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<blockquote data-quote="skandy" data-source="post: 659430" data-attributes="member: 25089"><p>Hello peque,</p><p></p><p>I was looking as you for an alternative for long time ago, because the built-in EPG grabber causes that TVservice stop working, for example, if you are using the MD api filter the built in EPG grabber is very unstable.</p><p></p><p>In the past, I was using the xmltv plugin importer. I used web sources for sat programs (only few channels available), because DVBGuide only worked for TDT sources.</p><p></p><p>For now, I am using EPGCollector to grab EPG SAT guide for Digtal+, and I am using it too to grab TDT data . The problem with DVBGuide was that Digital+ only transmits EIT data for the current program and the next to be transmitted, and DVBGuide doesn't grab this events. EPGCollector can be configured to grab MediaHighway2 format, that is the one used by Digital+ to transmit the EPG Data.</p><p></p><p>For TDT you need to configure one ini file for each multiplex, for example, here in barcelona, TVE and CUATRO doesn't share EPG data, on the contrary Telecinco, la sexta, antena 3tv... share this data, the reginal channels uses its own EPG data ...</p><p></p><p>NOTE: I am using "for the record" as WEB frontend (Really i am using my own WEB frontend that is using For the record) for guide administration, I am not using now the Mediaportal TV server xmltv plugin, as I am using the XMLTV services that "for the record" provides. You only need to put the xml file in the Services\XMLTV directory in "For the record" and the software imports automatically the guide data. If you use the xmltv importer plugin of Tvservice, you will need to configure a tvguide.lst with a list of the xml files to be imported by TVservice.</p><p></p><p>This is my ini file for SAT grabbing:</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\digitalplus.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBS]</p><p>TuningFile=19.2°E Astra 1H,1KR,1L,1M.xml</p><p>ScanningFrequency=10847000,22000,5/6,V,MediaHighway2</p><p>Dish=9750000,10750000,11700000</p><p>Satellite=1600</p><p></p><p>For TDT sources:</p><p></p><p>FOR BOING,LADIEZ,TELECINCO HD:</p><p></p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextelecinco.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=522000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p>FOR TVEHD:</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextvehd.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=554000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p></p><p>FOR NITRO, MARCATV...:</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexnitro.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=578000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p>FOR CUATRO:</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexcuatro.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=842000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p>FOR LA1, LA2... :</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextve.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=818000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p>FOR La Sexta, Antena 3, Telecinco, Axn, gol television ...:</p><p>[GENERAL]</p><p>Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexestatal.xml</p><p>Timeouts=10,60</p><p>Option=EITDONEONCOUNT</p><p>[DVBT]</p><p>ScanningFrequency=858000,8,EIT</p><p></p><p>And in barcelona, i am using another 6 multiplex frequencies to grab EPG data for local channels and regional channels, if you are from barcelona I can attach the ini configuration for them if you want.</p><p></p><p>I grab this data using EPGCollector through a cmd script, I call it DVBEPG.cmd :</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\digitalplus.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcuatro.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexbtv.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextelecinco.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextvehd.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcitytv.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexnitro.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextv3hd.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcanalcatala.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextv3.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextve.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexestatal.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcornella.ini"</p><p>"c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexgava.ini"</p><p>exit</p><p></p><p>For execution, I am using the scheduled tasks in Windows, I am calling the script trough a bat file with this syntax:</p><p>start "EPGDVB" /MIN "C:\Archivos de programa\team mediaportal\EPGDVB.cmd"</p><p></p><p>It takes about 7 minutes to grab all sources, you don't need to stop Tvservice to grab the data, but you need to have the card available when you run it, if Tvservice is using the card (for example you are recording or viewing TV) EPGCollector will not work. You can schedule this task every 2 days at 5:00h for example.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skandy, post: 659430, member: 25089"] Hello peque, I was looking as you for an alternative for long time ago, because the built-in EPG grabber causes that TVservice stop working, for example, if you are using the MD api filter the built in EPG grabber is very unstable. In the past, I was using the xmltv plugin importer. I used web sources for sat programs (only few channels available), because DVBGuide only worked for TDT sources. For now, I am using EPGCollector to grab EPG SAT guide for Digtal+, and I am using it too to grab TDT data . The problem with DVBGuide was that Digital+ only transmits EIT data for the current program and the next to be transmitted, and DVBGuide doesn't grab this events. EPGCollector can be configured to grab MediaHighway2 format, that is the one used by Digital+ to transmit the EPG Data. For TDT you need to configure one ini file for each multiplex, for example, here in barcelona, TVE and CUATRO doesn't share EPG data, on the contrary Telecinco, la sexta, antena 3tv... share this data, the reginal channels uses its own EPG data ... NOTE: I am using "for the record" as WEB frontend (Really i am using my own WEB frontend that is using For the record) for guide administration, I am not using now the Mediaportal TV server xmltv plugin, as I am using the XMLTV services that "for the record" provides. You only need to put the xml file in the Services\XMLTV directory in "For the record" and the software imports automatically the guide data. If you use the xmltv importer plugin of Tvservice, you will need to configure a tvguide.lst with a list of the xml files to be imported by TVservice. This is my ini file for SAT grabbing: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\digitalplus.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBS] TuningFile=19.2°E Astra 1H,1KR,1L,1M.xml ScanningFrequency=10847000,22000,5/6,V,MediaHighway2 Dish=9750000,10750000,11700000 Satellite=1600 For TDT sources: FOR BOING,LADIEZ,TELECINCO HD: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextelecinco.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=522000,8,EIT FOR TVEHD: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextvehd.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=554000,8,EIT FOR NITRO, MARCATV...: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexnitro.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=578000,8,EIT FOR CUATRO: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexcuatro.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=842000,8,EIT FOR LA1, LA2... : [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplextve.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=818000,8,EIT FOR La Sexta, Antena 3, Telecinco, Axn, gol television ...: [GENERAL] Output=C:\Archivos de programa\for the record\Services\XMLTV\multiplexestatal.xml Timeouts=10,60 Option=EITDONEONCOUNT [DVBT] ScanningFrequency=858000,8,EIT And in barcelona, i am using another 6 multiplex frequencies to grab EPG data for local channels and regional channels, if you are from barcelona I can attach the ini configuration for them if you want. I grab this data using EPGCollector through a cmd script, I call it DVBEPG.cmd : "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\digitalplus.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcuatro.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexbtv.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextelecinco.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextvehd.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcitytv.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexnitro.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextv3hd.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcanalcatala.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextv3.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplextve.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexestatal.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexcornella.ini" "c:\archivos de programa\geekzone\EPG collector\epgcollector" /ini="c:\archivos de programa\team mediaportal\multiplexgava.ini" exit For execution, I am using the scheduled tasks in Windows, I am calling the script trough a bat file with this syntax: start "EPGDVB" /MIN "C:\Archivos de programa\team mediaportal\EPGDVB.cmd" It takes about 7 minutes to grab all sources, you don't need to stop Tvservice to grab the data, but you need to have the card available when you run it, if Tvservice is using the card (for example you are recording or viewing TV) EPGCollector will not work. You can schedule this task every 2 days at 5:00h for example. [/QUOTE]
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