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− | {{ | + | {{User Manual TOC}} |
− | This page is up-to-date to MythTV version 0. | + | This page is up-to-date to MythTV version 0.23, the current release is {{CurrentRelease}} |
− | {{Note box| | + | {{Note box|Most of the video menus have been included in this guide, but many of the others have not.}} |
− | The [[frontend]] process is responsible for anything that requires interaction such as Watching Recorded Programs or Watching TV. It provides the GUI you use on your TV or monitor as well as the LIRC, keyboard, or other input handling for Frontend Navigation. | + | The [[Mythfrontend|frontend]] process is responsible for anything that requires interaction such as Watching Recorded Programs or Watching TV. It provides the GUI you use on your TV or monitor as well as the LIRC, keyboard, or other input handling for Frontend Navigation. |
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The frontend can be configured by going to the 'Utilities and Setup' menu of the frontend. The following sections describe the available configuration options. | The frontend can be configured by going to the 'Utilities and Setup' menu of the frontend. The following sections describe the available configuration options. | ||
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
− | + | Most settings are contained within a database. The first 2 tables (below) configure where that database is located and how to access it. | |
+ | Hence these settings are stored in a separate configuration file (config.xml) - refer to [[Config.xml]] for further details. | ||
+ | This selection also appears if MythWelcome or MythFrontend are unable to communicate with the database. | ||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
====Database Configuration 1/2==== | ====Database Configuration 1/2==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Database Configuration 1/2''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Database Configuration 1/2''' </font> | ||
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| align="center" |MySql | | align="center" |MySql | ||
|The database implementation used for your server. | |The database implementation used for your server. | ||
− | |MySql is an Opensource database used by MythTV to hold all of its internal information. | + | |MySql is an Opensource database used by MythTV to hold all of its internal information. Removed in version ??? (not available in 0.27) |
|} | |} | ||
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====Database Configuration 2/2==== | ====Database Configuration 2/2==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Database Configuration 2/2''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Database Configuration 2/2''' </font> | ||
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|Wake command | |Wake command | ||
| align="center"|(blank) | | align="center"|(blank) | ||
+ | version 0.27 has: | ||
+ | echo 'WOLsqlServerCommand not set' | ||
|The command executed on this frontend to wake up the database server (eg. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart) | |The command executed on this frontend to wake up the database server (eg. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart) | ||
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====Settings Access==== | ====Settings Access==== | ||
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+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Settings Access''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Settings Access''' </font> | ||
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====Audio System==== | ====Audio System==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Audio System''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Audio System''' </font> | ||
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To specify an <b>ALSA</b> device, use the format <tt>ALSA:<i>device</i></tt> (where <tt><i>device</i></tt> is a valid ALSA device such as spdif; iec958; default; hw::0,0; plughw:0,0; etc.). For example, <tt>ALSA:spdif</tt>. | To specify an <b>ALSA</b> device, use the format <tt>ALSA:<i>device</i></tt> (where <tt><i>device</i></tt> is a valid ALSA device such as spdif; iec958; default; hw::0,0; plughw:0,0; etc.). For example, <tt>ALSA:spdif</tt>. | ||
<br>You can find out which ALSA devices you have available, with the command | <br>You can find out which ALSA devices you have available, with the command | ||
− | ::<code>aplay - | + | ::<code>aplay -L</code> |
To enable <b>JACK</b> output, use the format <tt>JACK:</tt> | To enable <b>JACK</b> output, use the format <tt>JACK:</tt> | ||
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====Audio Mixer==== | ====Audio Mixer==== | ||
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+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Audio Mixer''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Audio Mixer''' </font> | ||
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====General (page 6)==== | ====General (page 6)==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (page 6)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (page 6)''' </font> | ||
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====Media Monitor==== | ====Media Monitor==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Media Monitor''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Media Monitor''' </font> | ||
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====Program Exit==== | ====Program Exit==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Exit''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Exit''' </font> | ||
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====Remote Control==== | ====Remote Control==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Remote Control''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Remote Control''' </font> | ||
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|} | |} | ||
+ | ===Appearance=== | ||
− | |||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
====Theme==== | ====Theme==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Theme''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Theme''' </font> | ||
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| align="center" |Terra | | align="center" |Terra | ||
|(none) | |(none) | ||
− | |You can find more about themes on | + | |You can find more about themes on [http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Themes this page]: |
|- | |- | ||
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====Screen settings==== | ====Screen settings==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Screen Settings''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Screen Settings''' </font> | ||
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|GUI width (px) | |GUI width (px) | ||
| align="center" |0 | | align="center" |0 | ||
− | |The width of the GUI. | + | |The width of the GUI. Do not make the GUI wider than your actual screen resolution. Set to 0 to automatically scale to fullscreen. |
|Width in pixels of window that myth uses. | |Width in pixels of window that myth uses. | ||
A normal TV (without MythTV) has a 5%-10% overscan. In other words, 5%-10% of the image is past the visible edges of the screen. If you adjust your MythTV box's output to overscan your display device, and uncheck "Use GUI size for TV playback" (below), you can use this and the following 3 GUI size and position settings to shrink the GUI so that the GUI is not overscanned (and you can see all of it). | A normal TV (without MythTV) has a 5%-10% overscan. In other words, 5%-10% of the image is past the visible edges of the screen. If you adjust your MythTV box's output to overscan your display device, and uncheck "Use GUI size for TV playback" (below), you can use this and the following 3 GUI size and position settings to shrink the GUI so that the GUI is not overscanned (and you can see all of it). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Conversely, if your TV displays all of the image and as a result you can see your desktop menu/taskbar/... while in mythfrontend, make sure that you have set the GUI width and height to 0. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|GUI height (px) | |GUI height (px) | ||
| align="center" |0 | | align="center" |0 | ||
− | |The height of the GUI. | + | |The height of the GUI. Do not make the GUI taller than your actual screen resolution. Set to 0 to automatically scale to fullscreen. |
|<i>see Gui width(px)</i> | |<i>see Gui width(px)</i> | ||
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<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | |||
====Video Mode Settings==== | ====Video Mode Settings==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Video Mode Settings''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Video Mode Settings''' </font> | ||
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====Localization==== | ====Localization==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Localization''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Localization''' </font> | ||
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| align="center" |English | | align="center" |English | ||
|Your preferred language. | |Your preferred language. | ||
− | |Choices | + | |Choices include: |
*English | *English | ||
*Italiano | *Italiano | ||
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====QT==== | ====QT==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''QT''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''QT''' </font> | ||
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====LCD device display ==== | ====LCD device display ==== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Appearance) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''LCD device display''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''LCD device display''' </font> | ||
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===Screen Setup Wizards=== | ===Screen Setup Wizards=== | ||
+ | (Setup->Screen Setup Wizards) | ||
+ | |||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
− | Follow the on screen directions to adjust the size and position of your GUI display. | + | *Follow the on screen directions to adjust the size and position of your GUI display. |
===TV Settings=== | ===TV Settings=== | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings) | ||
====General==== | ====General==== | ||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
=====General (Basic)===== | =====General (Basic)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Basic)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Basic)''' </font> | ||
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=====General (AutoExpire)===== | =====General (AutoExpire)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (AutoExpire)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (AutoExpire)''' </font> | ||
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=====General (Jobs)===== | =====General (Jobs)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Jobs)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Jobs)''' </font> | ||
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=====General (Advanced)===== | =====General (Advanced)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Advanced)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Advanced)''' </font> | ||
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=====General (Channel Groups)===== | =====General (Channel Groups)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->General) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Channel Groups)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General (Channel Groups)''' </font> | ||
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<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | |||
====Program Guide==== | ====Program Guide==== | ||
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=====Program Guide 1/2===== | =====Program Guide 1/2===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Program Guide) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Guide 1/2''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Guide 1/2''' </font> | ||
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=====Program Guide 2/2===== | =====Program Guide 2/2===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Program Guide) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Guide 2/2''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Program Guide 2/2''' </font> | ||
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| align="center" |Unchecked | | align="center" |Unchecked | ||
|If enabled, you will be able to press numbers and jump the selection to whatever channel you enter. | |If enabled, you will be able to press numbers and jump the selection to whatever channel you enter. | ||
− | | | + | |Removed in 0.24, this is now the default behaviour and can be overridden by remapping the number keys to the preferred actions. |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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=====General Playback (1/8)===== | =====General Playback (1/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Playback (1/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Playback (1/8)''' </font> | ||
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=====General Playback (2/8)===== | =====General Playback (2/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Playback (2/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Playback (2/8)''' </font> | ||
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=====Playback Profiles (3/8)===== | =====Playback Profiles (3/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Profiles (3/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Profiles (3/8)''' </font> | ||
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|Add New | |Add New | ||
| align="center"| | | align="center"| | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
|Add a new profile to the list. | |Add a new profile to the list. | ||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Delete | |Delete | ||
| align="center"| | | align="center"| | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
|Delete the current profile from the list | |Delete the current profile from the list | ||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Add New Entry | |Add New Entry | ||
| align="center"| | | align="center"| | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
|Create a new rule for the current profile. | |Create a new rule for the current profile. | ||
− | |||
|} | |} | ||
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<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | |||
=====View Recordings (4/8)===== | =====View Recordings (4/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''View Recordings (4/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''View Recordings (4/8)''' </font> | ||
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*Original Air date | *Original Air date | ||
*Program ID | *Program ID | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | <!-- | |
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|- | |- | ||
|Display live preview of recordings<br>(checkbox) | |Display live preview of recordings<br>(checkbox) | ||
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|Use HW acceleration for the live recording preview. Video renderer used is determined by the CPU profiles. Disable if playback is sluggish or causes high CPU | |Use HW acceleration for the live recording preview. Video renderer used is determined by the CPU profiles. Disable if playback is sluggish or causes high CPU | ||
| | | | ||
+ | --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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=====Recording Groups (5/8)===== | =====Recording Groups (5/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Recording Groups(5/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Recording Groups(5/8)''' </font> | ||
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=====View Recordings (6/8)===== | =====View Recordings (6/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''View Recordings (6/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''View Recordings (6/8)''' </font> | ||
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=====Seeking (7/8)===== | =====Seeking (7/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Seeking (7/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Seeking (7/8)''' </font> | ||
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=====Commercial Skip (8/8)===== | =====Commercial Skip (8/8)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Commercial Skip (8/8)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Commercial Skip (8/8)''' </font> | ||
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<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | |||
====Playback OSD==== | ====Playback OSD==== | ||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
=====On-screen display===== | =====On-screen display===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''On-screen display''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''On-screen display''' </font> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Enable Interactive TV<br>(checkbox) |
− | | align="center"| | + | | align="center"|Unchecked |
− | |( | + | |If enables, interactive TV applications (MHEG) will be activated. This is used for teletext and logos for radio and channels that are currently off-air. |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
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− | |||
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− | |||
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− | |||
− | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Always use Browse mode in LiveTV<br>(checkbox) |
− | | align="center"| | + | | align="center"|Checked |
− | | | + | |If enabled, Browse mode will automatically be activated whenever you use Channel UP/DOWN while watching Live TV. |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Browse all channels<br>(checkbox) |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
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− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
| align="center"|Unchecked | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
− | |If | + | |If enabled, browse mode will show channels on all available recording devices, instead of showing channels on just the current recorder. |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Always | + | |Always display closed captioning or subtitles<br>(checkbox) |
− | | align="center"| | + | | align="center"|Unchecked |
− | |If enabled, | + | |If enabled, captions will be displayed when playing back recordings or watching Live TV. Closed Captioning can be turned on or off by pressing "T" during playback. |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Subtitle Codec<br> |
