Naming my series so they work off the bat? (1 Viewer)

[ratbuddy]

OK. I've resigned to having to rename every episode as I rip them from my original DVDs due to the output format of DVDShrink. Fine.

Can anyone please give an example directory/filename structure that will be handled properly by MP TV Series's default parsing expressions? I've got a blank canvas as far as storage hierarchy goes, so I'd like to name and place the files correctly the first time.

Thanks.

 

[speedWh0re]

I would suggest you check out the regular expressions ... I forget where they are listed in the plugin config but there are a couple. You could also consider writing a new one to save you having to rename anything. There are various tutorials and what not that can be found with a quick search on Google.

 

[ratbuddy]

I am gonna have to rename stuff though no matter what, due to the output format from DVDShrink. I just want a naming scheme that will be recognized by MP TV Series right off the bat.

 

[ltfearme]

seriesname.sXXeXX.ext is a good one e.g.

alias.s01e01.avi

I will also work if you put files of this name in a folder structure:

TVShows
- Alias\season 1\alias.s01e01.avi
- 24\season 7\24.s07e24.avi

 

[ratbuddy]

Beautiful, thanks.

 

[speedWh0re]

Oh I see what you meant. Misunderstood your original post. I might use that format too

 

[ratbuddy]

Hmm, most of them are working fine, but one one season, I clicked the wrong option when it asked what season order to use - Aired, (something else), or DVD. Can't find the option to change it to the correct setting. Bleh.

 

[ltfearme]

In MediaPortal, you can bring up the menu on the selected series and select 'Force Online Match'. This will re-scan and prompt you again for that series.

 

[ratbuddy]

Tried, it didn't work. I even cleared my database and re-imported everything but that one season just isn't loading properly. I've attached a screencap of the message I'm getting during the import. The file structure is e:/TV/South Park/Season #/South Park.s##e##.mpg and they are all following the same naming pattern. Just that season won't import for some reason.

Thanks for any ideas

edit: As I just noticed in the screenshot, they are being parsed, at least, they aren't highlighted in red. It's just importing for some reason.

 

[dir]

I think you're going about it in too complicated a fashion. Instead, can I suggest the following workflow:
0. Download, install, and configure Natbur's TVRenamer (more on that below).

1. rip an episode from your dvd. name it "Bewitched s03e02.avi". Don't bother adding anything else. Obviously "Bewitched" should be the name of the series as shown at thetvdb.com.

2. Place this file in a directory that will be monitored by Renamer. I use D:\Incoming

3. Through the magic of Natbur's TVRenamer, the file gets looked up, renamed, and moved to whereever you want.

Configuring TVRenamer should include telling where you keep your TV shows. Here's my config:
Under Preferences, click on "Renaming", and specify the default "Move To" Directory. In my case, it's D:\TV
On the main screen, for Mask, specify "{TITLE}\Season ##\s##e$$[, e%%] - {NAME}[ - {PARTI}]"
For Manual Scan and Automatic Scan, specify D:\Incoming. This tells Renamer where to watch for incoming shows.

When you place your ripped episode in this directory in the format I suggested (Bewitched s03e02.avi"), Renamer has enough info to look up the episode on the net, rename the file, and place it in the correct subdirectory that you specified. For the mask that I gave, it creates a tree like:

d:\tv\Bewitched\Season 01\01 - name of episode.avi

Obviously you can change things around to suit, but if you follow the example above to start with, you'll have a working system that you can then work from.