[mythtv-users] Meaningful file names

Robert Johnston anaerin at gmail.com
Fri May 26 18:32:21 UTC 2006


On 5/26/06, Tom Lichti <tom at redpepperracing.com> wrote:
> Lasse Knudsen wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Im just accessing my recordings with mythtv via a file share from an
> > xbox, so i was wondering if there is a possibility to have mythtv save
> > the files with a more meaningful name? alternatively transcode to
> > divx/xvid with a human readable name and then delete the old.
> >
> > I was looking for something like the way gbpvr handles the files, it
> > makes a folder for every show and then dumps all the corrosponding
> > files in that one. Is there a premade script that those this?
> >
> > kind regards
> >
> > Lasse
> For current versions of Myth  (post .19) there is a script called
> mythrename.pl that will do what you want. I have also seen various
> versions called mythlink.sh and pretty.

Just as a note here, MythLink creates links to the files, whereas
MythRename renames the files (Simple, no?)

Personally, I use a customised script that creates folders of links
for different "Views" (By Title, By Category, By Channel, By Date).
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston


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