[mythtv-users] possible mythvideo improvement?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Tuesday 22 June 2004 09:44, Craig Tinson wrote:
> Hey guys..
>
> I had an idea for an improvement in mythvideo.. and I think it might
> be of interest to quite a few..
>
> I'm more of a VB/ASP programmer and a PHP programmer so not sure
> where I'd start with this..
>
> I have a 250Gb HD in my combined back/frontend box..
>
> It's quite happy sitting there filling up space with movies, rips and
> recordings..
>
> When thats full I could go out and buy another 250Gb drive and keep
> going...
>
> However.. when does this stop? I can backup stuff to DVD with my
> recorder.. but managing a big collection of DVD's isn't the easiest
> thing...
>
> So.. onto the suggestion...
>
> I can fit maybe 5/6 movies onto a DVD if I just use it as a data disc
> and store the .avi's on it...
>
> This cuts down on cost for new dvd's and saves a *huge* amount of
> time converting all my movies to "proper" dvd format..
>
> However.. I still want that 5/6 movies listed in the video manager...
>
> How's about a facility where, once I've burnt my 5/6 avi's to DVD, I
> can then insert that DVD.. mythvideo will look at the avi's.. allow
> me to do the full imdb search and store the metadata.. so it's still
> in the video manager..
>
> Then it assigns me a number.. "put a sticker on this dvd with the
> number 1 on it".. then to the next DVD... "put a sticker on this dvd
> with the number 2 on it"
>
> Then where I want to watch a movie.. I look through the video
> manager.. select a movie and it will say "please insert DVD #1"
>
> I know there are seperate applications for this.. and there's even a
> few php apps for dvd/cd management.. but something like this would be
> nice built-in to the video manager..
>
> I know not everyone can afford to be going out and buying loads of
> new (big) hard drives.. and setting up cd/dvd jukeboxes etc etc.. so
> this might be an alternative..
>
> any thoughts on this? or am I just talking outta my arse? lol

Not a bad idea; it (or something similar) has been suggested a few times 
before.

Now all we need is for someone to want it enough to code it.

-JAC