[mythtv-users] Record types

John J Tucker mythtv
Thu May 29 22:44:54 UTC 2014


Mark,

I have looked there and none of the options appear to do what I want.  I was hoping someone smarter than me would figure it out and let me know....I'm stumped.

adios,
jt

On May 29, 2014, at 4:18 PM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
>> On 30 May 2014, at 7:43 am, "John J Tucker" <mythtv at mythtv.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> Somehow with one of the many recent 0.27 Mythtv updates my recording schedule has become very messed-up.  I have been running Mythtv since 0.22 days and not had a problem in the past.  Virtually all of the record settings have now disappeared and when I attempt to add them back I am presented with only three options (well four if you count the option to not record this showing). 
>> 
>> The options are 
>> 
>>   •  Record only this showing.
>>   •  Find and record one showing of this title.
>>   •  Record at any time on any channel.   <-- close but no cigar ( I don't want the TNT, TBS, etc reruns)
>> 
>> I have always used mythweb to select which shows to record and mostly my recording schedule is currently running series.  How the schedules were in the past was record one showing of each episode only on the single channel.  That does not seem to be an option any longer.  What i want is the Channel Record type as listed below but I don't know how to achieve this.  I have looked and the front-end method and it seems to be no different than the mythweb.  Help!
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> jt
>> 
>> in the MythTV-HOWTO - 0.27 documentation it lists eight record options:
>> 
>> Record Types
>> 
>> When you choose a show that you would like to record from the Options Page, there are eight different types of rules to help the scheduler find which showings you would like to record.
>> 
>>   • Single Record -- record only this title at this specific time and this station. This is the best way to be sure that a certain showing will be recorded. However, if the TV listings change and the show is not broadcast at that time, the show will not be recorded but will be marked as Not Listed to let you know that you should investigate.
>>   • Find One -- this will record a title once from any of the times that appear in the TV listings. This is useful for recording a movie or special that has multiple showings because it allows the scheduler to choose one that doesn't conflict. It is not a good choice for recording a single episode of a series because it records the first available showing of the title without regard to the episode information.
>>   • Record Weekly -- this records a show whenever the title is listed on the same channel, weekday and time. Note that if the TV station changes the schedule for a special episode, it would not be recorded. However, you can add a Single record for the special episode. If there are no matching showings in the TV listings, a Not Listed item will be added to your schedule for the next time slot to let you know that you should investigate.
>>   • Find Weekly -- this will record a title once per week from any of the times that appear in the TV listings beginning from the time of the showing that was selected when the rule was set. This is useful for news, current events or other programs where the same episode is shown several times each week but the listings may not include descriptive information. This may not be a good choice if there are different episodes shown during the week.
>>   • Record Daily -- this records a show whenever the title is listed for the time and station on any day of the week. Here again, a show will not be recorded if the time was altered by the station. If there are no matching showings in the TV listings, a Not Listed item will be added to your schedule for the next time slot to let you know that you should investigate.
>>   • Find Daily -- this will record a title once per day from any of the times that appear in the TV listings beginning from the time of the showing that was selected when the rule was set. This is useful for news, current events or other programs where the same episode is shown several times each day but the listings may not include descriptive information. This may not be a good choice if there are different episodes shown during the day.
>>   • Channel Record -- records one showing of each unique episode from any of the times the title is listed on this station. This is perhaps the most common rule to use for most shows.
>>   • Record All -- records one showing of each unique episode from any of the times this title is listed on any channel. This can be useful if a station has sister stations where shows are rebroadcast allowing the scheduler to record rebroadcasts on the other station when the original airing cannot be recorded.
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> Try clicking on "(Display)" in mythweb next to advanced options. Should bring up a large list of fine tuning parameters.
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