[Plugin] Advanced-Event-Library

**Lululla** · Dec 6th 2024

well my friend..
if report this on atv 7.4

Code

root@ustym4kpro:/tmp# opkg install *.ipk
* calculate_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for eni                                                                                           gma2-plugin-extensions-advancedeventlibrary:
*      enigma2-python (>> vti-13.0.9-20180704-r0r1) *  vti-addon (>> 2.25) *                                                                                              enigma2-python (>> vti-9.0.2-20160117-r0) *     python-json *   enigma2 (>> vti-                                                                                           9.0.2-20160117-r0) *    python-requests *       python-core *   python-imaging *
* opkg_solver_install: Cannot install package enigma2-plugin-extensions-advance                                                                                           deventlibrary.

Code

root@ustym4kpro:/tmp# cat /etc/issue
Welcome to openATV
openatv 7.4

ALEX760228 · Dec 6th 2024

In your code,point 3 see why.

AEL is not for atv.

Only VTI.

michlo · Mar 3rd 2025

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Advanced-Event-Library

Plugin for using images and extra data in skins.
Please only install if your skin supports the library or if you want to and can skin yourself!
The library provides for Skinner Converter and Renderer in order to be able to display pictures and extended program and film information in the skin.

Functionality:
The library, which is started by defined task or manually, searches the current EPG, the VTIDB as well as all .meta, .ts, .mkv, .avi and .mpg files of your recording directory and searches for these events on TV-Movie, TMDb, TVDb, OMDB, maze.tv and altersfreigaben.de for posters and backdrops and stores them permanently on the HDD, USB or NAS. In addition, a separate database is created in which the genre, year of publication, rating, FSK approval and country are saved. A prerequisite for a high and good hit rate is always a current EPG on the box, regardless of whether it is updated by EPGShare, EPGRefresh or in other ways.

Starting options of the plugin:
Extension menu
Define an FB key with MultiQuickButton
Assignment of a color key in the MovieList
Using the EPG button in the EPGSelection (adjustable in the plugin)
Settings in the plugin: "Data directory (press OK)" - Selection of the storage location of the pictures and the DB
"Maximum storage space (GB)" - Setting the maximum storage space to be used. There is a counter in the DB that counts the number of views of each saved image. If the memory requirement is exceeded, the images that were least displayed are always deleted.
"Number of preview images in the editor" - Number of preview images for posters and covers in the editor
"Quality of the posters in the editor" - resolution of the posters downloaded by the editor.
"Quality of the covers in the editor" "- resolution of the covers downloaded by the editor.
"use EPG key in EPGSelection to call the plugin" - this enables the plugin to be started in EPGSelection to e.g. edit missing or wrong entries.
Please be careful when choosing "original" for the quality of posters and covers! The images can be several megabytes in size. If such images are assigned to programs or recordings, there may be delays in loading the images.

Operation of the plugin:
Red button - Exit the plugin and return to the previous screen
Green button - save the settings made in the setup and restart the box
Yellow button - start of a manual search
Blue button - Opens the editor for the current event
Exit button - Exit the plugin and return to the previous screen
Menu key - Opens a selection menu with the following actions
'Delete entry' - deletes the current entry from the DB, images are retained, the entry may be requested again during the next search, insofar as it is available in the EPG or as a recording.
'Delete entry and put on blacklist' - deletes the current entry from the DB, images are retained, the entry is no longer requested during a search.
'Delete poster' - deletes an existing poster
'Delete cover' - deletes an existing cover
'Delete thumbnails' - deletes all preview images (useful if the skin used has defined a different size of the images)
'Delete BlackList' - deletes the entire blacklist of the DB. All entries will be requested again during the next search, insofar as they are available in the EPG or as a recording.
'create EPG share default image' - only for FluidNext users and installed EPGShare! Generates an EPGShare default image from an existing cover for use with FluidNext.
Operating the editor: The editor is used for the manual search of pictures and event information or for the manual editing of incorrect or incomplete entries. Red button - Accept the data and close the editor. If the event is an existing recording and there is no .eit or .mete file, a.meta and a .txt file with the information is created, which can be displayed in the MovieList or MoviPlayer. Green button - activate the editor. Here genre, country, year of publication, rating and FSK can be edited manually. Clicking OK under "Search EventName" opens the virtual keyboard with which the event name can be adapted or simply searched again. The search text can also include the year for better results to obtain . (Example: "Illuminat (2009)") After confirming OK all results are listed that match the search query. After selecting the correct entry, the data is transferred to the editor and the images may be reloaded. Yellow button - activate the poster selection. The selected poster is accepted by pressing OK. Blue button - activates the cover selection. The selected cover is accepted by pressing OK.

