[mythtv-users] Movies versus TV Series

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/29/2009 02:08 PM, Yeechang Lee wrote:
> bit maelstrom says:
>   
>> Why is that MythTV is smart enough to be able to list movies, but
>> when you opt to record one with the "One showing of this title" it
>> doesn't distinguish between movies and series?
>>     
> Note how the recording option says "title," not "series" (which, in
> MythTV parlance, is anything--movie, TV series, single TV special,
> sports program-- with a unique series ID code). If you want to record
> a specific movie that shares its name with a TV series, your best bet
> is to (E)dit a new custom recording rule and add a "Match this series"
> clause to the rule.

Or just use a "this showing" rule (and use "Find other showings of this 
title" if you're trying to work around a conflict).

Or, you could do a lot of other things with custom rules, as Yeechang 
mentioned, from his solution to specifying category type to specifying 
category to...  See all the example clauses in mythfrontend's custom 
recording editor.

Mike