[mythtv-users] Incorrect recording length

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Thu Mar 2 17:42:47 UTC 2006


On 3/2/06, Michael Krietemeyer <michael.krietemeyer at web.de> wrote:
> Am Thursday 02 March 2006 18:15 schrieb Nick:
> > On 02/03/06, Michael Krietemeyer <michael.krietemeyer at web.de> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > When i watch a recording the displayed length in the osd is longer than
> > > the displayed length when using mplayer or ffmpeg.
> > > Example:
> > >  - MythTV: 1:07:47
> > >  - mplayer: 1:04:56
> > >
> > > I use version 0.19 (FC4, atrpm with apt) and a PVR-350 with PAL. The
> > > update to this version i made last week. Before the update everythis was
> > > OK.
> > >
> > > Another strange behaviour I got with seeking and jumping. I to watching a
> > > record a time and thant want to seek or jump over commercials. The result
> > > when pressing the forward seek button the position in osd went 30 seconds
> > > forward, but the showing is some time before the old position.
> > >
> > > When I leave watching a recorded program I bookmark the position. But
> > > when I want to start watching the recording at the bookmark I got a
> > > position some time before.
> > >
> > > What can I do?
> >
> > You could try running mysqlcheck on the recordedmarkup table to see if
> > there are any problems with it. I used to get odd OSD lengths and
> > jumping behaviour when not using the DVD-Special-2 recording profile
> > with my PVR-350 card.
> >
> mysqlcheck says everything is OK and for recording i use the DVD-Special-2
> profile.
> A further strange thing is that the time in the osd makes 2-second steps.
>
> Any other idea?
>
> Michael

with dvb/firewire its most likely a framerate change issue, when the
framerate changes myth  doesn't necesarily know, causing improper
length reporting. since the frame count for this is usually low,
you'll only see a few minutes per hour added

--
Steve


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