STV Import: A Collection of Minor Tweaks for the Default STV for SageTV 5.0/6.0

[JREkiwi]

Fixed up the comskip link.

[SpaceFuzz]

Just installed the 10/28 stvi on Sage v6. Installed without a hitch.

I noticed the Autoskip feature still doesn't work correctly when it autoskips a commercial segment and you manually back up to replay the skipped segment. First, it doesn't seem to disable itself so you can play the skipped segment unless you do it 2 or 3 times. Then, it doesn't re-enable the autoskipping so that 10 minutes later, the next commercial segment is properly skipped. Any status on this bug?

I tell you what, ComSkip & ShowAnalyzer's ability to detect commercials, and plugins like this that can autoskip during playback are among the most wonderful things about SageTV. Thanks for all the hard work, everyone. Awesome!

[davidk21770]

The ELD skip version has a bug in it for me that if the status bar at the bottom that shows where in the show you are and where the commercials are is displayed when it needs to skip, it will turn itself off. The author says that he can't tell that it's been turned off this way so he doesn't know to turn back on. With v5 of sage, I would need to turn it off and back on using the menu. With v6, this item's no longer on the quick menu and I have to go all the way to setup to do this (PITA). So, it works great as long as ShowAnalyzer gets it right. But if I have to hunt around because it missed one or got some show identified as commercial, I end up with it turned off <sigh>.

[JREkiwi]

Originally Posted by SpaceFuzz

I noticed the Autoskip feature still doesn't work correctly when it autoskips a commercial segment and you manually back up to replay the skipped segment. First, it doesn't seem to disable itself so you can play the skipped segment unless you do it 2 or 3 times. Then, it doesn't re-enable the autoskipping so that 10 minutes later, the next commercial segment is properly skipped. Any status on this bug?

The comskip function in this stvi is lifted directly from sundansx's Comskip Playback w/ support for EDL
and so still has the "stops working if too many buttons are pushed" bug. sundansx say's he's identified the problem but there is no fix for it currently. I've had a quick look at it. If you could try out 1.1.4 and see if that helps the problem. If it does fix it, I'll replace 1.1.3.

The features in 1.1.3 are:
Sage version 6 quick menu for autoskip on/off
Marker icons on the airing for comskip files existing.
Option item to delete comskip files (.edl, .txt, .vPrj) rsagetv99

John

[farfromuman]

The newer version of comskip edl locks up the UI within minutes of importing without even playing any video, version 1.1 or 1.0 from 10/21/06 works fine. The only other import is Nielm's menu. This happened in Beta 12 and now in 13. Do you have any ideas on what it might be.

Thanks,

Mariusz

[JREkiwi]

Originally Posted by farfromuman

The newer version of comskip edl lock up the UI within minutes of importing without even playing any video, version 1.1 or 1.0 from 10/21/06 works fine. The only other import is Nielm's menu. This happened in Beta 12 and now in 13. Do you have any ideas on what it might be.

Mariusz, I don't see any problem that is only caused by this import, but I do suffer from mike1961's reported problem here.

John

[davidk21770]

Originally Posted by JREkiwi

The comskip function in this stvi is lifted directly from sundansx's Comskip Playback w/ support for EDL
and so still has the "stops working if too many buttons are pushed" bug. sundansx say's he's identified the problem but there is no fix for it currently. I've had a quick look at it. If you could try out 1.1.4 and see if that helps the problem. If it does fix it, I'll replace 1.1.3.

The features in 1.1.3 are:
Sage version 6 quick menu for autoskip on/off
Marker icons on the airing for comskip files existing.
Option item to delete comskip files (.edl, .txt, .vPrj) rsagetv99

John

Working GREAT here!!! Thank you!

[JREkiwi]

Thanks davidk21770, but the question is, did 1.1.4 fix the "stops working if too many buttons are pushed" bug? I've never seen it.

John

[davidk21770]

Originally Posted by JREkiwi

Thanks davidk21770, but the question is, did 1.1.4 fix the "stops working if too many buttons are pushed" bug? I've never seen it.

John

Yes. That problem was significant for me and since I installed 1.1.4, it hasn't occurred.

[mightyt]

I'm Bummed ....

Upcoming Movies deos not work on v.4.x ... Screen tries to come up but hangs...

Also ...

Neither does Old 2 Pane Recordings ... This one I can't even find the Internal Screen Name when adding to the menu ...

Guess that means I have to waut until I can upgraqde my server to v.6.x when it arrives ...

