[mythtv-users] manage my archives

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jan 31, 2008, at 6:52 AM, Alvaro Gonzalez Sola wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian escribió:
>> On Jan 31, 2008, at 5:55 AM, Alvaro Gonzalez Sola wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How can manage my archives on mythtv?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/MythArchive
>>
>>
> Ok, thanks!! but mytharchive only create DVD's. This isn't i need.
>
> I need manage my archives, copy, move, remove, from my hard disk.

One of the options is to copy myth native files to a file system.  
"It's not just for DVD's any more."

>>> For example, I use an extenal disk or an usb-stick to copy my files
>>> (photo, video and music) to my media-center computer, but i need  
>>> close
>>> mythtv and use a file manager as Konqueror to copy, move and delete
>>> this
>>> files. How can i do it whit mythtv?
>>>
>>
>> myth_archive_job.pl should do what you want.
>> http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/browser/trunk/mythtv/contrib/myth_archive_job.pl
>> or in your contrib directory.
>>
>>
> How can use this perl program??

[mythtv at livingroom contrib]$ ./myth_archive_job.pl
USAGE: myth_archive_job.pl --directory RECORDINGDIR --file VIDEOFILE  
<OPTIONS>

    OPTIONS:
             --archivedir ARCHIVEDIR      Force archive to go to  
ARCHIVEDIR


You could set this up as a user job that does not run by default. Then  
when you are browsing programs in Watch Recordings, select a  
recording, hit the right arrow key, select Job Options and select this  
new user job that archives the recording. I imagine people also do  
this with a cron job that automatically runs every night archiving  
things older than x days.
I honestly don't have much experience with this script. I use  
MythArchive now. Your best bet on finding ways to use it is to search  
the archives:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?list=mythtv&do=search_results&search_forum=forum_1&search_string=myth_archive_job.pl