[mythtv-users] adding files from elsewhere to myth

[Anthony Giggins]

On 13 October 2012 00:10, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>> > This is where we're going.  You will put them in Video Library to make
>> them
>> > available to MythTV.  Where you see them will be up to you.
>>
>> This sounds great! I too, have been importing stuff into Watch
>> Recordings, because I haven't really liked the Video Library.
>>
>
> My only wish with regard to this would be that mythtv could be aware that
> a particular episode was imported and somehow know not to record it again.
>  I know it would be hard because the metadata wouldn't necessarily line up
> with the recording rules... but if that could be overcome (perhaps by doing
> metadata searches on scheduled recordings and comparing to previously
> imported episodes) it would be pretty awesome.
>
>
>
I get around this today with a modified version of mythmediamonitor
http://nowsci.com/mythmediamonitor/

Which also inserts into the oldrecorded table.

but glad to hear built in support is coming in the future.

Cheers,

Anthony
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