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2013-09-16, 22:50
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-17, 23:13 by Rik22.)
Hi
I am new to XBMC, but was a software developer, so I am not new to the world of IT.
I have just installed XBMC and mostly it has worked well, the iterface from a windows POV takes a little getting used to, but overall a nice product. Anyway, I have a common issue and after searching the forums, I cannot find an actual solution.
My Movies and Music all scan fine, but the TV Show's just doesn't work. I end up with one folder called "She TV" with a lot of episode of different shows in it. The thing is I am using the recommeded folder/naming convention.
Folder <TV>
Folder <True Blood>
Folder <Season 1>
File <S01E01.avi>
Yet True Blood doesn't even appear as a title. It does appear in the File Browser, as the folder name
In the log (section of it) it would seem to work okay in the first part (see below), but in my Menu I get "She TV" and under that loads of episode of all different shows with Unknown as the title.
I have no idea where the SHE TV thing comes from as TV is the directory I am pointing to.
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Try adding a tvshow.nfo with a link to thetvdb series, or name the episodes True Blood S01E01.avi etc.
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2013-09-16, 23:04
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-16, 23:06 by Martijn.)
First of all never post snippets and certainly not directly on the forum.
Secondly you set the content on the wrong folder. You need to set it on the "TV" folder and not on "media".
Change the source and try again.
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2013-09-16, 23:09
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-16, 23:14 by Rik22.)
Thanks for replying, but I followed the wiki instructions, so I am surprised I would need to change the filenames. Also isn't the log showing it recognised the TV episode first, so it should work, shouldn't it?
I did try renaming the first two episode with the name in front and it didn't make a difference. I did a scan for new items and a update library, but nothing changed.
I will try the nfo option next.
Hi Martin
Sorry for the content snippet, I didn't know.
I did use the TV folder and not the Media folder in the original scan. Can I ask why you thought otherwise.
Cheers
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Just to double check I did it again using the TV folder (not Media) and it made no difference.
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2013-09-16, 23:37
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-16, 23:41 by Martijn.)
Because that's the main St common mistake to set content on wrong folder which in turn add strange shows.
True blood works perfectly fine here so that is the only thing I can imagine. Adding a tvshow.nfo is just ridiculous as it must work without.
Just having S01E01 should work as well.
If the tvshow was recognised it had to show up in your library.
Also remove the snippets and provide a proper full log. Snippets are useless
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The only thing I can add is I clicked on the option to "exlude path from library update" and then I get all the TV shows recognised with the art work, but almost no episodes underneath.
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2013-09-17, 01:32
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-17, 01:32 by GregiBoy.)
I have the following structure for the 6 Seasons of "True Blood" and it works perfectly for me:-
Folder <Television>
Folder <True Blood>
Folder <True Blood S01>
File <True Blood S01E01.avi>
Folder <True Blood S02>
File <True Blood S02E01.avi>
etc, etc, etc...
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I going to give up with the TV Show part of XBMC, scanning the forums, it seems the weakest part of XBMC. There seems some fundamental problems with it, even if I specify the directory and file names exactly as recommended it doesn't seem to work.
I had mixed joy when going into the file browser and then updating without changing any names and suddenly some episode were appearing correctly, but not all of them, this shows clearly that the process is flawed. If XBMC finds that Breaking Bad is indeed Breaking Bad and downloads the artwork, how can it not reconcile S01E01 as episode 1!. I know it's not an exact science, so it will always have some difficulty, but the interface doesn't make it easy to manipulate. Could I suggest that:
1) You show some messages in the gui, such as unknown tv program, and unknown episode and allow the user to search for the correct one. In the movie interface you can go and attach the correct movie with the file name, why is that not possible in the TV section.
2) If TVDB cannot be contacted, show that and not ignore it in the gui.
Obviously I appreciate that this is a free product, but after all this development it quite disappointing that some simple fundamentals just don't work.
