[mythtv-users] mythtv plex integration

[Mark Perkins]

> On 3 Nov 2014, at 9:27 am, "David Whyte" <david.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:10 AM, jacek burghardt <jaceksburghardt at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I wonder if anyone has a script that will convert mythtv recordings into mp4 and export them to show storage where plex can stream it to my cellphones.
> 
> I have done both of what has been suggested here:
> 1) Use the MythTV Plex Channel.  Works great, the metadata is all present but it seems a bit slow to navigate since you have to hop through Plex -> mythTV Services API all the time.
> 2) Use mythlink.py to put user friendly names of my recordings in a special 'mythTV TV Shows' library.  This is quicker to navigate but you don't get the same metadata since Australian listings don't include season numbers correctly, etc.
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> I have thought about a third option, creating a special mythTV 'parser' that Plex can use.  This would mean you would have a 'mythTV TV Shows' library that just references your recordings storage group and then Plex uses the new parser to lookup the meta-data from the Services API.  Best of both worlds.
> 
> My three annoyances with any of these solutions:
> 1) You can't watch in progress recordings.
> 2) You can't watch liveTV (though I use a separate Plex Channel for this)

What Plex Channel do you use for LiveTV?

> 3) Seeking within recordings seems to be slower than native mythTV which is so quick it has spoilt us all. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Whytey
> 
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