Beyond TV XMLTV Importer : Release Notes

03/09/2008 : version 5.7

• Added support for Beyond TV 4.8

10/22/2007 : version 5.6

• Fixed : Error preventing Importer from working when it was updated from a very old version to version 5.5

10/10/2007 : version 5.5

• Added : new signed installer
• Fixed : support 64 bits OS
• Fixed : import was failing when categories were not edited
• Fixed : MPAA ratings were dropped in previously imported data
• Improved : episode number retreival from previous imports

04/05/2007 : version 5.4

• Modified : now using .Net Framework 2.0
• Improved : Windows Vista compatibility.
• Modified : Your settings are now saved (and migrated when installing) into the C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\LM Gestion\Beyond TV XMLTV Importer (or similar path depending on languages or operating system used).
• Added : category editor to let you rename / classify the XMLTV categories and automatically use this categories into Beyond TV ("Setup Recording" / "Browse by category" feature of BTV)
• Improved : Show without a valid previously-shown date (so with an empty previously-shown XMLTV node) will be now treated as repeats
• Improved : the Importer will now use its lookup table to add a missing episode numbers if one has been given previously
• Improved : lookup table keep shows a little longer, it removes the show IDs if the show has not been aired at all for more than one years (whereas previously show IDs were removed if not currently aired and its creation date in the lookup table was older than one year).
• Fixed : using XMLTV file over HTTP

01/11/2007 : version 5.1

• Fixed : the Importer was duplicating some additional channels when using more than one XMLTV file.
• Added : You can now add a time offset for creating "+1" channels when duplicating a channel (through the additional channels tab in the channels editor)

08/23/2006 : version 4.8

• Improved : Movies detection for Zap2it XMLTV data.

07/08/2006 : version 4.7

• Fixed : Possible corruption of import-log.xml file prevent the Importer from running.

06/06/2006 : version 4.6

• Changed : Zap2it EPGID support is disabled by default (see the FAQ for enabling it again, import time will be really longer and with no added benefits)
• Fixed : Zap2it EPGID support was not importing correctly some shows
• Fixed : long descriptions (for the Web Guide) may not be retreived properly on certain conditions.
• Added : hidden options (see the FAQ)
• Improved : the Importer is now launching in a BelowNormal Process (whereas previously only the thread doing the import was BelowNormal)
• Improved : the Importer now try to launch grabber with BelowNormal priority

05/21/2006 : version 4.5

• Improved : Combobox in Channel Editor is responding normally to keyboard input
• Improved : Zap2it EPGID support and other improvments for Zap2it XMLTV files
• Added : Warning messages in Channel Editor

04/28/2006 : version 4.4

• Added : The Importer now display only a taskbar notification icon when launched with the /silent or /update switch (this will prevent focus stealing)
• Added : The Importer can now launch your XMLTV Grabber prior to importing your XMLTV file
• Added : The Importer now also log errors and warnings to an XML file (in addition to the Event Viewer)
• Changed : All settings relating to the XMLTV file are now in their own dialog, to change these settings please select your XMLTV source in the classical interface and click on the "Edit" button, this will open the new "XMLTV Source" dialog.
• Added : The Importer now tries to figure by itself if a show is a first run or rerun thanks to its lookup table (that does contain some history). It will work even if your XMLTV file doesn't have anything regarding first run and reruns. Note : for those of you that only rely on the " " node to mark a show as a first run and all other shows without this node as reruns, please be sure to check the "shows without original air date are reruns" checkbox (in the new XMLTV Source dialog).
• Added : added keywords for sports and news shows (these are not very useful for now).

03/25/2006 : version 4.3

• Added : The Importer now writes warnings and errors encountered during import into the Windows Event Viewer.

03/04/2006 : version 4.2

• Improved : sorting of shows by air time before import
• Improved : detection of unique episodes is slightly improved. After updating from a previous release to this new release of the Importer, please check your scheduled recordings, especially already recorded episodes that could be recorded again
• Added : option in classical interface to put the episode numbers before the episode title (instead of after).

02/16/2006 : version 4.1

• Fixed : Importer was not closing after doing an automatic update

01/20/2006 : version 4.0

• New : You can now assign your XMLTV lineups to your Beyond TV Video Sources directly from the Importer, without having to use Beyond TV Web Admin (only for BTV version 3.5 and up).
• New : You can follow the guide update progression in Beyond TV from the XMLTV Importer (whereas previously you was only seeing the import progression).