− | | align="center"| | + | | align="center"|utf-8 |
− | |||
| | | | ||
+ | |Lists all text encodings available on the current system. | ||
|} | |} | ||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | |||
=====UDP OSD Notifications===== | =====UDP OSD Notifications===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''UDP OSD Notifications''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''UDP OSD Notifications''' </font> | ||
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=====Analog Closed Captions===== | =====Analog Closed Captions===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Analog Closed Captions''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Analog Closed Captions''' </font> | ||
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=====ATSC Caption Settings===== | =====ATSC Caption Settings===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''ATSC Caption Settings''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''ATSC Caption Settings''' </font> | ||
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=====ATSC Caption Fonts===== | =====ATSC Caption Fonts===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''ATSC Caption Fonts''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''ATSC Caption Fonts''' </font> | ||
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=====External Subtitle Settings===== | =====External Subtitle Settings===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''External Subtitle Settings''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''External Subtitle Settings''' </font> | ||
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|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
====OSD Menu Editor==== | ====OSD Menu Editor==== | ||
− | + | (Setup->TV Settings->OSD Menu Editor) | |
+ | |||
*This page allows you to change the menu options which are displayed in the various video display modes. | *This page allows you to change the menu options which are displayed in the various video display modes. | ||
**Live TV | **Live TV | ||
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**Video | **Video | ||
**DVD | **DVD | ||
+ | |||
====Playback Groups==== | ====Playback Groups==== | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback Groups) | ||
*Select the appropriate playback group (usually Default) to see the following menu. | *Select the appropriate playback group (usually Default) to see the following menu. | ||
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<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Playback Groups) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Groups''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Groups''' </font> | ||
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====Channel Groups==== | ====Channel Groups==== | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Channel Groups) | ||
+ | |||
+ | *To create a special grouping of channels, select "(Create new group)", name the new group and continue. The initial page for this group may be blank, so exit back to the "TV Settings" menu, then re-enter the Channel Groups menu. Enter into your new group, and select the channels that you want to use. | ||
+ | *Press "D" when over an existing group to bring up the "Delete Menu". | ||
− | |||
====Recording Profiles==== | ====Recording Profiles==== | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles) | ||
#Select the appropriate profile group. | #Select the appropriate profile group. | ||
#Select the appropriate profile to see the following menus. | #Select the appropriate profile to see the following menus. | ||
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=====Profile===== | =====Profile===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Profiles''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Profiles''' </font> | ||
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=====Image Size===== | =====Image Size===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Image Size''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Image Size''' </font> | ||
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=====Codec (1)===== | =====Codec (1)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Codec (1)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Codec (1)''' </font> | ||
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=====Codec (2)===== | =====Codec (2)===== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Codec (2)''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Codec (2)''' </font> | ||
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|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
====Recording Priorities==== | ====Recording Priorities==== | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities) | ||
<font color="#FFFFFF"> | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
=====Set Recording Priorities===== | =====Set Recording Priorities===== | ||
======Scheduler Options====== | ======Scheduler Options====== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Scheduler Options''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Scheduler Options''' </font> | ||
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======Accessibility Options====== | ======Accessibility Options====== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Accessibility Options''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Accessibility Options''' </font> | ||
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======Recording Type Priority Settings====== | ======Recording Type Priority Settings====== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Recording Type Priority Settings''' </font> | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Recording Type Priority Settings''' </font> | ||
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− | + | =====Set Channel Recording Priorities===== | |
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Channel Recording Priorities) | ||
+ | |||
*Enter this menu to alter the recording priorities of one channel over another (in case of conflicts). | *Enter this menu to alter the recording priorities of one channel over another (in case of conflicts). | ||
− | + | =====Custom Priority Rules===== | |
+ | (Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Custom Priority Rules) | ||
+ | |||
*Enter this menu to establish custom priority recording rules. | *Enter this menu to establish custom priority recording rules. | ||
#Give the rule a name. | #Give the rule a name. | ||
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===Media Settings=== | ===Media Settings=== | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings) | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
====Music Settings==== | ====Music Settings==== | ||
− | + | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings) | |
=====General Settings===== | =====General Settings===== | ||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======General Settings (1)====== | ||
<font color="#000000"> | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
− | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (1 | + | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (1)''' </font> |
|- | |- | ||
! |Setting | ! |Setting | ||
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! |Settings Page's Description | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
! |Additional Comments | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Directory | + | |Directory to hold music |
− | | | + | | align="center"|/var/lib/mythtv/music/ |
− | | This directory must exist, and the user running | + | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythMusic needs to have write permission to the directory. |
− | | | + | | |
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Audio device | ||
+ | | align="center"|default | ||
+ | |Audio Device used for playback. 'default' will use the device specified in MythTV. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *default | ||
+ | */dev/dsp | ||
+ | */dev/adsp | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Upconvert stereo to 5.1 surround<br>(checkbox) |
− | | | + | | align="center"|Unchecked |
− | | | + | |MythTV can upconvert stereo tracks to 5.1 audio. Set this option to enable it by default. You can enable or disable the upconversion during playback at anytime. |
| | | | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |CD device |
+ | | align="center"|default | ||
+ | |CDRom device used for ripping/playback. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Automatically lookup CDs<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |Automatically lookup an audio CD if it is present and show its information in the Music Selection Tree. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Automatically play CDs<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Automatically put a new CD on the playlist and start playing the CD. | ||
+ | | | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! |Setting | + | |Use Keyboard/Remote Accelerated Buttons<br>(checkbox) |
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If this is not set, you will need to use arrow keys to select and activate various functions. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======General Settings (2)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (2)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
! |Default Value | ! |Default Value | ||
! |Settings Page's Description | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
! |Additional Comments | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Tree Sorting | ||
+ | | align="center"|splitartist artist album title | ||
+ | |Order in which to sort the Music Tree. Possible values are a space-separated list of genre, splitartist, splitartist1, artist, album, and title OR the keyword "directory" to indicate that the | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Number of Artists Tree Groups | ||
+ | | align="center"|Few | ||
+ | |Determines how manny groups we have in the artist tree. Few gives 'A B C D' as per the old behaviour, average gives two letters per group, many gives one letter per group. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Filename Format | ||
+ | | align="center"|GENRE/ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACK_TITLE | ||
+ | |Directory and filename Format used to grab information if no ID3 information is found. Accepts GENRE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TITLE, ARTIST_TITLE and TRACK_TITLE. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Ignore ID3 Tags<br>(checkbox) |
− | | | + | | align="center"|Unchecked |
− | | | + | |If set, MythMusic will skip checking ID3 tags in files and just try to determine Genre, Artist, Album, and Track number and title from the filename. |
− | |Possible values: | + | | |
− | * | + | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Tag Encoding | ||
+ | | align="center"|UTF-16 | ||
+ | |Some mp3 players don't understand tags encoded in UTF8 or UTF16, this setting allows you to change the encoding format used. Currently applies only to ID3 tags. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *UTF-16 | ||
+ | *UTF-8 | ||
+ | *ASCII | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | ===== | + | <font color="#FFFFFF"> |
− | + | ======CD Recording Settings====== | |
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings) | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
− | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> ''' | + | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''CD Recording Settings''' </font> |
|- | |- | ||
! |Setting | ! |Setting | ||
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! |Additional Comments | ! |Additional Comments | ||
− | |} | + | |- |
+ | |Enable CD Writing<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |Requires a SCSI or an IDE-SCSI CD Writer. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |CD-Writer Device | ||
+ | | align="center"|default | ||
+ | |Select the SCSI or IDE Device for CD Writing. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Disk Size | ||
+ | | align="center"|650MB/75min | ||
+ | |Default CD Capacity. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *650MB/75min | ||
+ | *700MB/80min | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable directories on MP3 Creation<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |CD Write Speed | ||
+ | | align="center"|Auto | ||
+ | |CD Writer speed. Auto will use the recommended speed. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Auto | ||
+ | *1x | ||
+ | *2x | ||
+ | *4x | ||
+ | *8x | ||
+ | *16x | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |CD Blanking Type | ||
+ | | align="center"|Fast | ||
+ | |Blanking Method. Fast takes 1 minute. Complete can take up to 20 minutes. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Fast | ||
+ | *Complete | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | = | + | =====Player Settings===== |
− | |||
− | |||
− | ==== | ||
− | |||
− | === | + | <font color="#FFFFFF"> |
+ | ======Playback Settings====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
− | {{ | + | |- |
+ | |Play mode | ||
+ | | align="center"|Normal | ||
+ | |Starting shuffle mode for the player. Can be either normal, random, intelligent (random), or Album | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Resume mode | ||
+ | | align="center"|Off | ||
+ | |Resume playback at either the beginning of the active play queue, the beginning of the last track, an exact point within the last track. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Off | ||
+ | *Track | ||
+ | *Exact | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Action on exit | ||
+ | | align="center"|Prompt | ||
+ | |Specify what action to take when exiting mythmusic plugin. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Prompt | ||
+ | *Stop Playing | ||
+ | *Keep Playing | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Maximum Search Results | ||
+ | | align="center"|300 | ||
+ | |Used to limit the number of results returned when using the search feature. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Show Song Ratings<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Show song ratings on the playback screen. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Show entire music tree<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If selected, you can navigate your entire music tree from the playing screen. N.B. Does not work with accelerated buttons disabled. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |List as Shuffled<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |List songs on the playback screen in the order they will be played. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======Playback Settings (2)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Playback Settings (2)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Rating Weight | ||
+ | | align="center"|35 | ||
+ | |Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to your rating of a given track when ordering a group of songs. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Play Count Weight | ||
+ | | align="center"|25 | ||
+ | |Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to how many times a given track has been played when ordering a group of songs. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Last Play Weight | ||
+ | | align="center"|25 | ||
+ | |Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to how long it has been since a given track was played when ordering a group of songs. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Random Weight | ||
+ | | align="center"|15 | ||
+ | |Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to good old (pseudo-)randomness when ordering a group of songs. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======Visualization Settings====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Visualization Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Visualizations | ||
+ | | align="center"|(blank) | ||
+ | |List of visualizations to use during playback. Click the button below to edit this list. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Edit Visualizations<br>(button) | ||
+ | | align="center"| | ||
+ | |Edit the list of visualizations to use during playback. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Change Visualizer on each song<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Change the visualizer when the song changes. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Show Album Art at the start of each song<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |When the song changes and the new song has an album art image, display it in the visualizer for a short period. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Randomize Visualizer order<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |On changing the visualizer pick a new one at random. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Delay before Visualizations start (seconds) | ||
+ | | align="center"|0 | ||
+ | |If set to 0, visualizations will never automatically start. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Width for Visual Scaling | ||
+ | | align="center"|1 | ||
+ | |If set to "2", visualizations will be scaled in half. Currently only used by the goom visualization. Reduces CPU load on slower machines. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Height for Visual Scaling | ||
+ | | align="center"|1 | ||
+ | |If set to "2", visualizations will be scaled in half. Currently only used by the goom visualization. Reduces CPU load on slower machines. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =====Ripper Settings===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======CD Ripper Settings====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Ripper Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''CD Ripper Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Paranoia Level | ||
+ | | align="center"|Full | ||
+ | |Paranoia level of the CD ripper. Set to faster if you're not concerned about possible errors in the audio. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Full | ||
+ | *Faster | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |File storage location | ||
+ | | align="center"|ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACK-TITLE | ||
+ | |Defines the location/name for new songs. Valid tokens are: GENRE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TRACK, TITLE, YEAR. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Replace ' ' with '_'<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, whitespace characters in filenames will be replaces with underscore characters. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Script Path | ||
+ | | align="center"|(blank) | ||
