[mythtv-users] mythcommflag

[John Pilkington]

On 24/07/2024 21:46, James Linder wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Jul 24, 2024, at 17:22, John Pilkington <johnpilk222 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I suspect that your file had not been properly imported into the appropriate Storage Group.  One kludge for that is to overwrite the file of an unwanted recording, and then edit its metadata.
>>
>> IIRC this was run from the recording's directory.  It's a DVB radio recording and the rebuilt new seektable doesn't exist.  I once had an 'issue' about that, but usually extract the audio and delete the file anyway.
> 
> John this sounds interesting.
> 
> To answer many suggestions:
> 
> The recording is a normal myth recording. It is not in the database. I guess that during my fiddling I recorded it on another backend. It is in the correct group.
> It is not a big deal as eg I can edit with shotcut, but I’m learning in an area that I don’t usually frequent.
> 
> May I repeat the steps I’d try:
> 
> 1) I make a short recording
> 2) I overwrite that with the file that I have got
> 3) I edit metadata: Title ‘Judge John Deed’

This is where you need '.... mythcommflag --rebuild .....' to get the 
new file into the database and in an editable form, with a seektable.

If it's h264, mythtranscode won't work, but I think you have other 
options.  It should look like a normal recording now.  It might reduce 
confusion if you make the sacrificial recording from a channel that uses 
a format similar to its replacement.

> 4) I mythtv-edit as needed
> 5) I transcode, titled: Judge John Deed 1x01
> 
> James
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