[vdr] Re: Possible enhancements to vdr

[Petric Frank <pfrank@gmx.de>]

On Sunday 31 August 2003 00:10, Frank Scherthan wrote:
> Am Samstag, 30. August 2003 23:47 schrieben Sie:
> > here in Germany (maybe somewhere else also) we have 2 systems to support
> > time-accurate recordings - VPS and ShowView.
> > I have no idea how they are working, but i think it would be a good
> > enhancement to support one of these (or both) systems in vdr or via vdr
> > plugin.
>
> VPS:
> This is only working for analog-TV and only for SAT1, ARD, ZDF and I think
> RTL2....
> For DVB VPS is not transmitted

That was not known to me.

> Showview:
> I once looked into Showview (mainly for analog-tv on windows some years
> ago) but the showview-algo isn't known! It is a patented algo that is still
> not broken/cracked (but in the net are some nice info on how it works/might
> work). Implementing the known facts about Showview would make VDR illigal,
> so it will get implemented - I bet.
> Maybe, if you are willing to pay the patent-fee for Klaus to get the algo
> known, he might implement it :) - but that would make this part of VDR no
> more GPL!
>
> How can programming a show be easier than by using the EPG-data and doing
> the VDR-way?
> Why do you need Showview and VPS?

There is not a real need, but ...
Normally the start/end times are not exactly the ones the movies are 
transmitted. You have to edit it afterwards.

regards
  Petric



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