[mythtvnz] nice EPG

[Steve Hodge]

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On 5/24/07, Craig Whitmore <lennon@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
>
> > I've had some queries from potential customers as they have assumed the
> > DVB EPG data is updated on a per-second basis, and includes signals to
> > indicate the exact start/end time of programs.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't ask.. but does anyone written a program to get the non
> encrypted EIT data accessed via the SKY transcievers to convert to the
> corresponding FTA analog stuff  on mythtv ? (So you can get the EIT data
> for
> channel 1,2,3 from Sky Transceivers etc and use this when viewing
> channel1,2,3 on analog TV (Instead of having to run xmltvnz or whatever to
> scrape the websites for the same data)
>

You can do this with any feed - just make sure the xmltvids are the same for
each copy of the channel and then load the data against each source. E.g.,
use epgsnoop or tv_grab_dvb to get an xml file from the Sky transponder then
do something like:
mythfilldatabase --update --file 1 -1 listings.xml
mythfilldatabase --update --file 2 -1 listings.xml

This is actually what I do - I use the Sky data for both Sky and Freeview.
If you have a channel on multiple sources you are better off using the same
listings data for all copies because otherwise minor differences in program
names can stop the scheduler from moving a recording between cards.

Cheers,
Steve

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On 5/24/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Craig Whitmore</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:lennon@orcon.net.nz">lennon@orcon.net.nz</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
&gt; I&#39;ve had some queries from potential customers as they have assumed the<br>&gt; DVB EPG data is updated on a per-second basis, and includes signals to<br>&gt; indicate the exact start/end time of programs.<br><br>
Maybe I shouldn&#39;t ask.. but does anyone written a program to get the non<br>encrypted EIT data accessed via the SKY transcievers to convert to the<br>corresponding FTA analog stuff&nbsp;&nbsp;on mythtv ? (So you can get the EIT data for
<br>channel 1,2,3 from Sky Transceivers etc and use this when viewing<br>channel1,2,3 on analog TV (Instead of having to run xmltvnz or whatever to<br>scrape the websites for the same data)<br></blockquote></div><br>You can do this with any feed - just make sure the xmltvids are the same for each copy of the channel and then load the data against each source. 
E.g., use epgsnoop or tv_grab_dvb to get an xml file from the Sky transponder then do something like:<br>mythfilldatabase --update --file 1 -1 listings.xml<br>mythfilldatabase --update --file 2 -1 listings.xml<br>
<br>This is actually what I do - I use the Sky data for both Sky and Freeview. If you have a channel on multiple sources you are better off using the same listings data for all copies because otherwise minor differences in program names can stop the scheduler from moving a recording between cards.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>

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