[mythtv-users] Turning Timestretch On and Off

[Larry K]

On a related subject, I would like to see a global default for timestretch.
Something that applies to all recordings played back. This way, I wouldn't
have to bother setting the timestretch for every recording I watch.

On 9/25/05, frosts1 at hotkey.net.au <frosts1 at hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>
> > On Sunday 25 September 2005 03:02 am, frosts1 at hotkey.net.au wrote:
> > > Does anyone out there use Timestretch much? I have been using it a bit
> > > lately and I quite like it. I just wish there was an easy way to
> toggle it
> > > on and off.
> > >
> > > From what I have found, the only way to turn it on is to press 'A' and
> > > then
> > > press the right arrow until it reaches the speed at which you want to
> > > watch. It increments in 0.05x steps which means if you want to watch
> at
> > > 1.7x for example it takes 15 keystrokes! Then to go back to normal
> speed
> > > you have to do the same. I have recently found that the up and down
> arrows
> > > adjust it by 0.25, but even though that helps, the process of turning
> > > timestrecth on and off requires you to press two different keys.
> > >
> > > If you could just toggle it on and off, it would be really useful for
> > > watching some sports where there is brief periods of activity, which
> you
> > > want to watch in real time, with breaks in between which you want to
> skip
> > > through quickly (like cricket here in Australia, and I imagine
> possibly
> > > Baseball in the US). By using timestretch, you could still follow the
> flow
> > > of the commentary but quickly pass over the lulls in play.
> > >
> > > Anyone know if you can toggle it on and off?
> >
> > Use the osd menu?
> >
> > Isaac
>
> Because the OSD menu is so many less keypresses?? I'd like to be able to
> do it
> in a single press if possible, because I's like to toggle it on and off
> every 30
> seconds or so. I have proposed a way of acheiving this without adding any
> additional keys. If anyone agrees it's valid, I'll have a go at producing
> a patch.
>
> Greg Frost
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