11/12/2005 : version 3.6

• Fixed : version 3.6 now works as usual with older version of Beyond TV (before 3.7.4)

11/10/2005 : version 3.5

• Better support for XMLTV files with episode numbers only (that is without episode title or useful program description)
• Better support for "New" shows on more than one channel
• Better retrieving of "previously-shown" XMLTV node

10/15/2005 : version 3.4

• Localization into German
• Fixed : Programs with more than one part are correctly labeled in Beyond TV
• Added support for Beyond TV 4.0

06/18/2005 : version 3.3

• Added support for Beyond TV 3.6 and higher
• Fixed : the last program for a channel was not imported (to support XMLTV files without stop times)
• Fixed : the Wizard was applying either DST or Time offset but not both (import was done correctly though)

03/31/2005 : version 3.2

• Added support for Beyond TV 3.5.3 or higher
• Fix for XMLTV files wich combines programs with and without stop time

03/27/2005 : version 3.1

• Fixed : daylight saving times was not working properly
• Fixed BTV : show description is now limited to 250 characters (to avoid BTV slugginess). The web guide (new release coming soon) will display the full description of your shows.
• Added : Support of multiple XMLTV sources.

01/11/2005 : version 3.0

• New import wizard, easier to use
• Support XMLTV <rating> nodes (either MPAA or other system)
• Doesn't limits anymore the size of the show description for Beyond TV 3.5
• Automatically handle daylight saving time
• Creation of a scheduled task directly in the import wizard (for automating xmltv import, available only for our donators)
• Support automation of Beyond TV update only (that is only loading previously imported data on another machine) (parameter /update on the command line, for our donators only)

11/12/2004 : version 2.6

• Fixed : XMLTV files whose channels had an "icon" node before the "display-nome" could not be imported as the channel editor was unable to see the channels in the XMLTV file.

10/12/2004 : version 2.5

08/23/2004 : version 2.4

• Fixed : version 2.3 was not working.

08/22/2004 : version 2.3

• Added support for "clumpidx" node for programs that share the same timeslot (untested)
• Modified algorithm for program identifier creation (use lowercase and word characters only from now on). Warning : you'll have to reschedule your recordings.

08/01/2004 : version 2.2

• Added new identical programs detection methods
• Added support for additionnal channels

06/25/2004 : version 2.1

• Added support for time zone with minutes
• Modified algorithm for program identifiers creation (you should delete your lookup.xml file if you were using version 2.0)
• Added support for the <previously-shown> node for a better integration with Beyond TV 3.5
• Added support for the <date> node in order to display the released date of a movie in Beyond TV 3.5
• Added support for mini-series in Beyond TV 3.5
• Program identifiers are keeped in the lookup table for one year (the lookup.xml may be come very large) to help in scheduling a "Record New" job in Beyond TV

06/06/2004 : version 2.0

• Added support for Beyond TV 3.5 build 1503 and 1508 : you can now create and import your lineups
• Modified algorithm for creating program identifiers that is much faster (using lookup table instead of searching for existing program in the data)

04/14/2004 : version 1.9

• Moved cleaning of old program data at the end of the import to make sure that ID of series are not changing from week to week to prevent scheduled recording failures in some cases.

04/09/2004 : version 1.8

• Added support for the <star-rating> node of XMLTV. If this node is present, our importer will add stars (*) at the end of the name of the program (only if this program is not a serie).
• Added support for the <subtitles> node of XMLTV. If this node is present and the type of the subtitles is "onscreen", and the language of the subtitles is different from the program's one (<language> node), the our importer will add (VO) to the end of the program's name.
• Added support for the <premiere> node of XMLTV. This will tell Beyond TV that a program is a first run.
• Correction : the importer doesn't stop importing if it reach some invalid program data.
• Better support for Beyond TV 3.5 : new internal channel numbering
• Added support for multiple channels with same channel number (only supported by Beyond TV 3.5)

04/02/2004 : version 1.7

• Supporting XMLTV files created by the TVHarvest (Australia) utility (produce non compliant XMLTV files) 
• Automatic detection of Beyond TV version from 3.4 to 3.5
• New algorithm for adding program schedule without conflict

03/27/2004 : version 1.6

• Added support for Beyond TV 3.4.4

03/15/2004 : version 1.5

• The "Import" button is no more greyed out after clicking on the "Beyond TV Update" button.
• Delete all new lines characters and carriage returns in XMLTV files (Beyond TV doesn't support them).
• New algorithm for detecting series.
• Optional show distinction based on program description.

03/12/2004 : version 1.4

• Corrected : previously generated data were not correctly imported (missing genre).

03/11/2004 : version 1.3

• First public release
• Added a channel editor
• data handling algorithm enhancement