FAQ

1. "... when an episode ends, the next episode/show on the channel starts 1-2 minutes into the episode."

   • Answer: Check your "Playback Seek Tolerance (Seconds)" settings in PseudoTV Live, increase as needed...

2. "What is the sorting method for Globals, Channel Manager and SmartPlaylist so that the order is by episode..."

   • Answer: There are several factors to take into account. Let us start with the hierarchy of operations. Global and Advanced Rule sorting methods can only be overridden by a secondary sort method provided by SmartPlaylist. The path structure of your channel also needs to be taken into consideration. If you are using more than one path, each path is equally parsed in-order to build an array of content. The array will then interleave with each other. *See "Interleave set value". In short, there are many ways to accomplish episode ordering of various TV Shows, simplest being creating a "Episode" SmartPlaylist for each TV Show, select episode order. Then create a channel with multiple paths each mapped to the aforementioned SmartPlaylist. Then add an advanced channel rule to control interleaving to the amount of episodes from each playlist you'd like in blocks.

3. "...how do I mix episodes and movies in a single channel."

   • Answer: Here are two solutions. One, when creating a channel add two seperate paths; One for TV content the other for Movies, then add a interleaving rule. Two, I've modified smartPlaylist parsing to treat "mixed" content as a TV/Movie Hybrid. In-Order to use the "Mixed" type within PseudoTV specific steps have to be taken when creating the smartPlaylist. Open Smartplaylist editor, Select "Mixed" Type. Enter playlist name and when prompted save the file. While in the "Mixed" smartplaylist navigate to playlist type select "TV", Enter a rule to select a "Path", "Virtualfolder" or "Playlist" with an inclusive operator of "is" or "contains". Navigate again to playlist type select "Movie" and repeat the steps above. Before leaving the editor it is required you switch playlist type back to "Mixed" and save. Below is a demonstration.

     

4. "...guide only shows file name, no video meta."

   • Answer: Assure all relevant paths in Kodi source list are scraped using a meta provider. When configuring your channel double check the path included in the channel has a meta provider assigned to it.

5. "...channels disappear after awhile."

   • Answer: If you sporadically use Kodi, PseudoTV Live does not have enough time to fill all channel guides far enough into the future to keep up with your usage. PseudoTV Live runs channel building every hour and only fills channels that fall behind the following parameters:
     • Kodi's PVR & Live TV "Future days to display" - Pseudo uses this value to determine how far into the future to build guidedata.
     • PseudoTV's "Pagination Size" - Pseudo parses content in blocks ("limits") to each query. Consider increasing this value which will fill the channel guidedata quota at haste.

6. "Why are there duplicate channels in my guide?"

   • Answer: Under limited circumstances in error Pseudo may create duplicate IPTV Simple configurations. You can verify this is the issue by opening IPTV Simples settings and verify if there are duplicate or unwanted configurations.

7. "Guide entries are blank."

   • Answer: Here are the most common reasons:
     • Channel configuration is invalid or does not contain valid media. There is no guidedata, or has yet to build. Verifiable by examining the xmltv file or by examining instance snapshot
     • PVR Refresh hasn't taken place or its database is corrupt. If this is a reoccurring issues it is recommended you enable "Enable Automatic PVR Refresh". Otherwise, you can try clearing Kodi's PVR & Live TV database.

8. "Channels are not adding all media in its path".

   • Answer: Here are the most common reasons:
     • Exclusions, ie. Channel rules that exclude specific content. ex. (Include 3D) If you are using a Smartplaylist, verify the Smartplaylist is configured correctly.
     • Path does not contain media, media with duration metadata, and/or duration does not meet minimum requirement set by "Playback Seek Tolerance (Seconds)". Verify path content and try enabling "Parse for Accurate Duration Meta".
     • Path hierarchy and/or "Pagination Size" is set to low. It is always recommend you configure channel paths as close to the media as possible in-order to reduce parsing times and assure content is added correctly. If you require a higher directory; then it is recommend you increase "Pagination Size". Pagination Limits are by root path, not per subdirectory. Once the quota is filled PseudoTV won't parse beyond it.
     • Coding error, if you believe this is the case please report the issue.