[mythtv-users] Jamu not finding video metadata

[Doug Vaughan]

Andrew,
Please provide an exact file name example of a video file that jamu is 
skipping and I probably can tell you what is happening.

I noticed that you are using the -MIG set of command line options. The 
"I" and "G" are mutually exclusive. "I" is for interactive selection of 
an TVDB or IMDB reference number for a given video file. While the "G" 
option tells jamu to make a best guess at the video's TVDB or IMDB 
reference number without user interaction. In fact with the "I" option, 
if only one possible movie or TV series is possible for your video file 
Jamu will use it and skip the interactive selection. So in a way the "I" 
option has guessing functionality built in.

Usually you only use the "G" option for video file names that are well 
formed like if they were named using Schedule Directs information or you 
used the tvnamer.py utility mentioned in the jamu wiki to fix your TV 
episode video file names. I only use the "G" option in cron jobs where I 
do not want to interface with Jamu.

You can also rename both TV episodes and movie video files with Jamu 
using the options -MIF. Movies will be renamed to the format "movie 
title (YEAR).ext" and TV episodes to "TV series title - SxxExx - Episode 
title.ext". Along with metadata and graphics downloads and db updates. 
An all in one option. Option "-MGF" can also be used but again the 
accuracy is totally dependant on what can be parsed from the original 
file name.

Note that when there are two exact matches for a movie title (e.g. 
"Planet Of The Apes") jamu "G" option will skip the video to avoid 
making the wrong choice.

Doug