Re: tv_grab_combiner: what does it do?

Hi Jan,

Am 31.01.2011 20:18, schrieb Jan Ceuleers:
> On 30/01/11 23:04, Karl Dietz wrote:
>> That's exactly what _combiner does. You can mix and match multiple
>> sources with channel granularity.
>
> Karl,
>
> I think I might not have explained sufficiently clearly what I'm after.

I wasn't sure what you where looking for, but now it's crystal clear.

> What I mean is that I'd like to pull data for a particular channel (say
> BBC1) from multiple sources and combine it into as rich an xmltv file as
> possible, given that some of the sites consulted may sometimes be down,
> some might provide a description in English but no list of actors
> whereas others might have a description in some other language but do
> provide actor credits.
>
> In tv_grab_combine's configuration file I can't find a way to specify
> that BBC1 is london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk when pulled using the _uk_rt grabber,
> and 7.tvgids.nl when pulled using the _nl grabber, nor which xmltv id to
> use in its own output file for that channel.

I have heard of such a tool for australian tv data called shepherd.
Maybe it can be adapted to european needs.

Regards,
Karl

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