Naming video files/TV shows

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The TV show lookup relies on the following conventions in order to work as advertised.

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Directory Structure & File Names

The 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:

Custom Directory Structure & File Names

The directory structure and filenames for tvshows have to be matched by the regular expressions set in tvshowmatching.

\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>

  • works in BUILD SVN 8339 and greater *

Example : \Battlestar Galactica\Season 3\01 - Occupation.avi (Season 3, Episode 1)


### ([season#][episode#] with nothing in between all in filename, assumes season number is always 2 digits) : <xml> <tvshowmatching> 

   <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) Example 2 : \Lost\Season 1\Lost - 101.avi (Season 1, Episode 1) Example 3 : \24\601 - 6:00am to 7:00am.avi (Season 6, Episode 1)

##x## ([season#]x[episode#] all in filename :

<xml> <tvshowmatching> <regexp>([0-9]+)x([0-9]+)[^\\/]*</regexp> </tvshowmatching> </xml>

Example : \Scrubs\Season 1\1x01.Pilot.avi (Season 1, Episode 1)


  • Tested with SVN dated March 25th 2007.

See Also

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25349

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions


Regular Expression Testing: http://www.regextester.com/

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