[mythtv-users] BBC Timing issues

[UB40D]

>
>  If the
> tuner is going to record 2 shows back to back, regardless of channel,
> the padding won't work.


Actually it is possible to make it work.


> Also, if when two shows record back to back, the padding should
> be able to start outputting the video to two files so recording "B"
> will get a minute of preroll without cutting recording "A" short, and
> recording "A" can get a minute of postroll without recording "B"
> starting late.
>
> Again, that would be a feature request.


As I recently learned, this wonderful feature already exists but you have to
enable multiple simultaneous recordings from the same capture card (assuming
it allows it). It will work, subject to not overloading the cpu and disk,
provided that the recordings are from the same mux, which they will
certainly be if they're back-to-back programs from the same channel.

The setting can be found in

main >
utilities/setup >
setup >
mythbuntu [takes you to the mythbuntu control centre, different gui] >
mythtv configuration >
launch mythtv setup [will ask for permission to close mythbackend] >
[drops you automatically into...] main >
2. capture cards >
DVB:0 [or whatever the id of your capture card is] >
recording options >
max recordings >
[changed this from 1 to 2]

and the full details are at

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1018460
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