STV Import: TV Info Screen V.1.0

[gplasky]

Turn off context sensitive fanart in the SageMC options.

Gerry

[superdodge]

Ben

I know that you've said you like static images rather than animated backgrounds so you haven't enabled that feature; however, I have noticed that TVIS always uses the same single image from my fanart for a single TV series.

So in addition to not supporting animated cycling backgrounds, TVIS also won't pick choose a random background each time it is opened?

[jaminben]

Originally Posted by superdodge

Ben

I know that you've said you like static images rather than animated backgrounds so you haven't enabled that feature; however, I have noticed that TVIS always uses the same single image from my fanart for a single TV series.

So in addition to not supporting animated cycling backgrounds, TVIS also won't pick choose a random background each time it is opened?

You are correct, it was never coded as it wasn't available at the time. To be honest I think TVIS is pretty much dead, well for me anyway.

[toricred]

Any chance that you'll set up GRS so it can be used for single recordings instead?

[jaminben]

Originally Posted by toricred

Any chance that you'll set up GRS so it can be used for single recordings instead?

Sorry, but its going to be a no.

[toricred]

Can't blame me for asking.

I see in your screen shots on the download page that the Season and Episode are showing up with the show title. I can't get it to do that. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

[jaminben]

Originally Posted by toricred

Can't blame me for asking.

No I can't blame you. TVIS looks awful.

Originally Posted by toricred

I see in your screen shots on the download page that the Season and Episode are showing up with the show title. I can't get it to do that. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

I use xmltv to get my guide and its the way digiguide supplies title data.

[superdodge]

Originally Posted by jaminben

You are correct, it was never coded as it wasn't available at the time. To be honest I think TVIS is pretty much dead, well for me anyway.

I hate to hear that! I think TVIS looks SOOOOOO much better than the default SageMC screens.

[bialio]

Shameless plug - I was going to assume ownership of jamin's TVIS since he's moved on to bigger and better things <Ortis> but I decided to just let it influence a full set of replacement screens for the TV - I'll put up some screen shots 2nite, but screens I've got 'unified' by my new theme are :

My TV
Recordings
Sub Group Recording (ie GRS)
Program Info (ie TVIS)
Guide
Schedule

btl.

[superdodge]

Originally Posted by bialio

Shameless plug - I was going to assume ownership of jamin's TVIS since he's moved on to bigger and better things <Ortis> but I decided to just let it influence a full set of replacement screens for the TV - I'll put up some screen shots 2nite, but screens I've got 'unified' by my new theme are :

My TV
Recordings
Sub Group Recording (ie GRS)
Program Info (ie TVIS)
Guide
Schedule

btl.

I'm looking forward to those screen shots! My Center Sage equipped HTPC needs them!

[mkanet]

Some newbie questions:

I loaded this addon, and selected in the sageMC options to use "AMIS" as my "Custom Program Info Screen". However, when I select a recording from sageMC "Recorded TV" section, I still get the old "Program Info" screen; which is where Im hoping/expecting it will be changed after loading AMIS and selecting AMIS as the "Custom Program Info Screen".

If I go to my video imports and select a video that I know for sure is in the internet database builtin to BMI, I still dont see a background. I have to manually select Edit Video Info, and select "Metadata Fanart", and manually again select the Fanart for the video.. Also I am not sure what needs to go into the 3rd box transparent box on the right side. It's blank.

I am getting this in the Video imports section *if* I manually load the metadata and still not working correctly
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...nshot-0658.jpg

I am still getting this:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...nshot-0659.jpg

All in all, I was hoping for a Nice looking enhanced Program Info to replace the one that comes with sageMC. Instead, it got something in the Imported videos section wish isnt automatic (the automatic metadata issue might be a problem with BMI).

Could someone please tell me what's wrong. I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!

[bialio]

So this thread talks about the TV Info Screen import - but you set it to the AMIS (Advanced Movie Screen Import)

I suspect that the movie screen import won't play nice as the Program Info screen......

[mkanet]

I'm completely confused. What's the difference between Advanced Movie Screen Import compared to Program Info Screen. Which one is used to replace the Program Info screen builtin to SageMC?

Edit: Same problem with TV movie info. When I go to program info of any TV recording, I still see the old program info builtin to sageMC. I dont really care about import videos. All I want is fanart support for the existing sageMC Program Info for TV shows.

Originally Posted by bialio

So this thread talks about the TV Info Screen import - but you set it to the AMIS (Advanced Movie Screen Import)

I suspect that the movie screen import won't play nice as the Program Info screen......

[bialio]

SageMC supports addins that replace the Program Info screen for both TV and Video - however these are seperate entities.

The AMIS import is for Video Program Info.
The TV Info Screen import is for TV Program Info.


Just make sure that you are specifying the right screen for the right context. Using the AMIS (which has it's own thread here) for the TV Program Info is not the right way to do it - which is what you say above that you are doing.
btl.

[mkanet]

Thanks BTL for clarifying. I have followed the instructions correctly for "TV info" import. However I have one VERY important question. Basically automatic fanart doesnt work.

I am not getting fanart for any of the TV shows. My understanding is all I have to do is copy the BMI install files to the respective folders, In SageMC import the MetadataFanartTools-SageMC.xml, SageMC/Extras/Batch Metadata Importer=Automatic, SageMC/Main/Global UI Options/Display/FanArt Options/Fan Art Central Path=E:\Fanart.
The only way to get fanart is to manually go into imported videos, Edit Video Info, select Metadata/Fanart, choose the video name. Thats the only way my fanart central folder receives the files. I dont know how to make this automatic for TV Info. I am not sure where else to get help. I tried the BMI import thread as well.