[mythtv] Proposed work on MythVideo - Re-tool video-manager for large libraries, Add the concept of a 'series'

[San Mehat]

(and of course to some coding cycles you may have?.. ;)


On 9/26/07, San Mehat <san.mehat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Joel,
>
> I was typing my novel just as your mail came in.... funny that... ;)
>
> I look forward to any feedback you might have on the work I have in
> progress..
>
> -San
>
>
> On 9/26/07, Joel McKee Cooper <joel at mckooper.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 9/20/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 9/19/07, San Mehat <san.mehat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Greetings all,
> > > >
> > > >   After talking with Anduin a bit on IRC, I'd like to volunteer to
> > do some
> > > > work on MythVideo and the video manager for larger video libraries (
> > > 1100
> > > > videos). I'd like to do some re-tooling of the video manager,
> > providing a
> > > > folder-based view for manipulating meta-data on your library. I
> > would also
> > > > like to look at adding the concept of a 'Series' of videos to
> > MythVideo (For
> > > > holding my Simpsons boxsets which I've ripped, transcoded recordings
> > I have
> > > > made, etc etc).
> > > >
> > > >   At the moment I'm just throwing this out there as a 'is anybody
> > else
> > > > working on this?' as well as a 'hey do you have any neat ideas for
> > this?'.
> > > >
> > > > I expect to be starting on this work in the very short term.
> > > >
> > > > -san
> > >
> > > I, for one, welcome your new work on MythVideo!
> > >
> > > I especially like your Series idea since I have many series and then a
> >
> > > bunch of random stuff (commercials i've saved, random clips of car
> > > stuff, etc) that all gets treated as one now, it would be great if
> > > along with the Series I could also create a "group" to group these
> > > random recordings and have them treated like a "series" (though they
> > > wouldn't really be).
> > >
> > > You will not find a lack of ideas for MythVideo (as with MythMusic),
> > > so I suggest going through the wiki wishlist and implement what *you*
> > > would find useful and once your done with that (or sick of it all) see
> > > how many more ideas come out of the wood work =D
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve
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> >
> > FYI, I've been meaning to work on this idea:
> >
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/280157 (or search on
> > "RFC optional gallery")
> >
> > but just haven't had the time.  Don't know how it fits into your plans
> > :)  I was also thinking it would be nice to "tag" the videos rather
> > than "categorize" them.  That is, be able to assign more than one
> > tag/category to a video, so that if, for example, in my mind a
> > particular movie is both Sci-Fi and a Horror, I could find it under
> > either category...
> >
> > -Joel
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