Importing ts files (1 Viewer)

[TomPP]

I have tried to import ts video files generated externally into MP by simply copying them to the Recordings folder but they do not show up in "Recorded TV". I note that all the proper MP TV recordings have a xml file assocated with them and presumably the lack of this stops MP from showing the imported item. Is there a way to generate an xml file to get over this? Thanks.

 

[jameson_uk]

You need to create the xml file manually (they are fairly simple and you can just do this in notepad)

 

[TomPP]

Thanks.

I have tried copying one of the xml files associated with a
proper MP recording, editing that with a text editor and then
renaming it. It still does not cause the imported file to show
up.

There is something I do not understand about these xml files. If
I remove an xml file associated with an MP recording the
recording still shows up and plays on the Recorded TV list. Also
if I edit that file, the changes do not show. It seems as though
MP is taking its information from somewhere else. Could this be
the SQL database? Can that be edited?

 

[TomPP]

I finally got the edited xml to work by making sure that channel name was one of my scanned channels. The ts file I had imported was from a DW-TV recording.