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One of the best sources of channel icons is http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/ . There, you can browse the available icons and choose those appropriate for your system.  However, doing so can be a lot of work (requiring many page hits and a lot of time).
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=Channel Icon Download System=
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As of 0.21, MythTV includes a channel icon download system in ''mythtv-setup'' which will attempt to automatically download icons for channels in your database from services.mythtv.org. If it cannot find an icon it will present you with a list of options, an the ability to define your own search parameters.
  
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An easier approach is to use [[Channel_icons.pl | channel_icons.pl]] a new feature in the post-0.20-SVN trunk of MythTV to quickly look up the information.  Doing so requires the MythTV Perl bindings (which can be compiled/installed by passing the "--with-bindings=perl" argument to the MythTV configure script). However, the script requires Perl bindings from SVN trunk. So, if you're using 0.20-fixes, please see [http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.5 the MythTV HOWTO].
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To configure icon downloading in mythtv-setup:
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* run "mythtv-setup"
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* select "Channel Editor"
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* click on "Icon Download"
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* select either "Download all icons.." or "Rescan for missing icons.."
  
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If you have the appropriate MythTV Perl bindings, checkout the required scripts with:
 
  
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<pre>
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==Universal Location==
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svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv/contrib/master_iconmap
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Starting with version 0.27, a single location for channel icons is used.
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</pre>
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By default, it will be in the ''.mythtv/channels'' directory of the user
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that runs ''mythbackend''. Typically, ''mythtv''. The location is defined
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in the built-in ChannelIcons Storage Group (it's not necessary to create
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or change the ChannelIcons Storage Group.)
  
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Doing so will create a directory called "master_iconmap" underneath the current directory. The master_iconmap directory contains a file called "channel_icons.pl", which can be used to retrieve channel icon information.  See http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/255099#255099 and "./master_iconmap/channel_icons.pl --usage" for more information.
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Run ''mythtv-setup'' and get a new set of channel icons. They'll be stored
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in the directory above.
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As of {{gitcommit|6d10afe|mythweb}} ''mythweb'' will retrieve its icons
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from the same common directory.
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The Services API (e.g. <backend>:6544/Guide/GetChannelIcon?ChanId=1021) endpoint works with this
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feature as of {{gitcommit|85462fb}}.
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Symlinks added for prior MythTV versions, duplicate ''channels'' directories and
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any ''ChannelIcons'' directories and their contents can be removed.
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== Pre 0.27 Instructions==
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By default the icon will be downloaded to the ''/home/<user>/.mythtv/channels'' directory. This is not very friendly when you have multiple frontends and wish them all to share the icons. One method to get around this is to use a symlink for this directory that directs to a network located directory that all your frontends have access to, say ''/var/mythtv/channels'' for example.
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Before downloading the icons, do the following, or similar as per your distribution:
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<code><pre>
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rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
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sudo mkdir /var/mythtv/channels
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sudo chown <user>:<group> /var/mythtv/channels
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ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels
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</pre></code>
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You will want to run
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<code><pre>
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rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
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ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels
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</pre></code>
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for all the users that can run MythTV as well.
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=Channel Icon Sources=
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One of the best sources of channel icons is http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/ .  There, you can browse the available icons and choose those appropriate for your system.  However, doing so can be a lot of work (requiring many page hits and a lot of time).  Once downloaded you should put the resulting JPEG files into ''.mythtv/channels/'' for the user running the front-end.  To add them to a channel you will need to run ''mythtv-setup'' and go to the channel editor and specify the icon file name for each channel.
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Another source of channel icons is http://www.iconharmony.com/ which is targeted for icons for the harmony remote.  Some of the available icons are more stylized than the official icon (the person running the site is a graphic artist). As with the previous source, finding an appropriate icon can be a lot of work.
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==International Channel Logos==
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* [https://ash.ms/projects/channels Australia]
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* [http://www.documentjes.nl/linux/mythtv/icons/ Netherlands]
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[[Category:HOWTO]]

Revision as of 23:59, 17 November 2013

Channel Icon Download System

As of 0.21, MythTV includes a channel icon download system in mythtv-setup which will attempt to automatically download icons for channels in your database from services.mythtv.org. If it cannot find an icon it will present you with a list of options, an the ability to define your own search parameters.

To configure icon downloading in mythtv-setup:

  • run "mythtv-setup"
  • select "Channel Editor"
  • click on "Icon Download"
  • select either "Download all icons.." or "Rescan for missing icons.."


Universal Location

Starting with version 0.27, a single location for channel icons is used. By default, it will be in the .mythtv/channels directory of the user that runs mythbackend. Typically, mythtv. The location is defined in the built-in ChannelIcons Storage Group (it's not necessary to create or change the ChannelIcons Storage Group.)

Run mythtv-setup and get a new set of channel icons. They'll be stored in the directory above.

As of [6d10afe] mythweb will retrieve its icons from the same common directory.

The Services API (e.g. <backend>:6544/Guide/GetChannelIcon?ChanId=1021) endpoint works with this feature as of [85462fb].

Symlinks added for prior MythTV versions, duplicate channels directories and any ChannelIcons directories and their contents can be removed.

Pre 0.27 Instructions

By default the icon will be downloaded to the /home/<user>/.mythtv/channels directory. This is not very friendly when you have multiple frontends and wish them all to share the icons. One method to get around this is to use a symlink for this directory that directs to a network located directory that all your frontends have access to, say /var/mythtv/channels for example.

Before downloading the icons, do the following, or similar as per your distribution: 

rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
sudo mkdir /var/mythtv/channels
sudo chown <user>:<group> /var/mythtv/channels
ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels

You will want to run 

rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels

for all the users that can run MythTV as well.

Channel Icon Sources

One of the best sources of channel icons is http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/ . There, you can browse the available icons and choose those appropriate for your system. However, doing so can be a lot of work (requiring many page hits and a lot of time). Once downloaded you should put the resulting JPEG files into .mythtv/channels/ for the user running the front-end. To add them to a channel you will need to run mythtv-setup and go to the channel editor and specify the icon file name for each channel.

Another source of channel icons is http://www.iconharmony.com/ which is targeted for icons for the harmony remote. Some of the available icons are more stylized than the official icon (the person running the site is a graphic artist). As with the previous source, finding an appropriate icon can be a lot of work.

International Channel Logos

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