[mythtv] mythvideo DB enhancement

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/10/2008 11:32 PM, Paul Andreassen wrote:
> On Friday 11 January 2008 05:48, Chris Pinkham wrote:
>   
>> * On Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 07:54:18AM +0000, Simon Kenyon wrote:
>>     
>>> Stuart Auchterlonie wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I'd be inclined to leave the SG code as is, and implement a SG
>>>> for the thumbnails.
>>>>         
>>> would it not make sense to have one generic SG code base and re-use it
>>> for different media files?
>>>       
>> I took his comment to mean "leave the SG code as is, don't modify it to
>> support subdirectories, instead just create a special 'Thumbnails' SG that
>> points to the subdirectory."  So, pretty much like the special 'LiveTV'
>> Storage Group except this one is for all thumbnails.
>>     
>
> I don't mind which way this goes except its easier for me and new users if 
> there is a requirement for only ONE SG.  Having only one nfs mount on each 
> machine for the one SG which provides the recordings, recordings thumbnails, 
> channel icons, video files and video thumbnails.  There shouldn't be a name 
> clash with them all in the same directory.
>
> Couldn't the SG for thumbnails be made optional.

That's the entire plan--place previews in a specially-named SG, if 
defined, otherwise, continue to put them in the recording's directory as 
we have for years.

Mike