[mythtv-users] What does Expire do?

[Robert Current]

On 7/12/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> > I noticed that after running auto-flag commercials or the delete
> > commercials script, for some reason the shows get marked as viewed,
> >
>
> SVN trunk, right?  If so, I'm assuming you mean marked as "watched", right?

Yes, I mean watched, not viewed, sorry...  and yea, SVN trunk.

> > even if I haven't watched them, which is odd.
>
> If the assumptions above are correct, I'd say this is a bug (and a patch
> would be appreciated ;).  The playback that's occurring for
> flagging/transcoding should not trigger setting the watched flag.

Yea, I was thinking that, "bug" but... I didn't want to assume.  They
do get marked as watched...  even if I haven't.

BUT...  I wouldn't guarantee it's just the flag-commercials that is
doing it, but for sure the "remove commercial" script I got off the
How-To/FAQ is doing this, at least on my system, and has for several
versions, including my MythDora install and KnoppMyth install that
proceeded my current Debian/SVN-mythtv install.  If it's a bug outside
of Myth, then it's a bug I've brought with me while I carried my mysql
database through the three different installs.

HOWEVER, I did notice that since using the Debian/SVN system I'm using
now, all of the "commercial detect" options are gone...  I use to use
"blank frame detect" (or something like that, I don't remember) to
detect/flag commercials.  Now, there are no options for how to
find/flag commercials.  And to be honest, it's not working well AT
ALL, it usually pulls 1-2 commercials out, and if I'm lucky 1 full
commercial break.  My system use to do an almost flawless job of
commercial removal, but now it is lucky if I get even 1 out of 5 of
them deleted...

BUT, again, my system has changed so often, I couldn't say it's SVN...
because around the same time I switched form cable to satellite
source... so... maybe it's having a harder time detecting commercials
because of that...?

Anyway, original topic...  Things still seem to be "viewed" even when
they BARELY remove any commercials, but have went through the
scripts...