[mythtv-users] Time to record before start with back-to-back recordings and multirec?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 10, 2008, at 12:42 PM, jonny Linux wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have two DVB-T cards, and I'm using multirec. I have the "Time to  
> record before start" and "...after end" set to 120 and 300 seconds  
> respectively.
>
> Is there any way to make MythTV automatically switch virtual tuners?  
> I have 5 tuners on each card, but if I have two back-to-back  
> recordings on the same channel, they will both be scheduled to be  
> recorded on Tuner 1, and I will still get the risk of missing the  
> end of the first program or the start of the second program.

One of the joys of multirec is that you will get the overlap in both  
recordings. No need to use a second tuner for that situation any more.

> If I manually set the first program to stop recording 5 minutes  
> late, and the second program to start recording 2 minutes early, the  
> first will be recorded on Tuner 1 and the second on Tuner 2 (same  
> card, same channel being recorded using multirec). Is there any way  
> of making the tuners alternate automatically?

The sad part of hard-padding. You're causing a scheduling conflict by  
forcing the early/late record times. Let the scheduler do it with soft  
padding like you set it up originally.