Tablo Exporter - Export Tablo Recordings

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 3:50pm

So do you have it as a repeating manual recording?

AceConrad · June 23, 2015, 4:09pm

Yes, I do.

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 4:10pm

Ok, let me look at that… Thanks!

philsoft · June 23, 2015, 4:34pm

I think that without a guide subscription that data is not being encoded into the file because it is not being pulled from the guide data. Does that make sense?

AceConrad · June 23, 2015, 4:47pm

philsoft:

AceConrad:

it sounds exactly the same as what mediadigs is experiencing. As an example I record the series called The Pinkertons. When I had a guide subscription Exporter would create a Folder and subfolder called The Pinkertons > Season 1 and create a file called “The Pinkertons - Episode 19 - Murder on the Western Express.mp4”.Now that I am manually recording every new episode is created in the main The Pinkertons folder and is named “The Pinkertons.mp4”. So, if I have a bunch of episodes to export I can only do one, rename the file to something unique by adding the Air Date or episode number if I know it and then do the next etc.

I think that without a guide subscription that data is not being encoded into the file because it is not being pulled from the guide data. Does that make sense?

I agree, my suggestion is to add the Air Date to the file name as that info is available.

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 5:58pm

I am doing that now, but my only concern would be with manual recordings that air the same day

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 6:39pm

Just sent you a PM

mediadigs · June 23, 2015, 8:35pm

Some local news broadcasts only use the show name and nothing else, so that is one type that continuously overwrites the previous export. Some other Digital 2 channels don’t have episode titles or seasons/episode information included on the shows they are airing, so they keep overwriting exports if there are multiple episodes recorded as well. I have a guide subscription and many shows work fine, but there are a handful that would work better if the airdate and time was included in the file name to distinguish each episode.

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 8:43pm

Interesting, I will look into that also

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 9:19pm

Ok version 0.03b is updated and available at http://jettsoft.com/products.html

Don’t forget to get the latest version of ffmpeg at https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html

Also make sure you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/

This version includes naming of output files to include airdate when missing episode and title information.

Extract the zip file into a directory of your choosing.

You can run by double clicking on TabloExport.jar or run from a command line using java -jar (dir you put the jar)TabloExport.jar

Let me know if you have any issues or questions

marjamar · June 23, 2015, 10:43pm

Not trying to be a smart aleck or something, but I do wish Tablo would take a hint here at what supreme customer service looks like!

-Rodger

Jestep · June 23, 2015, 11:02pm

Difference being, if they make a mistake their business suffers, for me it is just something I do on the side

mediadigs · June 24, 2015, 4:14am

I just tried out the new version and everything works perfectly. It’s adding the date and times to the filenames and no longer overwriting shows without episode info. I can now batch export everything at once overnight. Your program has saved me a ton of time and added a good amount of value to my Tablo. Thanks a lot, Jestep. You’re the man.

AceConrad · June 24, 2015, 12:20pm

This has also fixed the problem I was having with manual recordings being overwritten because of no Season/Episode data!
I exported about a half dozen episodes of two series last night and they all completed without a hitch.

Great stuff Jestep! Thank you!

Jestep · June 24, 2015, 9:23pm

Ok version 0.03b is updated and available at http://jettsoft.com/products.html

Don’t forget to get the latest version of ffmpeg at https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html

Also make sure you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/

This version includes the ability to sort the shows by Date Aired.

Extract the zip file into a directory of your choosing.

You can run by double clicking on TabloExport.jar or run from a command line using java -jar (dir you put the jar)TabloExport.jar

Let me know if you have any issues or questions

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ddd671 · June 25, 2015, 2:34am

@Jestep I’m thinking that I really need to find a reason to use your software.

I can’t for the life of me see why I would ever use this (I know that others do, it is just not how I use my Tablo or watch TV) but it looks so cool I want to play with it.

Jestep · June 25, 2015, 2:35am

too funny

Angus · June 25, 2015, 10:33pm

This looks like fantastic software. Thanks for giving this to the community, Jestep.

sgnadeau · June 26, 2015, 3:41am

Is it just me or sorting by date doesn’t take the year into account? I have recordings done in June 2014 mixed with those done in June 2015.

Jestep · June 26, 2015, 4:06am

Thanks for that catch, changed it to have year in front of month…

Ok version 0.03b is updated and available at http://jettsoft.com/products.html

Don’t forget to get the latest version of ffmpeg at https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html

Also make sure you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/

This version includes the ability to sort the shows by Date Aired.

Extract the zip file into a directory of your choosing.

You can run by double clicking on TabloExport.jar or run from a command line using java -jar (dir you put the jar)TabloExport.jar

Let me know if you have any issues or questions

Sorted by Date Aired