DVR series matching: zap2it/SchedulesDirect series ID available in both EPG & TheTVDB?

[jasonmcroy 316]

Right now The Flash is recording and I noticed that it is coming through as the 1990 version, not the 2014. @@cybergrimes - I did what you mentioned earlier in this thread where you added the zap2it id to S.W.A.T. but with the ID for The Flash. I noticed when I went to enter it over on tvdb there was no entry for The Flash (2014) at all. Is this all I would need to do for Emby to pull the correct item in the future?

[cybergrimes 93]

Right now The Flash is recording and I noticed that it is coming through as the 1990 version, not the 2014. @@cybergrimes - I did what you mentioned earlier in this thread where you added the zap2it id to S.W.A.T. but with the ID for The Flash. I noticed when I went to enter it over on tvdb there was no entry for The Flash (2014) at all. Is this all I would need to do for Emby to pull the correct item in the future?

Yes I would think

I checked & added for all my series earlier today so I wouldn't be fixing them piecemeal

[jasonmcroy 316]

Yes I would think

I checked & added for all my series earlier today so I wouldn't be fixing them piecemeal

 

That makes sense. I did look up one other that I usually have trouble with which is Bull (2016) but I saw the ID was already there for that one.

 

I may take some time tomorrow to lookup my other shows just in case.

 

Thanks for bringing this up by the way!

[jasonmcroy 316]

Well, it looks like we have another winner! The TV show I mentioned above (Bull) is currently recording. It created the correct folder premiere year of 2016! Poster looks correct as it's recording. This was another one of those shows that just confuses the metadata scraper due to other ones of the same name.

 

Thanks @@Luke for really trying to listen to and help your users when you can. Looks like I need to donate again...

[Luke 42078]

So it's all good? What happens if you record to an existing series without the year in the folder?

 

I didn't test that. I'm guessing it will make a new folder, but if we can match up the IDs then we should use the existing one.

[jasonmcroy 316]

So it's all good? What happens if you record to an existing series without the year in the folder?

 

I didn't test that. I'm guessing it will make a new folder, but if we can match up the IDs then we should use the existing one.

 

I would guess it would make a new folder as well. All of my folders have the year appended because of the workaround I was using with MCEBuddy before. In order to test this new Beta I merged my Emby DVR folder with my existing TV Series folder and now just use the one folder to hold everything. I am a little OCD with the tidiness of my TV Shows. lol

 

However, I can set up the scenario with a folder that doesn't have the year and record something now and see what happens.

[jasonmcroy 316]

@@Luke - I can confirm the behavior you suspected - If you have an existing folder with a recording in it that doesn't already have the year appended and you then record the next show it will create a new folder with the year appended.

[cybergrimes 93]

@@Luke - I can confirm the behavior you suspected - If you have an existing folder with a recording in it that doesn't already have the year appended and you then record the next show it will create a new folder with the year appended.

 

I turned on 'Automatically merge series that are spread across multiple folders' for the library until I get around to cleaning up the folders

Edited March 7, 2018 by cybergrimes

[nyplayer 90]

Is this also going to work with movies or just TV Shows ?

[Luke 42078]

Is this also going to work with movies or just TV Shows ?

 

We already have this for movies, if the guide data has the release year.

[nyplayer 90]

We already have this for movies, if the guide data has the release year.

 

I have yet to see a movie named with the Year even though the Schedules Direct has the Year (date) on it. Maybe you need to get the year from Schedules Direct.

