BTV Media Edit

[fox004]

BTV Media Edit automates the downloading of media information from http://thetvdb.com and http://themoviedb.org for media folders indexed by Beyond TV. Show information is parsed from the file name (supported season/episode/date formats are S01E01, 1x01, 2001.01.13, 01.13.2001). The information is downloaded and inserted into the BTV database.

Project is hosted on Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/btv-media-edit/

Latest version: http://btv-media-edit.googlecode.com...t_v1_0_1_4.msi

[tmar89]

Very Interesting. Couple of questions. Are you pulling the original air date too? It didn't seem like it. This would make sorting easier since BTV typically sorts by date. Maybe this is why you put the season info in the episode title? I personally don't like that and my plugin puts that info in the description. Also, I had a problem when I was scanning my whole library (100s of shows) and unchecked the "Only Edit Unknown Series". It was taking over 10 minutes and still nothing so I hit cancel and its just sitting here (another 10 minutes). Any reason for that?

I found a problem with finding unknown shows. Sometimes CSI New York is posted as CSI.New.York.S01E01.HDTV.XviD.avi. If you try searching that you get a -1 SeriesID. Then I do a manual search. I'm assuming this is what you want people to do? Then I found a pleasant surprise that subsequent CSI.New.York.. shows were searched correctly. Do you have some sort of history of what shows that aren't found automatically are used as?

Is there a way to may your system tray icon alert or have like a "new mail feature" when a new show or shows are found when using the scheduler? That would be splendid!

I noticed that the Scheduler doesn't show things in the Series Map. It just automatically adds them and updated. Iif the Scheduler doesn't find a match, does it put in the series map, requiring user input?

Otherwise, great work since we need a simple automated alternative to BTVShowInfo.

[bjgeiser]

Dates seem to be working to me. Dates are correct but the time is always 4am. Not sure how you would figure out the time because tvdb doesnt have that info.

This thing is sweet, been waiting for something like this.

[tmar89]

Yeah, it's a nice evolution from the BTVShowInfo and my plugin. Good Work!

[fox004]

tmar89 --

The original air date should be included. As bjgeiser noticed, the start time is set to 4:00 a.m. at the moment. I can change that to something else if there is a need for it, but currently have no way of determining the actual start time.

I moved the series/episode information to the description - I think I actually like this much better anyway!

When you were scanning with "Only Edit Unknown Series" unchecked, did you notice anything happening in the status bar? It should be displaying what it is currently doing. There is also a log file in the installation folder (I can take a look at your log if you are having some issues).

Some shows can't be found based on the name parsed from the file so it has to be searched for manually. I used to use a "-1" series ID to indicate "unknown", but I changed this to say "Unknown" in the latest release.

It sounds like there may be some confusion regarding the Series Map. The Series Map just maps the names parsed from the file name to a Series ID (which is how the series is found in thetvdb.com's database). The Series Name parameter is what gets inserted into the BTV database so there can be consistency if file names have different formats. The Overview field is just there so you can verify you have selected the correct show.

The application now uses different icons. The tray icon turns a reddish color when there are unknown series found in the Series Map.

I didn't completely understand this: "I noticed that the Scheduler doesn't show things in the Series Map. It just automatically adds them and updated. Iif the Scheduler doesn't find a match, does it put in the series map, requiring user input?" -- Could you elaborate?

[fox004]

Found bug in v1.0.0.1. Please update to v1.0.0.2!

[tmar89]

Originally Posted by fox004

I didn't completely understand this: "I noticed that the Scheduler doesn't show things in the Series Map. It just automatically adds them and updated. Iif the Scheduler doesn't find a match, does it put in the series map, requiring user input?" -- Could you elaborate?

What I meant was if the scheduler automatically finds and updates without entering the info in the Series Map area. I was just confused as to when that is used because I didn't see entries in there when the scheduler was running.

[fox004]

Found more bugs. New version uploaded!

[fox004]

tmar89 --
Every series found is put in the Series Map, but the list may not be updated until after the scheduled update has completed running. I can look into making it update on-the-fly.

[fox004]

Posted an update. Minor bug fixes and some better icons (IMO).

[fox004]

New version posted (v1.0.1.0). Added a movie editor.

[tmar89]

Great job with the movie editor! This effectively replaces BTVShowInfo and my plugins. I will definitely be using this all the time.

One thing I notice is that with some movies (haven't checked TV shows) is that the description can sometimes be so long that it blocks the Actors. You will get a ... where the actors should be. Check out Monsters vs. Aliens for a reference.

[tmar89]

I also noticed that when I try to scan a large library (100+), it just says Starting Scan... for a long time with no results. For instance, I have over 100 movies and tried to scan with Only Edit Unknown Movies unchecked and it wouldn't return with results. It just scanned forever.

[geoffstewart]

this is awesome... great work!

[dk96m]

It just always says idle, nothing happens. Are there instructions anywhere on how to work this?