Not saving in s01e01 file format

[jeflatt]

I'm running NextPVR 3.5.7 on Windows 7-64 bit. I use an OTA antenna and tuner card as my input. I have zap2xml providing my EPG data. All of this is working great, and my guide is staying current, and my scheduled recordings are in fact being recorded. In my settings, however, I have checked that I would like the recordings saved with the s01e01 naming format. I do this because I use Emby server to manage my recorded TV along side my personally owned movies and TV series that I have ripped to my hard drive. Emby uses the s01e01 format to identify episodes, and without it it just lists garbage and you have to guess at which episode it is.

The zap2xml creates the xmltv.xml file with all of the guide data in it. When looking at the .xml it shows that the <episode-num system="dd_progid"> and provides an episode number that looks like EP00681911.0304. NextPVR seems to be able to figure out which episode it is from this information and provide the proper metadata in the guide and recording descriptions. So if it recognizes the specific episode, why won't it name the episode with the s01e01 format so Emby can obtain the proper metadata as well?

Is there something I can do to fix this? Is there some batch script that can look at the .ts file created by NextPVR and do an automatic rename to append the s01e01 in the file name?

[sub]

It'll be because the zap2xml listings aren't providing the season/episode numbers. The "EP00681911.0304" number is useful for comparing shows to tell if it's a new episode or a duplicate of another show, but doesn't tell us the season/episode numbers.

Your options are either somehow get zap2xml to include the season/episode numbers, or switch to an EPG source like Schedules Direct, which supplies this info.

[jeflatt]

If I can get zap2xml to get that information, what exactly do I need to include? The season number is pretty straightforward, but what specifically is NextPVR looking for in the episode number? Is it looking for the episode number within the series, or the episode number within the season? Is there any other information that it will need? Are there any numerical offsets that need to be applied? (i.e. typically first episode is #1, but code variables usually start with 0 so you have to offset by -1)

[sub]

The standard xmltv format for this is:

<episode-num system="xmltv_ns">2 . 9 . 0/1</episode-num>

which is:
<episode-num system="xmltv_ns">Season. Episode. {Part number/Number of parts in this episode}</episode-num>

if you google "xmltv_ns" you'll find more info.

[mvallevand]

You can use imageGrabLite to rename shows with valid name/subtitles to .S#.E# format but I'd still recommend Schedules Direct as the best source for your EPG data.

Martin