[mythtv-users] Phantom encoders appearing randomly

[mythtv at mdabbs.org]

On 11/30/22 10:36 AM, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 11/30/22 09:52, mythtv at mdabbs.org wrote:
> > Thanks! Just a question out of curiosity, are all the topions the same 
> > for all encoder types?  The wiki says multirec is only supported by a 
> > few types of encoders, and Schedule as group defaults to on. Would it 
> > help others if these options were greyed out and/or defaulted off for 
> > encoder types that don't support multirec?
> Encoders that don't support multirec can still benefit from one extra 
> encoder. If you set recordings to start early or end late, and two 
> consecutive shows on the same channel are set to record, it will include 
> the extra time in both from a single encoder. The extra time at the end 
> of one show and the beginning of the next shoe are the same actual 
> video, which will be included in both recordings.
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Ok, so this is interesting, because I have a global "start 5 minutes early" and a global "end 5 minutes late".  But, these external recorders can really only do 1 stream at a time (mythexternrecorder and magewell capture card). Running two instances of this will definitely fail, which I think is what I'm seeing.  I always thought the global start/end buffers were sort of "soft" in that, if it could, it would start early or end late, unless it needed the encoder for back-to-back recordings.  So, how should I really configure this? More max recordings which I think will truly fail? Or do I have to get rid of any start early/end late to better support back-to-back recordings?  Or am I missing something in the mythexternrecorder capabilities?