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I'm working on a one button installation for this but it will be some what limited, I need to confirm 2 things.
1) that you have Mytheatre installed in this directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
This is the default installation for most setups.
2) That the date format in your computer is in the form MM/DD/YYYY
Hold your mouse over the time displayed at the bottom right corner of most monitor screens.
It can be changed if not, but its one more step.
If all goes according to plan this should get aTV installed and displaying data for 6 FTA channels I have selected, to get it to record will involve one more step and some file editing, I will post a how to on that step.
Zamar23
I should have something up in the next few days
I'm working on a one button installation for this but it will be some what limited, I need to confirm 2 things.
1) that you have Mytheatre installed in this directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
This is the default installation for most setups.
2) That the date format in your computer is in the form MM/DD/YYYY
Hold your mouse over the time displayed at the bottom right corner of most monitor screens.
It can be changed if not, but its one more step.
If all goes according to plan this should get aTV installed and displaying data for 6 FTA channels I have selected, to get it to record will involve one more step and some file editing, I will post a how to on that step.
Zamar23
I should have something up in the next few days
Yay!
Ok, I installed a program called my theater in the default directory just as you showed above.
For the date, mine shows "Monday, October 26, 2009" when I put the mouse over the clock.
I would dearly love to be able to use this thing but I just do not understand all that programming stuff. I spent a few hours trying to figure it out and I ended up with a migraine and I had to go lay down in a dark room for a few hours.
I'm just not very smart about programming stuff at all. Maybe I'm too old. I think it's a thing for the youngsters.
The one step installer for aTV and mc2xml for MyTheatre is finished and has been tested on my computer, however upon reading the legal details it appears I cannot re distribute these programs in this manor unless I have the authors permission, so it will not be publicly available until and unless I get their permission.
For the time being I can provide a copy of my files minus the .exe files for mc2xml and the aTV folder since its only necessary to change 2 folders that I have provided for this program.
Both these programs are very versatile and can be installed in many different ways by modifying the properties, chl, dat, and bat files, unfortunately you will have to do it my crazy way if you want to get it working with my files and the least bother. Once you see what’s going on, modify away to suit your needs.
Your computer must be set up as follows.
1) You have Mytheatre installed in this directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
this is the default installation for most setups.
2) That the date format in your computer is in the form MM/DD/YYYY
Hold your mouse over the time displayed at the bottom right corner of most monitor screens, it should display something like this "Monday, October 26, 2009" in a pop up window
The following is basically what the installer program will do for you, if released.
First step
Install mc2xml pre configured to download xmltv data for, PBS World, PBS Create, PBS HD East, PBS Montana, BIO and HISTORY Channel, more channel can be added but that’s subject will have to wait for another post.
1) Download this file of mine and unzip, it contains a folder called mc2xml place it in the Mytheatre directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
2) Next go to the authors website and download mc2xml extract the contents and take mc2xml.exe and place it in the folder mc2xml which you created in the first step, it should be located at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml
3) The next step is optional but makes life easier later.
Open the folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml (it should already be open) and locate the file mc2xml.bat right click on it and select “create shortcut”. Copy and then paste the shortcut to your desktop, if you wish you can rename it to “Update EPG” for example.
To run mc2mxl either go to the folder mc2xml located at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml and double click on the file mc2xml.bat or double click on the shortcut you just created.
A black window with text in it should pop up, just let it do its thing, it shows mc2xml progress in downloading the data.
With dial up it will take 10-15 minutes after it completes you should have a new file in the mc2xml folder called tvguide.xml , this is the data for the guide that aTV will use.
At this stage if you have a firewall installed you may get a warning and be required to give mc2xml.exe access.
Second Step
Installing aTV with my pre-configured aTV properties file.
1) Go to the aTV website and download the program, extract the contents and take the folder aTV (which should contain 10 items) and place it in the MyTheatre directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\
2) Download this file of mine and unzip its contents, open the folder and copy the file atv.properties.
3) Open the aTV folder in the MyTheatre directory and then open the props folder.
You should now be in this folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV\props.
Paste the file you previously copied into this folder, a window will pop up asking you to “confirm file replacement” click yes, you may wish to backup the existing file first.
4) The next step is optional but makes life easier later.
Return to the aTV folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV , in it you will see a file called aTV.exe right click on it and select “create shortcut”. Copy the shortcut and then paste the shortcut to your desktop, if you wish you can rename.
