Movies - enhanced details + cover retrieval + auto matching (2 Viewers)

[gamejester]

Please post all errors and logs so problems can be identified and fixed.
There is an install and un-install script included with the hotifx, if you installed via the install script it backs up all your files and the un-install will restore you back.

 

[Spaldo]

rush hour.avi
rush hour 2.avi
rush hour 3.avi

all are returning the result of 'rush'

school of rock.avi is returning 'rock school'

many with multiple words appear to be only returning the first word for search..

 

[Spaldo]

Using your moviexml script, I have the following movies at the start of my database/scan..

10 Items or less.avi
16 blocks.avi
21.avi
27 dresses.avi
88 minutes.avi

Your moviexml script I think gets 1 of them, misses 2 and substitutes the movie 'Less' as 10 items or less and susstitutes the movie '88' for 88 minutes.

Using the imdb+movie xml script, I think it gets less.

However, when using the standard imdb_com script, it gets all 5!.... Only problem is, it gets the worst cover in the history of the world.

So, my question, how come this modified build/svn doesn't use the moviexml cover search when using the standard imdb_com script ? Is this possible ? Becuase it is finding the movies correctly.

Thanks.

 

[elliottmc]

Hi,

I have just discovered this modification, and it is fantastic. Thanks for your effort.

Every time I mess with anything and have to rescan my database, I usually end up having to go through it manually to fix the cover art, and wind up with low resolution art. I have started to add my own cover art, but the "standard" mediaportal scan does not seem to cope well with this.

Is there any chance of getting this new stuff into SVN? I can't see any disadvantage beyond adding more options for beginners to be confused by? I'm sure this could be easily resolved.

Best wishes,

Mark

 

[gamejester]

Spaldo - thanks for the movie names you are seeing problems with, I will add them to my test bed and see if the scripts can be fine tuned more to cope with them.

So, my question, how come this modified build/svn doesn't use the moviexml cover search when using the standard imdb_com script ? Is this possible ? Becuase it is finding the movies correctly.

Sure, anything is possible. I left the built in searches well alone as I do not see them as they forwarded, was thinking of removing them. The csscripts are much easier to maintain as they are not compiled within the source so anyone can change them. If you say that the built in IMDB one is scoring high for you that is interesting as I have always found it to be rubbish! I will have a look at it's logic and compare it to the imdb.csscript.

Elliottmc, thanks for your support.

Is there any chance of getting this new stuff into SVN? I can't see any disadvantage beyond adding more options for beginners to be confused by? I'm sure this could be easily resolved.

Well I hope so, but I am not an official core dev. I guess it depends whether they regard this as a new feature or bug fix. It is kind of somewhere in the middle; I would be inclided to say it is more bug fixing

HI, I am now getting exception errors when scanning..

Still waiting for more info on this, I certianly would not want to introduce any bugs to the code so this should be taken seriously; please provide full logs and steps to reproduce the issue.

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

Is there any chance of getting this new stuff into SVN? I can't see any disadvantage beyond adding more options for beginners to be confused by? I'm sure this could be easily resolved.

We are currently discussing to implement these nice changes. The main question is when. Because we currently have a feature freeze, so it might not be added for 1.0. But it will at least be added in 1.0.1.

Flip.

for your good work gamejester.

 

[Spaldo]

Thank you for the responses...

I was also supprised that I got better results with the imdb_com script for a few of them (not all)..

HI, I am now getting exception errors when scanning..

Still waiting for more info on this, I certianly would not want to introduce any bugs to the code so this should be taken seriously; please provide full logs and steps to reproduce the issue.

For reproduction, I was getting when I only had moviexml1st & moviexml in the script list...

As for the logs, where are they stored & I will post/send you a copy.

Thanks.

 

[gamejester]

The location of the logs depends on your OS, but if vista they are here
C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log
Just had a look in there and there is nothing useful logged in normal mode anyway, might have to engage verbose loggin or something to get more useful info..............I will have a look into it.

Time to get excited though

I have been looking at the fuzzy logic used to match a movie name in your file to those retrived from the search automatically and think I have tweaked up that accuracy to 99.9% !
All the movies you have specified in your last posts are automatched to the correct movie.
The only time it now ask you to confirm which movie you want is where it finds 2 exact matches (ie 21.avi as there are 2 movies with that exact name)

Expect a new version tonight with all the bugs highlighted on the first page fix.
Remeber all the useful info will always be in the first post.

We are currently discussing to implement these nice changes. The main question is when. Because we currently have a feature freeze, so it might not be added for 1.0. But it will at least be added in 1.0.1.

Cool. Did not want to make too much of a song and dance about it, figured i would let the code do the talking. I have been in contact with dman_lfc about becoming a core dev and the inclussion of code into SVN and he has invited me into the IRC for a chat...........just not got round to it yet..........maybe I will pop by later once I get this latest release out.

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

We are currently discussing to implement these nice changes. The main question is when. Because we currently have a feature freeze, so it might not be added for 1.0. But it will at least be added in 1.0.1.

Cool. Did not want to make too much of a song and dance about it, figured i would let the code do the talking. I have been in contact with dman_lfc about becoming a core dev and the inclussion of code into SVN and he has invited me into the IRC for a chat...........just not got round to it yet..........maybe I will pop by later once I get this latest release out.

Don't hesitate to say hello. We keep always an eye on nice enhancements. Good devs are always welcome. And this could speed up things, to get the fix into 1.0 and not 1.0.1.

Flip.

 

[Spaldo]

Hi,
Good devs are always welcome. And this could speed up things, to get the fix into 1.0 and not 1.0.1.

Flip.

+1

I think for something that like this, it is worth the exception to get it in...

Time to get excited though

I have been looking at the fuzzy logic used to match a movie name in your file to those retrived from the search automatically and think I have tweaked up that accuracy to 99.9% !
All the movies you have specified in your last posts are automatched to the correct movie.
The only time it now ask you to confirm which movie you want is where it finds 2 exact matches (ie 21.avi as there are 2 movies with that exact name)

Expect a new version tonight with all the bugs highlighted on the first page fix.

Well now I am excited !

I will be awaiting the release to test out

Out of interest, I have many files are in 2 parts.

Ie. blah - cd1.avi blah - cd2.avi

How do you name your files that have two parts ? All of mine are coming up as conflicts and I have to re-find them after the scan has completed...

This is in RC2 up to beta 4, I'll try beta 5 soon, but just out of interest what is the best way of naming a movie with two parts?

Thanks.