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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1287967" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I use the DVB-T EPG in the UK. A smattering of programmes have series and episode numbers, but in the form of unstructured text contained within the programme description. This is useless for TV Server to use to select programmes to record. (This probably applies to TV Wishlist too, but I have never used that plugin.)</p><p></p><p>In the UK, the DVB-T/S EPGs contain binary series and episode ids on the major channels, but not necessarily on the minor channels. "Binary" means that these ids are not human readable, but they are unique and can be used to select programmes to record. My Humax DVR can do this. Unfortunately, TV Server cannot do this (and there is no MP plugin that can do it either). I don't know whether the Australian broadcast EPG contains these ids.</p><p></p><p>An alternative source for EPG info is the internet in the form of an XML EPG. There are XML tags that define series and episode numbers in human-readable form, but there are several different conventions for these tags. I believe that TV Server can use these tags (if they are in the correct form) to avoid recording episodes that have already been recorded (see <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording" target="_blank">this page</a> in the Wiki). So, if you can find a source for an XML EPG that contains these tags, that <em>might</em> do what you want.</p><p></p><p>The usual recommendation for an XML EPG is "Schedules Direct", and I think that their EPG <em>does</em> contain the series and episode tags, but I have a recollection that Schedules Direct do not provide an EPG for Australia (and it is of course a paid-for service).</p><p></p><p>There is a tool called "EpgCollector" that reads the broadcast EPG and writes an XML file containing the EPG. It is possible that this XML file contains the binary series and episode ids (probably in the form of hexadecimal strings). Could those ids be used by TV Server in some way? Probably not, but you could at least detemine if the Australian EPG contains series and episode ids.</p><p></p><p>In the UK, some broadcasters prefix the title of a new episode with the string "New: ". Since TV Server matches on title, this excludes episodes from previous series, but broadcasters do not do this consistently. Ultimately, you need to review daily or weekly the programmes that TV Server or TV Wishlist has scheduled to record, and cancel those episodes that are repeats of episodes or series that you have already recorded or watched. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1287967, member: 141969"] I use the DVB-T EPG in the UK. A smattering of programmes have series and episode numbers, but in the form of unstructured text contained within the programme description. This is useless for TV Server to use to select programmes to record. (This probably applies to TV Wishlist too, but I have never used that plugin.) In the UK, the DVB-T/S EPGs contain binary series and episode ids on the major channels, but not necessarily on the minor channels. "Binary" means that these ids are not human readable, but they are unique and can be used to select programmes to record. My Humax DVR can do this. Unfortunately, TV Server cannot do this (and there is no MP plugin that can do it either). I don't know whether the Australian broadcast EPG contains these ids. An alternative source for EPG info is the internet in the form of an XML EPG. There are XML tags that define series and episode numbers in human-readable form, but there are several different conventions for these tags. I believe that TV Server can use these tags (if they are in the correct form) to avoid recording episodes that have already been recorded (see [URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording']this page[/URL] in the Wiki). So, if you can find a source for an XML EPG that contains these tags, that [i]might[/i] do what you want. The usual recommendation for an XML EPG is "Schedules Direct", and I think that their EPG [i]does[/i] contain the series and episode tags, but I have a recollection that Schedules Direct do not provide an EPG for Australia (and it is of course a paid-for service). There is a tool called "EpgCollector" that reads the broadcast EPG and writes an XML file containing the EPG. It is possible that this XML file contains the binary series and episode ids (probably in the form of hexadecimal strings). Could those ids be used by TV Server in some way? Probably not, but you could at least detemine if the Australian EPG contains series and episode ids. In the UK, some broadcasters prefix the title of a new episode with the string "New: ". Since TV Server matches on title, this excludes episodes from previous series, but broadcasters do not do this consistently. Ultimately, you need to review daily or weekly the programmes that TV Server or TV Wishlist has scheduled to record, and cancel those episodes that are repeats of episodes or series that you have already recorded or watched. :( -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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