+ | |If present this script will be executed after a CD Rip is completed. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Automatically eject CDs after ripping<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If set, the CD tray will automatically open after the CD has been ripped. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======CD Ripper Settings (part 2)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Ripper Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''CD Ripper Settings (part 2)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Encoding | ||
+ | | align="center"|Ogg Vorbis | ||
+ | |Audio encoder to use for CD ripping. Note that the quality level 'Perfect' will use the FLAC encoder. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Ogg Vorbis | ||
+ | *Lame (MP3) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Default Rip Quality | ||
+ | | align="center"|Low | ||
+ | |Default quality for new CD rips. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Low | ||
+ | *Medium | ||
+ | *High | ||
+ | *Perfect | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use variable bitrates<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, the MP3 encoder will use variable bitrates (VBR) except for the low quality setting. The Ogg encoder will always use variable bitrates. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====Videos Settings==== | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings) | ||
+ | =====General Settings===== | ||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======General Settings (1/4)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (1/4)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds videos | ||
+ | | align="center"|/var/lib/mythtv/videos | ||
+ | |Multiple directories can be separated ':'. Each directory must exist and be readable by the user running MythVideo. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds movie trailers | ||
+ | | align="center"|~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Trailers | ||
+ | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to the directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds movie posters | ||
+ | | align="center"|~/.mythtv/MythVideo/CoverArt | ||
+ | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds movie screenshots | ||
+ | | align="center"|~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Screenshots | ||
+ | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds movie/TV Banners | ||
+ | | align="center"|~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Banners | ||
+ | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds movie fanart | ||
+ | | align="center"|~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Fanart | ||
+ | |This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======General Settings (2/4)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (2/4)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |On DVD insertion | ||
+ | | align="center"|Display play DVD option | ||
+ | |Media Monitoring should be turned on to allow this feature (Setup->General->CD/DVD Monitor). | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Display play DVD option | ||
+ | *Do nothing | ||
+ | *Play DVD | ||
+ | *Rip DVD | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DVD Drive Speed | ||
+ | | align="center"|(varies) | ||
+ | |Set DVD Drive Speed during DVD Playback. Speed is in multiples of 177KB/s. Slower speeds may reduce drive noise but in some cases it causes playback to stutter. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable DVD Bookmark Support<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Enable the setting and skipping to of a bookmark in DVD playback. | ||
+ | |(The following menu items only appear if this box is checked.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DVD Bookmark Prompt<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Display a prompt to choose whether to play the DVD from the beginning or from the bookmark. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Remove DVD Bookmarks Older than (days) | ||
+ | | align="center"|10 | ||
+ | |Delete DVD Bookmarks that are older than the number of days specified. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======General Settings (3/4)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (3/4)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Starting Parental Level | ||
+ | | align="center"|4 - Highest | ||
+ | |This is the 'level' that MythVideo starts at. Any videos with a level at or below this will be shown in the list or while browsing by default. The Parental PIN should be set to limit changing of these control values. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *1 - Lowest | ||
+ | *2 | ||
+ | *3 | ||
+ | *4 - Highest | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Parental Level 3 PIN | ||
+ | | align="center"|(blank) | ||
+ | |This PIN is used to enter Parental Control Level 3. Setting this value to all numbers will make your life much easier. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Parental Level 2 PIN | ||
+ | | align="center"|(blank) | ||
+ | |This PIN is used to enter Parental Control Level 2. Setting this value to all numbers will make your life much easier. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Aggressive Parental Control<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, you will not be able to return to this screen and reset the Parental PIN without first entering the current PIN. You have been warned. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======General Settings (4/4)====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''General Settings (4/4)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable automatic Parental Level from rating<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If enabled, searches will automatically set the Parental Level to the one matching the rating below. | ||
+ | |(The following menu items only appear if this box is checked.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Level 1 | ||
+ | | align="center"|G | ||
+ | |Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 1. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Level 2 | ||
+ | | align="center"|PG | ||
+ | |Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 2. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Level 3 | ||
+ | | align="center"|PG-13 | ||
+ | |Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 3. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Level 4 | ||
+ | | align="center"|R:NC-17 | ||
+ | |Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 4. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =====Player Settings===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Player Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Player Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Default Player | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | | This is the command that is used for any file whose extension is not specifically defined. You may also enter the name of one of the playback plugins such as 'Internal'. | ||
+ | |Possible values: | ||
+ | *mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet -vo xv %s | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DVD Player | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | |This can be any command to launch a DVD player. Internal is the default. For other players, %d will be substituted for the DVD device (e.g. /dev/dvd). | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DVD Drive | ||
+ | | align="center"|default | ||
+ | |This device must exist, and the user playing the DVD needs to have read permission on the device. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |VCD Player | ||
+ | | align="center"|mplayer vcd:// -cdrom-device %d -fs -zoom -vo xv | ||
+ | |This can be any command to launch a VCD player. The Internal player will not play VCDs. %d will be substituted for the VCD device (e.g. /dev/cdrom). | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |VCD Drive | ||
+ | | align="center"|default | ||
+ | |This device must exist, and the user playing the VCD needs to have read permission on the device. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable Alternate Player<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
+ | |(The following menu item only appears if this box is checked.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Alternate Player | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | |If for some reason the default player doesn't play a video, you can play it in an alternate player by selecting 'Play in Alternate Player'. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Metadata Settings===== | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Metadata Settings) | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''Video Metadata Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Movie Grabber | ||
+ | | align="center"|TheMovieDB APIv2 Query (vo.... | ||
+ | |This is the script used to search for and download Movie Metadata. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *TheMovieDB APIv2 Query (vo.... | ||
+ | *KinoX Query (v0.04) by Denys... | ||
+ | *Alpacine Query (v1.1) by Alvar... | ||
+ | *Allocine Query (v2.05) by Xavie... | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |TV Grabber | ||
+ | | align="center"|The TVDB.com Query (v1.0.9) b... | ||
+ | |This is the script used to search for and download Television Metadata. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *The TVDB.com Query (v1.0.9) b... | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable Random Trailer Playback<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, this will enable a button called "Watch With Trailers" which will play a user-specified number of trailers before the movie. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Trailers to Play | ||
+ | | align="center"|0 | ||
+ | |Number of trailers to play before a film. | ||
+ | |(This option is only displayed if "Enable Random Trailer Playback" is checked.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Display unknown file types<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, all files below the Myth Video directory will be displayed unless their extension is explicitly set to be ignored. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Enable metadata in file browse mode<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set along with Browse Files, this will cause the Video List to load any known video metadata from the database. Turning this off can greatly speed up how long it takes to load the Video List tree. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =====File Types===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->File Types) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythVideo File Associations''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Extension | ||
+ | | align="center"|(many) | ||
+ | |Filename extension associated with the following options. | ||
+ | |Currently know extensions are:<br> | ||
+ | 3gp, asf, avi, divx, evo, flv, img, iso, log, m2ts, mkv, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, ogg, ogm, qt, txt, VIDEO_TS, vob, wmv, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | |Command to use when playing/displaying the indicated file type. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *(blank) | ||
+ | *Internal | ||
+ | *"Custom command" | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use default player<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
+ | |Use the default player for this file type. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Ignore | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |(none) | ||
+ | |Ignore this type of file. (See "Video Metadata Settings -> Display unknown file types".) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =====Rip Settings===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ======MTD Settings====== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Rip Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MTD Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |MTD port number | ||
+ | | align="center"|2442 | ||
+ | |The port number that should be used for communicating with the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Nice level for MTD | ||
+ | | align="center"|20 | ||
+ | |This determines the priority of the Myth Transcoding Daemon. Higher numbers mean lower priority (more CPU to other tasks). | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Simultaneous Transcode Jobs | ||
+ | | align="center"|1 | ||
+ | |This determines the number of simultaneous transcode jobs. If set at 1 (the default), there will only be one active job at a time. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Ripped video segments | ||
+ | | align="center"|0 | ||
+ | |If set to something other than 0, ripped video titles will be broken up into files of this size (in MB). Applies to both perfect quality recordings and intermediate files used for transcoding. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |MTD logs to terminal window<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) will log to the window it is started from. Otherwise, it will write to the /var/log/mythtv/mtd.log | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Transcode AC3 Audio<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set, the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) will, by default, preserve AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio in transcoded files. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use xvid rather than divx<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If set, mythdvd will use the (open, free) xvid codes rather than divx whenever possible. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Let transcode determine frame rate<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If set, transcode will determine the frame rate automatically. If not set, 23.976 is assumed. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====Images Settings==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====MythGallery Settings (General)===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Images Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythGallery Settings (General)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Directory that holds images | ||
+ | | align="center"|/var/lib/mythtv/pictures | ||
+ | |This directory must exist and MythGallery needs to have read permission. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Store thumbnails in image directory<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If set, thumbnails are stored in '.thumbcache' directories within the above directory. If cleared, they are stored in your home directory. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Sort order when browsing | ||
+ | | align="center"|Name (A-Z alpha) | ||
+ | |This is the sort order for the displayed picture thumbnails. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Name (A-Z alpha) | ||
+ | *Reverse Name (Z-A alpha) | ||
+ | *Mod Time (earliest first) | ||
+ | *Reverse Mod Time (most recent first) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Paths to import images from | ||
+ | | align="center"|/media/cdrom:/media/usbdisk | ||
+ | |This is a colon separated list of paths. If the path in the list is a directory, its contents will be copied. If it is an executable, it will be run. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Command to run to display movie files | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | |This command is executed whenever a movie file is selected. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====MythGallery Settings (Slideshow)===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Images Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythGallery Settings (Slideshow)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use OpenGL transitions<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Check this to enable OpenGL based slideshow transitions. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Slideshow Delay | ||
+ | | align="center"|5 | ||
+ | |This is the number of seconds to display each picture. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Recurse into directories<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |Check this to let the slideshow recurse into sub-directories. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Overlay caption | ||
+ | | align="center"|0 | ||
+ | |This is the number of seconds to show a caption on top of a full size picture. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type of transition | ||
+ | | align="center"|none | ||
+ | |This is the type of transition used between pictures in slidshow mode. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *none | ||
+ | *chess board | ||
+ | *melt down | ||
+ | *sweep | ||
+ | *noise | ||
+ | *growing | ||
+ | *incoming edges | ||
+ | *horizontal lines | ||
+ | *vertical lines | ||
+ | *circle out | ||
+ | *multicircle out | ||
+ | *spiral in | ||
+ | *blobs | ||
+ | *random | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type of background | ||
+ | | align="center"|theme | ||
+ | |This is the type of background for each picture in single view mode. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *theme | ||
+ | *black | ||
+ | *white | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====Archive Files Settings==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====MythArchive Settings===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythArchive Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Myth Archive Temp Directory | ||
+ | | align="center"|/var/lib/mytharchive/temp/ | ||
+ | |Location where MythArchive should create its temporary work files. LOTS of free space required here. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Myth Archive Share Directory | ||
+ | | align="center"|/usr/share/mythtv/mytharchive/ | ||
+ | |Location where MythArchive stores its scripts, intro movies and theme files. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Video format | ||
+ | | align="center"|NTSC | ||
+ | |Video format for DVD recordings, PAL or NTSC. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |File Selector Filter | ||
+ | | align="center"|*.mpg *.mov *.avi *.mpeg *.nuv | ||
+ | |The file name filter to use in the file selector. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Location of DVD | ||
+ | | align="center"|/dev/dvd | ||
+ | |Which DVD drive to use when burning discs. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DVD Drive Write Speed | ||
+ | | align="center"|0 | ||
+ | |This is the write speed to use when burning a DVD. Set to 0 to allow growisofs to choose the fastest available speed. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Command to play DVD | ||
+ | | align="center"|Internal | ||
