[mythtv-users] more bizare stuff

[jam@tigger.ws]

> On 10 Apr 2020, at 8:00 pm, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I seem to be in the forefront of breaking stuff
>> If anyone can show me I'd appreciate it lots
>> 
>> 2 frontends, "one" and "two"
>> I have a hierarchical structure for storing video
>> 
>> /store/Movies/Myth-[A-Z]
>> 
>> On "one" I transcoded and saved (under Myth-L "Licence to Wed")
>> After scan under Media Library -> Watch Videos
>> 
>> I have TWO direcories labled "Movies", one containg "License to Wed" but without metadata
>> one containing the normal hierarchy inccluding "Licence to Wed"
>> 
>> On "two" Media Library -> Watch Videos has the normal hierarchy including "License to Wed" with metadata
>> 
>> [sandypit] /store/jam [1002]% find /store -name 'Licence*'
>> /store/Movies/Myth-L/Licence to Wed.mp4
>> 
>> [sandypit] /store/jam [1004]% find /store -name 'Movie*'
>> /store/Movies
>> /store/Movies/Movies A - G
>> /store/Movies/Movies T only
>> /store/Movies/Movies U - Z
>> /store/Movies/Movies M - Q
>> /store/Movies/Movies H - L
>> /store/Movies/Movies R - S
>> 
>> Am I allowed to be bewildered
>> James
> 
> How are you accessing your movies directories?  Are you using storage
> groups, or the old directory list, or both?  What do these queries
> show in your database:
> 
> select * from storagegroup where groupname='Videos';
> select * from settings where value='VideoStartupDir';
> 
> These settings are found in the GUI in:
> 
> mythtvsetup > 7. Storage Directories > 'Videos' Storage Group
> Directories
> mythfrontend > Setup > Media Settings > Videos Settings > General
> Settings > Directories that hold videos
> 
> The VideoStartupDir settings are per frontend and relative to that
> frontend.  The Videos storage group directories are global to your
> MythTV system and relative to your backend(s).


Stephen thanks for teaching me suff

I had a local Movies directory that Shotcut just happened to store Movies in. In trying to solve my seek table issue I had made the file there. scan found BOTH Movies directories and the rest of my post is consistant with that.
James