{"id":4832,"date":"2021-10-03T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T05:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoyinc.com\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2024-12-31T20:47:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T07:47:01","slug":"display-mythtv-filename-in-kodi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zoyinc.com\/?p=4832","title":{"rendered":"Display MythTV filename in Kodi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I use MythTV as my media center and PVR and Kodi on Windows as my frontend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to organize my recordings and utilize subtitles, I needed to update the MythTV recordings metadata. For my situation the only practical and “supported” way to update metadata is via the MythTV frontend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My plan of attack is to watch a recording on Kodi and verify the recording is in good condition. Then update the recording metadata using the MythTV frontend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use the above approach I need to be able to align a recording viewed on Kodi with a recording on the MythTV frontend. The problem is that aligning dates, times and channels between the Kodi and Myth can be tricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we highlight a recording we get the date and time, but then this gets tricky with daylight savings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However if you highlight a recording as above “Doctor Who 12\/26 4:00 PM” and press “i” for the information dialog, then you see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the information dialog it lists the filename, in this case “1006_20201226025700.ts”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the idea is to do the same thing in Kodi, in my case with the “Amber” theme: then you get:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can see the artwork for both is the same but aligning the time and date is tricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond that is the fact that you aren’t sitting with both apps open. The reality is I am sitting in the lounge watching Dr Who and I want to note in my notebook that this recording is for episode such and such and recording ID and it is ok. Later on I will go through the notebook and update the list of valid recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Displaying file details in Kodi<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

As I am using the “Amber” skin and I am running Kodi whilst logged in as the user “Tony”, I edited the file <\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:\\Users\\Tony\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\addons\\skin.amber\\1080i\\DialogPVRInfo.xml<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the bottom of this file it will probably look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><control<\/span> <\/span>type<\/span>=<\/span>"textbox"<\/span> <\/span>description<\/span>=<\/span>"Cast"<\/span>><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><include><\/span>VisibleFadeEffectDelay<\/span><\/include><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posx><\/span>700<\/span><\/posx><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posy><\/span>670<\/span><\/posy><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><width><\/span>1180<\/span><\/width><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><height><\/span>410<\/span><\/height><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><align><\/span>left<\/span><\/align><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><font><\/span>InfoPlot<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><label><\/span>[COLOR=$VAR[HighlightColor]]$LOCALIZE[206]:[\/COLOR][CR]$INFO[ListItem.Cast]<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/span><\/controls><\/span><\/span>\n<\/window><\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
You need to edit the below line and change “670” to “825”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
<posy><\/span>670<\/span><\/posy><\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Above the “Cast” control you should add a section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
\t\t<\/span><control<\/span> <\/span>type<\/span>=<\/span>"textbox"<\/span> <\/span>description<\/span>=<\/span>"Filename"<\/span>><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><include><\/span>VisibleFadeEffectDelay<\/span><\/include><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posx><\/span>700<\/span><\/posx><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posy><\/span>670<\/span><\/posy><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><width><\/span>1180<\/span><\/width><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><height><\/span>170<\/span><\/height><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><align><\/span>left<\/span><\/align><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><font><\/span>InfoPlot<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><label><\/span>[COLOR=$VAR[HighlightColor]]Filename:[\/COLOR][CR]$INFO[ListItem.FileName]<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
This will result in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><control<\/span> <\/span>type<\/span>=<\/span>"textbox"<\/span> <\/span>description<\/span>=<\/span>"Filename"<\/span>><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><include><\/span>VisibleFadeEffectDelay<\/span><\/include><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posx><\/span>700<\/span><\/posx><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posy><\/span>670<\/span><\/posy><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><width><\/span>1180<\/span><\/width><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><height><\/span>170<\/span><\/height><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><align><\/span>left<\/span><\/align><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><font><\/span>InfoPlot<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><label><\/span>[COLOR=$VAR[HighlightColor]]Filename:[\/COLOR][CR]$INFO[ListItem.FileName]<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><control<\/span> <\/span>type<\/span>=<\/span>"textbox"<\/span> <\/span>description<\/span>=<\/span>"Cast"<\/span>><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><include><\/span>VisibleFadeEffectDelay<\/span><\/include><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posx><\/span>700<\/span><\/posx><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><posy><\/span>825<\/span><\/posy><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><width><\/span>1180<\/span><\/width><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><height><\/span>410<\/span><\/height><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><align><\/span>left<\/span><\/align><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><font><\/span>InfoPlot<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><label><\/span>[COLOR=$VAR[HighlightColor]]$LOCALIZE[206]:[\/COLOR][CR]$INFO[ListItem.Cast]<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/control><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/span><\/controls><\/span><\/span>\n<\/window><\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Next restart Kodi and again navigate to the information section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You will notice there is now “Filename:” which has a value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
Doctor%20Who, <\/span>TV%<\/span>20<\/span>(TVNZ%201%202b1)<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>20201226_025700,<\/span> <\/span>1006_1608951420_693.pvr<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
At this point it makes sense to compare the string we saw in MythTV frontend,   “1006_20201226025700.ts”  and the details now showing in Kodi “20201226_025700, 1006_1608951420_693.pvr”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span>
1006_20201226 <\/span>025700.ts<\/span><\/span>\n     20201226_025700, <\/span>1006_1608951420_693.pvr<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
What to record <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When I am recording the name of the program in my notebook I write down “20201226_025700, 1006_1608951420_693.pvr” and the name of the show. I can now align Kodi and MythTV exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
References<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
See https:\/\/kodi.wiki\/view\/InfoLabels#PVR<\/a> for Kodi documentation on “$INFO[]”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To see a list of available InfoLabels “ListItem” properties look at: https:\/\/kodi.wiki\/view\/InfoLabels#PVR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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