2011-02-10, 15:11
Quote:ISOs are a tricky bunch. XBMC cannot grab the stream details automatically while it's being scanned into the database. For those, and DVD Video_TS files I believe, they are only extracted during the first play of the file. So for every ISO you have, you'll have to go through and play each one for a minute or two in order for XBMC to populate the database with the necessary information.
Also, as you said you're trying to add durations yourself, this needs to be done in streamdetails table associated with the file and not in the movie / episode table.
I remember when i first got into XBMC and found out about the metadata issue with DVDs I could have sworn someone was working on the issue associated with Ember. I'm going to do some research, and now that Media Companion is open source I grabbed the code. I need to find out what information XBMC really needs, as there is no point to using these tools if XBMC can't use the data they gather properly. Plus I thought we were being kind to the online tv and movie databases by using the tools and creatig nfo and fanart files. I know that XBMC has the export database feature, but I don't feel like I have real control the information for each movie.
As for ISO and metadata I did a quick lookup on the internet for the issue of scanning inside the file and found these -
http://community.mediabrowser.tv/permali...t-metadata
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=90998
I'm also thinking there has to be a way to implement a data bookmark on iso files. I just found out about epbookmark feature for a multiple episode file. There has to be some way of pulling the same feature off for iso files so we can go right to certain parts of the file. I'm 100% certain it can be done it's just a matter of understanding how iso's are read in XBMC.
Quote:I agree, something like this would be great but IMO having images, with text, at that size would be a headache to read from 10 feet away. Having said that, getting thumbnail images, logos, etc, is something to look forward to and opens even more ideas.
I wouldn't mess with text on the guide. My pre-liminary thinking is that PsuedoTV would take the fanart for the stream channel and just display that in the grid. When you move to the stream it displays the information for the stream at the bottom of the screen just like any other program. The real question is where to send the user once they click on a stream. That's the tricky part because WMC then sends you to a new screen dependent on who's content you are using.
To see it in action look at these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZKrjPn43o
and got to 3:30 of this one to see more of what you can do with the guide (internet radio, netflix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utsz-66wt...re=related
To me personally if Psuedo TVcould do these kind of things think of how it would redefine how you use XBMC. You now can really pair down the home menu options. It's amazing to think of the possibilities this single script just introduced to my media world
Quote:Also, channels that are available at certain times of the day, or having the ability to have a channel that changes playlists depending on the time of day would be great.
My very first thought was when the issue of playlists with no items came up why not just display an off-air message on screen. Instead of script just stoping on a channel and saying "no durations found" now it has an option to still run, especially if just one channel is a hang up on a list of 50. I'll look into what can be done.