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Update Version R45

1. EPGShare is completely out except for the display of default pictures. For this purpose, AEL now calls up the data itself and saves it in a separate table of the DB.
Season, episode, conclusion, leadText, categoryName ... etc., which was previously only possible with EPGShare, is now available again. There is no need to make changes to the skin.

2. Thumbnails are created for all posters and covers. These are suitable wherever small or many pictures are to be displayed.
The size of the thumbnails to be created can be specified as a parameter in the skin.
<parameter name = "EventLibraryThumbnailPosterSize" value = "60,100" /> <! - Size of the preview images for poster default = 60x100 ->
<parameter name = "EventLibraryThumbnailCoverSize" value = "100.60" /> <! - Size of the preview images for cover default = 100x60 ->
In the renderer AdvancedEventLibraryImage there are 2 new options for imageType "ImageThumbnail" and "PosterThumbnail" to display the small preview images.

3. Extra data and covers for individual episodes are searched. However, the prerequisite is that the episode name is derived from the program / recording name.

4. In setup you can set the maximum JPG compression. If the image size is reduced, the compression stops when the value falls below this value.
even if the set memory size has not yet been reached in order not to reduce the image quality too much.

5. Fixed display problem when preloading the preview pictures from TV-Movie

6. Generation of default images for FluidNext users (accessible in the plug-in with the menu key if FluidNext is active.)

7. Manual search in the editor possible in several languages. The language for the current search can be set using the menu button in the editor.
It also finds films like "It" including pictures if you search in English.

8. New converter AdvancedEventLibraryNextEvents added.
The converter spits out the next 10 events of the current station in order to transfer them to AEL. Simply enter 0-9 in the parameter.

9. New converter AdvancedEventLibraryPrimeTimeEvent so that pictures and information about the respective event can be displayed at 8:15 p.m.

Thanks tsiegel

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no compatible with openpli 8.3

**W@Rp** · Mar 3rd 2025

Quote from michlo

no compatible with openpli 8.3

Only for VTI.

**W@Rp** · Mar 21st 2025

Update AEL R143 (mini-update)

Update-Info:

- Fix: Year information in file names of series, were not taken into account when creating missing meta files (In the image search, the year information was already taken into account)

**W@Rp** · Jun 9th 2025

Update AEL R144:

Switch to the new EPG add-on for searching live data for programs in the EPG (plugin EPG add-on >= V1.2 from Feed+ required)
The TVS setup and the tvsreflist.data file are no longer needed
Additional “scheduled task” (AEL update (with EPG add-on scan)) added

Update notes:
AEL can still be used without the EPG add-on (without new live data)
If the “AEL update (with EPG add-on scan)” task is used, the EPG add-on is updated first, followed by AEL. The days that were updated by the EPG add-on can be seen in the AEL log
If you perform the task regularly and do not want to check every hour, you can deactivate the “Run scan on startup” option in the EPG add-on
The EPG add-on is not updated beforehand during a manual search
The bouquets to be searched must be activated in the AEL settings and in the settings of the EPG add-on.

**W@Rp** · Jun 15th 2025

Update AEL R145:

Fix: Call backup function

Editor: Added TV movie as source for cover search

Editor: Bing search for poster/cover search, even if images have already been found in other sources

Editor: After searching again (load cover/poster), the preview image is now updated

**W@Rp** · Jul 3rd 2025

Update-Info R146

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Globale, vorrangige Zuordnung von Bildern zu einem Titel über Suchbegriffe möglich (fixedImages) Die FixedImages werden in der Datei FixedImages.txt im Plugin-Ordner (/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/AdvancedEventLibrary/) konfiguriert, wo sich auch Beispiele und Hinweise dazu befinden
Preview-Bilder (TVS / Hoerzu) werden bei der Anzeige etwas höher priorisiert als bisher (dadurch werden mehr episodesspezifische Bilder angezeigt)
Bilder von TVS / Hoerzu, die grösser als 3MB sind, werden nicht mehr heruntergeladen um Crashes zu vermeiden
Zuordnung von Bildern in den verschiedenen Screens vereinheitlicht
Editor: Werden mehrere bereits zugeordnete Cover/Poster angezeigt (ohne vorherige Suche), kann ein anderes Bild davon selektiert und mit OK für den aktellen Eintrag übernommen werden
Editor: Bilder können über das Menü nach /tmp/AEL-Editor/ kopiert werden, um sie z.B. als FixedImage einzusetzen
Editor: Fix: Episodensuche
Vor der Übernahme von Bildern aus den Aufnahmeverzeichnissen, erfolgt eine Einstufung als Poster/Cover anhand des Seitenverhältnisses
Suchlauf-Logs werden bis zu 14 Tage im Datenverzeichnis (searchLogs) gesichert (Das aktuelle Log ist weiterhin unter /tmp/AdvancedEventLibrary.log zu finden)

