker keeps a database of all recordings so as to avoid duplicates, and if so, can I import my previous recordings into it, to avoid recording stuff I've already got?

And lastly - is there a way to assign/search on categories (drama, film etc) in GBPVR ( I haven't got round to installing/playing with plugins yet, and the answer to this may very well be there...)

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Fubrite]

Just bumping this back up to the top to see if anybody can help...

PS sorted the 'film search' query - web admin does the job nicely.

Thanks!

[elite]

Hi there!

I installed GBPVR yesterday, and am very pleased with it so far. I just have a couple of questions.

Is there any way of starting (or queueing up) a recording from the command line?

Not that I'm aware of

Is there a way of importing recordings (.avi's) I've made using another PVR program (Showshifter) into the Recordings database? Is that the same as Rectracker? Am I right in thinking that Rectracker keeps a database of all recordings so as to avoid duplicates, and if so, can I import my previous recordings into it, to avoid recording stuff I've already got?

I think your best bet would be to copy your recordings accross and then manually add entries into the gbpvr database (gbpvr.mdb)

And lastly - is there a way to assign/search on categories (drama, film etc) in GBPVR ( I haven't got round to installing/playing with plugins yet, and the answer to this may very well be there...)

Depends on your epg, I believe Zap2It provides genre information but most sources do not.

Thanks in advance for your help!

No problem - not sure how helpful I've been though, I'm sure others will chime in if they have any better solutions or suggestions

[fhmanas]

Regarding importing your recordings into GBPVR, if you are using Video Archive or XRecord (this is what I use), just registering the folders, automatically makes it available for GBPVR