Show and Episode .nfo's saved

[nathan909]

Is there a way to have NextPVR create tvshow.nfo, episodeName.nfo, poster.jpg for recorded shows. This is what Kodi requires for episodes to display in TV Shows. i see it saves an XML in the folder but no .nfp


Family Feud - S22E07 - Episode 7.nfo

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<episodedetails>
  <plot>Know what this is about?</plot>
  <outline />
  <lockdata>false</lockdata>
  <dateadded>2021-03-18 19:31:37</dateadded>
  <title>Episode #22.7</title>
  <episode>7</episode>
  <season>22</season>
  <aired>2020-10-08</aired>
  <showtitle>Family Feud (1999)</showtitle>
  <uniqueid default="true" type="imdb">tt13247752</uniqueid>
</episodedetails>

tvshow.nfo

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<tvshow>
  <plot><![CDATA[60 Minutes has been on the air since 1968, beginning on a Tuesday, but spending most of its time on Sundays, where it remains today.

This popular news magazine provides both hard hitting investigations, interviews and features, along with people in the news and current events.

60 Minutes has set unprecedented records in the Nielsen's ratings with a number 1 rating, five times, making it among the most successful TV programs in all of television history.

This series has won more Emmy awards than any other news program and in 2003, Don Hewitt, the creator (back in 1968), was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Emmy, along with the 60 Minute correspondents.

Added to the 11 Peabody awards, this phenomenally long-lived series has collected 78 awards up to the 2005 season and remains among the viewers top choice for news magazine features.]]></plot>
  <outline><![CDATA[60 Minutes has been on the air since 1968, beginning on a Tuesday, but spending most of its time on Sundays, where it remains today.

This popular news magazine provides both hard hitting investigations, interviews and features, along with people in the news and current events.

60 Minutes has set unprecedented records in the Nielsen's ratings with a number 1 rating, five times, making it among the most successful TV programs in all of television history.

This series has won more Emmy awards than any other news program and in 2003, Don Hewitt, the creator (back in 1968), was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Emmy, along with the 60 Minute correspondents.

Added to the 11 Peabody awards, this phenomenally long-lived series has collected 78 awards up to the 2005 season and remains among the viewers top choice for news magazine features.]]></outline>
  <lockdata>false</lockdata>
  <dateadded>2021-04-06 14:36:40</dateadded>
  <title>60 Minutes</title>
  <originaltitle>60 Minutes</originaltitle>
  <actor>
    <name>Lesley Stahl</name>
    <role>Host</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
    <tmdbid>197819</tmdbid>
  </actor>
.........................................................
    <tmdbid>73641</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Sanjay Gupta</name>
    <role>Correspondent</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Diane Sawyer</name>
    <role>Correspondent</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Meredith Vieira</name>
    <role>Correspondent</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
    <tmdbid>118490</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Walter Cronkite</name>
    <role>Correspondent</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
    <tmdbid>83786</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <trailer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLoftMHrVvE&amp;hd=1</trailer>
  <rating>8.7</rating>
  <year>1968</year>
  <mpaa>TV-PG</mpaa>
  <imdb_id>tt0123338</imdb_id>
  <tmdbid>651</tmdbid>
  <premiered>1968-09-24</premiered>
  <releasedate>1968-09-24</releasedate>
  <runtime>45</runtime>
  <genre>News</genre>
  <studio>CBS</studio>
  <zap2itid>EP00000035</zap2itid>
  <uniqueid type="Tvdb">73290</uniqueid>
  <tvdbid>73290</tvdbid>
  <uniqueid type="Imdb">tt0123338</uniqueid>
  <uniqueid type="Tmdb">651</uniqueid>
  <uniqueid type="Zap2It">EP00000035</uniqueid>
  <id>73290</id>
  <episodeguide>
    <url cache="73290.xml">https://www.thetvdb.com/api/1D62F2F90030C444/series/73290/all/en.zip</url>
  </episodeguide>
  <season>-1</season>
  <episode>-1</episode>
  <displayorder>aired</displayorder>
  <status>Continuing</status>
  <showtitle>60 Minutes</showtitle>
  <ratings>
    <rating default="true" max="10" name="tvdb">
      <value>8.7</value>
      <votes>490</votes>
    </rating>
  </ratings>
  <thumb aspect="poster">http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/bpfKrFG9N97gIfnBK4gtAC2yop7.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="43" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/73290-43.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="45" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/73290-45.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="46" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/73290-46.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="47" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/73290-47.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="48" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/73290-48.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="50" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/5b58960c111cb.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="poster" season="51" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasons/5c33812c22ae5.jpg</thumb>
  <thumb aspect="banner" season="52" type="season">https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/seasonswide/5c8a5665330d2.jpg</thumb>
  <fanart>
    <thumb>https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/tv/73290/showbackground/60-minutes-5c89005ea85c8.jpg</thumb>
  </fanart>
  <certification>US:TV-PG</certification>
  <user_note />
</tvshow>

[sodaooch]

Is there a way to have NextPVR create tvshow.nfo, episodeName.nfo, poster.jpg for recorded shows. This is what Kodi requires for episodes to display in TV Shows. i see it saves an XML in the folder but no .nfp

Did you ever find a solution?

[mvallevand]

There is no automated method using my tools, since I figure most people just use pvr.nextpvr or other clients to play the recordings now and don't want to invest time in il. But the NFO file assume you have good EPG data so the S/E and movie year naming should allows Kodi, Plex etc to scan your recordings.

A long time ago I also posted a way to get NextPVR standard names in TV Shows when they don't have S/E or movie years. https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid440757

Martin

[sodaooch]

Thanks for the response. I did find a solution that works for me. Found this python setup that original creates an episode.nfo file, plus a thumbnail.jpg for any show that does not have s/e.

I modified it to also create a tvshow.nfo file in the shows folder so that Kodi will scan it properly.

Here is the original python setup that I used:

https://github.com/pkscout/trigger.kodiscan/wiki

[pkscout]

And here I was going to mention the tool I built and use. Glad you found it useful. It's for kind of a niche use case really. I record everything in NextPVR, but I really don't like the Kodi PVR interface. It's so basic. So this way I can scan TV shows into my library as they are recorded and get the full visual experience.