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Quick update: Damien has also just released the official MP-TVSeries 4.5.1.764, which adds name searching through TheTVDB's current service, without needing a subscription. If finding new shows is all you need, that's the simplest option.MP-TVSeries 4.6 – a community version that works with TheTVDB's current service
Hi everyone,
Like many of you, I was stuck when TheTVDB switched off the old service MP-TVSeries was built for, so new shows wouldn't match without a .tvdb file in every folder. I've put together a community version that talks to TheTVDB's current (v4) service directly, and I've been running it on my PC and HTPC with a big library for over a week now.
What it does:
- Shows are found by name again, with titles and episodes in your language
- Reads show IDs from .tvdb, tvshow.nfo and series.xml files, and keeps same-named shows apart (e.g. Prime Suspect 1973 and 1991)
- Trakt community ratings for series, seasons and episodes, without the Trakt plugin
- Artwork fixes, recovery of episodes left behind by failed imports, and no crash on very long file paths
- Includes the official team's 4.5.1.756 fixes
What you need:
- Your own TheTVDB subscription PIN (TheTVDB requires one for every user, about US$12 a year). No API key needed, one is built in.
Download and install steps:
Releases · hounddog59/mptvseries
MP-TVSeries is a popular TV Series plug-in for MediaPortal, an open-source media center application. It focuses on managing the user's TV Series library with minimal user interaction, allowing ...github.com
The full list of changes and a file naming guide:
mptvseries/COMMUNITY-FORK.md at tvdb-v4 · hounddog59/mptvseries
MP-TVSeries is a popular TV Series plug-in for MediaPortal, an open-source media center application. It focuses on managing the user's TV Series library with minimal user interaction, allowing ...
Please back up your database before installing. This is not the official release, and installing it is entirely your choice. If you don't like it, simply uninstall it and go back to the original MP-TVSeries you had before.
Coming next: a free option that doesn't need a TheTVDB subscription (using TMDB), with TVmaze as a backup.
A big thank you to Damien Haynes and the MP-TVSeries team for the original plugin and years of work. If you run into problems, post here or open an issue on GitHub and I'll do my best to help.
Cheers,
Mark
Mine needs your own TheTVDB PIN, but also gets show details, episodes, languages and favourites from the current service, and adds Trakt ratings, .nfo/.xml ID files, same-name show handling, and the artwork and import fixes. I'm also working on a free option that won't need a TheTVDB subscription.
Choose whichever suits you best. Thanks again to Damien for keeping the official version going.
Cheers,
Mark