XMLTV - User contributions [en]

ICalendar

2008-12-28T20:36:40Z

Raboof: link to xmltv2ical

A file format for representing calendars.

xmltv files can be converted to iCalendar using [http://xmltv2ical.googlecode.com xmltv2ical]

XmltvRelatedProjects

2008-12-28T20:35:58Z

Raboof: /* xmltv helper application */ xmltv2ical

==Program viewers==

*[http://gshowtv.sourceforge.net/index.html gShowTV] : A TV program schedule viewer and a Personal Video Recorder GUI
*[http://johan.svedberg.com/projects/coding/ontv/ OnTV] : GNOME Applet for monitoring current and upcoming TV programs.
*[http://www.xiaprojects.com/www/prodotti/skxmltv/main.php skXMLTV] : Superkaramba XML TV Viewer (for Lunix/KDE)
*[http://www.ericandchar.com/xsltv/ XSLTv] : Browser-based viewer for XMLTV listings.
*[http://www.tvbrowser.org/ TV-Browser] : Java application to display personalized TV/Radio program listings (can use a converter to read XMLTV style files)
*[http://freeguide-tv.sourceforge.net/ FreeGuide TV Guide] : Java-based application to display personalised TV program listings, uses native XMLTV support.
*[http://www.nord.cc/apps/ StoryTV] : .NET application to create a personalized TV-guide every week based on your preferences.
*[http://yabby.sourceforge.net/ Yabby TV Guide] : A light-weight program for XMLTV listings. In alpha testing as of June 2007.
*[http://nxtvepg.sourceforge.net/index.html nxtvepg] : EPG with TeleTEXT data source that also can read XMLTV files
*[http://tvfox.bplaced.net TvFox] : A daily program guide for Firefox
*[http://www.pjdaniel.org.uk/tvguide/ SquareEyes] : Download and view RadioTimes .dat files - Windows

==PVR and Media centers==

*[http://freevo.sourceforge.net/ Freevo] : An open-source home theatre PC platform based on Linux
*[http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=MythFeatures MythTV] : A powerful Personal Video Recorder for Linux
*[http://www.sage.tv/ SageTV] : Commercial PVR and media center for Windows.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShowShifter Showshifter] : Commercial PVR and media center for Windows (now defunct).
*[http://www.meedio.com/ Meedio] : Commercial media center for Windows (now defunct, sold to Yahoo!).
*[http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ MediaPortal] : Open-Source Media Center
*[http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/ Beyond TV] : Commercial PVR for Windows
*[http://www.gbpvr.com/ GB-PVR] : free (but not open-source) PVR for Windows
*[http://www.digtv.no-ip.com/webscheduler/ DVB Web Sheduler] : open source PVR for Windows written in java
*[http://www.dscaler.org/ DScaler] : An ongoing attempt to get the best video quality possible from a Windows PC

==xmltv helper application==

*[http://xmltv2ical.googlecode.com xmltv2ical] : convert xmltv to [[iCalendar]]
*[http://gshowtv.sourceforge.net/xmltv-druid.html xmltv-druid] : a very simple Gnome druid for selecting, configuring and scheduling a tv_grab task for XMLTV.
*[http://www.tvxb.com/ TVXB] : Another program extractor (Windows and Wine).
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltvproducer/ XMLTV Producer for PHP] : Framework to write XMLTV grabbers in PHP.

