Communicating with Recording Service

[martint123]

You asked about

Is there any way to execute some commands BEFORE a recording commences?

I mentioned the channel changer because gbpvr has the ability to call an external program before it start recording - normally to change channels with a IR blaster. So this may be a way to run something before the recording starts. There is no useful information passed though, other than the channel number to change to. I have no idea what is available via the API's.

[keith_leitch]

Ah, I see. This could do it for me, even with just the channel number. Is this something that is run only when an external recorder is activated? Otherwise, how do I activate an external program before the internal recorder is activated?

[martint123]

If you look at config it is on the source menu - pick 'external exe file' and there you go.
AFAIK it is independent of what the real tuner is looking at - there is no concept of 'internal' or 'external'

The only problem would be if you needed to control an external STB with this.

[keith_leitch]

If you look at config it is on the source menu - pick 'external exe file' and there you go.
AFAIK it is independent of what the real tuner is looking at - there is no concept of 'internal' or 'external'

The only problem would be if you needed to control an external STB with this.

No need for that. I see what you mean about the .exe plugin. Clever. Do you know if the start of the recording will "wait" until the called process terminates?

[keith_leitch]

You can look at the EWA source code included with GB-PVR to see the SchedulerHelper API in use.

What about RecordingStatus.Bat?

[keith_leitch]

You asked about


I mentioned the channel changer because gbpvr has the ability to call an external program before it start recording - normally to change channels with a IR blaster.

Something else that would be useful is a defineable process that occurs before the PLAYBACK of a video file. This would help me to set the resolution to suit the file about to be played.

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What about RecordingStatus.Bat?

That is a batch file called by the tray app any time it notices the recording status has changed (recording or not recording). When a recording starts, this is called soon after.