[mythtv-users] Recording templates

[Stephen Worthington]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:31:20 +1100, you wrote:

>I've just rebuilt my MythTV backend as I was having issues with failed
>recordings. My old setup had a recording template for recording movies. If
>a program was a movie it would use that template when I set it to record.
>
>I've set up a similar template in my new system, but when I try to record
>movies it doesn't select the Movies template. I must have missed a step
>that makes it do that - but can anyone tell me what that step is?

I think it depends on the EPG data saying a programme is a Movie.
Since my EPG data has never had reliable categories, I have never
tried doing this.

>Also, I've found that when setting a program to record I can't select a
>different recording template to the "Default" one. Why is that?

Once you create a rule, you can then apply a template to it by editing
the recording rule (E) then M (Menu) > Use Template