==XMLTV ready to use data==

*[[Brazil]] : XMLTV formatted data for Brazil - (grades de programação em XMLTV prontas para uso)
*[[Portugal]] : XMLTV formatted data for Portugal
*[http://xmltv.info Germany] : German data provided by xmltv.info

Belgium and Luxembourg

2008-12-25T08:56:51Z

Raboof: looks like epgdata.com doesn't have Belgium

* https://launchpad.net/belguide

Belgium and Luxembourg

2008-12-25T08:55:21Z

Raboof: link to belguide and europe

* https://launchpad.net/belguide
* [[Europe]]

Netherlands

2008-12-25T08:48:10Z

Raboof: epgdata.com feed contains quite a bit of overlap

For Dutch programming information, there are two options:

* One of the grabbers listed at the [http://wiki.mythtv.nl/index.php/Grabbers Grabbers page of the Dutch MythTV wiki]
* The commercial (fairly cheap, mediocre quality (contains overlaps)) [[Europe|epgdata.com subscription]]

Netherlands

2008-12-24T16:59:55Z

Raboof: spurious ]

For Dutch programming information, there are two options:

* The commercial (but fairly cheap) [[Europe|epgdata.com subscription]]
* One of the grabbers listed at the [http://wiki.mythtv.nl/index.php/Grabbers Grabbers page of the Dutch MythTV wiki]

Netherlands

2008-12-24T16:59:42Z

Raboof: link to http://wiki.mythtv.nl/index.php/Grabbers

Europe

2008-12-24T16:50:18Z

Raboof: link to 'netherlands'

The tv_grab_eu_epgdata grabber is a XMLTV grabber for the commercial www.epgdata.com service.

Currently, you get a full year of EPG listings for EUR 17.95.

== Signup URL ==

Each supported country has its own signup link:

* '''DE''' / Germany: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=de&iCountry=de&iOEM=VDR
* '''FR''' / France: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=fr&iCountry=fr&iOEM=VDR
* '''IT''' / Italia: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=it&iCountry=it&iOEM=VDR
* '''NL''' / The [[Netherlands]]: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=nl&iCountry=nl&iOEM=VDR
* '''AT''' / Austria: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=at&iCountry=at&iOEM=VDR
* '''CH''' / Switzerland: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=ch&iCountry=ch&iOEM=VDR

By clicking on '''Product Description''' in the menu to the left, you'll find a link to a list of channels.

Please note that you cannot select a different country by clicking on the little flags in the left corner of the epgdata web site. Doing so will just change the language of the text displayed on the website.

== Grabber Usage ==

It's recommended that you use at least XMLTV 0.5.51. The notes below will assume that you're doing so, but most things should apply to any earlier XMLTV release containing the grabber.

Use ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --help'' to get an overview about the available options. The Grabber uses the XMLTV libraries and it is baseline compatible.

Before you can grab EPG listings, you need to run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --configure'' to set up the grabber. You will be asked to enter your PIN (which you'll receive after signing up using one of links posted above). Afterwards, you are asked to enter your time zone and then you can choose your TV channels. By default, the configuration will be saved to ''.xmltv/tv_grab_eu_epgdata.conf'' inside your home directory.

To retrieve EPG listings, simply run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --output my-listings.xml''.

NB: It's possible that you're using EPG/HTPC software which will choose to guide you through the setup process for the grabber. MythTV for example will automatically run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --configure'' when you create a so-called video source in mythtv-setup. It's a good idea to check the documentation for the software you're using.

== Limitations / Bugs ==

Copied from the documentation inside the grabber:

* There’s no proper support for channels with '''locally different schedules'''. For example, if your EPG package is a German one, you’ll get the EPG schedule for Germany even if you preferred the Swiss schedule which is also available in the data (for some channels at least).

* '''Timezones''' are not handled correctly. Currently, you have to enter your time zone manually during the configure step. You have to do this every time your time zone changes, eg for daylight saving time ("Sommerzeit" and "Normalzeit" for my fellow Germans). FYI: you can modify the time zone directly in the config file which is usually located at ~/.xmltv/tv_grab_eu_epgdata.conf or ~/.mythtv/FOO.xmltv where FOO is the name of your video source in MythTV.

