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is there any simple way to have Utorrent place downloaded content in folders that are compatible with the XBMC scrappers? I am running webui and as far as I can tell there is no way to tell Utorrent where to save downloaded files using the webui. It just places them in the default downloads folder. Then I would have to manually move and organize torrents when they complete. is there any easier solution to this?
Set utorrent's default directory to a place XBMC uses to import from, and use utorrent's labels to categorize your downloads. That's about your only option without using other apps to move files around automatically for you.
ethan_9219
2009-05-12, 02:20
Set utorrent's default directory to a place XBMC uses to import from, and use utorrent's labels to categorize your downloads. That's about your only option without using other apps to move files around automatically for you.
If one WERE to use other apps, what would be the best way of automating utorrent downloads into XBMC?
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 (http://www.therenamer.com/) 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 (http://www.therenamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=39).
Kricker,
your automated file system does sound impressive, the only problem i see for my useage is that i like to keep my content in *.rar format.(appears easier incase of corrupt files)
i prolly spend about half an hour a day moving files from incomming to xbmc shares, ill look into the renamer.
Dam0
Kricker,
your automated file system does sound impressive, the only problem i see for my useage is that i like to keep my content in *.rar format.(appears easier incase of corrupt files)
i prolly spend about half an hour a day moving files from incomming to xbmc shares, ill look into the renamer.
Dam0I don't think it's gonna work with .rar files. I'm not sure how .rar protects against corrupt files. It's more likely a file gets corrupt when compressing to .rar.
rausch101
2009-06-05, 03:04
For the reader's information and the forum's organization:
If one WERE to use other apps, what would be the best way of automating utorrent downloads into XBMC?
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48865
... 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 ...
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34485&highlight="daily+show"
yellowman
2009-06-05, 09:20
I use µTorrents rss-downloader to download tv-shows, there I can specify which directory they should be downloaded to.
jballard
2009-06-05, 18:00
Kricker,
your automated file system does sound impressive, the only problem i see for my useage is that i like to keep my content in *.rar format.(appears easier incase of corrupt files)
i prolly spend about half an hour a day moving files from incomming to xbmc shares, ill look into the renamer.
Dam0
Rar by itself will not help recover corrupt files, you need parity data for that. There are various methods to create the additional files containing parity info which is used to repair your corrupt file. Winrar will let you create and use .rev files that contain this data for rar archives. Alternatively the par2 format isn't tied to rars, and can do the same for an extracted file the same as it would for the rars. On Windows QuickPar (http://www.quickpar.org.uk/) works really well, or the Linux par2 package should be in your distro's repository.
The .rar files make it easier when downloading large files; if a single rar downloads wrong or is corrupted you only need to fetch that one file again or if you are on a slower connection and are unable to resume downloads you are more likely to complete the download of a smaller file.
I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, just want to make sure no one thinks their going to get more protection than they have.
MPauley73
2009-06-05, 18:13
here is a script that I ran from scheduler:
http://xbmc.org/forum/showpost.php?p=338832&postcount=25
rausch101
2009-07-27, 15:27
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 (http://www.therenamer.com/) 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 (http://www.therenamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=39).
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.
natethomas
2009-07-27, 19:22
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 ;)
natethomas
2009-07-27, 19:24
Not to threadjack, but has anyone figured out how to get the daily show to automatically download using utorrent's RSS feed?
rausch101
2009-07-27, 19:32
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.
natethomas
2009-07-27, 20:04
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.
natethomas
2009-07-27, 20:13
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
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.
I have a set of console tools I wrote that are designed to automate the process of torrenting TV shows, managing, and renaming the files on the Windows platform. I've been too lazy to upload it to Google Code or Github, but made a basic beta package if anyone is interested. PM me about it...
generator
2009-10-28, 19:46
Could you send me a link? I'm not sure how i'm supposed to send you a PM... I'm just a newb here.
rausch101
2009-10-28, 20:05
Could you send me a link? I'm not sure how i'm supposed to send you a PM... I'm just a newb here.
Click on his name, then "Send a private message to SleepyP"
lol, wow.
In case anyone else is interested, I have two links. I set up a GitHub for the project, which is here:
http://github.com/DivinityCycle/Unseen-Hand
The compiled programs (along with a bunch of ReadMe's explaining how they work) are in a beta package here:
http://www.appliedcuriosity.cc/SleepyPs%20Automation%20Tools.zip
You can also e-mail me the regular way at DivinityCycle@gmail.com
generator
2009-11-06, 01:39
Click on his name, then "Send a private message to SleepyP"
:p I guess I wasn't logged In. Couldn't find it anywhere :D
- I us RSS feed in utorrent that downloads all my episodes to the Download folder.
- When Utorrent is down downloading a episode I told it to move to the completed folder
- I use SCRU (http://codebyte.org/scru.php) which waits for something to be moved into the completed folder which in turn uncompress all the rar files that come in to another folder I call Uncompressed
- I then use therenamer to scan the Uncompressed folder that in turn renames the files and moves them to my Nas. I could have it move it directly into my folder that XBMC reads, but I like to give it one last check to make sure everything is correct. I also wrote a little script that scans the folder on the Nas to make sure there are no NFO files that some group might of included in their RAR files. I then grab the folder and dump it into the correct location on my Nas.
- MIP in console mode then scans that drive at midnight and grabs episode thumbs and nfos.
Yeah it looks like a lot, but I'll tell you what. If I go away for a week and come back all my episodes for the week are downloaded, uncompressed, renamed and waiting on my NAS for my approval. If I had it move to my TV folder on the NAS they would have episode thumbs too and just would need to scan it into my library. ;)
I'm no hacker, but if there are windows tools out there I'm sure I got them all working together.