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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1283162" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I am not 100% certain, but I think that the MP client sends a query request to TV Server, and TV Server then queries the recordings database, parcels up the responses, and sends them back to the MP client as a set of character strings. The numeric channel id is of no use to the MP client, so I think that it must be the channel name that is sent from TV Server to the MP client, and then the MP client uses that name to pick the correct channel logo from the MP logos folder.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This might work. The simplest way is to create an empty folder called (say) "Recordings2", and then start "TV Server Config" and change the name of the recordings folder to "Recordings2". When you then select a different section in "TV Server Config" or click "OK", TV Server will (I think) restart, as it needs to switch from the old folder to the new one.</p><p></p><p>Next, start the MP client, and use the "database cleanup" function. This is located in the left side menu in the "Recorded TV" panel. If your skin does not have this choice, it is too old, so start "DefaultWideHD" and use that ("DefaultWideHD" is installed by default). Note: ignore the pop-up with the warning saying that files will be deleted -- they won't. Another pop-up appears with some choices. Select "Delete invalid entries from database". This will empty the recordings database but not delete any files.</p><p></p><p>You can empty the recordings database by using "TV Server Config", but it displays a pop-up for each file to be deleted. This is very time consuming if you have a lot of files. Using the MP client will empty the database in one operation.</p><p></p><p>Close the MP client, start "TV Server Config" and change the recordings folder back to the original one. Then go to "Database Import" and import the recordings.</p><p></p><p>Before doing any of the above, check that you do not have duplicate channels defined on the "TV Channels" panel. Click the heading of the "Channel Name" column so that they are sorted by channel name. Then look for names that occur twice (they will be adjacent in the list). For each pair, delete the one that does not work.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It is controlled by the "Custom paths and filenames" tab in the "Recording section in "TV Server Config". See <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording" target="_blank">this page</a> in the Wiki. You can specify two different filename patterns -- one for single recordings, and a separate one for series. The default values put series recordings into subfolders. You can also control what information is placed in the filename.</p><p></p><p>I don't bother with subfolders, and have changed the settings so that the same filename patterns are used for single recordings and for series recordings. MP will still display recordings in a series as a "virtual subfolder", so putting them into a real subfolder does not seem to provide much benefit.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1283162, member: 141969"] I am not 100% certain, but I think that the MP client sends a query request to TV Server, and TV Server then queries the recordings database, parcels up the responses, and sends them back to the MP client as a set of character strings. The numeric channel id is of no use to the MP client, so I think that it must be the channel name that is sent from TV Server to the MP client, and then the MP client uses that name to pick the correct channel logo from the MP logos folder. This might work. The simplest way is to create an empty folder called (say) "Recordings2", and then start "TV Server Config" and change the name of the recordings folder to "Recordings2". When you then select a different section in "TV Server Config" or click "OK", TV Server will (I think) restart, as it needs to switch from the old folder to the new one. Next, start the MP client, and use the "database cleanup" function. This is located in the left side menu in the "Recorded TV" panel. If your skin does not have this choice, it is too old, so start "DefaultWideHD" and use that ("DefaultWideHD" is installed by default). Note: ignore the pop-up with the warning saying that files will be deleted -- they won't. Another pop-up appears with some choices. Select "Delete invalid entries from database". This will empty the recordings database but not delete any files. You can empty the recordings database by using "TV Server Config", but it displays a pop-up for each file to be deleted. This is very time consuming if you have a lot of files. Using the MP client will empty the database in one operation. Close the MP client, start "TV Server Config" and change the recordings folder back to the original one. Then go to "Database Import" and import the recordings. Before doing any of the above, check that you do not have duplicate channels defined on the "TV Channels" panel. Click the heading of the "Channel Name" column so that they are sorted by channel name. Then look for names that occur twice (they will be adjacent in the list). For each pair, delete the one that does not work. It is controlled by the "Custom paths and filenames" tab in the "Recording section in "TV Server Config". See [URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording']this page[/URL] in the Wiki. You can specify two different filename patterns -- one for single recordings, and a separate one for series. The default values put series recordings into subfolders. You can also control what information is placed in the filename. I don't bother with subfolders, and have changed the settings so that the same filename patterns are used for single recordings and for series recordings. MP will still display recordings in a series as a "virtual subfolder", so putting them into a real subfolder does not seem to provide much benefit. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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