+ | |Command to run when test playing a created DVD. 'Internal' will use the internal MythTV player. %f will be replaced with the path to the created DVD structure eg. 'xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd:/%f'. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====MythArchive Settings (2)===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythArchive Settings (2)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Always Encode to AC3<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set audio tracks will always be re-encoded to AC3 for better compatibility with DVD players in NTSC countries. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Copy remote files<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set files on remote filesystems will be copied over to the local filesystem before processing. Speeds processing and reduces bandwidth on the network. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Always Use Mythtranscode<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |If set mpeg2 files will always be passed through mythtranscode to clean up any errors. May help to fix some audio problems. Ignored if 'Use ProjectX' is set. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use ProjectX<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If set ProjectX will be used to cut commercials and split mpeg2 files instead of mythtranscode and mythreplex. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Add Subtitles<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Unchecked | ||
+ | |If available this option will add subtitles to the final DVD. Requires 'Use ProjectX' to be on. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Use FIFOs<br>(checkbox) | ||
+ | | align="center"|Checked | ||
+ | |The script will use FIFOs to pass the output of mplex into dvdauthor rather than creating intermediate files. Saves time and disk space during multiplex operations but not supported on | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Default Encoder Profile | ||
+ | | align="center"|SP | ||
+ | |Default encoding profile to use if a file needs re-encoding. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *SP | ||
+ | *LP | ||
+ | *EP | ||
+ | *HQ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====DVD Menu Settings===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''DVD Menu Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Main Menu Aspect Ratio | ||
+ | | align="center"|16:9 | ||
+ | |Aspect ratio to use when creating the main menu. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *16:9 | ||
+ | *4:3 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Chapter Menu Aspect Ratio | ||
+ | | align="center"|Video | ||
+ | |Aspect ratio to use when creating the chapter menu. Video means use the same aspect ratio as the associated video. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Video | ||
+ | *4:3 | ||
+ | *16:9 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Date format | ||
+ | | align="center"|Sun Jun 13 | ||
+ | |Your preferred date format to use on DVD menus. Samples are shown using today's date. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *Sun Jun 13 | ||
+ | *Sun June 13 | ||
+ | *Jun 13 | ||
+ | *06/13 | ||
+ | *06.13 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Time format | ||
+ | | align="center"|02:04 PM | ||
+ | |Your preferred time format to display on DVD menus. You must choose a format with "AM" or "PM" in it, otherwise your time display will be in 24-hour or "military" time. | ||
+ | |Possible values are: | ||
+ | *02:04 PM | ||
+ | *14:04 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====MythArchive External Commands (1)===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythArchive External Commands (1)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |ffmpeg Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|ffmpeg | ||
+ | |Command to run ffmpeg. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |mplex Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|mplex | ||
+ | |Command to run mplex. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |dvdauthor Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|dvdauthor | ||
+ | |Command to run dvdauthor. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |spumux Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|spumux | ||
+ | |Command to run spumux. Part of dvdauthor package. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |mpeg2enc Command | ||
+ | | align="center"|mpeg2enc | ||
+ | |Command to run mpeg2enc. Part of mjpegtools package. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | =====MythArchive External Commands (2)===== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythArchive External Commands (2)''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |mkisofs command | ||
+ | | align="center"|mkisofs | ||
+ | |Command to run mkisofs. (Used to create ISO images) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |growisofs command | ||
+ | | align="center"|growisofs | ||
+ | |Command to run growisofs. (Used to burn DVD's) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |tcrequant command | ||
+ | | align="center"|tcrequant | ||
+ | |Command to run tcrequant (Part of transcode package). Optional - leave blank if you don't have the transcode package installed. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |jpeg2yuv command | ||
+ | | align="center"|jpeg2yuv | ||
+ | |Command to run jpeg2yuv. Part of mjpegtools package. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |projectx command | ||
+ | | align="center"|projectx | ||
+ | |Command to run ProjectX. Will be used to cut commercials and split mpegs files instead of mythtranscode and mythreplex. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===Info Center Settings=== | ||
+ | (Setup->Info Center Settings) | ||
+ | ====Weather Settings==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Movie Time Settings==== | ||
+ | <font color="#FFFFFF"> | ||
+ | ====MythMovies Settings==== | ||
+ | <font color="#000000"> | ||
+ | (Setup->Info Center Settings->Movie Time Settings) | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
+ | | colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #efefef;" | <font size="5"> '''MythMovies Settings''' </font> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! |Setting | ||
+ | ! |Default Value | ||
+ | ! |Settings Page's Description | ||
+ | ! |Additional Comments | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Zip Code | ||
+ | | align="center"|00000 | ||
+ | |Enter your zip code here. MythMovies will use it to find local theaters. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Radius | ||
+ | | align="center"|20 | ||
+ | |Enter the radius (in miles) to search for theaters. Numbers larger than 50 will be reduced to 50. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Grabber | ||
+ | | align="center"|/usr/bin/ignyte --zip %z --radius %r | ||
+ | |This is the path to the data grabber to use. If you are in the United States, the default grabber should be fine. If you are elsewhere, you'll need a different grabber. %z will be replaced by | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===System Event Handlers=== | ||
+ | (Setup->System Event Handlers) |
Revision as of 20:09, 21 November 2014
This page is up-to-date to MythTV version 0.23, the current release is 34.0
The frontend process is responsible for anything that requires interaction such as Watching Recorded Programs or Watching TV. It provides the GUI you use on your TV or monitor as well as the LIRC, keyboard, or other input handling for Frontend Navigation.
The frontend can be configured by going to the 'Utilities and Setup' menu of the frontend. The following sections describe the available configuration options.
Contents
- 1 Music Tools
- 2 Edit Keys
- 3 Setup
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 Appearance
- 3.3 Screen Setup Wizards
- 3.4 TV Settings
- 3.5 Media Settings
- 3.6 Info Center Settings
- 3.7 System Event Handlers
Music Tools
Edit Keys
Setup
General
Most settings are contained within a database. The first 2 tables (below) configure where that database is located and how to access it. Hence these settings are stored in a separate configuration file (config.xml) - refer to Config.xml for further details. This selection also appears if MythWelcome or MythFrontend are unable to communicate with the database.
Database Configuration 1/2
(Setup->General)
Database Configuration 1/2 | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Hostname | 127.0.0.1 | The hostname or IP address of the machine hosting the database. This information is required. | If you are running a single combined backend and frontend, then leave this at its default value of 127.0.0.1. This is often referred to as the local loopback IP address. If you have multiple frontends connecting to this backend then you will need to set this address to the same address as the real IP address eg 192.168.2.11 as it appears on your network. If you have a DNS Server running on your network you can just put the hostname eg "MythBackend". Your DNS Server will translate this to its real IP address. |
Database | mythconverg | The name of the database. This information is required. | This is the name of the database the MythTV backend uses to store information. Normally you should not need to change this. However, you may choose to have different databases for different reasons, for example, a test database so you can check out configurations, and then put this back to mythconverg later, or a different database depending on user so each user can set an independent look and feel. |
User | mythtv | The user name to use while connecting to the database. This information is required. | You should not have to change this from its default. |
Password | mythtv | The password to use while connecting to the database. This information is required. | Change this to suit your system. |
Database type | MySql | The database implementation used for your server. | MySql is an Opensource database used by MythTV to hold all of its internal information. Removed in version ??? (not available in 0.27) |
Database Configuration 2/2
(Setup->General)
Database Configuration 2/2 | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Custom Identifier for Frontend Preference | Unchecked | If this frontend's hostname changes often, check this box and provide a network-unique name to identify it. If unchecked, the frontend machine's local hostname will be used to save preferences in the database. | This is the meat of the subject |
Enable Database Server Wakeup | Unchecked | If checked, the frontend will use database wakeup parameters to reconnect to the database server (Mythbackend) | Database Server Wakeup is an ACPI option that allows your machine to power up based on activity on the network. You need to make sure that your machine supports ACPI correctly for this to work. You can use this to remotely activate your machine (for instance when you are at work). (The following additional options are only displayed if this option is checked.) |
Reconnect time | 0 | The time in seconds to wait for the server to wake up. | |
Retry attempts | 1 | The number of retries to wake the server before the frontend gives up. | |
Wake command | (blank)
version 0.27 has: echo 'WOLsqlServerCommand not set' |
The command executed on this frontend to wake up the database server (eg. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart) |
Settings Access
(Setup->General)
Settings Access | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Require Setup PIN | Unchecked | If set, you will not be able to return to this screen and reset the Setup PIN without first entering the current PIN. | MythTV setup can be locked so that you don't have tampering fingers change things while you are out. This tells the system that a PIN will be required to access the configuration screen. |
Setup Pin Code | blank | This PIN is used to control access to the setup menus. If you want to use this feature, then setting the value to all numbers will make your life much easier. Set it to blank to disable. | Tell the system what the security PIN is here. Don't forget to write it down somewhere so you don't forget. Or back up your database before you set the PIN so you can restore in case you forget. |
Audio System
(Setup->General)
Audio System | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Audio output device | ALSA:default | Blank | This is the sound card that you want to use.
To specify an ALSA device, use the format ALSA:device (where device is a valid ALSA device such as spdif; iec958; default; hw::0,0; plughw:0,0; etc.). For example, ALSA:spdif.
To enable JACK output, use the format JACK: |
Speakers configuraion | Stereo | Set your audio configuration: Stereo or Surround. | |
Advanced Audio Configuration (checkbox) |
unchecked | Enable extra audio settings. | The following additional options are only displayed if this option is checked. |
Override SRC quality (checkbox) |
unchecked | Override audio sample rate conversion quality. | |
Aggressive Sound card Buffering (checkbox) |
unchecked | If enabled, MythTV will pretend to have a smaller sound card buffer than is really present. Should be unchecked in most cases. Enable only if you have playback issues. |
Audio Mixer
(Setup->General)
Audio Mixer | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Use Internal Volume Controls | On | MythTV can control the PCM and master mixer volume. If you prefer to control the volume externally (like your amplifier) or use an external mixer program, disable this option. | Disabling this option may lighten the CPU load if the sound device has no hardware mixer. You may also want to disable this if you are using AC3 output as volume control will be done by your surround amplifier or receiver. |
Mixer Device | /dev/mixer | Setting the mixer device to "software" lets MythTV control the volume of all audio at the expense of a slight quality loss. | Your system will have a Mixer device that combines multiple channels of audio input and controls the volume independently on each of these. There will also be a master volume that controls the output of all the inputs at the same time.
If you choose an ALSA device for output, you must also specify an alsa mixer name, for example ALSA:default. |
Mixer Controls | PCM | Changing the volume adjusts the selected mixer. | Options are: PCM, Master, or any other named mixer control. |
Master mixer volume 0-100 (selects volume level) | 70 | Initial volume for the Master Mixer. This affects all sound created by the sound card. Note: Do not set this too low. | This will control the overall sound level output from your sound card. |
PCM mixer volume 0-100 (selects volume level) | 70 | Initial volume for PCM output. Using the volume keys in MythTV will adjust this parameter. | The Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) input is where MythTV will send the audio from your TV Card. This sets the initial volume level for this. |
Independent muting of left and right audio channels | Off | Enable muting of just the left or right channel. Useful if your broadcaster puts the original language on one channel, and a dubbed version of the program on the other one. This modifies the behavior of the Mute key. | Broadcasters in Europe often will use the left and right channels to send simultaneous language audio on the same transmission. You will often see this on Eurosport for instance, where German and English are sent at the same time. Muting one or the other channel will select the language you want to hear. |
General (page 6)
(Setup->General)
General (page 6) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Use Arrow Key Accelerators | On | If enabled, Arrow key accelerators will be used with LEFT performing an exit action and RIGHT selecting the current item. | An intuitive way of navigating through the MythTV menus. Right is considered enter while left is considered exit or back. Much like navigating through a menu tree. |
Screen Shot Path | /tmp/ | Path to screenshot storage location. Should be writable by the frontend. |
Media Monitor
(Setup->General)
Media Monitor | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Monitor CD/DVD (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This enables support for monitoring your CD/DVD drives for new disks and launching the proper plugin to handle them. | You can set the system up to auto launch DVD or CD playback on insertion. Many new distributions as of 2006 will have this feature. (The following options are only displayed when this option is checked.) |
Use new media (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This will cause MythTV to jump, to an appropriate plugin, when new media is inserted. | |
Ignore Devices | (blank) | If there are any devices that you do not want to be monitored, list them here with commas in-between. The plugins will ignore them. |
Program Exit
(Setup->General)
Program Exit | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
System Exit Key | ESC (Escape) | MythTV is designed to run continuously. If you wish, you may use the ESC key or the ESC key + a modifier to exit MythTV. Do not choose a key combination that will be intercepted by your window manager. | Possible values are:
|
Confirm Exit (Checkbox) | On | When enabled, MythTV will prompt for confirmation when you press the System Exit key. | If enabled, MythTV will ask you whether you really want to exit the frontend if you press the system exit key at the main menu. |
Customise exit menu options | Autodetect | By default, only remote frontends are shown the shutdown option on the exit menu. Here you can force specific shutdown and reboot options to be displayed. | Choices are:
|
Remote Control
(Setup->General)
Remote Control | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
LIRC Daemon Socket | /dev/lircd | UNIX socket or IP address[:port] to connect in order to communicate with the LIRC Daemon. | |
LIRC Keypress Application | blank | External application or script to run when a keypress is received by LIRC. | |
Enable Network Remote Control interface | Off | This enables support for controlling mythfrontend over the network. | |
Network Remote Control Port | 6546 | This specifies what port the Network Remote Control interface will listen on for new connections. |
Appearance
Theme
(Setup->Appearance)
Theme | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
UI Theme | Terra | (none) | You can find more about themes on this page: |
Theme cache size: | 1 | Maximum number of prescaled themes to cache. | |
Paint Engine | Qt | This selects what Myth uses to draw. If you have decent hardware, select OpenGL. | The frontend interface can be drawn using OpenGL if you have a powerful enough video card. This allows for additional visual effects. Do not change this if you have integrated video or are using PVR-350 S-video out. |
Menu theme | Default | (none) | This gives you two choices on how the menus are laid out in the MythTV user interface. The content of the two choices is the same, but the terminology (ex. "Optical Disks" vs. "DVD") and organization of the menus is different.
