Annoyances caused by sporting events

[ttfitz]

Just found this tool, and tried it for a week or two, have to say it is GREAT! Used to have to check on Sunday night to see when the game ended on CBS, and adjust my start/stop times (that clock on 60 Minutes was a lifesaver, there), and now it looks like I don't have to.

One question, though - does this tool respect end padding settings for recordings? I ask because most of my adjusted recordings have been a little short - it hasn't mattered on the Sunday shows because show itself ends before the end time, but on Thursday with Colbert I have lost a little of the very end. If adding a few extra minutes to the end padding will work, I can do that.

Thanks, and thanks for this utility.

[mvallevand]

Just found this tool, and tried it for a week or two, have to say it is GREAT! Used to have to check on Sunday night to see when the game ended on CBS, and adjust my start/stop times (that clock on 60 Minutes was a lifesaver, there), and now it looks like I don't have to.

One question, though - does this tool respect end padding settings for recordings? I ask because most of my adjusted recordings have been a little short - it hasn't mattered on the Sunday shows because show itself ends before the end time, but on Thursday with Colbert I have lost a little of the very end. If adding a few extra minutes to the end padding will work, I can do that.

Thanks, and thanks for this utility.

It doesn't respect padding but there is a command line option -postgame nn to add extra time for the postgame show. The default is 10 minutes.

As BrettB noted there really is no support for weekday recordings of late night unless you record the news after the game.

Martin

[ttfitz]

It doesn't respect padding but there is a command line option -postgame nn to add extra time for the postgame show. The default is 10 minutes.

Ah, I saw that, but assumed it was used for recording of the sporting event, not the shows that follow it.

As BrettB noted there really is no support for weekday recordings of late night unless you record the news after the game.

Martin

Yeah, that's what I've been doing for Colbert, but things seemed to be off by a minute or two. I'll try that postgame thing.

Thanks.

[ttfitz]

So how does the Sunday option work? I've been hit or miss on it, this week was a miss with the game going close to an hour long. The log says "Nothing to monitor this Sunday", is this because I setup the recordings after the EPG update (and thus the --sunday running) was done?

I think I'm unusual around here, as I have very little that I set to record the season for, preferring to set each recording as they come around, so there isn't a bunch of stuff for future dates in my database. But if I know what to do, I can plan accordingly.

Thanks.

[mvallevand]

So how does the Sunday option work? I've been hit or miss on it, this week was a miss with the game going close to an hour long. The log says "Nothing to monitor this Sunday", is this because I setup the recordings after the EPG update (and thus the --sunday running) was done?

I think I'm unusual around here, as I have very little that I set to record the season for, preferring to set each recording as they come around, so there isn't a bunch of stuff for future dates in my database. But if I know what to do, I can plan accordingly.

Thanks.

It does depends on when you run --sunday mode it sounds like you have to kick start it manually after selecting your recordings.

Martin

[mvallevand]

Note the NextPVR now has support for extending some sports but not as many as NextEnd. I am not sure what happens if you use both for the same sporting event.

Martin

[ttfitz]

Note the NextPVR now has support for extending some sports but not as many as NextEnd. I am not sure what happens if you use both for the same sporting event.

Martin

I couldn't tell from the change log whether it only applied when using Schedules Direct or not.

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I couldn't tell from the change log whether it only applied when using Schedules Direct or not.

Yes, it only applies to when you're using Schedules Direct EPG source.

[Scanjo]

Ok...my head is swimming. I'm not sure exactly how to set this up to make it work properly. It seems it is mainly designed for Sunday use (which is my main issue) and I can live with that. I'm going to explain what I have done and why and you kind folks can tell me if I have it right or not.

I've installed the current program using defaults.

I created a PostUpdateEPG.bat file in the "C:\users\public\npvr\scripts" folder and included this line:

start /b "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\NPVR\NextEnd.exe" --sunday

My understanding is if you don't have the program running when the sporting event is broadcasting, then it doesn't know if it ran over or not. Is this the right command to issue?

I also created a ParallelProcessing.bat (also in the scripts folder) and included this line:

start /b "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\NPVR\NextEnd.exe" --oid %3 --postgame --resume

My understanding is that this runs when my scheduled recording fires (possibly hours after the game), checks on the game and monitors to see when it ends, and if the game is finished it checks a file that the PostUpdateEPG.bat instance of the program created to adjust the recording time if needed. "--oid %3" should be the ID of my scheduled recording. "--postgame" should add 10 minutes for the blowhards after the game to calm down and leave the air. "--resume" sets a resume pointer in the recording to make it easier to find the beginning of my show.

Do I have the commands right? Is everything there that I need to have success? Have I stuck in things that I don't need? Would it be a good idea to include the PostUpdateEPG.bat and ParallelProcessing.bat in the program package and install them by default? Tweaking would be much easier for us noobs than creating from scratch and trying to figure out where to put files... :confused:

Thanks for your hard work, and thanks to the guys helping you with testing as well.

Scott

[MrReis]

... the site which monitors events and tells me if the show is active and final.

Which site is "the site?"