Change Default TV Title Mask

[NetworkGuy]

I want to change the default mask used to scan for TV shows.

I have a program that pulls files from my Tivo to an import directory on my SageTV Server. The files are named as follows:

Franklin and Bash (2011_06_08) - (101) Pilot.mpg

(Series)..............(Air Date)...........SEE..Title

Would changing the Default Mask to the following work?

${Title} (${OriginalAirDate}) - (${SeasonNumber:java.text.DecimalFormat:0}${EpisodeNumber:java.text.DecimalFormat:00}) ${EpisodeName}

Thanks,
John

[stuckless]

Title masks are used by the UI to render a formatted title, they are not used by the scrapers at all.

What you need to do, is either rename your files to conform to BMT, or create a new TV filename scaper and provide an implementation for your custom filename. The latter is much more complicated, and as such, very few people do it.

But, you can look at the existing scrapers in the STVs/Phoenix/scrapers/xbmc/tvfilenames/ area.

[NetworkGuy]

I would prefer not to have to rename the files.

I took a look at the existing scrapers in the directory.

I have done programming in the past, so I am willing to take a crack at it. Is there documentation on how to build the expression?

Thanks,
John

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by NetworkGuy

I would prefer not to have to rename the files.

I took a look at the existing scrapers in the directory.

I have done programming in the past, so I am willing to take a crack at it. Is there documentation on how to build the expression?

Thanks,
John

The expressions are "regular expression" with groups. If you look at one of the existing scrapers, you might get an idea of how it's done.

Also, I can review your scraper for you as well.

[NetworkGuy]

I tried recording a TV show using one of the file formats from the manual:

Series -- Episode Title

Here is the filename:

Friends -- The One With Joeys Fridge.mpg

Yet, when I browse to the file, BMT STILL identifies the Media Type as movie.

Anyway to change the defualt to TV Show?

Thanks,
John

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by NetworkGuy

I tried recording a TV show using one of the file formats from the manual:

Series -- Episode Title

Here is the filename:

Friends -- The One With Joeys Fridge.mpg

Yet, when I browse to the file, BMT STILL identifies the Media Type as movie.

Anyway to change the defualt to TV Show?

Thanks,
John

Are you sure bmt scanned it. Basically BMT has 2 media types TV and MOVIE so if it wasn't scanned by bmt, then bmt will still show it as "Movie" which is the default.

If you search the logs/phoenix-metadata.log for the filename, do it show that it had an error?

That format of Series -- EpisideName is supported by bmt.

[NetworkGuy]

Originally Posted by stuckless

Are you sure bmt scanned it.

OK, maybe I am doing something wrong. Here is what I am doing:

1. Tivo Records a program (Automatic)
2. kmttg transfers/converts the file to the SageTV Server directory \Tivo 2 (Automatic)
3. I move the file to the Imported TV 2 Directory and rename it to the format Series -- EpisideName
4. NOTE: \Imported TV 2 is a Media Center Import Directory
5. I have SageTV scan for new media
6. I use the BMT web app to browse to find the file
7. The title is identified as a movie

The file shows up in the Video section of SageTV. Is there something else I should be doing to have BMT scan the file?

The filename does not appear in the logs/phoenix-metadata.log.

Also, when I find the file and edit it, I use the drop down to change it to TV and hit SAVE. But it does not change, it goes back to being MOVIE.

Thanks,
John

[stuckless]

John, I'll try to do some simple testing this weekend using similar approach. I haven't noticed an issues like the one that you are experiencing, but I'll try to mimic your test, and see what I come up with.

Are you noticing that it has correct metadata, except that it is being shown as a Movie and not TV?

[NetworkGuy]

There is no metadata in the file. I always have to do a mnaual search.

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by NetworkGuy

There is no metadata in the file. I always have to do a mnaual search.

And when you do a manual search and click save, the metadata immediately reverts back to no metadata? Or just the MediaType?

BTW, the fact that the files has no metadata when you view it in bmt, is enough to assume that bmt failed to find the proper metadata for that item... to know why exactly, I'd need to see the logs.

[NetworkGuy]

I do not even need to do a search. If I just change the drop-down to MOVIE and click save, it goes to blank. WHen I exit the record and re-enter, it still has MOVIE in the Media Type and any changes I have made are not recorded.

But if I do a search (maanually changing it to a TV search), fetch the metadata and then hit SAVE, the changes take.

I checked the configuration setting and Automatic Fanart/Metadata is not turned on. That may explain why BMT is not scanning the file.

Thanks,
John

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by NetworkGuy

I do not even need to do a search. If I just change the drop-down to MOVIE and click save, it goes to blank. WHen I exit the record and re-enter, it still has MOVIE in the Media Type and any changes I have made are not recorded.

But if I do a search (maanually changing it to a TV search), fetch the metadata and then hit SAVE, the changes take.

OK, this may be a result of you trying to make something a TV show when there isn't enough metadata to do so, ie, missing fanart title, season number, episode number, etc. BMT could probably better report the error, but I suspect that what's going on here.

I checked the configuration setting and Automatic Fanart/Metadata is not turned on. That may explain why BMT is not scanning the file.

That would definately explain why you are not getting metadata (automatically)... goes back to my original question... "are you sure bmt is fetching metadata for these items", and the answer is "no".

I'm not sure why you don't have it turned on, but if it's not turned on, then bmt won't automatically fetch metadata. You'll have to manually update the item.

BMT ships with that setting turned on by default, so if it's off, then you would have turned it off, for some reason.

[NetworkGuy]

Originally Posted by stuckless

OK, this may be a result of you trying to make something a TV show when there isn't enough metadata to do so, ie, missing fanart title, season number, episode number, etc. BMT could probably better report the error, but I suspect that what's going on here.

That explains why the changes do not stick.

I'm not sure why you don't have it turned on, but if it's not turned on, then bmt won't automatically fetch metadata. You'll have to manually update the item.

BMT ships with that setting turned on by default, so if it's off, then you would have turned it off, for some reason.

I turned on the Automatic Fanart/Metadata and ran a test. It will now recognize the file as a TV show.

I think I may have turned it off at one time because I was low on space and it was downloading too much Fanart.

Thanks,
John