[mythtv] Re: Looking for suggestions: Smarter Screen Grabbing

[bobnvic at everestkc.net]

Tako Schotanus wrote:
> bobnvic at everestkc.net wrote:
> >Ramon Redondo wrote:
> ><some text snipped>
> >>Ideally, I'd like to patch this to take into account the start offset 
> >>(RecordPreRoll?) of the program, but the database doesn't  
> >>currently store that information on a program by program basis. 
> >Since programs vary in the times that they schedule their 
> >commercials, it might be nice to have a customizable offset per 
> >program.  This would probably best be on the advanced screen 
> >for program scheduling.
> I think might be too much work, why would a user go through all 
> that trouble? 

The user wouldn't have to go through any trouble if they didn't want to.
It would still default to 64 seconds, plus any prerecord time.  If they
wanted to make any adjustments to a program they could just go to
the advanced schedule screen and change the time.  Doesn't sound
like any trouble for a user to me, though I have no idea how hard it
would be to code.

> >I've often wished I had the ability to set the screen grab to the
> > image of my choice while in the editing mode and cutting 
> >commercials.  Perhaps another key that meant 'replace the 
> >current screen grab with this frame'. 
> Exactly what I had been thinking too, I think this would be a 
> _great_  feature! (and then do the same for the videos ;-)

Except there isn't a convenient editing mode for videos to do this in.

Bob