vdrlogo

Automated Channel logo downloader for VDR, and XBMC.

Main features:

• Download logos, specified to your country from lyngsat.
• Download missing channel logos from google
• Resize logos to standard 132x99px and create white, none transparented background for them.
• Rename it to match your VDR channel name.

Requirements:

Platforms:

• Debian, Ubuntu
• CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora

Component requirements:

• Python 3+
• Python URLlib2 package
• imagemagick package sudo apt-get install imagemagick
• VDR channels.conf file (VDR and XBMC is not required!)

Functions:

• -h | --help
• -c | --channels /path/to/channels.conf Required Path to the VDR generated channels.conf file.
• -o | --outputpath /path/to/out/folder Required Path to the output folder.
• -C | --country de|de,hu,it... Required Country code for the lyngsat download.
• -l | --lyngsatdownl yes|no Required Enable, or disable downloading logos from lyngsat-logo.com.
• -g | --googledwnl yes|no Required Enable, or disable downloading logos with Google picture search API.
• -c | --channels /path/to/channels.conf Required Path to the VDR generated channels.conf file.
• -e | --endline "last channel name" Optional Download logos until this channel.
• -n | --notfoundurl "www.path.to.dummy.pics" Optional Use this logo, if the searching method not found the channel.
• -s | --size 132x99 Optional Set channel logo size.
• -d | --delay Delay between two google search. It is necessary, because Google blocking the request. The recommended value is 10-20sec

Example:

./vdrlogo.py -c channels.conf -o output/ -C ro,hu -l yes -g yes -s 132x99 -d 20 -e "DIGI FILM"

I'm not a professional programer, so use at your own risk! :)