Migrating from Topfield PVR - Revision history

Adamspiers: add category and stub

2008-07-05T21:36:42Z

add category and stub

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			[[Category: Tutorials]]
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	== Importing video files ==		== Importing video files ==

Adamspiers: /* File extensions */ mplayer is kind of irrelevant right now

2008-07-05T21:30:24Z

File extensions: mplayer is kind of irrelevant right now

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	=== File extensions ===		=== File extensions ===

	The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]] and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.		==== xine ====

	~~However,~~ xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script:		<code>xine</code> does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script:

	$ cd /home/public/data/videos/topfield # for example		$ cd /home/public/data/videos/topfield # for example
	$ perl -MFile::Find -we 'find(sub { my $new = $_; if ($new =~ s/\.rec$/.ts/) { rename $_, $new or warn "failed to rename $_ to $new: $!\n" } }, ".")'		$ perl -MFile::Find -we 'find(sub { my $new = $_; if ($new =~ s/\.rec$/.ts/) { rename $_, $new or warn "failed to rename $_ to $new: $!\n" } }, ".")'

	mplayer does recognise the format regardless of extension, but [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5583.0 mplayer is currently only used for a few hardcoded formats] such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.		==== mplayer ====

			mplayer does recognise the format regardless of extension, but [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5583.0 mplayer is currently only used for a few hardcoded formats] such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. If that changes in the future so that mplayer can be used to play .rec files directly, the above renaming trick should be not necessary. However, the .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inotify inotify], but you can check/enforce this by visiting the [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]] and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.

Adamspiers: /* File extensions */ add link

2008-07-05T21:23:44Z

File extensions: add link

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	=== File extensions ===		=== File extensions ===

	The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the Admin ~~web interface~~ and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.		The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]] and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.

	However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script:		However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script:

Adamspiers: /* File extensions */ add Perl script

2008-07-05T21:21:48Z

File extensions: add Perl script

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	The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the Admin web interface and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.		The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the Admin web interface and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.

	However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script.		However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script:

			$ cd /home/public/data/videos/topfield # for example
			$ perl -MFile::Find -we 'find(sub { my $new = $_; if ($new =~ s/\.rec$/.ts/) { rename $_, $new or warn "failed to rename $_ to $new: $!\n" } }, ".")'

	mplayer does recognise the format regardless of extension, but [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5583.0 mplayer is currently only used for a few hardcoded formats] such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.		mplayer does recognise the format regardless of extension, but [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5583.0 mplayer is currently only used for a few hardcoded formats] such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

Adamspiers: /* File extensions */ mention mplayer

2008-07-05T21:12:41Z

File extensions: mention mplayer

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	=== File extensions ===		=== File extensions ===

	The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this.		The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this. Once the extension has been added, LinuxMCE should automatically spot the new media via inotify, but you can check/enforce this by visiting the Admin web interface and going to Files & Media > Media Files Sync.

	However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script.		However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script.

			mplayer does recognise the format regardless of extension, but [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5583.0 mplayer is currently only used for a few hardcoded formats] such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

Adamspiers: more info on file extensions

2008-07-05T21:07:57Z

more info on file extensions

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	The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfield Topfield] TF5800 PVR records files in MPEG format with an extended header.		== Importing video files ==

			=== Background ===

			The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfield Topfield] TF5800 PVR records video files in MPEG format with an [http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381 extended header].

			=== Transferring the files ===

	Use one of the [http://toppy.org.uk/downloads/linux.php available Linux utilities] for transferring .rec files from your Topfield to <code>/home/public/data/videos</code> or one of your other media storage areas. <code>ftpd-topfield</code> is a good one because you can then use any decent ftp client to (recursively, if necessary) mirror the files across.		Use one of the [http://toppy.org.uk/downloads/linux.php available Linux utilities] for transferring .rec files from your Topfield to <code>/home/public/data/videos</code> or one of your other media storage areas. <code>ftpd-topfield</code> is a good one because you can then use any decent ftp client to (recursively, if necessary) mirror the files across.

			=== File extensions ===

			The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the [[Add video file extensions]] page for how to fix this.
			However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like <code>.ts</code>. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script.

Adamspiers: new Topfield migration page

2008-07-05T20:56:57Z

new Topfield migration page

New page

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfield Topfield] TF5800 PVR records files in MPEG format with an extended header.

Use one of the [http://toppy.org.uk/downloads/linux.php available Linux utilities] for transferring .rec files from your Topfield to <code>/home/public/data/videos</code> or one of your other media storage areas. <code>ftpd-topfield</code> is a good one because you can then use any decent ftp client to (recursively, if necessary) mirror the files across.