Tag unconverted .mpg file to display correct information on TiVo GoBack

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Original issue reported on code.google.com by smacdiarmid on 1 Nov 2008 at 5:23

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I'm finding very little information on how to 'tag' files so that tivogoback has
useful metadata on that file.  Any advice is appreciated.

  As for just downloading in mpeg2, you should be able to select an NTSC mpeg-2
download now.  I believe that is fully uploadable back to the tivo (though 
without
tags).  Looking for info now..

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 12:23

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement, Priority-Low
• Removed labels: Type-Defect, Priority-Medium

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When you place a compatible .mpg video file in the your TivoGoBack folder it 
creates a file with the exact 
same file name as your video but with the extension ".properties". (Example: 
test.mpg results in a related file 
called test.properties).  This file appears to simply be a text file that can 
be edited with any text editor.

It looks something like this when you open it:

#Sat Nov 01 12:55:12 PDT 2008
description=
title=Friends - Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister

It would be great if you could have an optional feature that would create this 
file from all of the information in 
the downloaded show.

Original comment by smacdiarmid on 7 Nov 2008 at 1:30

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If you're going to do that why not just keep around the original .tivo file? It 
already has all of that info embedded 
in it.

Original comment by jerem...@mac.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 1:31

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That would be a partial solution.  But I would like to have the ability to 
customize the information.  
Unfortunately, the .tivo files store all the correct information but when you 
are saving TV episodes and using 
TivoGoBack only the show name appears e.g. "Friends" and it doesn't group them 
by show.  Therefore if you have 
20 episodes of Friends, you have to click on each one to see the description 
and episode title.

So I would prefer that they automatically get tagged as Friends - The One Where 
Stuff Happens.  That way it is all visible from the TiVo GoBack screen.  I know 
this is a very specific concern, and maybe I am the only one who 
cares, but to me it seems like a great feature.

Original comment by smacdiarmid on 7 Nov 2008 at 1:44

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Well, your problem is not with the metadata in that case but with TiVoGoBack. 
See,
the way TiVo asks for data is spelled out in an web services-type API document. 
TiVo
GoBack basically puts up a special web server and the TiVo queries that. In 
this case
the TiVo asks for the top level content and GoBack gives it the full set of 
shows.
What should happen is the GoBack software should give it the folder view first.
If you want this behavior you should investigate some of the GoBack 
replacements like
Galleon.

Original comment by jerem...@mac.com on 14 Nov 2008 at 7:44

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Ok, well, right now the beta has support for adding metadata via AtomicParsley 
into
the mp4,
  it will also put the .xml (from the .tivo) alongside, and a .txt file with some of
the properties alongside (just some.. if you want the complete set look at the 
xml file).

  Notably missing is the 'showID' from the txt file, although you can still pull it
out of the xml file (using a tool, or manually).

  So yeah, not perfect yet, but at least should have enough to work with?

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2008 at 5:55

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When you get a chance would you mind adding the following fields to the pyTivoX 
text file:

originalAirDate
episodeNumber

Original comment by smacdiarmid on 12 Dec 2008 at 8:49

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so, you're not going to like the answer but:
  episodeNumber I just added (next beta).  However, the tivo completely drops that
info once it downloads the episode from pytivo.

  airDate is a pain in the butt.. Hopefully I'm doing it right... (I'm just using the
time the tivo provides for when it recorded the show..)

  Building the next beta now..  (gah I should take a break from this stupid code...)

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2008 at 10:52

• Changed state: Fixed

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There is a field called originalairDate that shows the date the show was first 
aired.  It shows up in the XML file.  
Ideally, that is the date that would be used.

But...take a break.  If you get around to it, great.  If not, no problem.  
Thanks for being so responsive.

Original comment by smacdiarmid on 12 Dec 2008 at 11:39