More then 2 episodes inside file/ISO not recognized (1 Viewer)

[RoChess]

But where can I find the proper info on what works and what doesnt?

Google Site, Wiki, Forum, etc.

The way I have things set up is:
Main folder is Serie name. In that folder I got folders named: season 1, season 2 etc. Episodes/iso's are in those folders named like episode 1 etc. But my main problem is that things keep getting not recognized or just dissapear even when I manually added them and they were visable before. Thats just weird.

To make MP-TVSeries recognize your filename structure you have to match it.

My filename scheme is as follows:

Import Path = "D:\TV Shows"
File example = "D:\TV Shows\How I Met Your Mother\How I Met Your Mother - Season 5\How I Met Your Mother S05E20.avi"

The only thing that MP-TVSeries needs is show name, season number and episode number, the episode title is optional and is overwritten once TheTVdB provides it. In my case the filename itself "How I Met Your Mother S05E20.avi" contains everything that MP-TVSeries needs to find a match and therefore the default parsing expressions work fine.

You have "<Show name>\season <Season number>\<Epsiode number>\Some File????.extension", which is fine if that works for you, but odds are it is not a default parsing expression (or conflicts with false positive match from a higher priority one). There is a dedicated parsing expression exchange thread on this forum that helps on that. It is also not rocket science to create your own, just remember to place your parsing expression at the 1st position via the Up/Down arrows, because they are processed in order and even a false positive on another rule causes the other rules to be ignored.

It is very easy to verify if your parsing expression works, because you can immediatly see the results on the pre-import screen and failed episodes show in red. Sometimes more work is required, but you can use the String Replacements as well. The FAQ has a few pointers and examples on this, so it should be easy to figure out, and if all else fails, ask a proper question on forum with screenshots/logs on your current situation, saying it doesn't work without that info is going to get you ignored by most people that help.

There is a lot of work being done on improving the import process, and if you know how to compile from source, you can already play with it.

As for subs, yes that is a MP problem. However I can't find solutions for those problems either. I doubt a real codec problem as all media plays and and everything works but only on a very select few files subs or audiostreams wont appear. This happens with .ogm and .mpg files ripped from .vobs with dvdshrink. Subs are however available in external players so that makes me wonder what is wrong.

Try the DXVA MPC-HC hotfix for MePo v1.0.2 (you can find it on the MePo forum) or use MePo v1.1 RC2 which has the fix included. You should be able to play any media with the MPC-HC standalone filters, but it can be a nightmare to solve merit problems if you have other codecs installed, or incorrect settings. Once again without log files showing what is going on, nobody can help you there.

As for .iso files, why would so much extra code be needed? I understand how tvdb works but the problem could already be solved if the plugin would just see the .vob files so you can link a episode to it. This would mean it works the same as woth single eps. Or if you could link multiple eps to a .iso. That wont be the prettiest solution but it would atleast mean its possible to have everything in tvseries and I dont see how adding multiple eps to 1 file would be such a big problem. As said, not pretty but much better than having to spend much more time extracting all eps from .iso's.

MP-TVSeries has no problem recognizing single and dual episodes, because that is how TheTVdB works.

• Fringe S02E21.avi
• Fringe S02E22-23.avi

Those examples work without a problem. If you have a file that contains more episodes just have it match to first episode from your range otherwise and let the MePo playback setup deal with how to play the other parts (Menu/Chapters/etc). You get a weird TV listing then with 4 episodes showing on a 24 episode season (with each ISO containing 6 episodes), but at least it works like MyVideos would.

But without screenshots, list dumps, log files, there isn't anything else I can help on and the above is just an accumulation of knowledge you can find on google site, wiki and forum as well.

 

[ben666]

Thanks. I will try your advise later today.

Try the DXVA MPC-HC hotfix for MePo v1.0.2 (you can find it on the MePo forum) or use MePo v1.1 RC2 which has the fix included. You should be able to play any media with the MPC-HC standalone filters, but it can be a nightmare to solve merit problems if you have other codecs installed, or incorrect settings. Once again without log files showing what is going on, nobody can help you there.

