Generic subtitles retriever library (movpic, tvseries etc.) (1 Viewer)

[gibman]

Hi!

Been working with seco's nice subtitlesdownloader library (thank you seco).

My primary goal was to have moving pictures as well as tvseries or any other video related plugin use a more generic and specialized approach to handling downloading of subtitles as well as GUI representation of these.

I have called this library: subtitlesretriever.

The benefits are:

* although configuration is handled seperately in each plugin, the configuration layout is still the same, making the user feel right at home.

* the coding effort in each plugin is greatly minimized, since as much stuff as possible have been coded in the subtitlesretriever plugin.

* language resources are handled in one place: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\language\SubtitlesRetriever
obviously each plugin does not have to bother about language stuff. This is done with my subtitlesretriever library.

* Presentation of the results from subtitles query will look the same in tvseries and movpics or any other plugin utilizing my subtitlesretriever library. again, the user should feel at home. not confusing the user with different implementations of the same thing.

* Supports progressbar. It makes the user aware of what the subtitlesretriever plugin is currently doing and how long it will take it. Also it is possible to abort the process at anytime (it's running in its own thread.). In this event, the user will see the currently retrieved results, if any exist.

* It queries all enabled subtitles providers in one go. The user does not have to bother with selecting which providers to choose from. Although as said above, the user is able to abort the process at any time.

The subtitlesretriever is located at:
https://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mp-plugins/trunk/plugins/SubtitlesRetriever/

I've attached the sources for movpics and tvseries.

I've photoshoped the two results screenshots (removing the original filenames). The results screen will display the filename, making it easier for the user to select the correct subtitle.

make sure that you put the lang resource files:
mp-plugins\SubtitlesRetriever\bin\Release\language\SubtitlesRetriever

to

C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\language\SubtitlesRetriever

currently danish and english are the only langs defined.

Also make sure you copy subtitlesretriever.dll to root install. dir of MP.

history:

moving pictures:
0.1 initial release
0.1 (maintrunk svn1127)

tvseries:
0.1 initial release
0.2 fixed playback problem.

/gibman

 

[1stdead]

Hi.
Could you please explaing how you apply patches? (sorry, i can just compile. Nothing else )


Edit: I just think it's using "apply patch" in Tortoise...

 

[collaborator]

Yes that would be great if you could explain us how to apply these patches on current installation

Thank in advance

 

[Zinu]

Let's hope this gets picked up by the developers of those two plugins asap

 

[rasmuskarlsen]

Hi.
Could you please explaing how you apply patches? (sorry, i can just compile. Nothing else )


Edit: I just think it's using "apply patch" in Tortoise...

I have also tried that, but i'm getting an error: ”The patch seems outdated!” and i have the latest SVN of Moving Pictures..

 

[1stdead]

Hi.
Could you please explaing how you apply patches? (sorry, i can just compile. Nothing else )


Edit: I just think it's using "apply patch" in Tortoise...

I have also tried that, but i'm getting an error: ”The patch seems outdated!” and i have the latest SVN of Moving Pictures..

I think he compiled against trunk version. But that's outdated as there are multiple fixes in 1.0 branch.

ah nvm didn't work either:
The patch seems outdated!” The file line i>>?using system and the patchline using system does not match

 

[gibman]

make sure you have rev. 1015 of mov pics sources.
then apply patch.

then if u wish, u can update mov pics sources to latest and hope u do not have to merge stuff

same procedure for tvseries, but instead rev. 868

remember u can always fetch a specific rev. of sources using svn.

and yes I did compile against trunk: http://moving-pictures.googlecode.com/svn/trunk

/gibman

 

[1stdead]

Instructions:

- Note: Follow the instructions on MPtv-series wiki and movingpictures wiki. This is just addon's to those.
Get newest subtitledownloader.dll here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my-tvseries-162/subtitledownloader-project-71651/#post519271

To compile SubtitleDownloader.dll and SubtitlesRetriever.dll:
Setup:
\PluginDev\Moving Pictures
\PluginDev\mp-plugins\SubtitlesRetriever
\PluginDev\MP-TVSeries
\PluginDev\Mediaportal\

If you get References error and your setup is like mentioned above do this: Open SubtitlesRetriever.csproj in notepad or similar and change <HintPath>..\..\Mediaportal\mediaportal\Utils\bin\Release\Utils.dll</HintPath> (note: extra Mediaportal\)
to the appropriated location. You have to change 3 locations.
Open SubtitlesRetriever profect file.
Compile against Mediaportal 1.1 beta.

Copy SubtitlesRetriever.dll // SubtitleDownloader.dll
\PluginDev\Moving Pictures\External
\PluginDev\MP-TVSeries\External


To compile Moving Pictures:
- Be sure to have trunk 1015 and SubtitlesRetriever.dll in \PluginDev\Moving Pictures\External.
Compile against mediaportal 1.0.2

To compile MPTVseries:
- Be sure to have trunk 886 and SubtitlesRetriever.dll in \PluginDev\MP-TVSeries\External
Add your own API-key for thetvdb in Visual studio:
Find it here:
In Online Parsing Classes folder there's a APIKey.resx when you click it it should open an editor for that file. Value field is empty, that's where the key value goes

Compile against mediaportal 1.1 beta
Change build event to suite your environment (see mptvseries wiki)

Remember to change postbuild settings.

Final:

And Languages to something like, Windows 7, ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\language\SubtitlesRetriever
Copy ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll, MP-TVSeries.dl, MovingPictures.dlll to \Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\Windows
Copy SubtitleDownloader.dll, SubtitleRetriever.dll, 7z.dll to \Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal


FAQ:

• If get error like for missing references after they're added remove the references from plugin and readd them.
• If you get warning just ignore them, only look for compiled successful.
• No updates downloaded for MPTVSeries: 00000005 - 9-1-2010 15:05:11 - No APIKey...if you compile yourself you need to register an APIKey at theTVDB.com and add it to the resourceFile, nothing will be downloaded! . You forgot to add API Key. Read instructions again.

If something is unclear just write here thx
Edit:
update mptvseries for API KEY

 

[gibman]

Somehow the patch file for movpics got messed up.
It should work now.

Plz re-download.

/gibman

 

[Zinu]

currently danish and english are the only langs defined.

But adding other scrapers is possible? Like bierdopje.nl It's there in seco's downloader, just not fully working. There was a bug that was supposedly easy to fix.

And have you contacted ltfearme and fforde with this?