[mythtv-users] TVRage Importer 0.5

[jedi at mishnet.org]

> On 7/19/07, Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz> wrote:
>> I would prefer this to put the info in mythvideo (ie the videometadata
>> table) as opposed to the recorded table.
>>
>> Has anyone else had a similar thought? I realise I should probably try
>> and
>> do that myself, but if someone else has done it, let me know. I am not a
>> perl programmer's rear end, but I can kinda follow the code.
>>
>> (I don't find the imdb plugin to be effective for episodic TV programmes
>> as it is for movies).
>
> The MythVideo IMDB scripts should already do this.

     imdb.pl is broken when it comes to episodic television. It's an
easy fix though. I've built my own scripts around my "fixed" version
of this script for tv. Although episode title searches on imdb can be
a bit dicey.

     Any pointers would be helpful in this area.

     My general procedure is to map the episode title to an inetref first
and then populate the rest of the metadata information (including posters)
once the inetref is sorted out. Once you've got a good inetref, the rest
really just falls into place.