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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1121373" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>As you know (from MP1 release news), TV Server is under code freeze while we work on TVE 3.5. That means patches for TVE 3 are not accepted at the moment. However, you're welcome to continue to distribute them on the forum.</p><p></p><p>At the moment unfortunately I seem to be the only person working on TVE 3.5. However, I have already made some improvements to the DVB EPG grabber (in addition to improvements to the XMLTV plugin discussed --><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/xmltv-mc2xml-w-legacy-guide-problems.127138/page-2#post-1096091" target="_blank">here</a><--, and many other improvements elsewhere):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fixed stutter during storage of EPG data (...I hope! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ), so people should be free to use the timeshifting/recording grabber.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Added MediaHighway 2 format support.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Added grabbing of series and episode identifiers (UK Freeview/Freesat, NZ Freeview etc.) so series link schedules may be supported in future.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New option: timeshifting/recording EPG grabber refresh (unit = minutes). The grabber regrabs after this time. So if you watch the same channel for a long time, the EPG will still be updated.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Removed "always try to fill holes" and "always try to update existing entries" settings. The DB update code was changed so these settings are no longer relevant/necessary.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Removed "display options". If those sorts of settings are required then they should be skin or at least client side options (like the current "show episode info" option). IMHO having them on the server side, and only for DVB EPG was very bad.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Removed TV and radio EPG grabber sub-sections (selection of channels and languages). These settings confused almost everybody. In the worst cases incorrect configuration caused BSODs (!!!). Now the EPG grabber will simply grab once from each transmitter with at least one visible channel (rather than once for each enabled channel on each transmitter!) and store all available data. This way the configuration so much simpler and all available EPG data should be received. For some people grabbing might take a little longer... but IMHO this is a small cost compared to the benefits for the majority of people.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Removed "grab EPG only for channels on the same transponder" setting. No longer relevant due to the above change (remove TV and radio EPG grabber sections).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Language preferences:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Moved to main section (from TV/radio EPG grabber section) so only need to set this configuration once.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Now possible to prioritise the languages.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Preference applies to XMLTV plugin as well as DVB EPG grabber (and I hope in future will be supported by other EPG plugins if it is relevant).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">List of languages now includes all ISO 639 codes. Fixes [for example] issues with missing "nor" (Norwegian) code.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Manual control section refresh button moved to main EPG section, and split into delete (relevant for all EPG sources) and refresh (relevant only for DVB EPG grabber) functions.</li> </ul><p>[ATTACH=full]160567[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Guide categories (genres) is pretty much the same as it was before with only a few tweaks:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]160568[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>All the text clutter has been removed from the UI. IMO the UI should be "intuitive" (not require explanation)... or at least, if explanation is required it should be in the manual (wiki) rather than the UI (!!!).</p><p>The "enabled" and "movie" columns are now checkboxes. Keeps it simple and consistent.</p><p>Drag and drop is supported for the mapped/unmapped program categories.</p><p></p><p>...and that's it for now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>P.S. This is still a work in progress. Feedback welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>P.P.S. The idle EPG grabber is currently broken. When I fix it, I intend to enable it to use idle tuners <em>even if timeshifting and/or recording is active</em>. In other words, TV Server does not have to be completely idle. Only the tuner has to be idle. For now I don't intend to support simultaneous grabbing with multiple tuners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1121373, member: 82144"] As you know (from MP1 release news), TV Server is under code freeze while we work on TVE 3.5. That means patches for TVE 3 are not accepted at the moment. However, you're welcome to continue to distribute them on the forum. At the moment unfortunately I seem to be the only person working on TVE 3.5. However, I have already made some improvements to the DVB EPG grabber (in addition to improvements to the XMLTV plugin discussed -->[URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/xmltv-mc2xml-w-legacy-guide-problems.127138/page-2#post-1096091']here[/URL]<--, and many other improvements elsewhere): [LIST] [*]Fixed stutter during storage of EPG data (...I hope! :) ), so people should be free to use the timeshifting/recording grabber. [*]Added MediaHighway 2 format support. [*]Added grabbing of series and episode identifiers (UK Freeview/Freesat, NZ Freeview etc.) so series link schedules may be supported in future. [*]New option: timeshifting/recording EPG grabber refresh (unit = minutes). The grabber regrabs after this time. So if you watch the same channel for a long time, the EPG will still be updated. [*]Removed "always try to fill holes" and "always try to update existing entries" settings. The DB update code was changed so these settings are no longer relevant/necessary. [*]Removed "display options". If those sorts of settings are required then they should be skin or at least client side options (like the current "show episode info" option). IMHO having them on the server side, and only for DVB EPG was very bad. [*]Removed TV and radio EPG grabber sub-sections (selection of channels and languages). These settings confused almost everybody. In the worst cases incorrect configuration caused BSODs (!!!). Now the EPG grabber will simply grab once from each transmitter with at least one visible channel (rather than once for each enabled channel on each transmitter!) and store all[B] [/B]available data. This way the configuration so much simpler and all available EPG data should be received. For some people grabbing might take a little longer... but IMHO this is a small cost compared to the benefits for the majority of people. [*]Removed "grab EPG only for channels on the same transponder" setting. No longer relevant due to the above change (remove TV and radio EPG grabber sections). [*]Language preferences: [LIST] [*]Moved to main section (from TV/radio EPG grabber section) so only need to set this configuration once. [*]Now possible to prioritise the languages. [*]Preference applies to XMLTV plugin as well as DVB EPG grabber (and I hope in future will be supported by other EPG plugins if it is relevant). [*]List of languages now includes all ISO 639 codes. Fixes [for example] issues with missing "nor" (Norwegian) code. [/LIST] [*]Manual control section refresh button moved to main EPG section, and split into delete (relevant for all EPG sources) and refresh (relevant only for DVB EPG grabber) functions. [/LIST] [ATTACH=full]160567[/ATTACH] Guide categories (genres) is pretty much the same as it was before with only a few tweaks: [ATTACH=full]160568[/ATTACH] All the text clutter has been removed from the UI. IMO the UI should be "intuitive" (not require explanation)... or at least, if explanation is required it should be in the manual (wiki) rather than the UI (!!!). The "enabled" and "movie" columns are now checkboxes. Keeps it simple and consistent. Drag and drop is supported for the mapped/unmapped program categories. ...and that's it for now. :) P.S. This is still a work in progress. Feedback welcome. ;) P.P.S. The idle EPG grabber is currently broken. When I fix it, I intend to enable it to use idle tuners [I]even if timeshifting and/or recording is active[/I]. In other words, TV Server does not have to be completely idle. Only the tuner has to be idle. For now I don't intend to support simultaneous grabbing with multiple tuners. [/QUOTE]
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