Version of DvbToXMLTV for NZ's DVB-t MHEG-5

[MCEabused]

A version of sub's DvbToXMLTV for NZ's DVB-T to hack out the EPG from the MHEG-5 data stream would be excellent, especially in the wake of the weekend's takedown notices by Sky NZ to EPG xml hosting web sites.
It would save having to buy a dish and DVB-S card purely for an epg and keep the Media PC from needing to access the internet at all.

I know it's a big ask thou.

Thanks

[Deev8]

Someone has done some work on an application to extract data from the New Zealand DVB-T broadcast MHEG-5 EPG. The project is hosted here: http://code.google.com/p/mheg2xmltv/

I understand that there are some unresolved issues and the application isn't "production-ready" yet.

[sub]

Version of DvbToXMLTV for NZ's DVB-t MHEG-5

I was never able to find a copy of the "ISO/IEC 13818-6" specification, otherwise I'd probably have looked into it by now. This specification describes the container format used for the delivery of MHEG-5 data, not the listings themselves, but is the hard bit of what is required.

[MCEabused]

maybe these links may help

http://www.mheg.org/users/mheg/archives.htm
for the uk MHEG-5_Profile_Issue_1.pdf

http://www.ece.virginia.edu/~mv/standard...18-6-1.pdf
for ISO/IEC 13818-6:1998/Amd.1:2000

http://webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_isoi...0%7Den.pdf
for a preview of the main doc

[sub]

maybe these links may help

http://www.mheg.org/users/mheg/archives.htm
for the uk MHEG-5_Profile_Issue_1.pdf

http://www.ece.virginia.edu/~mv/standard...18-6-1.pdf
for ISO/IEC 13818-6:1998/Amd.1:2000

Thanks, but unfortunately the 13818-6 spec isnt in those. I've hunted high and low for it in the past, and seem to remember visiting those same linkes.

Unfortunately '13818-6-1.pdf' is a small amendment document, that is intended as an update to part of the larger spec.

[MCEabused]

Beat me to the ammendment
the preview downloads a good chuck of the whole document
DSM-CCam Stream and Data objects and Data carousels

still sniffing for the whole doc

Some light bedtime reading

[sub]

the preview downloads what looks like the whole document to me

The preview document above is effectively the first chapter. ie, 35 pages of a 550 page document. 17 of those 35 are indexes for the stuff covered in the other 500 odd pages.

Some light bedtime reading

Yep, and some of these types of docs need to be read a few times before you get what they're trying to describe

[MCEabused]

The preview document above is effectively the first chapter. ie, 35 pages of a 550 page document. 17 of those 35 are indexes for the stuff covered in the other 500 odd pages.

Yep, and some of these types of docs need to be read a few times before you get what they're trying to describe

On that note perhaps you will enjoy this 30mb pdf
I think it may be the right one
http://www.ece.virginia.edu/~mv/standard...6-1998.zip

13818-6-1998.zip 29-Jul-2007 14:42 30M ouch!
:eek:
http://neuron2.net/library/mpeg2/ has some additional related standards docs

Thanks sub, I appreciate that your'e even taking the time to look at this one

[sub]

On that note perhaps you will enjoy this 30mb pdf
I think it may be the right one
http://www.ece.virginia.edu/~mv/standard...6-1998.zip

13818-6-1998.zip 29-Jul-2007 14:42 30M ouch!

Good job. That looks like a winner.

I cant give you a timeframe for it to implemented, but I'll certainly look into it.