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README!! (readme.md)
Preview Beta for Kodi Nexus & Up:
* Bugs will be present; System instability possible, but unlikely.
What is it?:
- PseudoTV Live transforms your Kodi Library and Sources (Plugins, UPnP, etc...) into a normal broadcast or cable TV emulator, complete with configurable channels. UI Provided by Kodi via IPTV Simple PVR backend.
Requirements:
- Kodi Matrix/Nexus+
- Local Content ie. Local TV, Movies and/or Music. already scraped to Kodi's Library.
- Willingness to supply debugging logs and constructive feedback.
- If you are a previous "PseudoTV" and/or "PseudoTV Live" user please; suspended any preconceived notions of how this plugin works. It's 100% new development and only resembles the older project in that they both create a Pseudo...TV Experience.
Beta Tasks:
- Download the preview beta:
- Method 1: Install Lunatixz Beta repository
- Method 2: Install PseudoTV Live repository
- Method 3: Add https://tinyurl.com/32tjnut4 to Kodi's File Manager.
* Method 1 is preferred, it allows you access to my other projects and updates.
* PseudoTV Live will be available from Kodis official repository after beta testing.
* Help with installation
- Method 1: Install Lunatixz Beta repository
- Configure Settings to your preferences, Verify "Debugging" is enabled under "Advanced". Be sure to also enable debugging in Kodi. https://kodi.wiki/view/Log_file/Easy
- If you're using existing M3U/XMLTV files, please test "Import" in PTVL's settings.
- Roughly 30s after creating a channel, your new channels will be available via EPG.
- Use Kodi's EPG... Keep track of any issues experienced be it technical or general feedback.
- Post all issues and feedback here: https://github.com/PseudoTV/PseudoTV_Live/issues or https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=346803
Known issues:
IPTV Simple will require manual configuration due to its new multi-instance feature. Once Kodi's API is updated to support multi-instance the process will be automated (M3U/XMLTV/GENRE paths require configuration).
If you are using a Central file location (recommend) or a client instance of Kodi using network paths, please configure using its given path. The example below uses default paths.
EXAMPLE DEFAULT PTVL/IPTV SIMPLE XML SETTING:
xml:
<settings version="2">
<setting id="m3uPathType">0</setting>
<setting id="m3uPath">special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.pseudotv.live/cache\pseudotv.m3u</setting>
<setting id="startNum" default="true">1</setting>
<setting id="numberByOrder" default="true">false</setting>
<setting id="m3uRefreshMode">1</setting>
<setting id="m3uRefreshIntervalMins">5</setting>
<setting id="m3uRefreshHour">0</setting>
<setting id="epgPathType">0</setting>
<setting id="epgPath">special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.pseudotv.live/cache\pseudotv.xml</setting>
<setting id="genresPathType" default="true">0</setting>
<setting id="genresPath">special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.pseudotv.live/cache\genres.xml</setting>
<setting id="logoPathType">0</setting>
<setting id="logoPath">special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.pseudotv.live/cache\logos</setting>
</settings>
Supported Plugins:
* All plugins are supported by PseudoTV Live through the channel manager. The list below contains configuration free channels.
Current Features:
- Predefined Channels based on Kodi's library content categorized by; TV Shows, TV Networks, TV Genre, Movie Genre, Movie Studios, Mixed Genre, Music Genre.
- Automatic Channel logos, sourced from Kodi resource packs.
- Optional video overlay to display channel bug and other pending features.
- IPTV-Simple VOD support. Watch any EPG event (Past/Present/Future) directly via "Play Programme" context item.
- "Play from here" context menu option queue's channel as a playlist from any starting position.
- "More Info" context menu option, displays detailed content information.
- Custom Channel grouping & Genre colors.
- Third-Party M3U/XMLTV Importing
- Efficient meta parsing & pagination.
- Media meta parsing for "accurate" duration data.
- Option to save "accurate" (Parsed) duration meta to Kodi's database.
- "on the fly" channel creation, with automated background building.
- Ease of use; UI provided by Kodi's PVR interface.
- Music Genre PVR "Radio" Channels
- Multi-Room channel configurations w/Automatic client detection.
- "Auto Tuning" Automatic "Pre-Defined" channel creation when no channels are configured.
- Your choice of "Playback Methods". See post #3 for details.
- Smart Seeking. See post #3 for details.
- "User-Defined" Channel Manager, create custom channels from any source available to Kodi. ie. Plugins, UPNP, Nodes, Smart playlists.
- Seasonal Holiday Channel, See Changelog for details.
- "Recommended Channels" & "Recommended Services" Plugins preconfigured for easy import into PseudoTV Live.
Pending Features:
* After Successful second-round beta.
- Advanced Channel Rules (Excluding BCT's)
- BCT (Bumpers, Commercials and Trailers) resource packs
Future Features:
* After Successful beta.
- Overlay enhancement
- User suggested features
Special thanks:
- Team Kodi!! If you're enjoying this project please donate to Kodi!
- @IAmJayFord for his awesome PseudoTV Live Icon/Fanart sets.
- @phunkyfish for his continued work and help with IPTV Simple.