SageTV v7 PARENTAL CONTROLS needs an update, already?

[stuckless]

I've had a number of talks with SageTV to better understand the issue and what needs to be fixed.

Here's what I know...
* There are 3 'Ratings' fields in the Metadata, 'Ratings', 'ParentalRatings', and 'ExtendedRatings'. SageTV checks all 3 of those fields when determining what to restrict.
* BMT only sets two of those fields, 'Ratings' and 'ExtendedRatings'. (ie, ParentalRatings is never set)
* 'ParentalRatings' is for TV
* 'Ratings' is for Movies
* While ParentalRatings is for TV and Ratings is Movies, SageTV appears to check all 3 fields for all restriction (as noted above)

So, while BMT may set the 'Ratings' field to 'TV-MA', the original recording metadata should still contain the original, 'TVM' value, even if 'Preserve Recording metadata' is turned off. So, I'm not sure how BMT is causing the parental ratings to fail, given that SageTV checks all 3 fields for restrictions.

But, moving forward, here is the fix.

* I will introduce a 'ratings.properties' file that will map provider ratings (ie, imdb, tvdb, etc) to SageTV ratings for both TV and Movies.
* For TV I will set the 'ParentalRatings' field and clear the 'Ratings' field
* For Movies, I will set the 'Ratings' field and clear the 'ParentalRatings' field
* The ratings.properties will contain a default mapping for both TV and Movie ratings, so that if I cannot find a rating in the ratings.properties, then i'll use the default.
* I will provide a batch tool that will go through all tv and video files that will fix the ratings as per the ratings.properties.
* the ratings.properties will be consulted each time metadata is added/updated, this means for Recordings, parental ratings will only be changed/updated when the recording is complete, since that is when metadata is fetched.
* The default metadata settings in bmt is to NOT update the metadata for recordings, so if you are seeing this issue with that setting enabled, then my fix will have no effect on your problem. If parental ratings is important, then I suggest, for now, that you leave the 'Preserve Recording metadata' enabled.

I may have a build out this weekend that includes the mapping rules for parental controls, and has the batch tools to fix what is currently wrong.

[PLUCKYHD]

Sean I don't know how you keep up with all this. I think this error was caused by the user moving non recorded tv into tv section so it never had or got the parental rating. Either way sounds like you fix will work. People say there must be four of me so I am thinking there are 6 of you.

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Sean I don't know how you keep up with all this. I think this error was caused by the user moving non recorded tv into tv section so it never had or got the parental rating. Either way sounds like you fix will work. People say there must be four of me so I am thinking there are 6 of you.

Well... there's a lot more of me than there used to be... that's for sure... all this holiday eating is not good

BTW... that makes sense, if the tv show was not an original recording, I missed that part, but it all fits now

[Fonceur]

But at the same time, SageTV should also understand TV-MA, since that is the revised standard... It's kinda like when BTV was using .tp for transport file and ignoring the .ts that every other programs used... Eventually SnapStream did acknowledged it as a valid extension...

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

But at the same time, SageTV should also understand TV-MA, since that is the revised standard... It's kinda like when BTV was using .tp for transport file and ignoring the .ts that every other programs used... Eventually SnapStream did acknowledged it as a valid extension...

Agreed there is it is a recognized rating it should be in the core.

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Agreed there is it is a recognized rating it should be in the core.

While I agree with this, looking at it from SageTV's point of view (devil's advocate, if you will), there's no native way for TVM to make it into the SageTV DB. From that view, unless Zap2It starts using TVM as a rating, there's no real reason for them to support it. However, I think we can all agree that SageTV has generally been quite supportive of the community, which is why I think they will add that support anyway.

[Fuzzy]

The funny thing is, the API lists TVMA as an example in the GetParentalRating call. but it isn't listed (and obviously isn't used) in the AddDetailedAiring API call.

[stuckless]

OK, here;s the Parental Controls Mapping file. I need to know if I'm missing any mappings. The Core SageTV TV and MPAA codes were provided by Narflex, so I'm assuming they are right. There doesn't seem to be that many combinations to have to worry about.

# SageTV MPAA Ratings
G=G
PG=PG
PG-13=PG-13
R=R
NC-17=NC-17
AO=AO
NR=NR

# Custom MPAA Ratings
# Custom Rating = SageTV Rating
PG13=PG-13
PG 13=PG-13
NC17=NC-17
NC 17=NC-17

# default MPAA Rating
default/Movie=NR

# SageTV Parental Ratings
TVY=TVY
TVY7=TVY7
TVG=TVG
TVPG=TVPG
TV14=TV14
TVM=TVM

# Custom TV Ratings
# Custom Rating = SageTV Rating
TV-Y=TVY
TV Y=TVY
TV-Y7=TV7
TV Y7=TV7
TV-G=TVG
TV G=TVG
TV-PG=TVPG
TV PG=TVPG
TV-14=TV14
TV 14=TV14
TV-M=TVM
TV M=TVM
TVMA=TVM
TV-MA=TVM
TV MA=TVM

# default TV Rating
default/TV=TVM

The "default/TV" and "default/Movie" are the default ratings that will be used if rating cannot be located in this file.

Comments?

[Skirge01]

stuckless... I don't know how you find the time. Kudos for the effort here!

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by Skirge01

stuckless... I don't know how you find the time. Kudos for the effort here!

Well, to be fair... I haven't actually found the time, yet... but I'm trying

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by stuckless

Well, to be fair... I haven't actually found the time, yet... but I'm trying

Hehe... yeah, that's why I said for the effort, rather than for doing it. Research sometimes takes longer than coding! Still wanted to say thanks, though.