I have RC2 but I still have the problem. I use the win7codec pack. I used SAF before but that didnt perform to well with DXVA. My settings are: MPEG2: MPC mpeg video decoder (gabest) H264: FFDshow in the videocodecs. However I tried changing those already but that doesnt work. Sub engine is directvobsub and MPC HC. Both dont work. It really only is on .ogm and the ripped mpg files. All other files work perfect. I would gladly post logs if you tell me which one you need and where I can find it.

Thanks for your help.

edit: checked the tv series log, and its pretty much empty. Logging is on in MP.

edit2:Oke checked the series importer more and its just epic fail. I tried getting to recognize my top gear specials.

What I did:
Main folder: Top Gear -> specials -> special.name.avi. Doesnt work.
Main folder: Top Gear -> specials -> Top Gear 0x1xx special.name.avi Doesnt work (Mind you, if you do manual import, this is how the series are listed when you search! this is also how tvdb website shows it!)
Main Folder: Top Gear -> season 0 -> special.filename.avi Doesnt work.
Main folder: Top Gear -> season 0/specials -> 0x1xx special.name.avi doesnt work.

It just does not work. How hard can it be? Folder name = serie name. Than season folder. Than filename (as shown on tvdb website). Still it manages to screw up. Even add some specials to totally different seasons. When you check, the episode name doesnt even compare nor does the season ID. Than how for the love of god does the importer manage to add it to it while if it just followed filename there wouldnt be a problem.

edit3: Even when I enter the exact filename the importer gives me on manual search is still manages to not recognize the files. The big problem seems it does not want to see a 0 season (where all the specials are in, and how the importer shows it when searching manual!). I keep getting Top Gear 0x not recognized. My filename is Top Gear - 0x212 - shootout which is exactly the same as the plugin gives on manual search.

The mind boggles....

 

[Inker]

It might be me, but if its possible to recognize 2 episodes in one file, like Smallville.S01E01E02.ISO like it is now...

Why not make it so that is scans more than only those two, Smallville.S01E01E02E03E04E05.ISO ??

Should be easy to adjust in the plugin, or is that easyer sayd than done?

It would be extreamly handy!

MP-TVSeries has no problem recognizing single and dual episodes, because that is how TheTVdB works.

* Fringe S02E21.avi
* Fringe S02E22-23.avi

Just to clear this up (also for future reference):
The way only 2 eps/file are supported is because of (apart from parsing expr getting very complicated) the db schema (filename is primary key in local eps table and and is linked to online eps table via an id, which is specific per episode). Even the two eps support was kinda hacked in. Yes, it is a serious limitation and in hindsight should have been done differently, but that goes for alot of things.

There is seperate work going on to eliminate this.
There is also work going on to completely revamp the import process, even eliminating the need for season/ep numbers in teh filename.

That being said, contrary to popular believe, most of us developers have this thing called real life, so things take time.

Oh and ben, no wonder you find the forum of not much help with that attitude. I for one am surely not interested in helping you, even though its probably just a minor thing.

 

[RoChess]

My filename is Top Gear - 0x212 - shootout which is exactly the same as the plugin gives on manual search.

If you had taken the time to read the parsing expression exchange thread that I suggested, you would have known that 3 digit episode numbering is not supported with the default expressions, but that you can try out one of the expressions other people have created for the time being.

Building AI into software is still not possible, and making a single Regular Expression that accounts for every possible forseeable combination is somewhat Sci-Fi based. So try one of the expressions that is designed to handle those few exception shows, and if more people can confirm that it doesn't mess with correct parsing of the majority shows, then eventually it can become a default rule.

NEVER is it needed to manually input a show, if you do, then you messed up somewhere and should check your parsing expressions and/or string replacements. Now you might prefer to manually add if it's a rare show and it takes more time to figure out how to get it parsed auto, but that's your own choice.