[mythtv] DB Settings/Design Question

Bruce Markey mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:39:44 -0800


Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 03:55:22PM -0500, Chris Liscio wrote:
> 
> 
>>I plan to start work on a tv contrast/brightness/etc (v4l) settings module
>>and I think that it would probably be best to toss it into the recording
>>profiles to be the most flexible.  The reason for moving towards a profile
>>approach is the same as what the engineers thought when they built similar
>>profiles into the Sony Wega TV series.  You can set different profiles for
>>movies, tv, sports, etc to get different levels of detail and colour
>>depth.
> 
> 
> I'm not sure whether this belongs in the profile or not; in my experience,
> these settings are better tied to the capture device than to the particular
> program being recorded.

For me, I'd be most interested in profiles of these settings
associated with stations (channels). My CBS station has the
color saturation too high regardless of what is showing. Comedy
Central has a higher black level than other channels, etc.

--  bjm