* Not all channels might be listed in the [http://xmltv.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xmltv/xmltv/grab/eu_epgdata/channel_ids?view=markup channel_ids file]. The channel_ids file provides a mapping from the numeric channel identifiers provided by epgdata.com to more human-readable identifiers commonly used in XMLTV. Some channels might be missing or mapped incorrectly. If you encounter a problem, please let me: laga + xmltv AT laga DOT ath DOT cx

Netherlands

2008-12-24T16:46:28Z

Raboof: link to tv_grab_nl_py

For Dutch programming information, there are two options:

* The commercial (but fairly cheap) [[Europe|epgdata.com subscription]]
* [http://code.google.com/p/tvgrabnlpy/ tv_grab_nl_py] which scrapes the information off of tvgids.nl

Europe

2008-12-24T16:00:38Z

Raboof: /* Limitations / Bugs */ link 'channel_ids' to CVS

The tv_grab_eu_epgdata grabber is a XMLTV grabber for the commercial www.epgdata.com service.

Currently, you get a full year of EPG listings for EUR 17.95.

== Signup URL ==

Each supported country has its own signup link:

* '''DE''' / Germany: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=de&iCountry=de&iOEM=VDR
* '''FR''' / France: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=fr&iCountry=fr&iOEM=VDR
* '''IT''' / Italia: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=it&iCountry=it&iOEM=VDR
* '''NL''' / The Netherlands: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=nl&iCountry=nl&iOEM=VDR
* '''AT''' / Austria: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=at&iCountry=at&iOEM=VDR
* '''CH''' / Switzerland: http://www.epgdata.com/?action=newSubscription&iLang=ch&iCountry=ch&iOEM=VDR

By clicking on '''Product Description''' in the menu to the left, you'll find a link to a list of channels.

Please note that you cannot select a different country by clicking on the little flags in the left corner of the epgdata web site. Doing so will just change the language of the text displayed on the website.

== Grabber Usage ==

It's recommended that you use at least XMLTV 0.5.51. The notes below will assume that you're doing so, but most things should apply to any earlier XMLTV release containing the grabber.

Use ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --help'' to get an overview about the available options. The Grabber uses the XMLTV libraries and it is baseline compatible.

Before you can grab EPG listings, you need to run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --configure'' to set up the grabber. You will be asked to enter your PIN (which you'll receive after signing up using one of links posted above). Afterwards, you are asked to enter your time zone and then you can choose your TV channels. By default, the configuration will be saved to ''.xmltv/tv_grab_eu_epgdata.conf'' inside your home directory.

To retrieve EPG listings, simply run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --output my-listings.xml''.

NB: It's possible that you're using EPG/HTPC software which will choose to guide you through the setup process for the grabber. MythTV for example will automatically run ''tv_grab_eu_epgdata --configure'' when you create a so-called video source in mythtv-setup. It's a good idea to check the documentation for the software you're using.

== Limitations / Bugs ==

Copied from the documentation inside the grabber:

* There’s no proper support for channels with '''locally different schedules'''. For example, if your EPG package is a German one, you’ll get the EPG schedule for Germany even if you preferred the Swiss schedule which is also available in the data (for some channels at least).

* '''Timezones''' are not handled correctly. Currently, you have to enter your time zone manually during the configure step. You have to do this every time your time zone changes, eg for daylight saving time ("Sommerzeit" and "Normalzeit" for my fellow Germans). FYI: you can modify the time zone directly in the config file which is usually located at ~/.xmltv/tv_grab_eu_epgdata.conf or ~/.mythtv/FOO.xmltv where FOO is the name of your video source in MythTV.

* Not all channels might be listed in the [http://xmltv.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xmltv/xmltv/grab/eu_epgdata/channel_ids?view=markup channel_ids file]. The channel_ids file provides a mapping from the numeric channel identifiers provided by epgdata.com to more human-readable identifiers commonly used in XMLTV. Some channels might be missing or mapped incorrectly. If you encounter a problem, please let me: laga + xmltv AT laga DOT ath DOT cx

Netherlands

2008-12-24T15:55:16Z

Raboof: link to Europe

.. is part of [[Europe]].