[mythtv-users] The PNG Thumbnail generated by Default: Is it used for anything?

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Mon May 14 17:57:27 UTC 2007


Robin Neatherway wrote:
>> It would be useful if one could get rid of them. In the UK, at least,
>> the contents of the thumbnails almost never have anything to do with the
>> program they are connected to. i.e. BBC, you get a random shot of the
>> end of the previous program, other channels, a random shot of some
>> advert or trailer.
> 
> I can't agree with that. I'm in the UK and I just looked through about
> 20 recordings on MythWeb. Every single snapshot was of the program in
> question. Maybe you have much higher pre-roll than most? IIRC you can
> change the point into the program at which it takes the snapshop (180
> seconds by default, I think).
> 
> Robin
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Well, maybe. I do have a bit of pre-roll, BBC2 often starts a minute or 
two early. But did those snapshots tell you anything you didn't know 
from reading the description next to the picture?

Mike Perkins


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