[mythtv-users] two questions, migrating backend, general record

[Eric Estabrooks]

Two questions for the mythtv masters:

I setup a new box as the master backend, can I just move the files from 
the old master and add then entries to the mysql database and have them 
work?

Is there a general record for mythtv?  For example I have several dozen 
home movie tapes that I'd like to put under mythtv control.  The easiest 
way would be to hook a vcr up to the composite in on the capture card 
and tell mythtv to record and give it the info for the database.  From 
what I've seen you can only record via the EPG.  Am I wrong?  Is there a 
nice general start record, stop record, and use this label method?

Thanks,

Eric