Live TV Metadata/Cache

[andrewkhunn 0]

I have been fixing channel icons in my M3U data upstream of Emby (which I have verified by opening the M3U in a text editor), but absolutely cannot get them to show up in place of the old referenced URLs. Tried clearing cache/metadata in the Emby Server install location, as well as adding/removing/refreshing Live TV tuner/guide multiple times.

If you have an advice what's going on and how I can make the current M3U data authoritative, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!

[Abobader 3464]

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[Luke 42078]

Hi, the server doesn't replace existing channel images, so what you could do is delete the existing ones using the image editor and then run the refresh guide scheduled task.

[andrewkhunn 0]

I mean, several of the images I've fixed were initially broken image links. So, in those cases, it is quite impossible for me to delete the channel icon in the image editor to get a guide refresh to update.

Is there not some method to clear out all the live tv image/metadata/cache?

Edited June 23, 2022 by andrewkhunn

[andrewkhunn 0]

Deleting a channel icon via the image editor and then refreshing guide data did not work for channels that previously had valid image urls, but I had subsequently updated.

[Luke 42078]

4 minutes ago, andrewkhunn said:

Deleting a channel icon via the image editor and then refreshing guide data did not work for channels that previously had valid image urls, but I had subsequently updated.

Hi, this should always work, so let's look at a specific example:

Thanks.

[andrewkhunn 0]

20 minutes ago, andrewkhunn said:

Is there not some method to clear out all the live tv image/metadata/cache?

embyserver.txt

[Luke 42078]

Can you please also provide screenshots and discussion of the example, showing me exactly what you did? Thanks.

[andrewkhunn 0]

For the log I just uploaded:

1. Navigate to Server > Live TV > Channels
2. ... > Edit Images on channel I wish to refresh icon
3. Delete current channel icon in popup
4. Back to Setup in the top navigation and click on "Refresh Guide Data"

[Luke 42078]

Does the xml contain channel image urls?

[andrewkhunn 0]

Okay, now we're getting somewhere. The XML guide data does indeed include references to the old channel icon URLs.

[Luke 42078]

Ok so it's been on my to-do list for a while to add an option to indicate a preference for the logo source in the event that both the tuner and epg supply icons. I'll try to get it in soon.

[bruor 43]

I'm curious if this was ever implemented? I'm dealing with a similar situation where it appears that the guide data image urls take priority over the m3u. 

[Luke 42078]

19 hours ago, bruor said:

I'm curious if this was ever implemented? I'm dealing with a similar situation where it appears that the guide data image urls take priority over the m3u. 

Hi, if you're referring to this:

Ok so it's been on my to-do list for a while to add an option to indicate a preference for the logo source in the event that both the tuner and epg supply icons. I'll try to get it in soon.

Not yet. On the to do list.

[xe` 45]

On 11/15/2023 at 1:20 AM, Luke said:

Hi, if you're referring to this:

 

Ok so it's been on my to-do list for a while to add an option to indicate a preference for the logo source in the event that both the tuner and epg supply icons. I'll try to get it in soon.

Not yet. On the to do list.

Sanity check. I cannot see this feature so I assume it was never implemented? 

Edit: If not can you please consider a third source, an icon path/server. This would either be a set of icons on disk named correctly to match or the same but delivered via and HTTP source

Edited June 4, 2025 by xe`
Add feature request initial concept

[Luke 42078]

On 11/14/2023 at 8:20 PM, Luke said:

Hi, if you're referring to this:

Ok so it's been on my to-do list for a while to add an option to indicate a preference for the logo source in the event that both the tuner and epg supply icons. I'll try to get it in soon.

Not yet. On the to do list.

Hi, this was added as an option on the m3u tuner.

[xe` 45]

Thank you for the information.

I use HDHomerun + EPG rather than M3U+EPG. Can I infer then that logos cannot come from a HDHomerun source since this feature is not present on that type?

Apologies if this is obvious but it is not easy to phrase this question in a way google can answer.

[Luke 42078]

4 hours ago, xe` said:

Thank you for the information.

I use HDHomerun + EPG rather than M3U+EPG. Can I infer then that logos cannot come from a HDHomerun source since this feature is not present on that type?

Apologies if this is obvious but it is not easy to phrase this question in a way google can answer.

For HDHR the only logo source is your guide data, hence this option isn't necessary for it.