[mythtv-users] is mythtv smart enough to do this(overlap/back-to-back) with recordings?

[Steve Daniels]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Paul Wheeler
> Sent: 26 July 2006 21:09
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] is mythtv smart enough to do
> this(overlap/back-to-back) with recordings?
> 
> On 7/26/06, Daniel Walton <dwalton at cisco.com> wrote:
> > Let's say you have one capture card just to keep the example simple.
> You have
> > two shows you want to record that come on back to back on the same
> channel and
> > you want to record an extra minute at the beginning and end of each
> show:
> >
> > Show 1 - 4:59-5:31 (originally 5:00-5:30)
> > Show 2 - 5:29-6:01 (originally 5:30-6:00)
> >
> > At 5:29 why couldn't myth start writing the recorded content to the show
> 2 file
> > in addition to writing it to the show 1 file?  It only has to write to
> two files
> > at once for the next two minutes and that would resolve the conflict.
> It seems
> > like that would be easier than trying to keep just one copy of the 5:29-
> 5:31
> > content that you magically play as a part of Show 1 and Show 2.
> I presume this isnt possible within the current framework(without
> major rewrite) otherwise a very nice idea. Any views on devs on this
> one?
> 
> Paul
> 


Please see my post in this thread. It hopefully will shed some insight on to
if/when this would be possible. One of the patches has myth recording to
multiple files at once from one tuner.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/215477#215477

HTH

Steve Daniels
 

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