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==Description==
This is a "plugin" for the Video Disk Recorder (VDR).
'''Author:''' Martin Prochnow, extended by Carsten Siebholz and Andreas Mair


'''''Ext'''ended '''Rec'''ordings '''Menu''''' is a an extended recording menu for vdr.
Written by: Martin Prochnow (nordlicht@martins-kabuff.de)


===Status===
Project's homepage: http://martins-kabuff.de/extrecmenu_en.html
Last Update 04/2012


===Detailled Description===
See the file COPYING for license information.
Extrecmenu has the same functionality as the VDR one, you can choose a recording, show infos and play it and apply commands to a recording.


With extrecmenu, recordings can be ''renamed'', ''moved'' (including creating subdirs) and move/rename folders. Sorting ascending/descending is individually possible for each folder.
I want to thank to following contributors:
Together with the [[Pin-plugin|PIN-Plugin]] playing and editing recordings can be restricted.
- Mike Constabel <mike@constabel.net> for the skript dvdarchive.sh
- Rolf Ahrenberg <rahrenbe@cc.hut.fi> for the finnish translation
- Patrice Staudt <staudt@engsystem.net> for the frensh translation
- Vladimír Bárta <vladimir.barta@k2atmitec.cz> for the czech translation


Also the [[Dvdarchive-patch|DVDArchive-patch]] functions are included, you may archive to DVD (data DVD), but use the standard list of recordings.
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==Images==
Description
<gallery>
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Image:extrecmenu-plugin-00.jpg|''Recordings''
The EXTended RECordings MENU plugin provides additional functions to VDR's
Image:extrecmenu-plugin-01.jpg|''DVD Archive''
recordings menu:
Image:extrecmenu-plugin-02.jpg|''Settings''
</gallery>


==Usage==
* renaming recordings and directories
Intuitive as the standard recordings menu.
* moving recordings and directories, also between different filesystems

* adjustable display of recording's length, date and size

* directories are always shown on top of the list
==Software Requirements==
* reworked layout using icons for showing the status of list entries (directory, new recording, moving recording/directory, cutting recording, dvd archiv entry)
* [[Dvd-plugin]] (optional, for Video-DVDs in list of recordings)
* extended recordings info menu, shows name, path, channel, size, lifetime and priority of the recording

* free disk space is shown for the filesystem of the current directory
==Installation==
* sorting by name or date, adjustable for each directory; type of sorting will be stored
If the [[Pin-plugin|PIN-Plugin]] should be used to protect recordings, Makefile Option WITHPINPLUGIN=1 needs to be uncommented.
* ascending/descending sorting

* extends VDR's '-r'-option commands with 'move' and 'rename'
To use DVD-Archive Function, the script '''dvdarchive.sh''' needs to copied to '''$PATH'''.
* functionality of the DVDArchive-patch (see below)

* protecting recordings in co-work with the PIN-plugin
cd [[Struktur|$SOURCEDIR]]/VDR/PLUGINS/src/extrecmenu
* a cutter queue
for i in contrib/* ; do gcc $i -o scripts/${i:(-11):9} ; done
find $PWD/scripts -type f -exec ln -fs {} /usr/local/bin \;

===Patches===
There is a [[Patch]] for VDR in folder '''contrib''' to completely replace the original recordings menu.

==Current Version==
[http://projects.vdr-developer.org/attachments/download/936/vdr-extrecmenu-1.2.2.tgz 1.2.2]

==Links==
# [http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/show/plg-extrecmenu Plugins Homepage]
# [http://www.constabel.net/vdr/scripts.de.htm Homepage dvdarchive.sh]

[[Category:Plugins]]
[[Category:Timer-_and_recordings_plugins]]
{{i18n|extrecmenu-plugin}}

Latest revision as of 18:22, 8 December 2013

Description

Author: Martin Prochnow, extended by Carsten Siebholz and Andreas Mair

Extended Recordings Menu is a an extended recording menu for vdr.

Status

Last Update 04/2012

Detailled Description

Extrecmenu has the same functionality as the VDR one, you can choose a recording, show infos and play it and apply commands to a recording.

With extrecmenu, recordings can be renamed, moved (including creating subdirs) and move/rename folders. Sorting ascending/descending is individually possible for each folder. Together with the PIN-Plugin playing and editing recordings can be restricted.

Also the DVDArchive-patch functions are included, you may archive to DVD (data DVD), but use the standard list of recordings.

Images

Usage

Intuitive as the standard recordings menu.


Software Requirements

  • Dvd-plugin (optional, for Video-DVDs in list of recordings)

Installation

If the PIN-Plugin should be used to protect recordings, Makefile Option WITHPINPLUGIN=1 needs to be uncommented.

To use DVD-Archive Function, the script dvdarchive.sh needs to copied to $PATH.

cd $SOURCEDIR/VDR/PLUGINS/src/extrecmenu
for i in contrib/* ; do gcc $i -o scripts/${i:(-11):9} ; done
find $PWD/scripts -type f -exec ln -fs {} /usr/local/bin \;

Patches

There is a Patch for VDR in folder contrib to completely replace the original recordings menu.

Current Version

1.2.2

Links

  1. Plugins Homepage
  2. Homepage dvdarchive.sh