[mythtv-users] Additional recording time per channel

[Jay Harbeston (ISeePeople)]

> On Aug 24, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Stephen Worthington <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:44:39 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>> 
>> We have recently had ION tv channel added to our line up, and I notice that they overrun about 15 seconds or so between shows.
>> 
>> To capture the last 15 seconds of the show, I would like to add an additional 15 seconds PER channel. 
>> 
>> Is there a setting somewhere that would permit this by channel? I found 2 different settings, one that adds per recording rule,
>> And one that adds globally for all recordings on all channels.
>> 
>> Thanks!
> 
> 
> You can set up template recording rules, where you have defaults to be
> applied to a recording rule made from that template.  If you do not
> specify a template when creating a new recording rule, it will use a
> copy of the "Default" template recording rule to get its settings
> from.  To see your "Default" template and adjust its settings, go to
> Manage Recordings > Recording Rules, do Ctrl-S to bring up the Search
> box and type in "Default".  Select the "Default (Template)" rule and
> hit Enter.  To create a new template, in the Recording Rules list hit
> M (menu) and push up arrow to take you to the item at the bottom of
> the list ("New Template").
> 
> When you have created a new recording rule, you can apply a template
> to it by going to that rule somewhere (eg in the Programme Guide, or
> Upcoming Recordings, or Recording Rules), hit E to edit the recording
> rule and then M > Use Template and select the template you want.
> 
> So you can set up a template that has 1 minute extra, and apply that
> to all recording rules you create for your ION channel.  It is not
> really what you want, but it is a close as MythTV provides.
> 
> 

I believe that this will be my plan, but I was hoping there was a channel based add/subtract.

> 
> And you really should count yourself very lucky that ION is the only
> channel you have that runs late.  In most parts of the world, it is
> normal to add 4 minutes to all recordings to make it likely you will
> record the last few minutes.  And there are often channels that are
> worse than that.  I have one here in New Zealand (TV2) where in the
> late evenings I have to add 7 minutes after and 3 minutes before to
> ensure I get the entire programme.  Yes - they really do start early
> sometimes!
> 


That would make me crazy! :-)

I have what I would call my CBS Sunday football rules for whatever I am interested in on CBS Sundays primetime broadcasts. It records an additional hour to ‘accomodate’ CBS not scheduling a 1 hour throwaway at the end of the games.


Thanks!

Jay