Rename or Parse based on Mediaportal / EPG .xml file (2 Viewers)

Edwood

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Heyhey!

Im trying to find a way to get my TV Series's into TV Series without having to manually rename every single file.

Mediaportal records TV for me, and creates a .ts file, and an .xml file. (.xml comes from the EPG I guess).
Unfortunately, I live in a cave and I get pretty average EPG data and my files dont get named with series/episode info - even though it is sometimes present in the EPG data (just in the wrong place).
(Note: All of my content comes from recording live TV, I dont download tv/movies/porn/music/bomb plans etc)

SCENARIO 1: - Can I automagically extract the Season/Episode data from the .xml file and parse in TVSeries?
eg. "./CSI_New York - SE - .ts" and "./CSI_New York - SE - .xml"

./CSI_New York - SE - .xml includes this information...
Code:
      <name>COMMENT</name>
      <value>New Episode. The eighth season concludes with Mac fighting for his life after being shot. Meanwhile, the CSIs search for
the shooter.Final. S8 Ep18</value>

In this case, TV Series could, conceptually parse the .xml file, or a script could rename the file a using the .xml file to extract the S8E18 data.

Has someone done this? Is there something I can use to accomplish this?


SCENARIO 2: Is there a utility that extract Season/Episode data using the description?
eg. The Big Bang Theory has no S/E data.
Code:
  <name>COMMENT</name>
  <value>It's a dream come true for Sheldon when he has a close encounter with his hero, Mr Spock. Guest starring legendary sci-fi
icon Leonard Nimoy.</value>

However, if I just google using this text, i discover that this is S5E20.
Now all I need is for some smart cookie to integrate this search into TVSeries, and i'll be home 'n hosed!


Am I living in dreamland, or have I just not found the right check box yet?


Edit: If I had a scenario 3 it would be using the actual video in a way analagous to Soundhound / Shazaam :)
 
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HTPCSourcer

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    There are some tools that do the job and that you can set up in Mediaportal to be called after each recording (checkout the recording section in the config).

    I know for sure of a German "Episodenscanner", yet it's not restricted to German shows.Search for "episode scanner" and something useful should come up.
     

    Edwood

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    September 16, 2008
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    Thanks HTPC_Sourcer - i found the episode scanner tool (thread here), and have been trying to get it to work... if it does what I want, im sure i'll get it working eventually.

    Thanks!
     

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