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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1282559" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>Firstly, I use MP1 and have never used MP2. However, MP1 and MP2 use the same "TV Server", so the data available is the same. As far as the EPG is concerned, MP1 and MP2 merely differ stylistically.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, I have never seen series or episode numbers in the EPG (my EPG provider does not provide them). So are those weird numbers following the programme titles really series and episode numbers? They do not look believable to me.</p><p></p><p>As far as I know, "TV Server" provides only two facilities relating to series and episode numbers:</p><p></p><p>(1) Avoidance of recording the same episode twice. See the <strong>Episode key</strong> field on the "General" tab in the "Recording" section of "TV Server Config" (<a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording" target="_blank">this page</a> in the Wiki).</p><p></p><p>(2) Inclusion of the series and episode numbers as part of the file name of the recording. See the <strong>Format</strong> field on the "Custom paths and filenames" tab in the "Recording" section (same Wiki page as above). </p><p></p><p>As far as I know, "TV Server" does not add series or episode numbers to the EPG programme titles, or to the programme descriptions. Possibly this is a facility of which I am ignorant because my EPG provider does not provide identifiable series and episode numbers.</p><p></p><p>What <em>might</em> be occurring is that one of the processes that you are using is appending the programme title with a numeric value <em>before</em> passing that information to "TV Server". That process might be MC2XML, or XMLTV, or some other tool that you are using. I have not used any of those, so this is merely speculation.</p><p></p><p>Of course, there is nothing to stop you massaging the EPG file that you obtain from Schedules Direct, so that ancillary information is placed in the parts of the file that "TV Server" stores. For example, you could append the cast list to the programme description. But the distinctive nature of this extra info is lost -- "TV Server" will simply treat the added info as character strings.</p><p></p><p>If you are a programmer, you could write a script in a suitable programming language to perform any edits on the EPG file that you wanted <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. If you are not a programmer, you will have to satisfy yourself with what others have already written. <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></p><p>I have never used Schedules Direct, but my understanding is that it is a very high quality EPG, with lots of information relating to each programme. You can use any EPG that provides an XML file, but the limitations that apply to series and episode numbers will be the same, whatever the source of the EPG.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1282559, member: 141969"] Firstly, I use MP1 and have never used MP2. However, MP1 and MP2 use the same "TV Server", so the data available is the same. As far as the EPG is concerned, MP1 and MP2 merely differ stylistically. Having said that, I have never seen series or episode numbers in the EPG (my EPG provider does not provide them). So are those weird numbers following the programme titles really series and episode numbers? They do not look believable to me. As far as I know, "TV Server" provides only two facilities relating to series and episode numbers: (1) Avoidance of recording the same episode twice. See the [b]Episode key[/b] field on the "General" tab in the "Recording" section of "TV Server Config" ([URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/Recording']this page[/URL] in the Wiki). (2) Inclusion of the series and episode numbers as part of the file name of the recording. See the [b]Format[/b] field on the "Custom paths and filenames" tab in the "Recording" section (same Wiki page as above). As far as I know, "TV Server" does not add series or episode numbers to the EPG programme titles, or to the programme descriptions. Possibly this is a facility of which I am ignorant because my EPG provider does not provide identifiable series and episode numbers. What [i]might[/i] be occurring is that one of the processes that you are using is appending the programme title with a numeric value [i]before[/i] passing that information to "TV Server". That process might be MC2XML, or XMLTV, or some other tool that you are using. I have not used any of those, so this is merely speculation. Of course, there is nothing to stop you massaging the EPG file that you obtain from Schedules Direct, so that ancillary information is placed in the parts of the file that "TV Server" stores. For example, you could append the cast list to the programme description. But the distinctive nature of this extra info is lost -- "TV Server" will simply treat the added info as character strings. If you are a programmer, you could write a script in a suitable programming language to perform any edits on the EPG file that you wanted :). If you are not a programmer, you will have to satisfy yourself with what others have already written. :( I have never used Schedules Direct, but my understanding is that it is a very high quality EPG, with lots of information relating to each programme. You can use any EPG that provides an XML file, but the limitations that apply to series and episode numbers will be the same, whatever the source of the EPG. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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