Thaniks, T.

[dj7675]

Originally Posted by JREkiwi

1. Read MY files. 1.4 (23 Oct 2006) Provides basic .my file reading. For Sage version 5 and 6.
.

Does this read existing .my files, or does it also write .my files as recordings are made? Looking for something like germsage that writes the .my files.

Darin

[JREkiwi]

Originally Posted by dj7675

Does this read existing .my files, or does it also write .my files as recordings are made? Looking for something like germsage that writes the .my files.

Darin, it only does reading. Writing is pretty easy to do, but if you are wanting Sage to read the Germsage format .my files it would take a bit more work.

Originally Posted by mightyt

Upcoming Movies deos not work on v.4.x

mightyt, I don't have a version 4 stv to test, but they do work on version 5 and 6.

John

[dj7675]

John,

I currently just need it to write the files. I use them when I watch my recorded content with my roku hd1000. There are 2 applications on the roku photobride that have added the ability to read these files when browsing sage recordings. They were kind enough to add this filetype into their app and it has worked very well for several people. I would hate to see it go away in 6. I would be extremeley grateful if you had the time to implement it.

Thanks

Darin

[JREkiwi]

Darin, here it is. Stolen from Germsage. Has the same setup panel to enable/disable.

John

Edit: See first post for latest version

[dj7675]

Thanks. I will check it out.

Darin

[JREkiwi]

Decided to change my approach to .my file creation and reading. Thanks to flachbar I've ported the SageMC version of .my file creation.

RW My Files 1.0 (4 Nov 2006)
- Reads .my files. Supports many more fields than my old version. Can be enabled/disabled
- Create .my files for all recordings. Can be enabled/disabled but requires restart to activate.
- Cleanup of orphan .my files. Can be enabled/disabled but requires restart to activate.
- Create .my files for individual recording. Can be enabled/disabled
- Uses the same properties as SageMC so switching between the Default STV and SageMC will keep the same functions enabled/disabled.
- Works on version 5 & 6

John

Edit: See first post for latest version

[dj7675]

Sounds great. I will give it a go tonight. Not sure if this is the best place to pose the question or not, but was wondering if there was a similar tool that would do the same thing for cover art. The .my file import will create a file called recordingname.my with the description. What about an import that would create a coverart called recordingname.jpg? Sage can pull the coverart from IMDB and sage it, now we just need it to give it the correct name and save it to the same folder as the recording. Is this possible or is there an existing tool that does this?

Darin

[JREkiwi]

New version of RW My Files 1.1 (4 Nov 2006)

Adds ability to create .my file from any past or future airing. Saves into path specified in Options/Customize.
Fixes unset attributes

John

Edit: See first post for latest version

[davidk21770]

Originally Posted by JREkiwi

New version of RW My Files 1.1 (4 Nov 2006)

Adds ability to create .my file from any past or future airing. Saves into path specified in Options/Customize.
Fixes unset attributes

John

How do I use this?

If I have an mpg that I add to my sage recordings subdir, will this make sage see it as one of it's recorded files? (Not as an imported media file).

If I change a .my file associated with a file, how to I get sage to reread it, or is this automatic? (Set "read .my files"?)

What's the difference between individual my files and not?

Thanks!

[JREkiwi]

Originally Posted by davidk21770

How do I use this?

If I have an mpg that I add to my sage recordings subdir, will this make sage see it as one of it's recorded files? (Not as an imported media file).

If I change a .my file associated with a file, how to I get sage to reread it, or is this automatic? (Set "read .my files"?)

What's the difference between individual my files and not?

davidk21770, sorry should really have given an explaination of some of this stuff.

Adding an mpg to the sage recordings subdir, will not make sage see it as one of it's recorded files. But if you have details for it in your epg you can make a .my file for it using the individual make .my file from any past or future airing. You'll need to rename the new .my file to the same name as your file. (Saves me a bit of keying)

If read .my files is set, it will read any .my file when you go into the video detail page, nothing is stored anywhere other than in the .my file, so if you change the file the next time you go into video detail it will pick up your changes.

Create .my files for all recordings is a background process that makes .my files for all recordings.

Make individual .my files adds a button to the video advanced options panel and the video detail panel. (only if a .my file doesn't exist). Can be used for creating a .my file for any sage recording (put in same directory as mpg) or any past or future airing (created with a filename of tile.my or title-episode.my if you have include episode names in filenames turned on and put into the manual .my directory, defaults to your first recordings directory but can be changed)

John