DVR thinks everything is a show

[thekingswolf 48]

One default recording path, Movie and Series recording paths blank.  95% of the movies that get recorded are scraped as TV shows and are either the wrong information or no information.  Once the file is IDed as a show, I cannot manually change it using Identify.  The scan will find the correct result, but when I try to set it, it just processes forever and never changes.  I can rename the files and just drop the renamed file into the root folder manually, but then the user who recorded the file loses their ability to delete it, as the system no longer sees them as the user who recorded it.

 

The example shown is supposed to be this

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037494/

Edited March 10, 2021 by thekingswolf

[Luke 42078]

Hi there, please go over an example. thanks.

[thekingswolf 48]

you beat me by a few seconds lol.  example added to original post

 

[Carlo 4561]

Hi,

What is your source of guide data?

[thekingswolf 48]

xml provided from stream source.  the guide data is correct.  emby doesn't pull metadata from the guide data, it scrapes it as a new file and pulls metadata from either tvdb.com or themoviedb.org or whatever source I choose when using identify.  it's scraping based on the recorded file's file name instead of the guide data.

 

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by thekingswolf

[thekingswolf 48]

is there a way to define the format emby uses to save the file name?

[Carlo 4561]

4 hours ago, thekingswolf said:

xml provided from stream source.  the guide data is correct.  emby doesn't pull metadata from the guide data, it scrapes it as a new file and pulls metadata from either tvdb.com or themoviedb.org or whatever source I choose when using identify.  it's scraping based on the recorded file's file name instead of the guide data.

Likely it's the guide data is incorrect. An easy to help find out is to look at anything you're going to record on the PROGRAMs tabs.  Does it show up listed as a movie or show?  PROGRAMS tab is using only what is in the guide.  So if it shows up incorrectly here the problem has been pinpointed.

4 hours ago, thekingswolf said:

is there a way to define the format emby uses to save the file name?

Not the format NO as Emby uses the info in the Guide data to determine what the content type is and how to name it appropriately.

[BillOatman 596]

3 hours ago, cayars said:

Likely it's the guide data is incorrect. An easy to help find out is to look at anything you're going to record on the PROGRAMs tabs.  Does it show up listed as a movie or show?  PROGRAMS tab is using only what is in the guide.  So if it shows up incorrectly here the problem has been pinpointed.

I will add to this by saying for all stream providers I have seen, their guide xml is bare bones and usually doesn't provide the Category tags required for Emby to tell the difference between a movie and a tv show.  You can look into apps that specialize in making rich guide xml such as xTeVe and IPTVBoss, or see if your provider has an option for enhanced guide xml itself.

Edited March 12, 2021 by BillOatman

[thekingswolf 48]

thanks for the replies.  I use xTeVe but there is no method there i know of to define content.  it's only for filtering and mapping channels and matching streams with the XMLTV ID, you can't individually say "this is a movie" using xTeVe.  I'm using Iconic streams as the provider and will see if I can get a better guide source.  

 

cayars I see what you mean, the guide is seeing these movies as shows I think as it shows "record series" as an option for everything.

[BillOatman 596]

9 minutes ago, thekingswolf said:

thanks for the replies.  I use xTeVe but there is no method there i know of to define content.  it's only for filtering and mapping channels and matching streams with the XMLTV ID, you can't individually say "this is a movie" using xTeVe.  I'm using Iconic streams as the provider and will see if I can get a better guide source.  

 

cayars I see what you mean, the guide is seeing these movies as shows I think as it shows "record series" as an option for everything.

IWith xTeVe you can define the xml source to not be the providers but a better one.

IPTVBoss actually supplies some pretty rich xml data you can use.

 

[thekingswolf 48]

is IPTV Boss still a thing?  I can't seem to find their site.

[Carlo 4561]

Depending on your location and how many channels you're loading you could also use Emby Guide Data but you would have to manually map it.
But that would give you great data.

[thekingswolf 48]

yeah I may start using that again.  my previous provider had a lot of changes in lineups and I was constantly remapping, that's why I started using xTeVe and pulling from the xml. Plus the streams are coming from different time zones, so I have to create a new guide data provider and try and figure out what channels are in what time zones and get zip codes for those areas, then hope that all the channels are with direct TV or some other provider and I end up with like 6 different data providers that I have to manage.

Can you give a link to IPTVBoss?  I can't find it anywhere.

Edited March 12, 2021 by thekingswolf