This document is based on the "Default" setting. |
Screen settings
(Setup->Appearance)
Screen Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
GUI width (px) | 0 | The width of the GUI. Do not make the GUI wider than your actual screen resolution. Set to 0 to automatically scale to fullscreen. | Width in pixels of window that myth uses.
A normal TV (without MythTV) has a 5%-10% overscan. In other words, 5%-10% of the image is past the visible edges of the screen. If you adjust your MythTV box's output to overscan your display device, and uncheck "Use GUI size for TV playback" (below), you can use this and the following 3 GUI size and position settings to shrink the GUI so that the GUI is not overscanned (and you can see all of it). Conversely, if your TV displays all of the image and as a result you can see your desktop menu/taskbar/... while in mythfrontend, make sure that you have set the GUI width and height to 0. |
GUI height (px) | 0 | The height of the GUI. Do not make the GUI taller than your actual screen resolution. Set to 0 to automatically scale to fullscreen. | see Gui width(px) |
GUI X offset | 0 | The horizontal offset the GUI will be displayed at. May only work if run in a window. | see Gui width(px) |
GUI Y offset | 0 | The vertical offset the GUI will be displayed at. | see Gui width(px) |
Use GUI size for TV playback (checkbox) |
Checked | If enabled, use the above size for TV, otherwise use full screen. | see Gui width(px) |
Hide Mouse Cursor in MythTV (checkbox) |
Checked | Toggles mouse cursor visibility. Most of the Myth GUI does not respond to mouse clicks. Use this option to avoid "losing" your mouse cursor. | |
Use window border (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Toggles between windowed and border-less operation. | |
Use fixed window size (checkbox) |
Checked | When disabled the video playback window can be resized. |
Video Mode Settings
(Setup->Appearance)
Video Mode Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Separate video modes for GUI and TV playback (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Switch X Window video modes for TV. Requires "xrandr" support. | The following additional options are only displayed if this box is checked. |
GUI | 640x480 | Resolution of screen when not watching a video. | |
Video Output | 640x480 | Default screen resolution when watching a video. | |
Rate | Any | Default refresh rate when watching a video. Leave at "Any" to automatically use the best available. | |
Aspect | Default | Aspect ratio when watching a video. Leave at "Default" to use ratio reported by the monitor. Set to 16:9 or 4:3 to forca a specific aspect ratio. | |
In X | 0 | Horizontal resolution of video which needs a special output resolution. | |
In Y | 0 | Vertical resolution of video which needs a special output resolution. | |
Output | 640x480 | Screen resolution when watching a video at a specific resolution. | |
Rate | Any | Refresh rate when watching a video at a specific resolution. Leave at "Any" to automatically use the best available. | |
Aspect | Default | Aspect ratio when watching a video at a specific resolution. Leave at "Default" to use ratio reported by the monitor. Set to 16:9 or 4:3 to forca a specific aspect ratio. |
Localization
(Setup->Appearance)
Localization | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Language | English | Your preferred language. | Choices include:
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Guide Language #1 | English | Your #1 preferred language for Program Guide Data and captions. | |
Guide Language #2 | English | Your #2 preferred language for Program Guide Data and captions. | |
Date format | Sat Jan 31 | Your preferred date format. | Choices are:
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Short Date format | 1/31 | Your preferred short date format. | Choices are:
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Time format | 6:56 AM | Your preferred time format. You must choose a format with "AM" or "PM" in it, otherwise your time display will be 24-hour or "military" time. | Choices are:
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QT
(Setup->Appearance)
QT | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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"Small" font | 12 | Default size is 12. | |
"Medium" font | 16 | Default size is 16 | |
"Big" font | 25 | Default size is 25. | |
Fine tune font size (%) | 0 | Fine tune all font sizes by this percentage. Font sizes should be the correct relative size if the X11 DPI (dots per inch) is set to 100. | |
Use Transparent Boxes (checkbox) |
Checked | If enabled, the Watch Recording and Delete Recording screens will use transparency. Disable if selecting the recordings is slow due to high CPU usage. | |
Popup Background Shading Method | Fill | "Fill" is the quickest shading method. "Image" is somewhat slow, but has a higher visual quality. No shading will be the fastest. |
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Use line edit virtual keyboards | Checked | Allows you to use a virtual keyboard in Myth line edit boxes. To use, hit OK/Select while a line edit is in focus. (This only works if your OK/Select is set to send a Return rather than a space) | This feature allows you to use your remote with an on screen keyboard to fill out text boxes. This allows you to operate MythTV without a keyboard. |
LCD device display
(Setup->Appearance)
LCD device display | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Enable LCD device (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Use an LCD display to view MythTV status information. Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. | The following additional configuration items appear only when this box is checked. |
Display Time (checkbox) |
Checked | Display current time on idle LCD display. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Display Menus (checkbox) |
Checked | Display selected menu on LCD display. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Display Music Artist and Title (checkbox) |
Checked | Display playing artist and song title in MythMusic. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Items | Artist - Title | Which items to show when playing music. | Available items:
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Display Channel Information (checkbox) |
Checked | Display tuned channel information. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Display Recording Status (checkbox) |
Checked | Display current recordings information on LCD display. | |
Display Volume Information (checkbox) |
Checked | Display volume level information. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Display Generic Information (checkbox) |
Checked | Display generic information. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
Backlight Always On (checkbox) |
Checked | Turn on backlight permanently. | Need to restart mythfrontend to (de)activate it. |
HeartBeat Always On (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Turn on the LCD heartbeat. | |
Display Large Clock (checkbox) |
Unchecked | On multiline displays try and display the time as large as possible. | |
LCD Key order | ABCDEF | Enter the 6 Keypad Return Codes for your LCD keypad in the order in which you want the functions up/down/left/right/yes/no to operate. | |
Menu Pop-up Time | 5 | The time (in seconds) that the menu will remain visible after navigation. |
Screen Setup Wizards
(Setup->Screen Setup Wizards)
- Follow the on screen directions to adjust the size and position of your GUI display.
TV Settings
(Setup->TV Settings)
General
General (Basic)
(Setup->TV Settings->General)
General (Basic) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Channel Ordering | channel number | (blank) | Possible values are:
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Channel Format | number callsign | Your preferred channel format. | Possible values are:
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Long Channel Format | number name | Your preferred long channel format. | Possible values are:
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Change channels immediately without select (checkbox) |
Unchecked | When a complete channel number is entered MythTV will switch to that channel immediately without requiring you to hit the select button. | |
Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, live TV will choose a tuner card that is less likely to have scheduled recordings rather than the best card available. | |
Allow live TV to move scheduled shows (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, scheduled recordings will be moved to the other cards (where possible), so that live TV will not be interrupted. |
General (AutoExpire)
(Setup->TV Settings->General)
General (AutoExpire) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Auto Expire Method | Oldest Show First | Method used to determine which recorded shows to delete first. LiveTV recordings will always expire before normal recordings. | Possible values:
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Auto-Expire Default (checkbox) |
Checked | When enabled, any new recording schedules will be marked as eligible for Auto-Expiration. Existing schedules will keep their current value. | |
Re-record Watched (checkbox) |
Checked | If set, programs that have been marked as watched and are auto-expired will be re-recorded if they are shown again. | |
Watched before UNwatched (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, programs that have been marked as watched will be expired before programs that have not been watched. | |
LiveTV Max Age | 1 | Auto-Expire will force expiration of LiveTV recordings when they are this many days old. LiveTV recordings may also be expired early if necessary to free up disk space. | |
Priority Weight | 3 | The number of days bonus a program gets for each priority point. This is only used when the Weighted Time/Priority Auto-Expire Method is selected. | |
Extra Disk Space | 1 | Extra disk space (in Gigabytes) that you want to keep free on the recording file systems beyond what MythTV requires. | |
Auto Expire Instead of Delete Recording (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Instead of deleting a recording, move recording to the "Deleted" recgroup and turn on autoexpire. | (The following items are only displayed if this box is checked.) |
Expire in deleted order (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Expire Deleted recordings in the order which they were originally deleted. | |
Deleted Max Age | 0 | When set to a number greater than zero, AutoExpire will force expiration of Deleted recordings when they are this many days old. |
General (Jobs)
(Setup->TV Settings->General)
General (Jobs) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Commercial Flagging Method | All Available Methods | This determines the method used by MythTV to detect when commercials start and end. | Possible values are:
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Strict Commercial Detection (checkbox) |
Checked | Enable stricter Commercial Detection code. Disable if some commercials are not being detected. | |
Default Transcoder | Autodetect | This is the default value used for the transcoder setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | Possible values are:
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Deferral days for Auto-Transcode jobs | 0 | If non-zero, Auto-Transcode jobs will be scheduled to run this many days after a recording completes instead of immediately afterwards. | |
Run commercial flagger (checkbox) |
Checked | This is the default value used for the Auto-Commercial Flagging setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | |
Run transcoder (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This is the default value used for the Auto-Transcode setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | |
Run User Job #1 (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This is the default value used for the 'Run User Job#1' setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | |
Run User Job #2 (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This is the default value used for the 'Run User Job#2' setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | |
Run User Job #3 (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This is the default value used for the 'Run User Job#3' setting when a new scheduled recording is created. | |
Run User Job #4 (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This is the default value used for the 'Run User Job#4' setting when a new scheduled recording is created. |
General (Advanced)
(Setup->TV Settings->General)
General (Advanced) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Time to record before start of show (in seconds) | 0 | This global setting allows the recorder to start before the scheduled start time. It does not affect the scheduler. It is ignored when two shows have been scheduled without enough time in between. | |
Time to record after end of show (in seconds) | 0 | This global setting allows the recorder to record beyond the scheduled end time. It does not affect the scheduler. It is ignored when two shows have been scheduled without enough time in between. | |
Category of shows to be extended | (blank) | For a special category (e.g. "Sports event"), request that shows be autoextended. Only works if a show's category can be determined. | |
Record past end of show (in minutes) | 30 | For the specified category, an attempt will be made to extend the recording by the specified time. It is ignored when two shows have been scheduled without enough time in between. |
General (Channel Groups)
(Setup->TV Settings->General)
General (Channel Groups) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Remember last channel group (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, the EPG will initially display only the channels from the last channel group selected. Pressing "4" will toggle channel group. | |
Default channel group | All Channels | Default channel group to be shown in the EPG. Pressing GUIDE key will toggle channel group. | Possible values are:
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Browse/Change channels from Channel Group (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, LiveTV will browse or change channels from the selected channel group. "All Channels" channel group may be selected to browse all channels. |
Program Guide
Program Guide 1/2
(Setup->TV Settings->Program Guide)
Program Guide 1/2 | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Display Genre Colors (checkox) |
Checked | Colorize program guide using genre colors. (Not available for all grabbers.) | |
Display the channel icons (checkbox) |
Checked | Display the icons/logos for the channels in the guide. See section 9.5 of the Installation Guide for how to grab icons. | |
Show the program guide when starting Live TV (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This starts the program guide immediately upon starting to watch Live TV. |
Program Guide 2/2
(Setup->TV Settings->Program Guide)
Program Guide 2/2 | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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What to call 'unknown' programs | Unknown | (none) | |
What category to give 'unknown' programs | Unknown | (none) | |
Guide starts at channel | 3 | The program guide starts on this channel if it is started from outside of Live TV mode. | |
Record Threshold | 16 | Pressing Select on a show that is at least this many minutes into the future will schedule a recording. | |
Allow channel jumping in guide (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, you will be able to press numbers and jump the selection to whatever channel you enter. | Removed in 0.24, this is now the default behaviour and can be overridden by remapping the number keys to the preferred actions. |
