Recordings... Need Metadata

[puck64]

Hi All,

I thought I would start a new Thread for this as the Thread I posted in was last used in 2005

I would love to see some Metadata from EPG_EVENT.description included with the recordings.

It is often the only place that I can get the Season and Episode information.
From a ".wtv" show converted to ".dvr-ms" I can get the following ..
Movie name : Masters Of Sex
Movie name/More : (S.3,Ep.2) Three's a Crowd - The shockwaves surrounding the events of Masters and Johnson's press
conference begin to reverberate around their universe as the book nears its release. #MastersofSex
WM/MediaStationCallSign : SBS HD

I would also like to see The Station Call Sign appended to the saved file name. This can be obtained from SCHEDULED_RECORDING.channel_name.
eg.
"935" "935" "Masters Of Sex" "D:\RecordedTV\Masters Of Sex\Masters Of Sex_20150813_21302230.ts" "1" "2015-08-13 11:25:00" "2015-08-13 12:30:00" "20" "7152" "65" "SBS HD" "<Event>

"D:\RecordedTV\Masters Of Sex\Masters Of Sex_20150813_21302230.ts"
would become
"D:\RecordedTV\Masters Of Sex\Masters Of Sex_20150813_21302230 SBS HD.ts"

Regards,
Mark
(Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment)

[Graham]

NextPVR will run a command file called postprocessing.bat at the end of each recording if the .bat file exists. Some values are passed to the .bat file and you could use the passed values to extract other data from the database ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...Files#toc3

Plus, data is stored as an alternate data stream within the recording .ts file and can be accessed in several ways including, for example, more < recording.ts:metadata.xml (use a real filename instead of "recording.ts").

[sub]

As Graham mentioned above, it already stores meta data with the recording. By default it's embedded in an alternate data stream, but it can be easily configured to write it to an xml file.

To view this metadata, you can do this:

notepad.exe c:\path\to\some-recording.ts:metadata.xml

[johnsonx42]

I believe there is also a config.xml setting to force it to make a separate metadata file if you like.

[sub]

That config.xml setting is <StoreSeparateMetadataXml>. If you set it to 'true', it'll write the metadata to a separate file.

[puck64]

Hi All,

Thank you for the replies.
I tried notepad.exe "D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts":metadata.xml
And got the following ......

Notepad
---------------------------
The D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts file is too large for Notepad.

Use another editor to edit the file.

Mediainfo Gives me .... I cannot see any metadata
General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 3.31 GiB
Duration : 55mn 54s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 8 480 Kbps

Video
ID : 561 (0x231)
Menu ID : 1315 (0x523)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : Variable
Format settings, picture structure : Frame
Codec ID : 2
Duration : 55mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 7 673 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 15.0 Mbps
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : Component
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.197
Time code of first frame : 23:28:12:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Open
Stream size : 3.00 GiB (90%)
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 563 (0x233)
Menu ID : 1315 (0x523)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format profile : Dolby Digital
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 6
Duration : 55mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -486ms
Stream size : 154 MiB (5%)
Language : English

Text
ID : 565 (0x235)-801
Menu ID : 1315 (0x523)
Format : Teletext Subtitle
Language : English

Menu
ID : 560 (0x230)
Menu ID : 1315 (0x523)
Duration : 55mn 54s
List : 518 (0x206) () / 561 (0x231) (MPEG Video) / 563 (0x233) (AC-3, English) / 565 (0x235) () / 665 (0x299) ()
Language : / / English


I have gone with the config.xml File alteration and set <StoreSeparateMetadataXml> to true. to see what that gives me

Are there any examples of the following BAT Files "PostProcessing.bat", "ParallelProcessing.bat" and "UpdateEPG.bat" that I can use as a base for my own versions

Regards,
Mark
(Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment)

[ACTCMS]

Hi All,

I tried notepad.exe "D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts":metadata.xml

Maybe try including :metadata.xml within the quotes...
notepad.exe "D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts:metadata.xml"

Alex

[puck64]

Maybe try including :metadata.xml within the quotes...
notepad.exe "D:\RecordedTV\Outback Truckers\Outback Truckers_20150811_23320031.ts:metadata.xml"

Alex

Hi Alex,

Windows 10 Notepad just sits there spinning its wheels till get I kill it after about 1 to 2 minutes.

The Alteration to the "config.xml" file worked. Here is the result ...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<recording>
<filename>D:\RecordedTV\Uranium Twisting the Dragons Tail\Uranium Twisting the Dragons Tail_20150816_20352135.ts</filename>
<channel>SBS HD</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2015-08-16 20:30:00</startTime>
<endTime>2015-08-16 22:45:00</endTime>
<channel_OID>7152</channel_OID>
<title>Uranium: Twisting the Dragon&apos;s Tail</title>
<subtitle></subtitle>
<description>The Rock that Changed the World - Dr Derek Muller takes us to Northern Australia and then on a remarkable journey to see how from the ashes of Hiroshima, uranium promised a new age. (Part 2) #SBSDoco</description>
<uid></uid>
<firstrun>true</firstrun>
</recording>

Regards,
Mark
(Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment)

[Graham]

I would love to see some Metadata from EPG_EVENT.description included with the recordings.

Did you see this ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...geGrabLite

Plus, this worked for me ... more < recording.ts:metadata.xml

[jksmurf]

This one has been on my wishlist for quite a while, great to see it beign dsicussed.

The above seems pretty complicated to my feeble brain; can someone clear a few things up for me (and hopefully others)?

1. What is needed for the metadata to actually show up in the RECORDINGS screen? Is it an XML file?
2. Where should this XML file be stored? (a) In the folder where the show is kept or (b) in the same folder as where all the show Media images are kept (sorry am not at home PC), can't recall the folder name or © Elsewhere (where?).
3. For (2) is the location configurable? I ask because I have seen a bunch of XML files in the folder where all the show Media images are kept. If they are there already (I assume ImageGrabLite put them there?), then I think these will do what I need, lookign in them, they contain a lot of infomation!
4. As the above dsicussion looks like a manual procedure (please correct me if it is not), then how do you actually create this metadata XML file based on the show you just recorded i.e. how do you call it from the show automagically and put it in the correct folder so it just SHOWS UP in the RECORDINGS screen?

Thanks!

k.