[mythtv-users] [OT] Recover from interrupted streams

[Marc Rawji]

Hello All,

I've written a tool to interface with the "ExternalRecorder" feature in
0.28. I've got everything working, including an EPG.

I am trying to harden the tool now. In my tool, I use FFMPEG to pull the
source and convert it to an MPEG-TS for the External Recorder. Every now
and again, the stream dies and needs to be restarted. If I don't do
anything, MythTV records until the stream dies. The tool seems to properly
detect the failure and restart the stream, but in the frontend the video
becomes corrupted. I am assuming that this is because FFMPEG died before
setting a complete frame... The underlying video is in H.264.

I am not even sure how to phrase the question... Anyone know how to have
the "new" stream append cleanly? Or, can I force MythTv to just restart the
ExternalRecorder when it dies?

I'd rather have a continuity error, than only 30 mins of 3 hour sports
event. :)

Thanks in advance for help and guidance.
Marc
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