BeyondTV is my favourite Home Theater PC Software. Using the
built in BeyondTV web admin interface, you can edit any of the show
details including title, and description.
If you are just editing one shows information this is more
then
sufficient for the task. But if you are needing to edit multiple files
at a time, you need a way to edit all of those fields quickly, cut and
paste functions and a quick save of all edits. The perfect tool for
this
task is BTVShowInfo.
BTVShowInfo is a freeware application developed by John
Maver
– a member of the Snapstream Forums that allows you to edit any text
and date information stored inside the video files recorded on BeyondTV.
(Beyond TV is one of the leading Home Theater PC applications
that
transforms your computer into something like a souped-up TIVO.)
Useful When Importing Movies & Shows
BTVShowInfo
is especially nice for when you import shows or movies from sources
other then Beyond TV (BTV) that might not have populated the show name
properly.
I also use it to add the series number when I’m recording an
entire series before watching it. I get the more-detailed show
information from
TV.com
and then cut and paste using BTVShowInfo.
BTVShowInfo
is an application that give you the power to edit any of the show
information that Beyond TV stores for recorded shows. You can edit each
field individually or you can select multiple shows to batch edit all
at once.
When you first run BTVShowInfo, a window opens that asks you
to insert the server, port and password for the BTV machine you are
logging in to.
Pre-Populate When You Run The Program
After the first time, this will pre-populate each time you run
the program. As an option, you can set the app to log in automatically
via Tools-Options.
Once logged in, it will populate with all shows loaded in
BeyondTV
along with all of the show details.
Any column without a (r) in the field (shaded tan color) are
editable
and can be changed. To edit a field, you select the field and type in
the new information.
You can also do copy and paste from any text to
the desired field using the right-mouse button. To complete the edit,
you just select any area outside of the edited field. The row will then
change to a green text to reflect that the field has been
changed.
Note
that these green-colored fields haven’t yet been saved to BeyondTV
yet.
You can still undo a change by right-clicking the grey button
at the
left of the column in the row and choose Undo-Edit. That will revert
any change in that row to its original value.
You can make any additional edits you want. When finished
editing,
select the Save button and it will save your edits to BeyondTV. Once
that is done, the edited fields will change from green to their
original color.
I’ve been using the excellent
Tool BTVShowInfo for about a year now and recommend it to all Beyond TV
users. For more information, check out the
download and forum page for BTV Show Info.
This article was written by Brent Evans, a tech & gadget enthusiast. It is licensed under the Creative Commons.
