[mythtv-users] Re: Removable media browser?

[Joakim Kolsjö]

heh... made something simular to that, but a bit more evolved... i
would like to see a real browser tough.


On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:30:46 -0500, John Johnson <johnatl at mac.com> wrote:
> You could do this with irexec. Assign a button the would copy the file.
> If there is a way to get the currently highlighted selection from the
> frontend, it would be easy. If not, you could cook up something like
> so:
> 
> Assume mplayer is currently playing the file, you have irexec run a
> script something like so: (this is pseudo-code)
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> CURRENT_FILE=`ps ax | grep mplayer | cut "-d " -f10`    # something
> like that
> cp "$CURRENT_FILE" /myth/video
> 
> As I said, that's pseudo-code. You'd have to adjust the -f10 parameter,
> possible the "-d " parameter too.
> 
> Regards,
>    JJ
> 
> On 03-Jan-2005, at 09:26, Juan C. Gallardo wrote:
> 
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> >  This might not be what you want, but if you place a symlink of the
> > dvd in the video directory, and use submount to mount your dvd, then
> > whenever you insert a data dvd, cdrom or whatever, you will be able to
> > see them in the list of movies.
> >  You will not be able to copy them to the HD, but you can watch them.
> >
> >  Juan
> >
> >  Brad wrote:
> >
> >  | <!-- blockquote, dl, ul, ol, li { padding-top: 0 ; padding-bottom:
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> >  | If I may interject... I am SOOOoooo looking for this feature too.
> > Basically, I have a whole bunch of data DVDs with various stuff
> > archived on them (shows, movies, clips, etc). Currently, I load them
> > onto my MythTV box by inserting them into my Mac and copying them over
> > the network. Of course, the WAF for this is very low. I would love to
> > be able to insert one of these DVDs in the drive of my Myth box and
> > navigate the directories to play the files directly from MythVideo.
> >  |
> >  | I haven't mentioned it as I assumed this functionality was hidden
> > somewhere and I just haven't found it.  ;-)
> >  |
> >  | If it were further possible to copy one of those files to the Myth
> > box's HD directly from the MythTV UI (e.g. using the remote control),
> > it would seriously lower the number of requests I get from my
> > girlfriend for "tech support"
> >  |
> >  |
> >  |>  That would be cool, but I dont exactly see how that would be
> > helpful,
> >  |
> >  |> could you give an example?
> >  |
> >  |>
> >  |>
> >  |> On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:40:26 +0100, Joakim Kolsjö
> > <trejje at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  |
> >  |> > Hi
> >  |
> >  |> >
> >  |
> >  |>  > I'm curious if anyone has though of adding a menu option like
> > "Optic
> >  |
> >  |> > discs->Browse DVD/CD" for looking at the contents of a cd or
> > dvd, play
> >  |
> >  |> > files by type and maybe even copy selected ones to the hd in the
> >  |
> >  |> > proper places. This is the way many dvd players work with normal
> > cds,
> >  |
> >  |> > so it would be a nice feature... imho.
> >  |
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