[vdr] Re: feature? VPS tagging

[Rainer Zocholl <UseNet-Posting-Nospam-74308-@zocki.toppoint.de>]

Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de(Klaus Schmidinger)  30.11.04 22:57


>Rainer Zocholl wrote:

>> 1) A "flag" in the timer page/menu that says: "VPS signals
>>    dectected" Or a warning: "Currently no VPS signal" when VPS was
>>    selected.

>Actually there are no "VPS signals". the VPS information is just
>a set of data in an EPG event.

But it is a special data set which is only transmitted
in the "oeffentlich rechtlichen"?
Pardon me if i don't use the right word ("EPG event"?)



>> 2) An easy way to get the "real" VPS time.
>>    Mostly the VPS time is 20:00 but sometimes the
>>    VPS time is 19:59 regardless the program start will be still at
>>    20:00. That info "hidden text" in the Videotext pages.
>>    How is that done in EPG?

>Just select an EPG event with Ok and see the "VPS:..." label at the
>upper right corner (at least that's where the default skins display
>it).

I have the "default" skin of 1.3.17, IMHO.
OSD says: Skin: ST:TNG Panel Theme: Default.
In the upper right corner i see only some boxes-
one ist called "Rec" and is red when a recording is running.
Then a key, then an X, then "oo", then a box with lines.
Do you mean that?
Never saw there something with "VPS"
only in the timer menu i can read "VDR" (not VPS) in 
the upper right corner.

In "Skin "VDR classic" there is no VPS too (at least i could not
se such a ting)
BTW:
The pages are displayed noticible faster with the "classic"
skin! Too the "gap" between "new channel" and "EPG info" displayed
is not noticible.





>> 3) A ringbuffer that records, say 20..60sec of the channel that
>>    will get the next VPS start.
>>    When that VPS starts, the ringbuffer is "flushed" to the
>>    disc and the beginning Mark is set.
>>    So the start of a program can never went lost.
>>    Too, if one likes, he could scroll back to see the trailer.

>KISS.

Keep it simple STABLE ?
 ;-)
 


>> Such a "permanent ringbuffer" would too have the advantage
>> of not only to "pause" a programm but too to do an "instant replay".
>> Who does not know the problem like: "oops. What was the phone number
>> just shown?" A "pause" does not really help in this case,
>> but a 30sec jump back.
>>

>That discussion is old - I don't see this as realy necessary.

In the VPS "docu" you wrote:

- The German "\xd6ffentlich Rechtliche" tv stations, although supporting VPS,
  don't switch the "Running Status" of an upcoming broadcast to "starts in
  a few seconds", but rather go directly from "unknown" or "not running" to
  "running". This may result in a recording that misses the first few seconds
  of the programme.


The last point can easily avoided if the recording is started
60sec before the "VPS" point.
If the VPS event does not occur in the next 60s, the recording 
is discarded and a "new" started.
If the VPS event occures a cutting mark is set and the recording
continues.

That would allow the user to see the "trailer" and
avoid any problem with missing few first seconds (which might
be relevant...)