This is a continuation of the issue I posted towards the end of here:
https://mcebuddy2x.codeplex.com/workitem/1782
As I think I've identified the issue as something different from that original post, I'm making this new issue to follow up on my issue.
To recap, it seems like MCEBuddy does not detect my new recordings because they are named the same as previously converted files. As Metadata is a bit of a disaster I name all episodes of the same show the same name and then have MCEBuddy handle the naming (I explain a bit more detail in the post on the other issue). If possible, I'd like to see more thorough checking of files against the history (either a full MD5 check or even just a check to see if the creation dates for the file match).
Regarding your questions:
1) The software I use is called "EpgDataCapBon" (or EDCB for short). It's only used in Japan but if you are in Japan and want to record TV you either use that or a program called TVTest. It's closed source, non-commercial, and not really actively developed so it has to be used as is.
2) Metadata is saved in the same folder the video file is saved in the format %filename%.program.txt I've included a couple of examples plus explanations (translations), but the basic format is the following
*Note that if the files are in Shift-EUC encoding. If they look like a bunch of question marks or weird French characters you need to change the encoding to Shift-EUC
Line 1(Broadcast Date):yyyy/mm/dd([DayoftheweekinSingleJapaneseCharacter]) HH:MM～HH:MM
Line 2 (Channel ID):CHANNEL ID NAME
Line 3 (SHOW NAME):SHOW NAME
Line 5 (Episode Name If Available):EPISODE NAME
Line 7 to END:
BUNCH OF SHOW INFORMATION IN A FORMAT DETERMINED BY THE STATION/PROGRAM
There's a bunch of data at the end of the file ("OriginalNetworkID") but I have no idea what the numbers refer to (probably an internal ID for the program) so I doubt it can be used.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: rboy1 **
https://mcebuddy2x.codeplex.com/workitem/1782
As I think I've identified the issue as something different from that original post, I'm making this new issue to follow up on my issue.
To recap, it seems like MCEBuddy does not detect my new recordings because they are named the same as previously converted files. As Metadata is a bit of a disaster I name all episodes of the same show the same name and then have MCEBuddy handle the naming (I explain a bit more detail in the post on the other issue). If possible, I'd like to see more thorough checking of files against the history (either a full MD5 check or even just a check to see if the creation dates for the file match).
Regarding your questions:
1) The software I use is called "EpgDataCapBon" (or EDCB for short). It's only used in Japan but if you are in Japan and want to record TV you either use that or a program called TVTest. It's closed source, non-commercial, and not really actively developed so it has to be used as is.
2) Metadata is saved in the same folder the video file is saved in the format %filename%.program.txt I've included a couple of examples plus explanations (translations), but the basic format is the following
*Note that if the files are in Shift-EUC encoding. If they look like a bunch of question marks or weird French characters you need to change the encoding to Shift-EUC
Line 1(Broadcast Date):yyyy/mm/dd([DayoftheweekinSingleJapaneseCharacter]) HH:MM～HH:MM
Line 2 (Channel ID):CHANNEL ID NAME
Line 3 (SHOW NAME):SHOW NAME
Line 5 (Episode Name If Available):EPISODE NAME
Line 7 to END:
BUNCH OF SHOW INFORMATION IN A FORMAT DETERMINED BY THE STATION/PROGRAM
There's a bunch of data at the end of the file ("OriginalNetworkID") but I have no idea what the numbers refer to (probably an internal ID for the program) so I doubt it can be used.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: rboy1 **
AirDate and AirTime and optional FYI, Showname is enough, but if you have the Showname AirDate (Airtime not required), then MCEBuddy can lookup the additional metadata (episode name etc) from the internet. Look at hte documentation for more details