[mythtv-users] Meaningful file names

[Tom Lichti]

Robert Johnston wrote:
> 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?)
>   
The current (as of 6 months ago?) SVN version of mythrename.pl has an 
option to create links as well, with sub folders that can be of whatever 
variable you want.
> Personally, I use a customised script that creates folders of links
> for different "Views" (By Title, By Category, By Channel, By Date).
>   
mythrename.pl can do this.

Tom