[mythtv-users] US Broadcasting bastards

[Rodd Clarkson]

On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 14:32 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Rodd Clarkson <rodd at clarkson.id.au> wrote:
> >
> >> > If they are on the same channel, I have often mused that Myth could
> >> > handle that by writing that 5 minutes of what will be post-roll on the
> >> > first show and pre-roll on the second show (i.e. it's the same 5 minutes
> >> > in time for both) to both files.
> >> >
> >>
> >> And MythTV will do exactly this for digital channels on the same
> >> multiplex (including the same channel) on a digital capture card with
> >> multirec enabled.
> >
> > This doesn't seem to work for me.
> >
> > I have set up recordings to start 2 minutes early and record over ten
> > minutes by default (Setup -> Setup -> TV Settings -> General - General
> > (Advanced).
> 
> That is "soft" pre and post roll, it will be ignored for back to back
> recordings.
> 
> 
> The per recording rule post and pre roll are "hard" and will be
> honoured, even if you miss a show because there are not enough tuners.

This is what I figured was happening.

Two thoughts on how this could be better.

1. The scheduler could use different inputs (on the same tuner) where
possible for back to back recordings so that this is still honored.

2. The could be an option in these soft settings to the record the
start/end even if the programs are back to back (like it will if you set
this up in the actual recording rules.)

As many AU people have mentioned, show times are a little fluid.

I regularly watch two back to back shows on a sunday night and it's
annoying having the start of one show on the end of another (I want the
whole show in each recording) and there's no reason why since these are
back to back that the software values couldn't be honored on the same
input.

Is this bug worthy and how do I file a feature request?

R.