[linux-dvb] Bug in VDR on cutting and other ideas

[Emil Naepflein <Emil.Naepflein@philosys.de>]

Hi,

I just had my first weekend with my first build VDR prototyp with 2
Siemens DVB-S cards to get some experience. The one 80 GB disk is
already filling. :) There is just to much to record this weekend. Have
to buy a few more disks next week. :)

The installation took me about 2 days until I could do my first
recordings (Star Wars day on PW at friday) controlled by my Pronto
remote. I did a similar setup like with my Humax IRCI-5400 in the menu
so that my wife didn't have any problem to use it. :)
But as others already have recommended ther should be discrete codes for
most of the functionality be available. So one can program a remote for
direkt access to the functionality. 

Beside the problems with VDR/DVB-card already mentioned on this list
like:
- OSD display changes colors or disappears
- occasional stutter on replay in spite of enabled DMA
- inprecisive cutting

I noticed the following bugs:
- cutting doesn't copy over the summary from the source
- sometimes moving back the cutting mark doesn't be possible

My next steps are:
- move the whole server from living room to the cellar
- upgrade the system to a total of 5 DVB-S cards
- install cables for transmitting all signals on the internal
  connector of the first card to the living room and feed
  composite, s-video, audio, s/pdif to the A/V receiver

Then I will have a look into the VDR software to upgrade it
for multi-user. Card two and three will feed a twin modulator
for distribution of the signals through my in-house distribution
network. From each of the three feeds VDR is to be controlled
independendly by remote control (in-house IR distribution is already
installed). Eeach of them gets independend menues and can setup
recordings on the two extra DVB-cards (one with PW), replay recordings,
do cutting, ... everything one user can do today. 

So further steps are:
- multi-user support
- access control for functionality, recordings and channels
  (yes we have kids)
- tuning the selection strategy on free DVB cards for recording
- improving the user interface a bit
  . displaying channel data at the bottom together with start
    and end time and current time just like with Humax
  . structuring recordings in multiple level subdirectories 
    (movies, documentaries, music videos, ...)
  . ... more to come
- ... and a lot more

This will all take some time because I am very busy otherwise. But due
to the great work already done this all shouldn't be to hard to achieve.
There is some very exciding time ahead. :)

Emil  


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