[mythtv] [PATCH] Record what I'm watching

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Tuesday 30 December 2003 02:09, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Monday 29 December 2003 04:23 pm, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> > Why not just get rid of the ringbuffer completely?  It seems like a
> > lot of the issues with LiveTV vs. WatchingRecording have to do with
> > the different way in which a normal file is accessed vs. the way
> > the ringbuffer is handled.  Why not have LiveTV always record to a
> > file with the same naming convention as regular recordings?  When
> > you change channels, the following would happen: (1) a new file
> > would be created for recording the new channel.  This might
> > eliminate some of the channel-changing-speed issues involved with
> > resetting the ringbuffer (2) the old channel's file would be
> > closed, and (2a) deleted if the program was not chosen for
> > recording 'on the fly' or (2b) kept and entered into the 'recorded'
> > and 'oldrecorded' tables so as to be accessible from the 'Watch
> > Recordings' screen.  This approach would also enable things like a
> > 'history' function, where the entire contents of what is now the
> > ringbuffer would still exist after a channel changed (configurable
> > option: how many previous channel-changes to save) so that if you
> > accidentally change channels you can go back and catch up). The
> > code could be written in such a way that if we are watching LiveTV
> > across a program boundary (i.e., one program ends & another
> > begins), the same 'channel change' behavior occurs -- the existing
> > file is closed and a new one begun.
> >
> > Obviously there are other issues to consider, like how to get
> > NuppelVideoPlayer to switch files on the fly and such.  Maybe this
> > isn't a workable approach, but I thought the idea interesting
> > enough to 'put it out there'
>
> Probably be the best way to solve everything, though a ringbuffer
> would still be necessary if you wanted to limit the amount of
> diskspace used for live tv mode (think long sporting events).

I'm sure we could come up with a scheme to limit LiveTV disk space 
without using a ringbuffer.

-JAC