uTorrent and XBMC library?

kricker Wrote:For TV shows I use utorrent labels. All my rss fed TV downloads go into a folder called \downloads\tv. That folder is then monitored by EvenGhost (You could also use Dirmon or some other folder monitoring utility). When a new file appears, EventGhost runs theRenamer which finds the proper naming info for the show and then moves it to the proper folder as specified in it's setup. After theRenamer closes, EvenGhost then triggers a library update for that folder in XBMC. The only time I have to intervene is for dated shows like "The Colbert Report" or "The Daily Show" and if the file is broken into .rar files that have to be uncompressed first. Just like many other media scrapers (XBMC included) theRenamer can't find the proper info for shows that are dated and don't use SxxExx in the name, the author says he'd add support for it though if more people asked for it.

I'm in the same boat. I just added another (hopefully convincing) plea to theRenamer's forum in your post. Also, I think that's the fourth forum I have seen your username, kricker.

You need to get rid of the idea of keeping rar files. I do the same automated method of having tv shows downloaded via rss feed in utorrent to a general TV show directory that watchdirectory monitors and it then runs tvrename. TVrename then moves them to their proper show folders and renames them. After that Media Companion runs via an autoit script and downloads the show thumbnails and nfo files and then sends an update command to xbmc.

Use parnrar to deal with lots of rar files. You can do all kinds of cool stuff with it. It's able to batch unrar entire directories with sub folders and everything.

I also have flash renamer run via command line to rename all of my movies nice. With it I am able to get rid of all the junk in the file names.

Right now I'm still waiting for a good media metadata manager. I did use media companion until he started to work on the 2nd gen one. It doesn't do TV shows yet. In the meantime I'm using Mediainfoplus and waiting for the unified media manager they have talked about. I just need one of these managers that scans movies and tv shows to be able to run by command line.

I'm with yellowman on this one. I've never really felt the need to have pretty episode names, and utorrent is very good at finding the correct episode and then throwing it into the appropriate folder automatically without my intervention. You set that up at the beginning of a season and just leave it alone for about 9 months.

Of course, that's only for television shows. For movies you'll want to follow one of the methods outlined above.

Edit: On the other hand, I'm now reading about therenamer, and it does sound awesome. It'd be one excellent method of dealing with video samples, which always bug me.

Why do you want to unpack it? XBMC can handles stored rars fine.. if they are compressed, kick the uploader! also, downloaded content should follow some naming rules, if it's not kick the uploader again

Not to threadjack, but has anyone figured out how to get the daily show to automatically download using utorrent's RSS feed?

natethomas Wrote:Not to threadjack, but has anyone figured out how to get the daily show to automatically download using utorrent's RSS feed?

There used to be a bunch of nice tv rss sites but they all seem to be down now. I use the VTV rss feed, but it doesn't publish all of the episodes every week. It always seems to miss some. If someone has a better feed, I'd be very interested too.

rausch101 Wrote:There used to be a bunch of nice tv rss sites but they all seem to be down now. I use the VTV rss feed, but it doesn't publish all of the episodes every week. It always seems to miss some. If someone has a better feed, I'd be very interested too.

Oh, I've got all that figured out already. Turns out I made the simple mistake of having the "smart ep. filter" turned on. That thing only works for shows that follow the standard episode format.

For anyone that uses theRenamer, when you use -fetch, does the program both rename AND move the files? Mine seems only to rename.

I definetally prefer tvrename over theRenamer. theRenamer looks very nice and simple but tvrename has all the power.

Rar files are a horrible way to keep media weather or not XBMC handles them fine. It's just ugly, unorganized and slower to get to your media.

When dealing with tons of media and downloads you have to find ways to speed things up and keep things organized. I download 10 to 50 gigs a day. So far today I have downloaded 36 gigs.

Organize and rename TV shows - tvrename
Batch Rename Movies and Files - Flash Renamer
Batch unrar - parnrar
Monitor Directories for changes and run commands - watchdirectory
Automate regular windows programs - autoit
Organize all media metadata - mediainfoplus, mediacompanion and a couple others
Insanely more efficient Windows Explorer - xplorer2 It loads up with two panes, each with their own tabs that are set to directories I always use

Flook Wrote:You need to get rid of the idea of keeping rar files. I do the same automated method of having tv shows downloaded via rss feed in utorrent to a general TV show directory that watchdirectory monitors and it then runs tvrename. TVrename then moves them to their proper show folders and renames them. After that Media Companion runs via an autoit script and downloads the show thumbnails and nfo files and then sends an update command to xbmc.

Use parnrar to deal with lots of rar files. You can do all kinds of cool stuff with it. It's able to batch unrar entire directories with sub folders and everything.

I also have flash renamer run via command line to rename all of my movies nice. With it I am able to get rid of all the junk in the file names.

Right now I'm still waiting for a good media metadata manager. I did use media companion until he started to work on the 2nd gen one. It doesn't do TV shows yet. In the meantime I'm using Mediainfoplus and waiting for the unified media manager they have talked about. I just need one of these managers that scans movies and tv shows to be able to run by command line.

You wouldn't like to post your config? I'm looking for a solution just like the one you are using.