Playback
General Playback (1/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
General Playback (1/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Enable realtime priority threads (checkbox) |
Checked | When running mythfrontend with root privileges, some threads can be given enhanced priority. Disable this if mythfrontend freezes during video playback. | Realtime requires special privileges - either running as root, suid binary, permissions from limits.conf, or the realtime kernel module. (suid binary seems broken in 0.20). See the realtime thread information in the HOWTO for more details. |
Extra audio buffering (checkbox) |
Checked | Enable this setting if MythTV is playing "crackly" audio and you are using hardware encoding. This setting affects digital tuners (QAM/DVB/ATSC) and hardware encoders. It will have no effect on MPEG-4 or RTjpeg video. MythTV will keep extra audio data in its internal buffers to work around this bug. | |
Jump to Program OSD (checkbox) |
Checked | Set the choice between viewing the current recording group in the OSD, or showing the "Watch Recording" screen when "Jump to Program" is activated. If set, the recordings are shown in the OSD. | |
Clear bookmark on playback (checkbox) |
Checked | Automatically clear the bookmark on a recording when the recording is played back. If disabled, you can mark the beginning with rewind then save position. | |
Alternate clear and save bookmark (checkbox) |
Checked | During playback the Select key (Enter or Space) will alternate between "Bookmark Saved" and "Bookmark Cleared". If disabled, the Select key will save the current position for each keypress. | |
Automatically mark a recording (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, when you exit near the end of a recording it will be marked as watched. The automatic detection is not foolproof, so do not enable this setting if you don't want an unwatched recording to be marked for expiration. | |
Continue Playback When Embedded (checkbox) |
Unchecked | This option continues TV playback when the TV window is embedded in the upcoming program list or recorded list. The default is to pause the recorded show when embedded. | |
Live TV idle timeout | 0 | Exit LiveTV automatically if left idle for the specified number of minutes. 0 disables the timeout. | |
Always stream recordings from the backend (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Enable this setting if you want MythTV to always stream files from a remote backend instead of directly reading a recording file if it is accessible locally. | |
Enable OpenGL vertical sync for timing (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If it is supported by your hardware/drivers, MythTV will use OpenGL vertical syncing for video timing, reducing frame jitter. | |
Enable picture controls (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, MythTV attempts to initialize picture controls (brightness, contrast, etc.) that are applied during playback. |
General Playback (2/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
General Playback (2/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Vertical scaling | 0 | Adjust this if the image does not fill your screen vertically. Range -100% to 100%. | |
Scan displacement (y) | 0 | Adjust this to move the image vertically. | |
Horizontal scaling | 0 | Adjust this if the image does not fill your screen horizontally. Range -100% to 100%. | |
Scan displacement (x) | 0 | Adjust this to move the image horizontally. | |
Video Aspect Override | Off | When enabled, these will override the aspect ratio specified by any broadcaster for all video streams | Possible values are:
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Zoom | Auto Detect (Default ) | When enabled, these will apply a predefined zoom to all video playback in MythTV. | Possible values are:
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Letterboxing Color | Black | By default MythTV uses black letterboxing to match broadcaster letterboxing, but those with plasma screens may prefer gray to minimize burn-in. Currently only works with XVideo video cards. | Possible values are:
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PIP Video Location | Top Left | Location of PIP Video Window | PIP=Picture In Picture
Possible values are:
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Action on playback exit | Just exit | If set to prompt, a menu will be displayed when you exit playback mode. The options available will allow you to save your position, delete the recording, or continue watching. | Possible values are:
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Prompt at end of recording (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, a menu will be displayed allowing you to delete the recording when it has finished playing. |
Playback Profiles (3/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
Playback Profiles (3/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Current Video Playback Profile | CPU+ | (none) | Selection of any of the possible profiles, will display a list of the rules associated with that profile. Possible values are:
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Add New | (none) | Add a new profile to the list. | |
Delete | (none) | Delete the current profile from the list | |
Add New Entry | (none) | Create a new rule for the current profile. |
View Recordings (4/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
View Recordings (4/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Episode sort orderings | Sort all sub-titles/multi-titles Descending | Selects how to sort show episodes. Sub-titles refers to the episodes listed under a specific show title. Multi-title refers to sections (e.g. "All Programs") which list multiple titles. | Possible values are:
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Sort Episodes | Record date | Selects how to sort a shows episodes. |
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Start in group list | Checked | If enables, the focus will start on the group list, otherwise the focus will default to the recordings. |
Recording Groups (5/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
Recording Groups(5/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Password required to view all recordings | (empty) | If given, a password must be entered to view the complete list of all recordings. | |
Default group filter to apply | All Programs | Default group filter to apply on the View Recordings screen. | Possible values are:
|
Always prompt for initial group filter (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Always prompt the user for the initial filter to apply when entering the Watch Recordings screen. | |
Save current goup filter when changed (checkbox) |
Checked | Remember the last selected filter instead of displaying the default filter whenever you enter the playback screen. | |
Show filter name instead of "All Programs" (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Use the name of the display filter currently applied in place of the term "All Programs" in the playback screen. |
View Recordings (6/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
View Recordings (6/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Sort Titles | Alphabetically | Sets the Title sorting order when the view is set to Titles only. | Possible values are:
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Include the "Watch List" group (checkbox) |
Checked | The "Watch List" is an abbreviated list of recordings sorted to highlight series and shows that need attention in order to keep up to date. | The following menu items are only displayed when this box is checked. |
Start from the Watch List view (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, the "Watch List" will be the initial view each time you enter the Watch Recordings screen. | |
Exclude recordings not set for Auto-Expire (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Set this if you turn off auto-expire only for recordings that you've seen and intend to keep. This option will exclude these recordings from the "Watch List". | |
Maximum days counted in the score | 60 | The "Watch List" scores are based on 1 point equals one day since recording. This option limits the maximum score due to age and affect other weighting factors. | |
Days to exclude weekly episodes after delete | 2 | When an episode is deleted or marked as watched, other episodes of the series are excluded from the "Watch List" for this interval of time. Daily shows also have a smaller interval based exclude time. |
Seeking (7/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
Seeking (7/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Smart Fast Forwarding (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, then immediately after rewinding, only skip forward the same amount as skipping backwards. | |
Fast forward/rewind reposition amount | 100 | When exiting sticky keys fast forward/rewind mode, reposition before resuming normal playback. This compensates for the reaction time between seeing where to resume playback and actually exiting seeking. | |
Reverse direction in fast forward/rewind (checkbox) |
Checked | If enabled, pressing the sticky rewind key in fast forward mode switches to rewind mode and vice versa. If disabled, it will decrease the current speed or switch to play mode if the speed can't be decreased further. | |
Seek to exact frame (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, seeking is frame exact, but slower. |
Commercial Skip (8/8)
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback)
Commercial Skip (8/8) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Automatically Skip Commercials | Off | Automatically skip commercial breaks that have been flagged during Automatic Commercial Flagging or by the mythcommflag program, or just notify that a commercial has been detected. | Possible values:
|
Commercial Skip Auto-Rewind Amount | 0 | If set, MythTV will automatically rewind this many seconds after performing a commercial skip | |
Commercial Skip Notify Amount | 0 | If set, MythTV will act like a commercial begins this many seconds early. This can be useful when commercial notification is used in place of automatic skipping. | |
Maximum commercial skip (in seconds) | 3600 | MythTV will discourage long manual commercial skips. Skips which are longer than this will require the user to hit the SKIP key twice. Automatic commercial skipping is not affected by this setting. | |
Merge short commercial breaks (in seconds) | 0 | Treat consecutive commercial breaks shorter than this as one break when skipping forward. Useful if you have to skip a few times during breaks. Applies to automatic skipping as well. Set to 0 to disable. | |
Skip blank frames after commercials (checkbox) |
Checked | When using Blank Frame Detection and Auto-Flagging, include blank frames following commercial breaks as part of the commercial break. |
Playback OSD
On-screen display
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
On-screen display | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Enable Interactive TV (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enables, interactive TV applications (MHEG) will be activated. This is used for teletext and logos for radio and channels that are currently off-air. | |
Always use Browse mode in LiveTV (checkbox) |
Checked | If enabled, Browse mode will automatically be activated whenever you use Channel UP/DOWN while watching Live TV. | |
Browse all channels (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, browse mode will show channels on all available recording devices, instead of showing channels on just the current recorder. | |
Always display closed captioning or subtitles (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, captions will be displayed when playing back recordings or watching Live TV. Closed Captioning can be turned on or off by pressing "T" during playback. | |
Subtitle Codec |
utf-8 | Lists all text encodings available on the current system. |
UDP OSD Notifications
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
UDP OSD Notifications | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
UDP Notify OSD time-out | 5 | How many seconds an on-screen display will be active for UDP Notify events. | |
UDP Notify Port | 6948 | During playback, MythTV will listen for connections from the "mythtvosd" or "mythudprelay" programs on this port. See the README in contrib/mythnotify/ for additional information. | This can be used to display various information (ex. Caller ID, email notification, etc.) on screen during playback. There's related information on the Setting_up_MythNotify page. |
Analog Closed Captions
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
Analog Closed Captions | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
CC font | FreeMono.ttf | Closed Caption font. | Possible values are:
|
Black background for closed captioning (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, captions will be displayed as white text over a black background for better contrast. | |
Always display closed captioning or subtitles (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, captions will be displayed when playing back recordings or watching live TV. Closed Captioning can be turned on or off by pressing "T" during playback. | |
Prefer EIA-708 over EIA-608 (checkbox) |
Checked | When enabled the new EIA-708 captions will be preferred over the old EIA-608 captions in ATSC streams. |
ATSC Caption Settings
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
ATSC Caption Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Text zoom percentage | 100 | Use this to enlarge or shrink captions. | |
Default Caption Font Type | Monospaced serif | This allows you to set which font type to use when the broadcaster does not specify a font. | Possible values are:
|
ATSC Caption Fonts
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
ATSC Caption Fonts | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Monospaced Serif | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Monospaced Serif closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Proportional Serif | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Proportional Serif closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Monospaced Sans Serif | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Monospaced Sans Serif closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Proportional Sans Serif | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Proportional Sans Serif closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Casual | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Casual closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Cursive | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Cursive closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf |
Capitals | FreeMono.ttf | ATSC Capitals closed caption font. | Alternate option: FreeSans.ttf
|
External Subtitle Settings
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback OSD)
External Subtitle Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Subtitle Codec | UTF-8 | (none) | (many options available) |
OSD Menu Editor
(Setup->TV Settings->OSD Menu Editor)
- This page allows you to change the menu options which are displayed in the various video display modes.
- Live TV
- Recorded TV
- Video
- DVD
Playback Groups
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback Groups)
- Select the appropriate playback group (usually Default) to see the following menu.
- Select the (Create new group) to generate a new group.
- Press "D" when over an existing group to bring up the "Delete Menu".
