[mythtv-users] howto record shows for more 10 minutes ahead of schedule and 30 mins after

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/14/2011 05:03 AM, Rob Verduijn wrote:
> theme: mythcenter wide-1.1
>
> I've found these options
> anybody knows what the difference is between these ?
>
> option 1
> utilities/setup->setup->tv-settings->recording priorities
> then the options there are:
> 'start early' -10
> 'end late'  30

And the setting and help text that you see right on that screen, when 
you've selected the setting, are:

Default 'Start Early' minutes for new recording rules
Set this to '0' unless you expect that the majority of your show times 
will not match your TV listings. This sets the initial start early or 
start late time when rules are created. These can then be adjusted per 
recording rule.

and

Default 'End Late' minutes for new recording rules
Set this to '0' unless you expect that the majority of your show times 
will not match your TV listings. This sets the initial end late or end 
early time when rules are created. These can then be adjusted per 
recording rule.

>
> option 2
> utilities/setup->setup->tv-settings->next->next->next
> 'time to record before show starts(secs)' 600
> 'time to record past end of show(secs)'  1800
> category : undefined
> record past end of shows (mins): 30

And these say:

Time to record before start of show (secs)
This global setting allows the recorder to start before the scheduled 
start time. It does not affect the scheduler. It is ignored when two 
shows have been scheduled without enough time in between.

Time to record past end of show (secs)
This global setting allows the recorder to record beyond the scheduled 
end time. It does not affect the scheduler. It is ignored when two shows 
have been scheduled without enough time in between.


Therefore, neither is what you want.

What you want are the "Start Early" and "End Late" values *in individual 
recording rules*.  These have a range in the mythfrontend UI of -480 to 
480 /minutes/ (meaning you can start early or end late by 8 hours).

Note that what you call "option 1" only sets the *default* value for the 
per-recording-rule values--i.e. it pre-fills the box with the value 
specified every time you go to the screen that allows you to create a 
new recording rule.  It has no effect, whatsoever, on any existing 
rules.  This is why it has a limited range--because the likelihood that 
you'll need to offset every single recording you make on a properly 
configured system is /very/ small.

So when you create a new rule for a show and you want to record a bit 
extra before or after, change the values appropriately, or go back and 
edit your existing rules.

Mike