[mythtv-users] Legibility from the sofa

[ryan patterson]

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:54 AM,  <spam at acmelabs.com> wrote:
> I have a large number of video files (10k+). Some are periodically moved
> to offline storage and at a later date might be copied back to myth. It
> does not make sense to take time to setup metadata when flies are moved on
> and off the drive array frequently.
>
> Filenames as downloaded from 'internet sources' already have all the
> needed episode data needed for browsing such as the following examples:
> Simpsons 04x05 - Tree House of Horror III [rl-dvd].avi
> merlin.2x08.the_sins_of_the_father.ws_pdtv_xvid-fov.avi
> house.s06e13.720p.hdtv.x264-immerse.mkv

First, you shouldn't expect MythTV to be redesigned to accommodate
your pirating activities.  Second, your argument holds no water.  Meta
data for both shows in your example are readably available.

-Ryan