5) The next step is also optional, it updates the image folder to contain logos for the channels we will be using. Return to step 2 and this time copy the folder images.
Open the folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV and paste the folder here, again you will be asked to confirm the file replacement
Phew that’s it. I hope it makes sense.
Running aTV
Either double click on the shortcut you created on your desktop or return to the aTV folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV and double click on the file aTV.exe.
aTV should start up and a window will pop up, if all is working correctly it should contain something similar to this
[ logviewer ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:03 - [ Read system properties ok ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:03 - [ Parsing XML input file ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Found 6 channels for 15 days ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Starting server socket ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Server socket started ok ]
Again at this stage if you have a firewall installed you may get a warning and be required to give aTV.exe access.
aTV server is now running on your computer to access it open a browser window and type in this address http://127.0.0.1:8080/ , you may wish to bookmark it.
The webpage gives you full access to aTV features and should be displaying data for 14-15 days .
A few more relatively simple steps are necessary to integrate aTV with MyTheatre so you can set up a recording schedule and enjoy some media center like features.
If any one actually gets this far I will post the instructions, also if you want other channels added to guide let me know RTV is the only other Ku band station with a schedule that I can think of at the moment. It”s also possible to add your local station to the guide but that will be another “how to” if any one is interested.
For the time being I can provide a copy of my files minus the .exe files for mc2xml and the aTV folder since its only necessary to change 2 folders that I have provided for this program.
Both these programs are very versatile and can be installed in many different ways by modifying the properties, chl, dat, and bat files, unfortunately you will have to do it my crazy way
if you want to get it working with my files and the least bother. Once you see what’s going on, modify away to suit your needs.Your computer must be set up as follows.
1) You have Mytheatre installed in this directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
this is the default installation for most setups.
2) That the date format in your computer is in the form MM/DD/YYYY
Hold your mouse over the time displayed at the bottom right corner of most monitor screens, it should display something like this "Monday, October 26, 2009" in a pop up window
The following is basically what the installer program will do for you, if released.
First step
Install mc2xml pre configured to download xmltv data for, PBS World, PBS Create, PBS HD East, PBS Montana, BIO and HISTORY Channel, more channel can be added but that’s subject will have to wait for another post.
1) Download this file of mine and unzip, it contains a folder called mc2xml place it in the Mytheatre directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre
2) Next go to the authors website and download mc2xml extract the contents and take mc2xml.exe and place it in the folder mc2xml which you created in the first step, it should be located at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml
3) The next step is optional but makes life easier later.
Open the folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml (it should already be open) and locate the file mc2xml.bat right click on it and select “create shortcut”. Copy and then paste the shortcut to your desktop, if you wish you can rename it to “Update EPG” for example.
To run mc2mxl either go to the folder mc2xml located at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml and double click on the file mc2xml.bat or double click on the shortcut you just created.
A black window with text in it should pop up, just let it do its thing, it shows mc2xml progress in downloading the data.
With dial up it will take 10-15 minutes after it completes you should have a new file in the mc2xml folder called tvguide.xml , this is the data for the guide that aTV will use.
At this stage if you have a firewall installed you may get a warning and be required to give mc2xml.exe access.
Second Step
Installing aTV with my pre-configured aTV properties file.
1) Go to the aTV website and download the program, extract the contents and take the folder aTV (which should contain 10 items) and place it in the MyTheatre directory C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\
2) Download this file of mine and unzip its contents, open the folder and copy the file atv.properties.
3) Open the aTV folder in the MyTheatre directory and then open the props folder.
You should now be in this folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV\props.
Paste the file you previously copied into this folder, a window will pop up asking you to “confirm file replacement” click yes, you may wish to backup the existing file first.
4) The next step is optional but makes life easier later.
Return to the aTV folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV , in it you will see a file called aTV.exe right click on it and select “create shortcut”. Copy the shortcut and then paste the shortcut to your desktop, if you wish you can rename.
5) The next step is also optional, it updates the image folder to contain logos for the channels we will be using. Return to step 2 and this time copy the folder images.
Open the folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV and paste the folder here, again you will be asked to confirm the file replacement
Phew that’s it.
I hope it makes sense.Running aTV
Either double click on the shortcut you created on your desktop or return to the aTV folder C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\aTV and double click on the file aTV.exe.
aTV should start up and a window will pop up, if all is working correctly it should contain something similar to this
[ logviewer ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:03 - [ Read system properties ok ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:03 - [ Parsing XML input file ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Found 6 channels for 15 days ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Starting server socket ]
Tue Oct 27 15:26:04 - [ Server socket started ok ]
Again at this stage if you have a firewall installed you may get a warning and be required to give aTV.exe access.
aTV server is now running on your computer to access it open a browser window and type in this address http://127.0.0.1:8080/ , you may wish to bookmark it.
