[mythtv-users] Repeat last cut in cutlist editor, feature request

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/27/2012 09:54 AM, John Veness wrote:
> I regularly use the cutlist editor to cut out adverts from recordings 
> (I don't use automatic commercial detection as it doesn't work too 
> well for me). While doing this, I often notice that the advert breaks 
> are exactly the same length in a particular recording, e.g. always 
> 4m23s, or always 5m18s. The length varies from one recording to 
> another, but is often (not always) consistent within a given recording.
>
> Because of this, it would be great to see a new feature in the cutlist 
> editor to "repeat" the last cut. By that I mean that I would cut out 
> the first advert break manually, navigate to the start of the enxt 
> advert break, bring up the menu and choose the repeat cut option. This 
> would start a cut at the current position and end it such that it's 
> the same length as the previous cut. The cursor would also be moved to 
> the end of the cut, where I could tweak the end point if necessary.
>
> I don't know who's working on the cutlist editor, but I would be 
> pleased if this could be considered.

I have a patch in progress that will modify the way you navigate through 
a recording when editing recordings (basically will make it much easier 
to jump/skip through the recording).  Since I doubt that many people are 
in areas where commercial breaks are always the same length throughout a 
recording and since it's /much/ harder to move a mark than to add a new 
mark, I'd prefer--rather than setting both ends of a cut at once--an 
approach that allows you to jump forward/backward the amount of the 
previous/next cut section (so, set a mark, then jump).  Then, if it's 
the right place for a mark, you can just hit SELECT again.  If not, you 
can fine tune, then hit SELECT.  Does that seem like a workable approach 
to you?

Mike