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

[Kevin Kuphal]

Brad Templeton wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 08:31:22PM -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>   
>> Ivan Kowalenko wrote:
>>     
>>> Yeah, but if I want to record show A, which is followed by Show B  
>>> (immediately, same channel), and I'm using my VCR, I don't go out and  
>>> buy two VCRs. I make two scheduled recordings on my VCR (or one) and  
>>> let it roll. Something tells me something like this shouldn't be too  
>>> hard for Myth, nor should it require a second capture card! I mean,  
>>> if I record maybe, five shows a day, and two of them are back-to- 
>>> back, it's outrageous that someone should be expected to buy a second  
>>> card! One card seems like an appropriate number for that kind of load.
>>>   
>>>       
>> And without changing anything, Myth *will* record all your shows back to 
>> back with one card.  The problem is that people make changes and tell 
>> Myth to record a little extra and then are surprised when it bumps 
>> things to do exactly what you asked it to do.
>>     
>
> Yes, Myth is doing what you asked it to do, but by a very roundabout
> route.  The users are correct to be surprised by their inability
> to record the adjacent shows just because they asked for padding.
>   
Actually, it is doing quite literally what you asked.  Record this show 
+ padding.  That precludes other shows given the existing requirement 
that you can only record one show per tuner.  End of story.
> The ideal of course is to please everybody.  And that's possible here,
> just a SMOP.
>   
While I agree it is nice to wish that Myth recorded the padding to two 
files at the same time, it doesn't and while the best design, it isn't 
going to happen unless someone codes it...

Kevin