The webpage gives you full access to aTV features and should be displaying data for 14-15 days .
A few more relatively simple steps are necessary to integrate aTV with MyTheatre so you can set up a recording schedule and enjoy some media center like features.
If any one actually gets this far I will post the instructions, also if you want other channels added to guide let me know RTV is the only other Ku band station with a schedule that I can think of at the moment. It”s also possible to add your local station to the guide but that will be another “how to” if any one is interested.
Thanks!
So, the xml data file must be re-downloaded twice a month?
Pls post your instructions on integrating aTV with My Theater and adding more channels to the Guide. At some point different people may be interested to use them.
What's the status of PC Wakeup from Standby issue in aTV to autostart scheduled recordings?
So, the xml data file must be re-downloaded twice a month?
Pls post your instructions on integrating aTV with My Theater and adding more channels to the Guide. At some point different people may be interested to use them.
What's the status of PC Wakeup from Standby issue in aTV to autostart scheduled recordings?
The data is updated by the provider every week day, I generally update it once a week when I schedule recordings, occasionally there are changes as more info becomes available
Will do, probably in a few days for integrating aTV with MyTheatre, I'm still scratching my head wondering about the best way to explaining how to add more channels, I'll get something together.
Its working great for me, the necessary changes are included in the files I provided, I will explain how to use it when I do the integration instructions
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Great work with that guide!
I realize i'm lucky to be able to use the XMLTV Project for getting my tv-data in an easy way where i live...
But I have one little utility included in the toolbox directory that could speed up the channel mappings needed so that you don't have to check each and one channel for it's channelID.
On the toolbox page, execute 'MyTheatre Channels.exe' and give the path: "c:\program files\mytheatre\channels.mdb" as input (if thats were you have MyTheatre installed)
If all goes well this program reads the MyTheatre channel database and lists all channels and channelID.s. I guess this could make the configuration a bit easier.
keep up the good work!
I realize i'm lucky to be able to use the XMLTV Project for getting my tv-data in an easy way where i live...
But I have one little utility included in the toolbox directory that could speed up the channel mappings needed so that you don't have to check each and one channel for it's channelID.
On the toolbox page, execute 'MyTheatre Channels.exe' and give the path: "c:\program files\mytheatre\channels.mdb" as input (if thats were you have MyTheatre installed)
If all goes well this program reads the MyTheatre channel database and lists all channels and channelID.s. I guess this could make the configuration a bit easier.
keep up the good work!
Thanks Hasse, I'm slow I only just noticed that this morning it works great, it all depends on how many channels you have in your MyTheatre channel data base which way is easier and faster, I will put both methods into the how to.
I keep on finding more capabilities in your program the more I delve into it, it really is a very useful program.
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it works great, it all depends on how many channels you have in your MyTheatre channel data base which way is easier and faster, I will put both methods into the how to.I keep on finding more capabilities in your program the more I delve into it, it really is a very useful program.
:I'll do that later when it gets to the final version, right now its sitting on one of my websites where its easy to edit and add images.
I want to add a detailed how to for mc2xml for what we do, it really is a very useful program and is highly configurable, you can download as many line ups as you want, just select the channels you want, combine them into one xmltv file, name that file whatever you need to and place it where ever you need to in your file system plus many other things. It can therefore be used with many other media center programs.
It does however take quite a bit to configure it do these things if like me your just learning and are not a programmer, besides if I don't write it down I'll forget when I have to change something in a year.
The mc2xml "how to" can be found this webpage or below, I hope it makes some sense
View attachment mc2xml Basic Operation.pdf
View attachment mc2xml demo short.zip
View attachment mc2xml demo long.zip
Edited: The mc2xml long demo file won't work until tomorrow
View attachment mc2xml Basic Operation.pdf
View attachment mc2xml demo short.zip
View attachment mc2xml demo long.zip
Edited: The mc2xml long demo file won't work until tomorrow
The one step installer for aTV and mc2xml has now become a two step installer although the second step is a very small one.
The author of mc2xml did not wish to have his work included in a freeware product since it is actually donation ware, also in the past he has had problems with people including his work in commercial products and not compensating him, I can understand his position.
