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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1251721" data-attributes="member: 141969">It just occurred to me that when the MP client or TV Server generates the thumbnail for a recording or a video, MP allows the user to specify the offset from the start of the programme where the thumbnail is taken.&nbsp; Since I use one minute of pre-padding, and TV programmes in the UK often start one to two minutes late, I have this offset set to &quot;5 minutes&quot; (in &quot;MP Config&quot; or &quot;TV Server Config&quot; -- I cannot remember which).&nbsp; That usually ensures that the thumbnail is taken from the programme recorded, and not from a preceding advertisement or trailer for a forthcoming programme.Would it not make sense to take the AV properties of the file from the same offset?&nbsp; For audio, these properties might be the audio encoding and the number of audio channels.&nbsp; For video, these properties might be the aspect ratio and colour/monochrome. All of these properties could vary from one programme to the next on the same channel.&nbsp; Perhaps MediaInfo allows an offset to be specified when determining the file's properties?-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1251721, member: 141969"] It just occurred to me that when the MP client or TV Server generates the thumbnail for a recording or a video, MP allows the user to specify the offset from the start of the programme where the thumbnail is taken. Since I use one minute of pre-padding, and TV programmes in the UK often start one to two minutes late, I have this offset set to "5 minutes" (in "MP Config" or "TV Server Config" -- I cannot remember which). That usually ensures that the thumbnail is taken from the programme recorded, and not from a preceding advertisement or trailer for a forthcoming programme. Would it not make sense to take the AV properties of the file from the same offset? For audio, these properties might be the audio encoding and the number of audio channels. For video, these properties might be the aspect ratio and colour/monochrome. All of these properties could vary from one programme to the next on the same channel. Perhaps MediaInfo allows an offset to be specified when determining the file's properties? -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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