<programme start="20180324140000 -0700" stop="20180324160000 -0700" channel="I3.10424.schedulesdirect.org">
		<title lang="en">Leprechaun</title>
		<desc lang="en">An Irish fairy (Warwick Davis) escapes from a crate and goes on a gory quest for his 100 stolen gold coins.</desc>
		<credits>
			<director>Mark Jones</director>
			<actor>Warwick Davis</actor>
			<actor>Jennifer Aniston</actor>
			<actor>Ken Olandt</actor>
			<actor>Mark Holton</actor>
			<actor>John Sanderford</actor>
			<actor>Shay Duffin</actor>
			<actor>Pamela Mant</actor>
			<actor>Robert Gorman</actor>
			<actor>John Voldstad</actor>
			<actor>William Newman</actor>
			<actor>David Permenter</actor>
			<writer>Mark Jones</writer>
			<producer>Mark Amin</producer>
			<producer>Jeffrey B. Mallian</producer>
		</credits>
		<date>1993</date>
		<category lang="en">Comedy</category>
		<category lang="en">Horror</category>
		<category lang="en">Movie</category>
		<length units="minutes">92</length>
		<episode-num system="dd_progid">MV00036217.0000</episode-num>
		<subtitles type="teletext" />
		<rating system="MPAA">
			<value>R</value>
		</rating>
		<rating system="advisory">
			<value>Adult Situations</value>
		</rating>
		<rating system="advisory">
			<value>Language</value>
		</rating>
		<rating system="advisory">
			<value>Graphic Violence</value>
		</rating>
		<star-rating>
			<value>2/4</value>
		</star-rating>
	</programme>

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by nyplayer

[Luke 42078]

It probably got the year afterwards with an internet metadata refresh. Before it records, check the program detail screen and see if there is a year on it.

[nyplayer 90]

It probably got the year afterwards with an internet metadata refresh. Before it records, check the program detail screen and see if there is a year on it.

 

That xml was taken directly from schedules direct ... none of my movies have the year on the folder.

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by nyplayer

[cybergrimes 93]

I have yet to see a movie named with the Year even though the Schedules Direct has the Year (date) on it. Maybe you need to get the year from Schedules Direct.

 

 

 

Are you having an issue with it matching movies for metadata, if not, what's the concern with having in the folder/file name since the front end is Emby anyway?

 

@@Luke, I'd be more interested in seeing the EPG presented release year in the UI when I'm browsing for movies to watch/record

For example this movie airing right now, Schedules Direct gives the year of 1955 in the data but not visible in guide/info screen:

 

<program id='MV000003050000'> <title>Guys and Dolls</title> <mpaaRating>NR</mpaaRating> <starRating>***</starRating> <runTime>PT02H30M</runTime> <year>1955</year> <description>A Broadway gambler (Frank Sinatra) bets that a Runyonesque high roller (Marlon Brando) cannot take a sidewalk soul-saver (Jean Simmons) on a date to Havana.</description> </program>

 

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by cybergrimes

[nyplayer 90]

Luke said it works for movies but it is not working for movies at least in my area. The movie year is in the schedules direct guide data so I am wondering why not extract from there ?

Edited March 19, 2018 by nyplayer

[Luke 42078]

We do show it, when we have the data.

[nyplayer 90]

We do show it, when we have the data.

 

Never mind it has the data it is just not working ... if it is in the guide data then you have it before you even start recording. You are just not parsing it. That is a problem when movies are resurrected for Ex. The Day The Earth Stood still. I will use MCEBUDDY to rename them with the year.

Edited March 19, 2018 by nyplayer

[cybergrimes 93]

Never mind it has the data it is just not working ... if it is in the guide data then you have it before you even start recording. You are just not parsing it. That is a problem when movies are resurrected for Ex. The Day The Earth Stood still. I will use MCEBUDDY to rename them with the year.

Oh ok same problem as TV series had prior to this thread, makes sense.

Luke did you see my screenshot with example right out of my Schedules Direct data feed where the year is present? Directory created without year upon recording and no year is visible when viewing live TV guide screens

Edited March 19, 2018 by cybergrimes

[nyplayer 90]

I noticed my movies have the Year now and there is more data in the NFO .. looking good.

[Luke 42078]

Thanks for the feedback.

[cybergrimes 93]

Movie subject is probably a bit off topic from this thread but since we were already discussing... the movies year seems to be hit or miss?

Yesterday I had recorded a movie and year was placed in file/directory naming but today a movie did not. I checked SD data feed & confirmed year is present yet Pieces of April was saved as 'Pieces of April 2018_04_06_10_00_00'

SD clearly has data of '<year>2003</year>'

[Luke 42078]

It might depend on where in the data it is as I've seen multiple places where a year is used.