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How to localize the TV schedule:
Find and download the XMLTV-0.5.32-win32 program from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39046
*TV Channel names in File/Setup/TVChannels must match the TVGuide data!
Country Specific:
Australia - http://www.onlinetractorparts.com.au/rohbags/
requires Python - http://www.python.org/
Germany - I use a combination of tv movie clickfinder and a small app that converts the data to a xml file. It works fine for me, but is limited to a couple of channels unless you buy the full version of clickfinder.
For more information, visit
http://www.tvmovie.de/startseite/index.html and
http://home.snafu.de/w.schneider/tvm2xml/.
-alibert
Here is another tool to get the Dutch tv-guide:
TVGids_to_xml
cu
Also Check out : http://myhtpc.net/pub/Tools/XMLTV-Automate/
Now for the Channel icons......
In the C:\Program Files\Team MedialPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs directory are located the icons for the selected channels of your guide.
The icon files have the same naming convention as the TVGuide channels. ie. Channel: Nederland 3, associated icon:nederland 3.png, etc. Icons for custom channels may be found at www.satlogo.com
Open MediaPortal, My TV, and the selected channel icon will appear in the top left corner with appropriate details to the right, describing the selected channel.
Open the Schedule, and all assigned channels will display a thumbnail of the related icon. .
Off course, XMLTV can also download the associated icons, using tag <icon source> with the right programming.
Find and download the XMLTV-0.5.32-win32 program from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39046
- 1.Install XMLTV into a default directory, ie. C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MyXmltv
2.To configure, run:
xmltv.exe tv_grab_[your specific zone] --configure [see XMLTV docs]
Set your time zone, user id, password, and desired TV Listings, as per your zap2it.com account [see docs supplied with xmltv for a perferred certificate and visit labs.zap2it.com to sign up].
3.Create an update batch file, update.bat, and insert the following using plain text and appropriate spacing.
xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --days 7 --output tvguide.xml
4.From a command prompt in the XMLTV directory, run update.bat and watch for errors. Rerun configuration above, if settings need to be changed/adjusted to match your listings. This example provides 7 days of listings for Canada & US according to your channel selection.
5.Delete the TVDatabasev3/4.db file from:
C:\Program Files\Team XBMC\MediaPortal\database
6. Configure MedialPortal settings MyTVGuide XMLTV directory to the above default directory.
7.Start MediaPortal, goto to My TV>Schedule and refresh the guide [F3].
*TV Channel names in File/Setup/TVChannels must match the TVGuide data!
Country Specific:
Australia - http://www.onlinetractorparts.com.au/rohbags/
requires Python - http://www.python.org/
Germany - I use a combination of tv movie clickfinder and a small app that converts the data to a xml file. It works fine for me, but is limited to a couple of channels unless you buy the full version of clickfinder.
For more information, visit
http://www.tvmovie.de/startseite/index.html and
http://home.snafu.de/w.schneider/tvm2xml/.
-alibert
Here is another tool to get the Dutch tv-guide:
TVGids_to_xml
cu
Also Check out : http://myhtpc.net/pub/Tools/XMLTV-Automate/
Now for the Channel icons......
In the C:\Program Files\Team MedialPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs directory are located the icons for the selected channels of your guide.
The icon files have the same naming convention as the TVGuide channels. ie. Channel: Nederland 3, associated icon:nederland 3.png, etc. Icons for custom channels may be found at www.satlogo.com
Open MediaPortal, My TV, and the selected channel icon will appear in the top left corner with appropriate details to the right, describing the selected channel.
Open the Schedule, and all assigned channels will display a thumbnail of the related icon. .
Off course, XMLTV can also download the associated icons, using tag <icon source> with the right programming.