[mythtv-users] Idea for Jamu

[David Herman]

David Herman wrote:
> One of the biggest issues I have with Mythvideo (and HDPVR based
> content) is that I need to run mythcommflag for every file I store in
> mythvideo.
> It would be great to have jamu do mythcommflag for any new files it
> detects...
>That is a horrible idea. Content with commercials should never be
>inserted into MythVideo, such that they would need to be commercial
>flagged. You just happen to be in a small minority of users wanting to
>export content to MythVideo, incapable of performing lossless clipping
>within mythtranscode, and unwilling to find another program capable of
>doing so. Better options would be...

>1. Find a program capable of doing these cuts. This link
>(http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1115556) gives a
>couple programs that should work. I've heard mixed opinions on whether
>avidemux is capable of handling
>2. Use tickets #6158 or #6680 instead of manually copying these
>recordings over. Update them to pull the existing commflag. No sense
>running a task that may take an hour or more to do when it has already
>been done.
>3. Patch the existing mythtranscode so it can do clipping of h264.


I am using COMMERICAL FREE CONTENT. HBO/Cinemax/etc... I have no need to
transcode, edit or change anything. I just want to be able to fast forward
and rewind (which for some obscene reason, won't work with
truck/mythplayer/mythvideo without running mythcommflag first).

Dave
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