(Setup->TV Settings->Playback Groups)
Playback Groups | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Title match (regex) | (blank) | Automatically set new recording rules to use this group if the title matches this regular expression. For example, "(News¦CNN)" would match any title in which "News" or "CNN" appears. | |
Skip ahead (seconds) | 30 | How many seconds to skip forward on a fast forward. | Press the "Right" key to cause this action. |
Skip back (seconds) | 5 | How many seconds to skip backward on a rewind. | Press the "Left" key to cause this action. |
Jump amount (in minutes) | (default) | How many minutes to jump forward or backward when the jump keys are pressed. The "default" value is usually 10 minutes. | Press "Down" to jump forward, and "Up" to jump backward. |
Time stretch (speed x 100) | 100 | Initial playback speed with adjusted audio. Use 100 for normal speed, 50 for half speed and 200 for double speed. |
Channel Groups
(Setup->TV Settings->Channel Groups)
- To create a special grouping of channels, select "(Create new group)", name the new group and continue. The initial page for this group may be blank, so exit back to the "TV Settings" menu, then re-enter the Channel Groups menu. Enter into your new group, and select the channels that you want to use.
- Press "D" when over an existing group to bring up the "Delete Menu".
Recording Profiles
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles)
- Select the appropriate profile group.
- Select the appropriate profile to see the following menus.
Profile
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles)
Profiles | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Enable auto-transcode after recording (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Automatically transcode when a recording is made using this profile and the recording's schedule is configured to allow transcoding. |
Image Size
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles)
Image Size | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Width | 720 | Width to use for encoding. Note: PVR-x50 cards may produce ghosting if this is not set to 720 or 768 for NTSC and PAL, respectively. | |
Height | 480 | Height to use for encoding. Note: PVR-x50 cards may produce ghosting if this is not set to 480 or 576 for NTSC and PAL, respectively. |
Codec (1)
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles)
Codec (1) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Stream Type | (varies) | Sets the type of stream generated by your PVR. | MPEG-2 PS for PVR-x50 cards |
Aspect Ratio | (varies) | Set the aspect ratio of stream generated by your PVR. | Possible values are:
|
Avg. Bitrate | 4500 | Average bit rate in kilobits/second. 2200Kbps is approximately 1 Gigabyte per hour. | |
Max. Bitrate | 6000 | Maximum bit rate in kilobits/second. 2200Kbps is approximately 1 Gigabyte per hour. |
Codec (2)
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Profiles)
Codec (2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Sampling rate | 48000 | Sets the audio sampling rate for your DSP. Ensure that you choose a sampling rate appropriate for your device. btaudio may only allow 32000. | |
Type | Layer II (preset) | (not changeable in this menu) | |
Bitrate | 384 kbps | Sets the audio bitrate. | Possible values (in kbps) are: 384, 32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320 |
SAP/Bilingual | Main Language | Chooses the language(s) to record when two languages are broadcast. Only Layer II supports the recording of two languages (Dual). Requires ivtv 0.4.0 or later. | Possible values are:
|
Volume (%) | 90 | Volume of the recording |
Recording Priorities
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities)
Set Recording Priorities
Scheduler Options
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities)
Scheduler Options | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Reschedule Higher Priorities (checkbox) |
Checked | Move higher priority programs to other cards and showings when resolving conflicts. This can be used to record lower priority programs that would otherwise not be recorded, but risks | |
Avoid back to back recordings from different channels (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, the scheduler will avoid assigning shows from different channels to the same card if their end time and start time match. This will be allowed when necessary in order to resolve conflicts. | |
Default 'Start Early' minutes for new recording rules | 0 | Set this to '0' unless you expect that the majority of your show times will not match your TV listings. This sets the initial start early or start late time when rules are created. These can then be | |
Default 'End Late' minutes for new recording rules | 0 | Set this to '0' unless you expect that the majority of your show times will not match your TV listings. This sets the initial end late or end early time when rules are created. These can then be | |
Preferred Input Priority | 2 | Additional priority when a showing matches the preferred input selected in the 'Scheduling Options' section of the recording rule. | |
HDTV Recording Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as an HDTV broadcast in the TV listings. | |
Widescreen Recording Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as widescreen in the TV listings. | |
Automatic Priority Range (+/-) | 0 | Up to this number of priority points may be added for titles that are usually watched soon after recording or subtracted for titles that are often watched several days or weeks later. |
Accessibility Options
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities)
Accessibility Options | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Sign Language Recording Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as having in-vision sign language. | |
In-vision Subtitles Recording Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as having in-vision subtitles. | |
Subtitles/CC Recording Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as having subtitles or closed captioning (CC) available. | |
Hard of Hearing Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as having support for viewers with impaired hearing. | |
Audio Described Priority | 0 | Additional priority when a showing is marked as being Audio Described. |
Recording Type Priority Settings
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Recording Priorities)
Recording Type Priority Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Single Recordings Priority | 1 | Single Recordings will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
Override Recordings Priority | 0 | Override Recordings will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
Find One Recordings Priority | -1 | Find One, Find Weekly and Find Daily recording types will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
Weekslot Recordings Priority | 0 | Weekslot Recordings will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
Timeslot Recordings Priority | 0 | Timeslot Recordings will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
Channel Recordings Priority | 0 | Channel Recordings will receive this additional recording priority value. | |
All Recordings Priority | 0 | The 'All' Recording type will receive this additional recording priority value. |
Set Channel Recording Priorities
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Set Channel Recording Priorities)
- Enter this menu to alter the recording priorities of one channel over another (in case of conflicts).
Custom Priority Rules
(Setup->TV Settings->Recording Priorities->Custom Priority Rules)
- Enter this menu to establish custom priority recording rules.
- Give the rule a name.
- Specify it's Priority Change
- Add one or more clauses to actually specify the rule.
Media Settings
(Setup->Media Settings)
Music Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings)
General Settings
General Settings (1)
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (1) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Directory to hold music | /var/lib/mythtv/music/ | This directory must exist, and the user running MythMusic needs to have write permission to the directory. | |
Audio device | default | Audio Device used for playback. 'default' will use the device specified in MythTV. | Possible values are:
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Upconvert stereo to 5.1 surround (checkbox) |
Unchecked | MythTV can upconvert stereo tracks to 5.1 audio. Set this option to enable it by default. You can enable or disable the upconversion during playback at anytime. | |
CD device | default | CDRom device used for ripping/playback. | |
Automatically lookup CDs (checkbox) |
Checked | Automatically lookup an audio CD if it is present and show its information in the Music Selection Tree. | |
Automatically play CDs (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Automatically put a new CD on the playlist and start playing the CD. | |
Use Keyboard/Remote Accelerated Buttons (checkbox) |
Checked | If this is not set, you will need to use arrow keys to select and activate various functions. |
General Settings (2)
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Tree Sorting | splitartist artist album title | Order in which to sort the Music Tree. Possible values are a space-separated list of genre, splitartist, splitartist1, artist, album, and title OR the keyword "directory" to indicate that the | |
Number of Artists Tree Groups | Few | Determines how manny groups we have in the artist tree. Few gives 'A B C D' as per the old behaviour, average gives two letters per group, many gives one letter per group. | |
Filename Format | GENRE/ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACK_TITLE | Directory and filename Format used to grab information if no ID3 information is found. Accepts GENRE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TITLE, ARTIST_TITLE and TRACK_TITLE. | |
Ignore ID3 Tags (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, MythMusic will skip checking ID3 tags in files and just try to determine Genre, Artist, Album, and Track number and title from the filename. | |
Tag Encoding | UTF-16 | Some mp3 players don't understand tags encoded in UTF8 or UTF16, this setting allows you to change the encoding format used. Currently applies only to ID3 tags. | Possible values are:
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CD Recording Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->General Settings)
CD Recording Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Enable CD Writing (checkbox) |
Checked | Requires a SCSI or an IDE-SCSI CD Writer. | |
CD-Writer Device | default | Select the SCSI or IDE Device for CD Writing. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | |
Disk Size | 650MB/75min | Default CD Capacity. | Possible values are:
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Enable directories on MP3 Creation (checkbox) |
Checked | (none) | |
CD Write Speed | Auto | CD Writer speed. Auto will use the recommended speed. | Possible values are:
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CD Blanking Type | Fast | Blanking Method. Fast takes 1 minute. Complete can take up to 20 minutes. | Possible values are:
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Player Settings
Playback Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings)
Playback Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Play mode | Normal | Starting shuffle mode for the player. Can be either normal, random, intelligent (random), or Album | |
Resume mode | Off | Resume playback at either the beginning of the active play queue, the beginning of the last track, an exact point within the last track. | Possible values are:
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Action on exit | Prompt | Specify what action to take when exiting mythmusic plugin. | Possible values are:
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Maximum Search Results | 300 | Used to limit the number of results returned when using the search feature. | |
Show Song Ratings (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Show song ratings on the playback screen. | |
Show entire music tree (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If selected, you can navigate your entire music tree from the playing screen. N.B. Does not work with accelerated buttons disabled. | |
List as Shuffled (checkbox) |
Unchecked | List songs on the playback screen in the order they will be played. |
Playback Settings (2)
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings)
Playback Settings (2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Rating Weight | 35 | Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to your rating of a given track when ordering a group of songs. | |
Play Count Weight | 25 | Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to how many times a given track has been played when ordering a group of songs. | |
Last Play Weight | 25 | Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to how long it has been since a given track was played when ordering a group of songs. | |
Random Weight | 15 | Used in "Smart" Shuffle mode. This weighting affects how much strength is given to good old (pseudo-)randomness when ordering a group of songs. |
Visualization Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Player Settings)
Visualization Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Visualizations | (blank) | List of visualizations to use during playback. Click the button below to edit this list. | |
Edit Visualizations (button) |
Edit the list of visualizations to use during playback. | ||
Change Visualizer on each song (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Change the visualizer when the song changes. | |
Show Album Art at the start of each song (checkbox) |
Unchecked | When the song changes and the new song has an album art image, display it in the visualizer for a short period. | |
Randomize Visualizer order (checkbox) |
Unchecked | On changing the visualizer pick a new one at random. | |
Delay before Visualizations start (seconds) | 0 | If set to 0, visualizations will never automatically start. | |
Width for Visual Scaling | 1 | If set to "2", visualizations will be scaled in half. Currently only used by the goom visualization. Reduces CPU load on slower machines. | |
Height for Visual Scaling | 1 | If set to "2", visualizations will be scaled in half. Currently only used by the goom visualization. Reduces CPU load on slower machines. |
Ripper Settings
CD Ripper Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Ripper Settings)
CD Ripper Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Paranoia Level | Full | Paranoia level of the CD ripper. Set to faster if you're not concerned about possible errors in the audio. | Possible values are:
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File storage location | ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACK-TITLE | Defines the location/name for new songs. Valid tokens are: GENRE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TRACK, TITLE, YEAR. | |
Replace ' ' with '_' (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, whitespace characters in filenames will be replaces with underscore characters. | |
Script Path | (blank) | If present this script will be executed after a CD Rip is completed. | |
Automatically eject CDs after ripping (checkbox) |
Checked | If set, the CD tray will automatically open after the CD has been ripped. |
CD Ripper Settings (part 2)
(Setup->Media Settings->Music Settings->Ripper Settings)
CD Ripper Settings (part 2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Encoding | Ogg Vorbis | Audio encoder to use for CD ripping. Note that the quality level 'Perfect' will use the FLAC encoder. | Possible values are:
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Default Rip Quality | Low | Default quality for new CD rips. | Possible values are:
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Use variable bitrates (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, the MP3 encoder will use variable bitrates (VBR) except for the low quality setting. The Ogg encoder will always use variable bitrates. |
Videos Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings)
General Settings
General Settings (1/4)
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (1/4) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Directory that holds videos | /var/lib/mythtv/videos | Multiple directories can be separated ':'. Each directory must exist and be readable by the user running MythVideo. | |
