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<blockquote data-quote="nhm" data-source="post: 1267742" data-attributes="member: 164791"><p>"Because the metadata inside the xml file is only very poor and missing a lot of important metadata. Especially the ID numbers from TVDB and IMDB are not included. But those ID are the most important metadata of all because nearly every program (even WMC) uses them to proper identify the movie/series episode.. Using the XML really is a BTN solution only..."</p><p></p><p>Hi Lehmden! Not really important but I'm intrigued by your above statement. Where does WMC acquire the ID numbers from and where are they then stored? I can't see them as metadata so are they somewhere in the EPG file but not recorded? Regarding series/episode numbers I have seen from the web that these seem to be causing lots of problems for people but I have to say in my simplistic system I haven't experienced any so far. EPG123 (which I understand uses Schedules Direct data) obtains this information and appends it to the program description (does SD2 do the same?). When I edit my files I just add a series and episode reference if relevant (e.g. 1.12) after the title and I don't rely on the EPG data for this at all, though I've never noticed it being wrong. What does throw the system occasionally is that either SD (or maybe it's the broadcaster) adds 'New...' to the front of a series I've flagged for recording, so it doesn't then show up. Also the genre identification is occasionally bizarre!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nhm, post: 1267742, member: 164791"] "Because the metadata inside the xml file is only very poor and missing a lot of important metadata. Especially the ID numbers from TVDB and IMDB are not included. But those ID are the most important metadata of all because nearly every program (even WMC) uses them to proper identify the movie/series episode.. Using the XML really is a BTN solution only..." Hi Lehmden! Not really important but I'm intrigued by your above statement. Where does WMC acquire the ID numbers from and where are they then stored? I can't see them as metadata so are they somewhere in the EPG file but not recorded? Regarding series/episode numbers I have seen from the web that these seem to be causing lots of problems for people but I have to say in my simplistic system I haven't experienced any so far. EPG123 (which I understand uses Schedules Direct data) obtains this information and appends it to the program description (does SD2 do the same?). When I edit my files I just add a series and episode reference if relevant (e.g. 1.12) after the title and I don't rely on the EPG data for this at all, though I've never noticed it being wrong. What does throw the system occasionally is that either SD (or maybe it's the broadcaster) adds 'New...' to the front of a series I've flagged for recording, so it doesn't then show up. Also the genre identification is occasionally bizarre! [/QUOTE]
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