The extra step is to download mc2xml from its authors website and place it in the mc2xml folder in the Mytheatre directory that the installer creates C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml
Just run setupProgramGuide.exe and IF you meet the requirements in my earlier post the folders and files will be installed as described.
The rest of the set up is covered in my earlier post. The installer is packaged with an uninstaller called Program guide which can be accessed through the control panel, Add or Remove Programs
The following Channels are listed in the program guide
# 23 KEYTDT2 RTV
# 15 ION
# 58 HISTORY
# 111 WMFPDT2 RTV
# 112 PBS HD East
# 209 PBS WORLD
# 237 PBS CREATE
# 243 BIO
# 3 PBS MONTANA
I had trouble finding a good match for the RTV east and west listings, the 2 shown are fairly close, please let me know if you have a better match I will need the station callsign letters or any other that you would like added.
Download setupProgramGuide.exe
The author of mc2xml did not wish to have his work included in a freeware product since it is actually donation ware, also in the past he has had problems with people including his work in commercial products and not compensating him, I can understand his position.
The extra step is to download mc2xml from its authors website and place it in the mc2xml folder in the Mytheatre directory that the installer creates C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml
Just run setupProgramGuide.exe and IF you meet the requirements in my earlier post the folders and files will be installed as described.
The rest of the set up is covered in my earlier post. The installer is packaged with an uninstaller called Program guide which can be accessed through the control panel, Add or Remove Programs
The following Channels are listed in the program guide
# 23 KEYTDT2 RTV
# 15 ION
# 58 HISTORY
# 111 WMFPDT2 RTV
# 112 PBS HD East
# 209 PBS WORLD
# 237 PBS CREATE
# 243 BIO
# 3 PBS MONTANA
I had trouble finding a good match for the RTV east and west listings, the 2 shown are fairly close, please let me know if you have a better match I will need the station callsign letters or any other that you would like added.
Download setupProgramGuide.exe
Sorry I guess I didn't make that clear in the mc2xml how to, you can't add the local listings as a separate group but you can add them to the list, I believe Mytheatre will accept some ATSC cards so it should work out OK.
To add another line we have to change the mc2xml.bat file (using notepad) to look like this.
mc2xml -D Line1.dat -C Line1.chl -o Line1.xml
mc2xml -D Line2.dat -C Line2.chl -I Line1.xml -o Line2.xml
mc2xml -D Line3.dat -C Line3.chl -I Line2.xml -o Line3.xml
mc2xml -D Line4.dat -I Line3.xml -o tvguide.xml
Or you can download this copy of the mc2xml folder and replace the existing one at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml with it, and place a copy of mc2xml.exe in it.
View attachment mc2xml Local .zip
After mc2xml downloads the first 3 line ups, a window will pop up asking for your zip code and other information as mentioned in the how to.
I haven't included a file to select what channels you want in your listing to do this first create a Line4.chl file with the channels you want and then change the mc2xml bat file as follows
mc2xml -D Line1.dat -C Line1.chl -o Line1.xml
mc2xml -D Line2.dat -C Line2.chl -I Line1.xml -o Line2.xml
mc2xml -D line3.dat -C line3.chl -I Line2.xml -o Line3.xml
mc2xml -D Line4.dat -C Line4.chl -I Line3.xml -o tvguide.xml
To add another line we have to change the mc2xml.bat file (using notepad) to look like this.
mc2xml -D Line1.dat -C Line1.chl -o Line1.xml
mc2xml -D Line2.dat -C Line2.chl -I Line1.xml -o Line2.xml
mc2xml -D Line3.dat -C Line3.chl -I Line2.xml -o Line3.xml
mc2xml -D Line4.dat -I Line3.xml -o tvguide.xml
Or you can download this copy of the mc2xml folder and replace the existing one at C:\Program Files\MyTheatre\mc2xml with it, and place a copy of mc2xml.exe in it.
View attachment mc2xml Local .zip
After mc2xml downloads the first 3 line ups, a window will pop up asking for your zip code and other information as mentioned in the how to.
I haven't included a file to select what channels you want in your listing to do this first create a Line4.chl file with the channels you want and then change the mc2xml bat file as follows
mc2xml -D Line1.dat -C Line1.chl -o Line1.xml
mc2xml -D Line2.dat -C Line2.chl -I Line1.xml -o Line2.xml
mc2xml -D line3.dat -C line3.chl -I Line2.xml -o Line3.xml
mc2xml -D Line4.dat -C Line4.chl -I Line3.xml -o tvguide.xml
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