Directory that holds movie trailers | ~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Trailers | This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to the directory. | |
Directory that holds movie posters | ~/.mythtv/MythVideo/CoverArt | This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | |
Directory that holds movie screenshots | ~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Screenshots | This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | |
Directory that holds movie/TV Banners | ~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Banners | This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. | |
Directory that holds movie fanart | ~/.mythtv/MythVideo/Fanart | This directory must exist, and the user running MythVideo needs to have read/write permission to this directory. |
General Settings (2/4)
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (2/4) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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On DVD insertion | Display play DVD option | Media Monitoring should be turned on to allow this feature (Setup->General->CD/DVD Monitor). | Possible values are:
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DVD Drive Speed | (varies) | Set DVD Drive Speed during DVD Playback. Speed is in multiples of 177KB/s. Slower speeds may reduce drive noise but in some cases it causes playback to stutter. | |
Enable DVD Bookmark Support (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Enable the setting and skipping to of a bookmark in DVD playback. | (The following menu items only appear if this box is checked.) |
DVD Bookmark Prompt (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Display a prompt to choose whether to play the DVD from the beginning or from the bookmark. | |
Remove DVD Bookmarks Older than (days) | 10 | Delete DVD Bookmarks that are older than the number of days specified. |
General Settings (3/4)
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (3/4) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Starting Parental Level | 4 - Highest | This is the 'level' that MythVideo starts at. Any videos with a level at or below this will be shown in the list or while browsing by default. The Parental PIN should be set to limit changing of these control values. | Possible values are:
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Parental Level 3 PIN | (blank) | This PIN is used to enter Parental Control Level 3. Setting this value to all numbers will make your life much easier. | |
Parental Level 2 PIN | (blank) | This PIN is used to enter Parental Control Level 2. Setting this value to all numbers will make your life much easier. | |
Aggressive Parental Control (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, you will not be able to return to this screen and reset the Parental PIN without first entering the current PIN. You have been warned. |
General Settings (4/4)
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->General Settings)
General Settings (4/4) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Enable automatic Parental Level from rating (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If enabled, searches will automatically set the Parental Level to the one matching the rating below. | (The following menu items only appear if this box is checked.) |
Level 1 | G | Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 1. | |
Level 2 | PG | Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 2. | |
Level 3 | PG-13 | Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 3. | |
Level 4 | R:NC-17 | Ratings containing these strings (separated by :) will be assigned to Parental Level 4. |
Player Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Player Settings)
Player Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Default Player | Internal | This is the command that is used for any file whose extension is not specifically defined. You may also enter the name of one of the playback plugins such as 'Internal'. | Possible values:
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DVD Player | Internal | This can be any command to launch a DVD player. Internal is the default. For other players, %d will be substituted for the DVD device (e.g. /dev/dvd). | |
DVD Drive | default | This device must exist, and the user playing the DVD needs to have read permission on the device. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | |
VCD Player | mplayer vcd:// -cdrom-device %d -fs -zoom -vo xv | This can be any command to launch a VCD player. The Internal player will not play VCDs. %d will be substituted for the VCD device (e.g. /dev/cdrom). | |
VCD Drive | default | This device must exist, and the user playing the VCD needs to have read permission on the device. 'default' will let the MediaMonitor choose a device. | |
Enable Alternate Player (checkbox) |
Unchecked | (none) | (The following menu item only appears if this box is checked.) |
Alternate Player | Internal | If for some reason the default player doesn't play a video, you can play it in an alternate player by selecting 'Play in Alternate Player'. |
Metadata Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Metadata Settings)
Video Metadata Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Movie Grabber | TheMovieDB APIv2 Query (vo.... | This is the script used to search for and download Movie Metadata. | Possible values are:
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TV Grabber | The TVDB.com Query (v1.0.9) b... | This is the script used to search for and download Television Metadata. | Possible values are:
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Enable Random Trailer Playback (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, this will enable a button called "Watch With Trailers" which will play a user-specified number of trailers before the movie. | |
Trailers to Play | 0 | Number of trailers to play before a film. | (This option is only displayed if "Enable Random Trailer Playback" is checked.) |
Display unknown file types (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, all files below the Myth Video directory will be displayed unless their extension is explicitly set to be ignored. | |
Enable metadata in file browse mode (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set along with Browse Files, this will cause the Video List to load any known video metadata from the database. Turning this off can greatly speed up how long it takes to load the Video List tree. |
File Types
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->File Types)
MythVideo File Associations | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Extension | (many) | Filename extension associated with the following options. | Currently know extensions are: 3gp, asf, avi, divx, evo, flv, img, iso, log, m2ts, mkv, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, ogg, ogm, qt, txt, VIDEO_TS, vob, wmv, |
Command | Internal | Command to use when playing/displaying the indicated file type. | Possible values are:
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Use default player (checkbox) |
Unchecked | (none) | Use the default player for this file type. |
Ignore | Unchecked | (none) | Ignore this type of file. (See "Video Metadata Settings -> Display unknown file types".) |
Rip Settings
MTD Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->Rip Settings)
MTD Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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MTD port number | 2442 | The port number that should be used for communicating with the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) | |
Nice level for MTD | 20 | This determines the priority of the Myth Transcoding Daemon. Higher numbers mean lower priority (more CPU to other tasks). | |
Simultaneous Transcode Jobs | 1 | This determines the number of simultaneous transcode jobs. If set at 1 (the default), there will only be one active job at a time. | |
Ripped video segments | 0 | If set to something other than 0, ripped video titles will be broken up into files of this size (in MB). Applies to both perfect quality recordings and intermediate files used for transcoding. | |
MTD logs to terminal window (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) will log to the window it is started from. Otherwise, it will write to the /var/log/mythtv/mtd.log | |
Transcode AC3 Audio (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set, the MTD (Myth Transcoding Daemon) will, by default, preserve AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio in transcoded files. | |
Use xvid rather than divx (checkbox) |
Checked | If set, mythdvd will use the (open, free) xvid codes rather than divx whenever possible. | |
Let transcode determine frame rate (checkbox) |
Checked | If set, transcode will determine the frame rate automatically. If not set, 23.976 is assumed. |
Images Settings
MythGallery Settings (General)
(Setup->Media Settings->Images Settings)
MythGallery Settings (General) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Directory that holds images | /var/lib/mythtv/pictures | This directory must exist and MythGallery needs to have read permission. | |
Store thumbnails in image directory (checkbox) |
Checked | If set, thumbnails are stored in '.thumbcache' directories within the above directory. If cleared, they are stored in your home directory. | |
Sort order when browsing | Name (A-Z alpha) | This is the sort order for the displayed picture thumbnails. | Possible values are:
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Paths to import images from | /media/cdrom:/media/usbdisk | This is a colon separated list of paths. If the path in the list is a directory, its contents will be copied. If it is an executable, it will be run. | |
Command to run to display movie files | Internal | This command is executed whenever a movie file is selected. |
MythGallery Settings (Slideshow)
(Setup->Media Settings->Images Settings)
MythGallery Settings (Slideshow) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Use OpenGL transitions (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Check this to enable OpenGL based slideshow transitions. | |
Slideshow Delay | 5 | This is the number of seconds to display each picture. | |
Recurse into directories (checkbox) |
Unchecked | Check this to let the slideshow recurse into sub-directories. | |
Overlay caption | 0 | This is the number of seconds to show a caption on top of a full size picture. | |
Type of transition | none | This is the type of transition used between pictures in slidshow mode. | Possible values are:
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Type of background | theme | This is the type of background for each picture in single view mode. | Possible values are:
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Archive Files Settings
MythArchive Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings)
MythArchive Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Myth Archive Temp Directory | /var/lib/mytharchive/temp/ | Location where MythArchive should create its temporary work files. LOTS of free space required here. | |
Myth Archive Share Directory | /usr/share/mythtv/mytharchive/ | Location where MythArchive stores its scripts, intro movies and theme files. | |
Video format | NTSC | Video format for DVD recordings, PAL or NTSC. | |
File Selector Filter | *.mpg *.mov *.avi *.mpeg *.nuv | The file name filter to use in the file selector. | |
Location of DVD | /dev/dvd | Which DVD drive to use when burning discs. | |
DVD Drive Write Speed | 0 | This is the write speed to use when burning a DVD. Set to 0 to allow growisofs to choose the fastest available speed. | |
Command to play DVD | Internal | Command to run when test playing a created DVD. 'Internal' will use the internal MythTV player. %f will be replaced with the path to the created DVD structure eg. 'xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd:/%f'. |
MythArchive Settings (2)
(Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings)
MythArchive Settings (2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Always Encode to AC3 (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set audio tracks will always be re-encoded to AC3 for better compatibility with DVD players in NTSC countries. | |
Copy remote files (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set files on remote filesystems will be copied over to the local filesystem before processing. Speeds processing and reduces bandwidth on the network. | |
Always Use Mythtranscode (checkbox) |
Checked | If set mpeg2 files will always be passed through mythtranscode to clean up any errors. May help to fix some audio problems. Ignored if 'Use ProjectX' is set. | |
Use ProjectX (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If set ProjectX will be used to cut commercials and split mpeg2 files instead of mythtranscode and mythreplex. | |
Add Subtitles (checkbox) |
Unchecked | If available this option will add subtitles to the final DVD. Requires 'Use ProjectX' to be on. | |
Use FIFOs (checkbox) |
Checked | The script will use FIFOs to pass the output of mplex into dvdauthor rather than creating intermediate files. Saves time and disk space during multiplex operations but not supported on | |
Default Encoder Profile | SP | Default encoding profile to use if a file needs re-encoding. | Possible values are:
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DVD Menu Settings
(Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings)
DVD Menu Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Main Menu Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | Aspect ratio to use when creating the main menu. | Possible values are:
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Chapter Menu Aspect Ratio | Video | Aspect ratio to use when creating the chapter menu. Video means use the same aspect ratio as the associated video. | Possible values are:
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Date format | Sun Jun 13 | Your preferred date format to use on DVD menus. Samples are shown using today's date. | Possible values are:
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Time format | 02:04 PM | Your preferred time format to display on DVD menus. You must choose a format with "AM" or "PM" in it, otherwise your time display will be in 24-hour or "military" time. | Possible values are:
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MythArchive External Commands (1)
(Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings)
MythArchive External Commands (1) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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ffmpeg Command | ffmpeg | Command to run ffmpeg. | |
mplex Command | mplex | Command to run mplex. | |
dvdauthor Command | dvdauthor | Command to run dvdauthor. | |
spumux Command | spumux | Command to run spumux. Part of dvdauthor package. | |
mpeg2enc Command | mpeg2enc | Command to run mpeg2enc. Part of mjpegtools package. |
MythArchive External Commands (2)
(Setup->Media Settings->Archive Files Settings)
MythArchive External Commands (2) | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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mkisofs command | mkisofs | Command to run mkisofs. (Used to create ISO images) | |
growisofs command | growisofs | Command to run growisofs. (Used to burn DVD's) | |
tcrequant command | tcrequant | Command to run tcrequant (Part of transcode package). Optional - leave blank if you don't have the transcode package installed. | |
jpeg2yuv command | jpeg2yuv | Command to run jpeg2yuv. Part of mjpegtools package. | |
projectx command | projectx | Command to run ProjectX. Will be used to cut commercials and split mpegs files instead of mythtranscode and mythreplex. |
Info Center Settings
(Setup->Info Center Settings)
Weather Settings
Movie Time Settings
MythMovies Settings
(Setup->Info Center Settings->Movie Time Settings)
MythMovies Settings | |||
Setting | Default Value | Settings Page's Description | Additional Comments |
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Zip Code | 00000 | Enter your zip code here. MythMovies will use it to find local theaters. | |
Radius | 20 | Enter the radius (in miles) to search for theaters. Numbers larger than 50 will be reduced to 50. | |
Grabber | /usr/bin/ignyte --zip %z --radius %r | This is the path to the data grabber to use. If you are in the United States, the default grabber should be fine. If you are elsewhere, you'll need a different grabber. %z will be replaced by |
System Event Handlers
(Setup->System Event Handlers)