(2020-07-09, 00:06)Lunatixz Wrote: 3. IPTV simples M3U file (update) detection is treated a little differently then I expected...
Here's something I noticed last night, which may be of interest to you as well.
My Enigma2 satellite STB allows me to download the current channels into a m3u list, so last night I did a little experiment as I was curious to see if live tv channels and PTVL channels could exist in the same channel group.
I created a new m3u file from file I was able to download from my STB and made 2 movie channels. I made the channel group on this file the same as the 'Pseudotv, Movies Genres' Group on the PTVL m3u file and then imported this list and the xmltv file into the PTVL addon. Both of my new live TV channels appeared in the 'Pseudotv, Movies Genres' Group, but I had no guide data.
What I discovered is the only guide data from my own XMLTV file was getting imported into pseudotv xmltv file. It wasn't importing the channel and display name ID tags from my own xmltv file. Once I copied these details onto Pseudo xmltv file, channels and guide data both appeared in the same group as my local pseudotv movie channels on the EPG screen.....Success!
However, both of these live channels took about 10-15 seconds to open and about the same length of time switching between channels, which seemed to be painfully slow based on past experiences of doing the same thing with the IPTV client.
I also got an error message saying I needed to install the inputstream ffmpeg direct addon, which I've haven't needed in the past, but I installed it anyway hoping the channel loads and switches would be a lot faster afterwards. Sadly not, but I don't know if that an issue with Matrix, the IPTV client, my own channel configuration, using live and local channels in the same group or a perhaps a further bug/issue with the PTVL addon.
Whilst copying the Channel and display ID tag data over to the Pseudotv xmltv file solved the issue with guide data for my imported live tv channels, this info is not retained when you log out and restart Kodi. Copying this info over might also be having a detrimental effect on the local channels, as I noticed today when restarting Kodi that some of guide entries were blank for these channels, so not sure if livetv and local channels can actually exist in the same channel group or not. You would be much better placed to answer that one.....but thought it worth mentioning this anyway.
I've also asked Phunkyfish about my own channel config and if I need to set any additional options in the IPTV client when using streams from my E2 device.
Will check out the latest release and see if playback issue is resolved.....Keeping my fingers crossed.
UPDATE: Latest release has also resolved my playback issue with the next programme starting.
Not if it's same for you, but when the 2 shows I've tested on completed, I was returned to the home screen with the 'Kodi busy' animation running until the next show started. Is this how the next programme is supposed to start? I noticed that there appears to be 2-3 minute disparity between what the guide tells you is the finish time and what the actual end time is. My local channels are now taking the same length of time to open as my 2 live tv channel (10-15 seconds) and about the same when switching between them. Not sure if my live Tv channels have any bearing on this, or perhaps the config I described above.