[mythtv-users] Clearing the cutpoints in the database

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 03/01/2012 06:57 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>> Before I started working on the issue in the thread "Editing two
>> recordings together" I made backups of the two recordings.
>>
>> After spending some time with the two files, I'm beginning to think
>> the few weather related glitches aren't so bad that I can't keep the
>> original broadcast.
>>
>> I had edited that file down to a 1 gig file that just contained the
>> beginning of the show. Since I had the original file backed up, I
>> copied it over the edited file. If I play the file in Myth, it ends
>> where the edited file ended. If I play the exact same file in Windows
>> Media Player or elsewhere, the whole show is there.
>>
>> Is myth storing the old cutpoints in the database? is there a way to
>> clear them and start from scratch?
>
> Start playback of the recording.  Hit E, then MENU|Cut List
> Options|Clear Cut List.
>
> See http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Editing_Recordings for more (and note
> that the above action is described under "Modifying the Cut List").

I'm not sure he's talking about this kind of cut point.

Maybe "mythcommflag --rebuild ..." is what is needed to regenerate the
seek table.

Jim