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TV show support is through new [[How To use Scrapers|scrapers]] and requires a connection to the internet. | TV show support is through new [[How To use Scrapers|scrapers]] and requires a connection to the internet. | ||
The information gathered is stored locally in the [[Video Library]] so that it is available when you are offline. The scrapers scan your TV shows and retrieve the information about them from sites like [http://www.tv.com | The information gathered is stored locally in the [[Video Library]] so that it is available when you are offline. The scrapers scan your TV shows and retrieve the information about them from sites like [http://www.tv.com TV.com] and [http://TheTVDB.com TheTVDB.com].<br> | ||
'''Note!''' you can refresh the TV show information without rescanning all | '''Note!''' you can refresh the main TV show information without rescanning all episode information by selecting ''refresh'' from the information screen and say no to the 'refresh information for all episodes' question. | ||
== TV show filenaming conventions == | == TV show filenaming conventions == | ||
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==== TV Show Specials ==== | ==== TV Show Specials ==== | ||
Special episodes are currently supported with | Special episodes are currently supported with [http://TheTVDB.com TheTVDB.com] scraper. In order for the XBMC scraper regular expressions to recognize them, they should be part of season 0. | ||
;Example | ;Example | ||
[http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid= | [http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=76736&seasonid=24194&lid=7 Blackadder's Christmas Carol] should have a filename that matches season 0 episode 2 (e.g. contain s00e02). | ||
Specials naming order can be observed in the Specials Season of the relevant TV show at [http:// | Specials naming order can be observed in the Specials Season of the relevant TV show at [http://TheTVDB.com TheTVDB.com]. | ||
=== Custom Directory Structure & File Names === | === Custom Directory Structure & File Names === |
Revision as of 20:35, 21 August 2007
Since build 8044, date: 2007-03-08, XBMC has had the ability to lookup and present information on TV Shows in the Video Library.
TV show support in XBMCTV show support is through new scrapers and requires a connection to the internet.
The information gathered is stored locally in the Video Library so that it is available when you are offline. The scrapers scan your TV shows and retrieve the information about them from sites like TV.com and TheTVDB.com. TV show filenaming conventionsThe TV show lookup relies on the following naming conventions in order to work as intended. Directory Structure & File NamesThe directory structure and filenames for tvshows have to be matched by the regular expressions set in tvshowmatching. The defaults will match the following structures/filenames: foo_[s01]_[e01] foo.1x09* foo.s01.e01, foo.s01_e01 foo.103* Defaults for two-parters will match: foo_[s01]_[e01-02] foo.s01.e01-02 foo.1x09 1x10 TV Show SpecialsSpecial episodes are currently supported with TheTVDB.com scraper. In order for the XBMC scraper regular expressions to recognize them, they should be part of season 0.
Blackadder's Christmas Carol should have a filename that matches season 0 episode 2 (e.g. contain s00e02). Specials naming order can be observed in the Specials Season of the relevant TV show at TheTVDB.com. Custom Directory Structure & File NamesWhen enumerating episodes for a series, XBMC only cares about the season and episode, so when designing regexps you should only be concerned with these things. Here are several common naming schemes and corresponding regexps and examples. \Season #\## (Season# is at very end of directory name, and filename starts with episode name, neither have to be a specific number of digits) : <xml> <tvshowmatching> <regexp>Season[\._ ]([0-9]+)[\\/]([0-9]+)[^\\/]*</regexp> </tvshowmatching> </xml> Example : \Battlestar Galactica\Season 3\01 - Occupation.avi (Season 3, Episode 1)
<regexp>([0-9]+)([0-9][0-9])[^\\/]*</regexp> </tvshowmatching>
</xml>
Example : \24\Season 6\601 - 6:00am to 7:00am.avi (Season 6, Episode 1)
If you use leading 0's (for example, \Scrubs\01x01 - Pilot.avi instead of 1x1), and are having difficulty getting the TV Show scraper to work, try ##x## ([season#]x[episode#] all in filename : <xml> <tvshowmatching> <regexp>[0]*([0-9]+)x[0]*([0-9]+)[^\\/]*</regexp> </tvshowmatching> </xml> Example : \Scrubs\Season 1\01x01.Pilot.avi (Season 1, Episode 1) which simply strips leading 0's from the result. s##e## (s[season#]e[episode#] at beginning of filename) <xml> <tvshowmatching> <regexp>[\\/]s([0-9]+)e([0-9]+)</regexp> </tvshowmatching> </xml> Example videos\mytv-comedy\Scrubs\season 1\s01e01 - Pilot (hdtv.xvid).avi Season ## - Episode ## (Season [season#] - Episode [episode#] in the beginning or middle of filename) <xml> <tvshowmatching> <regexp>Season ([0-9]+) - Episode ([0-9]+)[^\\/]*</regexp> </tvshowmatching> </xml> Example TV Shows\Scrubs\Season 1\Scrubs - Season 1 - Episode 01 - Pilot.avi See Alsohttp://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25349 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions Regular Expression Testing: http://www.regextester.com/ |