[mythtv] tricky problem with recording start early/late

[J. Donavan Stanley]

flokohlert at muenchen-mail.de wrote:

>And here comes the problem, i´m recording a show where sometimes two episodes 
>follo each other directly. So if i do any kind of start early/end late, the 
>second episode can not be recorded due to conflicts. I don´t know how this is 
>handled exactly in the db (just added to existing endings or extra?) but is it 
>possible to somehow ignore the +2 later and the -2 early if two shows are 
>following each other directly on one channel?
>  
>

Try using the global pre/post roll settings.  It'll cover the back to 
back case but you'll still lose on the different channel case.