Recording: Programme Titles

m623d

Member
Hi,
I have had this problem for a long time now.
When I make a recording the finished programme shows the correct title if its a series (eg coronation street) and in a folder, but if the recording is, say, a film, and is at the bottom of the folders, then it doesnt display the programme title, but shows as the first line of text (from the programme info section)
This is the same for every non series programme, and as such you dont know the name of the recording, you have to work it out from the programme info.
Sorry, does that make sense?
 
Not really. Where are you looking - on the Humax media menu or in the media browser in the WebIF? Do you have any sweeper rules running?
 
If you go up to the next folder level, have you set auto-dedup?


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It's a Custom Firmware package the De-Duplicates file names, replacing the programme name with the first part of the programme description, there is an example HERE
 
Auto-Dedup is switched on by selecting the folder option with OPT+ (See Picture HERE), however I didn't think it was possible to apply this to the top (root) folder as there is no OPT+ icon for this
EDIT
Correction - There is an OPT+ icon that can be applied to the 'My Video' folder by clicking on Parent Directory (I had never done that before), so it is possible that you have done this

root-folder-options.JPG
 
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Look at the recordings list, as in your picture, and click on the "parent directory" near the top. This should take you up one level.

Is there an icon which looks like pages aginst the "My Video" folder?

If there is, click on opt+ and disable dedup.

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Not sure what you have done, was auto-dedup enabled? There is a file that logs auto-dedup in Web-If >> Diagnostics >> View Log Files >> Auto.log, look for :-
Code:
23/11/2014 16:00 - dedup scan starting.
23/11/2014 16:00 -   [/media/My Video]
23/11/2014 16:00 -     [/media/My Video/Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]
23/11/2014 16:00 -     [/media/My Video/Spaced]
23/11/2014 16:00 -     [/media/My Video/Shaun the Sheep]
23/11/2014 16:00 -       [/media/My Video/Shaun the Sheep/_original]
23/11/2014 16:00 -       [/media/My Video/Shaun the Sheep/_duplicates]
23/11/2014 16:00 -         [/media/My Video/Shaun the Sheep/_duplicates/_original]
23/11/2014 16:00 -     [/media/My Video/[Deleted]]
 
This is the contents of my Auto.log

>>> Contents of /mod/tmp/auto.log 3.27 KiB

12/05/2014 08:10 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/Brand_new_documentary_exploring_the_weir.ts (8.38282407407 > 7)
12/05/2014 08:10 - Deleted.
18/05/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/Documentary_celebrating_the_singing_care.ts (7.18494212963 > 7)
18/05/2014 04:20 - Deleted.
18/05/2014 22:20 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/(2011)_Adult_comedy.ts (7.00533564815 > 7)
18/05/2014 22:20 - Deleted.
19/05/2014 23:50 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/(1987)_Thriller.ts (7.0009375 > 7)
19/05/2014 23:50 - Deleted.
21/05/2014 00:00 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/Wales_Remembering_Diana:_Princess_Of....ts (7.00083333333 > 7)
21/05/2014 00:00 - Deleted.
21/05/2014 21:20 - EXPIRE: /media/My Video/(2000)_Tough_superhero_fantasy.ts (7.00208333333 > 7)
21/05/2014 21:20 - Deleted.
31/05/2014 23:30 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Alfie_Boe_explores_the_extraordinary_lif.ts
04/06/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Brand_new_documentary_examining_the_miss.ts
04/06/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/(2009)_Romantic_drama.ts
08/06/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Alan_Carr_welcomes_guests_Amanda_Seyfrie.ts
08/06/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Arena_Peter_Kay_Live_at_The_Manchester...ts
29/06/2014 00:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/(2008)_Fantasy_adventure_starring_Brenda.ts
30/06/2014 21:10 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Dancing_Queen.ts
13/07/2014 00:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/The Dream Factory opens its doors to Jam.ts
26/07/2014 20:30 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Action thriller starring Jamie Foxx and .ts
05/08/2014 04:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/4_12_ David and Lucy.ts
05/08/2014 20:40 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/DOOM_20140713_2059.ts
21/08/2014 20:20 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Brand new documentary exposing the crimi.ts
30/08/2014 00:50 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Dirty Dancing.ts
18/09/2014 19:00 - SHRINK: /media/My Video/The Story of Tracy Beaker/The Story of Tracy Beaker_20140918_1840
18/09/2014 19:00 - Estimate 18% saving.
18/09/2014 19:00 - Shrinking...
18/09/2014 19:00 -
Saved: 520343/3180059 packets, 95.28/590.61 MiB (16.36%)
18/09/2014 19:00 - Done... 590.61 MiB in 43.48 seconds - 13.58 MiB/s
03/10/2014 18:40 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Family comedy sequel starring Charles Gr.ts
05/10/2014 09:00 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/James Bond action thriller starring Pier.ts
05/10/2014 15:10 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/The boys embark on a mission of biblical.ts
11/10/2014 22:00 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Reunion.ts
11/10/2014 22:00 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/First of a three-part biopic of the Live.ts
17/10/2014 19:30 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Chocolatier.ts
17/10/2014 23:50 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Christine Bleakley presents a celebratio.ts
11/11/2014 17:30 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Jo Whiley presents Status Quo in concert.ts
12/11/2014 21:00 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/(2011) Drama.ts
23/11/2014 04:30 - EXPIRE: removed /media/My Video/Go Out and Get Busy.ts

Why do they all say EXPIRE?
I had an issue a while back when everything (recordings) was deleted from the hard drive
 
Why do they all say EXPIRE?
Because you set the Auto-expire option and it's deleting stuff once it's a week old.
If I had to guess, I'd say you were randomly clicking around the WebIf without knowing what you are doing.
 
I had issues a while back and all recordings deleted one day (think Ive read about some error that does this?)
Anyway I had eventually managed to update the CFW and I NEVER altered any files other than to put bit torrent on.
So it was pretty much stock.
I havent altered anything since, but today had some time so thought Id ask about the file naming problem thats dogged me for months (since before I updated the CFW)
I have just removed the auto delete options, so should be good to go now?
 
Curious. You have been suffering from some strange WebIF options getting set on your video folders - auto-dedup was renaming the recordings, and auto-expire was removing recordings after a period of time. IIRC these actions are triggered by the presence of specific flag files installed in the relevant folder tree. Any chance you could have copied them in from somewhere?
 
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