2008-08-24, 16:21
lingenfr_xbmc Wrote:The solution above is probably much better than mine, but I don't see why you need to run a frontend at all. Just run a backend and run mythweb. If you will always watch from a networked PC that should be all you need. If you want to carry files with you, I suggest setting up user job(s) to export to the formats you need. I have ones set up for xvid and ipod and am working on one for PSP. I do agree with the samba share from wherever your recordings/exports are stored. I am still using the xbmcmythtv script as my frontend until (if) the built-in functionality catches up.I know how to use user jobs (for transcoding etc.) but that is not the idea behind my solution. The way MythTV assigns file names for it's recordings are quite cryptic and not user friendly at all. What you suggest is to browse the recordings directly but that would only offer one view with cryptic file names. Thats where the use of mythrename.pl with the “--link” switch kicks in. With it's help it is easy to make one or more listings based on date, title etc. by just making links in other directories. I recommencement you all to try it out just to get an idea what it has to offer.
You can use the script with default values out of the box to create one alternative listing based on the default values (it will basically sort on date and then title).or a more complex scheme. I will give you one example. Let's say that you record several series and what to be able to sort them into different folders with filenames based on date or episode name. That would be easy with the help pf the script. Another alternative could be to sort links into subfolders based on category etc. With the use of links you can actually do both without having to touch the file it self or the cryptic file name assigned by MythTV (you can use the script to actually rename the files itself but I don't recommend it because it can totally mess up MythTV and it's perception of recorded material. Much safer and more flexible to use the “--link” option.