MCEBuddy - Channels DVR files

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#57

In the mcebuddy json file we are marking sports already, so it should be smarter about it. Can you check one of the json file and verify it says "IsSports":true

#58

It does & I am going to try to make some changes in MCEBuddy.

#59

You should be able to set up conversion rules in MCEBuddy to process sports shows differently. For example, I have some shows that are converted to MP4 and moved to different folders so my kids can see them in Plex in different libraries.

#60

Yes i was able to make the changes needed to make it work

#61

Hey did you ever get this to work? could you give me an example? what URL would you use? switch the ip address to that of my dvr server?

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#62

Run this command:

Invoke-WebRequest -Method put http://127.0.0.1:8089/dvr/hacks/mcebuddy

#63

Yes. Replace the IP address provided by @tmm1 with the IP address of your server.

#64

Awesome! got it to work! Thank you!

#65

Hey, I currently have MCEbuddy working fine and doing the job i want it to. Is there any update on your official export feature? Are there any plans, or have you thought to export recordings into a HEVC file to maximize storage?
Thank you for all the hard work you guys do!

  • Anthony
Can channels see/play converted files?
#66

Is there a way to disable the creation of the JSON files if I am no longer using MCEBuddy?

#67

iwr -method Delete http://127.0.0.1:8089/dvr/hacks/mcebuddy

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#68

Awesome, worked like a charm! Now I won’t have a bunch of folders with JSON files lingering around even through I deleted the shows from Channels DVR.

#69

I’ll update the DVR to delete the json files when a recording is deleted.

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#70

Can you adjust the update to remove all files with the same name?

This would really help those of us using a third party recording aggregator. One example, would be Emby which adds .nfo files or even Channels with the newly added .edl function.

Thanks

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#71

I was going to post a similar request as I notice since edl files are created alongside our recordings when I delete a recording after watching the edl file stays behind and becomes clutter.

#72

Latest pre-release build will delete nfo/edl/json

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#73

Sorry, guess I joined late. How do I get the .nfo files I would like to see for recordings instead of deleting them as you say?
I figured out by stumbling through the forum how to create a .json file for all available recordings, but am unaware how to get the .nfo files I’d prefer.

#74

There are no nfo files in the DVR. Someone else mentioned them earlier.

#75

This works great, but on some shows I also have .jpg and .png …probably created by Emby (?) but could be another media manager since I have been trying so many. Would really like to see xxxx.* deleted.

Thanks

#76

Channels doesn’t create .nfo files. The only solution that I’ve seen create is Emby. You can use the free version.

Edit: Just run Emby…point to Channels folders when you add to libraries.