I have this scraper suggestion/request that would go perfect with XBMC's DVD ISO/IMG playback capabilities:
Is anyone interesting in scripting a XBMC HTTP/database lookup scraper for dvdloc8.com to use for DVD-Video movies (including DVD-Video discs, VIDEO_TS.IFO in folder and ISO/IMG images). dvdloc8.com (a.k.a. dvdlocate.com) is a movie lookup database similar to IMDb, difference being that dvdloc8 is for full DVD-Video discs only as it includes all DVD disc information such as available languages, subtitles, audio tracks format, extra/special features and more.
Maybe you might even consider contacting the owners/maintainers of dvdloc8.com (who by the way also run digital-digest.com, dvdr-digest.com and divx-digest.com) about the possibility of them setting up an API (interface) for their database and search access for us via simple XML over sockets interface feed (similar to how XBMC access weather.com and freedb.org) as that would benifit us both (because then we could not have to scrape the HTTP webpages which is much slower and will be a strain on their website bandwidth), ...in exchange we could post their logo in XBMC (and maybe even on our website if they want) so they get some credit, plus people then know that we use and recomend their database. theoreticly access to a XML sockets interface would make lookups 10x faster and would transfers 10x less data comparing to scraping the website.
...any volunteers?
PS! I was hoping that maybe someone that's not already a XBMC project member could step up and put it together and submit it a patch to us (though a Team-XBMC memeber is of course just as welcomed to step up).
Is anyone interesting in scripting a XBMC HTTP/database lookup scraper for dvdloc8.com to use for DVD-Video movies (including DVD-Video discs, VIDEO_TS.IFO in folder and ISO/IMG images). dvdloc8.com (a.k.a. dvdlocate.com) is a movie lookup database similar to IMDb, difference being that dvdloc8 is for full DVD-Video discs only as it includes all DVD disc information such as available languages, subtitles, audio tracks format, extra/special features and more.
Maybe you might even consider contacting the owners/maintainers of dvdloc8.com (who by the way also run digital-digest.com, dvdr-digest.com and divx-digest.com) about the possibility of them setting up an API (interface) for their database and search access for us via simple XML over sockets interface feed (similar to how XBMC access weather.com and freedb.org) as that would benifit us both (because then we could not have to scrape the HTTP webpages which is much slower and will be a strain on their website bandwidth), ...in exchange we could post their logo in XBMC (and maybe even on our website if they want) so they get some credit, plus people then know that we use and recomend their database. theoreticly access to a XML sockets interface would make lookups 10x faster and would transfers 10x less data comparing to scraping the website.
...any volunteers?
PS! I was hoping that maybe someone that's not already a XBMC project member could step up and put it together and submit it a patch to us (though a Team-XBMC memeber is of course just as welcomed to step up).
