Back to back recordings, misses post time if not recording next show with same name

[igalan]

Example, yesterday I had the following in the EPG:

22:00 to 23:00 Grey's Anathomy
23:00 to 24:00 Grey's Anathomy
24:00 to 1:00 Grey's Anathomy

I wanted to record only the first episode. I also have configured in the recordings to ignore pre/post time on back to back recordings. Media Portal recorded the first episode but it didn't add the pre-post time; it recorded only from 22:00 until 23:00, instead of 21:50 to 23:20 (I've set it to start recordings 10 minutes before and end 20 minutes later). If the show starts later than scheduled, which always happens, you always miss the end (in this case it missed the end causing my wife to get upset at me ). This recording was scheduled as Record always at this time. So either this schedule doesn't take in account pre/post time or it's the back to back recording setting that doesn't. Either way it's a bug, isn't it?

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0
MediaPortal Skin: BlackMyst
Windows Version: Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: AMD XP 2500+
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB 7200 rpm 8 MB cache
Memory: 512 MB DDR333 (2x256 MB Dual Channel)
Motherboard: Shuttle SN41G2V3
Motherboard Chipset: nForce 2 MCP
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Sapphire Atlantis ATI Radeon 9600 (passively cooled)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 7.1
Sound Card: built-in
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: Audio driver 4.42 (WHQL)
1. TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 3.2.4.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Shuttle SN41G2V3
Cooling:
Power Supply: Shuttle 250W
Remote: iMON Knob
TV: Loewe Cantus
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video

[markius]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0 + SVN
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo Wide w/tweaks
Windows Version: XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: Celeron M 360 (1.4GHz/400MHz/1Mb L2)
HDD: Seagate 300Gb 7200RPM SATA 150
Memory: 512MB Crucial PC4200 CL4 (@ 400)
Motherboard: MSI Speedster-FA4 (MS-9625)
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 915GM
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Intel GMA 915
Video Card Driver: 6.14.10.4704
Sound Card: Intel ICH6 HD Audio / Realtek ALC880
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula DigiTV PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 1.1.1.1
2. TV Card: Terratec Cinergy 2400i Dual Tuner
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver: 1.0.3.243
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: DScaler
MPEG2 Audio Codec: DScaler
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Aria
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE
TV: Samsung 26in LCD LW26A33W
TV - HTPC Connection: Sub-D

I have this problem also. Nothing of interest in the logs... just doesn't start the second recording until the first finishes

M

[VdR]

Found out yesterday, ... the hard way.

When you set 'ignore pre/post recording for back to back recordings' then the pre-recording for the first and the post-recording for the last recording in the back to back sequence are also ignored!

So I recorded a program directly before a movie and therefore the last 5 minutes of the movie where missing.

MP 0.2.2.0

VdR

[infinityloop]

the "solution" for back-to-back recordings in MP 0.2.2.0 is far away from beeing perfect.

everyone who uses a dvb card should switch to the TV-Server.
Because the of the multitune feature the tv-server has, you will never ever again miss a single minute for back-to-back recordings on the same channel/transponder

[SciDoctor]

The TV server is good but unfortunatly the same/similar bug exists with back to back recordings and pre/post times.

With the latest svn of last night a back to back recording of ALIAS with pre/post 2min/2min and still the second ALIAS didn't start recoring until the first had finished, there should have been a 4 minute overlap and not the thirty five second gap between each file.

[igalan]

I can confirm what VdR has seen. If you enable the "Ignore pre/post recording for back to back recordings", then it completely ignores them even for the first and last recording, or even if you have a free tuner so the second tuner could start recording before the first one is done.