[azrael17]

Is there a good guide for manually creating channels? I am having zero luck getting autotune to work. Nothing I've done has stopped it from hanging up around channels 5-10. Really, all I want it to do is create basic channels for movie genre. That shouldn't be too difficult.

Look at Page 1 of this thread. There are excellent templates for the different chtypes. It just involves editing settings2.xml manually.

I would also recommend starting by going into the PTVL settings within XBMC and using the channel configuration tool to set up any channels based on the local content in your library.

Then exit PTVL and start editing settings2.xml manually to add your live/internet channels using the templates provided on the first page of the thread.

The first three posts are very detailed and (for the most part) provide everything you need to get a working configuration.

There is also a setting in PTVL that allows you to partition auto-tune channels to a specific channel range (500-999 I think), which allows you to auto-tune down the road without losing your manually configured channels.

You can also take a look at the community list xmls (follow the link on the first page), for ideas of sources you may like, even if you don't plan on using autotune.

Good Luck =)

EDIT: Just saw your mention of movie genres. I assume this is for local content. If so, create a smart movie playlist for that genre in XBMC/Kodi (see Milkman's guide -linked on page 1- for more details) and then use the channel configuration tool under PTVL's settings to create a smart playlist type channel. Bada bing!