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diff --git a/pyload/config/convert.py b/pyload/config/convert.py
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+++ b/pyload/config/convert.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from gettext import gettext
+
+from new_collections import namedtuple
+
+from pyload.Api import Input, InputType
+from pyload.utils import decode, to_bool
+
+ConfigData = namedtuple("ConfigData", "label description input")
+
+# Maps old config formats to new values
+input_dict = {
+    "int": InputType.Int,
+    "bool": InputType.Bool,
+    "time": InputType.Time,
+    "file": InputType.File,
+    "list": InputType.List,
+    "folder": InputType.Folder
+}
+
+
+def to_input(typ):
+    """ Converts old config format to input type"""
+    return input_dict.get(typ, InputType.Text)
+
+
+def to_configdata(entry):
+    if len(entry) != 4:
+        raise ValueError("Config entry must be of length 4")
+
+    # Values can have different roles depending on the two config formats
+    conf_name, type_label, label_desc, default_input = entry
+
+    # name, label, desc, input
+    if isinstance(default_input, Input):
+        _input = default_input
+        conf_label = type_label
+        conf_desc = label_desc
+    # name, type, label, default
+    else:
+        _input = Input(to_input(type_label))
+        _input.default_value = from_string(default_input, _input.type)
+        conf_label = label_desc
+        conf_desc = ""
+
+    return conf_name, ConfigData(gettext(conf_label), gettext(conf_desc), _input)
+
+
+def from_string(value, typ=None):
+    """ cast value to given type, unicode for strings """
+
+    # value is no string
+    if not isinstance(value, basestring):
+        return value
+
+    value = decode(value)
+
+    if typ == InputType.Int:
+        return int(value)
+    elif typ == InputType.Bool:
+        return to_bool(value)
+    elif typ == InputType.Time:
+        if not value: value = "0:00"
+        if not ":" in value: value += ":00"
+        return value
+    else:
+        return value
+\ No newline at end of file