On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:28:40 -0400 Scott wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2005, at 9:03 PM, Nick Rout wrote: > > OK, well I suggested a script to rip the DVD, make an iso and do the > > metadata with the script being linked in to one of the menus. > > > > That is easy if the script is non-interactive, but this script would > > need some interactivity. > > > > For one thing the iso will need to be named. The name will need to be > > user supplied because AFAIK there is no equivalent to the cddb for > > DVD's. Also the IMDB search is dependent on the name. The IMDB search > > may also fail, in which case you need to supply an IMDB number > > manually > > or enter the metadata yourself. This is starting to look suspiciously > > like the facility already built into mythvideo. > > > > Therefore my approach (without writing a whole lot of C++ to make a > > plugin) would be to have a script that simply rips the dvd to iso, and > > prompts for a name. It then puts the iso in the mythvideo > > directory, and > > you do the metadata stuff in the existing gui. > > > > I am not sure how best to prompt for the name. > > I think this is the right idea. But this is a fall back situation. > The way I see it working (without actually understanding fully MythTV > capabilities )is as follows: > > 1) IMDB (or amazon.com?) search based on disc title
How do you get the disc title in there? > 2a) For one result display a confirm results screen > 2b) For multiple results display a select disc screen > 2c) For no results prompt for some key info then go to step 1 (maybe > the barcode off the dvd case?) This is how mythvideo pretty well handles it - except it prompts for the IMDB number if it can't find it itself. Its pretty easy to do a imdb search on another box via a web browser and simply insert the number. > 3) After disc meta data is confirmed THEN do the DVD import using > lsdvd + dd (no ripping) > 4) Store disc meta data into MythVideo after the DVD copy finishes > (exit success) Building the gui is the tough bit for me, being a non c++ programmer, I cannot grok the source at all. Thinking about it, it may be easier to set up a web interface as an extension to mythweb. > > Obviously this is not full proof but I think the idea of itself > should handle 90% of the discs out there. Rather than make it perfect > on the first pass I'm more interested in getting it started. Make it > work then make it better, it's the Linux Way(tm). > > On the issue of ISO naming, one the meta data is had something can be > done to gen some sane file names. Of course there will be issues. For > example, TV show box sets (ie: The West Wing Season 1 vs The West > Wing Season 2) often have non-unique disc names across multiple discs. > > By the way, I should really look into exactly what is possible and is > not possible with MythTV before I get such grand ideas of how the > thing should work. ;) > > -- > Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > AIM: BlueCame1 > -- Nick Rout
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