[linux-dvb] Re: Saving VDR recordings to analog VHS: What is the easiest approach?

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

Peter Funk wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've recorded several episodes of a daily soap, which last about half an hour
> each.  So something about 8 episodes will fit on a E-240 VHS video cassette.
> 
> Unfortunately VDR has no playlist feature so playing all this recordings
> manually is a little bit tediuos.  What would be the easiest way to do this?
> Shutting down the VDR process and than 'cat' all the
> ..../*.rec/001.vdr files in sequence to /dev/video0?
> 
> Any other suggestions?

you could also create a dummy recording directory and make
symbolic links of all nnn.vdr files into it, i.e.

mkdir -p /video/AllMySoaps/2001-04-17.19:00.02.07.rec
ln -s /video/Soap/2001-04-10.19:00.02.07.rec/001.vdr /video/AllMySoaps/2001-04-17.19:00.02.07.rec
ln -s /video/Soap/2001-04-11.19:00.02.07.rec/001.vdr /video/AllMySoaps/2001-04-17.19:00.02.07.rec/002.vdr
ln -s /video/Soap/2001-04-12.19:00.02.07.rec/001.vdr /video/AllMySoaps/2001-04-17.19:00.02.07.rec/003.vdr

vdr will play back these things without an index file as
long as you do not try to bring up the status display or
touch the fast forward/backward buttons.

Carsten.


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