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| pgdownload |
 Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:00 am |
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I can't find any reference to the MEI file structure in this forum or at the sights of TAP developers that use it. Can someone provide this information? I've created a MEI file but it has lots of unguessable 'empty' fields.
Thanks
Peter Gillespie
PS It would also be helpful to know if the 3? main flavours of MEI file have any differences? as well as what their names and directory locations on the Toppy are. |
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| LordCake |
| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:31 pm |
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The format AFAIK is:
Code: /*
The MEI format has the following info in each of it's columns (separated by a "|"):
column field desc
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0 xxxxxx 6 char string, the total number of chars on the line (counting from field 1 onwards)
1 prog_start_time program start time, a 12 digit string yyyymmddhhmm
2 prog_stop_time program stop time, a 12 digit string yyyymmddhhmm
3 prog_channel Freeview LCN
4 prog_title programtitle, eg "The Simpsons"
5 prog_sub_title program sub title, eg "Datalore"
6 prog_prev_shown repeat?
7 prog_new new program?
8 prog_date Production date (is in there for films)
9 prog_premiere Is it a film Premiere
10 prog_last_chance don't think it's used by Radio Times (but identifies last chance)
11 prog_desc COMPLETE Program Description (longest I found is over 1700 chars)
12 prog_category Genre
13 prog_length Length in minutes
14 prog_aspect 16:9 or 4:3
15 prog_colour Colour if blank, B&W (if B&W)
16 prog_subtitles Subtitles type (onscreen if for foreign language film, or Teletext if "optional")
17 prog_episode_num eg: 1/6
18 prog_episode_system either blank, onscsreen or mei_xmltv_ns**
19 prog_rating_system ie: BBFC for films
20 prog_rating ie: PG, 15, 18 etc
21 prog_star_rating ie: 2/5, 5/5 etc
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| Bawbagg |
| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:40 pm |
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| pgdownload |
| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:12 pm |
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Many thanks guys.
Keep an eye out as I'm hoping JustEPG will have MEI support in a few weeks.
Regards
Peter Gillespie |
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| janilxx |
| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:41 am |
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pgdownload wrote: Keep an eye out as I'm hoping JustEPG will have MEI support in a few weeks.
And this means that THE TAP will be usable with streams EPG data. There is no EPG TAP That would be even close to JustEPG. My opinion, of course. |
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| pgdownload |
| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:16 am |
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Hi praise indeed, thanks.  Although MyStuff looks to be pretty swish.
Regards
Peter Gillespie |
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| janilxx |
| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:25 am |
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pgdownload wrote: Hi praise indeed, thanks. Although MyStuff looks to be pretty swish.
I personally have never liked this kind of many channel EPG view. It is not so clear to see what comes and where.
But JustEPG's way to show many channels at once... Very nice!
Of course this is only my opinion |
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