-Global, priority assignment of images to a title via search terms possible (fixedImages) The FixedImages are configured in the FixedImages.txt file in the plugin folder (/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/AdvancedEventLibrary/), where examples and notes can also be found
-Preview images (TVS / Hoerzu) are given slightly higher priority than before when displayed (this means that more episode-specific images are displayed)
-Images from TVS / Hoerzu that are larger than 3MB are no longer downloaded to avoid crashes
-Assignment of images in the various screens has been standardized.
-Editor: If several already assigned covers/posters are displayed (without a previous search), another image can be selected and applied to the current entry with OK.
-Editor: Images can be copied to /tmp/AEL-Editor/ via the menu, e.g. to use them as fixed images.
-Editor: Fix: Episode search
-Before images are transferred from the recording directories, they are classified as posters/covers based on their aspect ratio
-Search logs are stored for up to 14 days in the data directory (searchLogs) (the current log can still be found at /tmp/AdvancedEventLibrary.log)

**W@Rp** · Jul 28th 2025

Update-Info R147

-Fix: TVS search for client-server bouquets and IPTV channels

-Added: Research in TVS search when no data was found

-Removed: TV movie search for LiveTV broadcasts due to server shutdown

-Fix: Image assignment for recordings in Eventview (broadcast details)

-Fix: Display of search duration when search is canceled

Thanks MyFriendVTI

**W@Rp** · Aug 20th 2025

Update info R148

-Fix: Blacklist missing pictures (the same missing posters/covers were searched for repeatedly)

-Change: omdb search due to query limit of 1000/day, now only with own API key

-Extra data is also output when selecting folders in the VTi movie list

-Fix: Very rare ePicload crash

-AEL Moviewall: Calling TMDb, also possible with folders

-AEL Moviewall: Kiosk search integrated into the context menu

Update notes:

-A free API key can be requested from omdb and entered in the AEL settings

-The omdb query limit is not new, which is why no data or images have been found for quite some time

-omdb only provides posters, not covers, and primarily for original English titles

Thanks MyFriendVTI

Support Thread

**W@Rp** · Sep 11th 2025

Update info R149

Fix: Incorrect episode information in the selection menu when calling up the editor “Which title would you like to edit” (the error only occurred in certain constellations)

Thanks MyFriendVTI

**W@Rp** · Jan 29th 2026

Update-Info R150

-Images larger than 3MB are no longer downloaded (previously only with TVS).

-The memory is cleared more frequently during searches.

-Subfolders in recording directories that begin with @ or a period are no longer searched.

-Avoidance of multiple passes in recording directories when bookmarks are chained in a folder structure.

-Favorites planner can be deactivated in the settings (if the favorites planner is deactivated, channel changes and genre information for the current program are no longer recorded in the background).

-Minor adjustments in the AdvancedEventLibraryInfo converter

Note

Due to the adjustments, the recording directories to be searched should be checked and resaved in the AEL settings

Thanks MyFriendVTI

icanbefly · Feb 1st 2026

Quote from W@Rp

Update-Info R150

-Images larger than 3MB are no longer downloaded (previously only with TVS).
-The memory is cleared more frequently during searches.
-Subfolders in recording directories that begin with @ or a period are no longer searched.
-Avoidance of multiple passes in recording directories when bookmarks are chained in a folder structure.
-Favorites planner can be deactivated in the settings (if the favorites planner is deactivated, channel changes and genre information for the current program are no longer recorded in the background).
-Minor adjustments in the AdvancedEventLibraryInfo converter

Note
Due to the adjustments, the recording directories to be searched should be checked and resaved in the AEL settings

Thanks MyFriendVTI

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log:

14:39:42.3172 File "/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/AdvancedEventLibrary/plugin.py", line 421

14:39:42.3173 print"[Advanced-Event-Library-Update] Aufgabe beendet!"

14:39:42.3173 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

14:39:42.3174 SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print(...)?

14:39:42.3379 [Language] addCallback Error: The callback is blank or None!

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