[mythtv-users] Bulk execution of imdb.pl for mythvideo

[Ryszard]

if you're familiar with the command line there is mythtools available
that i've posted to this list.  its not a bulk metadata fetcher, but
will get the stuff you need from tv.com.

On 06/07/07, jedi at mishnet.org <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> This reminded me...
>
> A lot of what I watch has already been paid for a long time ago
> and is commonly available for consumer purchase. A significant
> portion of it I have already acquired for my MythVideo setup.
> Some things just aren't broadcast these days but are still
> available for purchase.
>
> Anyways... I have been converting a lot of old TV to divx. That
> seems to work best for TV (as opposed to movies). It's kind of
> demented actually since this is the same compression format I
> use for my Recordings. It's amazing what you can get out of clean
> signal (from a DVD) compared to that crap that cable companies
> (like DTV) like to push.
>
>
>     Is there a button or script that will do a bulk metadata
> fetch for all new MythVideos? I will probably make one if one
> doesn't already exist.
>     The idea here would be to just automatically apply the imdb
> info for anything that retrieves a single match. It would be good
> for something like this to report failures too.
>
>     I really don't want to have to babysit the GUI for hundreds
> of videos.
>
> >>
> >> On Jul 1, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Kevin Hulse wrote:
> >>>     Madison avenue seems to think they have a right to our time or
> >>> something
> >>> and it simply isn't so. They need this fact beaten into them so
> >>> they change their
> >>> practices.
> >>
> >> It sort of cuts both ways.  They don't have a right to our time, but
> >> by the same token we don't have a right to free TV programming.  It
> >> gets paid for one way or another.
> >
> >     Ever watched TV land? Ever seen the retro-mercials?
> >
> >     Those are commercials "as content". Compared to their modern
> > counterparts
> > they downright pleasant. It really puts things into perspective just how
> > much
> > contempt the advertisers have for us.
> >
> >     Like anything else digital, you've got to make it worth the consumer's
> > time. You can't force payment or attention.
> >
> >     There's no reason madison avenue can't produce stuff that's not going
> > to send America fleeing for the bathroom.
> >
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