You have trashed your database and started from scratch?
You have done the setup of TV Engine 3 on a new shiny machine?
You'd like to try the other database engine (MySQL <-> SQLServer)?
You have moved your recordings folder to a new, bigger device?
...
These scenarios come with a great annoiance: You're "Recorded TV" screen will be empty. Of course there's the workaround to use "MyVideos" to watch the files but then you'll miss the EPG info.
We've considered this is annoying enough to be called a bug which should be fixed for the first 1.0 release of TVE3.
In the end most likely SetupTV will get an import option where you configure the recording folders.
However an external tools is far easier to test and make sure TVE3 won't get broken therefore the "prototype" comes as a standalone app.
Limitations:
- does only support TVE3 (.ts & .mpg).
- the imported item will have the file creation date as recording date as users can specify recordings names without any date/time information.
- needs current TVE3-SVN or newer.
The MatroskaImporter.exe needs to be in TVE3 installation folder. This makes sure that the configured DB connection can be used.
Usage:
1. Put the MatroskaImporter.exe into TVE3 dir (with configured DB) and execute it.
2. Choose the recordings folder.
3. "Lookup" will search for Matroska tags (XML) in all subdirectories and display all current recordings in your TV DB.
3. "Import" will pop up a message for every file which is NOT in your TV DB asking you if it should be imported.
4. Start MP and check your Recorded TV screen.
5. Post your results here
You have done the setup of TV Engine 3 on a new shiny machine?
You'd like to try the other database engine (MySQL <-> SQLServer)?
You have moved your recordings folder to a new, bigger device?
...
These scenarios come with a great annoiance: You're "Recorded TV" screen will be empty. Of course there's the workaround to use "MyVideos" to watch the files but then you'll miss the EPG info.
We've considered this is annoying enough to be called a bug which should be fixed for the first 1.0 release of TVE3.
In the end most likely SetupTV will get an import option where you configure the recording folders.
However an external tools is far easier to test and make sure TVE3 won't get broken therefore the "prototype" comes as a standalone app.
Limitations:
- does only support TVE3 (.ts & .mpg).
- the imported item will have the file creation date as recording date as users can specify recordings names without any date/time information.
- needs current TVE3-SVN or newer.
The MatroskaImporter.exe needs to be in TVE3 installation folder. This makes sure that the configured DB connection can be used.
Usage:
1. Put the MatroskaImporter.exe into TVE3 dir (with configured DB) and execute it.
2. Choose the recordings folder.
3. "Lookup" will search for Matroska tags (XML) in all subdirectories and display all current recordings in your TV DB.
3. "Import" will pop up a message for every file which is NOT in your TV DB asking you if it should be imported.
4. Start MP and check your Recorded TV screen.
5. Post your results here