Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
Added by c128 m almost 10 years ago
Searching about, I see this has been mentioned before, but I wondered what people were doing here now, using the latest 4.0.* releases of tvheadend.
What I'm doing at the moment:
- Scanning both DVB-S and DVB-T services
- Mapping the DVB-S services to channels
- Under "Configuration | Channel / EPG", selecting each DVB-S channel and manually updating the "Services" cell, using the dropdown, to add the DVB-T service to the channel alongside the DVB-S one
This all works, but it's a bit laborious :)
Any tips/strategies for making the process a bit easier?
Replies (5)
RE: Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
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Added by Mark Clarkstone almost 10 years ago
I do it the exact same way (but I use the freesat bouquet feature as a base for dvb-s mapping), it takes me about an hour at most as there is only maybe 30-40 useful channels on DVB-T/T2 I don't bother with the channels that time-share for a few hours a day.
RE: Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
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Added by Prof Yaffle almost 10 years ago
Well, you can try the 'merge same name' feature when you map, but that obviously fails if they're not identical on both carriers.
I used to try to do as above, but in the end I surrendered and have left most of them separate. In some ways, I find it useful to know that BBC ONE HD is on DVB-T and BBC One HD is on DVB-S - I even played with renaming them as such for a while, but then it all got too hard so reverted to leaving them as is. It doesn't harm anything, although does make for a more cluttered EPG.
RE: Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
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Added by c128 m almost 10 years ago
Kind of lost interest in bouquets...originally I quite liked the simplicity of it, then I found the ordering/channel inclusion was too far removed from what I actually liked, so went the manual route on my new, clean, install.
I'd never noticed the "Merge same name" feature on mapping...
I guess the problem with that might be the picon data that is set (an unmentioned requirement :) )?
Part of the reason I map DVB-S first is that you end up with a channel where the picon info is DVB-S based, and so the one most likely to be found/included in the builders/packs that are available. DVB-T-based picons for Freeview don't seem to be so readily available/comprehensive (unless I've been looking in the wrong places).
RE: Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
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Added by Prof Yaffle almost 10 years ago
You could maybe scan for all services, then select the DVB-S ones and map them - then select the DVB-T ones and map them with the 'merge' option set. I would expect that to merge T into S, so the picons for S would remain. Probably :)
Freeview icons aren't as comprehensive, but they are out there - although I've set some by hand and long since forgotten about them, to be honest, so I don't think I ever had a full set.
RE: Strategies for merging DVB-T(2) and DVB-S(2) channels
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Added by c128 m almost 10 years ago
Oh, that's an idea. I'll give that a go and see if it works. Ta.